Mistress of Song in Opera at the Boston Opera House
Yesterday evening at the Boston Opera House Mine. Schumann-Heink appeared as Azucena in Il Trovatore with Amsden Zenatello Polese Sampieri Heyman Giaccone and Ruiz. Weingartner conducted praising Schumann-Heink’s art and voice while Zenatello delivered superb tone and drama.
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Boston
Schumann-Heink
Azucena
Miss Amsden
Leonora
Giovanni Zenatello
Manrico
Giovanni Polese
Count di Luna
Michele Sampieri
Ferrando
Hertha Heyman
Inez
Ernésto Giaccone
Ruiz
Weingartner
Mme
Schumann- Heink
Zenatello
Discovered Cure For Asthma
Chemist D J Lane of 632 Lane Building St Marys Kansas claims a simple home remedy cures asthma. He sent samples to long sufferers who report relief. Lane offers a free bottle by mail with payment only if it cures, asking recipients to report results within ten days.
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D. J. Lane
Lane Bldg
St. Marys
Kas
Lane
Recall of Judicial Decisions Debate Prompts Bill
Arthur D. Hill appeared before the committee on constitutional amendments to urge a bill for recalling judicial decisions He argued the measure is not an attack on the courts and said he would not hesitate to expand judiciary powers The bill would not affect judges tenure and he warned against an elected judiciary as dangerous
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Arthur D. Hill
Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Hill
Pro gressive Joseph Walker attends debate on constitutional bill
The Hon. Joseph Walker attended the gathering to listen as Moorfield Storey opposed the bill citing the Constitution as the greatest instrument. Alfred Hemenway and James E. Cotter also spoke against it while James A. Lowell and Frank W. Grinnell recorded opposition. Henry J. Sterling and Cornelius J. Carmody spoke in favor.
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Joseph Walker
Progressive Party
Moorfield Storey
United States
Alfred Hemenway
James E. Cotter
James A. Lowell
Boston Bar Association
Frank W. Grinnell
Legislative Committee
Association
Henry J. Sterling
Cornelius J. Carmody
The
Federation of Labor
Motor Boat Muffler Bill Supported in Hearing
The hearing before the committee on legal affairs drew both north and south shore representatives. Clarence J. Barron argued that muffling can be enforced, citing quiet conditions in the Charles River Basin and his Cohasset summer home. He urged district police powers to enforce the muffler law.
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Committee On Legal Affairs
Clarence J. Barron
Charles River
Cohasset
Planning boards urged for all large cities to aid wholesome homes
The Homestead Commission urges planning boards in every city and town over 100000 to foster associations that plan and build low priced suburban homes. It blames ad hoc city growth for poor housing and notes crowded districts deprive light and contribute to higher infant mortality.
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Homestead Commission
Commonwealth
Brookline Seeks Additional Water Supply Authorization
The committee on water supply reported a bill to provide an extra water supply for Brookline up to 3,000,000 gallons, in addition to the 5,000,000 already authorized to be taken from Brookline land near the Charles River.
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Committee On Water Supply
Brookline
Charles River
Adverse Senate Report on Art Museum Bill
The committee on joint rules reported against the art museum bill but the Senate accepted the adverse report without debate. Boston may appropriate 56000 dollars for maintenance of the Museum of Fine Arts.
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Committee On Joint
Boston
Museum of Fine Arts
Senate
New Hospital for Insane Recommended by Board and Trustees
The State Board of Insanity and Boston State Hospital trustees submitted a report urging a $100,000 appropriation for land purchase and the establishment of a metropolitan district hospital for the insane, under Chapter 195 of the 1912 resolves, presented in the House yesterday.
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State Board of Insanity
Boston State Hospital
Edison Asks Photoplays at Harvard
Thomas A Edison calls Harvard students to help shape his talking motion pictures. He seeks plots that allow conversation with the film and praises Harvard for leading in drama history and construction.
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Thomas A. Edison
Harvard
Harvard Students Offer Talking Picture Scenarios
Harvard students in dramatic courses may write talking photo play scripts for the kinetophone. Edison seeks six minute clean plays or comedies submitted through the Crimson, the college newspaper, and will review scenarios from Harvard for possible production.
