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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1910
Page
10
Frederick J. Macleod told the Post he will resign as chairman of the Democratic State committee after two years of service. He said he is returning to his profession and to securing financial protection for his family, hoping someone else will bear the burden.
Congressman Andrew J. Barchfield of Pennsylvania says the Panama Canal will finish a year early and even six months sooner, but will not open to the world until January 1, 1915 to allow testing and completion verification after arrival from Colon aboard the Zacapa.
The Boston Post reports strong public participation in the Opera Seat contest asking What Is the Boston Opera Doing for Greater Boston. Respondents submit unsigned essays. six operating seats are awarded weekly for the best answers. Winners and next week's names will be announced Sunday as tickets are mailed.
Prize winners are awaited this week and next as the season continues. The text notes ongoing acclaim and anticipated announcements for top performers.
A Boston reader praises the opera as a force for public good. He credits the world masters’ performances for enriching taste and gratitude toward promoters, broadening education, and fostering better citizenship in Boston.
M E East Somerville notes the Boston opera offers music lovers access to grand opera and top singers. Each season broadens musical circles with elegant staging and handsome surroundings at moderate prices, proving widespread appreciation for the best music.
In Boston the opera brings top artists to the stage and offers local singers a chance to debut at home among friends. A tribute to the city's music scene celebrates the Boston Opera and its cultural impact on Somerville readers.
The Boston opera solidifies the city’s leading role in music and supports a vast professional musician organization. It advances Boston as a world center of musical culture, offering expansion opportunities previously impossible for many musical societies.
A reader argues that scenery and interpretative acting help the general public grasp music. Visual elements make tones meaningful, turning pleasing sound into ideas and elevating views of humanity.
In North Cambridge M A D says the Boston Opera is the keystone in the arch of Boston's musical development. It brings the world’s best artists, promises great entertainments, and ensures comfort and good management at the opera house. The city stays to the fore in opera because of this strength.
In Punxsutawney Hospital nurse cries for help led Dr. S C Montgomery to a ward where insane patient Mike Markutse assaulted him. The patient, who died two hours later of Bright’s disease, fought for 15 minutes before being strapped.
Rates for first class passengers between Chicago and New York on the Michigan Central and Panhandle will be $20 after January 1, following a secret New York meeting among representatives of the two routes and of the Erie Wabash and Grand Trunk. The move ends a differential of 19 and 18 and follows threats of further cuts to ease emigrant rate competition.
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