Damrosch Opera Shifts From Wagner to Fidelio in Boston
The Damrosch company presented Beethoven Fidelio at the Boston Theatre with Lili Lehmann as Leonore and Paul Kalisch as Florestan. The program included Beethovens Leonore Symphony No 3 between acts and previews Rheingold for tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damrosch Opera Company
Boston
Bizet
Carmen
Beethoven
Fidelic
Mme
Lili Lehmann
Leonore
Paul Kalisch
Florestan
Mme. Klafsky
Mme. Lehmann
Emil Fischer
Wilhelm Mertens
Gerhard Ltehmann
Paul Lange
Augusta Vollmar
A. Lehman
Fritz Derschach
Pepperell Parish Church marks 150 years with historic services
The First Parish Church in Pepperell celebrated its 150th anniversary with a program led by Rev. Charles Babbidge who now serves sixty four years and is 92. The event honored past pastors Joseph Emerson John Bullard and James Howe and featured remarks by Emmeline Harrington and Dr Joshua Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Middlesex
Joshua Young
Groton
A. J. Rich
Milford
N. H
Granville Pierce
Westford
Charles Babbidge
Emmeline Harrington
Unitarian
Congregational Church
Church of Christ
Pepperell
Babbidge
Harvard
Eliza Bancroft
Massachusetts
Bunker Hill
Renewed Fighting Near Cana as Warship Salutes Turks
Advices from Caneda Crete report renewed fighting outside Cana between Christian forces and Turkish troops. Christians appear to have defeated the Turks with fifteen reported killed. A Greek ironclad in Canea harbor saluted the Turkish flag and received the return salute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Caneda
Crete
Canea
Powers Warn Greece Over Crete Revolt
Cablegrams to the Turkish legation confirm reports of a Crete revolution and add that European powers have ordered Greece to recall her warships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crete
Europe
Greece
Sprague Ready for Washington Move in Style
Congressman elect Sprague and family prepare for their Washington residence. Furniture packers loaded eight cars at Forest Hills with rare tropical plants, horses, equipage, harness, and fine furniture. A refrigerator car carried plants. nine horses and a hostler accompany the journey. Mrs Sprague reputedly among America's wealthiest women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
L A W Fight in Albany Hints at Racing Amendments
In Albany on February 9 leaders and delegates of the L A W foresee adoption of a Sunday racing amendment and changes to league holding, professional admission, proxies, and a salaried national racing board chair. West controls the national president race with Morrison of Wisconsin favored. Potter’s support may sway New York. Hartwell of Denver is seen as treasurer and Gideon of Philadelphia likely to stay as racing board chair.
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Albany
N. Y
National Racing Board
West
B C. Morrison
Wisconsin
Illinois
E. W. Connolly
Potter
New York
Morrison
Hartwell
Denver
Gideon
Philadelphia
Bicycle record broken in six days race at Pittsburg
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania on February 9 the six days bicycle race saw Waller and Gimm break the fourteen hour record with 262 miles straight surpassing the prior 261 miles 4 laps. Midnight standings list Waller 437 and Gimm 437 miles.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Waller
Gimm
New York
Schoch
Renckel
Hall
Forster
Denche
Bezenah and Stout Fight Ends In Draw For $500 Purse
In Cincinnati on February 9 the twenty round featherweight match between Eugene Bezenah of the city and George Stout of Omaha was ruled a draw before the East End Club of Covington. Stout led most of the bout but failed to KO Bezenah.
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Cincinnati
Eugene Bezenah
George Stout
Omaha
Neb
Covington
Stout
Bezenah
Leadville Tension Rises Over Miner Outbreak Rumor
Leadville is abuzz with rumors of a fresh miner outbreak. Union rifles were distributed last night and shipments of rifle cartridges arrived recently billed to union men, signaling potential unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Col
Benefit entertainment for unemployed workingwomen in Boston
A charity event at Bijou Opera House on Thursday evening February 11 supports the Association for Unemployed Workingwomen and Immigrant Girls. The group provides lodging meals and a free employment office at 10 Compton Street with plans for a future East Boston home. Leading organizers include Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. John Maguire, Mrs. Bernard Foley and Miss Lillie Hughes. Volunteers include Mary Louise Crowley F F Driscoll soprano Charlotte Philbrick Nellie D Forrester contralto Alfred De Seve violin Margaret McNulty harp Louie C Keenan Charles F Forrester tenors Daniel A Sullivan baritone P C Shortis banjo Lilla T Rice dancer Maud Hamilton Lawrence Turley readers and Prof John A O Shea accompanist.
