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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1909
Page
2
The musical baton first appeared at the Müilharmonic concerts in 1820 when Spohr used it to the audience's great astonishment. It took ten to twelve more years for the baton to gain general use as conductors demonstrated its magic effect on orchestras. Before its advent time was kept by the lead violinist or pianist.
The Prince Regent regards Chang Mingohl as learned with good ideas but lacking practical ability and suggests appointing him vice president of a board. The Shanghai Mercury notes a humorous aside on proposing and a reference to the Hudson River once called the North River by early Dutch traders who distinguished it from the Delaware.
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