Village Sleuth at Colonial Sables Country Boy Sherlock Parody
Charles Ray stars as a farmer's son turned amateur detective in A Village Sleuth a Paramount release produced by Thomas H Ince at the Colonial Theater The film follows his departure from home to seek work and solve a mystery amid a case involving a sherlock Holmes style plot with Winifred Westover Lew Irison and Donald MacDonald in the cast.
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Charles Ray
Uth
Thomas H. Ince
Charlie
Armer
Sherlock Holmes
The Scoffer opens at American Theatre amid strong praise
Review notes Allan Dwan’s drama The Scoffer as a standout of the season with powerful performances by Mary Irma no, James Kirkwood and Beery among others. Plot follows Dr Stannard in a journey from prison to redemption aided by a devoted woman, amid moral and religious conflict.
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Allan Dwan
Jom
Brill
Mary Irmano
James Kirkwood
Th Beery
Rhea Vitchell
Philo Sullough Ward Crane
Eugenie Sever
Bernard Durning
John Bur
Georgie Stone
Dwan
Stannard One
Kur Richards
Richas
Wayne
Jan
Hards
Dreamland Showcases Gloria Hope in The Texan
Gloria Hope stars opposite Tom Mix in The Texan at Dreamland. The film adapts James B. Hendryx’s novel and is produced by William Fox. Hope plays an Eastern girl who discovers love for the wild western adventure, with her red hair a noted challenge in color.
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Gloria Hope
Tom Mix
The
Texan
James B. Hendryx
William Fox
Dreamland Theater
Tr Fg
Elaine Hammerstein Delivers Natural Dramatic Power at Strand
The Strand presents Pleasure Seekers with Elaine Hammerstein as Mary Murdoch, wife of a reformed but tempted husband. Hammerstein’s calm, firm handling of a tense confrontation shows human, not theatrical, truth as the plot tests fidelity and resolve.
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Elaine Hammerstein
Selznick
Strand Theater
Mss Hammerstein
Mary Murdoch
Mary
Miss Hammerstein
Rialto Sunday Show Pleases Attendees With Strong Bill
Pleasant Sunday weather drew crowds to the Rialto with an all round bill of features. The program was notably good and earned warm applause from patrons.
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Rialto
Boy Scout Island Camp Near Defiance Opens to Troops
Scout executives plan a free summer camping site on a Maumee river island near Defiance after purchasing a 25 acre tract. A ferry with overhead cable and athletic fields are under setup for Northwestern Ohio troops within 75 miles, inviting Toledo Fort Wayne and smaller communities to use the island reservation unique in the Central West.
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BOY Scouts
Sfcurf
Maumee
Boy Scout
Northwestern
Ohio
Walter Buchholz
Scout Couer
Defiance
Walter Buchhorg
Toledo
Fort Wayne
Central West
Roy
Reginald Heber Dies in 1826 Same Year as Adams and Jefferson
Reginald Heber author of From Greenland's Icy Mountains died in 1826 the same year that Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson passed away. Heber 1783 1826 joined a rare trio of defunct statesmen and writers linked to early U.S. presidency milestones.
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Reginald Heber
Greenland
Icy Mountains
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Grafton deputy game warden nets fifteen for fish violations
Vermilion report notes 15 residents along the Vermillion River near Birmingham were questioned after sighting two men with poles. The pair turned out to be game warden Holcomb and a companion, illegal spear fishing admitted. all agreed to pay 25 dollars plus costs.
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Grafton
Ars
Vermillion River
Birmingham
Waden Holcomb
Holcomb
Woman seeks clerk job. endorsed for county election board
Mrs Jennie Franhela won the Republican executive committee endorsement for the position of clerk of the Hancock county election board a role traditionally held by men.