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Bijou
Compton Street
Sullivan
John Maguire
Bernard Foley
Lillie Hughes
Boston
Mary Louise Crowley
F. F. Driscoll
Charlotte Philbrick
Nellie D. Forrester
Alfred de Seve
Margaret McNulty
Louie C. Keenan
Charles F. Forrester
Daniel A. Sullivan
P. C. Shortis
Lilla T. Rice
Maud Hamilton
Lawrence Turley
John A. O’shea
Jury verdict in libel suit against Commercial Gazette
Pittsburg jury finds Albert Reed proprietor and Walter Christy news editor guilty in the libel suit linked to the late campaign. E W B is acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
William Flinn
C. L. Magee
Commercial Gazette
Albert Reed
Walter Christy
Tuitor E. W. B
Admission Tickets for Mr. San Exhibition
Readers can obtain free admission tickets from any of the art stores in Zooston for the Mr. San exhibition at the Art Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. San
Art Club
Zooston
Woodbury Facial Soap Ad Promotes Beauty Sample
An old advertisement promotes Woodbury’s Facial Soap from a Boston address 11 Winter Street. It offers a free consultation and a Beauty Book with sample options, urging readers to mail 10 cents for the booklet and sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
Winter St
Boston
Corbett Weighs 180 Ahead of Fitzsimmons Fight
James J. Corbett arrived in Salt Lake City with his wife and trainers. He weighed 180 pounds a sparring exhibition with McVey took place at the theatre. The party then left for San Francisco tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
James J. Corbett
Corbett
McVey
Fitzsimmons
San Francisco
Ivory reception planned for Edward J. Ivory in Boston
A monster reception at Boston Theatre is proposed for Edward J. Ivory and his eminent American counsel John F. McIntyre on Sunday the 21st. A meeting in Hall No. 12 Parker House will be held at 7 30 p m Sunday to arrange reception details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Ivory
London
John F. McIntyre
Boston Theatre
Parker House
Florence Collings Missing in South Boston
Florence Collings, 18, has been missing from her South Boston home since December 80. A book binder by trade, she may have left with a woman in the South End who hinted at the departure. She was last seen on Columbus Avenue and wore a black sack dress, black trimmed with blue ribbon, black serge skirt, and a red waist with black velvet. She is tall, about 135 pounds, with thick brown hair and brown eyes. The missing girl has a small missing portion of her right hand end finger. Reports can be sent to Station 7.
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Florence Collings
South Boston
Collings
East Boston
Post
Florence
South End
Columbus Avenue
Station 7
Fitzgerald Hails Change in Immigration Bill Reading Provision
Congressman Fitzgerald welcomed a shift in the immigration bill as the clause requiring reading and writing the Constitution in English or the immigrant’s native language was removed. He opposed the final frame but praised the elimination of the English literacy requirement aimed at Russian Hebrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Witzgerald
Fitzgerald
Irregular Tuesday Stock Market Amid Broad Swings
The market closed with a strong undertow despite dull trading. Industrials rose on the New York State trusts probe while Tobacco and Rubber led declines alongside Sugar. Oil shares advanced from 16 to 17 1/4 with a 112 percent quarterly dividend declared and debentures retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
O. D. Ashley
Wabash Railroad
United States
Allen Brown
United Kingdom
Europe
Arnold
Clark
Old Dominion
Friends of
Sears
West End
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Mining firm plans dividend as costs normalize after drop
In a report from 1836 1894 and 1896 expense comparisons show a heavy income fall offset by large cost cuts bringing December quarter costs back to 1894 levels. Calumet & Hecla issued a $1 000 000 check to equalize bank balances ahead of a $15 per share dividend totaling $1 500 000. Lawson Weidenfeld & Co. were noted as large buyers of Old Dominion. Pinkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
Lawson, Weidenfeld & Co
Old Dominion
Pinkham
Sexton Declines Return to Parliament Over Irish Discipline
Thomas Sexton, former Kerry MP and anti Par nelliite, writes from London that he will not re enter Parliament. He asserts Irish party discipline must improve before any laboring for grievances can be achieved in the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thomas_ Sexton
anti-Parneliite
House of Commons
Kerry
Ireland
Boston Stock Exchange Official Daily Report
The official report lists the day’s sales with the highest and lowest prices and the closing bid and asked figures. It records the market activity for February 9 at the Boston Stock Exchange.
