Harvard Students Rescued After Two Days on Mt Washington
Three Harvard students Emanuel S. Cook Max Goldberg and Ben Scheinman were marooned for two days on Mt Washington amid snow and ice. They survived on three small pieces of chocolate before being found as search teams closed in. Goldberg and Scheinman nearly collapsed but aided Cook who had exhausted himself.
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Fabyan
N. H
Harvard
Emanuel S. Cook
Max Goldberg
Ben Scheinman
Mt. Washington
Goldberg
Scheinman
Cook
Max Goldman
Cardinal Gibbons Near Death In Maryland Home
Baltimore December 31 Cardinal Gibbons received the last rites and lay in a critical condition at the Union Mills home of Robert T. Shriver on the Carroll County hills near Westminster. Doctors had warned a crisis could come at any time and hoped a rally would occur today.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Robert T. Shriver
Union Mills
Carrall County Hills
Westminster
Cardinal Relapse Prompts Prayerful Note From Baltimore Clergy
Since last Sunday the cardinal’s condition worsened due to age and infirmities though his mind remains clear. Bishop Corrigan issued an official notice directing prayers for his recovery or a peaceful death, as the cardinal’s illness entered a more severe phase.
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Baltimore
Owen B. Corrigan
St. Gregory
Dedham Fire Ravages Residence. Family Narrowly Escapes
A Dedham home on Lowder Street burned to the ground in a blaze that tore through the front of the house, destroying its contents in a loss exceeding fifty thousand dollars. Mrs. Edward C. Donnelly and her two children escaped with the aid of the family chauffeur James Powers, who caught Catherine and twin John from a second story window and helped others to safety as smoke filled the house.
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Edward C. Donnelly
Bill Poster
Lowder Street
Dedham
Donnelly
James Powers
Lever Bros. Increases Authorized Capital to 150 Million
Lever Brothers Company of Cambridge Mass reports the Maine corporation commission has approved raising authorized capitalization from 12 million to 150 million dollars. The state collected a 13.8 percent fee. Stockholders at a meeting in Portland voted to raise first preferred to 400 thousand shares A preferred to 600 thousand shares and common to 1 million shares of par 100 dollars.
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Portland
Lever Bros. Company
Cambridge
Mass
Maine
William J. Knowlton
Fiume Peace Protocol Sets Up Temporary Government
The Fiume settlement was signed in Trieste as Gabriele D Annunzio and his legionaries are to leave within five days. A provisional government led by Antonio Grossich, Rickardo Cigante, and Captain Hostventuri will run the city until elections. Deployment plans depend on whether forces depart by land or sea.
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Trieste
Associated Press
Gabriele D’annunzio
Fiume
Antonio Grossich
National Council of
Rickardo Cigante
Hostventuri
Abbazia
Judge Battis of Salem Dead
Associate Justice Edward C Battis of the First District Court died at his Danvers home after three months of illness. Born in Salem in 1856 he studied at Salem schools and Boston University. He leaves a wife and adopted son. funeral set for Monday at 2 pm at the East Church in Salem.
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Salem
Edward C. Battis
First District Court
Danvers
Judge Battis
Boston University
Massachusetts Sens of the
Bunker Hill Association
Salem Club
American Unitarian Society
East Church
Moonshine raid leads to two arrests in Plainville Woods
New Bedford police raided a moonshine camp in the Plainville Woods tied to the disappearance of 16 year old James F. Collins Jr. Emma Blais was arrested on a statutory charge and Antone Souza on idle and disorderly charges. Blais bailed $300 and Souza $100 for district court. A railroad worker reported seeing three men chase a boy and a dog into the woods on December 18.
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New Bedford
Plainville Woods
James F. Collins, Jr
Emma Blais
Antone Souza
Blais
Souza
Collins
Warrant Issued for Joseph LaLibertie in Bloodhound Case
A warrant was issued for Joseph LaLibertie tied to a case involving bloodhounds at his shack. The scant readable fragment points to legal action related to this person and location.
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Joseph LaLibertie
Shack
Equal Voice for Railroad Men on Pennsylvania Line
The Pennsylvania railroad announced a mutual working agreement with engine and train service employees to settle labor differences. A joint reviewing committee with equal voice will handle grievances rules and discipline, requiring a two thirds vote for decisions. Members include enginemen conductors firemen hustlers trainmen and switch tenders across four regions.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad System
A Song for the New Year by Henry Gillen
A reflective verse notes the old giving way to the new and urges kindness and deeds over haste. It contrasts busy paths with gentle progress, urging help for the lost and a soulful journey toward better lands. The poem emphasizes love, life, and friendship as enduring guides.
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Henry Gillen
De Valera Lands in Ireland to Resume Leadership
Eamon De Valera has arrived safely in Ireland to resume active leadership of the Irish provisional government. His secretary, Harry Boland, said De Valera landed this morning and gave no further details. Boland noted his aim to press forward the Irish insurgents’ cause and praised his feat in circumventing the British blockade.
