Edison Delights with First Talking Movies Demonstration
Thomas A Edison unveils synchronized sound in moving pictures in West Orange. The May 30 demonstration shows actors speaking and animals and objects producing audible effects, with audiences hearing every bark, crash, and note as scenes from Her Redemption Julius Caesar and Il Trovatore play out.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Moving Picture
San Antonio
Edison
Weber
Fields
Suwanee
Julius Caesar
Brutus
Cassius
Normandy
Leonore
Isn t It Odd A Nell Brinkley Cartoon Observes Daily Ironies
Nell Brinkley humor piece ponders why on perfect days a woman with curl and fine gown yet empty social visibility meets no one she knows. The scene contrasts beauty prep with everyday mishaps such as shabby coat, lost glove, damp hair, and public embarrassment. It highlights social scrutiny and vanity.
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Helen of Troy
Ella
Reading Papers for Children and Women Debated
Ada Patterson records Inez Haynes Gilmore arguing for early newspaper access for children and women. She supports democratic education, urges news literacy in schools, and says girls can learn politics unconsciously through family discussion.
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Ada Patterson
Inez Haynes Gilmore
New England
What They'll Accomplish in Voting Year
The speaker asks how to prepare for voting and what a prepared voter will achieve. They suggest a feminine influence in politics grows with readiness and that women bear burdens of war, implying future impact through suffering and resilience.
Alec's Great Catch at Tarrytown Rod and Reel Club
Alec Taxter secretary of the Tarrytown Rod and Reel Club boasted of a three bass catch on one line. Edward Ackerly, club president, backed the tale after a prior near miss when a line parted and a double strike fish escaped. Taxter landed the tangled trio after nearly a day, a season highlight. Sixty Some dishes shown at Matthews Cafeteria at 222 Losoya Street by A Coltman plumber at 416 Main Ave.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Alec Taxter
Rod and Reel Club
Edward Ackerly
Taxter
Ackerly
Matthews
Losoya Street
Texas deer year cited as record hunter success
Texas sportsmen report the open season ending December 31 as exceptionally successful with estimates of around 2000 deer killed statewide. Bexar county set a record for deer taken, many hunters reaching the season limit of three bucks, and San Antonio vendors note a surge in hunting paraphernalia sales and taxidermy work. Weather favored opening season and rifles improved efficiency.
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Texas
Lone Star State
Bexar
San
San Antonio
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San Antonio Gas & Electric Co
Crockett
Dew
Gideon Haynes
Massachusetts Penitentiary
Albany
Whitelaw Reid
England
New York
Inez Haynes Gidmore
Alec
A. Coltman
Riverside
Kansas City
Riverside Restaurant
Woodward Carriage Company
J. R. Cunningham
Moore Bldg
Old Phon
Commerce Street
H. C. Rees Optical Ca
W. Commerce St
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