Hetty Green Refuses Interview on $100,000 Request
The wealthy Mehitabel Howland Green of New York, famous for legal battles, leaves Tremont Building in Boston after a reporter asks for a $100,000 loan. She denies any harm, warns the reporter away, and heads to Parker House room 512. She has spent days in Boston with counsel Whipple and maintains quiet routines, including conversations with Rose Hayes.
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Parker House
Tremont Street
Green
Boston
Lawyer Whipple
Tremont Building
Miss Hayes
Death by Own Action Appears on New US Ten Dollar Note
The first printed US banknote features Meriwether Lewis in the left corner and a central buffalo engraving, marking a death by his own action. Lewis, once private secretary to Jefferson and Missouri Territory governor, killed himself in a period of melancholy at age 30.
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United States
Washington
Meriwether Lewis
Lewis
Thomas Jefferson
Missouri Territory
Hyde Park man frozen to death in a Hyde Park field
Louis Berriere a man from Hyde Park was found frozen to death in a vacant field beside Forest Hills cemetery after seeking sleep there. He left a widow and eight children. Police initially suspected foul play but medical examiners ruled it a voluntary sleep leading to death by freezing.
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Forest Hills
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Franklin Park
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Bermere
Arthur C. Burr
Hyde Park Avenue
Old Cemetery
Walk Hill Street
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Jamaica Plain
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West River Street
Blue Line Tours to Washington D C
Travel offer from Boston departing February March and April by Fall River line. Includes five days in Washington with visits to Philadelphia and New York. Personal conduct, rate 25 dollars covering all expenses and first class hotel board. Address Joseph Taggart N E P A 2 Main Street Boston.
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Boston
Fall River
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
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Taggart
Foston
Congo Free State terror labeled disgrace to civilization
Retired Congo Free State official Captain Guy Burrows warns in an interview that conditions in the Congo are a terror darkened by atrocities. He cites cannibal tribes armed by officials, forced labor, and state tied rubber companies as a stain on the white man's work in Africa.
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London
Guy Burrows
Congo Free State
Congo Free
Free State
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Leopold
Upper Congo
Africa
Butte Mines to Restart at Full Capacity
Butte residents learn that the Boston and Montana smelters at Great Falls will resume about January 15 after a shutdown since October 2. All company mines in Butte are planned to restart to full capacity by that time.
Committees Plan Testimonial for John J. Curran
South Boston groups from the Elan itan Outing Club and Division 66 A F of South Boston stage a testimonial tender to John J. Curran at Bethesda Hall Boston on Wednesday evening January 15. Curran, once a South Boston newspaperman, has been ill at home for weeks. committees organized with James H. Hemsworth as chairman and Martin W. Tuohy as secretary.
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A .F
South Boston
John J. Curan
Bethesda Hall
Boston
Curran
Havin
South Boston Review
James HK
Hemsworth
Ghauirman
Martin WB. Tuohy
Joseph C. Gallivan
Lawrence J. Calnan
Resin J. Kenney
Michael C. Hemsworth
William A. Gallahue
Doan's Kidney Pills Proven Effective Over Years
Boston resident Albert E. Wood testifies that a cure from Dean's Kidney Pills achieved in 1895 has endured for over five years. He describes relief from back pain that forced him to stay bent and unable to straighten. Pills were sold by Burwell's Pharmacy and Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo is sole U.S. agents. price 50 cents.
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Dean
Albert E. Wood
Devonshire Street
Burwell
Boylston Street
Park Square
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
Funeral of Mrs Smith in New York
Mrs Frank Hill Smith died at her New York home on Monday morning from heart disease. She was the second wife of artist F H Smith formerly of this city and linked with the St Botolph Club. Funeral held Wednesday afternoon. Dr and Mrs Frank A Harris of Beacon Place attended the services in New York.
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Frank Hill Smith
New York
F. H. Smith
St. Botolph Club
Frank A. Harris
Beacon Place
Two Beyer Victims Buried in Tragedy Casualties
In Turner’s Falls on Tuesday two victims of a double murder were laid to rest. Ida Columbe’s funeral at St Ann’s Catholic Church drew relatives and friends, with four women escorting the casket. Louis Martin Bitzer’s funeral occurred at his brother’s home, amid a case investigation by State Officer McKay and Deputy Sheriff Davis as the Bitzer family at Farren Hospital recovers.
