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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1887

Page

2

Boston Opera Plans Stir Debate Across Musical Leaders

Boston musicians, critics, and patrons debate a possible winter visit or permanent German opera program led by Mr. Gericke and the Metropolitan company. They weigh finances, language, repertoire, and a home stock organization to elevate Boston’s operatic culture.

Gericke Wagner Richter Boston Damrosch Hiller Symphony Club Siedl Metropolitan Opera Company Patti Meister Singers Nurenburg Julius Eichberg Mozart Europe Boston Museum Metropolitan Company Boston Orchestra New York Singers New York George Whiting Higinson Jay Gould Eompany George W. Chadwick Tristan Otto Bendix Higginson William Winch Vienna Nessler Ernst Perabo Germany Louis Maas Loston Pelson Theodore Thomas America Benjamin Woolf the Gazette London Opéra Comique Paris Auber Ir. Gericke Dwight Harvard Musical Association Rossini Weber George L. Osgood Metropolitan Opera John K. Paine Alm Albani Nevada Berlin Boieldieu Cherubini Dresden Hamburg Opera Arthur Whiting Henry L. Higginson American Opera Company J. Montgomery Sears Jacob Hecht Symphony Orchestra

First Symphony Concert Opens Season With Mixed Praise

A solid audience welcomed Mr. Gericke for his fall debut as the orchestra offered Beethoven and Saint-Saëns pieces. Critics praised technical skill but found the performance emotionally cool, with standout moments from Esser’s allegretto and Mme. Fursch-Madi's vocal showcase. Next week’s program features Mozart Handel and Schumann in a largely orchestral lineup.

Gericke Beethoven Leonore Esser Bourrée Saint-Saéns Mme. Fursech-Madi Mme. Fursch-Mach

Boston Evening School Flogging Case Decides Teacher’s Authority

The evening school committee of the Boston school board reviewed the Boutwell incident at Eliot school. It found the teacher did not exceed authority and that the punishment was just, concluding the case with the committee satisfied.

Evening School Committee Boston School Board Boutwell Eliot School Edward H. Josselyn

Pleasure Tours by Pennsylvania Railroad Offer Light Travel

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company markets pleasure tours to the South emphasizing maximum enjoyment with minimal personal responsibility, aiming to remove travel annoyances and anxieties for a carefree outing.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company South

Dr Fulton Pushes Catholic Foe Versus Protestant Unity

Dr Fulton denounces Catholicism at Music Hall in Boston urging a united Protestant front against Romanism. He cites the Pauline Propaganda and calls Catholics enemies of liberty, claiming many priests profit from oppression and urging mass support to free Rev. William Davis. He warns of Rome invading American life and urges action to convert Catholics to Protestant truth.

Rome Boston United States America Stoer Spain Italy Europe Temperance Party Fulton William Davis

Salvation Army Face Threats From Barracks Disturbance

A crowd disrupted Salvation Army steps at Cambridge and Russell streets as Captain Dixon vowed the army would follow the Lord despite opposition. Young hoodlums shouted, but the officer stood firm recalling past imprisonments for the cause.

Salvation Army Cambridge and Russell Streets Army Post Dixon

Army in Action as Captain Dixon Leads Troops

The passage describes Captain Dixon resuming command as troops prepare for battle. Praise resounds with the soldiers singing psalms day and night. The door closes on the captain’s figure while drums, tambourine, and musketry signal the army engaging the enemy with vigor.

Dixon

Pennsylvania Railroad Southern tourists ride in royal style

The Southern tour ists travel in a special Pullman vestibule car train from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The cars are arranged en suite with intercommunication as easy as moving between rooms, making the journey as luxurious as royalty.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

Investment list of bonds and shares from Langdon era

A catalog of securities including Franklin Co. Maine shares, Cambridge Gas Light, Boston Tow Boat, First National Bank Merrimack, New England Mortgage, Cedar Rapids & Missouri River lines, and various railroad and city bonds with issue dates ranging from 1888 to 1916. Notes show executors and administrators ordering collateral and payments for multiple firms.

Franklin Co Lewiston de Conn Pass. Rivers Rd Cheshire Rad Eapens City Scott & Gulf West End Bank of Boston Water Power Co City of City of St. Louis M. L State of Maine Northern Pac

Auction catalog of bonds and stocks from Francis Henshaw & Co 1887

A detailed auction list from Francis Henshaw & Co featuring multiple bonds and stocks with issuers such as West End & J Ry Co Pepperell Mfg Co Lawrence Mfg Co and New England Natl Bank. The sale on Wednesday Oct 19 1887 at Merchants' Exchange Building lists numerous securities including Lombard Investment Co Atlas Natl Bank and Boston Gas Light Co along with railroad and bank issues and several maturities.

Longwood Wyoming Depot Melrose Ravine Street Boston Poston Kares West End &J. Ry. Co Pepperell Mfg Lawrence Mfg Merchandise Blue Hill Allan Continental Natl. Bank Amoskeag Mfg. Co Boston Gas Light Co Cambridge RR. Co Lombard Investment Co Crystal Lake

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