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Harvard
Edison
The
Crimson
Lent marked by thousands flock to Ash Wednesday services
Thousands of Catholics attended Ash Wednesday masses across parishes in Greater Boston. Blessed ashes were distributed after morning and evening services at Cathedral of the Holy Cross and churches including Immaculate Conception Mission Roxbury and St. Mary’s Endicott Street. Clergy named include Cardinal Splaine and priests McCoy Redican Gascon Hickey Cronin Finigan. Evening programs featured Stations of the Cross and benediction.
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Thomas R. McCoy
James J. Redican
Mer. M. J. Splaine
Augustine F. Hickey
Neil A. Cronin
William B. Finigan
Superior Council
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Thomas I. Gasson
S. J
Mission Church
Roxbury
St. Mary’s
Endicott Street
Hair price bid in pantomimist offer shocks Boston
Mrs. J. N. Hurlburt of Los Angeles offers Miss Nina Payne, famed pantomimist then in Boston, $500 for enough of her hair to make a switch. Payne declined the unusual proposal, keeping her wealth of hair intact.
Society Woman Buys Hair From Los Angeles Star
Mrs Hurlburt could not meet current hair fashion and sought a switch. She learned Miss Payne, who was in Los Angeles two months earlier, attracted attention. An agent failed to locate Payne, but last Saturday she received a $500 offer for enough hair to craft an average size switch for a Los Angeles society woman.
Hair as Valuable Asset Sparks Auction Offer
Miss Payne, appearing at the National Theatre, rejects a $500 bid from Mrs. Hurlburt via attorney Charles N. Blackstone of Chicago. She says her hair is essential to her act, warns against artificial additions, and insists on natural growth despite the offers.
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National Theatre
Wool Manufacturers Hear Tariff Views At 48th Meeting
The National Association of Wool Manufacturers held its 48th annual meeting at Young's Hotel with a luncheon at 1 pm. President John P. Wood of Philadelphia spoke on tariff hearings in Washington and predicted the Underwood wool bill would reappear next spring. Officers elected included Wood as president, with Wood, Clark, Hodgson as vice presidents, and Winthrop L. Marvin as secretary and treasurer. reports showed a strong, active year and strengthened resources.
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National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Young’s Hotel
John P. Wood
Philadelphia
Washington
Congress
Wood
Senate
Winthrop L. Marvin
Boston
Wiliam M. Wood
Frederic S. Clark
North Billerica
George H. Hodgson
Cleveland
Seek Scalp of Col Sohier Sparks Transportation Debate
The United Improvement Association adopted a critical report accusing Colonel W. D. Sohier of the Highway Commission of serving the telephone company and retaining a repudiated expert. It urged Governor Foss not to replace Sohier until the Legislature acts on transferring telephone control to the Gas and Electric Light Commissioners. The transportation committee urged immediate action to seize securities of the Boston Holding Company and consider state ownership or transfer of the Boston & Maine system. The proposal faced a heated vote, then was delayed for further study. William S. McNary outlined port development as James J. Storrow criticized the local transport system and proposed belt lines in a tunnel for Greater Boston.
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United Improvement Association
W. D. Sohier
Highway Commission
Jackson
Chicago
Baltimore
Foss
Sohier
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Committee On Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Public Franchise League
Boston Holding Company
Boston & Maine
Boston Financial
Eastman
William S. McNary
Board of Port Directors
James J. Storrow
Boston
America
Greater
Hollis Noses Ahead In New Hampshire Senate Ballot
Concord N H Feb 5 The regular U S Senate ballot in the New Hampshire Legislature opened amid a near riot as late arriving Representatives were barred out and then admitted to vote after a gallery intrusion. Final tally 419 votes cast with 210 needed Hollis 205 Pearson 181 Bags 21 scattering 12 not voting 8 Hollis gained two Democrats from Carr and lost one Republican from yesterday.
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Concord
N. H
United States
New Hampshire
Hall of Representatives
Henry F. Hollis
Edward N. Pearson
Robert P. Bags
Scattering
Hollis
Clarence E. Carr
Orline Ordrine Appeal for Wives in Home Treatment
An appeal promotes Orline as a discreet home treatment to help with alcohol abuse in a family. It claims many homes suffer from drinking and that Orline has saved thousands of men, offering a refund if ineffective. Price is one dollar per box with a free booklet and Washington DC company information.
