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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1907
Page
7
The statement outlines a $10,000,000 fund for improving social and living conditions in the United States. Mrs Russell Sage says the trustees will determine how the gift is expended, expressing long years of consideration and a desire to aid the needy in meaningful ways.
Colonel Evans of the Salvation Army argues for relocating poor city families to small farms on city outskirts. He says vice is driven by cramped living and urges creating workingmen's clubs with Sage foundation funding to offer pleasures and camaraderie akin to clubs for the wealthy.
The notice states the pattern is priced at 10 cents. No additional context or names are provided in the readable text.
Edward H. Crosby reports Signor Novelli’s Hamlet at the Majestic Theatre, featuring a bold new interpretation that divides critics. He sees sanity and feigned madness, with dramatic byplay and directorial business but finds the rendition theatrical and insufficient to capture Shakespeare’s depths. Tonight’s program shifts to Taming of the Shrew and The Outlaw to close the engagement.
The 18th rehearsal of the Symphony Orchestra featured Noskowski's Steppe overture first time, Smetana Vysehrad, Dvorak Husitska, and Tschaikowsky Pathetic. Critic notes lack of originality in Noskowski, praises Dvorak's overture as dramatic and vividly performed under Dr Muck who favors operatic flair.
The examiner corps finished the first pass on 1200 nearly correct answer sets from 100 problems in a booklovers contest. Contestants scoring at least 88 of 100 advance to a second review, with one set solving the last four problems correctly. Letters from readers praise the contest's pleasure and value.
After weeks of urging by relatives, Captain Daniel E. Curran of the Dudley Street station submitted his retirement request to the police commissioner. The move follows a long illness that severely damaged his health.
Michael J. Dwyer speaks tomorrow at St John s Church Roxbury on Moore s Melodies and Tuesday at St Alphonsus Hall Mission Church parish under St Alphonsus Association auspices.
Correcting an earlier misreport the West Roxbury Citizens Association notes current president Willard N. Poland who chaired the Thursday banquet. Speakers include Rev Frank W Merrick Mayor Fitzgerald Berwin of the Board of Aldermen J Harry Neal Curtis of the New Haven Samuel Borofsky Chief Assessor Sturgis Schoolhouse Brock Hannan and Joshua Atwood the street department chief engineer.
Carrie Nation visited City Hall calling for vice cleanup but Mayor Fitzgerald was away giving a Bry an speech at Quincy House. In the outer office Colonel Dick Field and Jimmy Rahill watched as Nation threatened to return the next day.
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