Debunked Deposit Boxes Robbery Strikes Chicago Bank
A daylight raid at Unity Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago saw seven bandits open 96 safety deposit boxes totalling an estimated 90 000 to 100 000 in valuables. They overpowered attendant Joseph Kinch and used a radio to monitor police calls while loading loot and binding witnesses. Police described a desolate bank scene with boxes breached and valuables stolen.
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Taden
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Mary Pickford’s Break Into Film Beginnings at Biograph
Hollywood dispatch recalls Mary Pickford at age 15 seeking work at Biograph studio. She passed a confident claim of maturity to manager D W Griffith and pursued a film career while already on Broadway under David Belasco. Her adult aim to support her family through weekly pay pushed her toward movies. The piece highlights early studio conditions and Pickford’s determined path.
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David Belasco
Marioale Nriscoli
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Mary Pickford
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Mary Pickford First Steps To Movie Stardom
A sobered Mary Pickford begins her film career at Biograph under Lillian Gish and D. W. Griffith. At fifteen she lands a lead in The Violin Maker of Cremona and overcomes stage fright to act opposite a prop man, as Mae Marsh joins soon after. The era’s rough casting and rapid roles frame her early rise in silent cinema.
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Lillian Gish
Griffith
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Mary Pickford
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Biograph
Mabel Norman
Mack Sennett
James Kirkwood
Blanche Sweet
Mae Marsh
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Cremona
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Gristlin
Dobson
Griffity
America's Sweetheart Early in Career Feature Role
A film star nicknamed America's Sweetheart takes a bold early feature turn. Mary Pickford endures an awkward love scene, nose pressed to a co actor's coat lapel, muffled voice saying I love you as Bob Griffith coaches her. Tomorrow recalls Mary’s romance with Owen Moore and her later company.
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Owen Moore
Weather summary and temperatures December 13 report
The report lists temperatures across many locations with highs around 80s and 60s, notes precipitation totals for the past 24 hours and December, and provides sunrise and sunset times. It includes flying and tourist weather, wind directions, and a nationwide table of high and low temperatures for major cities.
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Araneae Pass
San Antonio
Cindy
New Orleans
Paso
Tom
Abilene
Tex
Amarillo
Atlanta
Boston
Musao
Brownsville
Dex
Buffalo
Dallas
Tex. Y
del Rio
Ciawly
Denver
Cole
Dea Moines
Inna
Dodge
City
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Fort Smith
Ark
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Helena
Mont
Houston
Raron
Jacksonville
Fla
Kansas City
Lattle Rock Ark
Los Angeles
Calif
Louisville
Memphis
Tenn
Wari
Fie
Montgomery
Ala
Needles
New York
Oklahoma
Okla
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Phoenix
Pittscurch
Earl Arthur
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Call
Seattle
Wanl
Shreveport
Toledo
Ohio
Tucson
Ati
Murder inquiry grips New York as woman slain in her apartment
Police suspect foul play in the strangling of Margie Palesky Choebock, a witness in an ex convict murder case. The 46 year old Shenandoah native was found wth an electric cord around her neck in pajamas, with signs of struggle and a shouted warning heard nearby.
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Underworld
West
Margie Palesky Choebock
Sing Sing
Friens
Hen Speeds Up Egg Production
In Yarmouth Nova Scotia on December 4 James Pardy’s hen rapidly increases egg output. The bird laid an unusually large egg described as huge and pale with a yolk, measuring about five inches across. local observer notes the hen’s surprising productivity.
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Yarmouth
Nove
Ootia
James
Jamee
Murder Trial Links to New York Park Slaying
Ex convicts George de Ferno and Irving Leder faced murder charges in the Var Cortlandt Park shooting of Joseph Mortilars in November 1932. They later pleaded to lesser counts after learning Mrs Orlechogh and the Curnow woman would testify. Both are serving long sentences at Sing Sing.
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Joseph Mortilars
Var Cortlandt Park
George de Ferno
Irving Leder
Waity
Orlechogh
Curnow
Sing Sing
de Perno
Mortillard
Missing Houston man found after kidnapping claim
Clarenca Amce, 29, reported missing from his home in Houston on Tuesday. He returned home exhausted from hunger and sleep loss claiming two men kidnapped him and drove to a house where a third man disavowed the supposed abduction before they released him in a wooded area.
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Clarenca Amce
Southern Pacific
Amos
Pallee
Varicose Veins Ulcers Old Sores Healing Remedy
A dubious health product from Sommers Drug Stores offers fast relief for varicose veins ulcers and old sores. The ad promises quick curing with a short treatment plan and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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