Destinn Headlines City Symphony Concert Premiere
Miss Emmy Destinn soprano of the Metropolitan Opera sang at Symphony Hall amid a program featuring Noren kaleidoscope variations and Debussy visions. The Boston audience praised her sincere delivery and the ensemble’s blend, with several encores and high marks for the night.
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Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
H. G. Noren
Boston
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Debussy
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Gratz
Dresden
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Strauss
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Destiny
Miss Destinn
Drowned crewman reported from American fleet voyage
A wireless despatch from the American battleship fleet reports that Stawicki, a New Jersey fireman, fell overboard on December 6 and was not recovered after a life-line failure. McDonald, a New Jersey electrician, was rescued. The fleet, en route to Colombo, notes perfect weather and daily tactical maneuvers.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Battleship Fleet Arrives Colombo Aligns With Boston Morning
Twenty four hours separate Colombo and Boston as the battleship fleet's arrival is timed to match this morning in Boston, reflecting a rare global time difference in the schedule.
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Globe
Colombo
Boston
Forbes Named Director of Fogg Museum
Edward Waldo Forbes appointed director of the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum replacing Charles H. Moore whose resignation takes effect September 1 1909 Forbes a trustee of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and member of the Fogg supervisory committee graduated Harvard College in 1895
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Edward Waldo Forbes
William Hayes Fogg Art Museum
Charles H. Moore
Mr Forbes
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Fogg Museum
Harvard College
Indian Chief Hump Dies After Wounded Knee Crisis
Sioux leader Chief Hump, who led the band involved in the Wounded Knee battle, died at his Cherry Creek camp tonight. The death closes a chapter in the last major Indian confrontation.
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Wounded Knee
Pierre
S. D
Hump
Cherry Creek
Burdett College Teams Earn Big in Boston
One hundred million dollars in earnings credited to Burdett College boys and girls in Boston during the past years, highlighting the school's successful athletic and academic programs and rising reputation.
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Burdett College
Boston
Roosevelt Era Congress Bristles Over Warship Policy
The piece notes the House debate over the Presidents franking privileges and the attempt to overturn his Marine Corps withdrawal order. It cites criticism of Daniel Keefe’s immigration post and salary rise as payback for Taft labor support. It hints at Panama inquiries and likens Roosevelt’s waning days to Cleveland’s tense final months.
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Daniel Keefe
Keefe
Taft
Organized
Gompers
Congress
Panama
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Ananias Club
Taft to Continue Tariff Hearings and Talks
Washington December 11 The tariff hearings before the ways and means committee will run through the short session and President-elect Taft will hold further talks with the committee. A compromise on Philippine sugar and tobacco tariffs has been reached after yesterday's conference with Judge Taft and the committee's leaders. The House is expected to pass a bill revising the current tariff schedule.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Taft
House of Representatives
Payne
Andrew Carnegie
Harvard Athletes Awarded for Meritorious Work in Studies
Four Harvard leaders in athletics received meritorious study awards in Sanders Theatre last night. Foremost was Captain Francis H. Burr, leader of the football team that defeated Yale for the first time since 1901.
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Francis H. Burr
Yale
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
George
Perry Smith
Meredith Blagden
Dean Hurlburt
Harvard College
Hadley of
Yate
Francis Walker
Charles William Eliot
Lowell
United States
Carlos Gallardo
San Juan
Porto Rico
Tien Lin Chao
Tientsin
China
Fen Ch'in
Chia-Ting
Kevork Castikyan
London
England
James Henry Fraser
Nova Scotia
Perkins Resolution Supports Committee Review of Secret Service Use
Washington reports that Representative Perkins introduced a five member House committee to evaluate President Roosevelt's criticism of using Secret Service in the Treasury. The measure, debated with emphasis on congressional dignity, was adopted unanimously amid strong applause.
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Washington
Congress
House
Perkins
President's Plan Blocked on Panama Canal Libel Issue
The article notes that a presidential plan to prosecute perceived libels against the government faces a setback after an Attorney General ruling. It cites a prior Paterson case La Quotidienne Sociale and says Congress already restricted similar publications from mails. Lawyers doubt Congress authorizes government actions in U.S. courts.
