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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1909
Page
4
Symphony crowd welcomes Fiedler who delivers Strauss Don Juan in superb form. The critic praises the reading as deeply personal and intense, while noting the Allmacht interpretation. The next concert will debut Max Reger’s Overture to an Imaginary Tragedy in America.
Olin Downes notes Max Fiedler’s triumphant return to Symphony Hall with Beethovens Dedication of the House and Brahms Second Symphony. Louise Homer sings Saint-Saens settings admired for reticence and emotional depth while Stock’s Chicago orchestration draws mixed judgment. The performance inspires praise for brilliance and natural eloquence despite critical quibbles.
A Rochester mother writes that Father John’s Medicine greatly benefited her children and helped her father sleep through the night. She notes two other mothers would not be without it and that her kids sleep well with fewer colds. The ad touts the product as all pure nourishment to build up the weak and run down and claims it cures colds and throat and lung troubles.
Celebrations marking Father Mathew's 120th birth anniversary unfold across dioceses in the United States. In Boston, Archbishop OConnell and Fr P J OCallaghan will address temperance gatherings at Boston College Hall, while Essex County hosts a large Beverly parade. Springfield Lowell celebrations follow, with trains and grand balls planned. concurrent Marathon results report Hackett leading after 15 finishers listed with times.
Over the Boston and Albany railroad to Albany the Hudson River steamer to New York Metropolitan or Fall River Line to Boston Thursday Oct 14. Five dollars buys the whole trip with a stopover in New York to Oct 25 for an extra dollar seventy five.
William J. Hackett of North Weymouth, a 2 year old apprentice at Fore River shipyard, wins the Boston to Brockton Marathon in 2h 87m 261-5s. Two minutes slower than last year’s winner J W O Mara. This is Hackett’s second victory, following the 15 mile South End AA meeting last August. He finishes 212 minutes ahead of his nearest rival R B F Piggott of Cambridgeport who appears exhausted at the line.
Patrolman Dennis F. Desmond of Station 4 faced a trial board at headquarters for neglect of duty in not reporting a sudden death promptly. The board found him guilty but recommended the complaint be filed due to extenuating circumstances. The medical examiner attributed death to alcoholism, and officials noted the delay could have been damaging if crime had been involved.
Dorothy Campbell, British champion, defeated Mrs Caleb Fox 3 up and 2 to go to reach the Merion Club course final at Haverford against Mrs Donald H Darlow of Philadelphia. In the lower half, Mrs Barlow beat Miss Margery Phelps 6 up and 6 to go as Phelps faded after the fifth hole.
Dr. Alice G. Root and Dr. A G Kennedy were charged with illegal practices tied to a Massachusetts avenue patient, with bail set at 1500 dollars each. The patient, Phillina Miller of 856 Massachusetts avenue, is recovering in a Beacon Street hospital and plans to attend a hearing next Friday. Police investigated after another physician requested attendance. The Miller woman, said to be from Readfield Maine, has few known details. A team, two men, and a driver collected her belongings yesterday morning.
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