Empire This Week Showcases Under Cover and Pay Dirt Features
The Empire Theatre presents the film versions of Under Cover with Hazel Dawn and Owen Moore on Monday as the Paramount Program. Mollie McConnell stars in Pay Dirt on Tuesday, portraying a reformed woman who redeems her son through love and a shared past.
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Cort Theater
New York
Famous Players Film Company
Hazel Dawn
Owen Moore
Roi Cooper Megrue
Paramount
Empire Theatre
Mollie McConnell
Henry King
Ireseker Knickerbocker
The
Empire
Kindling shines for Charlotte Walker at Empire
Wednesday at the Empire features Charlotte Walker in the Paramount release Kindling. Critics praise her stage prowess and screen presence during the current run. Anita Stewart stars in The Suspect, a Vital graph Blue Ribbon Feature from S. Rankin Drew and H. J. W. Dam, with lavish gowns and six parts.
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Charlotte Walker
the Empire
Paramount
Kindling
Miss Walker
Anita Stewart
Empire
Miss Stewart
S. Rankin Drew
H. J. W. Dam
Miss Stewart Returns for Empire Theatre Engagement
The Empire Theatre hosts Miss Stewart this Wednesday in her first appearance there in a long time. Heavy demand for her whereabouts suggests this will be the week’s big event.
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Stewart
the Empire
Child Labor Bill Fate Is Undecided
President Wilson pressed for child labor legislation in the current Congress as he conferred with Senator Simmons and Senator Hoke Smith. The White House expects the senate caucus to decide the bill's fate, with Simmons predicting delays and Smith weighing constitutional issues before voting.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Simmons
Hoke Smith
Senate
Democratic Caucus
Smith
Those Who Toil at Empire Star Feature
Daniel Carson Goodman directs Lubin Company photoplay Those Who Toil starring Nance O Neil at the Empire as a V L E feature. The film mixes love oil and money with realism filmed at Galloway oil fields near Franklin. Annette Kellerman to appear next at the Empire in Neptune's Daughter.
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Daniel Carson Goodman
Nance O'Neil
Lubin Company
Empire
Edgar Lewis
Miss O'Neil
Galloway
Franklin
Annette Kellerman
Neptune
Mysterious disappearance of C. G. Green near Mobile
Police and detectives traced C G Green across the United States Mexico and Cuba without success. Green had been living on an island south of Mobile and told family he would return home at their request. A body later found in a Dadeville swamp was identified as Green by relatives and associates.
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United States
Mexico
Cuba
Mobile
Green
Thompson
C. C. Green
North Mobile Development
Waynesboro
Madison County
Alabama
F. W. Crenshaw
F. J. Thompson
City Bank and Trust Company
Louisville and Nashville
Decatur
Ala
Dadeville
Russell Green
Visitors and travelers throughout the region
Whistler Nathalie McCarthy left Sunday morning to visit relatives in Meridian and Chattanooga. Mark De La Bar returned from Meridian. Lizzie Lee Webb of Atmore Ala visits grandparents in Mobile area. Francis M Atchison came back from Salitoa. Ruth Holt of Mobile visits cousin Margaret Allman. George and Mrs Stringfellow host Thomas in Prichard. D Hinchey departed for East St Louis for a new position. Alice Welsch visited Gulfcrest. Viola Johnson of Kaysville visits Beady and Louise Goleman. Josie and Lucille Mahler return to New Orleans after visiting Mrs Hinchey. Annie White and brother George of New Augusta visit aunt Mrs Isaac George. R M Gray family leaves for Wahalak to spend weeks with relatives. C Havan with Miss Bessie May return from Lipton Alabama. J H Adams of Meridian visiting relatives. M F Mahon of St Landry Parish visits brother A Holdsworth. Tom Riser and Dan Lewis back from St Louis and Memphis. T L Crabtree returns from Meridian on Boiler Makers Union business. Alfred Smith returns from Meridian. A G Moore and family visiting relatives in Gulfcrest. Earnest Fox family returns from Gulfcrest. Leo Flinn spends Sunday with relatives.
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Nathalie McCarthy
Meridian
Chattanooga
Mark de la Bar
Lizzie Lee Webb
Atmore
Ala
Aleck Smith
Francis M. Atchison
Salitoa
Ruth Holt
Mobile
Margaret Allman
George Thomas
Prichard
String
Marie
Annie White
George
New Augusta
Isaac George
R. M. Gray
Wahalak
Miss
C. Havan
Lipton
Bessie May
J. H. Adams
M. EF. Mahon
St. Landry Parish
A. Holdsworth
Tom Riser
Dan Lewis
St. Louis
Memphis
Tenn
T. L. Crabtree
Boiler Makers Union
Alfred Smith
A. G. Moore
Gulfcrest
Earnest Fox
Earnest, Jr
Leo Flinn
Mysterious Mobile figure Green reappears after disappearance
C C Green, long missing in Mobile, reemerges in the city with a note that he traveled by steamer to a southern island. Charity Green had claimed his estate valued over $100000, with $12000 life insurance in dispute. Green, 61, was involved with Elks and Masons lodges in Mobile.
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Waynesboro
Miss
Chancery Court of
Mobile
J. A. Leggett
C. C. Green
Charity Green
Green
Mobile and
Ohio
Thompson
Mobile Lodge of Elks
Mobile Lodge of Perfection of Masons
Prohibition Law Cases See Multiple Fines and Bonds
Daniel Petty arraigned for violation of the prohibition law pleads not guilty. He is fined 50 dollars plus costs or twenty days hard labor, and appeals to the city court with a 200 dollar bond. Bruin pleads guilty and is in hospital recovering. Others such as George Barnes C J Smith and John Sindorf plead guilty and pay 50 dollar fines with costs. W E Flinn and Joyner bonds posted for various defendants. Continuous docket entries include Hugh Cowart and Charles Tew released on bond, with several names listed for bond signs.