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Jennie Franhela
Republican Executive Committee
Hancock County
Eeption Board
Bank to Liquidate Citizens Banking Company in Shreve
Stockholders vote to liquidate Citizens Banking Company of Shreve with all depositors paid in full. Most depositors transfer accounts to The Farmers Bank. Otto Troutman, cashier of Farmers Bank, assists in the liquidation.
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Wooster
Citizens Banking Company
Shreve
Farmers’ Bank
Otto Troutman
Norwalk Merchants Aid Police and Firemen Credit
Norwalk merchants agree to extend credit to city police and firemen lacking funds, delaying pay until September while Huronco Soldiers Relief Committee forms with John W. Lee as president and J D Cook as secretary. Triangular track meet with Norwalk Sandusky Tremont postponed by rain. Over $5,000 raised for Near East relief in a campaign closing yesterday.
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Norwalk
Huronco Soldiers’ Relief Committee
John W. Lee
J D Cook
C D Miles
Sandusky
Tremont High
Huronco
J T Henderson
Oberlin Business College
Calfornia
Steuber
Irene Hessler
H F Hessler
Benjamin Barnes
Wakeman
Mason Ty
Ohio farmers face price declines curbing purchases
W F Callander, statistician for the Ohio Farm Bureau, notes farm product prices in April 1921 are about 50 percent below April 1920 levels, except wheat, with hedging on labor costs and high prices for equipment. He urges price equalization and better financing as farm income drags.
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C .H Haddox
M. S. Stag
Columbus
Ohio
W. F. Callander
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Mallander
Bureau of Labor
Callander
Ohio River
Lucas
Cuyahoga
Mahoning
Franklin
Hamilton
Montgomery
Army code by General Myer enables long range signals
General A J Myer devised the army code allowing messages to be transmitted fifteen to twenty miles. The system enables one man to communicate with another using a telescope for visual signaling.
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Iternational News Service
United States Army
A J. Myer
College Girls Embrace Bobbed Hair at Wellesley
Wellesley Massachusetts April 25 Women at the college shift from traditional long hair to bobbed styles driven by convenience and the lack of hair nets. Even the News Board adopts the cut, with students joking about Paris fashions while enjoying carefree, netless looks.
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Byternational
Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Wellesley College News Board
Paris
Elyria Briefs Highlight Early Daylight Saving and Park Etiquette
Sunday in Elyria included daylight saving starting ahead of schedule and residents noting the shift. Park visitors are urged to dispose of old paper and bags in available receptacles to keep areas neat. April continues its mild stretch as May approaches.
Sponge brigade raids blind tiger in Kansas City
International News Service reports a prohibition unit in Kansas City Kansas forming a spong brigade led by Assistant Attorney General Roy Hubbard. Agents raided a suspected blind tiger while Mrs Markewich smashed a stone jug. The squad salvaged a quart of home brew hooch as five men and Mrs Markewich faced federal charges.
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Operte
South Line Electric Road
Joseph Delamater
North Dakota
Joseph Eaton
C P Wickham
Councellor
Ohio
National Congress of Mothers and Parent-teachers Association
North Fairfield
International News Service
Kansas City
Kan
Prohibition Enforcement Bureau
Roy Hubbard
Kansas
Markewich
Spong Brigade
Silk Stockings Battle Cotton Use In South
In Greenville South Carolina April 25 a movement to boost cotton values launches. Women in the region are urged to wear dresses made of cotton fabrics only despite silk being common in the south. Gordon Cobb mill superintendent started the effort, with the Greenville Chamber of Commerce backing it and other cities to follow. The rumor says ribbon sweaters may be fashionable this summer.
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Greenville
South
Gordon Cobb
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Isadora predicts Russia to produce artists in future
Paris reports Isadora Duncan believes a mysterious force will one day yield Russian novels, poetry, music and dance. She says she will not go to Russia to teach Bolshevik children, noting Paris favors jazz and foxtrots over Beethoven.
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Russia
Isadora
Paris
Russa
Sants Duncen
Chrysalis Isadora
Moscow
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