Russell Keeps Discipline In Rehiring Baklanoff At Boston Opera
Henry Russell announced Baklanoff will return to the Boston Opera Company after a $10,000 fine and public apology for refusing dress rehearsal. Baklanoff signs a new contract for reduced pay and will sing Rigoletto Friday, with Russell insisting on businesslike, principled company management.
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Boston Opera House
Henry Russell
George Baklanoff
Opera
Russell
Baklanoff
Rigoletto
Russia
Boston Opera
Opera Company
Reengaging a man amid pressure cited as weakness
Mr Russell cites pressure from Mr Baklanoff's friends as the reason for taking back the man in question. He brands the conduct as outrageous and notes repeated changes in performances by major opera companies, with a dark house at times.
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Mr. Russell
Mr. Baklanoff
Metropolitan
Chicago Opera
Lucia di Lammermoor at the Boston Opera House
Lucia di Lammermoor was staged by the Boston Opera Company with Lydia Lipkowska as Lucia and Constantino as Edgardo. Moranzoni conducted a refined, authentic performance. Constantino praised as Edgardo, Lipkowska valued for Lucia’s gentle, convincing portrayal amidst a strong ensemble and Italianate chorus flair.
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Lucia di Lammermoor
Boston Opera
Lydia Lipkowska
Lucia
Constantino
Edgardo
Giovanni Polese
Ashton
C. Stroesco
Norman
Giuseppe Perini
Raymond
Ernesto Giaccone
Arthur
Ruby Savage
Alice
Robert Moranzoni
Boston Opera Company
Donizetti
Moranzoni
Walter Scott
Adameon's Baleam Adverts Cited as Cure-All
All druggists sell Adameon's Baleam described as the sever failing cure for caida. The notice emphasizes nationwide availability and claims to restore health with a single dose, citing pharmacists and medical claims without independent verification.
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Adameon
Caida
One Killed and Two Hurt by Trains in Greater Boston
One man, James Kelley 35, was killed near Forbes Lithograph Works in Chelsea. Fireman Everett Currier and Engineer Daniel McLeod were injured in a collision at Beacon yards Allston between an inward Worcester freight and a stationary freight. Two engine derailments near West Cambridge on the Fitchburg division followed a switch failure, with subsequent detours via the Watertown branch.
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Greater Boston
James Kelley
Forbes Lithograph Company
Chelsea
Everett Currier
Wadsworth Street
East Boston
Daniel McLeod
Grand Avenue
Allston
Worcester
Beacon Yards
Currier
McLeod
West Cambridge
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine
Watertown
Jumps Before Train Halt Cause Derailed Engines
A freight passenger incident at West Cambridge caused two engines to derail with no injuries after Kelley of the Boston and Maine jumped from a moving freight near the Forbes Company yard. Traffic was stopped from 6:30 to 10:30. Kelley, an English immigrant, had no relatives in the U S. Earlier, a New York Central freight passed through the area at 7 20 p m without incident.
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West Cambridge
Kelley
Boston & Maine Road
Forbes Company
England
New York Central
Financial Secretary Installed for Tenth Time at Boston Aerie
At the Boston Aerie 40 Fraternal Order of Eagles the 1911 officers were installed last night followed by a four course banquet. William Axe received a loving cup marking his tenth year as financial secretary with Edward M. Murphy presiding and Martini F. Cavanaugh Bart A. Donovan and Charles Kernan leading the installation committee. William Axe acted as toastmaster.
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Boston Aerie
Order of Eagles
William Axe
Martini F. Cavanaugh
Bart A. Donovan
Charles Kernan
Edward M. Murphy
Fire records list multiple incidents and locations
Daily report from 2 AM to 2 AM shows Box 53 at White's cafe 12 Kneeland street with 2000 damage, Box 71 E BK Newhall 8 Dover street 20, Box 131 W Martin 118 G street South Boston minor, Box 50 Somerset Knitting Co 94 Essex street FLO, Box 25 Shapero Vigdor 212 Cambridge street 1000, Box 519 Pasqualoco Green street Jamaica Plain 50. A note mentions embroidery series in Sunday Post and a cleanup with soap and water.
