Famous stage family member Foster Williams stars in city
Foster Williams, scion of a famed acting lineage, leads the Eveta Nudson Company at the Plaza. The veteran performer Tom Williams is lauded as a renowned comedian. Reviews praise young Foster for poise in Anna Karenina and note his steady rise through stock theater and wartime service.
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Europe
America
Plaza
Foster Williams
Eveta Nudson Company
Tres
Tom Williams
Williams
Virginia
Iia Kavening
John Mason
Robert Warwick
Sute
Buster Wiliams
Serge Karenin
Anna Karenina
Foster Willams
Snag
Flour bag incident at Povle Police Court
In Povle, Duarvershire, a middle-aged man dashed forward with a bag of flour during a court session, striking Lieutenant-Colonel Budge and then the ground as a frightened crowd watched. A woman, who had spoken previously to the magistrate about a grievance, retrieved the bag.
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Tandon
Povle
Duarvershire
Cornel “Yee
Jon Budge
Terk
Budge
Chickens In Garden Plots Signal Spring Arrival
Police sergeants report springtime signs as chickens dig up neighbors gardens. Dayly calls to clear poultry from yards rise, with officers patrolling the central station area to curb the nuisance.
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Arden
Yucatan Divorce Will Be Tested
A Mexico divorce craze spreads to Yucatan with certified copies of marriage licenses, attested certificates, and state department affidavits. Relocating couples join a growing “divorce colony” of Americans, sometimes traveling in groups of four to obtain legal separation and remarriage abroad.
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Yucatan
Registro Civil
Ayuntamiento
Mexican State Department
Consu
New York
Wife waits life for husband sentenced for murder
In Atlanta on February 28 a woman, Mrs. Claude Roark, vows to wait for her husband who has begun a life sentence in prison for the murder of telegraph operator Vena Meore. She stood in court with him as the sentence was handed down.
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Atlanta
Claude Roark
Collapse of Peru Bridge Kills Several Reported
Lima reports seven people killed when a bridge over the Sabandia River near Arequipa collapsed while transporting foods. The disaster caused heavy damage in the southern region of Peru and prompted urgent relief appeals.
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Peru
Lima
Para
Ta Prensa
Sabandia River
Nea Arequipa
Pers
San Antonians Shine On Stage Across City Talent
San Antonio's Mary Howard leads in Irene Castle fashion review and aims for top light opera roles. Alene Ray climbs from chorus to starring in Pathe serials, while Bobby Agnew and Starr Weedman gain major screen and stage roles. Arbuckle born here and other locals like Jane Alden, Claudia Coleman, Judith Jordan, and Madge Bellamy gain national notice.
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Miss Howard
Mary Howard
San Antonio
Irene Castle Fashion Review
Alene Ray
Pearl White
Pathe
Bobby Agnew
Baila
Main Avenue
Sunset Picture Corporation
Frank Powell
Carmen
New York
Ned Wayburtn
Zeigfield Fairlies
Macklyn Arbuckle
Jane Alden
Henrietta Enek
Bebe Daniels
Boure
Bulldog Hero Helps Police In Atlantic City Robbery
16 year old Albert Boyer directed police to three youths who robbed a grocer at 2178 Baltic avenue. Rollo, one attacker, tried to flee toward the rear of the store but was tackled when Boyer and a hidden rescuer broke through the window. The robbers fled as the $495 stash was dropped during the struggle.
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Atlantic City
Albert Boyer
Rollo
Solomon Abrams
Baltic Avenue
Ling
New Vet Fraud Charged Against League Details
Washington reports charges that officials of the National Disabled Soldiers' League used donated funds for personal luxury and planned to fix an investigation by the New York District Attorney. CO. C. Biggs testified that John T. Nolan, the league's national commander, proposed paying $11,000 to influence the Congressional inquiry led by Representative Hamilton Fish.
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Washington
National Disabled Soldiers’ League, Inc
New York
House Committee
League
CO. C. Biggs
P. C. Smith Pencil Company
Biggs
John T. Nolan
Hamilton Fish
New Koei
Indian Hero Wallace Fights Trail of Indians
In a 19th century clash, Captain Wallace charged native forces with two sixshooters, armor of hickory nuts, and determined stamina. Arrows filled the air as he rode, but the White Man’s assault scattered the attackers, who fled on ponies. He recovered horses and repaired the corral, noting Big Foot’s visits to Captain Smith’s camp.
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Cantam Wallace
Wallace
Big Foot
Captain Smith
Smith
American Painter to Work on Paris War Fresco
Albert Herter, American artist, is to paint a war fresco in Paris parts. The son Miled in le at Chatesse feorenete relates to the departure of French troops for the 1914 war, marking a historical, commemorative effort in August.
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Paris
Albert Herter
Miled
Poison Victims Mother Thought To Be Los Angeles Resident
Investigation into the personal belongings of Ida Lyons, a 24 year old who died Saturday at Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital from poisoning, found letters from her mother Mrs. Robert Bailey of Los Angeles. Lyons lived alone, had few contacts, and was found semi conscious by police on February 18 after a ten day battle for life. Officials sought the mother or other relatives as the body was held pending arrangements.
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Ida W. Lyons
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Robert Bailey
Los Angeles
Lyons
South Fiie Street
South Frio’ Street
Cal
Forest Week To Be Observed April 23
Washington Feb 28 The week of April 23 will be known as American Forest Week with a program led by a national citizens committee rather than solely by the U S forest service. Fran C Lowden was elected permanent chairman of the directing committee at a meeting of forest industries.
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Washinglon
National
Citizens’ Committee
United States Forest Service
Fran C. Lowden
Government to Buy 150 Million Troy Ounces of Silver
February 28 report states the American government will purchase 150 million troy ounces of silver, prompting the Department of Industry, Commerce and Labor to receive numerous applications seeking reopening of idle silver rings.
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Menico City
Department of Industry, Commerce and Labor
2300 Volt Charge Fatal to MIT Student
Milton Silva of New Bedford, 21, a cooperative student at MIT, was electrocuted at General Electric River Works in Lynn while testing a transformer. More than 2300 volts passed through his body, and he lived about two hours after the incident.
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Boston
Milton
Silva
New Bedford
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
River Works
General Electric Company
Lynn
Puzzle wedding announcement in Pikeville newspaper
A cross word style puzzle in the Pike County News reveals the engagement of Miss Katherine Langley, daughter of Representative John W. Langley, to James G. Bentley of Pikeville. The design was created by the couple and a wedding date was set for next month.
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Pikeville
Pike County
Katherine Langley
John W. Langley
James G. Bentley
Illusion Essential to Marriage Urged in Modern Marital Talk
The Rev Nelson Junius Springer of the Fourth Unitarian Church speaks on Problems of Modern Marriage urging that illusion, commitment, and steady courtship sustain happiness in marriage. He argues the contract must endure through life, as each partner seeks an ideal from the outset.
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New York
Nelson Junius Springer
Fourth Unitarian Church
Doctor Steals 400 Books From City Library
Joseph Vestigala of 576 East 181st Street Bronx pleaded guilty to stealing about 400 volumes from the New York public library. He was held in $300 for petty larceny. Vestigala is described as a doctor of medicine and philosophy with degrees from Italian universities and prose as a hobby.
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New York
Joseph Vestigala
East One Hundred and Eighty-first Street
Bronx
Iglia
Coming Men: Foundations of Strength in Youth
A historical note on how early nourishment and care shape the stamina and endurance of boys into men, outlining the critical first years as decisive for future vigor and character.
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