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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1912
Page
5
Hundreds of workers building the Mont d Or tunnel beneath the Jura Mountains between Italy and France were nearly swept to death when a pickaxe struck a powerful subterranean stream. Water burst into the shaft at 150 cubic feet per second, flooding the tunnel and nearby villages.
A city committee appointed by Mayor Fitzgerald recommended taking the Port Director Joseph A. Conry home on Monmouth Street and adjacent land for a new East Boston library. The 9 to 1 vote spurred protests over centrality, alleged political influence, and calls for public discussion and further hearings.
A physician reports successful treatment of tubercular neck glands with Eckman's Alterative, noting cost and avoidance of surgery in one case. Mrs. Garvin of Idaho Falls swears to weight gain and lung improvement, claiming no cough and ongoing health gains. Eckman's claims cover bronchitis asthma hay fever throat and lung troubles and system support.
Metropolitan Opera stars Mme Olive Fremstad and Riccardo Martin headline a Sunday concert at the Boston Opera House beginning at 3 30 pm Fremstad known for Isolde and Kundry will perform Dich Theure Halle plus songs by Schubert Reger and Strauss and Swedish folk songs while Martin adds a Wagner duet from Götterdämmerung in the program ensemble pieces and the duo Zu Neuen Thaten.
Boston’s assessed valuation rises by about 7 million with the December warrant. total city value reaches approximately 1.487 billion, the highest in its history.
A fist fight between two Italians led to three would be rescuers clashing with Patrolman Edward Curtin of the Quincy police. Adisto Pagnani and Frankio Presto were arrested on mutual assault charges while Antonio Pagnani and Dani Ruffo faced charges of assaulting an officer.
Douglas Hyde, president of the Gaelic League at 25 Parnell Square, Dublin, sends Christmas postcards to friends here with Gaelic messages. A note asks recipients to accept sincere greetings and thanks for support of the Gaelic League and Irish cause, wishing health and happiness to all Gaels in America.
Pope Pius X. through Monsignor Thomas I Kennedy head of the American College at Rome, sent heartfelt Christmas greetings to three American cardinals and the American people at large.
A city committee laid out a pay increase plan affecting most janitors except core schools. Increases ranged from 6.24 dollars at Dorchester High to 234 dollars at Gaston School. The board also outlined new teacher coaches for High School of Commerce and Hyde Park High, plus curriculum changes and expanded training for playground staff and drama instructors.
Bishop Kennedy, in an interview, quoted His Holiness the Pope extending greetings to American cardinals and people. The pope’s message, delivered before Kennedy’s return voyage, emphasizes continual regard for Americans during Christmas and beyond. Kennedy arrived December 18 aboard the Berlin to spend Christmas with aging parents in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and to say Mass at his boyhood church.
A newly authored hymn titled New Hymn to Holy Name will be sung for the first time at tonight's midnight Mass in Catholic churches across the Dio cese. The text invokes God's majesty, the Holy Name, and Christian warfare against greed and strife with references to Pius and divine guidance.
An automobile owned by American banker George Munroe struck and killed an elderly French worker crossing the Champs Elysees. The chauffeur was arrested but released after authorities ruled him not responsible for the accident.
The Roxbury School Board tabled a proposal to suspend janitor Charles F. Timmins for six days without pay after the Watch and Ward Society pressed charges for selling improper books and pictures. Timmins pled guilty in Roxbury Municipal Court, while a trial board commended his school work but found awareness of the books’ nature. The board will act at the next meeting.
Crowds gather for a Christmas tree on Tremont Street Mall in the Common with a Back Bay procession of singers led by Dr Richard C Cabot Ralph Adams Cram and others. Young groups join at 6 pm to sing familiar carols before elders take over. Lanterns illuminate houses as groups sing and visit leaders for refreshments after.
Fragmentary OCR from a Latin Christmas hymn, including Venite adoremus text and Gloria in excelsis Deo. Mentions Bethlehem, Natum videte, Lumen de lumine, Jesus, and patris aeterni verbum caro factum. No clear news event or human entities beyond religious figures.
The text presents a lyric excerpt describing the Magi Melchior Caspar and Balthazar bearing gifts Gold Frankincense and Myrrh. It includes the chorus about the star of wonder and guiding light for worship and praise.
A concise fragment of the Christmas carol The First Nowell describes the shepherds in fields observing a guiding star and the birth of the King of Israel. The chorus proclaims Nowell and praises the heavenly Lord who created heaven and earth and bought humanity with his blood.
Joseph Vitrono and James Anthony with his wife faced arraignment before United States Commissioner Hayes after a Hanover Street raid on a counterfeiting plant behind 18 Cooper Street. Vitrono cried, claimed no intent to pass the coins locally, and blamed Anthony as an occasional helper. Bail set at 5000 for Vitrono and 2000 for Anthony. both bound for the grand jury, while Mrs. Anthony released.
An item advertises Red Cross cough drops described as tiny sweet treats that are very effective, offered at 5 cents per box.
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