Wagner Centenary Celebrations Across German Cities
Special to the Banner reports Berlin May 22 marking the 1813 birth of Richard Wagner with observances in Berlin Bayreuth and Dresden. The Dresden Royal Opera will stage the Ring der Nibelungen with European musicians attending and a monument unveiling planned in a Dresden public park.
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Berlin
Richard Wagner
Empire
Bayreuth
Dresden
Dresden Royal
Europe
Georgia faces choice on federal road fund share
Atlanta May 22 Georgia must adjust road building plans to receive federal funds. To obtain 100 from Washington the state must appropriate 20 000 in cash and use only free labor. Convict labor is prohibited, and the question now rests with the legislature as to whether Georgia will accept the 10 60 appropriation.
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$10 000 Prize Opera Contest Aims For American School
New York announces a $10,000 prize opera contest by the National Federation of Musical Clubs. Open to US citizens, manuscripts due July 1, 1914 to August 1, 1911. Libretto in English, anonymous scores, juried by recognized authorities with censorship of libretti and no royalty for first sixty performances in Los Angeles.
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National Federation of Musical Clubs
American Music Committee
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Jason Walker
William J. Jamison
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United States
National Federation of Musicial Clubs
Cotton The Most Slovenly Handled Of All The Agricultural Products
Government experts note vast wastage from unclean, poorly packed cotton. Railways, shippers, and growers face tighter rules and higher charges from Sept 11 to March 31 1903 as foreign buyers demand clean, marked bales to protect U S cotton exports.
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Germany
Opera contest rules outline manuscript handling and guardianship
The document describes a federation contest requiring scores be sent prepaid to the Illinois Trust Safe Deposit Co in Chicago for Mrs. Jason Walker. Manuscripts are protected but not insured, with transfer to and from judges the only expense covered. Entrants must notify Mrs. Walker and circulars with full rules will be mailed. a similar contest is planned every four years with committee members listed.
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American Music Committee
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Emerson H. Brush
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E. To Tobey
Federa
Corpus Christi Observed in New York Catholic Churches
In New York on Corpus Christi the Catholic churches held special services including Mass, a Blessed Sacrament procession, and music. The feast honors the Eucharist and was established after urging by Saint Julian of Liege and Pope Urban IV, formalized by a 1264 papal bull and since observed universally.
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Julian
Liege
Belgium
Urban IV
Robert
Henry
Georgia Senator Backs Bill on Suspended Sentences and Probation
Avianta Georgia May Senator Tarver of Whitfield will introduce a bill to legalize suspension of sentence and appoint probation officers. He argues it could reform penal administration and deter crime, noting many convicts are young first offenders. He cites Prison Commission data and urges legislature to authorize this practice. The article also mentions Los Angeles festival funding and Mrs. Walker criticizing stage portrayals of vice.
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C. Tarver
Whitfield
Tarver
Prison Commission
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