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United States
Panama Canal
Ananiases
la Questione Sociale
Paterson
N. J
Congress
Charles P. Taft
Douglas Robinson
New York
No raise for Keefe critic calls out hypocrisy
In Washington on December 11 the House blocked a salary increase for the immigration commissioner general after Rep. Macon of Arkansas raised a point of order. Rep. Fitzgerald of New York denounced Daniel Keefe’s appointment, saying Keefe showed no sympathy with what he described as improper aims.
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Macon
Arkansas
Fitzgerald
New York
Daniel Keefe
One Day Cold Cure Promoted by Grove
An advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a universal laxative and cold cure. It claims E. W. Grove signature and world usage, noting a price of 25 cents for the remedy.
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E. W. Grove
Movement to defend Marines against President's ship withdrawal order
Washington reports a House movement to overturn the President's order drawing the Marine Corps from warships. A leading member warns of a floor resolution disapproving the policy if the naval committee fails to act. The naval affairs committee aims to retain Marine Corps jurisdiction despite the order limiting their sea service.
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Washington
House
Marine Corps
United States
Naval Committee
Naval Affairs Committee
Talk on Men for Cabinet and Tariff Plans
President Roosevelt and President-elect Taft discussed cabinet prospects at the White House. Senator Aldrich backed currency reform, while Tariff talks centered on hearings and possible Senate amendments ahead of Taft’s term.
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Roosevelt
William H. Taft
White House
Taft
Root
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Aldrich
Monetary Commission
Burton
George A. Knight
California
Duncan B. McKinley
Cardinal Gibbons
Father Ketcham
Indian Bureau
New York
Augusta
Western Octogenarian Weds Everett Woman
Everett December 11 M L Hodgson an 82 year old retired Cincinnati carriage manufacturer married Mrs M H Thompson 55 of Everett formerly of Malden The couple met last summer in Boston at a revival meeting The ceremony was at the home of the bride’s son F H Thompson 3 Blanchard Avenue performed by Rev F S Estes Glendale Methodist Church
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M. L. Hodgson
Cincinnati
M. H. Thompson
Malden
Boston
F. H. Thompson
Blanchard Avenue
F. S. Estes
Glendale Methodist Church
Granger Wins Malden Aldermanic Recount
Malden December 11 Frank E Granger was declared elected Alderman from Ward 7 after a recount. He defeats Captain Alfred Nickerson by 22 votes with City Clerk L D Holden directing the count. The Citizens candidate edged the Republican indorsement winner after a correction of 50 erroneous votes.
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Frank E. Granger
Alfred Nickerson
L D. Holden
Granger
Citizens
Nickerson
Cambridge Building Board Denies Billboard Permit Near Dana Hill
Cambridge citizens protested a gigantic billboard on Dana Hill. The Building Board of Appeal sustained Superintendent Tracy’s denial of the permit, keeping the sign from being erected in the city.
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Cambridge
Dana Hill
Building Board of Appeal
Tracy
Cambridge Building Department
Insurgents Start Rule Change Fight in House
At a Washington meeting 25 Republican Representatives formed a committee to draft amendments to House rules. Led by Hepburn of Iowa the group aims for a new balance of power, noting changes from the 61st Congress and eyeing Uncle Joe Cannon as a potential leader.
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House of Representatives
Representative Hepburn
Iowa
Hepburn
Cannon
Uncle Joe
Gardner and Lovering
Massachusetts
Record perch catch by Captain Webster near Island Heights
Captain Will Webster and crew set a seine around a perch school in Toms River mouth opposite Island Heights. One haul yielded 387 barrels or over three and a half tons of perch, with about 150 striped bass also in the nets.
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Toms River
N. J
Will Webster
Island Heights
Mystery Beauty Cure Claim Draws Worldwide Attention
An elderly woman Harriett Meta claims a simple night treatment removes wrinkles within days. She asserts gold medals from Paris and Rome and endorsements by Paris and London figures support the method. She offers to mail full details from Syracuse New York to interested readers.
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Jared
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