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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1916

Page

7

Mozart Symphony Enchanted Boston Audience

The Boston Symphony Orchestra played Mozart in D major K5 and Tschai kowsky op 43 suite in D minor as Elena Gerhardt sang Stehe Stille Schmerzen Traume Verborgenheit Der Freunde Er Ists Wagner and Wolf pieces. The concert was at Symphony Hall yesterday afternoon.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Symphony Hall Mozart Tschaikowsky Elena Gerhardt Stehe Stille Schmerzen Traume Wagner

Publishers Oppose Paper Distribution Plan in Washington

In Washington on December 15 publishers of large U.S. dailies indicated opposition to a proposed Federal Trade Commission supervision of news print paper distribution. A committee will meet tomorrow with manufacturers and jobbers to consider an agreement, while smaller papers weigh their stance. They warn that distribution would be illegal and fail to solve high prices and shortages, urging increased production instead.

Washington Federal Trade Commission United States American Newspaper Publishers’ Association Trade Commission Department of Justice Commission New York The IF. P. Glass Campbell Kansas

Mozart and Tschaikowsky Concert Review Draws Praise

The concert impressed with Mozart’s bright finale and Gerhardt’s lovely voice while Tschaikowsky’s Suite showed uneven value yet featured piquant orchestration. Critics praised the performers and noted strong, sincere interpretations despite some routine passages.

Half year on her way to be wed ends in ceremony

Maria Kelesis a 22 year old Greek girl married Antonio Thamousas at the immigration station after arriving on the Canopic from Naples. The couple will live in Somersworth New Hampshire where he is employed. A Greek priest conducted the ceremony.

Maria Kelesis Antonio Thamousas Naples Somersworth N. H

Island refuge to marriage ties finds two unions in one story

Miss Kelesis reached from Samoa after fleeing Smyrna in 1914. Ida Giordano and Antonio Lavallo wed despite both being lame. Ida’s sister died in New York last year, and Antonio lost a foot in a railroad accident. Immigration officials released Raffaela Fiorilla, a widow with a 16–month–old baby, who arrives from Italy to join her parents in Gloversville, New York.

Miss Kelesis Samoa Smyrna Turkey Asia Ida Giordano Antonio Lavallo Ida New York Italy Antonio Raffaela Fiorilla Gerardo Carnevale United States Gloversville N. Y

East Boston Police Seek Missing 14 year old girl

Boston police search for Lillian Ringheim of East Boston 14 missing from 1106 Bennington Street. She left Thursday night to visit a neighbor and did not return. Described as five feet tall 125 pounds light complexion and hair. Wears dark blue skirt and coat black shoes and stockings.

Boston Lillian Ringheim Bennington Street East

O'Dowd Expected to Become Weymouth Fire Chief

District Chief Matthew O'Dowd of the Weymouth Fire Department who recently resigned after 33 years of active service is eyed for chief. Selectmen reportedly favor his appointment and regard him as one of New England's top fire executives.

Matthew O’dowd Weymouth

Caplan Found Guilty in Times Case

David Caplan was found guilty of manslaughter at his second trial for complicity in the Los Angeles Times explosion of October 1, 1910. Twenty men were killed. The sentence ranges from one to ten years. Caplan will return Monday for sentencing as a motion for a new trial is reportedly planned.

Los Angeles Cal David Caplan Los Angeles Times Caplan Motioff

Prudes Poor as Play Censors At Copley Theatre

Raymond Hitchcock attacked play Censors at the Players' League gathering at the Copley Theatre. He mocked highbrow critics who police decency and warned many a fair play is ruined by their influence. He urged simpler plots and a 500 word vocabulary for the regular theatregoer.

Raymond Hitchcock Players’ League Copley Theatre Hitchcock

Griffin named Jacob Sleeper Fellow at Boston University

Boston University trustees named Orwin B. Griffin as the Jacob Sleeper Fellow for next year. The stipend is $500, the university’s highest academic honor, created in 1889 to honor founder Hon. Jacob Sleeper.

Boston University Orwin B. Griffin Jacob Sleeper

Transport Sumner Going to Pieces Off Barnegat

The transport Sumner, aground off Barnegat New Jersey in fog Monday night, was believed to be breaking up early today after tug attempts failed. Crew members remaining aboard were awaiting rescue as ships in the rescue line stood by to evacuate them.

United States Sumner Barnegat N. J

Gift list includes furniture and household items

Mahogany Smoker's Stand priced at 2.50. Brown Oak Library Table converts to card table for 32.50. Oriental rugs vacuum cleaners couch covers screens and fireplace fixings among hundreds of other useful gifts.

Judge Orders Sons to Aid Their Father in East Boston

In East Boston District Court Judge Barnes ordered two sons, Max and Joseph Grossman, to pay $2 weekly to support their 75 year old father Isaac Grossman after the judge found they had failed to provide necessities. The complaint was placed on file on the sons' promise to maintain payments.

Barnes East Boston Isaac Grossman Max Joseph

Bromo Quinine Cold Cure Ad Promises One Day Relief

An advertisement touts Laxa tive Bromo Quinine with the claim it cures a cold in one day and lists BE. W. Grove signature. The ad highlights a 25 cent price and urges readers to seek the full name for genuineness.

BE. W. Grove

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