Peary Recalls Pole Triumph in Own Story
In Hampton's Magazine Peary narrates his voyage to the North Pole, detailing the fatigue and drive behind 23 years of effort. He recalls 1906 setbacks, the moment of success on April 6 1909, and the symbol of the flag as home while noting the mission might be his last Arctic pursuit.
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North Pole
Peary
Hampton's
Ile Pole
Pole
New York Times
Boston Post
Henry Hudson
Duke D'Abruzzi
Franklin, Kane
Melville
Polar
Earth
Antarctic
Polar Sea
Sir John Franklin
Arctic
Postoffice Finds $120 in Unaddressed Envelope
Postoffice inspectors discovered an unaddressed envelope containing 120 dollars sent to the dead letter office in Washington. The envelope was blank with no sender indicated, and no loss complaints have been filed.
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Postoffice
Washington
Greenwich Man Buys Ram Island in Penobscot Bay
Frederick R. Hoisington of Greenwich Connecticut purchased Ram Island in Penobscot Bay off Northport Maine from Emily Whitney Reed of New Rochelle New York and adjoining the Folwell summer home in Philadelphia. Plans call for extensive summer building to begin in spring.
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Belfast
Frederick R. Hoisington
Greenwich
Pape's Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
An advertisement claims Pape's Diuretic cures backache and kidney issues. It asserts rapid relief from urinary symptoms and general health restoration after a fifty cent treatment, urging readers to buy from any drug store and trust the Cincinnati company Pape Thompson & Pape.
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Pape
Pape, Thompson & Pape of
Cincinnati
Birt's Head Wash Promoted For Hair and Scalp Care
An advertisement touts Birt's Head Wash as a scientific cleanser for hair and scalp. It warns against tonics and shampoos that strip moisture and claims the product cleans thoroughly leaving hair lustrous. The jar label lists refined soap glycerine cocoa nut oil egg white and salicylic acid. Price is 50 cents.
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Birt
Santa Fe California Limited Christmas trip offers first class travel
A Christmas present trip to California via the Santa Fe California Limited promises modern luxury from Chicago at 110 dollars round trip with sleeping car at 14 dollars and Harvey dining car meals. A cheaper tourist option from Chicago is 52.50 each way with 7 dollar berths on other Santa Fe trains. The personally conducted service aids elderly travelers or women with children traveling alone. Contact S W Manning Boston for booklets and choose Limited or Tourist with optional Grand Canyon side trip.
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California
Santa Fe
Fred Harvey
Chicago
S. W. Manning
New England
S. F. Ry
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Somerville Club Drops Singer in Wedding Controversy
Miss Emma F. Wilkins, a Somerville club woman, is dropped from the Somerville Woman's Club amid a dispute with officers. She to marry Frank D. Woodbridge, a Boston master teamster, with a Florida honeymoon planned after a secret ceremony.
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Emma F. Wilkins
Somerville
Somerville Woman's Club
Frank D. Woodbridge
Boston
Wakefield
Powder House Boulevard
Florida
Woodbridge
Baptist Church
Miss Wilkins
Woodbridges
Mrs. Woodbridge
Somerville Woman’s Club
Il Trovatore Pleases Large Boston Audience
Opera review notes a strong Boston Opera House crowd for Verdi’s Il Trovatore with Carlo Cartica Raymon Boulogne Guerrina Fabbri Celesta Boninsegna Virginia Pierce Ernesto Giaccone and others. Luzzatti conducts as praise for stage design and a gypsy cave scene. mentions strengths and flaws of principals and a forthcoming performance schedule change.
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Verdi
Boston Opera House
Manrico
Carlo Cartica
Count di Luna
Raymon Boulogne
Ferrando
Giuseppe Perini
Ruiz
Ernesto Giaccone
Leonora
Celesta Boninsegna
Inez
Virginia Pierce
Azucena
Guerrina Fabbri
Luzzatti
Il Trovatore
Germany
Marguerite
Faust
Cartica
Boulogne
Mme. Boninsegna
Fire destroys four story Charlestown stable killing forty horses
A four story combined stable and factory on Hamilton Place off Main Street Charlestown burned near midnight. Tenants nearby fled with possessions as Joseph H. Whitman lost all his horses. The total loss is about $20,000.
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Hamilton Place
Main Street
Charlestown
Joseph H. Whitman
Woman Recovers 500 in Love Suit Against Suitor
Margaret FE Mallock, 24, won $500 from Elwood C Moore for breach of promise to marry. The case was heard before Judge Morton without a jury in the Superior Court.
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Margaret FE. Mallock
Elwood C. Moore
Morton
Relief fund redirected to unseen Chelsea fire victims
The Massachusetts Chelsea relief committee executive committee decided that the remaining 27 000 dollars should not go to charitable societies but be used to aid residents who never received assistance.
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Chelsea
Massachusetts Chelsea Relief Committee
Whose Child Is This from The Boston Post
A noon photograph from A street South Boston shows a schoolgirl on her way home. A five dollar gold piece will be awarded to the child identified at the City Editor’s room in 275 Washington street between 3 and 5 p m within five days.
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Post
Boston
Boston Post
Washington Street
Painters and Paper Hangers Settle Rift at Convention
In Cincinnati on December 17 the International Brotherhood of Painters Decorators and Paper Hangers resolved a threat of split as tensions between painters and paper hangers were settled during the group’s convention.
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Cincinnati
International Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
Hedges Opens Talks to Buy Newark Ball Club
Robert Hedges owner of the St. Louis Americans began negotiations to purchase the Newark Eastern league club from Frank Farrell of the New York Americans. He offered Farrell 45000 for controlling interest in the Newark club.
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New York
Robert Hedges
St. Louis Americans
Newark
Frank Farrell
New York Americans
Hedges
Farrell
Somerville Fire Chief James R. Hopkins to resign after long service
After more than 50 years in firefighting and 37 as Somerville’s chief, James R. Hopkins plans to retire this year due to ill health. Born in East Cambridge, he joined the department in 1856 and became chief in 1872. He survived major fires and a 1900s automobile crash, and remains active in firefighting associations and fraternal orders.
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Somerville Fire Department
James R. Hopkins
Board of Aldermen
Hopkins
East Cambridge
Somerville
Cohasset Wife Admits Shoplifting Forty Items
Mary White of Cohasset confessed in Municipal Court to stealing $18 worth of merchandise during a Christmas shopping trip. Inspector Joseph Knox testified she concealed eight pairs of gloves and other goods within 20 minutes. The case was continued to the 27th as the judge leaned toward jail rather than a fine.
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Mary White
Cohasset
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Boston Herald
The
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Boston Globe
Boston American
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Boston Traveler
Zion
H. P. Hood & Sons
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Robert R. Perry
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National Association of Fire Engineers
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Massachusetts Fire Chiefs’ Club
State Firemen's Association
John Abbott Lodge of Masons
Royal Arch Chapter
Knights of Honor
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Music Daily
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Henry Siegel Co
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