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Orrine
Orline Co
Washington, D. C
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Wellec
Funeral for Cambridge official Jeremiah Donovan
Funeral services for Jeremiah F. Donovan longtime principal assessor of Cambridge were held at St Marys Church with city bells tolling for 15 minutes. Delegations from many societies Mr Donovan belonged to attended. Pallbearers included Mayor J Edward Barry ex Mayor A J Daly and city officials. Burial followed at St Pauls Cemetery Arlington.
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Jeremiah F. Donovan
Cambridge
St. Mary’s Church
Mr. Donovan
J. Edward Barry
A. J. Daly
B. F. Fallon
W. H. Hogan
T. W
Welsh disestablishment bill passes Commons and Lords
London Feb 5 A motion to reject the Welsh disestablishment bill was defeated in the House of Commons by 240 to 347. The bill then passed its third reading without division and later its first reading in the House of Lords.
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London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Clergyman Promotes Father John's Medicine Letter
Phillipsport New York pastor Rev John Ernest Parker shares a letter praising Father John s Medicine as a reliable remedy for severe colds. He urges readers to treat neglected colds promptly to prevent pneumonia and to fortify the system with the medicine free from dangerous stimulants.
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Phillipsport
N. Y
John Ernest Parker
Father John
John
M. E
Newlywed Couple’s Non Support Sparks Malden Court Ruling
Maurice P Hanscom aged 24 and his wife 22 of Wakefield appeared in Malden District Court yesterday morning. The wife charged Hanscom with non support. Despite Judge E L Sweetser’s advice to reconcile for their infant, the judge ordered the husband to pay his wife five dollars weekly.
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Maurice P. Hanscom
Wakefield
Malden District Court
Hanscom
E. L. Sweetser
Youthful couple face court over stormy marriage
Judge Sweetser initially refuses to hear the case against Hanscoms, who wed in August 1911. After a December 18 1912 quarrel the wife left with their infant and has lived with her mother. The judge advised settlement but the couple and their lawyers refused. Hanscom was ordered to pay $5 weekly.
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Hanscom
Stamp Grace on All Shoes Made
Letter to the editor from Cambridge dated February 4 argues for standard shoe grading. J B Cody urges manufacturers brand every shoe with name and grade to aid buyers, amid concerns of adulteration and mislabeling, calling for public means to identify honest sellers.
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Post
Cambridge
J. B. Cody
Hays Puts Question to Gas Light Board on Telephone Supervision
Hays of Brighton seeks an opinion from the gas and electric light commissioners on whether the agency can take over the extra duties of supervising telephone companies. The move aims to shift duties from the Highway Commission without harming current work.
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Hays
Brighton
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Highway Commission
Five Democrats File for Cambridge Mayoral Nomination
Five Democratic mayoralty hopefuls filed papers at the Cambridge city committee, with 98 other candidates for assessor, alderman, councilman and school committee. Mayor J Edward Barry and aldermen Michael M O Connor Charles H Gaffney James T Barrett and James A Montgomery will compete in the February 18 primaries. Dr Leo T Myers is the sole school board candidate, and John T Shea has retired from mayoralty but seeks the assessorship.
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Cambridge
City Committee
J. Edward Barry
Michael M. O’connor
Charles H Gaffney
James T. Barrett
James A. Montgomery
Leo T. Myers
John T. Shea
Electric cars stoned as strikers block rails at Esmena mill
Striking workers at the Esmena cotton mill stoned electric cars and blocked rails today. The targeted vehicles carried operatives from another mill. Several people were cut and bruised but none seriously injured.
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Esmena
Comfortable Cheap California Excursion by Burlington Route
Travel cheap to California with Personally Conducted excursion parties in clean Pullman sleepers. Conductor escorts the group from start to finish for a comfortable journey. Inquiries to Alex Sullocks New England Passenger Agent at C B Q R R 264 Washington St. Main 4387.
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California
Burlington
Alex Sullocks
New England
Washington St
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