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Harry Boland
Dublin
New York
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
de Valera
Boland
Five British peers created in New Year honors list
London dispatch reports five peers named in the New Year honors. The list includes baronets Sir Robert Baden-Powell founder of the Boy Scout movement Donald MacMaster barrister and Albert Edward Bowen head of the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway. Knighthoods go to actors and academics including John Martin Harvey and John Ross.
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London
Robert Baden- Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Donald MacMaster
Albert Edward Bowen
Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway
John Martin Harvey
John Ross
Carnegie Trust For the Universities of Scotland
First 1921 Boston Fire Alarm False Alarm
The first Boston fire alarm box rung for 1921 was No. 422 at Water and Gray streets Charlestown. It rang at 12 04 and proved to be a false alarm. The first 1920 alarm came from Charlestown at a similar time from another box.
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Boston
Water and
Gray Streets
Charlestown
Death of Edward Payson Vining Pioneer Railroad Official
Word of the death of Edward Payson Vining of Brookline, a pioneer railroad official formerly with the Union Pacific and Gould interests, was received in Boston last night from New York where he had been visiting his son in law Dr. W W Bostwick.
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Edward Payson Vining
Brookline
Union, Pacific Railroad
Gould Railway
Boston
New York
W. W. Bostwick
Noted railroad executive and scholar passes away
Charles Vining, a renowned railroads figure and author translator of ancient languages, died aged 79. Born January 14, 1847 in Belchertown, he served in the Civil War, held top posts with major lines including Union Pacific and St. Louis and Santa Fe, earned Yale honorary A M and William Jewell LL D, and retired after leading the White River Railroad. He lived at 149 Harvard Street.
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Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
Grand Rapids & Indiana Road
Union Pacific
Western Trunk Line Association
Old New York & New England Railroad
St. Louis & Santa Fe Railroad
Transcontinental Association
Market Street Railway Company
San Francisco
New Year Celebrations At Key City Venues
Scores of thousands greeted 1921 as revelers packed hotels restaurants churches and dance halls. In jubilant rai ment crowds celebrated the new year with festivities, bright prospects, prosperity, peace and goodwill.
Ireland to see peace within six months says UK official
London reports Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland, promised in Bath Club remarks that within six months two powerful parliaments will work for an amicable settlement in Ireland. The address followed a dinner honoring Cornell cross-country runners amid British nobility and cabinet ministers.
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London
Ireland
Great Britain
United States
Hamar Greenwood
Bath Club
Cornell
Boston Welcomes New Year With Dry Merriment
Onlookers noted a festive but restrained celebration as Bostonpartied without alcohol. Hotels and gathering spots displayed lively spirits while keeping to a dry midnight mood, marking a sober yet boisterous New Year’s Eve in the city.
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Boston
Plum Pudding Contest Extends To January Fifteenth
Due to high demand the plum pudding guessing contest for the Children’s Hospital emergency fund has been extended by two weeks. The $1000 prize is split as $500 $250 $150 $75 and $25, for those closest to the plum count in the pudding and box. The deadline is now midnight January 15.
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Children’s Hospital and Convalescent Home
First Greater Boston Baby of 1921 Born in Chelsea
The first Greater Boston baby of 1921 arrived at 12 03 this morning at Chelsea Memorial Hospital to Mrs Michael Denzin of 11 Vane Street Revere The infant weighed seven pounds eight ounces and was pronounced in excellent health by Dr Michele Nigro of Broadway
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Greater Boston
Michael Denzin
Chelsea Memorial Hospital
Vane Street
Revere
Michele Nigro
Broadway
Rock to spend first three months in jail New Year
William J. Rock of 827 South Summer street will serve three months in jail starting tomorrow after his nine month old son was knocked unconscious. Mrs Rock filed the complaint and Judge Hildreth sentenced him in local court.
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Holyoke
United News
William J. Rock
South Summer Street
William
Moon and Anniversaries Highlight Historic Dates
Moon today and notable anniversaries listed include Paul Revere born in 1735 and wartime events such as the British battleship Formidable sunk in 1915 and the steamship Ivernia torpedoed in 1916.
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Paul Revere
Formidable
British Channel
Ivernia
Mediterranean
Boston Area Weekend Weather Forecast
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair Saturday and warmer conditions Sunday with possible rain. Winds from the east and southeast will be moderate to fresh. In New England, Saturday will be mostly cloudy, with Sunday unsettled and warmer, with snow in the north and rain in the south. Moderate temperatures expected along the Atlantic States through Sunday night.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Sunda
Nort
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
New Fagland
Mississipi River
Atlantic States
Weather Outlook: Fair and Mild Through Evening
Forecast calls for continued fair weather with moderate warmth today and into the evening. No strong winds or precipitation expected. temperatures remain comfortable across the region.
Temperature Readings From Thompson's Report
Yesterday's temperatures reported by Thompson show daytime highs near 84 and 96 degrees at various times. Night and early morning readings ranged from about 28 to 41 degrees with an overall average of 37 degrees.
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Thompson
Spe
Meew Cesse
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