It was the morning of March 8, 1912… Frau Clara Eisner was already 55 years old, but Kharkiv didn’t even know she existed.
Nine days had passed since Delarue’s death…
A Hungarian orchestra is playing at the Astrakhan Hotel…
And at the Polish House, a distinctly Polish event is taking place—“Caucasian Evening”…
Maxim Gorky is writing about nationalism…
And much, much more…
Polish House. On Saturday, March 10, a “Caucasian Evening” will be held to benefit the Kharkiv Armenian School, featuring a play and a concert. Folk dances: Uzun-dara, rangi, lezginka, etc. Oriental music. A living tableau titled “Oriental Carpet.” Dancing until 3 a.m. The halls will be decorated in an Oriental style. The event begins promptly at 8:00 p.m. Remaining tickets are on sale at the Akzhitov Confectionery from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Dr. Stepan Gavriilovich Surukchi is the event organizer.
The Return of V. I. Kravtsov. Yesterday, V. I. Kravtsov, acting mayor of Kharkiv, returned to Kharkiv from St. Petersburg. V. I. Kravtsov had traveled to St. Petersburg on business related to Kharkiv city affairs. V. I. Kravtsov, in agreement with the St. Petersburg International Bank, has developed a specimen for the bonds of the six-million loan. The bonds have already been ordered and will be ready in May. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has approved additional terms for the loan’s implementation. V. I. Kravtsov was informed that the Ministry of Public Education had approved a request to grant Kharkiv an additional allocation of 4,160 rubles; this increase in the allocation was granted, as is known, due to an increase in the number of classes in Kharkiv’s city schools from 92 to 103. Regarding the issue of authorizing the Kharkiv city government to place foreign orders for pipe alternators for the new power plant, a favorable opinion has been received from the Main Directorate for Local Economy.
Fees for Bicycles and Vehicles. The deadline for paying fees for bicycles and motor vehicles is March 31. Starting April 1, a 50% late payment penalty will be applied to these fees.
Indoor market.
At the most recent meeting of the construction committee on the indoor market, one of the issues discussed was whether the indoor market should be built on concrete piles or on a continuous reinforced concrete slab. The commission decided to refer this matter to experts for discussion. In addition, the commission determined that it was not feasible to award the construction contract to a single entity and to build the market on a turnkey basis; it was decided to construct the market in-house, outsourcing the remaining work as deemed appropriate: using either the commission’s own materials or those provided by contractors, and engaging individual contractors based on their areas of expertise.
Today, on the ninth day since the passing of Mikhail Danilovich Delaryu, a memorial service will be held at the Kaplunovskaya Church following the morning service at 10:30 a.m.
The “Bommer Brothers” Theater. The Society for the Care of Needy Students at the 1st Real School, seeking funds to cover tuition fees for the school’s poorest students, is hosting an evening event today at the “Bommer Brothers” Theater. A 60-piece orchestra will perform; proceeds from the event will go toward meeting the students’ urgent needs and will save many from being expelled from school.
M. Gorky on Nationalism.
M. Gorky published an interesting article on nationalism in *Russkoe Slovo*:
“I don’t really believe in the ‘awakening of the national spirit,’ but, knowing my fellow countrymen, I’ll concede this much: we are a people full of the most sudden and unexpected twists and turns, and we have not yet suffered through the teething pains of nationalism.”
The weather in Kharkiv has changed again and is getting colder. Last night, the air temperature was 0.4 degrees; this morning, it was minus 1.7; and at noon, it was +5 degrees. According to the Kharkiv weather station, today’s temperature will be slightly below zero and generally variable. High air pressure is present in eastern European Russia and southern Siberia (Kazan—779); lows are in western Europe (Aral Sea—764). Precipitation in European Russia fell in the west, and in some places in the northwest and center. Temperatures are below normal in the east, southeast, and in some places in the center. They are above normal in the rest of Russia.
A New Society. On Sunday, March 4, the first founding meeting of members of the Ukrainian Literary, Artistic, and Ethnographic Society named after Hryhorii Kvitka-Osnov’yanenko took place. On the third day, a meeting of the elected council members was held to elect the society’s board of directors. The following were elected: K. M. Bich-Lubensky as chairman; S. P. Tymoshenko, a process engineer, as vice chairman; E. N. Rykov as secretary; and S. P. Drimtsov as treasurer.
Astrakhan Hotel.
Today, Thursday, the 14th, gala dinner. 2 rubles per person.
Streamers. Joseph Tol’s Hungarian orchestra.
An evening of operettas from the “Artistic Operetta” repertoire. Flowers.
New tram stop. Residents of Zaikovskaya and Molochnaya Streets and Zaikovsky Lane have appealed to the city administration to restore the former tram stop at the corner of Zaikovsky Lane, since the new stop is too far from this neighborhood.
