Band of 300 Gave Concert by Musicians' Relief Society
A selected band of 400 musicians performed the third annual orchestral concert for the Musicians' Mutual Relief Society in Mechanics' building last night, conducted by Emil Mollenhauer. The program included the William Tell Overture, Strauss waltz Exquisit, The Lost Chord, Ride of the Valkyries, Humoreske, and March from Faust. Soloist Sam Murphy, a former Springfield boy, appeared.
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Faust
Sam‘Murphy
Springfield
Wealthy widow dies at Hotel Vendome Boston
Frank W. Andrews, eight years and wealthy widow of Newport and Washington, D. C., died at the Hotel Vendome Boston shortly after noon yesterday. She fell in her room last Monday breaking her hip and failing to rally from shock and age. Her sister Mrs G E and her sons Walter S and A Andrews of Newport were present when she died.
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Frank W. Andrews
Newport
Washington, D. C
Monument to British valor sparks anti proposal in Boston
Lieutenant-Colonel John Stuart Barrows proposed a monument to British valor on Poston Common to mark 100 years of peace with England. Boston leaders, including Mayor Curley and state society heads, denounced the idea citing neutrality fears and risk of offending German citizens. Only Rev L W Hicks supported the plan as a pacific symbol during tense times.
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John Stuart Barrows
Poston Common
Massachusetts
Boston
Sons of the American Revolution
America
England
Curley
Luther Atwood
Massachusetts Society, Sons of the American Revolution
George ©. Jenkins
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Samuel A. Green
Massachusetts Historical Society
Europe
Boston Common
Lynn
Charles F. Read
Bostonian Society
Germany
Green
George O. Jenkins
Kaiser
L. W. Hicks
Wellesley
Colonel Barrow
Answers to Inquiries on Amalgamated Copper and Rail Stocks
Boston Post financial column responds to reader questions on Amalgamated Copper dividend at 50 cents quarterly, past high and low prices in 1914 and 1918, and notes copper price effects. Also assesses Rock Island holdings, Erie Railroad earnings and preferred dividends, American Cotton Oil dividend prospects, and Kerr Lake par value and current dividend rate.
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Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Co
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Rhode Island
Pluckstone Valley Gas and Electric Compan
Rec 1
Stone & Webster
el Paso Electric Company
el Paso
Texas
Elevirie Comany
Boston Post
New England
Post
Financial
The
Inquirer
Boston
Mass
Amalgamated
J. C. S. Boston
Stock Exchange
Rock Island Common
Beverly
Rock Island Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Rock Island
Erie Railroad
Arlington
Erle
HL. Haverhill
Munro
Rollins Advocates Investment Time For Investors
E H Rollins & Sons of the city release a client letter urging immediate investment in high grade municipal and corporate bonds. They argue prices are attractive and poised to rise due to supply and demand, advising purchasers that waiting will raise costs. The firm offers a complete bond list with price yield and data for investors.
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E. H. Rolling & Sons
Postoffice No Exhibit for Socialists
F G Gordon of Haverhill argues against Socialism before Common Cause Society. He cites a 279 million dollar postal loss over 50 years and attacks government ownership, naming Wilson La Follette and Burleson as half-baked Socialists. He cites deficits and questionably socialized utilities, praising railroad rate cuts and wages.
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F. G. R. Gordon
Haverhill
Common Cause Society
Postal Department
Vew
Wilson
la Follette
Burleson
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
Three Elephants at Franklin Park Near New Home
Steam heating has been installed in the elephant house at Franklin Park. Mollie Waddy and Tony are snug and healthy as their new home progresses toward completion. If no setback occurs, they will move in within a few weeks.
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Franklin Park
Mollie
Waddy
Tony
Elephant House
Census Budget Tug in Congress Sparks Fiscal Debate
A proposal to appropriate 3 million dollars for a United States agricultural census will be urged in Congress in the coming session. It appears in official estimates and will be taken up by the appropriation committees of both houses. The figure faces strong opposition from some advocates of economy in government spending.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Stevenson Deed of Gift to Birthday Show
A Grolier Club loan exhibition displays a legal deed by Robert Louis Stevenson granting his birthday November 13 to Miss Annie Ide, later Mrs W Bourke Cochran, with potential assignment to the U S President. The exhibit runs through November 28 at 29 Last Thirty-Second Street. Admission is free for club members and visitors.
