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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-05

The wearing of guns is going out of fashion at Butte
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28
SIX MURDER CASES SET
FOR TRIAL IN DECEABEH

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28
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al the Gem today. The other at
traction is two reel Reliance drama,
His Responsibility" a very pleas
ny two part production. Monday
The Gem will show "Fatty's Wine
party, another Keystone comedy.
featuring Fatty, Roscoe Arbuckle and
Mabel Normand and a Thanhouser
OF Mrs. Van Ruyter's Strategy"
The Gem now has special music on
tuesday and Saturday nights.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28
!, 9 = Q T. 8 . . . = . = o q . q
AMONG THE MOVIES
. . . = . = . 80 q a
IT the .inI,ire.

To-day the Empire is showing kid
Reagan's Hands, Rex two reel
drama featuring Herbert Rawiinson
and Anna Little, and THE Nihilists, J"
& Nestor drama featuring Murdoek
MacMurrie and Agnes Vernon. Mon
day the Empires pfogram will be
Country Innocence" an imp two
reel drama featuring Dorothy Phil
lips nd "Viylans Transforma-
ton, Crystal comedy with Vivian
Prescott in the leading role.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28
Women suffer Terribly from Kidney
Trouble.

Around on her feet all day--no
wonder woman has backache,
headache, stiff swollen joints, weari-
ness, poor sleep and kidney trou-
be, They strengthen the kidneys
take away the aches, pain and
WEAKNESS, Make life worth living
again. Try Foley Kidney pills aud
see how much better you feel Cur
lin Two Drug Stores. adv
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28
At the Queen.

The three reel feature Children of
the West, is being shown at the
Queen theatre today This is a ara
ma featured by the work of Elsie
albert and Baby EARLY. The Queen
Is also showing Mar Pickford come
ay one OF her much favored pro-
auctions, The One She Loved" and
Lubin comedy When the Ham
Turned"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28
Long Deadlock Broken.

The long deadlock over the cleo
ton of county auditor has been
broken by the reelection of G. T.
spalding. The district Judge and
the county judge, whose duty it is to
elect the auditor, held meeting
Thursday and performed this task
Pending his formal reelection Mr..
Spalding has continued to discharge
the duties of auditor.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28
At the Dixie.

The Dixie is showing THE perils
OF Pauline" today, This is the seven
teenth episode and the picture is he
ing shown in connection with a must
cal vaudeville act that is very pleas
ing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28

When you have a society ''sn]
the Daily Light call M''. n
wilson. phone number g. It \
some time to get al the w.
each each social function and the man
ment of TIL. paper viii appIea.'|
If you will assist By giving . Nc,
particulars as early as possible.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28
At the Gem,

A Keystone comedy, "Fatty,s
Jonah Day featuring Fatty"
Roscoe Arbuekle and Mabel Nor
mand is in the fun maxim. n,o.,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28
Licensed to Wed.

E. S.nthon and Miss Minnie Walk
er.
A. j. Kolb and Mrs. Maggie Dix
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28

Euy the A-H Gas Range ana save
30 per cana of your gas bill. Let
us chow you / $. Gronk Co.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28

A l.. Whiting. Gin man Of Bard
we'll. died al his home a few days
ago.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-28

The holly Light gives She newe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
EMPIRE PATRONS
To SEE CHECKERS
Thomas w. Ross to Appear on
Screen in His Famous
Role Next Monday.

Keeping up his record of Offering
the best to be seen in motion pictures,
Manager f. T. Dolly has secured
Checkers" for the patrons of the En-
pire next Monday night The great
comedy is in five parts with the only
and original Thomas w. Ross, him
self in the role which he has appeared
in successfully for many seasons
throughout the country.
This is the second of the productions
to be made by the All Star Feature
corporation, the company which has
already produced Augustus Thomas
Arizona" in motion picture form.
Supporting Thomas w. Ross in the
Checkers" production will be seen
many faces which are familiar to the
motion picture fans and theatre-going
public.
Katherine La Sale, for the past
season leading lady with the New
York city production of The Master
Mind" plays Pert Barlow; William A
Williams, formerly of the Pathe
Freres, is cast as Arthur Kendall;
Gertrude Shipman, the well known
stock leading lady. appears as Cynthy:
Jack Regan plays Push Miller; Charles
Graham is seen as Barlow; and there
are many others.
No time nor money has been spared
TO make this production one of the
best Yet to be seen on the motion pic
ture screen. The company was for
several weeks housed at the race
tracks at Laurel and Havre de Grace,
Md. and all of the racing scenes were
taken at these places. More than one
hundred people are seen in the sup
porting cast and more than twenty
thousand in the racing scenes at the
tracks, in grandstands and the field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
THE MOVIES

