Veteran actor Wilson dazzles in Ermine revival at Wi Fevival
In a lively Ermine revival, veteran performer Wilson age 67 showcases agility and humor alongside DeWolf Hopper. He jokes about aging yet explains refusal to quit stage life, reflecting a storied career and his work with the Actors Equity league while living in Gramercy Park.
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E. M. Thier
York
Mall
Wilson
Ann
Marvel
Re Star
Dix
Acta
DeWolf Hopper
Hopper
Satteree
Jennie Weathersby
Erminie
Ion
Actors’ Equity League
Gramercy Park
Lamb Worth More on Chop Than Hoof
Washington case notes that lamb on the chop yields higher value than lamb from the hoof. Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee questions why a sheep profit is only 23 cents per head while selling two small lamb chops for 65 cents.
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Washington
lLamb
Fordney
House
Ways and Means Committee
Slaughter House Brings Rats Berian Eyewitness Urges Action
Fast Berlin reports an epidemic of rats near the municipal slaughter house with rats gnawing into homes and terrorizing residents. Citizens call for effective steps to end the pest.
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Berian
Berlin
Workers Secure Hard Times Insurance Plan
In Philadelphia on January 28, the Society for Organizing Charity proposes hard times insurance costing 1 cent per worker each month. Several large firms have already agreed to participate in the plan.
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Philadelphia
The
Society For Organizing Charity
France Plans Women Only Mothers Home in Bordeaux
In Bordeaux on January 28 a mothers home will be established for married women who lack necessary care. Funded by Mme Deutsch de la Maerthe the project includes buildings a park of 82 acres and a $200,000 endowment. The home will be open exclusively to married women.
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Bordeaux
France
Madame Deutsch de la Maerthe
Mme. de la
Battle-Swept Farms Are Being Reclaimed
Brussels reports slow but steady revival of Flemish agriculture after war devastation. Government offers favorable land leases, training programs, and subsidies to smallholders and rural clubs. Education efforts include public lectures and college courses at Gembloux to rebuild farming as a national mainstay.
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R. J. Sheffield
Brussels
Flanders
Yaer
Department of Agriculture
Belgium
Hamda
Gembloux
May Seek Gigantic Loan in America
London dispatch reports Birmingham city treasurer says a loan in America may be needed to fund new schemes costing 45 million dollars. British investors are hesitant to finance large local authority expenditures.
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America
London
Birmingham
Berlin West Harbor Nears Completion With 77 Boat Docks
Berlin January 28 The Berlin West Harbor work begun in 1918 nears completion. It will provide docking facilities for 77 boats at the harbor area in New Berlin.
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Berlin
Berlin West
Housekeeper Finds Relief With Vinol Tonic
Mrs L C Clay of Long Beach California a hotel assistant housekeeper suffered insomnia loss of appetite and nervousness. After trying Vinol she recovered strength and recommends it to others Swift Drug Co sells and recommends Vinol in the city.
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L. C. Clay
Magiolia Avenue
Long Beach
California
Clay
Vinci
Swift Drug Co
29 Years In Quest Of Gold In Alaska Ends In Return
Michael Murray spent 29 years wandering Alaska in search of gold facing starvation and freezing conditions. He built mossy log cabins prospected for quartz and trapped a year’s supply of fish during the fish run. In 1914 he found prospects in the Casier mountains but harsh winters and blizzards drove him away before wealth.
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ST. Louis
Alaska
Michael Murray
Patrick
Caseniar
Caesiar Mountains
Michael
Lake Teelin
Whisky Guards Increased as Kentucky Centralizes Whisky
Louisville January 28 Prohibition measures raise whisky guards in Kentucky warehouses from 200 to 900 for 1921. Annual cost about 510000 dollars. Officials say centralization drives the move. December withdrawals reached 300000 gallons in first 20 days, with 1710018 gallons withdrawn October 1 to Christmas.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Internal Revenue
Dada Movement Reaches New York With Irreverent Art
The Dada movement, born in Switzerland, spreads to New York as its leaders stage chaotic performances including a day of six races between a typewriter and a sewing machine. Barones Elie Von Freytag-Loringhoven leads the New York group with provocative verse in The Little Review.
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New York
Switzerland
France
England
Germany
Italy
Baroneces Elve von Freytag -Loringhoven
Little Review
German Women Copy Styles of Americans
Berlin is abuzz as German women adopt American pointed shoes with longer vamps. Cobbler stalls display long vamp debate while Berlin dealers push routine hygiene concerns against the trend. A stray note mentions Louta walking 600 miles to a railroad and journeying 100 miles by rail to Vancouver before reaching St. Louis.
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Berlin
Louta
Vancouver
United States
St. Louis
Paris Dances Debate Sparks Ban Across Atlantic
Paris blames America for censoring dances as Parisian masters push to exclude American dances like the shimmy and cat step. Jazz rhythms keep echoing in Paris cabarets while old waltz music rises in popularity amid the exchange of blame between nations.
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Francis Wilson
Prospector
Hoe
Reform
Victrolas
Bush & Lane
Victor
Columbia Records
Push Sane
Piano
Third Avenue
Paris
Paria
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