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W. Bourke Cockran
Annie Ide
Robert Louis Stevenson
New York
Navy
Grolier Club
Last Thirty-second Street
Stevenson
Annie B. Ide
W. Bourke Cochran
United States
H. C. Ide
St. Johnsbury
Annie B. Ido
Stevenson Birthdays and a Gift Across Samoan Ties
A 19th century document records Robert Louis Stevenson transferring his birthday to Annie B. Ide, daughter of H. C. Ide, amid ties with American and Samoan figures. The article describes the exhibition of Stevenson's items at Harvard’s Widener collection, including manuscripts, letters, and artifacts from his Samoan years and early works.
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Annie B
Sunbeam
Edinburga
Lloyd Osbourne
Stevenson
Rob
Ben
Dr. Jekyll
Hyde
Ide
Lodge Declares Run For Re election In 1916 Senate Race
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge decides to seek re election in the first popular U S Senate race in Massachusetts and raises interest beyond the state as the November 1916 election approaches.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
United States Senate
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge Seeks Re election Strengthened Health Ex chief
Senator Lodge declares readiness for re election noting full recovery after a serious operation. At 64 he reports unmatched vigor and shows no current opposition within the Republican party in the state. He has long held a controlling influence in party counsels and remained active on the stump in past campaigns.
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Senator Lodge
Lodge
Massachusetts Political Outlook and Key Appointments
A Massachusetts political snapshot notes strong Republican support for Senator, likely party backing for his candidacy. Governor Walsh is projected to gain about 2000 votes, and Michael A. Sullivan of Lawrence enjoys Democratic backing for Essex district attorney. The piece also predicts passage of the women's suffrage bill by next legislature, with a two-year constitutional path, and pays tribute to Forrest Barker, Massachusetts gas and electric regulation chair, as a loss to public service. It closes with a remark that London and Petrograd have never been foreign-occupied capitals.
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Republican Party
Michael A. Sullivan
Lawrence
Essex County
Henry A. Attwill
Sullivan
Attwill
Harvard University
Harvard Law School
Massachusetts
Legislative Party
Walsh
Forrest EK. Barker
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Barker
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Albany County
City of
Los Angeles
California
Oakland
Public Service Bonds
Chicago City Railway
Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corporation
Minneapolis Gas Light Company
Ohio
Canton-New Philadelphia
Kansas City, Clay County
St. Joseph
Southern California Edison Company
Market Street Cable Ry
San Francisco
Huntington
New Orleans Railway
E. H. Rollins & Sons
Devonshire Street
Philadelphia
Chicago
London
Denver
Amerrican
Ziatcompany
Beacon Street
Everet
A. White
Walter 3R. Phillips
Baker, Ayling & CO
Congress Street
Boston and Vicinity
Orler & Co., Inc
Devonshire St
Band OF 300
Lambert Murphy
Kerr Lake
L. G. Boston
Rollins
Samoa
Miss Ide
Spain
Ballantrae
Vallima
Upoa
Louisa
Bowdoin SQ
Revere House
Scollay Sq
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sam Lucas
Belzar and
Baker
Jennings
Sen. Lodge
Robert L. Norton
Majestic
Wea
Mam Bernal
Sue the Belle of
Bond Street
Guy Bates
Omar
Wilbur
Hodge
John Cort
Oliver Morosco
J. Hartley
Florence Reed
Edwin Arden
Plymouth
Cyril Maude
Boston Theatre
Loews Globe Theatre
Howard
Fries Burlesque
Ta Livingston
Olympia
Julian
Hollis ‘Street
Ead
Lady Windermere
Oscar Wiid
Eliot
Wise
Mississippi
Boston Opera Tonight
Theodore Roberts
Whitman
Castle SQ
TOO Much Johnson
Hoyt’s
Vorenberg’s
Winterstener
Sh. St
White
Loens St
Macart & Bradford
Grand Opera House
Inca Sing
Hanover Street
Tremont Row
Billy W. Yatson
Burlesquers
TV Burlesque Gate Wash
Sue ED
Lee Wrothe
Ginger Girls
Petrograd
Shubert
Harry Laude
B. F. Keith
Billie
B. A. Rolfe
Fruz Bruchsister
Weis Aupe
FeuMay
Usher
Janche Ring
Loews Orpheum
Keo Ko Carnival Co
Edith Clifford
Boston Y. M.C. A
Huntingmm Ave
Tremont Old Curiosity Shop
Charles Dickens
Temple
Packard
Vinal Tel
Back Bay
Poland
Mme
Antoinette Szumowska
Jordan Hall
Grace A. Knight
Draper
Symphony Hall
Franklin Cannon
Eastern Dog Club
BIG Dog Show Mechanics Building
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