War is furnishing the theme for
many motion picture reels now being
prepared. The Selig Polyscope COM
pany is at work on a series of scenes
that show Uncle Sans soldier boys in
| every arm of the service - infantry,
cavalry, artillery, and the signal corps;
| in setting up exercises, in making and
breaking camp, in drills and skirm-
ishes, and in cavalry tactics in which
| the troopers quite Guido the feats of
ordinary circus riders. \ reel will be
devoted to the entertainment of all
forces, including artillery, and their
movements in the field. In this lat
ter detail will be shown large bodies
of men, full battalions of cavalry, and
batteries of artillery up to the war
standard. scouting, accommodating,
making their way over rough country,
fording rivers; in fact. all of the ex-
periences that an army in the field en-
counters The pictures were taken I'M
der the auspices of the United States
war department.
Here is the general synopsis of the
war film soon to be released by the
Mutual Film corporation entitled 1.-The
Life of Gen. Villa" Years ago Pam
cho Villa was young rancher living
alone with his pretty young sister and
doing well. One day a young lieuten-
ant of the Mexican Federal army came
to that locality with another young Of
ficer. The lieutenant became smitten
with Villas sister, and with the aid of
his companion abducted her and ruin
ed her. The sister, after telling her
brother died. Villa journeyed to the
garrison town and killed the Iieuten-
ant, but the companion escaped. Villa
then sold his ranch and with small
body of his men escaped 10 the noun
tains, vowing warfare on all mankind
in revenge for the death and ruin of
his sister. He became bandit, and
by meeting and defeating other ban |
dts became the chief of d great band |
the terror of the northern part of |
Mexico. He was particularly sore at |
the Federal government, and when the :
revolution broke out he sided with the !
revolutionists and their leader. Sally /
ing forth from the mountains he blew |
up train loads of federals and met and |
defeated every Federal army that was
sent against him, captured town after
town and city after city. At the last |
great and decisive battle he meets
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From the Argus Files of 1889

May 22-Orville Wright, 10 years OF
age. was drowned off the foot of Ninth
street at 1880 this morning. The
body was recovered about one O'Clock.
Davenport walloped Evansville
again yesterday by score of to 0,
and is now leading the league.
Miss Grace Lynch was united in
marriage to Mr.. ID. NJ. Mackin Of LIE
land. Ill, at ST. Joseph's church.
May 23-Mayor McConochie has
appended his signature to the Second
avenue paving project.
Considerable damage was done by a
severe electric ST 0rm last night. Sew
eral houses were struck by lightning.
A. F. Flemming, superintendent of
the Rock Island bridge. returned this
morning from San Jose, Cal
DR.. c. C. Truesdale read an interest
ing paper at the meeting of the State
Medical society at Jacksonville yes
terday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Nov. Pic. Maanate Here.

Rolly Sturgeon, who used to sit up
late o nights devouring Blackstone in
these parts before he saw the POSSIBLE
tiles of the NOV. pic. game, was in
these parts during the week, this be-
ing his old home, but few saw him out
side the family circle, he being tired
after long ride on the cars from Cali
fornia, and needing a rest. He was
on his way to New York to talk turkey
with some of the big movie producers,
he having three propositions under
consideration. He is one of the high
est salaried producing directors in the
business. Roll is married. has a baby
and has pretty home on the coast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Floyd Goes Strong In Polo.
(SterliuR StaudardO

Polo. Ill. May 15.-Floyd Domer.
the wrestler. received a reception here
last evening when he entered the hall
70 wrestle the Mysterious Conductor.
that resulted IN calling the police, and
he was spirited from the hall, or 9TH
erwise he would have met with In
juries. Feeling against Domer here
IS high. due to an incident of several
weeks ago, and last evening as he
entered the hall. he was greeted by
a chorus OF Kisses, followed by cat
calls and shower of eggs. II is evil
dent that there was a bunch who
were waiting for him. for following
the egg shower. brick bats began fly
ing. Police were summoned, and for
his own safety he was hurried out of
the hall and taken away in an auto.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

May list. George Lodge No. As.
X. OF p. was instituted at Moline last
night by Deputy Grand Chancellors
Cleaveland and Schmidt st. Paul
lodge of this city and two lodges from
Davenport we're present. The new
lodge starts with 40 members.
May IS-Buford post, G. A. r., last
evening appointed Captain ". J. Ran
son marshal of the memorial day eX-
ercises I'm Rock Island and at the Ma
tional cemetery. This morning Cap
tain Ransom appointed as his aids, C..
W. Halves. NJ. T. Stafford, J. J. REIN
ers and j. W. WEIGH.
May 19-Dr F. S. Smith. author OF
the national anthem America" spoke
at the morning service at the First
Baptist church yesterday.
May 2I-Jimmie Dixon was serious
" injured in a runaway accident at
Market square this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
u.vo- win. Omaha Home

