Massenet’s ‘Herodiade’ in a Brilliant New York Première
In many ways brilliant, the New York première of Jules Massenet's "Herodiade" was presented last night by Oscar Hammerstein's Manhattan Opera, opening its winter season, with Lina Cavalieri as Salome.
View ArticleGuile and Militia Prevent a Third Cairo, Ill., Lynching
The guile of police and deputy sheriffs, and then the arrival of the militia forces, prevented the Cairo, Ill., mob yesterday from seizing a second African-American, Arthur Alexander, after it lynched...
View ArticleSearch for Survivors in Illinois Mine Disaster
There is reason to believe that some of the hundreds of men trapped after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Cherry, Ill., may still be alive, and efforts are under way to rescue them.
View ArticleCaruso Is Back and So Is the Met
The Metropolitan Opera opened its season brilliantly last night, with Enrico Caruso back and in excellent voice as Enzo in "La Gioconda" under the direction of Arturo Toscanini.
View ArticleA.T.&T. Buys Dominant Stake in Western Union
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company announced yesterday that it had acquired the only concentrated holding of the Western Union Telegraph Company, "a long stride toward complete control by one...
View ArticleZelaya Has Two Americans Shot in Nicaragua
Two Americans who were aiding revolutionaries in Nicaragua were executed by the order of President José Santos Zelaya, and the United States is now allowing the insurgents to enforce a blockade.
View ArticleLabor Denounces Judge in Gompers Case
An American Federation of Labor convention denounced the judge that sentenced Samuel Gompers and two other officials to jail for violating an injunction against boycotts, and set as goals an eight-hour...
View ArticleGood Progress on Panama Canal Is Reported
An upbeat annual report by the Isthmian Canal Commission was released yesterday by the War Department, and included an explanation for the increase in the project's estimated cost, to about $375...
View ArticleLadies’ Shirtwaist Makers Vote to Strike
Between 17,000 and 18,000 shirtwaist makers, about 70 percent of whom are women, voted last night to strike, and 40,000 are expected to stay out today. They demand recognition of the Ladies'...
View ArticleWright Brothers to Open Aeroplane Factory
The Wright brothers announced plans yesterday for a factory in Dayton, Ohio, that would make four aeroplanes a month and have 80 employees. “We propose to have the first and largest airship factory in...
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