Applaud Artists in Gounod Faust at the Boston Opera House
Review of last night's Boston Opera House performance of Gounod Faust praises a magnificent production with an outstanding cast. Jadlowker's Faust shows youthful ardor, Nielsen's Marguerite is simple yet strong, Sibiriakoff's Mephistopheles appears subtle and world weary, Baklanoff shines in the Valentin aria, and Swartz impresses as Siebel.
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Faust
Boston Opera House
Boston
Gunod
Andre
Jadlowker
Miss Nielsen
Marguerite
Goethe
Valentine
Mr. Sibiriakoff
Mepistopheles
Mefistofele
Boito
Mr. Amato
Iago
Mephisto
Anti-Christ
Siebel
Mephistopheles
Mr. Baklanoff
Fragmentary arts note hints at a stage scene
Incomplete OCR text mentions an all star style performance and individuals named Nie lanoff Swartz and a doctor. The readable parts imply a staged event with equality in form, but essential details are missing.
Young performers shine in bold evening concert
The ensemble displayed fresh energy with a distinctly eager cast. Caplet brings growing experience and robust conducting, while Jadlowker Bak and Sidosmirable deliver notable interpretations. Jeska, Martha Mattield, and others excel in the varied vocal and dramatic roles.
Dame Acquits School Heads Amid Contamination Concerns
Dana P. Dame, superintendent of the Parental School in West Roxbury, said criticism of the school over boys practices was unjustified against the masters. He urged implementing recommendations to prevent contamination, noting delays in action allowed harmful boys to remain, and called for night watchmen in each dormitory to improve moral welfare.
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Dana P. Dame
West Roxbury
Mirorates
Piyus
Beng
S Kr. Dame
Resignation Ordered for Parental School Master James Grindley
James J. Grindley, master at West Roxbury Parental School, says trustees ordered his resignation over conduct of the boys. He claims long hours and unfair treatment, asking for a hearing. The Mayor directed trustees to grant the hearing and demanded a full tell‑all from the trustees to Dr. Charles P. Putnam.
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James J. Grindley
West Roxbury
Children’s Institution
Charles P. Putnam
Board of Trustees
Cost of Living Eases in Boston Markets
Food prices are on the wane with vegetables and meats showing declines. A survey of Boston dealers reports a 4 to 6 percent drop in retail prices since last September, tied to seasonal factors rather than political conditions at Faneuil Hall and Quincy markets.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
Quincy
Taft Plans Panama Toll Rates and Inspections
President Taft on the Isthmus meets Lt Col Goethals and Panama officials to review progress on the canal tolls and fortifications. He praises recent landslide stability and will tour Gatun, Culebra Cut, and the locks, with decisions deferred to a winter congressional message.
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Panama
Taft
Goethals
Panama Canal
Culebra
Colon
Tennessee
State Department
Zone
Canal
Congress
Gatundam
Business leaders oppose Fens site for High School of Commerce
At a Boston school committee hearing last night leading business and professional figures rejected Mayor Fitzgerald’s Fens site for the High School of Commerce. Speakers from the Retail Merchants’ Association and advisory board urged a Park Square location as essential to the school’s success and service to graduates.
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Fitzgerald
High School of Commerce
The
Fens
Park Square
Retail Merchants’ Association
Boston
Bernard J. Rothwell
Chamber of Commerce
Lucius Tuttle
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
A. Lincoln Filene
John C. Cobb
P. J. O'Connell
Wallace Pierce
E. F. McSweeney
Frank V. Thompson
Nathaniel Fowler
Urges City Garbage Run Toward Lighting Plant
Walter A Ballantine Boston City Council president urged at a New England Association meeting that Boston unify garbage and chemical refuse collection and use it to generate power for a municipal lighting plant. He cited England Toronto Baltimore Milwaukee as models and warned current disposal costs are excessive and hygienic standards unmet.
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New England Association of
Jefferson Medical College
Quincy House
Walter A. Ballantine
Boston
England
Toronto
Canada
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Painter Dies After Fall From Ladder In Brighton
Morgan Sweeney aged 52 of Cambridge died at City Hospital from injuries after slipping from a ladder while painting a house at 15 Elcho Street Brighton. He fell about 15 feet fracturing his skull yesterday morning.
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Morgan Sweeney
Hampshire Street
Cambridge
City Hospital
Elcho Street
Brighton
Sweeney
Market Prices Trend Lower Ahead of Thanksgiving
A week before Thanksgiving dealers note a steady downward trend in meat prices, with fruit and vegetables also easing. Flour prices hold steady but are expected to move in wholesale and retail markets shortly. Canned and fresh vegetables reflect the general decline as merchants await the holiday rush.
Market prices drift lower for beef and poultry in Boston
A Boston market note reports beef and chicken prices easing over two months with beef down about a cent per pound and sirloin at 24 cents, while pork, veal, and bacon show mixed movement. Rice prices fall unexpectedly by about half a cent, a rare seasonal drop.
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Faneuil Hall
Boston
Norally
Ork
Ely Flew Ashore From Cruiser Amid Squalls
Aviator Ely leaped from the Birmingham deck amid rain and squalls, splashed into the water, then rose to about 150 feet and flew to land at a Hampton Roads beach two and a half miles away. He expected to return to the ship and believed a takeoff from a moving cruiser could be achieved with practice. Officers noted the platform incline and short runway, and Ely praised naval support while expressing eagerness to test landing on a moving ship.
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Birmingham
Norfolk
W. S. Chambers
Mr. Ely
Hampton Roads Yacht Club
Terry
Stringham
Baily
Ely
Chambers
Chester
Salem
Mr. Big
Captain Caleb Haskell Charged With Assault on Cook
Captain Caleb A. Haskell of the schooner Jessie A. Bishop was hauled before United States Commissioner Hayes on a charge of assaulting his cook William Elmire during a voyage at sea.
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Caleb A. Haskell
Jessie A. Bishop
United States
Hayes
William Elmire
Brooklyn man accuses captain of throttling cook over toast
Elmire of Brooklyn accuses the captain 100 miles from Jacksonville Florida of throttling and fracturing three ribs after a toast dispute on July 11. The captain and his son Oscar deny undue force while the cook says he was restrained. The commissioner bound the captain over for December term.
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Elmire
Brooklyn
Jacksonville
Hla
Oscar
Grand
Burglars Loot Tremont Street Clarke Store Near City Hall
Burglars climbed over the Clarke Company tran som into 25 Tremont street near Court square and City Hall, stealing several hundred fountain pens and other articles worth about 700 dollars. Patrolman Gallagher found broken glass and investigated the burglary Saturday night.
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Court Square
City Hall
W. B. Clark Company
Tremont Street
Gallagher
Clarke
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