Mayor Schriver scored heavily among
the delegates TO the r. y. y conven-
rion this week. He got away good with
his welcoming speech. when he passed
out the keys 10 the city. the ladies
voting him an o. +. velcOmer- The
mayor was so EaIlan: and courteous
that the Omaha degree team paid him
2 call az his Office in the city hall
Thursday 7. m. Chief Brina piloted
the ladies' 10 the official quarters,
where they were cordially received.
An auto ride vas suggested, and the
mayor was given a chance to make
good He did. Il took three machines
10 carry the party. the mayor being
voted a seat between the two hand
soonest members OF the team The soda
and popcorn bill was s275. The may
or. being a royal entertainer. settled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
First Weather Kick

j. Rachman, the efficient ed of idle
Thoughts" has registered the first
complaint of the season against the
warm weather. Jake was host TO We
ed at an evening with 'Kathlyn" at
the movies this wk. 1t was there that
Jake confided his grievance. We sug-
gested the excitement of proximity to
the lions might have het him up. but
he demurred. and said it was contrary
TO the Irish religion to switch before
June l. One can learn things even at
a movie show.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
He's Not a Wild One.

Ye ed passed pleasant eve at the
Miller shows at Expo. park. We
couldn't quite make out the wild girl,
who was cooped in a canvas enclosure
playing with snakes. frogs, etc. We
really felt sorry for the poor creature
until. our curiosity being aroused. we
asked an authenticated young chap
answering to the cog. of Sullivan if
she were really she and II she were
as wild as she looked. well" and the
young man smiled beautifully, you
know I'm the press agent"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Suffrage First or Soap?

Chicago Tribune
Health Commissioner Young yester-
day authorized the following inter
view:
From Jan. I TO May 1 there was IN
increase Of 1875 per cent in the num-
Der of men using the public baths and
only one-half of per cent in the num-
Der OF women.
The question IS: Are the women
caring more for suffrage than for soap.
or has suffrage raised the standard of
masculine cleanliness"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Not Entered in Race.

Lieut. HOllowbush. our genial surg
con, denies he has entered his car in
the Indiany speed race. but does not
disavow that his plans were such until
he was advised to hold himself in read
mess to go to the front, he being one
of the several top-Iiners in his profess
sion in Illinois chosen TO care for the
wounded in the event of a real scrap
in Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
For Sweet Charity

(Chicago Heights SignaIl
Under the brilliant glare of mellow
lights urged on by the nerye-spiriting
trains Of music dispersed by orches-
trss hidden by banks of ported plants,
ferns and palms. aId inspired BY all
that is noblest and Hottest in human
ity' Chicago Heights society danced
Tor sweet charity's sake II was
beautiful eight OF rarity-2OO couples
or more-maids and matrons most
hastily and charminely gowned, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

William Greet. a brother of Ben
Greet, died April 25 in England. Mr.
Greet was 62 years old. He was CO.
lessee and manager for 20 years of
the Lyric theater, where in 1896 THE
Sign of the Cross" had it's first Lon
don performance. Other theaters ac
quired by him and his partner. E. c..
Engelbach, were the Garrick the
Comedy, and the Adelphi. He pro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Il OuQht TO Be.

tSheboygan County News.)
A piano recital will be given AT NJ.
w \. hall May 81 by Miss Almeda
Goodell, assisted by Miss Minnie Gies-
man. in musical monologues: George
lmig. vocal solos. and Judge Otto
IriIhng, the bone RATHER who makes
use OF his own bones to accompany
the piano. This will be one of the
unique and pleasing features of the
Program
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Never Carried Water to the Elephant?

VI
John VI. Powers holds the distinc-
ton OF never having witnessed a cir
Gus. John has assisted in hauling
tents of thousands OF people to cir
cuses as street car superintendent. but
does not know what the inside Of a
circus tent looks like.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

face to face the Federal officer who
had assisted in the abduction of his
sister and helped to start him on his
road to banditry and outlawry. He
kills the federal officers with his own
hands on the battlefield. The Federals
are defeated and Villa is finally pro-
claimed president of the republic of
Mexico-he who was once an outlaw
with price upon his head"
Bruce McRae will shortly make his
first appearance in motion pictures.
He will be seen in the Famous Play
ers production of THE Ring and the
Book" by Cyrus Townsend Brady. He
will take the role of Gormley, the
man who fights against a powerful po-
litical ring.
Maurice Costello, who is appearing
in Mr. Barnes of New York. which
is being presented at the Vitagraph
theatre. New York, saw his first mo-
ton picture in more than two years
on the occasion of the opening of this
play Strange as it may seem, Mr..
Costello does not care either for mo-
ton pictures or the theatre. and never
for many years prior 10 entering the
realms of the screen. After the per-
Torrance, when asked what he
thought of the pictures. he replied
that he did not know. as practically all
his attention had been riveted on the
organist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
June In Iowa.
CEarlviIle PboeuixD

