Begs of John D. Rockefeller Held by Police in New York
A 19 year old Armenian girl named Lillian Bayagian of Worcester Massachusetts was detained at John D Rockefeller's town house after seeking alms. The child claimed poverty and intended to raise money for her family, but a $5 piece and a quarter in her pockets contradicted the story. She will remain in custody of the children's society pending arraignment on Monday. Christmas Day to be spent in detention.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Children’s Society
Lillian Bayagian
Worcester
Mass
New Mystery in Glover Case Stuns Waltham
In Waltham a renewed mystery surrounds Clarence F. Glover's death after his brother seeks to break the will. Two detectives hunt for a young woman once living in the Glover home whose identity is kept secret. They say her testimony could be pivotal at the upcoming trial.
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Waltham
Clarence F. Glover
Glover
Fire Ravages Kentucky Mine Complex in Knox County
A major blaze at the International Coal Company mines in Knox county causes extensive damage. Firemen are the only personnel inside and a makeshift pipeline was used to flood the shaft from the valley below the plant, one of Kentucky's second largest facilities.
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Kentucky
Lexington
International Coal Company
Knox County
State University Medical Building Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the medical building at the State University in Minneapolis causing a $75,000 loss. No injuries reported. The blaze occurred tonight as investigators begin assessing the cause.
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Minneapolis
Minn
the State University
Gompers Attacks Court Action in Fed editorial
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor writes a vigorous editorial in the Federational against the District of Columbia Supreme Court action and Taft's recommendation for notice and hearing before writs of injunctions are granted.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federationist
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Taft
Congress
Gompers on Court Action and Taft Recommendation
The passage criticizes both the courts and the President with regard to labor cases. It discusses the writ of certiorari involving Gompers and others, and quotes Gompers claiming that the President’s recommendation adds no real legal improvement beyond judge made practice.
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Gompers
Morrison
Mitchell
Supreme Court
Justice Shepard
Supreme Court of the District
Taft
Firemen Granted Meal Breaks Under New Amendment
Fire Commissioner Parker received from Mayor Hibbard a copy of the amendment to the revised statutes passed over his veto. It allows firemen three meal periods of one hour and 15 minutes or two periods of two hours. The order goes into effect Monday with an opinion from Corporation Counsel Babson that the ordinance is valid. Firemen receive longer meal times today as if the ordinance is in force.
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Parker
Hibbard
Babson
Pittsburg Buffalo Co Sends $1000 to Each Marianna Mine Widow
The Pittsburg Buffalo Company mailed $1000 checks to 150 widows and orphans of the Marianna mine disaster of Nov 24 1908. The company also assisted maimed workers. The daughters of John H. Jones conceived the gift named Hazel. Addresses were gathered over three months, and remarriage did not affect eligibility.
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Pittsburg
Penn
John H. Jones
Big
Hazel
Marianna
Pittsburg Buffalo Company
Symphony Man Sued by Wife
August Kuntz second violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra is sued for divorce by his Hartford, Connecticut wife Elizabeth G. Kuntz on grounds of non support. He is brother to Daniel Kuntz, also in the orchestra. This marks the third divorce suit against Symphony players in the past year, following cases against Lenom the oboist and Schuecker the harpist.
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August Kuntz
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth G. Kuntz
Hartford
Conn
Kuntz
Daniel Kuntz
Symphony Orchestra
Lenom
Schuecker
Christmas Tree and Gifts Burned in Newton Fire
John Nagsra a Newton cobbler lit a children's Christmas tree then left to his shop. A candle toppled igniting the tree with presents. Patrolman Richard Dalton saw the blaze and hurled it through a window, suffering severe burns to face and hands.
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Newton
John Nagsra
Washington Street
Richard Dalton
Hunter Kills Brother in Accident Near Spring Brook
Leon W. Weatherlow aged 25 was accidentally shot dead by his brother in law Edward A. Grace during a rabbit hunt near Spring Brook Buffalo New York on December 24.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Leon W. Weatherlow
Edward A. Grace
Spring Brook
Dr Cook Quited by Explorers Club in Fraud Ruling
The Explorers' Club board voted to drop Dr Frederick A Cook from the rolls for frauds on members and the public. The decision follows Copenhagen verdicts and cites alleged deception about a polar ascent and data collection during a 1906 expedition.
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DR. Cook
New York
Explorers’ Club
Frederick A. Cook
University of Copenhagen
Parker
Cook
Brown
Barrill
Expulsion Vote Report Challenges Cook Mount McKinley Claim
A club committee recommends rejecting Dr. Cook's claim of reaching Mount McKinley summit in 1906 as unworthy of credence. Signatures include Caspar Whitney and Anthony Fiala. The report accuses Cook of misrepresenting ascent details, severing ties with guides, and breaching agreements with publishers.
