Harvard Glee Club Concert Delights Large Audience
The Harvard Glee Club conducted by Archibald Davison with Frieda Hempel soprano performed a second season concert in Symphony Hall. They offered works by Des Pres Davison Chadwick Las tus Franck Bantock and others, showcasing refined choral mastery. Mme Hempel sang Schumann Schubert Mendelssohn Reger Hahn Holmes and impressed with her vocal beauty and interpretive skill. The concert drew a very large crowd and strong applause for both soloist and ensemble.
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Harvard
Davison
Mme. Hempel
Schumann
Douglass Day Observances Held Across Boston
The Equal Rights League marked the 105th anniversary of Frederick Douglass with services at Douglass Square and at the People's Baptist Church Camden Tremont sects. Robed figures and figs from public buildings accompanied the events as James S. Wolff led observances with music by the Universal Negro Improvement Association band.William Monroe Trotter presided. Rev. Biddel delivered the invocation. Rev Thompson gave the anniversary address. Dr. Lattimore spoke. F T Morris led Greater Boston league services. city and state officials gave remarks.
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Equal Rights League
Frederick Douglass
South End
People’s Baptist’ Church
Camden
Tremont
Rayak
Lesaue
James S. Wolff
Douglass Square
Boston
Universal Negro Improvement Band
William Monroe Trotter
EB. George Biddel
E. ©. Thompson
Andrew Lattimore
F.T. Morris
Greater Boston
League
Legal clash over 4600 life insurance proceeds
In a federal equity suit Judge Judas Ga o e hears whether Celia Levine of Roxbury or Lizzie Schneider, longtime niece of Max Levine, should receive a 4600 policy from New York Life after Levine died in 1920. The insurer defends as interpleader, while records and a witness claim last minute alterations undermine the assignment.
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Celia Levine
Westminster Terrace
Roxbury
Lizzie Schneider
Brooklyn
Max Levine
Judas Ga Oe
Levine
Blackwell’s Island Hospital
New York Life Insurance Company
Lesser Gréemberg
New York
Blackwell's Island
Burgin Quartet Delivers Refinement in Second Steinert Hall Concert
The Burgin String Quartet, in its second Steinert Hall recital, displayed notable progress since the first show four weeks earlier. The Boston audience praised finer tone, better balance, and advanced ensemble as they performed Brahms in A minor, Haydn in E flat major, and Tschaikowsky in D major, signaling strong future patronage for the young ensemble.
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Burgin String Quartet
Steinert Hall
Brahms
Haydn
Tschaikowsky
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Pioneer woman physician Dr. Fay dies at 70 in Chicopee
Dr. Charlotte H. Fay a pioneer woman physician in the region died at her Chicopee home at age 70. The New England medical community remembers her long service and trailblazing career in local medicine.
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Charlotte Fay
Chicopee
Charlotte H. Fay
Women Seek Jury Duty Privilege From Legislature Hearing
Prominent suffragists pledged a single standard of morals as women contested the bill making them liable for jury service. A large audience heard speakers including Mrs. Bertram Bernard of Winchester arguing that any woman should have an equal chance for acquittal and serve on juries.
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Judiciary
Bertram Bernard
Winchester
Women jurors urged to join Dill favoring registration
Speakers argued for women on juries to improve justice and aid understanding of women defendants. Mrs Barnard said women would endure unpleasant testimony for justice, and Jennie L Barron urged a correct peers interpretation to include women. Dill supporters included Alice Stone Blackwell and Mary H. Driscoll. The bill, drafted by Frederick W. Cook and J Weston Allen, faced no opposition.
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Jennie L. Barron
Alice Stone
Blackwell
Roberts Woods
South Nd
Mary BH. Driscoll
George R. Fearing
Martin T. Joyce
American Federation of Labor
Frederick ‘W. Cook
J. Weston Allen
New Bill Provides for More District Judges
The Senate Judiciary Committee agreed to report a bill to add 19 United States district judges, aimed at relieving congestion in certain districts. Two of the new judges are provisioned for Massachusetts.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Massachusetts
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