NEdIAflile ELteLlA.l
June is coming-the time Of flowers
and song; when nature wears her fes-
tai robes and calls on all her children
10 take a brief respite from toll and
care and indulge the yearning for
few brief hours sacred 20 music and
mirth and pleasures that rob labor OF
its monotony aad dull the edge of
care. Let US take a breathing spell
and rejoice with nature. June L
marks the beginning OF the Jones
ohautauqua IN Earlviile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
SuIIy Travels Double

We had as a visitor this week E
Sullivan of Detroit. Mich, who swoop-
ed down on our fair village unexpect-
eddy and plucked from our midst one
of our fairest daughters. Sully is now
full-fedged citizen of Detroit, he be-
ing one of the humdinger reporters on
the News of that city. Happy years
and many of 'em, Sully, so say we all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Vic is Some Acrobat.

Vic Huerta has been making so
many contradictory statements during
the past week that our local war ex-
perts have grown disguised with him.
They, accordingly. now are only perus-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
cnns Looking FInE

Farmer Score Dart IL home for
spen from hts big place in North na-
I,ota He has al his land rented and
n-ed.c.s record crops He has Just fin
ished building a flock Of houses and
barns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

the men clad according TO the latest
edicts OF master tailors' fads. waltzed
and two-stepped TO the inviting melo-
dies. with the ever-satisfying knowi-
edge that the Joy OF existing was &C.
centuated by the benevolent purpose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

Alex Anderson. our Jolly i1nkeeper.
SIS returned from Excelsior Springs
rIth his old-time punch. He says his
last run FOR The tTi-city mayoralty wore
him down considerably, but that he is
now I'D 10 his right weight Alex de
cia-es he's through with politics and
be,ce.orth viii devote his energies
ninnr Iecit lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

One of the recent disasters in New
York was Sydney Rosenfield's play,
THE Charm of Isabel which lasted
less than week. The verdict is that
Isabel's charm simply didn't work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Neu Cobb Fan.

Louis Mosenfelder, our prosperous
c,otbier. has become a Cobb ian. It's
no. Tv this time. It's Irv. Louis says
Trv 4 batting 300 fn European travel
descriptions in the SAT Eve Post He
rrovs because he recently went over
-be route followed by nv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

the stage had no more charm for her.
She is devoted to her husband, chill
dren and 300-acre farm and all mat
tiers regarding theatricals will be of
secondary consideration with her in
the future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
zGst,e0felg'

Ensma Janvier, looking the picture
of good health, came up to Broadway
one day last week from her Newton,
Conn. farm to purchase summer out
fits and clothes for her three little
boys. Miss Janvier told friends that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Published Weekly.
Our New Bank Inspector.

Pert Casteers new bank Is coming
-ssht along these days. Ber-'s on the
~ with the whistle every n. m, and
IN be there when the last brick Is
Ia He's not figuring on going into
,be contracting business, but he says
~ likes TO see how It's done. lie al
avs was long on curiosity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

Among Williams Faversham's numer-
Gus tentative announcements for next
season is the production of comedy
by Bertram Marburgh, author of Mar
rying Money
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Among the come-saeks.

Will Crubaugh. who was reported
Icy nan. was an agreeable surprise
"a his friends when he appeared on
er- streets the other day looking fine
and A.. lie was feeling so clipper he
sI,pped We ed perfectly good cigar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
JAY NJ. SEE, Editor.

ing the news about Mexico that is
printed in black type at the top of the
columns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

Miss Katherine Emmett has succeed
ed to the part of Mrs. Scott in Help
Wanted" at the Cort, Chicago
This is the role of the moth
er of the young hero, and in
81 weeks has been assumed by three
actresses-Miss Barker, Miss Winter,
and Miss Baxter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Where the Mixers Come From.

II you want a cement mixer to do
your mixing. see George Beale. He viii
furnish you with one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

duced "Merrie England" and The
Princess of Kensington." More than
80 years ago he was business manager
for Willie Edouin. Like his brother,
he was originally intended for the navy
and became an officer in the marines,
but resigned to enter the theatrical
profession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
Signs of the Times.

J. Brinn, our pop cops head. was
seen on our streets this week in his
brass buttons, looking pert and right
smart. the income tax collector having
completed his rounds hereabouts and
allowed said individual to again flash
the fact he is possessor of at least two
suits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

Joe Comegys, one of our best known
docs. has sprung a new chapeau of the
fe.t variety, dished in the center. and
having the earmarks of being right up
TO the style. 1t goes fine with the
does classy auto.