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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1911
Page
7
On Candlemas Day, groundhogs emerge to check for shadows. If a shadow appears, 40 days of violent storms follow. if cloudy, spring arrives soon. Professor Morton Kilgallen explains the weather link and the groundhog tradition.
A professor argues the woodchuck weather forecast is science based contradicting common wisdom. He cites isothermal winds and auto hypnosis of the groundhog with eye teeth, notes February 2 emergence, and claims patterns linked to sun and shadow. He promises more details tomorrow with his chicken halibut Eunice.
The annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America adjourned in Columbus Ohio to meet next year in Indianapolis. Little business was transacted on reconvening.
The Parker House hosted an 1886 Boston English High School class reunion dinner with 60 attendees led by Arthur I. Norton. Illness of secretary-treasurer George A. Dill marred the event. Readings by speakers included J Porter Crosby and William Guild Howard, with various former teachers in attendance and a library exhibit on display.
Boris Wambourg cellist and brother of Mark Hambourg gave his Jordan Hall debut in Boston assisted by George F. Boyle. The program featured Valentini suite, Tschaikowsky variations, Strauss cello sonata, and works by Cui Sinding Saint Saens and Popper. The Strauss piece lacked coherence but Wambourg showed breadth. the Valentini suite and short works drew the most favorable response.
A reader questions the reliability of surface car signs on the elevated system after boarding a car marked Belmont near Harvard Bridge. The car halted at Mt. Auburn car barn with heat off, prompting a call for action to prevent misrepresentation and urge riders to avoid moving from advertised cars.
Governor Foss and staff will attend the eighth annual military night and ball of Ensign Worth Bagley Camp in Roughan Hall Charlestown tonight. Mayor Fitzgerald and prominent state military officials attend. The camp is the second largest in the state with many members holding Spanish War meritorious service medals. Commander William H. Winnett leads.
In St Louis area a letter recounts Henry Tohler of St Charles who drowned eight years ago and whose funeral was delayed. His widow Mathilda Tohler died Friday afternoon and left instructions for a joint burial with her husband in a metallic casket with limited grave depth and a combined sermon by the Jefferson Street Presbyterian minister.
The Rev Clark S. Thomas of the First Universalist Church in Elgin Illinois announces plans to start a motion picture show replacing ten sermons. He says he has tried various methods to gain attention and believes moving pictures will educate as well as inspire.
The Rev. Dr. Saunders Reed a retired Episcopalian minister collapsed and died at the church house from apoplexy during a debate over the production of La Samaritaine by Sarah Bernhardt in Philadelphia. He had supported staging the drama and died before ambulance arrival.
A local court hears a domestic dispute where a husband claims his wife uses powders and eyebrow fixers in a cosmetic routine during their separation. He alleges the arrangement involves deception and improper conduct related to her living situation and relationship.
Review hails Puccini's opera The Girl of the Golden West for orchestral mastery and stagecraft. Casts Melis Constant and Isniefmi receive praise while other principals gain equal notice for strong performances. Upcoming Puccini work undecided. production seen as superior to prior efforts.
A brief outline of Collier’s inquiry into journalism as public trust versus private enterprise. It previews themes like yellow journalism harms and benefits, editor responsibility, reporting ethics, advertising influence, and the evolving press landscape with dates for a series of six articles.
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