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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1907
Page
12
Religious leaders and critics clash over Salome as Bartholomew's Church denounces the opera while Alfred Hertz praises the Met production. Protesters urge public opposition amid calls not to pull the performance.
City leaders and the Watch and Ward Society consider banning or restricting Salome as the Metropolitan Opera plans a Boston visit. Mayor Fitzgerald says licenses can be revoked if public morals are offended, while Theater Manager McCarty notes strong public demand and the potential to modify staging to avoid offense.
Arlington January 28 two valuable Winter Hill Ice Company horses and an ice sled broke through Spy Pond as the ice gave way at 2 30 pm. One horse drowned while the other was rescued after a tense struggle. driver Joe Moore escaped with a near miss according to his account to a Post reporter.
The Republican Club of Massachusetts reported the pamphlet recording John Moran’s district attorney term and contrasts with his promises before election. About 240 000 copies were distributed, and printing delays near election day limited reach. Officers elected: President Joseph Walker, Secretary Weston K. Lewis, Treasurer Arthur L. Devens.
Society page announces the engagement of Miss Hannah Stevenson daughter of Colonel Robert H Stevenson to Samuel Huntington Wolcott son of the late Governor Roger Wolcott and brother of Cornelia Wolcott. The couple, leaders in Boston's elite Back Bay scene, have rumored for months and now formal cards confirm the match.
Louis W. Kelley a 55 year old lawyer with offices at 15 Beacon street and treasurer of Diamond Envelope Company was arrested at his office by Inspector Waite on an indictment warrant charging larceny of $2800. The indictment covers 70 counts between March 1902 and October 1906. He resides at 215 Huntington avenue.
The American Assets Company of New York City was incorporated in Albany today with a capital of 1,250,000 dollars to engage in real estate business.
Miss Mary Foster a prominent local club member died from burns received when live coals ignited her dress while tending the furnace at her Court street home. House keeper Mrs Pettis aided but could not save her. Pettis suffered arm burns and the house caught fire, forcing the 94 year old invalid mother to be removed from the home.
Eight story Seneca building at 101-109 Seneca street burns catastrophically. On the Heywood roof, 20 firefighters work as two brick walls collapse, burying three men and injuring several others. Missing: Lieutenant William J. Naughton and Firemen John R. Hinky and Stephen J. Megan. Estimated loss about half a million dollars with insurance coverage around the same.
Representatives Webster Berry and others push a finance commission to audit Boston City Hall. They argue high per capita costs and mismanagement, while Mayor Fitzgerald and supporters oppose, favoring a businessman led inquiry. Hearing continues.
A four story Card Building on Shattuck street in Lowell suffered partial destruction tonight. One man, Kirkley Hyde, a deaf machinist, died while about 125 people narrowly escaped. The blaze forced several occupants to flee amid smoke and flames as firefighters battled the blaze.
Skippers along Atlantic avenue discuss the schooner Mooween’s 265 mile voyage from Brown’s Bank to Boston in 17 hours. The vessel arrived Sunday with 60,000 pounds of fish and ice on her hull. Captain John Hamilton pushed for docking as conditions worsened with gale winds.
A blaze on the third floor drove occupants to windows and a fire escape. two men were saved by firefighters who raised ladders while others clung to the coping. Hyde’s body was found later, and total losses were about 40 000 dollars.
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