Gerster Charms New York Audiences at Met Opera
New York audiences praised soprano Gerster at the Metropolitan Opera House in a November concert. Her voice was praised as sweet and pure, with an enthusiastic reception and an encore of Connais tu l pays. Nettie Carpenter impressed as violin soloist with Wieniawski's second concerto. De Anna, Bjorksten, and Mme Hastreiter supported the program with refined performances.
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Gerster
Metropolitan Opera House
de Anna
Yale Downs Harvard In Crimson Clash On Polo Grounds
New York sees 20 000 to 25 000 fans at the Harvard Yale football game. Yale wins 11 to 0 after a hard fought second half, with Yale scoring on long drives and Bull booting a key kick. Harvard pressures late but cannot score before time runs out.
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Harvard
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Cen Retuch
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Wood Gill
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Markoe
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Crimson
Blues
Observations Across Stations at Identical Time
Observations taken simultaneously at all named stations provide a synchronized snapshot of conditions and readings. The report notes uniform timing across locations and highlights any minor discrepancies in measurements or sensor responses.
First Wakefield Fire Hall Concert Opens In Town Hall
The Wakefield fire department held its first annual concert and hall event in the Town Hall last night led by Chief Engineer H. W. Dalrymple as floor marshal. Assistants included A. A. Gobi Owen Cochrane Captain W. Allen and Captain D. W. Babbitt.
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H. W. Dalrymple
A. A. Gobi
Owen Cochrane
W. ©. Allen
D. W. Babbitt
Burglars Hit Beaver Street Estate In Early Morning Theft
In Waltham on Beaver street Philip Sears’s residence was entered about 2 AM by burglars who stole ear rings and diamonds valued at $1500. They broke a glass pane, woke Mrs. Sears, then fled. A second break in at Phineas Barnes’s Farwell street home occurred about 8 AM with $20 cash and a new overcoat taken. Chief Burleigh suspects professional burglars.
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Philip Sears
Lyman
Beaver Street
Barnes
Burleigh
Record of Fires at Washington and Franklin Addresses
At 11 20 last evening an alarm from Box 86 reported a small fire in 1664 Washington street dwelling of Charles Barnes caused by gas flames touching a lace curtain. At 1 yesterday afternoon Box 528 reported a fire in Franklin place dwelling owned by Daniel Fuller and occupied by John Noonan from a burning chimney with no damage. Box 634 alarm at 3 35 yesterday afternoon was deemed needless.
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Charles Barnes
Franklin Place
Daniel Fuller
John Noonan
Incendiary fires hit Nashua hotel and several mills
Fires report multiple incidents across cities on Nov 24. Nashua House hotel closet blaze caused dense smoke and narrow guest evacuations with about $200 loss. Other outbreaks include a barn fire in Stoneman with $1,250 loss, and mill fires at Kaulixhama and Reese Union Pulp Mill totaling $80,000 plus. Des Moines pork packing plant suffered $180,000 damage.
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Stonenam
Samuel Richardson
Walliams Street
Ishpeming
Mich
Calumet & Leela
Lake Linden
Kaulixauna
Wis
Thomas Reese
Union Pulp
Reese
Union Pulp Mill
Woxburn
George R. Baldwin
Elm Street
North Woburn
Fixplay
Hirsch, Ely & Co
Lawrence
Des Moines
Des Moinesacking Company
A New Anarchist Scheme Aims for Gigantic Hazardous Action
An interview from Curiao reports a nationwide anarchist movement to reorganize followers of Spies and Parsons. Louis Vierrek of Munich is named as the leading organizer to be brought to America to direct the plan, with hints of hazardous material throwing on a huge scale. Vierrek, born near Berlin, is a Socialist leader, lawyer, journalist, Reichstag member, and son's mother American.
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Spies
Parsons
Louis Vierrek
Munich
Germany
America
Vierrek
Berlin
Royal Theatre
Reichstag
Iis
Judge Phillips
Kansas City
Sparks
T. B. Connery
Mexico City
Judge John F. Phillips Named General Land Office Commissioner
The Journal announces Kansas City judge John F. Phillips as commissioner of the general land office to replace General Sparks. Phillips says he has not received any information about such an appointment and calls it a surprise. He presides in the Court of Appeals, is Missouri-born, served as Union cavalry lieutenant colonel, and was a Democratic national convention delegate in 1868, elected to the 44th and 46th Congresses. In 1876 he worked with Mr. Lamar on the Hayes-Lincoln election investigation in South Carolina.
