Four Revere Children to Receive Baby Boa Constrictors
In Revere, Massachusetts, four Brownell children will find baby boa constrictors in their Christmas stockings. The snakes travel from Calcutta to New York and arrive around Christmas, bought by their father, a local snake dealer. The family downplays danger, noting the snakes are tiny and harmless for weeks.
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Revere
Cyrus J. Brownell
Beach Street
Santa Claus
Michael Gonzola
Calcutta
India
Massachusetts
New York
Brownell
Gonzola
Post
Donald
Germany on the brink as Reichstag dissolves
Berlin reports a shaken nation where the Reichstag’s unexpected dissolution deepens political turmoil amid Kaiser’s drive for empire. Key issues orbit around manhood suffrage, Buelow’s leadership, and tensions with socialism, Poland, and foreign policy in a changing Europe.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Germany
Prince von Buelow
England
United States
France
von Buelow
Councils of
Europe
French Deputies Pass Budget in Sunday Session
Paris December 16 The Chamber of Deputies held an extraordinary session all day and approved the budget by 446 to 91. The chamber will reconvene on Thursday.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Driscoll Named Labor Member of State Board
Dennis D. Driscoll secretary treasurer of the Massachusetts State Branch AFL was named and endorsed by the Boston Central Labor Union as labor member of the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration. Richard P. Barry of Lynn currently serves in that role. Additional actions include committees on alleged eight hour law violations by city contractors, the Bill Posters' Union during city elections, peace talks with the American Peace Society, and outreach to the telephone company. Governor Guild and Mayor Fitzgerald were thanked for hosting British trades congress delegates. Protests by Italian labor unions against attacks on Italy's consul Baron Tosti were noted. Abrahams was directed to ask the school committee about salary deductions for ill teachers, and a 1907 biannual elections opposition was passed unanimously by the Legislature.
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Dennis D. Driscoll
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Boston Central Labor Union
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Richard P. Barry
Lynn
Mr. Driscoll
Central Labor Union
National Convention of American Federation
P. Maloney
J. R. Crozier
P. J. Daly
J. McDonald
Fitzgerald
Bill Posters
American Peace Society
Guild
British Trades’ Congress
Boston
Baron Tosti
Abrahams
Labor notes from Boston area unions list elected officers
Foundry Employees Union 23, Trimountain Lodge, Chelsea and East Boston Teamsters Union 242, Boston Teamsters Union 25, and District 8 Blacksmiths International Union report new officers. A 15 percent wage increase demand was signed by non union machinists at Boston & Albany shops. Readville Read case protests bonus pay system and a conference is set.
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Foundry Employees Union
Thomas McCabe
Thomas Shields
James Burke
James Lannon
John Kane
Trimountain Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Frank P. Bates
H. S. Stiles
J. J. Fitzpatrick
A. W. Lindsay
A. W. Richardson
J. W. Glennon
Boston & Albany
New York Central Railroad
Allston
Chelsea
East Boston
John A. McGonigle
Lyceum Hall
William O'Neil
Boston Teamsters’ Union
Patrick Flynn
James J. Shea
Frank J. Brown
Henson criticizes mayor in Tremont Temple sermon
Rev Dr P S Henson denounces Mayor Fitzgerald as trying to make Boston a Catholic satrapy. He warns of Vatican influence and urges defense of evangelical Christianity amid perceived threats from foreign influence and anarchic mobs.
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Fitzgerald
Boston
P. S. Henson
Tremont Temple
Iie
Washington
United States of America
United States
Europe
England
House of Lords
France
Cardinal Gibbons
Vatican
Tiber
Spanish War Vet John Finegan Found Dead in Room
The body of John Finegan aged 35 was found in his room at 234 Commercial Street after lodgers alerted police. Dr W A Dunn pronounced him dead. Papers on the body identify him as a veteran of the Spanish American War in Company F Twenty second United States Infantry.
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John Finegan
Commercial Street
Finegan
W. A. Dunn
Twenty-second
United States Infantry
Watchman Wiggin Plunges From Elevator Well
James H. Wiggin of 302 Dudley Street, watchman at building 5 Winter Street, fell 12 feet through an open doorway into an elevator well last night. He sustained injuries likely to prove fatal.
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James H. Wiggin
Dudley Street
Winter Street
City defers finance bill as mayor rejects draft
For the first time in years there will be no finance bill presented this year. The joint finance committee failed to produce a bill satisfactory to Mayor Fitzgerald after a sub committee drafted one, and with two weeks left the city will likely borrow more next year. Executions total about $800,000, with over $300,000 tied to Westminster chambers.
