Mascagni foresees end of opera in twentieth century
Composer Pietro Mascagni fears music may separate from speech as poetry and music drift apart. He argues opera could dissolve into music and drama or be reduced to a mere handmaiden of speech, potentially bringing about the funeral of the music drama unless a new genius resists the trend.
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Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana
New York Journal
Greece
Homer
Pindar
Valuable Old Stamps Auction Attracts Big Prices
An auction of the William Hunter collection of 3 321 stamps at Assembly Hall United Charities building New York surpassed expectations with an estimated realization over 50 000. Bidders paid from eight cents to 350 dollars per stamp and Dr W C Bowers bought a Baltimore postmaster's stamp for 350. The top lot No 1593 a two cent British Guiana stamp 1850 was once sold for 1010, while No 106 a Bratcheorn postmaster stamp from 1848 and rarer Hawaiian issues drew keen early interest.
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William Hunter
Assembly Hall
United Charities
New York
W. C. Bowers
Baltimore
British Guiana
Brat‘ehorn
Re‘vely
Submarine Light Tests Attract Russian Attache Interest
Naval attache from Russia in New York investigates a submarine light tested by F I E Burdick and Yale experts. The device reportedly lights at depth and could illuminate below the surface. The test aims to prove practical underwater lighting for naval use.
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Lovey Persen
New Son
F. i
E. Burdick
Yale
Liv
Burdick
New U S Navy Note Features Maine Ship Engraving
The Syracuse Herald describes a new United States note featuring the battleship Maine steerage and naval imagery. It highlights a white hull, dark turrets, and heavy armament plus medallions of two naval heroes. The design preserves ample white space to aid counterfeit detection while ornate engravings enhance historical character.
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Syracuse Herald
Maine
United States
Havana
Bigsby
Mediterranean
United States of America
Pardoned After Years for a St Louis Murder Case
Jacob Henze and Henry Kaiser, convicted in the 1893 St. Louis murder of Edwin E. Brown, were pardoned and released after years in prison. Accompanied by Harry B. Hawes, St. Louis police board president, they returned to St. Louis following Gov. Stephens signing the pardons at Hawes's urging. The pair, once sentenced to life, endured eight reprieves including an almost hanging moment, with police investigations later indicating the real killers were three other criminals who have since died.
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Jacob Henze
Henry Kaiser
Edwin E. Brown
St. Louis
Jefferson City Penitentiary
Harry B. Hawes
St Louis
Henze
Kaiser
Kainer
Massive Cuban coal finds spark mining interest
Reports from Santiago claim extensive Mayari district coal deposits near Nipi bay resolve Cuba iron and manganese utilization questions. Tests on ore brought to Bandago show high grade coal akin to cannel coal. A mining company forms to begin operations and possibly build smelting works.
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Santiago
Ameling Works
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Meyell
London
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de Cabot Timess
Cuba
Helen Gould
New York Public Library
Norway
Chicago Times-Herald
Claas
Chicago
Omer River
Oklahoma Antillorss ‘Thief Association
Lion Coffee
Wint Metherolpestt
Aed
Ferie Men
Bate
Styliss
Gabriel Max
Chamisso
Pwr
Dorothy
Beate Fehe’ Fee Teue
Ines
Angie
Ladies’ Scissors
Genars
Razor
Areeclaas
Naval
Ory
Game
India
GE CO
Toledo, Ohio
Jac. Klossa
Denier
van Fro
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