Monthly Archives: October 2013

McAllister Murder – Bell Set Free – Jan 28, 1925

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Don Taylor

Savannah Press 28 January 1925 BELL SET FREE BY RECORDER AFTER MURDER HEARING EVIDENCE NOT SUFFICIENT TO HOLD HIM IN M’ALLISTER SLAYING DEFENDANT GIVES RECORDER STATEMENT William R. Bell, charged in a warrant with the murder of Edward L. McAllister, … Continue reading →

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Donna has “Pleasing Voice,” at the Orpheum Theater – Ogden, Utah – Nov. 26th, 1919

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Don Taylor

After the two nights in Salt Lake City, the “Chin Chin” company packed up and headed to Ogden, UT, only 35 miles or so, to play at the Orpheum Theater. Pre-show hype began on November 18th with a paragraph in … Continue reading →

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Donna at Rock Springs, Wyoming on November 23, 1919 at the Grand Theater

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Don Taylor

Donna at Rock Springs, Wyoming on November 23, 1919 at the Grand Theater. Rock Springs Miner 21 November 1919 Thanks to the Wyoming Newspaper Project I almost missed that Chin Chin played at the Grand Theater in Rock Springs Wyoming. … Continue reading →

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McAllister Murder – January 29, 1925 – Bell’s Preliminary Hearing Tomorrow

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Don Taylor

Savannah Press27 January 1925  FIND NEGRO BOY CHOPPED IN HEAD NEAR M’ALLISTERS DISCOVERED NEAR THE CANAL; CITY POLICE INVESTIGATING ONE SUSPECT IS HELD AT BARRACKS An unidentified negro boy with wounds in, his head similar to those that killed Edward … Continue reading →

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Donna in Cheyenne, WY, November 22, 1919 at the Princess Theater

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Don Taylor

Donna in Cheyenne, WY, November 22, 1919 at the Princess Theater Chin Chin ad, 19 Nov 1919 Wyoming State Tribune We don’t know where Donna and the “Chin Chin” company were on November 20th or the 21st.  It is likely … Continue reading →

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