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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1915
Page
18
In the photoplay The Call of Yesterday Washburn and Miss Ruth stage a dramatic fire scene. A house is burned to the ground to achieve effects. Miss Stonehouse is trapped on a second story bedroom window bars are torn free as Washburn climbs a ladder and drops her into a life net.
Pathe contracts Fred Jackson author of A Full House to write a 12 part series The Younger Song to be filmed in four or five reel features. The Younger Sons follows adventures of younger sons of English nobles in a club forced to seek danger by a strange agreement for rich photoplay material.
In Altoona Pennsylvania on July 24, seven year old Andrew Oswald shattered his right hand and injured his jaw and cheek when an old toy troust shell exploded. The shell, kept as a plaything for years, likely misadvertised and not loaded.
In Galway on July 24 two young soldiers were jailed for a year each after they detained a man they believed to be a German spy. They arrested him on a train and beat him at a deserted station, causing his death. The victim was later identified as a long serving former British soldier.
Miriam Cooper, a Reliance Majestic star, received a live calf as a gift from a Texas fan. The box, held at the express station, contained a tiny black calf with a white spotted forehead. The calf, named Reliance, now enjoys the star’s yard at her Holоod residence.
Washington reports a busy Yosemite scene as snowmelt clears for July and August crowds. Officials expand camps at Camp Curry and Lost Arrow, repair Tioga Road, and organize a large commissary camp to serve up to 1000 visitors. A new auto stage system and routes aim to handle expected surge.
The piece catalogs bizarre runs in baseball with wild pitches and passed balls aiding a score, recounts a Federal league recruit's tale of four straight strikeouts leading to a run, and notes women as capable mountain guides and potential Yosemite preparations under Secretary Lane.
Innsbruck authorities urge Tyrolese communes to enroll training for women and girls to serve in fire brigades due to a male shortage. Across Germany women are systematically employed in munitions and support work with large shares in explosives, tents, haversacks, and canned meats sectors.
French naval authorities in the Dardanelles offer a prompt apology for the bombardment of a small Greek colony at Cantillorizo in the northern Aegean. The incident caused damage to the island community and prompted diplomatic response.
Alfred Ruzzo twenty five of 25 Stanton Street lost his right leg after a straw hat blew from a Second Avenue car. He leaned to catch it near Thirty eighth Street and slipped under the wheels as the car slowed. Dr Traut of Bellevue treated him at the hospital. Charlie Chaplin may enter vaudeville next season.
Report notes destruction of a church with no casualties. Local authorities condemned the attack and protested vigorously. The French commander learned the island was under Greek occupation, misidentifying the hill target as a Turkish station.
Colorado Springs July 24 snow flies as fifty men shovel along the new Pike's Peak road right of way. More than 400 workers and 150 teams are on the project with the target to finish by mid August. The firm calls for 250 additional men to speed progress.
Victoria Forde, famed in Nestor comedies, signs with Selig Polyscope. She will co star opposite Tom Mix as the daring western company reunites at the new Selig studio in Las Vegas.
The company known for its crack shots and expert ropers is already in Las Vegas shaping the studio for upcoming work with its famous rough rider roster.
J A Viquesney and A J Stalnaker drove to Summersville Georgia to inspect a large peach orchard said to be among the Souths largest The peaches are ripening and a good crop is reported The roads are reported in fairly good shape.
The August issue features L Frank Tooker’s new serial The Wickedness of Inocenzia, Marion Htl's Agnes and Afterward, Emily Calvin Blake's The Readjustment, and The Counter Intrigue film story. It highlights essays by Mary Heaton Vorse and Anna Steese Richardson, plus fashion and household sections for a broad audience.
Paris reports that France has used no foreign made munitions and relies on home produced artillery. An under secretary of war oversees military production with three services: technical, industrial led by a prominent manufacturer, and labor, which mobilizes skilled workers and even returns soldiers to factory work under military discipline.
Ben Wilson signs a one year contract with Universal, extending his role as a fixture after a year ago. The deal signals stability for Wilson and the club amid ongoing roster changes and management plans.
In Minneapolis on July 24 a censored courtship culminating in marriage tied Auguste Spanehl of Sohlohau to William Stolp of Fifth Avenue. The bride, who arrived recently, faced delays but endured. Stolp had known Spanehl before leaving Germany in 1914 and disliked censorship, asking a friend to join her in America.
Baltimore’s world bantamweight champion Kid Williams defeats Jimmy Taylor of New York and earns the decision in a midafternoon match in Baltimore. Williams dominates the bout and retains the championship.
In France the military honors incapacitated junior officers and other wounded veterans are to be reassigned to factory work. Mr Thomas told Le Matin that no delay exists between front line service and factory labor as all citizens share the war effort and every Frenchman remains a fighter.
One of the early films featuring Cleo Madison and leading man Hobart Henley is The Plight of a Night Bird a Gold Seal release. The production marks Madison and Henley pairing in a notable screen effort.
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