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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
3
Harvard University receives a 7500 gift to establish a scholarship in memory of the late Francis Harden Burr class of 1909 who died on December 4 1910.
Burr stands as Harvard’s standout undergraduate of his era, excelling in football and baseball and shaping student life beyond sports. A $ Francis H. Burr fund will aid deserving juniors chosen by the dean and athletic chair, with income supporting their senior year.
Edward W. Forbes, director of the Fogg Museum of Art at Harvard, published an open letter to Harvard students dining in Memorial Hall asking them to stop throwing bread, biscuits, potatoes and cards during meals in moments of excitement to prevent damage to valuable paintings by American masters.
Harvard student leaders resolve meeting chaos by rescheduling exclusive clubs to Tuesday nights at Cambridge, so undergraduates can attend more events. The Student Council aims to coordinate dates and reduce conflicts amid a busy Harvard activity calendar.
Evitt E. Sargent was admitted to Somerville Hospital with multiple injuries after being caught in moving machinery yesterday at the International Harvester plant on Somerville avenue.
Edvina repeats the title role in Charpentier Louise at the Boston Opera House. Margherita d Alvarez appears as the Mother with Yanni Marcoux as the Father and Charles Dalmores as Julien. The review highlights Paris atmosphere and Charpentier's dramatic gift, especially in acts one and four.
A critical notice describing a Boston performance of the opera Louise. It praises Mme d Alvarez and Mme Edvina for their voices and growth, but criticizes Mr Caplet for lacking unity and energy. It notes Hammerstein's cuts and Charpentier’s street cries, praising the sewing scene yet deeming the overall cast lukewarm despite individual strengths.
Government actions in the United Shoe Machinery Company case were postponed to February 3. A petition to amend the complaint was filed, seeking a broader charge that the firm monopolizes the entire shoe machinery business, beyond the bottoming shoe sector.
An old advertisement states that BromO Quin ine tablets relieve colds and headaches. The ad notes only a single product name “BROMO QUIN INE” with a signature “B W. GROTE” on the label and a price of 25 cents for a St V box.
A luncheon and dinner spot with booths for two or four at Crawford House Scollay Square Brattle Street. Food and service praised, prices described as right, positioning as an ideal business meeting venue in Boston.
Homer McCord, 22, pleaded guilty to violating Kansas white slave laws by luring Mary Dean, 16, from her husband last autumn. He was sentenced to five years in the State reformatory after Mrs Dean testified he used hypnotic influence. Mrs Dean and her husband Harvey Dean reconciled.
Nathan Mendlow, Lynn jeweller, arrested last Saturday on creditor complaints for possible flight, was released on $2000 bail by Judge Morton of the United States District Court. He may not leave the country while bankruptcy proceedings proceed.
In Johannesburg Jan 14 the siege of Trades Hall dominated strike news as Secretary Bain of the Federation of Trades and allies held a barricaded position while police and detectives tried to push through. Bayonet charges followed as crowds swelled and several people were slightly hurt.
A final bayonet charge cleared the neighborhood and police sealed a hall where 300 inmates, armed and barricaded, refused to surrender. Bain left the hall briefly, then reentered as police claimed no assault would be attempted. A nearby bomb wounded troopers. strikers were briefly freed then rearrested. Rail service partially maintained and food supplies pursued. Miners continue to strike after shifts end.
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