Dual Opera Plans for New York Next Year
Oscar Hammerstein is said to have completed plans to continue the Manhattan Opera House as New York's home of music and to offer dual opera for New Yorkers, similar to arrangements at the Opera and the Opera Comique.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan Opera House
New York
Opera
Opera Comique
Manhattan
Hammerstein
Pelleas
Youise
Werther
le Jongleur
Pittman Not Shot Says Family Aims to Return Home
Washington reports confirm Pittman safe from the Nicaragua clash and a government inquiry is underway. His mother Rebecca Pittman, aged 67, and brothers Edwin and Owen describe him as a devoted son and skilled engineer with a long sea career.
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Pittman
Bluefields
Lara
Wilson
Edwin F. Pittman
William B. Pittman
Mrs. Pittman
Washington
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Owen IF. Pittman
Margaret Pittman
Edwin Pittman
Nicaragua
Panama Canal Commission
Isthmus
Revolutionary Party
Promising Tech Graduates Urged to Aid Church
Rev Alexander Mann during a baccalaureate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology urged 300 graduates to join a forward moral movement. He called on the class to blend technical skill with church work, to widen the church and apply knowledge for the common good, stressing loyalty and Christian purpose.
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Jesus Christ
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Huntington Hall
Boston
No Cause for Worry on Pittman Capture Report
Washington reports Dr. Luis Corea, U S representative for Nicaragua, says no word on the capture of William C. Pittman and doubts the reports. Madriz and Irias officials urge fair, considerate treatment. no court martial ordered. State Department relays assurances and notes vague initial reports from General Irias.
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Madriz
Nicaragua
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Corea
Pittman
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Zelaya
Francois Altschul
New Orleans
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Olivares
Managua
Edward C. Pittman
Cambridge
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Toledo
Greytown
Bluefields
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Rama
Dr. Corea
Judge Osborne Dies Suddenly in East Bridgewater
W H Osborne longtime Plymouth District Court judge and former government pension agent for New England died suddenly at his home in East Bridgewater at age 71. He served in the 29th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War and received a Congressional medal for bravery. Earlier he was assistant district attorney at Plymouth.
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W. H. Osborne
New England
Plymouth District Court
Catcher Orendorf Struck by Pitcher’s Ball in Coast League Game
San Francisco June 5. Caught by a pitched ball during a Pacific Coast league game between Los Angeles and Oakland, catcher Orendorf sustained a severe head injury and was taken to a hospital with brain concussion. doctors fear he may die.
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San Francisco
Orendorf
Los Angeles
Oakland
Twenty Boys Receive First Communion After Novena
Twenty boys from the Working Boys' Home in Newton received their first communion at a novena closing led by Rev. Frederick J. Delaney. The novena capped the home’s second year under Xaverian Brothers supervision, expanding trades and academics.
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Newton
Frederick J. Delaney
Father Delaney
Brothers’ Order of St. Francis Xavier
Xaverian Brothers
Milk Producers Sue for Unpaid April Bills in Vermont
Twelve Mt Holly area dairy producers sue Boston Dairy Company claiming 800 to 1000 dollars due for milk delivered in April at winter prices. Sheriff attaches cheese factory and other Boston firm property amid dispute over check timing. Plaintiffs include S A Patch and others from Mt Holly.
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Boston Dairy Company
Mt. Holly
Compans
Enos C. Fish
West Rutland
Boston Contractors
Boston Company
W. E. Aldrich
S. A. Patch
George H. Goodell
A. W. Wortman
G. W. Mead
F. Sprague
R. C. Armstrong
W. M. Dana
E. L. Davenport
D. C. Allard
Frosts Cause Widespread Damage in New York State
Reports from Malone to Grahamsville indicate heavy frosts across northern sections of New York on June 5. Crops including corn, clover, tomatoes and potatoes suffered significant losses with damage reaching into the thousands, especially in small towns where budding plants were hit hard.
