Letters Pour In to Opera Seat Editor
Readers across New England show strong support for the Boston Post opera seat contest. The influx of letters yesterday was the largest since the feature began. Respondents praise the Boston Opera Company and the impact on Boston’s cultural scene. Anna Pavlova’s two next week performances with the Russian Imperial ballet draw reader interest.
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Boston Post
Post
Boston Opera Company
Anna Pavlova
Russian Imperial Ballet
Pavlova
Boston Pride in Homegrown Music Scene
The passage extols opportunities for young singers and composers and highlights world-class artists in productions at low cost, praising Boston as a proud home for music. Mrs A J R signs off the note.
Opera House Elevates City With Music Education
The Boston Opera House is praised for beautifying the city and providing great pleasure to music lovers. It is commended for educating audiences to discriminate quality music over popular offerings.
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Opera Seat
Sir
Boston Opera House
Boston Opera House Elevates City Music Standard
Promoters of the Boston Opera praise the opera house as a premier venue for grand opera. Architects note the structure enhances Boston’s prestige in arts and literature, signaling a rising musical standard for the city.
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Boston Opera
Boston Opera House
Boston
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Boston Opera Elevates City to Music Terminus
The author praises the Boston Opera for transforming the city into a major music hub. He argues the company will bring world class singers regularly, making opera affordable and accessible month after month for all residents.
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Boston Opera
Boston Opera's Influence on New England Music Prestige
The Boston Opera is praised as shaping musical and dramatic art and elevating Boston as a major music center. Its performances attract students nationwide, spreading lasting impressions and boosting the city’s cultural standing in New England.
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Sir
Boston Opera
Boston
New England
Boston Opera Elevates City as Center of Music
The Boston Opera is praised for advancing the city to new heights in learning and art. Generous support from leading citizens makes top music accessible to all Greater Boston music lovers.
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The
Boston Opera
Greater
Boston
Pastor Denounces Hobble Skirts and Fashions
Chicago readers report Dr. George L. Robinson of McCormick Theological Seminary citing Isaiah to condemn hobble skirts expensive hats and jewelry as moral dangers. He warned these fashions echo ancient faults that led to downfall and urged adherence to biblical warnings.
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Chicago
George L. Robinson
McCormick Theological Seminary
Robinson
Young Men's Christian Association
Isaiah
Dr. Robinson
Daughters of Zion
Secret wedding announced in Lawrence couple tied knot
Harry T. P. Lyman, head soda clerk, and Ella Harkness Lyman, a department store clerk, disclosed their marriage which occurred Sept 4 during a New York State trip. The couple kept their courtship and wedding private while away from home.
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Lawrence
Harry T. P. Lyman
Ella Harkness Lyman
No Opposition to Mayor of Melrose Re-elected
Melrose Massachusetts Mayor Eugene H. Moore faces no opposition as he seeks a sixth term. Moore, serving a total of 19 years in public office, began on the Board of Selectmen and later served as Alderman at large before his mayoralty beginning in 1904.
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Melrose
Eugene H. Moore
Moore
Board of Selectmen
Spitters Pay $117 in Fines in City Crusade
Thirty-seven spitters appeared in Brighton Court with officers from Brighton Station, posting fines of $2 each. North End and East Boston units had seven prisoners each, while Stations 2 4 5 6 and 11 reported no arrests. Total fines collected reached $117 with four cases placed on file.
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Brighton
North End
East Boston
Importing Frauds Charged To Four New York Firms
Four men from cloak and suit firms Stein er and Berstein and Lutz and Horwitz were arrested by federal officers on charges of involvement in under valuation frauds. All four are held on $5000 bail each as authorities pursue related woolen fraud cases.
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New York
Jacob Steiner
Jacob Berstein
Steiner and Berstein
Daniel Lutz
Nathan Horwitz
Lutz and Horwitz
Constantino Sues Boston Transcript for 100000
Florencio Constantino, leading tenor of the Boston Opera Company, filed a $100,000 libel suit against the Boston Transcript Company over a Thursday article criticizing claque culture. The tenor and his secretary deny employing touts, claiming affidavits from Opera Company members will prove the claim false.
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Boston Opera Company
Boston Transcript Company
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Baklanoff
Boston
Balloonist Augustus Post sues for annulment of marriage
In New York on December 12 Augustus Post, famed balloonist, sues in the Supreme Court to annul his 1897 marriage to Emma Co Post alleging she was married to another man and never legally divorced. Emma Post denies nondivorce and cites guidance from the late Justice Russell.
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Augustus T. Post
Supreme Court
Justice Davis
Emma Co. Post
South
General Thacker
Post
John
Keaghey
Texas
Russell
Vendome Catholic Club Whist and Musical Soiree
The Vendome parlors were crowded yesterday afternoon for a Ladies' Catholic Club Association event featuring a musicale with contralto Mrs. Joseph Leonard soprano Mrs. White Mullen pianist Julia Dunbar and reader Miss Henrietta Tighe. The whist session ran from 3 to 5 oclock with high attendance and repeated encores for the musical numbers.
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Vendome
Ladies’ Catholic Club Association
Joseph Leonard
White Mullen
Julia Dunbar
E. Williamson
Henrietta Tighe
Byrnes to Speak at Portsmouth Board of Trade Event
Vice President Timothy E. Byrnes of the Boston and Maine and New York New Haven railroads will be the principal speaker before the Board of Trade and Merchants Exchange in Portsmouth New Hampshire on Wednesday evening.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Timothy E. Byrnes
Boston & Maine
N. Y
Board of Trade and Merchants Exchange
Wife Shot Me Cries Hidden Threat in Hospital
Herbert Mason Clapp, 35, a wealthy clubman and sportsman, lies in St Joseph's Hospital after a bullet wound at his West Girard Avenue apartment. He accuses his young wife, shouting that she shot him and declaring she would murder him if he dies.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Mason Clapp
Clabrman
St. Joseph's Hospital
West Girard Avenue
Woman Denies Dying Man's Accusations in Hotel Room
Marie Leaker Clapp, once a hotel manicurist, stood guarded by two detectives as a dying man leveled severe accusations. She cowered at the bed’s end and cried out in anguish, denying the claims as she pleaded that they were lies.
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Marie Leaker Clapp
Clapp
Woman Held After Man Fatally Wounded in Texas Row
A dying man identified his wife as the shooter in a quarrel that began after a dispute over an open bedroom window. The husband, Clapp, stated she killed him when he confronted her with a revolver from his pillow. The wife was held without bail and later admitted the shooting followed an all night quarrel.
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Morris
Clapp
Texas
Marine battalion command at Portsmouth changed
Orders revoking Major Thomas Q. Treadwell in the Philippines and naming Colonel Charles G. Long to take command at Portsmouth Navy Yard are issued. Long, formerly in Hawaii, will assume command on Thursday.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Thomas Q. Treadwell
Philippines
Portsmouth Navy Yard
T. P. Kane
Charles G. Long
Hawaii
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