Self-Made Hank’s Beacon Hill Gala Roast
Letter recalls Hank Smith the Klondike king returning from Circle City with wealth and ambition. His Beacon Hill social stunts end with a riot, police court charges, and a swift exit to the West, leaving a sign about neighbors and a warning against uninvited party crashers.
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Hank Smith
Kate
Kate Botts
Hank
Missouri
Old Town
Henry Smith
Klondike
Circle City
Henry Augustus Bottes-Smythe
Beacon Hill
Ells
Bettes
Cas Bette
Smythe
Smith
Boston
West
Mail Carriers Strained as Earl Hout is Injured
City letter carriers remain short handed as regular Earl Hout injures his back after a slip on the icy pavement. Substitutes Saml Patton and Harry Coppock fill in, and full force is needed to manage Christmas mail. Warl is improving but cannot carry loads.
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Saml. Patton
Harry Coppock
Earl Hout
Warl
Langevin divorce granted sparks duel controversy
In Paris on December 21 Mme Langevin won a separation from her husband, a College of France physics professor, amid alleged relations with Mme Curie. The case caused a sensation and several duels between partisans of the principal figures.
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Paris
Mme. Langevin
College of France
Mme Curie
France
Veteran Trainer Billy Delaney Dies in Oakland
Veteran trainer and maker of champions Billy Delaney lies at his Oakland home on December 21 with kidney and liver trouble, unable to live more than a few days.
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San Francisco
Cal
Billy Delaney
Oakland
Delaney
Rapid Work On Big Keokuk Dam Draws Global Attention
A writer on concrete construction notes Keokuk dam and power house will last at least 5000 years. Workers build the wall of the new lock to full height while the dam advances and the power house mass of concrete rises. The project clears 3000 acres, builds a grand boulevard Keokuk to Montrose, and plans a lake drive around the area. Moving pictures document the works for worldwide showing.
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Keokuk
Panama
Iowa
Illinois Bluff
Montrose
Ft. Madison
Illinois
Nauvoo
Hamilton
Imp Company
Amicable settlement likely in Curie Langevin suit
Paris reports informal negotiations aim to end the Curie Langevin correctional court case slated for tomorrow. Mme Langevin accuses Mme Curie of alienating her husband and says letters from Curie to the professor show the alleged attacks.
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Paris
Curie- Langevin
Mme. Langevin
Mme. Curie
Fair Savant
Navy bars sailors from chewing gum
Washington reports a navy department decree forbids chewing gum on ships and ashore. Capt. William P. Fullam cites discipline concerns as the reason, noting gum will not be in stores or stocks and wagging jaws at training or at quarters is prohibited.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Jack
Navy Department
Gum Trust
William P. Fullam
Mississippi
Fullam
St Thomas Day Observed Across Catholic and Anglican Traditions
St Thomas Day is set aside in Catholic and Anglican calendars to honor the Galilean apostle. The observance spans centuries and, in some nations, features elaborate ceremonies marking the occasion.
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Jesus Christ
Harness and Saddle Sale Announcement
Notice of a 10 percent discount on all single and double driving harnesses and the full line of saddles. Encourages immediate purchase for savings with guarantee on all goods. Address 5916 HYINK & HOFFLIN.
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Hyink & Hokfflin
Cline Brothers Auction of Farm and Livestock Near Washington
Public sale Thursday December 28 1911 at 11 oclock on our 200 acre farm miles southwest of Washington six miles north of Brighton and Titus details include 25 head of horses 66 head of cattle 140 head of hogs 12 tons of hay 1500 bushels of corn farm implements and household goods 10 per cent cash or note day of sale 50 per cent on transfer possession after January 1 1912 lunch served by Ladies Aid society auctioneers Austin Sutherland and Cline Brothers.
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Washington
Titus
Brighton
Hampshire
Ladies’ Aid Society
Cline Brothers
Austin Sutherland
H. T. Reynolds
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STECK
Storr
WasHina
Wen
Steck’s
Thorge Lorimer
East
Beacon Street
N. B
Frisco
Heire
Big Keokuk Dam
St. Thomas Day
Washington National Bank
Washington, Low
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