Actors to Launch Own Production in New York
Twenty one unionized stage stars will appear at Lexington avenue opera house next Monday night for a gala performance marking Actors Equity move into production as a rival to the Producing Managers Protective Association. Stars include Barrymore family, Dressler, Wynn, Fay, Tinney and others as equity seeks Broadway houses or Rialto East side venues.
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Associated Press
New York
Lexington Avenue Opera House
Actors’ Equity Association
Producing Managers’ Protective Association
Iequity
East Side
Lexington Avenue
Frank Bacon
Ethel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Sam Bernard
Barney Bernard
Ed Cantor
Marie Dressler
Raymond Hitchcock
Blance Ring
Joe Stanley
Ivy Sawyer
Frank Tinney
Pearl White
van and Schenk
Ed Wynn
Frank Fay
Playhouse
E. H. Sothern
Managers’ Association
Actors’ Union
Actors’ Eaquity Association
Actors Equity Association
Samuel Untermyer
Shubert
Booth
Untermyer
Times
Actors Strike Spreads to Woods Theatre in Chicago
The Chicago labor dispute halted the Woods Theatre as actors faced a threatened strike despite pending injunctions. A manager argued with performers for almost an hour in the alley while the Chicago Federation of Labor secretary prepared to take charge of the strike. The Palace Music Hall did not follow the call, new company plans emerged for Co han's grand opera house, and only the Cort and the Woods were dark.
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Chicago
the Woods Theatre
Chicago Federation of Labor
Palace Music Hall
Cohan‘s
Grand Opera House
Governors War on Food Profiteering Expands Actions
Authorities seize stores of meats and foodstuffs in Cleveland as part of a federal probe. Morris & Company Wilson & Company and Brandt & Company listed as owners of 2,000,000 pounds held in storage, with records destroyed to avoid penalties. Governor Cox says more warrants will follow and seeks resignations of state board member S. T. Nash amid ongoing crackdown.
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Eral Frank Davis
Washington
Sheriff Street Warehouse & Surage Co
Cleveland
Chicago
Palmer
Morris & Company
Wilson & Company
Ohio
Brandt & Company
Cox
S. T. Nash
State Board of Agriculture
Nash
Warrant Issued As Federal Probers Go Deep On Sugar Hoards
Chicago reports say prosecutors plan criminal cases against sugar operators suspected of wash sales profits as federal investigators widen scope to suburbs. Nine carloads of government foodstuffs head to Chicago for distribution across the seventh zone and parcel post. Mayor Thompson oversees city distribution starting Monday at two stores. The zone covers Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Ohio West Virginia and Wisconsin with about 43.5 million residents.
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Chicago
R. A. Milroy
Quartermaster
Thompson
Parcel Post
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
West Virginia
Wisconsi
Libel Seizure Sought On 10 Million Eggs In Detroit
Detroit August 16 libel filed under the Lever Act seeks seizure of nearly 10 million eggs stored by Rock Island Butter Co Toledo Ohio and A F Thibodeau Company Detroit United States District Attorney Kinnane announced an investigation will proceed to determine proceedings under state laws and possible DOJ action to remove eggs for market immediate access unknown owners or legal title pending further action
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Detroit
Mich
Rock Island Butter Company
Toledo
Ohio
A. IF. Thibodeau & Company
United States
Kinnane
Michigan
Department of Justice
Egg seizure disrupts Nashville storage plant orders
Nearly a million eggs, owned by Alloway Produce Dealers, were seized by federal authorities at a Nashville cold storage plant. District Attorney investigations aim to determine supply and demand impacts and whether the stock exceeds permissible quotas.
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Nashville
Tenn
Alloway Brothe Produce
Fire inspection order to audit cold storage by firemen
In New York on August 15 the mayor ordered firemen to inspect cold storage and other houses for hoarded food. The aim is to determine quantities of meat and sugar and gather life necessities data for state or federal authorities. The Fair Price committee held a two hour secret meeting to prepare a plan on stock and potential price actions.