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Daniel Petty
Petty
W. E. Flinn
Charles W. Roycroft
Fred Bruin
Bruin
George Barnes
C. J. Smith
John Sindorf
Hugh Cowart
S. H. Murray
Ash Joyner
J. C
T. F. Tyrrell
Charles Tew
J. A. Rabby
Frank J. Levene
Allied Forces Smash Way 10 German Lines
Allied light forces sighted three enemy destroyers which retired after damage. Off Schouwen bank six destroyers engaged in a running fight. the enemy was repeatedly hit but reached the Belgian coast. One of our ships was hit. one officer and one man slightly wounded. No further damage or casualties.
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Schouwen Bank
French Front Quiet. Berlin Raid Penetrates Trench Near Vailly
Weather delays on the Sommer front as French troops report a near Vailly raid with trench penetration and prisoners taken. On the Verdun front east of the Meuse local engagements continue with 30 prisoners in the latest push and 800 total in ten days. Sub lieutenant Chaput shoots down his eighth enemy airplane near Fresnes.
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Paris
Sommer
France
War Office
Vailly
Aisne
Germany
Verdun
Meuse
Chaput
Aviation Corps
Fresnes
Wovre
British Cavalry Defeated Near Suez by Turkish Forces
Army headquarters reports Turkish forces defeated British cavalry detachments east of Suez near the canal. British troops fled toward the canal with Turks in pursuit. British detachments west of Katia were driven off by Turkish skirmishers. The statement also notes a renewed Russian reeval in Persia amid Turkish pressure.
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Constantinople
London
Suez
Katia
Persia
Italian Attack Advances in Astico Region Near Monte Cimont
Italian official statement reports progress in attacks to seize Monte Cimont in the Astico area. Austrian defenses just below the summit were captured yesterday, confirming gains on the high ground.
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Rome
London
Astico
Monte Cimont
Germans Admit British Gain at Pozieres Front
Berlin reports that on the Somme front Sunday the only advantage for the British was penetrating a few houses in the village of Pozieres. Germans say they paid with heavy and sanguinary losses for the gains.
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Berlin
London
Somme
Pozieres
German torpedo boats raid Thames mouth report
Berlin says German torpedo boats from Flanders on July 22 22 reached the mouth of the Thames but found no British naval forces. They later met several small British cruisers and returned to base undamaged.
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Berlin
London
Flanders
The
Thames
Going to Sea in Canoe Rescued by Vessel
George W. Blount of Newport News was tossed for fifteen hours after a canoe capsized off Ocean View. He was rescued Sunday morning by a boat from the British steamer Kerry Range as he drifted near Chesapeake Bay, nearly exhausted.
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Newport News
Ocean View
George W. Blount
Place
Chesapeake Bay
Kerry Range
Blount
One Killed and Six Hurt in Georgia Derailment
A Central of Georgia passenger train derailed near Fitzpatrick Alabama on Sunday. Engineer J A Young of Macon was killed while six others including G W Atkinson of CHO Alabama two negro passengers and three trainmen were injured though none seriously. The locomotive baggage mail and express cars turned over and several coaches left the tracks. Cause of the derailment was not known at local offices of the railroad.
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Macon
J. A. Young
Fitzpatrick
Ala
Montgomery
G. W. Atkinson
Cho
Culberson Rises to Second in Texas Senate Primary
Dallas report notes Colquitt led with 84,481 votes, Culberson trailed in second with 62,512 after ballots from 211 counties were tallied. Dr. Brooks fell to third with 60,371, followed by Campbell, R. L. Henry, and John Davis. Prohibition proposal majority declined to 5,639 from 8,000.
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Dallas
Texas
Colquitt
Culberson
Dr. Brooks
Campbell
R. L. Henry
John Davis
England to Send Vessel for the Antarctic Relief
London reports the government will dispatch a vessel from England to aid Sir Ernest Shackleton's third rescue attempt for 22 men stranded on Elephant Island in the South Shetlands. No suitable wooden ship is available in South American ports.
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London
Ernest Shackleton
Elephant Island
Shelands
England
Fire causes heavy damage in Austin business district
A Sunday blaze in Austin destroyed a garage and caused estimated damage of 250606 dollars in the business district. the blast preceded the fire and the incident drew urgent response from local crews.
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Austin
Texas
Two Ships Aground Flotation Work Underway
The Walsh Stevedoring and Contracting Company began work to float the ships Grace Harvard and Freida from the NM and C docks. A dredge and tug are removing obstructions while workers tear down oil docks to swing the vessels clear as a deep channel is dredged.
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Walsh Stevedoring and Contracting Company
Grace
Harvard
Freida
Texas Oil
Ferry disaster near Berlin sinks two boats
Twenty people drown in a collision on the Spree near Berlin as two ferry boats collide Sunday. One vessel sinks, authorities report via Politkon.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
London
Politkon
Minimum Wage Report Released by Civic Federation
The National Civic Federation's wage commission released the year long study noting states without wage laws should observe those with statutes before adopting similar rules. The commission will extend its inquiry for another year and reports from employers show no net burden yet but note gains in earnings. The data indicate a decline in women workers and a larger drop in business activity than in men’s employment.
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New York
National Civic Federation
UN Wage Commission
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