Mount McKinley Bribery Allegations Spark Controversy
Dr. Cook recounts Edward Barrill who claims the 1906 ascent was fabricated with a bribery scheme tied to R. E. Peary. The affidavit, printed by the New York Globe, implicates General Thomas H. Hubbard and Peary in a costly campaign of perjury. The Chronicle offers the book to subscribers for 75 cents.
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Mt. McKinley
Edward Barrill
Barrill
Mr. McKinley
Peary
New York ‘Globe
Globe
Thomas H. Hubbard
Peary Club
General Hubbard
Bar Harbor
Sydney
R. E. Peary
Chronicle
The Boy Bishop Tradition in England’s Saint Nicholas Day
St Nicholas day inaugurates the boy bishop practice once held with pomp in Salisbury and across England. A choir boy donned bishop robes and led services while others acted as priests and deacons. The rite included singing door to door for money, later forbidden by Henry VIII and briefly restored under Mary.
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Nicholas
Europe
England
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury
Henry VIII
Mary
St. Nicholas
St Nicholas Eve in German Colonies Heed Gift Saint
A December fifth tradition craze seen among German colonies in American cities. Children hang stockings with care and expect fruit candles and sweet treats. Naughty behavior invites coal, a nudge toward better conduct before Christmas.
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St. Nicholas
America
Christmas Song and Holiday Verse Fragments
A collection of short poems and questions about Christmas theme. Includes Lydia Avery Coonley lines about a child born on Christmas Day and verses on blessing patients, faith, and greetings. Also features playful queries about festive plants, seashell gifts, Yule logs, and a humorous nod to Santa and a mistletoe door.
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Lydia Avery Coonley
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Dr. Cook
Mount McKinley
Tacoma
Washington
J. M. Ashton
Medora
N. D. Nichols
Bethlehem
Eve
Holly Twiga
Adam
Farmer’s
J. B. Linger
the Plaza
Beach, North Dakota
Anice
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