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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1911
Page
9
The largest hog ever brought into Boston is on display in the market district. The six foot long carcass weighs 795 pounds and hangs in the salesroom of A Hanley at 78 North Street. Raised on a farm in East Pittston Maine the hog grew rapidly after corn feeding and is now 16 months old.
The Boston Orchestra under Mr. Fiedler delivered Schubert’s C major symphony with rare finish and control. The program also featured Franck Le Chasseur Maudit Saint Saens Le Rouet d Omphale and Danse Macabre with praised orchestration and delicate detail.
Louise Gunning stars in The Balkan Princess at the Shubert for its first metropolitan country presentation. The Maestro's Masterpiece framed by Edward Locke and Gaetano Merola debuts at the Boston Theatre with a grand opera cast. Several houses announce runs and closings including The Return of Peter Grimm and Becky Sharp.
M. Felix de la Chaux, a claimant to a French noble title and reputed Figaro correspondent, was arrested by Immigrant Inspectors Daniel J. Leonard and Fred Lundberg as an escaped lunatic from a Long Point institution in Canada. He faces deportation once legal requirements are met.
Boston readers encountered M de la Chaux posing as Figaro Paris correspondent. He toured art museums ships and courts, spoke fluent French, and attracted attention before news of his past surfaced. Police detained him at immigration for sanity review. he pledged to call and avoid deportation.
Principal Assessor Jeremiah F. Donovan announced that he would run as a non partisan candidate for Mayor of Cambridge in the election set for March 14.
A convoy of 20 trawlers delivered 513,600 pounds of fish at a waterfront wharf. Haddock led the haul with 426,000 pounds followed by cod 40,100 pounds hake 15,800 pounds pollock 22,300 pounds and cask 9,460 pounds. The Alice M. Guthrie captained by Martin Guthrie made its first season voyage with 74,300 pounds valued at about $1600. Dealers posted prices for haddock, cod, hake, pollock and cask. The report lists vessel tonnages and cargos tied to multiple ships and dock arrivals including layovers and departures at Hoosac docks and Mystic wharf.
Shipping news lists arrivals with steamers Dacre Castle Yoko hama Anglian and more. Entries include destinations Hiogo Iloilo Manila London Savannah Jacksonville Philadelphia Baltimore and routes via Eastport Portland Charleston. Dates span Oct. Dec. and ports include Br and N B.
Colonial Lodge No 53 K of P hosts a Wednesday evening ball at Paul Revere Hall Mechanics building. A gold purse drill at 8 30 features Marathon Company Second Regiment led by Captain Warvey T Pond and Blue Hill Company Third Regiment led by Captain Clarence J Wing U R E P judges include Brigadier General William H Oakes and Colonel Perlie A Dwyar Major John H Dunn. Local officials and military leaders attend in full dress with George E Cleaves and George E Howe on hand. Walter L Sears chairs the ball committee and acts as floor marshal.
George Hackenschmidt known as the Russian Lion failed to throw Gus Schoenlein of Baltimore within the hour. The bout ended with Hackenschmidt unable to pin the Baltimorean and neither fighter was off their feet for more than five minutes in the entire hour.
Harvard Law School professor Eugene Wambaugh argues against broad injunctions and contempt penalties as unjust and unnecessary. Justice William Cushing Wait calls for faster trials and restrained use of courts to curb legal business, urging cooperation to speed Boston's legal process.
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