Cutter Saves Three Master Donna T Briggs
The three masted schooner Donna T Briggs with oil cargo from Promised Land Long Island arrived in tow of revenue cutter Itasca after losing anchors in a Christmas storm. Distress signals drawn, life savers could not launch through heavy surf. Itasca towed the damaged vessel into port.
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Donna T. Briggs
Promised Land
L. I
Itasca
Pamet River
Boston
Bowley
Second Life Saving District
Broadbent
Revenue Cutter Service
Miss Gaffney Piano Recital At Hotel Oxford
Miss Minnie L. Gaffney presented a pianoforte recital last evening at Hotel Oxford assisted by Charles Edward Leslie violinist and Laura Carleton contralto. She played Liszt Chopin and Beethoven to an enthusiastic reception.
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Minnie L. Gaffney
Hotel Oxford
Charles Edward Leslie
Laura Carleton
Gaffney
Turks and Balkan Allies Stand Firm on Peace Terms
London Dec 26 Both the Turks and the Balkan allies hold their positions on the peace terms. Neither side will recede, while observers think a peace agreement is likelier than renewed war.
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London
Kept Wedding Secret Since December 12th
Friends of Miss Florence Lafield heard she wed Harry E. Brown on December 12. The Boston couple married in a clandestine ceremony at Wenham Baptist Church performed by Rev. Frank Parker. Brown is a Beverly automobile dealer. Lafield is from Somerville High School family.
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Florence Roberts Lafield
Somerville
Harry E. Brown
Beverly
Gilman E. Lewis
Moreland Street
Roxbury
Boston
Frank Parker
Wenham Baptist Church
Mr. Brown
End Climb at Sullivan Square Bridge Decision
Malden and Everett residents rejoice as the Board of Railroad Commissioners recommends stopping the use of the bridge of sighs at Sullivan Square terminal for at least three months. Passengers from Malden and Everett to Boston will not cross the bridge to the west bound track during this period. After the elevated system extension approved in 1907 is built, passengers will board at Malden or Everett stations. The hearing heard objections to the bridge's toil and inconvenience.
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Malden
Everett
Sullivan Square
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Boston Elevated
Boston
General strike hits Mexican railway shops with 7000 workers
In Mexico City on December 26 a broad walkout began on all Mexican railway lines. About 7000 shopmen joined the strike, signed by an official of the United Workmen of the National Railways Organization. Division-point reports say trains continue to move with good order.
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Mexico City
United Workmen
National Railways Organization
Poincare Consents to Run for Presidency in France
Paris December 26 Premier Raymond Poincare has agreed to stand as a candidate for the presidency of the French republic after pressure from friends in the Senate and Chamber.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
Senate
Chamber
Garment workers in Boston prepare to strike
One thousand skirt and cloak makers in Boston, backed by the International Executive Board, plan a general strike. Local Operators Union 56 Pressers Union 12 and Cutters Union 73 met at 724 Washington Street with about a thousand members to discuss intolerable wages and working conditions and await international officers and employer readiness before call.
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Boston
International Executive Board
Washington Street
Union
Pressers
Cutters
Judge Duff Remains Unconscious After Dover Accident
Judge Duff's condition stayed unchanged at Massachusetts General Hospital with no revival of consciousness since Tuesday's Dover accident. His wife stays beside him hopeful for any slight improvement while physicians give no encouragement on the case's outcome.
Gardner Opposes Caucus Plan for Senate Selection
Congressman Gardner, head of the Guild Room for United States Senator, presses opposition to a proposed caucus of Republican General Court members for selecting the U.S. Senator. He remains uncompromising against the conference, though others express confidence there is no fault with the gathering.
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Gardner
United States
General Court
Early caucus moves shape partisan roles in Legislature
Speaker Cushing calls a preliminary caucus for Jan 1 to renominate key House officers. Democrats plan a parallel caucus the same day. Republicans will renominate President Greenwood and others Dec 31. About 100 bills filed signal an early start as MPs weigh party strategy and reform.
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Cushing
House
Pedrick
Kimball
Waldron
United States
Martin Lomasney
John Meaney
Greenwood
Coolidge
Horton
Gardner
Elephant Head Proverb Delights Parlor Guests
A humorous remark compares inviting the elephant’s head into a tent to inviting trouble, noting the proverb that the body will follow once the head is admitted. The scene depicts a polite, arranged parlor setting as guests laugh at the old saying.
Chamber urges city to buy street lighting system
The Chamber of Commerce, by vote of directors, will inform the Mayor and public works commissioner that the city should terminate its current contract with Rising Sun Street Lighting Company and purchase lamp equipment to directly control street lighting. The directors adopted the report from the municipal affairs committee.
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Chamber of Commerce
Commissioner of Public Works
Chamber
Rising Sun Street Lighting Company
Committee On Municipal and Metropolitan Affairs
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Annex No
Friend Street
Fred—Henry Charles Richenburg Bros
High Street
Federal 81
Reer
Constantinople
Rechad Pasha
St. James’ Palace
Turkey
Count von Berchthold
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Adrianople
Cutari
Saloniki
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Tchatalja
Philippopolis
Harry BE. Brown
Sullivan SQ
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South Station
Charles S. Mellen
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