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John F. Phillips
General Land Office
General Sparks
Phillips
Court of Aqpests
Missouri
Lamar
Hayes-Lilden
South Carolina
Blessing of Immaculate Conception Church Bell in Mariporo
The 3:30 p m blessing for the new bell cast by McShane of Baltimore was led by Archbishop Williams with Rev P A McKenna and others. Clergy from area parishes attended. sponsors were Joseph Ryan Frank Murphy Minnie McCarthy and Lizzie Coughlin. Bell named Peter in honor of Father McKenna. Michael Wall pays $25 for the privilege of ringing the first stroke.
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Mariporo
Church of the Immaculate Conception
McShane
Baltimore
Archbishop Williams
P. A. McKenna
Father Delahanty
Boston
Fennessey
Joseph Ryan
Frank Murphy
Minnie McCarthy
Lizzie Coughlin
Peter
Father McKenna
Michael Wall
Quiet Thanksgiving Observed in Salem Amid Riot-Year Contrasts
Salem observed Thanksgiving quietly with little disturbance compared to last year’s Boston street riot. A large union service filled Tabernacle Church with a twenty-voice Oratorio Society choir, Rev. F. K. Mott preaching at Barton Square Church, and Rev. E. H. Emery at Central Baptist. The Independent Rifle Association held a successful shoot and institutions offered special dinners.
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SprciAu
Boston
Tabernacle Church
Oratorio Society
F. K. Mott
Barton Square
Baptist Societies
Steamers Arrived and Departed in Late November Listings
A compiled shipping notice lists arrivals and movements of steamers such as Glenrath from Charleston to Avonmouth and Caledonia from New York to Hull, with numerous vessels detailing origin ports, destinations, and dates from late November including ships like Kansas, Barcelona, and Corona. The segment notes proceeder flags and multiple crossings across Atlantic routes, showing busy transatlantic traffic through Bristol Channel, Irish Sea, and North Sea ports.
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Avonmouth
Caledonia
New York
Hull
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British Crown
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Hoston
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Progresso
Drought Ends as Southern Illinois Rains Quench Fires
Despatches from southern Illinois report five months of drought broken by copious rains. The wet weather is extinguishing forest fires blazing for days and easing the drought’s impact across the region.
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Cmbaco
Illinois
Charity Ball at Odd Fellows Hall Supports Jewish Orphans
A Montefiore Home and Aid Society charity ball last evening at Odd Fellows Hall raised funds to found a home for orphans and aged and infirm widows of Jewish faith. The event drew a large crowd including Leopold Morse Jacob Morse Hathorne Weil Schindler Asker Chaloff Harris Dreyfus Hecht Bensenols Rich Green Wolf Rosnosky Aronson Hahlo Spritz Levenston Gans Waxman Sawyer Richardson's Orchestra provided music.
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Montefiore Home and Aid Society
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Jacob Morse
Hathorne
Charles Weil
Henry Weil
Solomon Schindler
Rafael Asker
Mr. Chaloff
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Joseph Dreyfus
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Isaac Rich
Charles Green
B. M. Wolf
J. Rosnosky
A. Aronson
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A. P. Spritz
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L. Gans
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A. Sawyer
Richardson
Opium Fatality En Route to Hospital Reported
An unidentified man died from opium effects while being transported to a hospital. A charity ball supported orphans and widows of the Jewish faith. Thanksgiving services were held across Cambridge churches and the house of correction inmates received a holiday.
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Cambridge
House of Correction
Grévy resigns as French president. Ribot to form cabinet
Paris reports Grévy asks Ribot to form a cabinet and resigns. Ribot approves but urges Grévy to discuss with retiring ministers. Rouvier meets Grévy. message to Chamber due Monday. Radicals oppose a military candidate. Rouvier cautions against harsh wording. Grévy aged badly. parties plan caucus before Congress to secure a united vote.
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Reichstag Opens as Emperor’s Heir Illness Mentioned
Bern Nov 24 The Reichstag opened with Von Boetticher reading the throne speech. It highlights Europe peace through treaties and warns Germany has no aggressive aims while noting the crown prince’s illness. A financial surplus of nearly 50 million marks is forecast for next year and messages of sympathy were sent to the Emperor and crown prince.
