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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
6
Edward Giles, a Liaray negro, jailed in Winchester while en route to Wheeling for trial, was found guilty in federal court of sending obscene letters to white women and sentenced yesterday to fifteen years at hard labor in the Atlanta Federal Prison.
The Empire acts feature Billy La Celles and his harmony group in a vaudeville run with daily shows. La Celles offers a $100 reward for a topic he can turn into a song in two minutes. They perform tonight and Friday at 9, plus Saturday matinee and two shows Saturday night, followed by a photo feature The Half Breed with Douglas Fairbanks. Admission 10c to 15c, rising to 20c for future showings.
The article previews a six part production featuring Mary Miles Minter as Faith in a drama of childhood days. She stars opposite her sister Sunshine in a film described as winsome and full of human interest.
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