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Boston Post Office Earns Praise for Christmas Mail Handling
The Boston post office handled a Christmas mail surge 75 percent heavier than last season with swift, accurate service. Postmaster Murray and staff earned credit for maintaining an active, capable reputation, as Boston's post office stands strong under the year’s biggest test.
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Boston
Murray
First US Cotton Shipment to Germany Clears for Bremen
The American steamship Pathfinder sailed from Galveston for Bremen with 6550 bales of cotton valued at $455,000. Captain Boyle carries affidavits from agents declaring the cargo as pure cotton, sealings witnessed by the French consul and a Lloyd's representative. The voyage signals potential revival of non contraband trade in American registered vessels to German ports.
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Bremen
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Lloyd's of London
A Bit of Sense From Austria-Hungary’s Ambassador
Dr. Dumba, Austria-Hungary’s ambassador to the United States, warns that a crushing defeat of either the Allies or Germany and Austria-Hungary would hurt American business. He argues the US relies on both belligerents for raw materials, customers, and creditors, and a European economic collapse would damage buying power for all.
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Austria--Hungary
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Poor Choice on Thaw Extradition Route Evaluated
Despatches from Manchester suggest prominent locals favor Harry Thaw fleeing to Massachusetts to avoid return to New York. They doubt Governor Walsh would sign new extradition papers, but this misreads U S Supreme Court rulings which mandate extradition upon request. The note criticizes habeas corpus as a tactic and questions the plan’s legality.
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Manchester
Harry Thaw
Massachusetts
New York
Walsh
Supreme Court of the United States
Visionary cross state plan dinged as poor asylum choice
The excerpt argues that cross state relocation is visionary and absurd and warns that Massachusetts would be a particularly weak asylum for the man, a suggestion his friends should reject.
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Massachusetts
Novelty and Innovation Dominate World War I Tactics
The war features new methods and devices as air power and machine guns grow in importance. British raids on Helgoland and Kiel show flying machines proving their fighting value. German siege guns and oversized British howitzers threaten fortified targets with calibres around 42 centimeters.
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Metz
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Stuttgart
Krupp
New York Grants All Night Licenses for New Year
The city issues about 200 all night licenses allowing liquor sales on New Year’s Day. Mayors and advisers justify the move citing law-ignoring saloons, arguing executive authority is needed to curb disruption. The result may extend New Year’s festivities into the following day.
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City of
New York
Spare the Horses and Save the Streets
A Boston letter laments hazardous pavements harming horse traffic and pedestrians during holidays. It urges stricter roadway surface supervision to prevent slips and injuries, proposing sanding or similar measures to improve traction and safety for vehicles and people alike.
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Boston
Cranberry Crop Outlook Dominates Massachusetts Lead
Observers in the Department of Agriculture report a record cranberry yield this year totaling about 7,000,000 pecks from New Jersey Wisconsin and Massachusetts. Massachusetts tops production with a 280 acre Nantucket county bog yielding an estimated 200,000 pecks. The report notes thousands of acres converted into profitable cranberry bogs and predicts cranberries will share Thanksgiving emphasis with the turkey.
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Press Club to Stage Seven Keys to Baldpate at Tremont
The Boston Press Club presents the first city performance of Seven Keys to Baldpate at Tremont Theatre tonight. The play is based on the novel by a former Boston newspaperman who belongs to the Press Club.
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Dear Newt Will Poetry Pay The Percival Dream
A reader Percival seeks advice on marketing poetry and pricing. Newton Newkirk dismisses poetry as a viable living, jokes about poetic licenses and brokers, and urges self-promotion and practical sales over writing careers. He mocks the sample verse and notes fierce market over-supply and competition.
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Observant Citizen notes and Maine tales in a patchwork column
A Maine grasshopper in East Orland signals mild spring while Biddeford’s John W. Judge buys his first overcoat at 40. Obers, a Salem to Beverly rail conductor, retires after 38 years with six gold stripes. A Belfast antiques collection by Dr Albert Millett is described along with a Lynn Home for Aged Men octogenarian’s birthday. Herring catches near Garnet Light boost Boston markets, Maine fox and muskrat prices slump, and the Business Women’s Club eyes an emergency employment bureau. Dandelion blossoms bloom in Wollaston, not New Hampshire.
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New England
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Edward J. Wiggir Iso
Chicago
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Red Cross
Harrison P. Young
Affinities: No soul mates in animals proposed by Welch Rabbit
In a provocative stance, the article questions the existence of soul mates in the animal kingdom, presenting the Welch Rabbit and the Night Mare as emblematic figures to challenge romantic universal bonds. The piece invites reflection on companionship patterns in nature.
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Animal Kingdom
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston December Chill and Warmth
An elderly resident recalls the coldest December 28 in memory, 1872, when Boston was two degrees below zero, and the warmest December 28, 1997, at six above zero, noting stark temperature swings over time.
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Boston
Crusaders and the First Crusade Reach Jerusalem in 1099
A narrative summary of the 1099 Crusade journey from the gathering of European barons to the siege of Jerusalem. It notes the contrast with Walter the Penniless, the 150,000 strong host, key battles in Asia Minor, the capture of Antioch, and the blood-streaked entry into Jerusalem guided by Saladin’s rising threat and the later Second Crusade failures.
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Jerusalem
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Saladin
Christendom
Richard the Lion Hearted
England
Frederick Barbarossa
Germany
Philip Augustus
Christmas Spirit Poem Keeps Love Alive Through Years
A nostalgic verse urges Christmas spirit to linger beyond the season. It calls for memory of children's laughter, twinkling trees, and gentle love to warm hearts all year. The poem envisions spirit riding through life, calming fret and keeping hope alive in homes and streets.
Watertown Man Found Dead in Bed at Thompson Residence
John J. Lynch was found dead in bed yesterday morning by his landslady at the home of Frank W. Thompson 18 Melindy avenue Watertown. The death was discovered when the landslady went to call him.
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Frank W. Thompson
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Watertown
Mildred Champagne Advises on Love and Social Rebirth
A widow asks how to meet sociable women. The columnist suggests joining a church, sharing her story with a minister, and using church social networks to ease introduction. She emphasizes building the social habit and letting desired companions migrate toward her.
Uncle Walt Says Despotism and the Booze Beast
A 1914 verse notes small provincial gains against alcohol, urges stricter law to curb drinking that harms youth and elders. It contrasts U.S. limitations with Russia’s fast action under a czar, and calls for decisive measures to ban Old Boeze. Poem attributed to Walt Mason.
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