Dynamite Blast Lawsuit Awards Thomas O'Malley
In the third session of the Superior Court Thomas O Malley was awarded 2900 against contractor Daniel E Lynch for injuries from a dynamite cartridge blast on Blue Hill Avenue near the Consump tives Home. The plaintiff contends an inefficient worker caused a cartridge to fail to explode and later exploded it with a pick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Thomas O'Malley
Daniel E. Lynch
Blue Hill Avenue
Minor appointments by Commissioner Marshall
The public institutions commissioner announces several immediate appointments including H. J. Gallagher as assistant watchman at Rainsford Island following a recent escape incident, T. B. O'Hara as master of dormitory No. 2 at the Parental School, Mrs. M. E. O'Hara as matron of dormitory No. 2, Miss Minnie Walsh as assistant matron of dormitory No. 2, and James Goode as officer at Deer Island institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner Marshall
Thee Public Institutions
H. J. Gallagher
Rainsford Island
T. B. O'Hara
M. E. O'Hara
Minnie Walsh
James Goode
Deer Island Institution
Boston welcomes Colonel Washington Blackhurst to lead New England VOA posts
Colonel Washington Blackhurst of the Volunteers of America arrives in Boston with Salvation Army apparatus. He plans to stay and strengthen eight New England posts from the city headquarters. The tall, boyish colonel previously led the West from San Francisco and was endorsed by a New York council ten days ago. Commander Booth is due within a week, and a large meeting is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Blackhurst
Volunteers of America
Boston
Salvation Army
New England
West
San Francisco
New York
Booth
Perils and Losses Witnessed Along the Coast
Seaman Carl Christiansen of the Boston bark Lapland drowns after being swept from the main topsail yard in the English Channel. The Nova Scotia bark Mark Curry burns at NDoilo wharf with 1200 tons of sugar aboard. The Warren steamer Sagamore reports field ice off Liverpool, while the Armenian sails through winter ice near latitude 44N. The ship Sintram bound for San Francisco is towed back to Baltimore. A leaking four masted schooner loaded with pig iron is seen near Beaufort, N C. The Alice Holbrook carries 1000 tons of pig iron from Savannah. The Merritt Wrecking Co. to float the Viola Reppard wreck at Hampton Bar. Calls grow for government sea-going tugs to aid wrecks and lifesaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Christiansen
Norway
Boston
Para
Newport
Eng
Nova Scotia
Mark Curry
Ndoilo
Delaware
I. M. Mosher
Windsor
Fenton
Warren
Sagamore
Liverpool
McConkey
Leyland
Sintram
St. Thomas
Baltimore
San Francisco
C. W. Morse
Lookout
Beaufort
N. C
Alice Holbrook
Ellis
Savannah
Merritt Wrecking Company
Viola Reppard
Hampton Bar
Norfolk
Revival services announced for February at Tremont Temple
Special revival services will be held each Tuesday through Friday evenings in February at Tremont Temple Lori mer Hall conducted by the Rev Dr Lorimer. Mrs Walter C Bailey will sing each evening of the present week. A cordial invitation is extended to all interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer Hall
Tremont Temple
Lorimer
Walter C. Bailey
Steamship Schedules From Boston to Eastport Calais and St John
International Steamship Co. sailings from Portland depart Portland to Eastport Calais and St John via Boston every Monday at 12 30 p m in the Eastern Division and 1 p m in the Western Division.
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Wester
Eastern
Union Station
Boston
Portland
Augusta
Bangor
Bar Harbo
Lewiston
Manchester
N. H
ST. John Halifax
ST. Stephen
ST. Andrews
N. B
North Conway
Intervale
Glen
Crawfords
Fabyans
Twin Mountain
Whitefield
Jefferson
Lancaster
Long Island
Centre Harbor
Grand Trunk R. R
Ware
Maine Central
Wiscasset
Thomaston
Rockland
Quebec
Eastport
Calais
ST. John
International Steamship Co
Porteland
Train Schedules for New England and Nearby Regions
A dense list of railroad run times and station stops across New Hampshire Vermont and neighboring areas. Includes schedules for Manchester Concord North Weare Portsmouth Hooksett Pittsfield Hopkinton and many branches with Sunday and weekday variations. Notes seasonal changes mention Fabyans Bethlehem and Montreal routes with special Oct 10 cutoff and remarks about Weirs and Bear Island stops.
