Roosevelt and Pinchot Drawn Into Alaska Coal Claim Debate
Falcon Joslin, Alaskan capitalist and head of the Tanana Valley Railroad Co., accuses former President Theodore Roosevelt and ex-forester Gifford Pinchot of blocking Alaska coal land development in a letter to President Taft. Joslin says Pinchot’s brief aims to embarrass Secretary Ballinger and defends Roosevelt's 1904 approval of Alaskan coal lands.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Alaska
Taft
Falcon Joslin
Mr. Pinchot
Cunningham Coal
Joslin
Tanana Valley Railroad Company
Cunningham
Alaskan
Count D Aulby de Gatigny Faces Trial for Swindling Duchess
France Jan 2 The public prosecutor sums up in the trial of Count D Aulby de Gatigny charged by the Duchess of Choiseul Praslin with swindling her out of 200000 dollars through fake pictures. He says Antiope evidence lacking but Corets and Mignard charges proven and seeks conviction as a high flying swindler. Case continued to tomorrow.
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Tours
France
Planning New Fire System Committee Formed
Fire Commissioner Daly appointed Deputy Chief John Grady District Chief Esdwin A Perkins and Assistant Superintendent Richard Donahue to a committee to plan a city wide fire protection system for use during a general conflagration.
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Daly
John Grady
Esdwin A. Perkins
Richard Donahue
New Year Barbecue at Castle Square Hotel
Manager Charles E. Sleeper of the Castle Square Hotel hosted a New Year barbecue drawing a large crowd from many walks of life. The feast featured planked salmon oysters haddock and smoked delicacies plus a bear and two deer centerpiece displays. Guests pledged many toasts to Mr Sleeper as artistic menus served as keepsakes of a highly successful event.
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Charles E. Sleeper
Castle Square
Lucullus
Gisela Weber Trio to Perform Recital in Steinert Hall
Gisela Weber trio of New York will give a recital in Steinert Hall on January 12. The ensemble features Mme Gisela Weber on violin, Mme Holmes-Thomas on piano, and Mr Leo Schultz on cello. Benedict Fitz Gerald also presents his first pianoforte recital tonight at 8 15 o clock.
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Benedict Fitz- Gerald
Steinert Hall
Gisela Weber Trio
New York
Mme
Gisela Weber
Holmes-Thomas
Leo Schultz
Fire damages Brookline apartment in one blaze
A fire started in a rubbish pile in an elevator well of a four story brick apartment on Winchester Street Brookline yesterday. It endangered several women residents and caused about 2000 dollars in damage. Maid Margaret Crowell spotted the flames in the kitchen, notified tenants, and summoned the fire department.
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Winchester Street
Brookline
Margaret Crowell
George P Glidden
New Home Made Laxative Cough Cure Recipe
A recalled old remedy claims to cure coughs and colds by using essence mentho-laxene and sugar syrup. Instructions describe mixing a pint of granulated sugar with boiling water, adding mentho-laxene, and taking a teaspoon hourly. The ad asserts quick relief from sore throat and coughing plus laxative effects, promising saved costs.
Pyramid Pile Cure Offered as Home Remedy
A home treatment claim for piles promotes Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless, inexpensive alternative to surgery. The ad says a free trial is mailed to applicants and follow-on full treatments cost 50 cents, with deliveries in plain packaging from Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Michigan.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall
Goodwin Responds to Good Government Association Endorsement
Ex-Councilman Frank A. Goodwin publishes a letter defending his record for the city council. He accuses Nathan Matthews of tax evasion and cites tax dodging by Park Square and Copley Square interests, presenting figures and registry evidence to counter the association’s critique.
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Frank A. Goodwin
Good Government Association
Goodwin
Post
Nathan Matthews
Matthews
Park
Park Square
Dorchester
Brighton
West Roxbury
Municipal League
Copley Square Trust
Park Square Trust
Boston
Plaza's Father Time Welcomes New Year at Hotel Plaza
At the Boston Hotel Plaza a New Year celebration featured a special musical program, elegant decorations, and a chef crafted centerpiece. About 500 guests enjoyed the festivity with German doll souvenirs for women and a Father Time character presenting the passing year.
