Woman to Die in Electric Chair Speaks Before Sunrise
Mrs Mary Farmer, sentenced to die for the killing of Mrs Sarah Brennan at Brownville, reportedly makes a statement she believes may exonerate her husband who also faces the death sentence. The Auburn prison scene notes her transfer from the women's prison to the condemned row and a farewell to her husband before the sunrise execution.
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Auburn
N. Y
Mary Farmer
Sarah Brennan
Brownville
Mrs. Farmer Faces Death Row Before Execution
James Farmer, condemned for the Brennan killing, is moved away to keep him from hearing his wife’s execution. Mrs. Farmer prepares in a prison gown, hair trimmed for electrode contact, as attendants and officials accompany her to the death chamber.
Lucia di Lammermoor opens Boston Opera season
Olin Downes reports the Manhattan Opera Company opens two weeks of grand opera at the Boston Theatre with Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor starring Mme. Tetrazzini. The cast includes Alisa, Edgardo, and Raimondo. The plot follows the doomed romance, forged letters, the mad scene, and the final deathly duet as Edgardo mourns Lucia and kills himself.
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Boston
Manhattan Opera Company
Donizetti
Lucia di Lammermoor
Mme. Tetrazzini
Alisa
Mme. Severino
Edgardo
M. Constantino
Ashton
M. Polese
Arturo Bucklaw
M. Venturini
Raimondo
M. Arimondi
Normando
M. Montana
Lammermoor
Henry Ashton
Arthur Bucklaw
Edgar Ravenswood
Ravenswood Castle
Lord Ashton
Normande
Edgar
Lucia
Mme
Tetrazzini
Castle Park
Ravenswood
France
Bucklaw
Henry
Alice
Wolfscrag Tower
Thais Opera to Be Staged in Boston with Gar den and Renaud
Tomorrow Mr Downes will tell the story of the new opera Thais to be presented in Boston for the first time with Mary Garden and Maurice Renaud as the starring performers.
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Mr. Downes
Boston
Mary Garden
Maurice Renaud
Had Day of Rest in Jail
James H Boyle and a woman identified as McDermott or Thurston spent a quiet day in Mercer county jail after a week of movement and excitement. The sheriff barred visitors while the couple rests. Arrangements for a hearing may be completed tomorrow, possibly in Mercer or Sharon.
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Mercer
Penn
James H. Boyle
McDermott
Chicago
Anna
Sharon
Arrested on Bigamy Charge in Cambridge
Richard Henry Whalen, 26, a teamster, was arrested at his Somerville home on the charge of bigamy. He allegedly wed Mary B. Crockett in Pawtucket in May 1908 after marrying Julia A. McKinney in July 1908. Whalen is to be arraigned before Judge Almy in the Third District Court, Cambridge.
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Richard Henry Whalen
Cambridge
Cedar Street
Somerville
Whalen
Julia A. McKinney
Mary B. Crockett
Woonsocket
R. I
Crockett
Pawtucket
School Street
Cambridgeport
Hurley
Almy
Third District Court
Prohibition Wave Reaches Yale Seniors in 1909 Vote
Yale seniors vote water as their favorite drink with 74 ballots, while Maude Adams leads as favorite actress with 116 votes and Yale ranks Princeton as top college with 125 votes. The class leans Republican with 201 members, 29 Democratic, 16 independent, and 1 Prohibition.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
University of Heidelberg
Wurzburger
Maude Adams
Ethel Barrymore
Prohibition Party
Princeton
Harvard
F L Wilsons Home Gutted By Fire
Lynn March 28 The three story cottage at 50 Moulton street occupied by F L Wilson was partially destroyed by fire starting in the cellar and reaching the third story Assistant Chief T J Ray was overcome by smoke The damage is estimated at 4000 dollars
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Lynn
Moulton Street
F. L. Wilson
T. J. Ray
Opera Stars Arrive in Boston Under Sultry Skies
Oscar Hammerstein’s Manhattan company arrives by special train to Boston with 250 musicians and dancers, led by Arthur Hammerstein. Mme Tetrazzini and others join the troupe, while Miss Mary Garden contemplates a late appearance amid public scrutiny. The company discusses Salome and Boston reception, with 20 carloads of scenery and lodging at local hotels.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan Songbirds
Boston
South Station
Arthur Hammerstein
Oscar
Mr. Hammerstein
Mary Garden
Miss Garden
Mme
Tetrazzini
Lucia
New York
Grand Central Station
New Boston Opera Company
Signor Cleofonte Campanini
Manhattan Company
M. Parelli
M. Scognamillo
Mme. Severina
Mme. Zeppilli
Mme. Koelling
Mme. Ponzano
M. Venturini
M. Taccani
M. de Grazia
Mme. Tetrazzini
Manhattan Opera Company
Philadelphia
Brewster
Bellevue
Touraine
Surely Young Teddy Is Engaged to Miss Munn
Hartford, March 28 Roosevelt plans a Farmington birthday party with Miss Carrie Munn, daughter of Mrs. C. A. Munn, amid reports of an engagement after prior denials. The gathering, chaperoned by Mrs. Munn and Admiral Cowles’s wife, included Mrs. Munn’s children and others. Teddy, away from carpet making, is not expected at Thompsonville mills soon.
