Quiet New Year in Ward 26 Hyde Park Boston
Hyde Park's first day as a Boston ward passed without deaths marriages arrests or fires. The day saw ordinary business with births taxes paid and police shuffled duties as the new ward integrated into the city.
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Ward 26
Hyde Park
Boston
William Francis Fleming
John Wetherbee
James Lees
Suffolk County
Suffolk Registry of
Boston Public Works Department
Boston Treasury
Ellen M. O’connor
John Connelly
Blyde Park
Daly
P. J. O’donnell
L. Rand
S. 2. Gallivan
J. T. Hackett
Joseph M. May
P. F. Towle
Chemical
F. L. Carroll
Roslindale
John T. Cass
Chase & Sanborn Seal Brand Coffee Promise
A bold promotional claim urges every coffee lover to try Chase & Sanborn's Seal Brand Coffee as the most delicious in the world. The message emphasizes honesty in craftsmanship and urges readers to taste the product themselves.
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Chase & Sanborn
Seal Brand
Danderine Hair Growth Claim Promises Long Luxuriant Locks
An advertisement touts Danderine as a remedy for hair growth, claiming it makes hair long and heavy and offers proof. The sale promotes a 25 cent bottle and urges buyers to stop hair loss itching scalp and dandruff.
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Knowlton
Big Game Dinner at Castle Square Hotel
The Castle Square Hotel hosted the annual New Year feast led by manager Charles E. Sleeper. Guests enjoyed venison moose bear and a vast array of game and domestic meats, with roast peacock and multiple fish dishes, as a large orchestra entertained in the garlanded dining room.
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Atlantic Ocean
Castle Square
Charles E. Sleeper
Maine
Georgia
Sleeper
January Clearing Sale at Vorenberg's
EF Vorenberg & Co on Winter Street offers 700 articles once priced 2 to 5 dollars for 95 cents each. The yearly event draws customers from across New England and even store clerks, featuring first class novelties sold to clear stock.
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EF. Vorenberg & Co
Winter Street
Boston
New England
Fenton Promoted to Partnership at Insurance Firm
Henry M. Fenton has been promoted to a partner in Hast man Fenton Guild, Liverpool London Globe Insurance Company. He started as an office boy and rose through the ranks to a highly desired leadership role in the firm.
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Henry M. Fenton
Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company
England
Fenton
Hastman, Fenton & Guild
Richeson Defense Begins With Two Lawyers Conference
W. A. Morse and John L. Lee, a Boston attorney and a Virginian, met from 2 30 p m yesterday until midnight to frame a defense for Clarence V T Richeson. They discussed insanity pleas alibi and whether Richeson had motive or opportunity concerning Avis Linnell's death from potassium cyanide at the Y W C A Warrenton street on Oct 14.
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Clarence V. T. Richeson
W. A. Morse
John L. Lee
Avis Linnell
New England Conservatory
Warrenton Street
Boston murder case figures with Edmands help and court rumors
In Boston a murder case unfolds with Mr Morse and Mr Lee assessing how much to reveal. Richeson’s supporters Mrs Edmands and Moses Grant Edmands press defense strategy while District Attorney Pelletier coordinates the prosecution. Secret late‑night conferences and venireman searches surface as the case develops.
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Morse
Tl Am
Lee
Boston
Virginia
Pelletier
Richeson
Charles Street
Howard A. Lothrop
Cambridge
Aviator Atwood Rescued After Burgess Runabout Sinks
Harry N. Atwood of Lynn flew two miles from Point of Pines to Portland Maine when engine trouble forced a water landing. Italian fishermen rescued him from a sinking Burgess hydro aeroplane as the craft nearly disappeared in 10 feet of water. He recovered at Hiram Carter’s home and later returned to his hotel. He sought another craft from the Burgess plant at Marblehead but failed.
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Atwood
Point of Pines
Portland
Marblehead
Leando Sculla
North End
Lenox
Burgess Plant
Harry N. Atwood
Lynn Bay
Chelsea Police Relief Association elects officers
The Chelsea Police Relief Association held its annual meeting and election yesterday naming William E. Burke as president Thomas F. Glennon as vice president Lieutenant Frank W. Tucker treasurer Charles S. Gooding secretary and re electing William Moody Henry Parsons and Thomas Gainor to the board of trustees
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Chelsea Police Relief Association
William E. Burke
Thomas F. Glennon
Frank W. Tucker
Charles S. Gooding
William Moody
Henry Parsons
Thomas Gainor
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A dramatic ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds and grippe misery. It claims a 25 cent dose every two hours, with three doses totaling relief from headache fever sneezing stuffed nose and other symptoms, and asserts no quinine is used.
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Grippe
Pape
Globe Theatre presents Matt and Jeff a hit comedy
The Globe Theatre run of Bud Fisher's Matt and Jeff continues to draw full houses for nine weeks. Roger Gray plays the tall Mutt and Shorty DeWitt portrays Jeff, both praised for their handling of difficult roles as the standing room only sign goes up.
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Bud Fisher
Matt
Jeff
Globe Theatre
Playhouse
Roger Gray
Mutt
Shorty DeWitt
Orpheum Theatre Show Brings Com Canines and Acts
The Orpheum features a dog sketch It Happened in Dogville along with a varied bill. Performers include Florence Hughes, Fitzgerald and Odell, Marion and Jeins, Mr and Mrs James McCann, John T Murray and Hill Ackerman, then the Rashers Jerome and Walker Alfred Rowe Dwyer and Graham William M Robinson and the juggling Johnsons.
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Orpheum Theatre
Orpheum
Dogville
Florence
Ughes
Fitzgerald
Odell
Marion
Jeins
James McCann
John T. Murray
Hill Ackerman
Rashers
Jerome
Walker
Alfred Rowe
Dwyer
Graham
William M. Robinson
Johnsons
Scenic Temple's Inaugural Week Delights Audiences
During the opening week in 1912 Scenic Temple offered Kendall Weston and associates with a sketch What Money Cant Buy. Pongo and Leo performed on a revolving pole Miss Eva Walker sang several catchy songs with color views and the motion picture display pleased patrons.
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Kendall Weston
Pongo
Leo
Eva Walker
South End Theatre Presents All Star Vaudeville and Vanity Fair
An all star bill wowed South End Theatre last night headlined by Vanity Fair. The program featured Dwyer and Graham juggling the Johnsons William Robinson Bert and Lottie Walton and Alfred Rowe among others.
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South End
Vitagraph
Vanity Fair
Dwyer and
Graham
Johnsons
William Robinson
Bert and
Lottie Walton
Alfred Rowe
Representative Underwood Leaves Room After Illness
Representative Underwood of Alabama Democratic leader of the House left his room for the first time since Friday. Doctors said the danger of appendicitis had passed and he is improving.
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Washington
Underwood
Alabama
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