Assault on President of France at Elysee Palace
Paris December 25. President Armand Fallieres with secretary M Ramon d ou and Colonel Lasson were attacked during a morning stroll near Rue de l Etoile. A poorly dressed man leaped from behind seizing the president by the neck before being restrained by Lasson and Ramon d ou and handed to two detectives on bicycles.
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Paris
Armand Fallieres
France
M. Ramondou
Lasson
the Elysee Palace
Rue de l’Etoile
M. Fallieres
Ramondou
Royalist suspect attacks President with claim of unarmed pull
President Fallieres keeps walking after cane breaks in the struggle. The assailant Jean Mattis, 24, a Savoie native and Royalist, is arrested with medals and royalist papers found. He boasts of duty and conscience while police seize reactionary literature linking to national scandals.
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Fallieres
Jean Mattis
Department of Savoie
Mercier
Duke of Orleans
The
Natire Francaise
Mattis
Libre Parol
L’action
Steinheil
Faure
Dreyfus
Prisoner Found Thirteen Toes Unlucky
Baltimore police report a burglary arrest of Herman Green a black man who claims to have thirteen toes. Lieutenant Casey of the Bertillon Bureau notes seven toes on the right and six on the left while Green jokes about bad glasses and bad luck.
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Baltimore
John A. Casey
Bertillon Bureau
Herman Green
Hbo
Green
Jealousy Motive Suspected in Christmas Night Slaying
In Roxbury on Christmas night George F. Rawson age 38 was shot four times in front of 5 Valentine street by Nanine Estes, 38, a woman he had been living with at 60 Dover street. An autopsy will determine if additional bullets caused death.
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Roxbury
George F. Rawson
Valentine Street
Nanine Estes
Dover Street
Rawson
Estes
Clara Shaw
Thornton Place
Central Falls
R. I
Thorton Place
Boston Murder Story and Robbery Trial Reflections
A Boston Christmas night murder unfolds on Valentine Street with jealousy cited as the motive. The shooter, an Estes woman, turns herself in after the act, while the wounded man dies en route to City Hospital. The report also notes political reactions to a labor case involving Judge Wright and possible presidential actions.
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Joseph P. Lyons
Delay Appeal to President in Gompers Case
Washington report states the Taft administration must handle the contempt ruling against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison in the Bucks Store and Range boycott suit. Labor leaders, resisting immediate clemency, await appellate rulings due by March or later before any jail contingency.
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Judge Wright
Roosevelt
White House
Taft
Messrs. Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Washington
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
D. T. Wrigh
Bucks Store and Range Company
Court of Appeals
Supreme Cort
Harry Mosser Sinks Off Handkerchief Shoal
Drifting schooner Harry Mosser with lights on ran aground on Handkerchief Shoal three miles off Chatham shore and sank after taking on water. The vessel, reported to have no crew aboard, was seen passing Nantucket Shoals before grounding.
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Chatham
Boston
Harry Mosser
Nantucket Shoals
Handkerchief Shoal
Sailors abandon schooner after wreck off Pollock Rip
The crew fled the damaged schooner as it struck Pollock Rip causing a bad leak. Captain Pierce ordered a longboat escape to the Shovel Ful lightship for shelter while The Messer, loaded with 3000 tons of coal bound for Boston from Baltimore, worked up the Cape shore after stalling winds.
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Pierce
Messer
Baltimore
Boston
Dennis
Cape Shore
Robberies in Malden Reported in Evening Break-ins
In Malden on December 25 thieves believed linked to a Winchester gang entered two houses between 7 and 10 pm, cutting glass and springing catches. At Eliza A. Bruce’s 360 Ferry Street home they took two gold watches, a gold neck chain, and cash, while Ella Rankin’s 85 Naples Street house was robbed with items not fully identifiable.
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Malden
Winchester
Eliza A. Bruce
Ferry
Post Santa Receives Thanks From Charlestown Widow
A Charlestown widow Mrs Harriet Loyle thanks Post Santa for remembering her two boys John and Warren Loyle aged 8 and 6 on Christmas Day. Their father died four years ago and she encloses a photo of the children. The note is dated from 77 School Street.
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Santa Claus
John
Warren Loyle
Harriet Loyle
School Street
Charlestown
Post Santa Claus Delivers Gifts to Boston Children
The Boston Post dispatched three wagons and three automobiles to deliver gifts to over 3000 children in need. Many letters lacked names or addresses, but staff matched most requests and some recipients outside Boston were helped with express wagons. Benefactors from readers and local firms fueled the season’s relief efforts.
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Post
Santa Claus
Santa
Boston Post
Boston
Santa Claus Department
Thermometer Readings from Thompson's Spa Report Odd Times
The record shows hourly temperatures from Thompson's Spa at 219 Washington Street with readings from early morning to evening. Average yesterday is 40 to 24, and average yesterday last year is 38 to 24.
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Thompson’s Spa
Washington Street
Reese
Johnson Declares Victory After Bout With Burns
Jack Johnson says he could beat Burns if given a chance and asserts the title stays in America. He plans to defend the crown against all challengers, expressing satisfaction with the championship despite Burns' large purse.
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Johnson
Burns
America
Jack Johnson
United States
Burns Says Johnson Too Big for Me in Rematch Talk
Burns concedes the bout to Johnson noting Johnson was too big and clever for him. He states he has no future plans but believes he can beat the negro and would seek another fight with him.
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George Rawson
Boston
Central Falls
R. I
Boston & Albany Railroad
Rhode Island
Jack Johnson
Burns
Johnson
Johnson Wins Historic Heavyweight Title in Sydney Bout
Tommy Burns loses the world championship to Jack Johnson in 14th round stoppage before about 30 000 spectators in Sydney Australia. Johnson claims the title for the United States and vows to defend it. Burns prior form marked by decisive disadvantage as Johnson demonstrates superior reach speed and strategy.
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Sydney
Australia
Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
Burns
Johnson
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