Santa Trusts of Little Ones Seeks Christmas Aid
A 1917 letter from Mary Bertha Rose asks Santa for stockings or mittens for six siblings as their mother is ill and their father is deceased. The plea lists many donors and a total contributions figure of 609.75, with names from Brookline to Roxbury and beyond.
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Mary
Bertha Rose
Fuller Pl
Brooksewer Ree
Barbara W. Winfred
Blanche
Norwell
Mass
Hawthorne Roslindale
James F. Fonseca
Louise Coef
Windsor
Ellis Nelson
Eess L. A. W
Somerville
Cecccesecesners
J.C
Nellie M, Moore
Baverhill
Milton Chase Sargent
Emma
Ehwetaledk
Bob
Witter Hl
Alfred E. Wellington
Theodore Allen
Hee - Bo
Newburyport
Gratiem Benz
Newton Centre
P. Boutlier
Noakes Ea
Curtis’ Guild
Lanetet
Nees
Bours
Elizabeth R. Seigel
Hollander
War Santa Appeals for Boston Children in Need
The Boston Post describes its Santa Claus fund aiding war affected children in New England. Readers are urged to donate as toy prices rise and more money is needed to provide clothing, food, and cheer for worthy youngsters this Christmas. Notable gifts include $10 from Mrs Curtis Guild and $50 from a Boston businessman.
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Santa Claus
Post
New England
the Post
Santa
Curtis Guild
Governor Guild
Santa’s
Boston
Boston Post
Elizabeth R. Leighl
Hollander Street
Roxbury
Prediction of Maximalist regime fall in Petrograd quoted
Paris reporting of an interview with M. Maklakoff the Russian ambassador to France who compares Lenine Trotzky and Kameneff to the Bonnet gang and forecasts the Maximalist regime will collapse before famine day. He doubts prisoners can be handed to Germany due to their scattered locations.
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Paris
Petrograd
Lenine
Trotzky and Kameneff
Bonnet Automobile
M. Maklakoff
France
The
Excelsior
Ex-Premier Urges Spain to Join Allies at Banquet
Ex-Prime Minister Counts Romanones told about a thousand Liberty party guests that Spain should ally with the entente against Germany. His remarks drew loud applause at the Madrid banquet today.
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Spain
Madrid
Count Romanones
Liberty Party
Germany
Czar's Daughter Elopes and Heads for Far East
Ivan Narodny of the Russian Civilian Relief Society in New York says the deposed Czar’s granddaughter has eloped and will travel via Japan toward San Francisco or Vancouver. The couple reportedly fled with the help of the grand duchess’s son and a second chamberlain, according to Narodny who cites the elder’s information.
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Russia
Tobolsk
Tatiana
Frederick
New York
America
United States
Tatiana Romanoff
Romanoff
Peterhof
Marie
Prince Charles of
Romania
Prince of Wales
Daniel Frohman
Ivan Narodny
Thomas Darling
Russian Post Office Department
Grand Duchess
Margaret Barry Carver
Denver
Pacific Coast
Frohman
Carver
Petrograd
Japan
San Francisco
Vancouver
B. C
Russian Civilian Relief Society of
Auto hits wall in Acton kills two instantly
West Acton report states two people died and a third was dying after a collision that struck a wall in Acton. Dexter L. Spinney, an Acton cattle trader, was instantly killed in yesterday's Acton crash, with further details emerging from this morning's incident.
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Acton
Driver loses control in high speed crash into tree
A vehicle, travelling at high speed, left the road and crashed into a tree before stopping against a stone wall. No further details on injuries or parties involved are provided in the readable text.
Tragic Car Crash Kills 16-Year-Old Driver Millan
Hollis B. Millan, 16, of Acton and son of attorney Albion L. Millan, died instantly when the front of the car pinned him. Owner Dexter L. Spinney, 41, and employee Frank Morrissey, 24, were thrown clear. Spinney died later, Morrissey survived to hospital. The crash occurred about a quarter mile above West Acton depot on the State road to Ayer. Spinney was en route to West Acton to inspect cattle stock. girls in a nearby group were invited to ride but walked away, likely saving their lives.
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Hollis B. Millan
Albion L. Millan
Boston
Acton
Dexter L. Spinney
Frank Morrissey
Spinney
Morrissey
Deaconess
Concord
West Acton
Ayer
First Boston St Louis Train Makes Initial Run
Boston’s first through train to St Louis on the New Haven and Pennsylvania routes departed South Station at 1 30 P M yesterday. The service traveled via Hell Gate Bridge East River and Hudson tunnels then through Pittsburgh and Cincinnati to St Louis with a Washington connection at New York.
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Boston
St. Louis
New Haven
Pennsylvania
South Station
Hell Gate Bridge
East River
Hudson Tunnels
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Washington
New York
General Maude Dies of Cholera in Mesopotamia
General Frederick Stanley Maude commander in Mesopotamia died November 18 after a brief illness according to the Saturday Review. He reportedly succumbed to cholera in London.
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London
Frederick Stanley Maude
Mesopotamia
Saturday Review
Curley Attacks Peters Before Roxbury Jewish Voters
Mayor Curley denounced candidate Peters as a dilettante and questioned his campaign funding. He spoke to about 700 Jewish residents at the Shawmut Theatre on Blue Hill Avenue yesterday afternoon.
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Peters
Diletante
Curley
Roxbury
Shawmut Theatre
Bluehill Avenue
Mayor Currey Faces Rumors Over Jewish City Actions
At a Hebrew Citizens' League meeting Mayor Currey defended his crackdown on crime and basement tenements. He claimed opponents spread rumors and underground talk accusing him of targeting Jews, saying he jailed about 300 crooks to protect the Jewish community while shuttering nail lenders.
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Hebrew Citizens’ League
Currey
Boston
North End
West End
Boston Mayor condemns business ties across all groups
The mayor denounces associations in a public speech, stating that he would shut down any business links regardless of whether people are Jewish or not. He remarks that some leaders come from Boston’s oldest families and is met with repeated cheers before and after the address.
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Boston
Captain Welch of Waldo Drowns Off Camden
Captain Frank Welch of Waldo drowned after falling from his slip deck boat near Camden. He was 55 and apparently hampered by a heavy fur overcoat and unable to swim.
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Captain Welch
Waldo
Camden
Frank Welch
Musterole Quick Relief Ad Promises No Blister
An advertisement touts Musterole as a clean white mustard oil ointment that relieves sore throats bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma rheumatism lumbago and more without blistering. It claims easy apply rub on no cloth and lists 30c 60c and $2.50 hospital sizes.
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Ernest Graham Guthrie
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Jamaica Plain
C. W. Allen
Mount Spiller Corporation
South Middlesex
Federations of Young People’s Religious Unions
Church of the Disciples
Nelson J. Springer
Young People’s Religious Union
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Eng
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Iad
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Czar
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Holy Cross College
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Boston-St. Louis
Maude
Gallivan
MR. Curley
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Police Department
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Plum Supply
MR. Peters
Dover
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