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Turner's Falls
Ida Columbe
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Delia Roberts
Louise la Chapelle
Lena Bilmore
Amy Coutouse
J. P. Allard
St. Ann’s Cemetery
Louis Martin Bitzer
Martin Ll. Bitzer
Louis Bitzer
Bitzer
Farren Hospital
Anna
McKay
Davis
Vessels Braving Northwest Gale Face Harsh New England Waters
The weather bureau predicts continued northwest winds and colder air as coast vessels cope with heavy seas. Ships like the Laura L Sprague and Lyman M Law report cargoes and towing challenges while several schooners and fishing craft encounter ice, wrecks, and grounding along a busy port path. Seafaring crews secure anchors amid a sparse fish market and high prices for haddock and cod as distant ships ride out the storm with mixed fortunes.
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Satilla
Delaware
C. W. Morse
Stonington
Long Island Sound
Fenwick’s Island
Morse
Nathaniel P. Doane
Bayonne
Ross
Joseph W. Ross
Joseph Ross
William K. Park
Philadelphia
Lyman M. Law
Frank G. Rich
Weymouth
Boothbay
Fisher's Island
Portsmouth
Jerry's Point
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Gloucester
Newsfoundland
Seal Island
Yarmouth
N. S
Lackawanna
Hoboken
Chatham
Red Star
Buccaneer
Emma D. Endicott
New York
Portland
Mary E. Palmer
Wallace
Ice King
Cape Cod
White Islands
Senator
Inwa
Anapa
Shanghai
Petunia
Trapani
Gibraltar
Stage Talk honors Bradley with elite laurel pin
Bradley of the Castle Square stick company received a diamond laurel-wreath pin on New Year’s Day from the Theatrical Mechanics Association. She is the only Massachusetts lady honorary member and one of just three in the country. Charles E. Power, manager of Mrs Fiske’s company, died shocking Boston theater circles. J R Pitman, Castle Square Theatre stage director, received a monogram watch charm on Christmas Day from the company ladies. Unitarian Society of Roslindale staged a pleasing program at the Roslindale church featuring the Barden Kendall trio with May Barden, Walter Kendall, and H Evelyn Kendall, plus contributions from Mrs B H Kimball and Mrs S H Swain. Saturday matinee of Little Miss Muffet’s Christmas Party drew a crowd at the Pateau, with Lucille Conville playing the cello between acts. Garrett P. Ser Monet introduced Old Chena all symphony on Saturday afternoon.
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Onora Bradley
Castle Square
Theatrical Mechanics’ Association
Miss Bradley
Massachusetts
Charles E. Power
Unitarian Society of
Roslindale
Barden-Kendall
May Barden
Walter J. Kendall
H. Evelyn Kendall
B. H. Kimball
S. H. Swain
Boston Theatres Show Heavy House Attendance Across Listings
The piece surveys a busy Boston theatre week with sold out evenings at the big house and a fifth visit for the road show. It notes Terry McGovern vs Danny Dougherty at Grand Opera House and previews Henrietta Crosman at Tremont, Louis Mann at the Museum, Eva Tanguay at Columbia, Billy Crane at Colonial, and other acts including Pousse Cafe at Music Hall and Disrobing at Howard.
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Boston
Terry McGovern
Danny Dougherty
Grand Opera House
Mr. McGovern
Henrietta Crosman
Tremont
William Humphrey
Louis Mann
Esh Morrison
Grand Theatre
Park Theatre
Dick Jose
Keith
Blanche Ring
Mechanical Doll
Music Hall
Charmion
Howard
Clara Helyet
Austin & Stone
Nickelodeon
William Faversham
Hollis
Martin
Uncle Tom
Fire reports at Keith’s Theatre exaggerated
General Manager Albee states via telegram that the fire near Keith's Union Square Theatre was overstated and no damage occurred to the Fourteenth Street playhouse auditorium. The blaze originated under a small store three cars from the theater and Keith's property remains unharmed.
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Albee
Keith
Union Square Theatre
New York
Fourteenth Street Playhouse
Pee Toranaee
J. Albee
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