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Cook
Mt. McKinley
Dr. Cook
Explorers’ Club
Caspar Whitney
Anthony Fiala
Edward Barrill
Frederick Printz
Packer
Parker
Belmore Brown
BromO Quinine Laxative Ad Promotes One Day Cure
Ad touts Bromo Quinine as a laxative and claims it cures a cold in one day. Features signature of E. W. Grove and positions the product as widely used worldwide.
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E. W. Grove
Taft Grants Christmas Pardons and Gifts
President Taft approved Christmas pardons for six federal prisoners. He also distributed $5 gold pieces and turkeys to White House staff and the President's bureau and grounds, marking a holiday gesture at the executive complex.
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Washington
White House
Fire destroys college laboratory in Fargo
Fargo North Dakota December 2 Fire of unknown origin destroyed the chemical laboratory building of the State Agricultural College tonight. Loss on building and equipment is 65000 dollars.
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Fargo
N. D
Chemical Laboratory
State Agricultural College
Butter Tub SOP Burns in Vermont Fire
Nelson Hall & Co. butter tub and sugar pail plant in Montgomery Centre Vermont burned tonight causing about 100000 dollars in loss. The two story wooden building was destroyed after a finishing room fire unknown cause spread quickly. No local fire department and heavy snow prevented aid from Richford ten miles away. About 200 workers would lose their jobs. no insurance was reported.
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Montgomery Centre
Nelson Hall & Co
Richford
Couple dies within hours at Chelsea home
Captain Benjamin J. Smith aged 78 and his wife Mary F. Smith 68 died within a few hours of each other at 65 Bellingham Street Chelsea after a brief pneumonia illness. Captain Smith served 27 years as a pilot for the Chelsea Ferry Company and retired recently. They are survived by two sons and a daughter.
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Benjamin J. Smith
Mary F. Smith
Bellingham Street
Chelsea
Smith
Chelsea Ferry Company
St. Eulalia’s Church
Minnesota
Donavan
Helen
Patrick Donavan
Barrett
Agemont Street
St. Rose Church
Otsionk
Driscoll
Boston
Arthur Driscoll
Dennis
Agnes Driscoll
Morris Street
Plaherty
Somerville
William A
Catherine( Flaherty
Elkins
Washington Street
St. Joseph's Church
Gomes
Watertown
George A. Gomes
Taunton
Mags
Johnson Street
Gordon
John M. Gordon
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Hanson
Henrietta M. Hanson
Margaret
Olaf
Fesheraie
Chelsea Street
Sacred Heart Church
Hutchins
Everett
Albertine A
Charles A. Hutchins
Villa Ave
Sunde
Mallen
Cambridge
Mary
John F. Mallen
Massachusetts Avenue
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
McShane
Margaret McShan
St. Francis de Sales Church
O'¢Loeck
Maging Company 14
Boston Fire Department
Elatives
Man dies after fall from fourth story window
Timothy Grimmelman 50 of 39 Broad Way Extension fell from a fourth story window at his home yesterday while placing a Christmas turkey on the ledge. He sustained a skull fracture and other injuries, and City Hospital surgeons say he cannot recover.
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Timothy Grimmelman
Broadway Extension
City Hospital
Arabs Hill Count and a Merchant
Natives in the Yemen district of Arabia killed Count Ben zone and a German merchant who accompanied him. The Yemen district has troubled the Turkish government, triggering pacification and reprisal expeditions.
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Rome
Yemen
Arabia
Benzone
Foreign Office
Butler Denies Storey Claim on Boston Permits
Timothy A. Butler chief clerk to the Boston mayor rebuts a Storey assertion about Mayor Fitzgerald halting permits for advertising. He says permit issuance in City Hall is limited and always sanctioned by the relevant department, aiming to correct public misimpression of the mayoral office’s practices.
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the Post
Moorfield Storey
Fitzgerald
Boston
Republic
Timothy A. Butler
Couple killed in wagon collision near Hamilton
William Payne and his wife Mary were on the way home with Christmas gifts for their nine children when a traction car struck their covered wagon in Hamilton Ohio. The accident occurred today, leaving the family without both parents.
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Hamilton
William Payne
Mary
Cascaret Aid Promises Nightly Family Health Boost
An advertisement urges every family member from Dad to Baby to take a Cascaret nightly. It claims the 10c box provides a weekly treatment, helping work easily and naturally, preventing sickness later on. Buy a box and have it on hand throughout Xmas week.
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John DI
Symphony
Hunter
R.h.white Co
New England
Alaska
Prof
Prof. Parker
Chulita
Sheldon
Mount McKinley
College
Broadway
29Th Street
New York City
Cafe Elysee
Sunday Post
Frederic
Baron Leighton
Andromache
Persephone
Clytemnestra
Venice
Bacchante
Builer
Storey
Xmas
Yale
J. B. Hunter & Co
Summer Street
King Solomon Lodge No
K. P
Abraham Myers
Paul Gore Street
Jamaica Plain
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