Siloti Solo at Symphony Hall Sparks Boston Concert
Alexander Siloti, pupil of Liszt and cousin of Rachmaninoff, thrilled a Boston Symphony audience in Symphony Hall with Bach and his Liszt paraphrase. Sibelius Fifth, and Hue's Titania suite from the ballet, were heard for the first time in Boston to strong acclaim, though some rehearsal rumors lingered.
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Alexander Siloti
Liszt
Europe
Boston Symphony
Symphony Hall
Rachmaninoff
Jolezt
Corges Rent
Bach
Siloti
Sibelius
Hue
Titania
Boston
Three Soloists Illuminate Ballet Weave with Bach and Hue
The review praises the Bach performance by three soloists led by Bilotti and Monteux, noting Silotti’s steady rhythm and Burgin Laurent’s artistry. Hue’s ballet score is hailed as brilliant and theatrical, blending quotes from Debussy and Strauss. The orchestra shines with shimmering color and musical vividness.
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Bilotti
Monteux
Silotti
Burgin
Laurent
Hue
Debussy
Strauss
Publisher of Lynn Item Dies in Swampscott Home
Wilmot R. Hastings president of Hastings & Sons Publishing and Lynn Item publisher died at 12 30 pm yesterday at 772 Humphrey Street Swampscott after a short illness. He was 86 born June 23 1860 in Woburn and later joined his father in publishing the Lynn Weekly Item. He had served as Swampscott selectman chairman and belonged to multiple clubs. He leaves a wife four children and a brother and sister.
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Wilmot R. Hastings
Hastings & Sons Publishing Company
Lynn
Horace N. Hastings
Lynn Weekly Item
Hastings
Swampscott
Lynn Storage Warehouse’ Corporation
May Hastings
Elsie Bartlett
Claire Hastings
Abner H. Hastings
Charles H. Hastings
Fred C. Rundlett
Gas discovery ends in minor car fire in Roxbury
Nathan Goodman checked his car fuel by lighting a match in a garage at 725 Centre street Roxbury yesterday afternoon. He learned nothing about remaining gas as flames erupted. Firemen contained the fire with slight automobile damage and Goodman sustained only shaken sensations.
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Nathan Goodman
Centre Street
Roxbury
Goodman
Haverford Alumni Association Elects Colton President
Reuben Colton was elected president of the Haverford College Alumni Association at the annual meeting held at the St. Botolph Club. Officers named include Charles B. Col, 1st vice president Henry Bailey 2nd vice president Bra Elliot Weld Brown secretary and treasurer.
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Haverford College
Ass’n
Reuben Colton
Aumni Associaee
Itadiunal
St. Botolph Club
Charles 8
Henry Baily
Elliot Weld
Brown
Two College Students Win $5 For Eating Dairy Lunch
Two undergrad diners on Boylston Street bet they could eat $5 worth of food in two hours. They scarfed ham and eggs, coffee, fruit, milk and more, then each inserted a $5 bill into a picture frame to hang on their walls. The eaters declined to reveal names, as onlookers watched in amusement. The restaurant plans to frame the checks as proof of the stunt.
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U. S. Mint
Boylston Street
Massachusetts Avenue
City Clerks’ Pay Cut Announced by Finance Commission
The finance commission orders a ten cent hourly pay reduction for all laborers in highway, park and water departments. Also confirms a pay cut for city clerks effective next payroll period.
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The
Finance Commission
Screen stars test limits of imitation in court
In Los Angeles on Friday actors from major stars to supporting players filled Judge Crail's courtroom to learn how closely they may imitate others without crossing legal lines. The session explored copyright and impersonation issues affecting performers across the industry.
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Los Angeles
United News
Judge Crail
Chaplin v Amador: ethics on imitation of a film star
The court case pits Charlie Chaplin against Charles Amador over imitation of Chaplin’s costume and walk. Attorneys debate legality of mimicking a star and whether actions breach ethics, postponed to April 21 by mutual consent.
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Charlie Chaplin
Charles Amador
Chaplin
Amador
Mary Pickford
Mary
Amadon
Wonderful Outdoor Story King of Smokey Slopes by Roe
The Boston Sunday Postine will carry Vingie E. Roe’s outdoors tale The King of Smokey Slopes. The feature promises a vivid adventure set in rugged backcountry and framed by Roe’s descriptive storytelling.
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Smokey Slopes
Vingie E. Roe
Boston Sunday Postine
Seized cocaine labeling and arrests at South Station
Detectives Caverly and Healey of Captain Reardon's drug squad seized seven hundred dollars' worth of cocaine in labeled bottles with German stamps and seals at South Station. They arrested Ray H. Hawks of Hampton Connecticut for possession and sale, held on ten thousand dollars bail and to stand trial next week. Hawks, a seaman for Standard Oil, purportedly dealt to Boston customers via mail orders, with $200 paid for the contraband and later recovered at arrest.
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Boston
Germany
South Station
Caverly and Healey
Hawks
Atlantic Zone Plan Discussed by Harding Cabinet
President Harding and his cabinet discussed the proposed superpower project for the Atlantic seaboard from Boston to Washington as a means to lessen future coal strike impacts on the economy. The April 7 session was described as thorough but without definite conclusions.
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Washington
Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Boston
Harding
Hoover Submits Plan for National Power Project
Secretary Hoover presented a commission backed power plan to Congress with engineers proposing to open a new era in energy. Cabinet discussed hydroelectric development on the Colorado River and Niagara to Great Falls, aiming to act on Atlantic seaboard superpower and coal industry stabilization.
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Commission of Engineers
Congress
Hoover
Engineers’ Commission
Colorado River
West
Niagara
Great Falls
Washington
Unified Power System proposed for Atlantic seaboard industries
The plan envisions six generating plants near mining centers feeding a great power line to coastal consumers. No government outlay. financing through public utilities and large power users. Zone covers parts of Maine to New Jersey with 815 electric utilities, 18 railroads, and 96,000 plants. The project aims to coordinate, not replace, existing utilities to boost service and economy.
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Sone
Atlantic Seaboard
Iin
Hoover
Tidewater
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Lodger Louis Mass Found Dead in South End Home
Louis Mass aged 49 a lodger at 149 Broadway South End was found dead in bed yesterday the cause suffocation from gas escaping from an open wall jet authorities reported the gas leak led to the tragic death and an inquiry is expected to determine circumstances
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Louis Mass
Broadway
South End
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