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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1909
Page
10
Emma Carus, once billed as a female baritone for her deep contralto voice, returns as a headliner at the Orpheum this week. The city has long favored her. she starred as the peacock in Woodland at the Tremont and has since appeared in many leading attractions.
Mrs. Lillian M. Reed sues banker husband charging brutality for forbidding dress or undress in his presence. This is her third suit in five months, with claims of nightly exclusion from his apartment since their March 5 marriage. She seeks immediate $500 monthly support and maintenance.
Berlin reports that composer Richard Strauss received a publication offer of $60,000 from a Leipzig music publisher for the rights to publish his comic opera Sylvia and the Star. The proposal highlights intense interest in Strauss's newer dramatic work and the market for operatic pieces.
At Arlington Street Church Boston Rabbi Wise urged focus on immediate social reform and fair wages rather than heavenly rewards. Unitarian anniversary events featured socialist insights and calls for church-led labor justice, criticizing war support and urging active workplace reform.
A stock notice lists ex-dividend dates for General Chemical common shares and Rochester Railway and Lighting preferred shares. Investors are advised to review upcoming payout details and eligibility.
Industrial expansion in Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire and Maine drives a regional boom with over 100 mills and plant additions under construction or planned. Contract awards to date exceed 54 million dollars, more than double last year's pace and ahead of many years.
Massachusetts sees a centennial surge in textile activity with Amoskeag in Manchester constructing a vast mill, the American Woolen Company expanding in Lawrence, and multiple plants in Fall River and New Bedford boosting spindles and jobs. Envelopes and paper also rise with Springfield Powers Paper and Holyoke growth, while shoe and machinery sectors add expansion.
At a Robert Emmet Branch meeting in Kossuth Hall Rev. James I Maguire of Boston College reported nearly 60000 pledged by Irish societies toward a memorial hall for the new Catholic university at Newton. The monument will feature a Daniel OConnell statue atop the building. Dr T J Dillon, president of the Central Branch U I L, also spoke.
Market review notes slight weekly change amid Rogers death and London markets. bullish sentiment boosted by bank absorption of sellers and higher dividends from Chesapeake and Ohio and Atlantic Coast Line. Pittsburg steel wage-restoration plans and rail contracts support improved outlook. merger talks and copper consolidations hint at higher future prices.
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