Saved family Brighams of Waltham escape gas poisoning
In Waltham on December 11 the Brigham family narrowly escaped fatal coal gas exposure from a furnace leak. Four members slept through the danger until 14 year old Frank woke the household and alerted neighbors. Dr. Cutler treated the family, with Mrs and Mr Brigham in dangerous condition but likely to recover. The father, a Civil War veteran, is about 64 and the family resides at 88 Warren Avenue.
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Waltham
John B. Brigham
Frank
James Hosmer
Cutler
Brookline Fire Dept Seeks Luck After Mistaken Alarm
Brookline fire crews chased a false call heading to Box 212 while the real blaze was at Box 312 on 83 Manchester Road, home of Julius Rugg superintendent of the Boston Elevated. Assistant Chief James McGivney fell and broke his collar bone while aiding at the scene.
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Brookline
Box 212
Box 312
Central Station
Johnson
James McGivney
Manchester Road
Julius Rugg
Boston
Man spends and pines at Christmas in humorous verse
The piece humorously critiques holiday spending as husbands and wives chase gifts. A Baltimore American voice laments men hanging up their stockings and wallets while wives shop widely, praising giving yet noting the treasury takes a hit. A Washington Star aside adds a weary buyer wanting plain suspenders, not fancy boxes.
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John
Apollo
Treasury Department
Baltimore American
Washington Star
Bad Cough Remedies Prompt Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral
A short advisory promotes vinegar and molasses or honey for mild coughs and urges using Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for both easy and severe coughs. The ad emphasizes that coughing itself worsens the ailment.
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Ayer
Barnes Tormer Praises Quick Stage Entrances
The Indianapolis Press quotes eminent repertory star Barnes Tormer claiming actors can learn from his quick entrances. A variety man agrees, noting how arriving two seconds ahead of the sheriff has earned him thunderous applause.
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Barnes Tormer
Variety
Indianapolis Press
Gas Bills Sparked by Frugal to Frenzied Use
In a seasonal talk the group notes gas bills rise with any increase in usage. Hiland warns that small consumption still yields high charges, while Halker pushes for using more gas. One speaker recalls an experiment where expanding usage tripled the bill.
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Hiland
Halker
Pittsburg Chronicle
Detro it Journal notes admonition and payment for corporal punishment
A Detroit Journal item reports a parent or guardian offering 60 cents to induce a child named Clifford to submit to whipping, with the matter taken under advisement and a threat of further punishment if a purchase is required. The language reflects harsh attitudes toward corporal discipline.
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Clifford
Detroit Journal
Isthmian Canal Voiced As A Timely Project
A quirky exchange imagines the isthmian canal as a long contemplated venture. A bustling friend contends it was built long ago, while another suggests Columbus might have found the route but sailed on, altering the course of discovery.
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Columbus
Ashington
Daughters of Tremont Temple Open Bazaar and Concert Set
World of Society notes Tremont Temple hosts a charity bazaar and food fair today and tomorrow with tables for homemade goods and a quotation calendar. A 200-voice cantata The Great Light will be performed by a guest chorus, with noted soloists and instrumentalists. The Boston Fusiliers visit Grace Church in full dress for a ceremony, and various campus and club events are listed, including Harvard freshman officers and a Steinert Hall recital.
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Tremont Temple
of Christ
Humphrey Allen
Lucie A. Tucker
A. P. Briggs
Charles Delmont
F W. Hemenway
B. L. Lovering
F. W. Hemenway
Institute of Technology
Huntington Hall
Boston Fusiliers
Timate
Gallant Fusiliers
Grace Church
Temple Street
John S. Camrell
Daughters of Tremont Temple
R. B. Hassett
Walter Wentworth
Edgar Rhodes
L. B. Hackett
M. E. Abercrombie
Kate Fullerton
McCleay
Edith Streeter
Helen Rhodes
Jennie Leach
Uy G
Meloney
Bundle Wood
N. A. Higgins
J. Marshall Wilson
Steinert Hall
E. G. Bartlett
Royal Arcanum Club
University Club
Beacon Street
Woman's Charity Club
Portland Street
Grape-Nuts Aids Mississippi Boy In Exam Victory
A Vicksburg boy J B Smith reported by his mother to have improved after eating Grape-Nuts breakfast. He says hard study improved his health, aided him in beating his room examination with the highest general average and will compete in the exhibition drill for a gold medal.
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Vicksburg
J. B. Smith
Corner Grove
Third Streets
Bro. Garbrial
Harvard faculty ban on three in French play cast
Three students, A. L. Dixey, W. W. Hoffman, and H. Brandyce, were dropped from Harvard’s French play cast a week before performances for violating a rule that required attendance at lectures after Thanksgiving. Replacements included A. Champollion, Koven, and R. K. Thorndike, keeping the show on track.
