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How a Scrappy Buffalo Paper Saved Christmas 1898
In December 1898 the Buffalo Times printed Letters to Santa on page five and then on front page, inviting readers to respond. By Dec 23 Santa promised help and a Christmas party for five thousand children. Norman E. Mack led the effort, yielding gifts for the Siemen family and a lasting charity impulse.
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Buffalo Times
Algiers
Santa Claus
Buffalo
The
Times
Santa
Evansville Courier and Press
the Times
Grandma
St. Nick
Norman E. Mack
Mack
Siemen
Walnut St
Marvin
Birdie
Leah
J.N. Ayer
Miss Benson
Masten Park High
Pittsburgh Press
Iowa
Sioux City Journal
St. Louis Dispatch
Indianapolis Star
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Atlanta Journal
Knoxville Sentinel
Frank Hitchcock
U.S
Hitchcock