Santa Claus Arrested for Fast Driving in Snowville
In Snowville on December 17 Santa Claus was arrested for fast driving of his reindeer led by a whip cracking Santa. Police Chief Thomas Dixon took him toward the station though John D Rockefeller posted bail for the jolly visitor leaving locals in dismay over the holiday mishap.
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Snowville
Santa Claus
Thomas Dixon
Ned
China
Bonbon Street
Orange Avenue
Ife
Wris
John Dy. Rockefeller
Mistletoe Scarcity Sparks Humorous Debate in Fla
A Dec 14 note from Fla jokes about a mistletoe shortage harming Christmas kissing hopes for girls. It suggests government planting of mistletoe forests to secure future crops and ease female anxiety.
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Fla
Boston Net Gain From Deer Island Sale to U S
Boston became 260000 richer when the United States paid the city 200000 for a Deer Island section taken for military use last summer. Officials argued over the price with a 50000 holdback pending construction of a wall to separate federal and city portions. Major William Burr signed the draft drawn on the assistant treasurer.
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Boston
United States
Deer Island
Fitzgerald
John B. Martin
Penal Institution
John J. Cadigan
Washington
Taft
Garrett W. Scollard
William Burr
Corps of Engineers
Croton Dam Builder James Coleman Dies at 63
James Coleman, builder of the Croton dam and long time New York street cleaning commissioner until 1891, died at his home aged 63. He managed garbage disposal to reduce city waste costs by about 490,000 yearly and was previously engaged on the Texas & Pacific railroad project.
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New York
Jamess. Coleman
New Croton Dam
New York City
Iss
Insurance Collector Pleads Guilty In Larceny Case
Arthur Colton an insurance collector for Columbia Life pleaded guilty to larceny totaling sixteen cents on two small payments. Judge Sherman placed him on probation given his two months earning two dollars per week and ordered restitution.
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Superior Criminal Court
Arthur Colton
Columbia Life Insurance Company
Colton
Sherman
WANTS NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR COMPETITION
A Boston area letter to the editor argues for a new telephone franchise to foster competition. The writer cites Buffalo’s Frontier Tele phone example, claims the New England Company charges too much, and urges citywide involvement while noting personal business experience since 1887.
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New Telephone Company
Boston
Commonwealth
Buffalo
N. Y
Bell Company
Frontier Telephone Company
Bell
Frontier Company
Frontier
New England Company
W. T. Safefierty
Cambridge Street
Allston
Belgian consul accused in Congo atrocities lobby
The Rev. Herbert S. Johnson of Boston charged Charles Vilenrotin Belgian consul in Chicago with belonging to a lobby aiming to hide alleged Congo Free State atrocities from the U S government during an address at Park Avenue Methodist Church.
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Johnson
Chicago
Herberts Johnson
Boston
Park Avenue Methodist Church
Charles Vilenrotin
United States
Congo Free State
Plum Pudding Tree Not Quite Extinct in England
London reports the plum pudding tree still grows wild in parts of England. Botanists agree it exists, bearing one plum pudding annually about five pounds when ripe. Once common in households, people now buy canned puddings from other plants.
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London
England
Stick Candy Crop Ready for Harvest in Sugartown
Sugartown reports the stick candy fields in prime condition and ready for harvest. Lemon and peppermint sticks grow tall and straight like reeds, with farmers preparing to cut the crop as Christmas nears. Much candy remains in solid form in fields, while most is broken into pieces for jars on shelves.
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Sugartown
Who's Who in Washington in a Post series
A brief note introducing a Post series that profiles men and women shaping daily news in Washington. The column promises concise biographical sketches of notable Capitol figures and public officials.
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Washington
Santa Claus Park of Trees Found in Far North
Mount Greenland December 17 Skipper Renner a cryolite pioneer returns from interior prospecting with news that Santa Claus Park of trees has been found in a hidden valley. Rows of green Christmas trees laden with drums dolls candy and toys hang from branches while at their base snow scattered vehicles hangers heavy gifts wait for good children.
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Greenland
Skipper Renner
Santa Claus
Executors Seek Refund of War Tax on Life Interests
Thomas C Thacher and Louis B Thacher, executors of Henry C Thacher of Yarmouth, sue to recover 1200 dollars in taxes paid during the Spanish American War on life interests of five heirs valued at 940000 dollars. Judge Lowell heard the demurrer as the case cites the refunding act of 1902 and the two year limit, with the claim that heirs held only contingent life interests.
