Boston Composer at Work on New Opera
Boston composer Frederick S Converse is developing a new American themed opera likely to be finished this fall or early winter. He has an opera to be produced in Hamburg this fall and has sailed to Europe for the first performance. He works at his Westwood home and summer home in New Hampshire, with a study and music room rich in literary and musical treasures.
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Frederick S. Converse
Boston
Hamburg
Mr. Converse
Europe
Westwood
New Hampshire
Converse
Longwood Tennis Club
Labor unions map activity across New Haven railroad system
A Providence mass meeting of 15 New Haven clerks unions seeks a working agreement and wage standards. Boston Blacksmiths and Hebrew waiters form unions, while wage disputes and strikes ripple through Canadian Pacific and other lines. Local lodges report speakers, Ball plans, and reinstatement efforts as unions push organizing and advocacy.
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New Haven
Providence
General Adjustment Board
Old Colony Lodge 143
Boston
New England Union
Brotherhood of Railroad
Boston Theatre
George W. Eastley
Boston & Maine
New York Central
New York Manufacturers’ Association
William Cochran
Blacksmiths
Taft and Bryan Meet Briefly in Minneapolis Exchange
Taft and Bryan exchanged courtesies in Minneapolis as Bryan offered to visit Taft at 5 30 pm but Taft declined due to a church engagement in Fowler Minnesota Taft spoke at the dedication of a new Y M C A building in St Paul and later planned a Fargo appearance Bryan stayed with former Minnesota governor John Lind and stressed he would not speak on Sunday Taft noted his voice improving and traveled toward North Dakota after addressing the St Paul audience.
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Minneapolis
Mich
William Howard Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
West Hotel
Mr. Taft
St. Paul
The
Nebraskan
John Lind
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Bryan
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Mitchell
Taft
St Paul
North Dakota
Fargo
International union matters debated at Boston Team Drivers Union meeting
The Boston Team Drivers Union 25 held a meeting with Daniel J. Tobin and Lawrence W. Grace in attendance. John M. Gillespie reported on the recent craft convention, noting harmony between workers and employers.
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Boston
Daniel J. Tobin
Cambridge
Lawrence W. Grace
Providence
John M. Gillespie
New England
Gillespie
Boston & Maine Freight Clerks’ Assembly
K. of L
Roughan Hall
Charlestown
P. D. Daley
Boston Carriage and Cab Drivers’ Union
International Teamdrivers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Michael McMahon
Milford
P. J. Clancy
Milford Central Labor Union
Andrew J. Tighe
Philadelphia
Reliable Relief for Eyes Needing Care
A compact notice promotes Marine Ey Remedy as a relief product for eye discomfort. The ad highlights soothing effects and claims of dependable care for tired or irritated eyes.
Brookline Authoress Sues Plow King for Divorce
Mrs Evelyn Emerson Kingman a Brookline writer and former Hub authoress sues Louis A Kingman wealthy Plow Company president in Bloomington Illinois for divorce alleging cruelty and abuse after a two year marriage. She previously lived at 78 Powell Street Brookline and wrote the novel Sylvia while performing as Evelyn Earle.
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Boston
Brookline
Norwood
West
Evelyn Emerson Kingman
Hub
Louis A. Kingman
Kingman
Martin Kingman
Ar Plow Company
Bloomington
Hains Recounts Annis Slaying in Dramatic Letter
In a letter from Long Island City Jail, T Jenkins Hains details the Annis killing case. He defends family sanctity and claims no part in Annis’s murder, describing the sister‑in‑law scandal and the calm, grave confession scene with General Hains and others.
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New York
William C. Annis
Peter C. Hains
T. Jenkins Hains
Long Island City
Illness Delays Wedding Plans for Sawyer and Adams
Walter Scott Sawyer of West Somerville remains in critical condition at Somerville Hospital after appendicitis surgery, two days before his wedding to Miss Ella K Adams of Roxbury. Invitations have been recalled and the ceremony is indefinitely postponed. Adams, connected to Boston literary circles via her father Charles Follen Adams, is a noted Boston social figure. Sawyer, a real estate dealer, lives at 16 Browning Road, West Somerville.
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Walter Scott Sawyer
West Somerville
Somerville Hospital
Ella K. Adams
Roxbury
Charles Follen Adams
Waverley Street
Miss Adams
Boston
Mr. Sawyer
Browning Road
Prominent Hull Residents May Seek Law Enforcement
Reporters visit Ped dock’s Island amid alleged obnoxious conditions contrary to excise and Sunday laws. Several Post readers protest, and townspeople consider appealing authorities to enforce the regulations.
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Hull
Peddock’s Island
Post
Bostons Hull island private revels draw police remarks
A scene near the pier at Beddock's Island shows private shacks and drinking as a chief of police notes that the island is private land. He says local lawmen do not disturb the activities and cites a private special officer guarding against people tumbling overboard while most visitors are Boston officials.
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Special Police
Frank M. Reynolds
Hull
Beddock’s Island
Boston
Kramer Turns Tables On Australian Rival In Newark Match
At the Velo drome in Newark New Jersey Frank Kramer the Jersey flyer defeated Clarke the Australian in a two heat sweep to win a match race. Freda Hill of the Armory A A of Boston made his professional debut with a second place in the Austrian pursuit final.
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Newark
N. J
Frank Kramer
Clarke
Madison Square Garden
Freda Hill
Armory A. A
Boston
Dreaded insanity due to kidney disorders warned in ad
A medical advertisement cites Gaut claiming most feeble minded and insane people are kidney disease victims. It lists symptoms such as nervousness back pain fever and scanty urine and offers a tonic prescription with Buchu Balmwort and Sarsaparilla to be taken after meals with water.
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Gaut
Final Roasts From Summer Encore Bad Weather Hints
The piece notes a beach reopening amid sultry heat with crowds on the Common. Temperatures rose from 63 to 82 by afternoon as air grew heavy and uncomfortable, contrasting with last year’s cooler 55 on Sept 27. Forecasters predict cooler skies and possible rain with a fresh southwest breeze.
Philadelphia baker union organizer speaks to Boston locals
Rudolph Schirra of Philadelphia, an international organizer for bakers unions, addressed members of Boston Local 18 at Faneuil Hall. The group will meet each month on the fourth Sunday afternoon through March.
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Rudolph Schirra
Philadelphia
Bakers’ Unions
Boston Pographical Union
Faneuil Hall
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