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Manchester
Concord
New Boston
North Weare
Henniker
Portsmouth
Hooksett
Suxcook
Pittsfield
Suncook Valley
Nashua
Belmont
Tilton
Lakeport
Meredith
Ashland
Laconia
Weis
Plymouth
Bear Island
Long Island
Centre Harbor
Wolieboro
de I.ubtet
Bethlehem
Franklin, Lebanon
White Driver Junction
Bristol Branch
Claremont
Hanover
ST. Johnsbury
Newport
Sheprbrooks
Quebecc
ST. J
Chicago
G. T. Ry
PY. Ry
Weirs
Arren
J. Flanders
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Abbey, Schoeffeld Grau Co. (Ltd
We. A. Barnet
Simple Simon
A. BS. Sloane
Geo. Towell Tracy
Richard Mansfield
Beatrice Cameron
Garrick Theatre Stock Co
Hart and McKee
Beau Brummel
Castle Sombras
Prince Karl
Bea Brummel
MR. Hyde
Eve'g
DR. Jekyll
Keith's
Glinserettis
Fleurette
Johnstone Bennett
Miller Kent
Anthan
Walter Leon
Xnew Pictures
Florida
Lion Wallace
Kiew
Weydo Squaree
Imperial Bazaar
New Grand
Col. Washington
Dover Sts
Raymon Moore
Macart’s Dog and Monkey Circus
Wm. Foote
Vassar Quartet
Mildred Howard
Redding and Stanton
Lavender and Thomson
Boston Museum
Herald
Jack the
N. E
Harry Furniss
America
Boylston Street
Industrial School For
Mason& Hamlin’s
Schirmer’s
Herrick’s
Oliver Ditson
Stect Co
Howard
Bland
Samm’s OF
Posen
Opera House
Parkes
Matinee Today
Hioyt
Tidelio
Damrosch Company
William H. Crane
Hollis Street
Effie Shannon
F. F. Mackay
Edwin Arden
Boyd Putnam
Belle Archer
Carl Marwig
Bradley Martin
Zoo
Violet Lloyd
Hollis
Johnson
Bowdoin Square
George E. Backus
Robert Eberle
Gus Heege
Castle Square Theatre
Henry E. Dixey
Edgar Ll. Davenport
H. M. Pitt
Isabelle Evesson
Tremont
Secret Service
Garrick Theatre
E. M. Holland
Dr. Claudius
Keith’s
Robert Mantell
Columbia
Ben Teal
Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger
Jack and the Beanstalk
William A. Brady
Troja
the Howard
Elia Carr
Banjoiste
Fre Cotten
Osina
Grand Opera House
O’brien
Havel
Pers
New Grand Theatre
E Roman
Austin & Stone
Rush
Excelsior
Vina Sanford
Parvo
Manford
Nickelodeon
Bowdoin
WM. Gillette
Too Much
Char — Frohman
Gus Reece
Jo-Jo Deg
Museum
Dubee
Monkey Circus
Malcomb
Kozie
Fire King
Punch & Judy
Vina Manford
Parvo & Manford
Lillian Merritt
Harry Devine
Thos. Gannon
Moore Sisters
Stone & Williams
Jo-Jo Dog- Faced
Austin
Mantelli
Loe
Masonic Femple
Rochegrosse
Paris
West Newton Street
Shawmut Ave
Tremont St
Washington St
C. M. Raymond
Columbia Theatre
D. F. Rush
Magnificent Excelsior Burlesque CO
Little Egypt
Daily
Eas
India Wharf
Sun.ays
Ait Palatina
BAY Staty
Willa
Bordeaux
Burgundy
Dreyfus
Hayward PI
Eugene Tompkins
Mgr
Damrosch OperaCco
Wagner
Brandis
Eibenschuetz
Fischer
Stehmann
Rheng
Ernst
Mertens
Hobbing
Waikure
Siegfried
Dotterdammerung
Holli
Isaac B. Rich
Mats
Cana
Berlin
Turkey
L. A. W. Fight
Magee
Flinn
Castle
Lohengrin Eve
Web
Tahmengrim
Ivory
MR. Fitzgerald and
the Gill
G. Howard Jones
Harvard Medical College
Fifth Massachusetts Regiment
Reliable
Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St
National Medical Association
Boston Herald
Bulfinch Street
Mass
Boston & Monteee
Butte & Boston
Cal & Hee
Centennial
Kearsarge Ee
Pioneer
Eee
Quincy
Eee Ee
Tamarack
Tecumseh
LAND
American Bell
Ili Steel
Enone
Bay State Gas
Mercede
Miscellaneous Stock Exchange
Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Rutland
Gibson
Boston & Nantasket
Lida Peiteiee Sl
Colorado
Colorado Mining Stock Exchange
BE. C. Davis & Co
Colepie
Bohrkok
Bankers
Big Six
Garfield Grouse
Justice
Lincoln Boy
Mollie Gibson
Mt. Rosa
New Zealand
S . Eee
Alamo
CC. C
ADOT
Sacramento
Seven Hills
NEW York Stock Sales
Atchison
Canada Southern
Chesapeake
Chicago Gas
O& St Louis
Delaware & Hudson
Tel, Lack & West
Gi Hocking Valley
Kansas & Texas
Lake Shore
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New Jersey Central
St Louis
Northern Pacific
Northwest
Pacific Mail
Peeee & Evans
Rock Island
St Paul
Union Pacific
Western Union
Sereses
Sexton
Boston Stock Exchange
Am Bell
O. Caer
B&n
Cirg&s
Cire&sy. Eeene
Nh&h
Old Colony
Eeeseess Mining
Arnold Te Mee
Marshall
Railroads
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