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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1920

Page

5

Archangelo Marotta Charged With Possessing Liquor

Archangelo Marotta of 251 North Street was arraigned on a liquor possession charge under prohibition. Internal Revenue agents testified locating a half pint of alcohol, three half pints of whiskey, a bottle of champagne, three quarts of whiskey, three bottles of wine, and 32 more wine bottles in the cellar. He pleaded not guilty and demanded a hearing, with the court holding him for the federal grand jury. Bail was set at $500 by Assistant U S Attorney Backus.

Archangelo United States Hayes Internal Revenue Hurley Marotta Federal Grand Jury Backus

Questions and Answers From The Post Readers

Letters cover representation in Canada, US Indian wars 1867 75, Key of Star Spangled Banner, private alcohol use laws, Hungary Soviet republic, Lloyd George heritage, pronunciation of butcher and bustle, Saxon lineage King George I, and World War I allied front lines. Readers seek clarifications, historical facts, and language queries.

Burn $7000 Mortgage on Cline Memorial Church

At a special service in Newton Highlands Mrs. Anna A. Cline lit the parchment symbolizing the church mortgage being paid. Rev. Dr. George W. Jones led the ceremony with charter members while Rev. Dr. George H. Spencer attended as guest. The debt was reduced from $7000 to $100 by prior gifts and yard work by the pastor completed the remaining balance.

Cline Newton Highlands Anna A. Cline N. O. Cline

British MP Probes U.S. Relations In King's Speech Debate

Horatio Bottomley member for South Hackney moved an amendment to the King's speech criticizing the omission of the United States in the address. He cited U S negotiations on the peace treaty and the League of Nations as key to averting future wars. An unrelated medical ad for Adamson's Cough Balsam follows.

Lloyd George David Lloyd George Treasury United Kingdom Manchester England David Wales London Horatio W. Bottomley House of Commons South Hackney John Bull United States House Today Great Britain Bottomsey United States of America League of Nations

Eleven Men Indicted in Brooklyn Army Base Theft Case

A federal jury in Brooklyn indicted eleven men for stealing military goods worth 200000 from the South Brooklyn army supply base on February 3. Nine were base employees and a $30000 bribe was offered to a shipping clerk, who notified officials and led to arrests at a Harlem storage warehouse. Navy tricolor insignia noted in connection with the case.

New York Brooklyn South Harlem

New Piano Concerto Delights Boston Audience

In Symphony Hall yesterday Pierre Monteux conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the city first performance of John Alden Carpenter s Concertino for piano and orchestra with E Robert Schmitz as soloist. The audience greeted the work with enthusiastic warmth and the trio bowed from the stage.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Pierre Monteux Symphony Hall John Alden Carpenter E. Robert Schmitz

Concerto of personal whimsy by Mr Carpenter reviewed

A piano and orchestra concerto praised for humor, imagination, and striking orchestration. The second movement evokes a Negro spiritual mood, while the opening and final movements surprise with rhythm and virtuosity. The critic lauds its fearless form and electrifying handling of themes.

Carpenter Mr. Carpenter

Fantastical finale fuels wild rhythms in capricious music

The piece bursts with abrupt force and whirring rhythms as the composer crafts a capricious, humorous finale. While lacking a clear logical explanation for imagined ideas, the work reveals strong virtuosity, swift execution, and confident craftsmanship despite a flat joke in the final waltz episode.

Schmitz and Monteux Deliver Rhine Symphony Mastery

The performance showcases Mr. Schmitz's virtuosity and orchestral insight as a pianist, firmly under control yet free in expression. Mr. Monteux's conducting and the fine orchestra complete the artistic vision, with one rigorous rehearsal shaping a compelling Schumann Rhine Symphony interpretation.

Schmitz Monteux

Schumann Rhenish Symphony Review Among Recordings

The reviewer notes the yesterday’s orchestra is too large for Schumann’s intimate mood. Double wind and brass hamper the first movement’s vitality, while the Lauder and cathedral finale stand out as the strongest parts. The slow movement mislabels and the finale feels conventional.

Mann Schumann

Bewitching Fairy Tale Orchestrated by Monteux

A review lauds Tala as a bewitching fairy tale in music with oriental languor and triumphant faithful love, its vivid colorings attributed to conductor Pierre Monteux and his interpretation enhancing the work.

Mr. Monteux

Legioners to Attend Dinner for Pershing in Boston

The American Legion will be well represented at a dinner for General John J. Pershing at Copley Plaza on the 25th. Mayor Peters announced that post commanders from Greater Boston and State branch officers will be invited. The event aims to be one of the city’s largest in recent memory, conducted by invitation only.

American Legion John J. Pershing Peters Copley Plaza Heb Greater Boston The Legion

Mystery Romance and Heist Tale in Cosmopolitan

A pretty young wife tied to a feeble millionaire surfaces in a pawnbroker shop and a cheap lodging house as a detective shadows a tale of mystery and high finance. Phony Dick and Overcoat Bennie steal 500 dollars then gamble it away on the Kentucky Derby before a fishing trip to California leads to the Beauty Fountain discovery in Jack Boyle's crook story.

Bennie Phony California

Kindred of the Dust and Other Genteel Tales

A catalog of short stories and novels including Kindred of the Dust by Peter B Kyne and The Crown Prince of Pyne's Falls Massachusetts by Royal Brown. Other works cited are The Father of Waters by Rupert Hughes The May Fly by Dana Gatlin Uneasy Street by Arthur Somers Roche and The Relapse of Captain Hotstuff by Harris Dickson.

Crown Prince Pyne Waters Rupert Hughes Arthur Somers Roche Captain Hotstuff Old Reliable Hoyle Harris Dickson

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