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Malone
N. Y
Geaiece Gee York
Blaze Drives Out Families In Four Story Tenement Fire
A basement fire at 24 Anderson Street, of incendiary origin, forced residents from flats and rushed occupants to fire escapes. Patrolman Quinn discovered the blaze and rescued 6 year old Harry Goldbaum amid smoke. The Lexington family also fled upper floors. Damage is about $1000. building owned by the Fanny Lexington estate.
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Quinn
Harry Goldbaum
Goldbaums
Lexington
Fanny Lexington
Probe Two Mystery Fires In Storehouse
South Boston police investigate two fires of mysterious origin in a one story frame building at 6 West Sixth street. The first alarm rang at 11 52 yesterday morning and the second at 8 55 last night. The owner James White used the structure as a storeroom for second hand bottles. Damage was small.
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South Boston
West Sixth Street
James White
O Henry Dies After Operation and Long Writing Career
The obituary notes William Sydney Porter known as O Henry died after an operation in Houston. It chronicles his early jobs and travels from Austin to New Orleans, rising to fame in New York with his short stories earning high fees. He had planned a winter in North Carolina and was writing a drama titled The World and the Door.
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Houston Post
Brazil
Austin
Tex
Rolling Stone
Porter
Central America
Tropics
Texas
New Orleans
New York City
Porter’s Admirers Include Kipling and Family Details
The article notes Rudyard Kipling among Mr Porter’s admirers who sent congratulatory letters. It states Porter was married twice and leaves a widow and a daughter from his first wife, who had died years earlier.
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Mr. Porter
Rudyard Kipling
Union Armies Once Sung His Songs
Stephen Van Rensselaer Ford a noted author editor and critic from one of New York's oldest families died today at his New York home aged 14 after five years of ill health. Born in Glennville he worked with the Methodist Book Concern and served as assistant editor of the Methodist Review. He composed several battle hymns sung by the Union armies.
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Stephen van Rensselaer Ford
Mr. Ford
Glennville
N. Y
Methodist Book Concern
Methodist Review
Mayor Wood Calls on President Taft in Washington
Mayor Wood of Somerville arrives in Washington to discuss July 4 celebrations in Boston and suburbs with President Taft. They plan a motor trip from Beverly to Cambridge for a New England Education Association meeting, with a stop in Somerville and likely a brief Boston visit.
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Wood
Somerville
Boston
Beverly
Cambridge
New England Education Association
Lodger George McInnes Found Dead in South Boston
George McInnes aged 51 a lodger at 183 D street South Boston was found dead in bed yesterday morning by landlady Margaret Foley. Death attributed to natural causes.
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Boston
Margaret Foley
Jealousy Triggers Fatal Shot In Charlestown Lodging Case
Mrs Mace visited Undertaker Halls and the hospital to arrange funeral details after a shooting blamed on jealousy. Shannon, badly wounded, denied being married to his companion though she wore a wedding ring. Doctors at Quincy Hospital called the outlook very grave as relatives waited outside.
Shannon's Father in Serious Condition at East Cambridge Home
Patrick Shannon father of James EB Shannon lies seriously ill at his home after learning his son's shooting. Police officer Joseph Shannon, brother of James, was in Quincy all day as the wounded man’s condition worsened late in the afternoon.
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Quincy Hospital
Joseph
Cambridge Police Department
Atrick Shannon
James EB. Shannon
Quincy City Hospital
Otis Street
East Cambridge
Joseph Shannon
James Shannon
Quincy
Murdered by inoculation uncovers a killer network
In St Petersburg a wealthy army officer Count Bouturlin dies under suspicion. His brother in law Count De Lassy and physician Dr Patchenko are arrested. Patchenko confesses to inoculating Bouturlin with cholera bacilli and to poisoning other wealthy victims during a cholera outbreak for large payments.
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Count Bouturlin
Bouturlin
Count de Lassy
Patchenko
de Lassy
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