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White's Cafe
Kneeland Street
E. BK
Newhall
Dover Street
W. Martin
G Street
Boston
Somerset Knitting Company
Essex Street
Shapero & Vigdor
Cambridge Street
Pasqualoco
Jamaica Plain
Curious Pearls Found After Oysters Choke Man
J R Thompson a Clifton Springs New York retiree dining at a Pittsburg hotel was seriously choked He coughed into his napkin and recovered 12 pearls varying from pea to shot size He believes additional pearls may remain and at least five are said to be valuable.
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Pittsburg
J. R. Thompson
Clifton Springs
N. Y
Widow Hetty Jankins Dies in Lancaster at 103
Lancaster, Jan. 4. Mrs Hetty Jankins, born 1793, a colored woman, died in this city. She married three times and mothered 26 children, outlived her husbands and all but one of her offspring. The sole survivor is a son living here.
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Lancaster
Penn
Hettie Jankins
Dynamite Suicide Attempt Leaves Man Near Death
Michael Cestak of Taylor near Wilkes Barre attempted self harm by placing a dynamite cap in his mouth and lighting a fuse. He believed it would blow his head apart but only shattered his wreath and tore his cheeks, leaving him not expected to live.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Michael Cestak
Taylor
Here
Throat Injury Thought Fatal But Not Confirmed
It is believed that the injuries to the throat and inside of the mouth will prove fatal. No further details are provided about the incident or individuals involved.
Drivers Against Sunday Funerals in Passaic
Passaic drivers vote to stop working on the Sabbath, affecting local undertakers. The Coach Drivers' Union, linked to the United Trades Union and Labor Council of Passaic and the American Federation of Labor, announced the decision at a recent meeting.
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Passaic
N. J
Coach Drivers’ Union
United Trades Union and Labor Council of
American Federation of Labor
Premonition of Death Believed to Foretell Tragedy
In Advance Missouri, farmer William Miller of Hickory Ridge Cape Girardeau County died in his sleep from apoplexy after telling his wife to care for the children if he should die. His wife believes he had a premonition of his end.
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Advance
William Miller
Hickory Ridge
Cape Girardeau County
Diamond Found in Chicken Crops At Saratoga Farm
Mrs Joseph B McConnell wife of a former New York City mail carrier found a diamond worth 75 in the crop of a chicken prepared for New Year dinner at Saratoga N Y The gem belonged to Mrs K V Lutz of Guttenberg N J who lost it last summer The hunt for the diamond included inspecting every chicken from the summer brood ending with yesterday's rooster as the last survivor of the flock.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Joseph B. McConnell
New York City
Qk. V. Lutz
Guttenberg
N. J
McConnell
Alabama violin aging method by George Porter
Alma Michigan January 4 A jeweler George Porter claims a chemical process ages wood turning a 3 violin into a 300 instrument. He says aging removes sap and resin and tests show a treated violin matches a $300 instrument in quality.
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Alma, Mich
George Porter
Fattest Office Holder Dies in Elizabeth New Jersey
William Eckerson, believed the heaviest office holder in the country, died at his home in Elizabeth New Jersey from pneumonia. At over 500 pounds he outweighed President Taft by about 200 pounds. A Gettysburg War casualty, he was 68 and rode to City Hall daily despite living nearby.
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Elizabeth
N. J
William Eckerson
Beckerson
Taft
Gettysburg
Eckerson
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the Press Publishing Co
Harry Palmer
Kher
John Smith
Snow
Thomas Snow & Son
North Market St. Estat
BY Olin Downes
Greater
Daily Fire Record
Sunday Post
Washington Street
New York
Wistaria
Reseda
Little Nemo
Flip
Common
Tome
ITV
Boston Brown Bread
E. R. Rushmore
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