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Thomas C.thacher
Louis B. Thacher
Henry C. Thacher
Yarmouth
Fhve
Lowell
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Mt Pleasant Tieme Elects Officers At Adjourned Meeting
At an adjourned Dorchester meeting of Mt Pleasant Tieme for Aged Men and Women yesterday Hon George A Hibbard was elected treasurer and a finance committee was named including Frederick L Emery George A Hibbard Albert Metcalf Rufus B Tobey and Mrs Ella C R Whiton Mrs Charles J Lee joined the board of directors and Everett S Emery was chosen auditor.
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Mt. Pleasant
Suffrage Assured in England in Year Says Lady Cook
New York report quotes Lady Cook a leading suffragist from London who predicts English women will gain the ballot within a year. She plans to fund American activism but says the U S movement seems dormant as women enjoy prosperity and independence.
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England
Lady Cook
New York
London
Ingland
America
American Tourist and Guide Cartoon Caption
A humorous exchange shows an American tourist urging a guide to see everything without seeing anything twice, highlighting a comic room tour misunderstanding from Punch sketches.
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Touvre
Ritualistic Rector Reminded By Bishop Magee
The London Telegraph recounts a religious dispute where a rector defends adherence to the Prayer Book while the bishop suggests limits on obedience. The exchange highlights tensions over church conduct and binding authority in liturgical practice.
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Magee
Doctor’s Suspicion Turns to Gas Fatality Billing
A shrewd guest asks a doctor how many feet of gas it takes to kill a man. The question follows a hotel guest who used gas to end his life, prompting the man to seek a proper bill for the executors.
Trust soap price rise spurs odd morning salutation
A bystander quips that sky-high trust soap costs could turn greetings into promotional moments. The remark frames how rising prices influence everyday phrases and consumer humor.
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Trust
Once Bitten at London Court Sparks Soldier Joke
A London police court charged a young hooligan with assaulting an elderly man. The magistrate lamented the youth's habit of fighting and suggested joining a soldier, to which the youth replied that a soldier once tried and nearly killed him.
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London
Weekly Telegraph
War Stores Commission lampoons officers in London Opinion
The London Opinion quotes a quip from a club member praising the War Stores Commission for proving some officers were not as bad as painted, followed by a jab that some officers were not as virtuous as they appeared after whitewashing.
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War Stores Commission
Eynie
London
Irish Humorist Sir Robert Ball Lecturing Next Week
Sir Robert Ball, an Irish humorist and penial astronomer, to lecture at the London Institution next week. He recalled a Dublin railway station incident where a servant mistook him for an intellectual gift, delaying his transport.
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Sir Robert Ball
London Institution
Ireland
Pall Mall Gazette
Accident Involves Foreign Man Hit by King's Car
A London Opinion report states a man who was struck by the King's motor car was not a visiting American, describing the incident as a pure accident.
Woolwich Council Cemetery Death Toll Creates Backlash
Borough reform cuts death rate but rate payers complain about a dead loss in the municipal cemetery for the year according to the Manchester Chronicle.
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Woolwich
Manchester Chronicle
Untidy Home Worried Householder Warning
Mrs Flatte tells Jack they will travel leaving the place in disarray to prevent burglars judging it as a likely empty residence. Pick Me Up.
Mann Faces Perjury Charge In Town Topics Case
Colonel William D'Alton Mann editor of Town Topics appeared for trial in general sessions on perjury charges linked to statements made during the Norman Hapgood criminal libel case. Hapgood was acquitted. Mann’s codefendant Justice Joseph C. Deuel faced impeachment moves. two hundred jurors were summoned amid refusals to serve.
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New York
William D’alton Mann
Town Topics
General Sessions
Norman Hilapgood
Collier’s Weekly
Mann
Joseph C. Deuel
Special Sessions
Norman Hapgood
Jerome
Colonel Mann
Hapgood
Reginald Ward
London
Moses Ellis Wooster
Brooklyn
Talesmen
Goff
City Lighting Order Killed by Board of Aldermen
The Board of Aldermen rejected a municipal lighting proposal by a 6 to 5 vote for indefinite postponement after considering Linehan’s motion. A separate item fixing itinerant vendor license fees at 30 was delayed for a week. The board adjourned to the day before Christmas amid mixed feelings about missing Santa Claus activity.
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Board of Aldermen
Linehan
Bangs
Battis
Bell
Berwin
Bromberg
Draper
Baldwin
Curley
Hennessey
Kneeland
Cauley
Whelton
Committee On Public Improvements
Fishing contest at Yarmouth awards smallest catch prize
In Yarmouth a fishing competition awarded the smallest catch prize to a lady who landed a whiting weighing 114 ounces. Another participant, a second lady, was initially thought to have a winning chance before being sidelined by illness.
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Yarmouth
London Tribune
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