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Boston
Plaza
Father Time
Calvert
America
Why James Jeffries Returns to Prominence in Print
An obscure line questions James Jeffries return to headlines suggesting another public appearance or tour as officials weigh lingering posthumous interest. The fragment hints at renewed media attention and possible stage events around his name.
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James Jeffries
O Hares Reelect Head of Printing Council
John J. O Hare is unanimously reelected president of the Allied Printing Trades Council for a second term. Daniel J. McDonald named secretary and business representative. Joseph J. Dallas elected vice president. Trustees named include Timothy B. Spillane Joseph Thompson Miss Mary Wood. O Hares past roles include president of Web Pressmen No 3 and delegate to Mobile 1908 and Omaha 1909 conventions. He also serves as Boston Central Labor Union delegate.
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John J. O'Hare
Allied Printing Trades Council
Daniel J. McDonald
Joseph J. Dallas
Timothy B. Spillane
Joseph Thompson
Mary Wood
O’hare
Web Pressmen’s Union No. 3
Mobile
Ala
Omaha
Neb
Boston Central Labor Union
Protest Over Roxbury Burial Ground Site For Schools
Boston School Board heard a caveat from Henry W. Putnam counsel for Roxbury Latin School trustees opposing using the old Kearsarge avenue burial ground as a site for the Girls' High School of Practical Arts now used as a playground by Roxbury Latin School. The land is city owned, turned over to the Roxbury Latin trustees about 15 years ago, with nearly 80 thousand dollars appropriated last night for city schoolhouse needs.
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Boston
Kearsarge Avenue
Roxbury
Roxbury Latin School
Girls’ High School of Practical Arts
Boston School Board
Henry W. Putnam
Babson
Aepietea
Bail Increase for Three in Redeemable Investment Case
The bail of Rev Norman Plass Charles H Brooks and John S TrapHagen of Redeemable Investment Co was raised from 3000 to 5900 on motion by U S District Attorney Asa P French after the defendants pleaded not guilty to two indictments alleging a mail fraud scheme. No trial date set.
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Norman Plass
Charles H. Brooks
John S. Traphagen
Redeemable Investment Company
Wa S
United States
Asa P. French
Buckley Addresses Open Air Rallies in South Boston
Charlestown Councillor Timothy J. Buckley spoke at multiple open air rallies across South Boston last evening. He addressed audiences at D Street and Broadway Flood Square Dorchester Street and Broadway Andrew Square and then at Dudley Street Baptist Church for the Page Class Forum before speaking at the Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club.
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Timothy J. Buckley
Charlestown
South Boston
D Street
Broadway
Flood Square
Dorchester Street
Andrew Square
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Dorchester
Officer nabbed thief from busy teamsters beat
Patrolman Klarkins at City Hall station arrested James Kilfoyle, 44, of 32 Hancock street, on charges of larceny of a horse, wagon, and $400 worth of merchandise after pursuing a wagon belonging to Robert Wiseman and catching Kilfoyle in a jam of teams.
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Klarkins
City Hall
James Kilfoyle
Hancock Street
Robert Wiseman
Harkins
Kilfoyle
Honduran revolt erupts in Puerto Cortes with gunboat sighting
The revolt of Manuel Bonilla supporters against President Davila has begun in Honduras and a decisive street battle is expected soon in Puerto Cortez. The AP correspondent reports the gunboat Hornet was seen offshore and preparations for a land and sea attack are believed certain.
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Puerto Cortez
Honduras
New Orleans
Manuel Bonilla
Davila
Associated Press
Hornet
Political Reckoning Near Honduras Guatemala Border
Reports warn of about 300 Bonilla troops on Mantagua Bar and 500 revolutionists with Americans along the Guatemalan border preparing to march toward Santa Barbara and Tegucigalpa. A second rebel force near Las Quebragas is said to have clashed yesterday. Government troops and machine guns arrive in Puerto Cortez area as tension rises, with U S cruiser Tacoma ready to protect Americans.
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Mantagua Bar
Honduras
Guatemala
Santa Barbara
Tegucigalpa
Las Quebragas
Puerto Cortez
Choloma
San Pedro Scala
Bonilla
Manuel Bonilla
Lee Christmas
Davis
United States
Tacoma
United Fruit Company
Lottery House
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Robert H. Gardiner
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Printing Council
Oppose Art School
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S. H. Harrison CO
Buckley
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Chase & Sanborn
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