Russell Plays Santa Claus at Parker House Christmas Party
Daniel Blake Russell and his counsel Senator Simpson of North Dakota with Mrs Russell and friends plan a Christmas dinner 3000 miles from home at the Parker House. The Western ranchman in a high profile probate case over a 500000 fortune from Daniel Russell of Melrose hints at starry stunts for his party while awaiting adjournment in East Cambridge Probate Court.
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Parker House
Daniel Blake Russell
Senator Simpson
North Dakota
Lawton
East Cambridge
Russell
Commonwealth
Doctor Booth Under Fire In Cross Examination
The hearing resumes Monday with claimant on the stand for the sixth day of cross examination. Dr A E Booth of Minneapolis testified about a Woodmen of the World admission document he swore he wrote for Daniel Russell on Jan 1 1901 revealing memory gaps about his examination notes and sparking scrutiny from Judge Lawton and handwriting experts.
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A. E. Booth
Minneapolis
Minn
Booth
Woodmen of the World
James Daniel Russell
Simpson
Russell
Dr. Booth
Minneapolis City Hospital
Attorney Simpson
Lawton
Autoist Kills Boy Bearing Xmas Gifts
Hartford dec 24 a nine year old boy Raymond Corrigan carrying Christmas packages was struck and killed by Edward Clark of Middletown a Noiseless Typewriter Co official who was delivering gifts his car loaded with bundles. He placed the injured boy on the cushions and rushed to Hartford Hospital where he died ten minutes later.
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Hartford
Conn
Raymond Corrigan
Jennie Corrigan
Lincoln Street
Edward ©. Clark
Typewriter Company
Middletown
Clark
Weston Plans Walk Across Continent From Los Angeles
Edward Payson Weston plans to walk from Los Angeles to New York starting January 29. He will follow the Santa Fe railroad to Chicago with eastern arrangements by Thomas H. Hubbard of New York and hopes to set a new trans continental record.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Edward Payson Weston
New York
Chicago
Thomas HT. Hubbard
Weston
Flood Brattle Square Drenches Harvard Area After Subway Break
A Christmas Eve flood swamped Harvard Square Cambridge as a main water line burst below Brattle Square. Water rose through Brattle Street, powering geysers, wrecking storefronts, injuring few and forcing evacuations while investigators probe the cause and potential damages.
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Cambridge
Harvard Square
Harvard
Casey A Victim Engineer Burned Saving Boilers
John Casey engineer in Brattle Square buildings suffered severe burns while trying to salvage boilers as floodwater surged through the basement. Steam filled the area and he was found in three feet of water by Ladder 2 firefighters before being taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital and then home.
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Bome
Brattle Street
Brattle Square
Pluvius
Square
Boston
Harvard Co-operative Society
Claflin
Dunster Street
Metropolitan Water System
Harvard Square
Somerville
Everett
Malden
Chestnut Hill
Spot Pond
Arlington
Cambridge
Edward Kerrigan
Kerrigan
Police Station
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Ladder 2
Wroeth
Boylston Street
Post Office
Great Pit
Starvard Square
Huron Avenue
North Cambridge
John Casey
Casey
Ladder 2 Company
Safe Blowers Take $1500 From Columbus Store
Yeggmen blew the safe of the S. Kresage & Co. store in downtown Columbus during the night and escaped with about $1500 in cash. Police investigate the burglary as the robbers remain at large.
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Columbus, CO
Yeggmen
Kresage & Co
Seeks 10 Get Wife to Return
New York report says W Gould Brokaw sought reconciliation after a brief marriage, offering to take his wife back if she promises not to accuse him of affairs and to stop name calling. She reportedly wants separation and $60 000 a year alimony.