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Germany
Europe
Wedel Piesdorff
Thanksgiving Gatherings by American Students Abroad
Thanksgiving Day events in Oxford and London feature American students and officials. Professor Dyce presided at Oxford dinner where Charles P. Phelps urged Oxford Harvard contests. Sir Edward Thornton led a London banquet with many prominent Americans attending. A separate Berury gathering at Hotel Arnim had Mr. Pendleton presiding.
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Dyce
Oxford
Charles P. Phelps
Phelps
Peace delegates in Queenstown hope for results
London dispatch reports peace arbitration delegates welcomed in America with warm praise and a sense that jealousies fade to show generous interest in English affairs. The group anticipates constructive outcomes from its visit amid shifting Atlantic attitudes.
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San Remo
Kreutz Zeitung
Schroeder Schurling
Charity Hospital
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Fast Runners At Echo Park 130 Yard Handicap
Fifteen hundred spectators watched the 130 yard handicap at Echo Park in PasApernia on November 24. The event offered 400 to the winner and smaller prizes to other top finishers. Sixty four entrants competed in sixteen heats, qualifying four finalists who would have raced for the prizes, but darkness postponed the final heat until Saturday.
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Echo Park
P. H. Dele
Hopkinton
Mass
Peter Priddy
Pittsburg
P. J. Griffin
Burlington, Vt
C. O’brien
Holyoke
Carter Wins Cushion Carom Handicap in Chicago Triumph
Eugene Carter defeated Jacob Schaefer 200 to 170 on points to win the cushion carom handicap in Chicago. Carter finished with nine wins and one loss earning about $500 first prize. Schaefer was second with eight wins and two losses. Moulds third with seven and three. Others tied for fourth and fifth with six and four. Slosson, Hanley, Catton ended near the bottom.
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Thomas B. White
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Michael
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Bridgewater's Captain Holds Line Over Damages
The captain of the New York ship Bridgewater raised his claim from $12,000 to $16,000 after Canada seized and detained his vessel. He refused Washington’s request to join other U S claims against Canada, insisting on pursuing his case independently.
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White Clarkson & Co in New Haven Facing Financial Trouble
White Clarkson & Co wholesale lumber dealers of New Haven are in financial distress. Their property has been attached and placed in charge of a keeper, with a receiver possible. Estimated amount involved under $25,000. The firm lists Charles A. White, William J. Clarkson of New Haven, and D. H. Wellman of Providence as partners.
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White
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Thanksgiving Generally Observed Across the Nation
Despatches from New York and elsewhere report Thanksgiving day observed in the orthodox manner with no unusual events. Richmond, Washington, and Charleston marked the day, Charleston especially noting thanks for preservation from earthquakes during the past year.
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Richmond
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Championship Racquet Match Ends with Boakes Victory
In New York on November 24 Boakes of the Quebec Raquet Club defeated Wright of the New York club in the championship racquet match. The opening game ended the first series with Boakes taking 15 to 11, giving Oakes five straight games. Four more games were played today with Wright winning three of them, leaving Boakes ahead seven games to Wright's two in the nine game total.
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Female sawdust swindler Nedna Perrin arrested in New York
New York police arrested Mrs Edna Perrin of 231 East Seventieth Street on a swindling charge tied to the sawdust game. Police found many letters from readers nationwide ordering counterfeit money. She used the alias W J Jones. Her true name remains unknown. She is reported as the city’s first woman sawdust swindler.
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Edna Perrin
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W. J. Jones
Reed retracts raid claim over police access story
B F H Reed backed away from his charge that a central police station frequenter with a key warned liquor dealers of raids. He said the printed statement showing the claim came from a police officer and that his remarks were not based on facts.
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New Reprorp
B. F. H. Reed
Freight collision at Anna station kills fireman
Early today the second section of a northbound Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton freight train struck the first section at Anna station, twenty miles south of Lia. Twenty cars on both engines were wrecked, one fireman was killed, and losses total about $60,000.
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Hamilton
Election on repeal of Scott temperance act sustains act
Haumwax Nova Scotia November 24 Charlottetown petition vote totals 664 in favor 692 against repeal Scott prohibitory temperance act upheld by a margin of 28 in Charlottetown today as reported.
Thanksgiving Dinner Hosted by American Chargé d'affaires
In Mexico City on November 24 T. B. Connery the American chargé d'affaires gave a Thanksgiving dinner for about fifty guests including Mexican ministers leading railroad officials and others.
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Mexico
City of
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