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New York
Clothing of Alleged Murderer Found Near Canoe
A heavy cloth loop tied from Donald W. Fether's garment was recovered from Cayuga lake while authorities hold the Los Angeles Cornell student on murder charges. Fether says he threw the cloth while struggling to rescue Hazel Crance after their canoe capsized. He is to be arraigned tomorrow and also faces a whisky purchase charge.
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Associated Press
Ithaca
N. Y
Grapplers
Cayuga
Hazel Crance
Donald W. Fether
Los Angeles
Cornell
Fether
Cayuga Lake
Grain board buys wheat flour for 450000 bushels
PURCHASE MUCH FI NEW YORK Aug 15 States Grain corporation is mentioned today on the result of purchases of wheat flour it had bought 450,000 se ters yesterday at 9.63 to 10.40 dollars per bushel for straights hard straights and durum. TOLEDO Aug 15 The Rock Island Butter company was indicted by the county grand jury for conspiring to fix the price of a butter substitute at 32 42 cents a pound. Separate indictments were returned against three members of the company. They were released on bail of 600 dollars each.
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MUCH
New York
T States Grain Corporation
Toledo
Rock Island Butter Company
Campaign plan drafted to curb food hoarding in Arizona
Phoenix Aug 15 federal officers including all DOJ special agents in Arizona and two assistant US district attorneys met in a conference to draft a campaign against food hoarders profiteers and others contributing illegitimately to rising living costs. US District Attorney Thomas A Flynn presided.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Department of Justice
United States
Thomas A. Flynn
Fragmentary note hints at a political group and influence
A partial text fragment references a group of men, generators, and a “demogratic” idea. It suggests an individual believed to wield influence through a committee action, but the exact details and context are unclear.
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di Rink
Wyeths Saphur Compound Promises Dark Hair
The ad touts Wyeth’s Saphur Compound as a remedy for gray hair, claiming easy home use with a few applications. It markets a bottle sold by drug stores and presents a glossy dark result, promoting youth and allure as a key benefit.
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Nowaday
Wyeth
U S District Attorney Seizes Butter Eggs and Cheese
Robert O Connor announced libels filed for seizure and condemnation of dairy commodities in storage in San Diego County valued at about 300000 dollars. Warrants to be served tomorrow or Monday.
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San Diego
Cal
Roberto O’connor
United States
Caliifornia
Den ver rents rise to fifteen percent September first
BENVER Aug 15 Rents in Denver will be increased from 10 to 15 per cent September 1 according to notices served on tenants here today The increase affects apartments as well as houses Owners cite increased cost of coal and lights as reasons for the rise
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Benver
Denver
Reconstruction roles faced by international commissions
A fragmented sentence notes proposals about eliminating roles within international commissions tasked with administering postwar reconstruction in Europe. The text hints at shifts in authority and governance aimed at rebuilding European economies and institutions under external oversight.
Traction Men in York Plan Traction Line
A brief item notes the Los Angeles Railway and Pacific Electric operate interurban lines with extensive reach. The article mentions a plan by traction men in York and describes a LUT conducted by the company all day. It highlights the companies serving Los Angeles and its surrounding towns within a 60 mile radius.
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Trai
Los Angeles
Pacific Electric
Platform Walkout Shuts Angeles Railway Systems
Platform men employed by the Angeles Railway, believed to be more than half the company’s workers, will walk out at 2 am, with Pacific Electric Railway workers set to strike shortly after midnight, an announcement by a committee indicates.
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Los Angeles
Angeles Railway
Pacific Electric Railway
Australia Seamen Strike Ends In Concessions Reached
A Sydney dispatch reports the Australian seamen strike ending today after government concessions. The walkout led to a six hour day, port restrictions, higher wages, and improved seagoing conditions for crews. The accord follows pressure from labor groups and shipping interests in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Vancouver
B.C
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