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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1915
Page
9
The Boston Symphony Orchestra gave a public rehearsal in Symphony Hall featuring Berlioz Childe Harold Symphony with Ferir on viola and Longy on oboe, plus d Indys Fantasia and Brahms Academic Overture. Dr Muck and Ferir drawn praise for Berliozs color and rhythm. Ferirs viola solo haunted listeners.
A quarantined bungalow plot with four occupants under cholera risk creates a tense study of desire and control. The chalk line outside marks danger and moral fault as characters clash, alliances shift, and death resolves the tensions in this concise, unity driven drama.
Samuel G Blythe after years of drinking with prominent figures quits the liquor habit. His book The Old Game argues temperance in a direct man-to-man style without pulpit rhetoric. A pithy closing line urges health from cutting out booze, noting the toll of drinking.
Captain William McCarthy Little United States Navy retired died today in Newport Rhode Island He graduated from Annapolis entered active service in 1866 retired eight years later due to eye injury while on Arctic duty In 1908 Congress advanced him from lieutenant to captain on the retired list He came to Newport in 1898 to serve at the naval training station and later joined the war college staff
Five hundred potted shamrocks from Ireland were sent to the Daly Industrial School for Girls in Dorchester for a Green Whist event this afternoon. The Ladies Aid Society will host and each attendee gets a shamrock. the plants were raised in Galway.
The British government announced additions to the absolute contraband list covering wool and wool products, tin and alloys, castor oil, copper, iodine, lubricants, hides, leather for military use, ammonia, urea, aniline compounds, and more. It also broadens conditional contraband to include oleaginous seeds and oils used to make margarine products, effectively making cotton seed and its oils conditional contraband.
Barnard Montvid confessed to participating in the New Britain priest Joseph Zebris and housekeeper killings, accusing fellow prisoner Peter Krakas of principal role. Authorities link the duo to the December Brookline druggist Merrill murder after a fatal pistol battle that killed Officer Tierney. Delaware will hold Krakas for Tierney’s murder. Montvid may be sent to Connecticut if not held in Delaware.
preparations mark the opening of Congregation Hadrath Kodesh at 1000 Blue Hill Avenue Dorchester with tomorrow afternoon ceremonies. Officials from state and city and Hebrews from Boston will attend. speakers include Mayor Curley Senator Sanford Bates Rabbi M M Heichler Rev M Halpern Nathan Pinanski David Stoneman and Rabbi Juda Ratkowsky.
A Reluctant Adam, by Sidney Williams, is praised for genial humor and gentle irony. Waldo Strong’s escapades with women, from childhood onward, test readers’ patience but stay engaging through Williams’s satirical style and witty narration.
A children's tale set in a German castle follows an eager girl nicknamed Peep in the World. She befriends a lonely dwarf and shares a year with her tall German uncle and diverse companions. New York edition by Longmans Green & Co priced at $1.25.
Patricia, author of For Richer or Poorer and Life of Lord Wolverhampton, is highlighted as a prolific biographer shaping literary portraits through detailed studies. Her works span social histories and notable figures, reflecting a steady career in narrative nonfiction.
A woman accepts a publishing house offer to publish a diplomat’s indiscreet letters in a biography. She funds the project with her earnings, then falls in love with the man's son when the manuscript is secured, creating an international sensation and a moral dilemma.
A review of An American's Can Germany Win argues the book, written for busy readers, analyzes Germany's 1914 strength, its food and finances, and the likelihood of victory or bankruptcy. It discusses England's sea power, U S. safety tied to a naval balance, and warns that World War I reshapes hemispheric influence and pan Americanism.
The article reviews Roland G Usher's Pan Americanism noting his view of 18th century colonial isolation and the role of sea power in shaping nations. It highlights Usher's discussion of the Monroe Doctrine as dual English American guardians of the Western Hemisphere and the risk of European meddling in Central America and the Gulf.
Review praises The Secret of the Reef as an adventure tale of sunken treasure near a treacherous coast with a dainty love thread. It notes recurring uncertainty in narration and dialogue but recommends the wholesome outdoor fiction to all readers. Published by F. A. Stokes Company in New York at $1.30.
Eugene A. Hecker traces woman’s status from Augustus Rome through Germanic societies to current positions in England and the United States. The second edition from G. P. Putnam’s Sons is a concise historical study valuable to libraries on citizenship and gender.
Geoffrey Carson’s Blue Blood and Red depicts a New York of Staten Island where two class factions collide. Neal Carmichael seeks connection beyond aristocratic seclusion while loving Patricia McCoy, daughter of Irish pitcher Chick, amid family opposition and trials that test their bond.
A reviewer praises Off Side for inspiring boys to pursue education through a realistic story. Allen Price leaves a dull school, works in a newspaper office, and meets a perceptive editor who helps him discover his talent and need for schooling. The novel links to Richard Bartley tales and hints at future installments. The ball game scene is noted as well done.
Mills Young’s new novel portrays Alieta Van der Vyver amid the colonial mix of Boers Kaffirs and Indian laborers. The valley scenery frames a tale of love ambition and deception with strong characters Gommet and his wife, while plantation life provides vivid background. Published by John Tone Company in New York priced at $1.30.
The heroine Gabrielle faces repeated romantic setbacks as she seeks love, suffering for choosing the wrong partners. The reviewer notes strong characterisation and sharp life observations, while faulting the plot’s awkward progression in Destiny's Daughter by Alice Birkhead.
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