Back Bay Society Hosts Charity Performance of The Merchant of Venice
The Saturday Evening Girls staged The Merchant of Venice at Mrs John Gardner’s Italian palace to support the West Gloucester Pottery and Camp, a summer wage program for girls pursuing schooling. Aristocratic patrons and a long list of young actresses led to a high society audience.
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Back Bay Society
John Gardner
West Gloucester Pottery
Ivy
Gardner
Palace
Arthur Cabot
Samuel Cabot
Greely S. Curtis
J. Randolph Coolidge
Harry E. Converse
J. W. Elliott
A. L. Firene
Bottle bill advances in Senate amid liquor politics
The bill to ban bottle sales passes the Senate for a second time without a roll call and heads to engrossment. Debates note potential losses in Boston license fees and tension between Democratic and Republican prospects next fall as House approval remains uncertain.
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Senate
Boards of License Commissioners
Boston
Board of License Commissioners
House
Peary to Present Polar Proofs at Albert Hall
London March 10 Commander Robert E Peary will bring proofs of his polar achievement to Britain and present them at a Royal Geographical Society meeting at Albert Hall.
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London
Robert E. Peary
Albert Hall
Royal Geographical Society
Wireless hundred mile set described for Post readers
A guide to constructing a thousand mile wireless receiving set is described and illustrated for Wireless Club members in the upcoming Sunday Post. The article outlines materials, assembly steps, and practical tips for amateur operators seeking long range reception.
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Wireless Club
Cudahy Attack Details Revealed by Victim
The ex manager Mr Lillis and Mr Cudahy describe a nighttime ambush by two assailants in stocking feet. The chauffeur appeared involved and possibly intoxicated. Cudahy recounts the beating and a near knife injury but recalls escaping serious harm.
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Cudahy
Mrs Cudahy Weighs Stage Offer After Slashing Incident
Mrs John Cudahy wife of Kansas City financier who was involved in the Jere Lillis slashing may join the Havana musical after receiving a Shuberts offer. Manager John Reynolds reports a telegram from Steve O Grady of the Kansas City Star indicating Mrs Cudahy will consider the role with written conditions. If signed she would appear in a Hello Girl number.
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Toledo
John Cudahy
Kansas City Millionaire
Jere Lillis
Cudahy
John B. Reynolds
Shuberts
Havana
Reynolds
Coast Artillery to Elect Officers
With Colonel Charles P. Nutter retiring an election is ordered for March 17 to fill colonel lieutenant colonel and major posts. No contest for colonel or lieutenant colonel as only Lombard and Howes stand. A vacancy for major will arise with their promotions, likely a tight contest between Fullerton and Shedd for the major seat.
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Charles P. Nutter
Coast Artillery Corps
Walter E. Lombard
Frederick S. Howes
E. Dwight Fullerton
Benjamin B. Shedd
Cambridge
Busoni to be Soloist with Symphony Orchestras
Ferruccio Busoni performed last night in New York with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Gustav Mahler, drawing repeated encores for his orchestral suite. This afternoon he will play Beethoven's Emperor with the Boston Symphony in Symphony Hall and give a piano recital next Wednesday.
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Ferruccio Busonis
New York
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustav Mahler
Busoni
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Foss for Congress Accepts Democratic Nomination in 14th
Eugene N Foss accepted the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 14th district to succeed the late Lov ering. He pledges a short unexpired term campaign with rallies in Taunton and Brockton and lists speakers including Mayor Fitzgerald and Congressman O Connell.
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Fitzgerald
Vahey
Eugene N. Foss
Congress
Mr. Foss
William R. Buchanan
Massachusetts
Brockton
Taunton
Foss
Joseph F. O'Connell
James H. Vahey
Charles S. Hamlin
Republicans Rally Around Buchanan in Key 14th District Fight
Chairman Hatfield and William R. Buchanan press for a strong GOP push after Eugene N. Foss accepts the Democratic nomination. Senator Lodge plans a March 18 Taunton speech and a March 19 Brockton rally with Gard ner Greene and Buchanan as lead speakers. The campaign runs about a week and a half until March 22 election day.
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Republican State Committee
William R. Buchanan
Congress
Henry Cabot Lodge
Eugene N. Foss
Senator Lodge
Foss
Lodge
Taunton
Brockton
Augustus P. Gardner
William S. Greene
Buchanan
Hatfield
Friend of Abraham Lincoln Found Dead in Minneapolis
The unclaimed body of George P. Floyd, about 75, reportedly from Boston, died after a fall on Seventh Street. Several unsigned articles by him suggest he was Lincoln’s friend and a participant in New England’s first 1855 railroad strike. No George P. Floyd listed in Boston directory.
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Minneapolis
Minn
George P. Floyd
Boston
Mass
Floyd
Seventh Street
Abraham Lincoln
New England
Lynch's Will Up to Court on Supreme Judicial Court
The will of Eugene Lynch, who died from injuries aboard the Republic wreck, is to be construed by the full bench of the Supreme Judicial Court. The case questions whether a valid power of appointment existed for Mrs. Lynch and if her nephews and nieces inherit under the Lynch and wife Lynch wills. Mrs. Lynch died first, raising whether her executor may exercise the appointed power.
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Eugene Lynch
Republic
Supreme Judicial Court
Lynch
Natick Names Hiram J. Brown Police Chief
Natick March 10. The new Board of Selectmen appointed Hiram J. Brown chief of police replacing T. J. Kline.
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Natick
Board of Selectmen
Hiram J. Brown
T. J. Kline
When Is a Fish Frozen and Who Decides
A Boston fish firm asks Representative Roberts to protest Treasury rulings on whether fresh herring naturally frozen before sale avoids duty. Treasury says fish frozen after catching cannot be classed as naturally frozen and pays three-fourths of a cent per pound. The notice also previews Post Magazine with a fiction feature.
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Washington
Boston
Roberts
Massachusetts
Treasury Department
Department
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