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Brokaw
New York
W. Gould Brokaw
Post Readers Aid Widow and Five Orphans in Somerville
Mrs Maud Nichols and her five children in 99 Linwood Street Somerville received overwhelming help after the breadwinner Walter Nichols died last Tuesday. Donations of coal food clothing toys and money totaling over 100 were delivered by Post readers and local supporters including a half ton of coal from a coal man and a donation credited to Mr McCarthy. The Nichols family expressed deep gratitude and plan to use the funds for rent sewing and basic needs as Christmas approaches.
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Post
Maud Nichols
Linwood Street
Somerville
McCarthy
Cross Street
New England Dressed Meat & Wool Company
Walter Nichols
Mark Twain Sorrow Deepens After Death of Jean Clemens
Grief over Mark Twain grows as his daughter Jean Clemens, 22, is found dead in a bathtub at the family home in Redding Connecticut. The tragedy follows financial losses, illness, and the death of his friend H H Rogers, with Twain planning a Bermuda trip canceled by Jean’s passing.
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H. H. Rogers
Twain
Jean Clemens
Redding
Conn
Wayland Spaulding
New York
Death of Miss Jean Clemens at Mark Twain Home
Miss Jean Clemens daughter of Samuel L. Clemens was found dead in a bath tub at the writer's Redding Connecticut home. She had epilepsy for years and drowned after a morning convulsion during a bath. Mr. Twain said his daughter passed away suddenly at 7:30 this morning.
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New York
Bermuda
Clara
Redding
Conn
Jean Clemens
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Miss Clemens
Twice Fails to Kill Wife in Christmas Tragedy
Rochester New Hampshire December report details Francis Vaugeois firing on his wife Louise Vaugeois with a 32 calibre revolver after years apart. He previously attempted murder at Christmas a year earlier and is held in Dover for trial January 7. Intercolonial Hall event notes include ex Mayor Fitzgerald and James J. Storrow arrival.
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Rochester
N. H
Louise Vaugeois
Francis
Vaugeois
Dover
Intercolonial Hall
Fitzgerald
James J. Storrow
Sol. Levin
Newspaper Wagon Drivers choose new union officers
William H. Boyle declined further nomination for president of the News paper Wagon Drivers Union. James J. Trainor received a unanimous nomination for president. The contest is for recording secretary between William J. Doherty and Harry Cantor, with other nominees Abraham Pearlstein vice president M. J. Driscoll secretary treasurer and John Friendlich trustee for three years. The anniversary ball will be held in.
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William H. Boyle
Wagon Drivers’ Union
James J. Trainor
William J. Doherty
Harry Cantor
Abraham Pearlstein
M. J. Driscoll
John Friendlich
Christmas Eve Merry in Gotham
New York reports a crisp Christmas Eve with clear skies as thousands celebrate along Broadway and the Bowery. More than 1000 sailors from the North Atlantic fleet docked in port add buoyancy to the Yuletide citywide scenes.
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New York
Broadway
the Bowery
Uncle Sam
Christmas Cheer Strains Through New York Theatres and Charities
Standing room signs filled nearly all theatres as shows sold out for weeks. The day brings wide cheer with moderate Christmas weather and a forecast of possible clouding tomorrow. Charities plan large meals for the poor with Salvation Army feeding 25 000 and Children’s Aid Society 9600 meals. Immigrants at Ellis Island enjoyed a Christmas celebration with multilingual addresses. The Stock Exchange’s holiday revelry faded as doors closed and brokers departed.
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New York
Salvation Army
Children’s Aid Society
Bowery Mission
Ellis Island
Consolidated Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Big
Society Leader Mrs Mabel Hunt Slater Plays Santa at Webster Mills
Mrs Mabel Hunt Slater a Boston society figure will distribute over 2000 gifts at the Slater mills in Webster this afternoon. Nearly 6000 gifts of food clothing and toys arrive early today for mill employees and their children. Slater says many families have worked for over a century across East North and South villages with S Slater & Sons Inc ownership.
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Mabel Hunt Slater
Boston
Santa Claus
Slater Mills
Webster
Puritan
Commonwealth Avenue
Slaters
S. Slater & Sons, Inc
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