21 Dec 1906
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
1
A judge considers classic works as those of acknowledged excellence and authority. The passage weighs whether pieces like Mendelssohn Wedding March or Brahms dances qualify as classic under a proposed Sunday law governing public amusements.
Massachusetts Sunday law debate centers on whether music on Sunday is sacred or classic. The special committee plans to report a bill with the word classic to extend vaudeville life, while opponents led by B. B. Johnson push for a harsher measure that would ban non religious entertainment and threaten major summer attractions like Wonderland and Paragon Park.
The notorious Jocko Kelly, just released on parole, faces a bitter Christmas as his aged father lies dying in a local hospital. His East Boston relatives shun him after a prior relapse, and Kelly must rely on prison officials for a new start. His sister’s home offered comfort before, but now all doors are closed as he confronts an uncertain future.
In Matapoisett Rosa Ball faced complaints with Selectmen after residents claimed her revolver practice endangers lives. She uses glass bottles as daytime targets and fires at imagined holes at night, causing near misses among pedestrians near her home.
In Naples a new eruption of Mt Vesuvius sent a heavy rain of ashes and cinders, with no detonations or shocks. The ash fell for minutes in the city and toward Pompeii, sparking alarm and prayers as it continued over Portici Torre del Greco Resina and Torre Annunziata.
Plans by the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad to acquire Boston Con solidated Gas property along Commercial Street precede a broader agreement with the White Star line. The scheme would move Boston ahead of New York in fast mail steamers, add vast freight sheds, spur tracks, and turbine ships on the New York Boston route, linking with South Boston yards and major rail systems.
Boston business leaders tout plans to rename the city a key entry point for transatlantic travel. The sale of a 190 821 square foot wharf parcel on Commercial Street to the United States government signals a major expansion with White Star steamship Celtic and future turbine boats eyed to cut Queenstown to Boston travel times.
Ward 7 Councilman William J. Foley urges an order in Boston to grant $100 yearly pensions to every mother with seven or more children adopted children excluded. He cites race-death concerns and aims to restore motherhood's standing amid housing and neighbor pressures.
Frank Jackson a machinist mate on the USS New Jersey alleges discrimination at a public party in Roughan Hall Charlestown on December 10 due to wearing his uniform. He says a door check blocked his entry until he changed, then reentered with civilians. The labor board will hear the case tomorrow morning with the ball committee summoned as witnesses. The committee claims tickets were distributed to sailors on board ships tied up at the yard and notes officers could attend if they desired. The yard ball committee members are John Sullivan Matthew Green Frederick M Finn and Walter Curtis.
Alphonse Brabant a Boston & Maine section hand was sentenced to five to ten years at Charlestown for placing obstructions on the railroad tracks at East Billerica. He plotted to stage a heroic removing act but train dispatchers foiled the plan. He expected a medal but faced prison instead.
A short game titled Quien Sabe from the Pit and Ping Pong creators appears as a playful novelty. The item highlights simple guessing play and light entertainment value for family rooms or game nights.
The overdue vessel arrived in Seattle with 82 passengers, ore, and gold dust on board after an 11 day voyage from Valdes. A mutiny among 30 crewmen on December 12 was quelled by Captain J. M. Blain who kept order as storms battered the ship. An armed guard protected the $300000 treasure as officers patrolled the deck.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for rain on Friday with clearing and cooler conditions by Saturday. In New England, snow is expected in the north and rain in the southern portion on Friday and Saturday, with clearing later.
A brief note promotes Lung Kuro as a remedy for hoarseness and throat irritation. The claim suggests it soothes vocal discomfort and restores speaking ability.
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