Escaped patient jumps from train en route to asylum
At Umberland on May 15 George Muje of Morgantown West Virginia, restrained in an insane ward, jumped from a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train into an upper berth at a suburban station. He was recaptured at Grafton after riding a freight car top, while a Weston guard pursued. The incident disrupted Miller’s absence as officials investigated the escape.
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Umberland
George Mu Jes
Morgantown
W. Va
Jdt
Baltimore and Olle
Weston
Tie
Grafton
Miller
Avas Firat Notichn
Thorale
Bloom
Prisoner Air Exposure Spurs Guard Alert
An inmate exposed to a draft in the wing prompted a guard to intervene as staff prepared to close windows and restrain the prisoner. A safety concern led to immediate action to limit air exposure and secure the area.
Staley Named Manager of Oak Hill Garage Company
D Lee Staley, already manager of the Peoples Bakery Company and president of Hugoratawn Baseball Club, becomes manager of Oak Hill Garage Company succeeding C E Liyebaugh. Oak Hill Garage expands its business and is now among Hagerstown's largest garages. Staley will remain as tramaver of the Peoples Bakery.
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Lee Staley
People’s Bakery Company
Hugoratawn Baseball Club
The Broadway Peacock on Pearl White’s New Picture
In New York at Williams Fox studios Pearl White star of The Trexdway, Peacock. Director Charley Brabin praised the day’s work and noted the scene’s boisterous energy. Trena Castra appears as a leading actress in French heels at Colonist theatre this week. New York nightlife remains vibrant despite prohibition rhetoric.
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Intervata
Jaxi
Pearl White
Peacock
Mammoth
Willam Fox Stotios
New York
Mat
Charley J Brabin
Heving
Brillianes
Goreons
Thanémonphara
Misa Walte
Paria
Taolely
Brabb
Mr. Brabin
Browiway Peacock
Academy
Trena Castra
Colonist Theatre
United States
Mitzi Appears in Lady Billy at Maryland Theatre
One of the season’s last big shows features Mitzi as the star of Henry W. Savage’s Lady Billy at the Maryland Theatre. The production promises charm, a clever plot, sparkling songs, and a superb chorus, with a lavish company and costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Theatre
Henry W. Savage
Mital
Ute Prima Dan
Lady Billy
Liberty Theatre
Vienneise
Henrys W. Savage
Dana
Metropollin Opera House
Pola Negri Stars In The Last Payment At Academy
Pola Negri headlines The Last Payment at the Academy after Passion success. The Paramount film, directed by George Jacoby, is praised for its pretentious style and grand impact. Dorothy Dalton-Goming also stars in Moron of the Lady Letty at Colonial Theatre today and Tuesday with a cast including Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, and Frank Norris referenced in the release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aarage Janey
George Melford
Scour “Aaron of
the Lady
Letty
Dorothy
Dalton
Pola Negri
United States
Paramount
Academy
Geo. Jacoby
Paramount Star
Dorothy Dalton
Frank Norris
Colonial Theatre
Rudolph Valentino
Agnes Ayres
Mr. Moiford
Producting
Ramon ‘Lareilo
Charles Brindley
Captain Sternacsey
Emil Jorgensen
Nels
Mautta Wayne
Josephng Hertlek
Cecil Hotland
BNL Trim
Walter Lows
Capt
Kitcholt
George Kuwa
Charlin ‘Wong
Gues
Norris
Moran
Tivilis
Ray Brings Hoyt Play To Screen At Palace Theatre
Charles Ray presents A Midnight Hell at the Palace Theatre as a First National feature for a four day run. The adaptation enlists Ray in a swift, varied performance from grave to gay, showcasing a range of emotions amid the star’s latest screen appearance. Rheumatism relief ad copy follows, offering a no pay plan via Aughinbaugh or Knolstey Drag Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Hoyt
Charles Ray
Palace Theatre
Charles Toyt
Dthoasenis
Knolstey
Quest of Youth at the Palace with Thomas and Meighan
A wartime veteran narrator returns home to find aging and disillusionment after war service. At the Palace, Thomas Meighan stars in a William DaMile Paramount production about rekindling youth and fading romance. The veteran's attempts at revival yield comic misadventure and a subdued ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Meighan
Conrad
Ournd
Wiliam DaMile Paramount
Star Casts Healings and Oarswomen Stage Progress
A fragment notes a star cast praised for manly performances by Thomas Meighan and mentions Orford College oarswomen reaching a stage of sliding safely on their boats, indicating progress in their rowing efforts.
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Thomas Meighan
Orford Collage
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D. Lee Staley
Hagerstown
Rodolph Valentino
Utory
Pathe Mews
Saub Pollard
Irene Gastle
Tom
Nixon
Tarzan
Elmo
Lincoln
Tony Sarge
WM. Duncan
Weasel Jones
Ad Carter
Nicodemus Omatlen
Tilda
The
Philadelp
Jaquirer Co
Irene Castle
Hisctric Trona, Bailey Electric ‘Co
Ecoting
William Demille
Astory
Mitzi
Maryland’ Theatre
Dorothy Dalton Goming
Chichester
Seton
Puen
Bea Heaven
Maryland
Hady Billy
Liberty Theater
N.Y
Entine
Sydney Greenstreet
Boyd Marshall
Arthur Uttry
Louise Doze
Veralal
Elsa Forsater
Mack
Kennedy
Chas
Gay
Orch
Frank B. Stouffer
Catharine ‘Neikirk
Prince Leo
Edna Alexander
Fairies
Cinderella Dancing Cat
Cinderella
Crystal — Dining Room
Washington
Potomac Avenue
H. .H. Harman
Court Place
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