Sophie Tucker Still Tops Vaudeville After 30 Years
New York Day by Day notes Sophie Tucker’s enduring fame on radio and stage across the Midwest and London. It recalls her eight-hour sleep, avoidance of drinks or beauty treatments, and lasting appeal as a glamorous, no-nonsense star who headlines since the glitz era.
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New York
Sophis Tucker
Middle West
Sophie
London
Elsie Janis
Sbe
Jogless Beggars
Cantonese Leaders Defy Central Government in Power Move
July 14 Cantonese leaders voted Gen Chen Chi Tang as commander in chief of massed Cantonese armies after Central Government dissolved their administration and disputed an illegal order. He now commands troops in Kwangtung and adjoining Kwangsi while Beijing seeks to replace him with Gen Yu Han Mou in the Iran Hleong border zone.
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Hong Kong
Krangtung
Chen Chi-Tang
Chen
Kwangtung
Kwangsi Province
Yu Han-Mou
Iran- Hleong
Kwangtune- Kwangsi
Hamilton farm estate goes to Toronto heirs after 40 years
Greenhurst Ind. Forty years of administration of a 450 acre farm estate was completed with the filing of papers in Decatur Circuit Court. The estate of Thomas Marian Hamilton, who died December 18, 1895, passes to his granddaughter Elizabeth Lumbers and her brother Leonard Lumbers Jr of Toronto.
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Greenshurkg
Ind
Decatur Circuit Court
Thomas Marian Hamilton
Elizabeth Lumbers
Leonard Lumbers, Jr
Toronto
Felons Give Up Bonuts Joliet Ill Prison Cash
Four hundred inmates at Illinois State and Stateville prisons surrendered bonus checks to officials. Those who kept money on deposit beyond surrender may spend 24 dollars weekly in the commissary, with funds later appropriated to families.
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Joliet
Alinois
Stateville
Jungle patrols urged Singapore elephants and tigers
Sir Tha 4 Comyn Platt, on a tour for the Society for the Preservation of Empire Fauna, considers flying squads for jungle control of elephants, tigers, and other big game in British Malaya after visiting Ceylon and Malaya.
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Singapore
British
Malaya
Tha 4 Comyn- Platt
Ceylon
Society For the Preservation of Empire
Thief With Red Face Flees After Slap and Grab
Edith Billingslea reported a bold pocketbook theft as a man leaped from a car and fled. Police sought a thief described as having a red face after she slapped him in the attempt.
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Toledo
Polica
Edith Billingslea
Mercury Train Aims At New Era In Rail Travel
The Mercury, a seven-car high speed rail set, toured Cleveland to Detroit, showcasing luxury and speed. Executives from Williamson and others described its all steel, turtle back design, air conditioning, electric eye doors, vast dining car, and smooth ride as a shift toward a day train serving business routes between Cleveland Detroit and Toledo with seats for 298, a nearly silent interior, and advanced car coupling to minimize shocks.
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Mr. Willamson
Mr. Hall
R D. Starbuck
New York
L. W. Landman
York
F. A Judd
Chicago
Curries
W. F Schaaf
Cleveland
J. Chidley
B. F Rkuha
Chidl
C. Wi. Williams
R. B. Holmes
Detroit
Michigan Central
F . R. Rietel
Toledo
A. ¥. Urich
Detroi
Hall
F. W. Long
Cleveland Terminal
Mrr
Willainson
Williamson
J. O Eaton
Luton Manufacturing Co
EB. B. Greane
Cleveland Cliffs Tron Co
West Alpany
Soe
Beech Grove
Indianapoli
Henry Dreyfuss
Joseph
Mercury
Tomorow
Brownhelm
Amherst Tonight Club and church groups meet in town
Amherst Ohio July 14 The regular meeting of the auxiliary of the American Legion will be held at the Town Hall. Jessamine Lodge Daughters of Scotland will meet at Odd Fellow Hall. Concordia Club of St Pauls Lutheran church will meet for business and social hours. Ladies Aid society will tie off a comforter and guests will visit South Amherst Ladies Aid Society. Queer Esther class date to be announced.
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Amherst
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Arthur Hamel
William, Wilker
Hugh Tompkins
Jessamine Lodge
Daughters of Scotland
Odd Fellow
Concordia Club
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
South Amherst
Mary Marthe
Congregational Church
Mies Marion Steele
Helen
Minnie Sabiers
Alhin Wager
Wood Faris
Elmer Gall
R. MacKenzie
H. G Battenhouse
Clarence Dean
Bishop
MacKenzie
Louis Zabel
Prize Baby Amazes Salt Lake City In Tiny Hero Feat
Lamar Jess Warnick a 26 month old boy amazed judges in Salt Lake City winning a prize for hearty health at a baby show. His heart and other internal organs are on the opposite side of his body, yet he was celebrated for resilience and overall well being.
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Texas
J. Frank Dobie
Pampas
Earl Carro
Everall
Jessie Reed
San Antonio
Ginger Rogers
Salt Lake City
Lamar Jess Warnick
Chico grants license after Spring Fair and Fiesta
In Chico California the city council approved a gratuitous license for the Butte County Spring Fair and Fiesta, sponsored by the Chico Chamber of Commerce, issued after the event took place.
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Chico
Cal
Butte County
Chico Chamber of Commerce
Unveiled Train Promises Scientific Lighting Innovation
A newly described train known as The Mercury is touted as the most scientifically lit railway vehicle. It features vapor heat propulsion with thermostatic controls and fit tube radiations across the train, marking a futuristic approach to rail travel.
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Tuscan
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Robert Young
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Manhattan
McIntyre
McNaught Syndicate
Masonic Temple
Middle Ave
Puritan
Schroll Coal
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Hell
Amherst _ By
Jenne
Por Delivery Service
Call— Central Book Stars
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North Main Street
Farrell Duplex
Cleveland Avede
Robert Wohlever
Waldrons
Walter Mischka
Wobbvrers
Mayme Blum
Kmignats
Ryrnias
Outdoor Life Association
Iadge
Riverside Lodge
Roosevelt-Davey Club
Town Hall
A G. Stiwald
A R. Tolhurst
Louis Lieb
Mangel Ladrach
Louis Merchant
Alex Dybzinski
Elyria Avenue
Circle Three
St. Annn’s Society
Holy Name Society of
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George Menz
South Main Street
Circle Number Two
Ann's Society
Katharine Lawless
AP Roth
Clayton Young
Fan Tan
A. P. Roth
Cr. Aschbach
Clarence Brown
Canada
Qorne Grugel
Bobby
North Carolina
Cincinnati
E. Kessler
Clevelane
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Barbara
Williams
Anne
A.C. Werner
Elyria
Marshall Furnaces
Sales and Service
W. H. Siler
Pocahontas
Lake Avenue Coal CO
Lake Avenue
Joe's Yankee Shoe Repair
Earl
Cheapside
DIXIE
Svepes
UR Ete
Reg
Lodi St
Erosley Shelvador
Day's Hardware
Chronicle-Telegram
Helra
Lorain County Savings & Trust CO
Elyria, Ohio
Amherst, Ohio
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