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Hartford
Conn
Farmington
Teddy"’ Roosevelt
Carrie Munn
C. A. Munn
Scott Circle
Washington
Capitol
Munn
Teddy
Mrs. Munn
Paul
Burrell Huff
Roosevelt
Miss Munn
Thompsonville
Fog Delays Test of Scout Cruisers at Newport
Thick weather halted the second competitive test for the scout cruisers Chester Salem and Birmingham at Newport Rhode Island delaying the exercise scheduled for today. The ships were to perform maneuvers and speed runs as part of a broader evaluation by the Navy.
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Newport
R. I
Chester
Salem
Birmingham
Gallivan Replies to Moors Over Back Bay Street Row
Street Commissioner James A. Gallivan yesterday rebutted Joseph B. Moors letter of defence from Saturday. He accuses Moors of misstatement of facts and says he never singled out Lincoln or Moors in the Back Bay deal in any public or private setting.
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Gallivan
J. B. Moors
Back Bay
Back Bay Fens
Fle
Lincoln
Economic Club
Good Government Association
Finance Commission
Moors
Board of Street Commissioners
Jersey
Queensberry
Peterboro
Mr. Moors
Jenkins
John H. Storer
Storer
Boston
Legislative Committee On Cities
Patrick A. Collins
Elementa
Collins
Putnam
Mr. Putnam
Supreme Court
George A. Crocker
Whinery
James A. Gallivan
Joseph B. Moors
Two Women Arrested Amid Roxbury Riot
Scenes of excitement followed the arrest of Mrs. Nellie Trainor and Mrs. Mary Bangs of 8 Nicholson court Roxbury yesterday after a chase of over a half mile and a fusillade of stones coal crockery and household articles. The disturbance drew a thousand participants and two hours of disorder in the district.
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Nellie Trainor
Mary Bangs
Nicholson Court
Roxbury
Women accused of riot after eye glasses theft
The incident began when Mrs. Josephine Hart alleged two women, Mrs. Trainor and Mrs. Bangs, stole her glasses at an early Mass. A chase ensued through Phillips and St Alphonsus streets ending at Nicholson court with stones and household objects thrown at officers. Ten women were jailed after a riotlike pursuit. both Trainor and Bangs face drunkenness and larceny charges in Roxbury court.
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Josephine Hart
Hillside Street
Mission Church
Trainor
Bangs
Hart
Nicholson Court
Station 10
Roxbury Court
61st Anniversary of Spiritualism Observed at Unity Church
The 61st anniversary of modern spiritualism was celebrated by Unity Church with Jordan Hall at full capacity. Rev. F. A. Wiggin preached on The Ethics of Spiritualism in the morning and urged a law to ban impostor mediums after the evening service.
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Unity Church
Jordan Hall
F. A. Wiggin
Hatters Strike Yet Hat Styles Sell in Boston
Union Hat Co. advertises Union made soft and stiff hats at 1.50 and 2.00 dollars in Boston. New spring styles offered at 139 Hanover Street and nearby Union Street addresses 51, 53 and 55.
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Union Hat Co
Hanover St
Union St
Lowell Seeks Dormitory Plan To Unite Harvard Freshmen
Harvard officers and students weigh a plan to build a new dormitory for exclusive use by freshmen to prevent class segregation. President-elect Lowell favors central freshman housing, aiming to restore college unity and counter the influence of private, well equipped dormitories along Mt. Auburn Street known as the Gold Coast.
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Harvard
Lowell
Mt. Auburn Street
Gold Coast
Mrs Taft Faces Summer Plan Amid Invitations
President Taft weighs summer options after a busy travel season. He initially planned a Western Pacific tour with a Alaska side trip but costs delay the plan. If a summer home is chosen, Mrs Taft will select the site, with Manchester by the Sea a favored resort among diplomats.
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Washington
Taft
Pacific
Alaska
Oyster Bay
New York
New Haven
Arrest Lawyer in Bribery Graft Case
San Francisco March 28 Following the developments in the bribery graft cases yesterday the arrest of three United railroad officers and five other persons in connection with the alleged theft of jur gests found in the office of Patrick Calhoun president of the United railroads now on trial for alleged bribery Frank J Murphy assistant counsel for Abraham Ruef during the trial of the former political boss was taken into custody today.
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San Francisco
United Railroad
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Frank J. Murphy
Abraham Ruef
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E. F. Foley
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Richard H. Whalen
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Mme. Tetrazzini Happy
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