Jewels of the Madonna at Boston Opera House dazzles crowd
A richly colored stage view for The Jewels of the Madonna debuts in Boston with Urban’s daring impressionistic set. The small Neapolitan square, rainbow houses, a bay view, and bustling vendors create a living tableau before a large cast including Zenatello, Maria Gay, and Marcoux.
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Opera
Boston
Urban
Bay of
Naples
Sorella
Michele Sampiert
Florence de Courcy
Bernardo Olshansky
Nikola Ouluchanoff
Dorothy Wilson
Ciecillo
Luigi Cilla Rocco
George Everett Eiella
Nina Alciatore Serene
Florence de Courcy Concetta
Dolores Galli
Ces
Myrna Sharlow
F. D. A’dami
E.e
G. Serpellon Frait
Rene Chasseriaux
Cssecaeees
P. Ganelli
Cceccvescecnes
Didina Musceleano Parnariello
G. Cammarano
Death of Noted New England Railroad Man Leroy H. Palmer
Leroy H. Palmer, long time railroad executive and prominent New England figure, died at 5 30 yesterday afternoon at his son H W Palmer’s home at 87 Francis street Brookline.
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Leroy H. Palmer
New England
H.W. Palmer
Francis Street
Brookline
Palmer Lays Down a Long Railroad Career in Fall River
A biographical obituary recounts Mr. Palmer who retired after 41 years in public rail service and 30 years as local passenger agent for the New York, New Haven and Hartford line. He started with the Narragansett Steamship Co and the Old Colony, later guiding Fall River offices for 35 years. He died at 68, remembered as a popular Boston figure and a man of kindness.
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Palmer
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Narragansett Steamship Company
Old Colony Company
Fall River
Old State House
Boston
White Slavery Peril Warns City Club Dinner
Dr. Charles W. Eliot warned at the City Club dinner that unless the nation tackles the white slave traffic, a nonwhite race may dominate in the future. He argued the survival and health of the white race and family life are at stake.
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Charles W. Eliot
City Club
Immigration Bill Agreed Upon In Washington
The immigration bill was agreed upon in Washington with House and Senate leadership announcing accord. Details on provisions and timelines are to be released as the measure advances to final passage.
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Washington
Con
Immigration Reform Conferees Endorse Tightened Rules
The conference report tightens immigration law with language reading tests waived for certain women and dependents, raises fines for inadmissible entrants, and expands penalties for steamship companies. It adds inspections aboard carrying ships, deportation for deserting seamen, and deportation of alien stowaways.
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Senate
Board of Inquiry
Pair Arrested on Shoe Stealing Charge
Burton E. Lordan and William A. Johnstone were arrested by Inspector Angell on a charge of receiving 36 pairs of shoes valued at 72 dollars that had been stolen from Stone's Lynn Express. The alleged theft was reported on January 9.
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Burton E. Lordan
Warren Street
William A. Johnstone
Alpine Street
Angell
Police
Stone’s Lynn Express
Gift to Quincy Church From Longtime Members
Richard D. Chase and his wife presented a personage assessed at 4400 and 4746 square feet of land assessed at 800 to the Bethany Congregational Church in Quincy. The parsonage and site at Goffe and Dimmock streets are used by Rev. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Willmott. The Chases, among the church’s oldest members, joined 45 years ago, with the gift announced at the church’s annual meeting.
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Richard D. Chase
Bethany Congregational Church
Quincy
Goffe and
Dimmock
Benjamin A. Willmott
Chase
Unidentified Body Found in Mattapan Woods
A man’s body was found in woods off Haven Street, Mattapan, yesterday morning. Medical Examiner Timothy Leary will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death, as the deceased has not been identified. Clothing bears concealed marks and pockets are empty, suggesting effort to hide identity.
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Timothy Leary
Haven Street
Mattapan
Lawyer Samuel Hart Sentenced in Trust Funds Case
Samuel S. Hart a New York lawyer pleaded guilty to two indictments for grand larceny and forgery and was sentenced in Albany N Y to not less than nine years and nine months and not more than thirteen years and nine months for converting about 104 000 in trust funds to his own use.
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Albany
N. Y
Samuel S. Hart
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Eliot
Clifford G. Roe
American Vigilance Association
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James P. Munroe
DeWitt G. Wilcox
Dc. C. Carstens
Harold Marshall
D. M. Cleghorn
Carl Dreyfus
Bill
Burnett
Alabama
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the House of Kuppenheimer
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Kuppenheimer
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Weber
Hervey E. Guptill
Haverhill
LSO
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Gan Metal
Pat. Blucher
Washington Street
Jeverson Baers
Opposte Adams
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