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Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Collins
City Hall
Fitzgerald
Westminster Chambers
Priest Charles Reagan honored by parishioners at roxbury church
The Rev. Charles Reagan pastor of All Saints Church Roxbury received 1590 dollars from parishioners recognizing the silver anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
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All Saints’ Church
Roxbury
Reverend Reagan Honored for 25 Years in Roxbury Parish
The Rev Charles A Reagan pastor of All Saints Roxbury received a $1500 gift from parishioners on Saturday to mark 25 years of priesthood. Born in Fludson 00 years ago, he was transferred from Gloucester to Roxbury four years ago and is admired by Catholics and Protestants alike.
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Charles A. Reagan
All Saints Church
Roxbury
Fludson
Gloucester
Father Reagan
Temperature Drops Mark Clear Weather
Clear skies brought a sharp fall in temperatures yesterday. Observed readings show 52 at 6 pm, 37 at 6 pm, 35 at midnight, and 41 at midday, with temperatures still slipping as the night progressed.
Present President O'Brien a Purse of Gold
Galway Club members at Investigator Hall Paine Memorial building elected officers led by President Martin J. O'Brien and presented him a purse of gold during installation exercises. Grand Knight B J Heany presided and brief musical entertainment followed.
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Galway Club
Investigator Hall
Paine Memorial Building
Martin J. O'Brien
J. J. O’hare
P. J. Waltron
J. A. Mahon
P. F F. Maher
John Cravan
B. J. Heany
County Council
Little Raymond Kiley Thought To Be Dying
The Charlestown lad Raymond Kiley age 12 of Tremont Street, injured when he plunged under a car while coasting on Lexington Street, Charlestown, was reported last night to be dying at the Relief Hospital as surgeons fear the worst.
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Raymond Mkiley
Tremont Street
Charlestown
Lexington Street
Relief Hospital
Pay Honor to Fr Donnelly 25th Anniversary Celebrated
The Rev John A Donnelly pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary South Boston marked the 25th anniversary of his ordination with a high mass and a day of observances. A reception featured speeches by Mayor Fitzgerald and Rep Edward McManus among others. Born in 1857 in Somerville he studied in Derby Academy and Montreal Grand Seminary and was ordained in 1887. He served in Lawrence and Natick before joining South Boston in 1902 where he remains rector.
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John A. Donnelly
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
South
Boston
Father Donnelly
Hugh J. Mulligan
D. P. Crimmins
Somerville
Ursuline Convent
Hingham
Derby Academy
Boston College
Grand Seminary
Montreal
Lawrence
St. Patrick's Church
Natick
University plans and pro riders shape 1907 sports scene
News notes that Pennsylvania may skip a dual indoor meet with Michigan in Ann Arbor due to distance and track concerns. Mike Murphy plans to send top outdoor runners to the B A A games in February while John McGraw is ready to spend 50000 to win the 1907 pennant.
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University of Pennsylvania
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mike Murphy
Murphy
John McGraw
Steve Brodie
Cubs
Carey Sparks Roxbury Win With Nineteen Points
Captain Frank Carey of South Boston High School excelled in the Boston High School league by scoring nine from foul shots and one field basket for a total of 11 points in the Roxbury game. The Peninsular team edged the rivals by a single point.
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Frank Carey
Carey
Sheridan Leads Boston High School Scoring Week
Captain Philip Sheridan of East Boston High School set a league weekly record by scoring seven floor goals in a contest against Charlestown. He is noted as fast, consistent, and playing a clean game, with the seven baskets the highest by any school in the High School League.
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East Boston High
Philip Sheridan
East Boston
Sheridan
Charlestown
New England Boats Dominate Exposition Yacht Races
The article notes New England boats usually win exposition races despite no crew from Massachusetts clubs competing. It mentions Captain Corcoran seeking another year as captain, and outlines Harvard indoor baseball revival plans, Sweet Marie’s sale, and various Harvard winter athletic shifts including swimming, basketball, and hockey.
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East
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
North Carolina
Virginia
Cleveland
Chicago
Canada
Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts
Boston
Eastern
Corinthian
New England
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Grippe
Scott
Boston Central
Labor Union
LABOR
DR. Henson
Wiggin
Conlin
Charles Reagan
O’brien
Raymond Kiley
So Rea
FR. Donnelly
Bailey
MacDonald
Coffey
Garden
The
Motors
Jersey City
Billy Murray
Murray
Jersey
New England Amateur Athletic Union
Eash
Lynnville
Giles County
Tenn
G. V. Patterson
Patterson
Jamestown Exposition Yacht Racing Commission
South Boston High
Corcoran
Harvard
E. T. Stotesbury
Sweet Marie
Harvard Union
Craigie Hall
Osborne
Parker
Kersberg
Pierce
Foster
Newhall
Crimson
Burr
Wendell
Starr
Lincoln
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