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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1907
Page
7
In Winsted Connecticut on November 25 Mrs Margaret Whalen of Haddam aged over 50 chased two men who stole her Thanksgiving turkey. She rode a bicycle to pursue them until they dropped the bird. her bike hit the turkey and she was not hurt. She plans to eat the turkey next Thursday.
Last evening in Boston College Hall the annual St. Cecilia concert drew a full audience despite bad weather. The event featured an 80-piece augmented orchestra, solos by Teresa Mahoney and Edward Spooner Swift, and Eugens Wiedler on violin, plus college and Alumni Glee Club performances under Thomas J. Hurley. Patronesses included Mrs Curtis Guild Jr and several others.
Henry Russell of the San Carlo Opera Company and conductor Arnaldo Conti arrive in Boston to back permanent grand opera. Prominent supporters include Mrs. Jack Gardner Frederick Converse and Eben Jordan. Russell promises a larger chorus star lineup and top orchestra at about half usual prices, aiming for a two week engagement that could bring a Boston opera house. The San Carlo season opens December 9 at the Majestic.
A NE Conservatory program in Jordan Hall showcased Sig nor Riccardo Lucchesi conducting his own works. Notable performers included Frances Wood and Anna Wood, Clarence Shirley, John Whorisky, C Plancon, the Hoffman String Quartet, Homer Humphrey, and a conservatory chorus. The review cites rhythmic text setting and moments of original style in items like Loave Melodia and A le, with a Gloria and Benedictus from Missa Brevis closing the program.
Starting Our Pre-Holiday Clearance Sale weather conditions and recent purchases make this sale more important than ever before thousands and SCY thousands of dollars worth of desirable clean up to date merchandise comprising small lots single numbers odds and ends seasonable goods to be sacrificed and sold out at.
A sweeping sale listing waistlines from 1.50 to 19 cents per item with textiles and garments in silk taffeta satin and wool, plus extensive price cuts on outerwear, shawls, dresses, and linens. The advertisement also promotes furniture, jewelry, and traveling goods at reduced rates alongside hats, hosiery, and underwear for women, men, and children.
A worker lost his life after falling onto a portable saw while rescuing his employee George Carr from a deadly injury. The incident occurred at the work site and authorities are reviewing the circumstances.
Rabbi Charles Fleischer spoke at Pilgrim Hall to a large Congregational gathering on Judaism and anti-Semitism. He urged Christians to consider Christian unity against prejudice, noting vast church membership yet skepticism toward universal Christian acceptance in the western world. A few speakers challenged his points during a courteous Q&A.
The Methodist clergymen delayed their gathering to December 9 while the Universalists heard Rev. George G. Hamilton preside. Secretary Henry Abrahams of the Central Labor Union spoke on broad church representation at labor union meetings.
Malden November 25 James J Devir son of former Alderman Devir and Miss Margaret Murphy daughter of a local contractor secretly wed October 9 and were acknowledged after visiting the bride’s home seeking parental blessing. The Rev Richard Neagle officiated the ceremony. The bride is 18 and her husband is 22, the romance began as classmates at West End Grammar school.
Mrs Jack Gardner hosted an invitation event at her Venetian palace in the Fenway drawing many visitors despite unfavorable weather. Tickets sold out quickly as doors opened at 1 and closed at 3, with crowds admiring the marble floor grand staircase balustrades and other artworks.
Several small yachts were driven ashore by a heavy gale on Narragansett Bay. In Wickford the coal barge Sperry was hurled against a wharf, tearing strips from its bow as high wind battered the shoreline.
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