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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
14
Benjamin N. Duke of New York has acquired the full length John Hoppner painting titled Mrs Carey for about 75000. The portrait, recently shipped to the United States, shows Anne Carey at seven feet ten inches tall in a cornfield scene with two reapers, wearing a white dress and blue shoes.
The London Board of Trade plans to issue an order banning meat on certain days. The Daily Express notes the King and the royal household have long observed two meatless days weekly, setting an example for the country.
Ignace J. Paderewski and his wife chaired a New York bazaar that raised substantial funds for Polish relief. The famed pianist, deemed the world’s greatest, paused for a photo as he highlighted sacrifices made to aid war-torn Poland.
Italian soprano Claudia Muzio joins the Metropolitan Opera Company and captivates audiences in the United States. She arrived after Lucrezia Bori’s throat operation limited her engagements and this marks Muzio’s American debut with strong early acclaim from London and foreign venues. Her father once worked with the Metropolitan stage management, signaling a family rooted in theater.
The emperor keeps bed coverings attached to his bed to prevent chilling and uses an automatic revolver at the headboard with ivory and silver detailing. Nearby is a mahogany chest displaying funeral mementos of deceased family members. His mother humorously calls the room the back shop of a suburban antiques dealer.
Edgar Williams praises Johnson as a master trial lawyer while noting his residence on Russian Hill San Francisco. The well-appointed but unpretentious house overlooks San Francisco Bay the Golden Gate and Marin county shores from terraced gardens. Mrs Johnson formerly Minnie McNeal of Sacramento is described as the governor's companion and boss with the nickname Boss.
Alfred A Cowles leaves Miss Brenda Elise Nelson fifty thousand dollars in trust and a further twenty five thousand from the will in New York The late Mrs Cowles named Nelson as devoted companion and housekeeper after sixteen years of service and Cowles was president of the Ansonia Clock Company.
Dr. Charles G. Abbott director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Washington receives the Rumford medal from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for solar radiation research. He has led the observatory since 1907 succeeding founder Samuel Langley and reports the sun as a variable star with heat output varying daily and yearly.
R N Harper a Washington banker becomes chair of the inauguration arrangements for President Wilson next March. The civilian committee in DC coordinates with Congress for the elaborate parade expected to draw prominent visitors. Dewey Hanes of Arcanum Ohio, the state corn record holder, reports 137 bushels per acre this year and 156 last year due to better soil.
Daniel Guggenheim led a transformation from a Pueblo smelter to a vast mining and smelting empire. The Guggenheims and associates reportedly handle about 1 billion pounds of copper annually, roughly half the world’s production, with control of Chili copper, Utah copper, and Kennecott copper mines.
Mrs. EF E Starcher wins the Umatilla Oregon mayoral race as women gain four council seats and city offices. A telegram to the New York World vows strict law enforcement and expense curtailment.
Alfred C. Bedford is elected president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey succeeding the late John D. Archbold. He previously served as vice president and is 52, residing in Brooklyn. his uncle E T Bedford was part of the Standard Oil group. Mrs Larz Anderson notes Moros in the Philippines used terrain and drill formations for single file fighting.
During a lecture on Socialism After the War in London an audience member asks whether incomes above a thousand a year should be forbidden. Shaw replies with a quick quip that he himself earns more than a thousand a year, prompting laughter.
Charles Evans Hughes will become a New York resident leasing a 14 room four bath apartment at 30 East Sixty-fourth Street Verona. The Francis L. Leland estate owns the house. The fragment mentions several figures and a Lord Newton anecdote about parliamentary wit.
The piece portrays Andrew Carnegie as a complex figure praised for philanthropy including donations for 7000 church organs yet criticized for wealth and business methods. It notes his atheist label, disputes over his ethics, and that his Carnegie statue was smeared with mud by locals upset over peace stances.
The article notes success in exterminating browntail moths with government and state efforts, reports no migrating moths found near CT and Long Island lighthouses, and fewer moths on trains from infested regions, suggesting decline or containment. It also highlights technological innovations in signs, wind driven skates, typewriter re-inks, medical devices, radiator valve aids, and card sorting with tabs.
The text describes a motor mounted on the back of a moving billboard sign driving the mechanism. It notes current in the heart of a city of moderate size, suggesting the fences may soon display animation by day and by night.
Albert L. Dykeman writes in Lynnfield, Mass, railing at the Humor Editor of the Sunday Post for publishing a limerick about Pa Nan Dan Patucket Nantucket and the bucket. He demands the full verse and payment for the extra space, ending with a boast of more foolish verse to come.
The London publication lauds Edward Lear a master of nonsense, noting his classic verses and longer works like The Pelican Chorus. It praises his wit and the memorable refrains such as Pliffskin ploffskin pelican jee and Pluffskin ploffskin pelican jill.
Charles M. Schwab, steel magnate, informs Baltimore friends he will endow St. Francis College at Loretto Pennsylvania with 2 million dollars. The larger portion funds new buildings for the Franciscan college, which has long operated over a century.
A collage of light anecdotes and wry quips from politics, travel, sales, and society. Jokes about a Kentucky senator, con men in Boston, a prisoner returning home, a minister in a cramped room, a tourist guide near pyramids, and a British view of Americans mix with a toy garden tale and a canal mystery. The piece sketches humor in everyday moments and social foibles.
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