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Harvard
Dixey
W. W. Hoffman
H. Brandyce
Cercle
A. Champollion
Crispin
R. K. Thorndike
George Thayer Dead in Chester New York
George T Thayer aged 98 longtime Chester resident died December 11 in the city. Born in Buckland Massachusetts he moved to New York as a boy and was noted as a zealous Protestant at his home during the war era.
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Chester
N. Y
George T
Thayer
Buckland
Mass
New York
Theatres Show Many Actings At City Venues
The article lists several shows and performers across Boston venues. Highlights include Hearts Are Trumps at the Museum, Tom Pinch at Tremont, The Professor's Love Story and Quo Vadis engagements, All on Account of Beliza at Hollis, The House That Jack Built at Park Theatre, The Hidden Hand at Bowdoin Square, Siberia at Grand Opera House, Miladi and the Musketeer at Columbia Theatre, Miss Priant closing soon, Jessie Bartlett Davis in vaudeville at Keith's, Flo Irwin and Walter Hawley in The Gay Mission at the Howard, Mile. Pianka and lions at Boston Music Hall, Lentini and Long Tom at Austin & Stone's, and the Layons at Lyceum with Miss New York Company.
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Charles Frohman
Willard
Tom Pinch
Tremont
Boston
Beliza
Louis Mann
Clara Lipman
Hollis
Jack
Park Theatre
Bowdoin Square
Bartley Campbell
Siberia
Grand Opera House
Miladi
the Musketeer
Columbia Theatre
Great Pee
Miss Priant
Wil
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Keith
Flo Irwin
Walter Hawley
the Howard
Mile
Pianka
Boston Music Hall
Lentini
Long Tom
Austin & Stone’s
Layons
Lyceum
New York
Comany
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Sunday Post
Fire Department
Hollis Keatre
Ea Boat Uhpiasas Theatre
Americas
Herald
Louis
Clara
Eliza
Leo Ditrichstein
Rich & Harris
Fanny
Post
Journal
Hollis St
Rice
Haydn
the Messiah
Ype Kunkel Zimmerman
Ase
Louise Clary
Hopert
L. Willard Flint
Messiah
Irs
Jessica de Wolf
Adelaide J
Willis E. Bachir
S Baernstein
Kileski- Bradbury
Mme. Schaumann-tieiak
H. Evan Williams
Gwilym Miles
Symphony Hall
Back Bay
WORLD
Tech Club
Basaar
George Thayer
Monroe
Cyclone Magazine
Horgan, Robey & CO
Bromfield Street
Hamilton
Winter St
Oxford
MLLE
Eugene O'Rourke & Co
Cook & Sonora
Canfield & Carleton
Three Merrills
Blanche King
Musical Johnsons
Williamson & Stone
Stella Lee
Montrell, & Others
American Vitagraph & Complete Orchestra
Nothias Wiawher
Maine
Park Square Garden
Wilds
Huntemen
Model Playhouse of
The
Bostonians
George W. Maged
Bartley
Cami
Wm. A. Brady
Colonial Rich, Harris and
Charles Frohm
Klaw & Erlanger
Boylston and
Tremont Streets
Ben Hur Wallace
Wyion Aaliam Avusau
Sale
Eugene Tompkins
EI Ami
Dressler & CO
Miss Prinnt
Icc
A. H. Chamberlyn
R. A. Barnet
Lyceum Hall
Panaghis Coutalianos
Elim
Williard G. Reccirdi
Samson
Boston Museum
Superior Court
Vyhe Grand Jury
United States Circuit Court
District of
Ohio
National Biscuit Company
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Martin
Music Commission of Boston
Cor. Vine Dudle Sts
Roxbury
John A. O'Shea
Music Dept
Pemberton Sq
Pornos
Vand Pyl
Austin & Stone
Tremont Row
Eric Winkle
Howard i Itub
Harry Morris
Famous
Burlesque Co
20Th Century
George Dixon
Charles T. Ellis
Living Pictures
Palace
Musicians’ Aid Society
B. J. Lang
Gabr Lowitsch
Mare, Corden
Edwin Isham
J. Wallace Goodrich
Herrick’s
Nickelodeon
Hanover St
de Maus
Lady Sham
Miss Phylis Gilmore
Fagan
Frank Fitz
Zenos
Lombard Bros
Mabel Williams
Blanch Hartford
Chas. Kenney
May Morris
York
Providence and Sound
South Station
Beekman
Agene
Washington Bt
Gho. F
City Pass
Congress &T. Tel
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