Word: san
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
John B. Drake Jr., son of John B. Drake, Chicago hotel man (Blackstone, Drake) ; in Chicago. Married. William Harrison ("Jack") Dempsey, 29, champion pugilist, to Mrs. Ida Estelle Peacock (Estelle Taylor), cinema actress ; in San Diego. In procuring the license, Mr. Dempsey gave his occupation as "business man," Miss Taylor her age as 26 (probable age, 32). Died. Julius Fleischmann, 53, famed philanthropist, sportsman; in Miami, Fla. He dropped dead of heart disease while engaged in a game of polo. Son of Charles Fleischmann, founder of the famed Fleischmann Yeast Co., Mr. Fleischmann was elected Mayor of Cincinnati when...
Signer Fortune Gallo, famed director of the San Carlo Opera Company, last week sent out a letter to music clubs, to critics, to concert managers. "I," said Fortune Gallo, "have announced my willingness to form an All-American Opera Company for the presentation of the works of American composers in English, next season . . . The first opera will be the new American opera Alglagla . . . by composer Frank de Leone [Akron, Ohio]. . . . The company will comprise not less than 50 persons. . . . No money will be spared." To the East, to the West, said Signor Gallo, his opera company would go, tour...
...Devil's Cargo. There was a time when the West was stained with certain undesirable community characters. It is alleged that about 75 years ago, Sacramento gathered together all its undesirables and attempted to deport them to San Francisco. The latter refused to let them land, and out to sea they drifted. The possibilities for romance and dirty work in such a cargo are evident. They have been realized in a generally exciting picture in which Pauline Starke gives a specially good performance...
...railway field, the merger movement continues to excite interest. In addition to progress among the Big Four in the Northeastern section of the country, the Southwestern roads, especially Missouri Pacific, Missouri, Kansas & Texas, Kansas City, Southern and St. Louis & San Francisco, are beginning to entertain serious merger developments. Whatever 1925 proves in trade and industry, little doubt exists that it will be a remarkable year for the railroad business...
Engaged. Mischa Elman, 34, famed violinist, to Miss Helen Katten of San Francisco...