In the fall of 1917, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, under its German conductor, Dr. Karl Muck, was on top of the classical music world. Muck and his wife, Anita (bottom left), were the toast of Boston society. But everything changed on October 30, 1917, when he was assailed for allegedly refusing to play the national anthem.

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He put the BSO on the map ? then he landed in a world of trouble

One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra. By Neil Swidey

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Boston, MA - 11/01/2017 - (1st quarter) Sacramento Kings guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (8) looks for an outlet as Boston Celtics forward Al Horford (42) swoops in on defense during the first quarter. The Boston Celtics host the Sacramento Kings at TD Garden. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Adam Himmelsbach, Topic: 02Celtics-Kings, LOID: 8.3.4204996413.

Celtics 113 Kings 86

Celtics hammer Kings for sixth straight victory

Kyrie Irving and Jaylen Brown each scored 22 points to lead six Celtics in double figures.

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News station 1030 WBZ and classic rock mainstay 100.7 WZLX will be part of a swap with iHeartMedia. Sports station 98.5 will go to Beasley Broadcast Group.

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The child, Javien Candelario, was mauled to death after he entered a fenced area where the dogs were kept next to a home.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_trainpassengerarrested_metro028.jpg A commuter rail rider was arrested after a ticket check ? but he had a valid pass

A T rider said he undertook an act of civil disobedience after ticket checkers said they couldn?t verify his monthly pass.

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A Connecticut student who allegedly bragged online that she meddled with her roommate?s property has been kicked out of the school.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 31: The Los Angeles Dodgers dugout reacts after defeating the Houston Astros 3-1 in game six of the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Even prior to Game 7 it had been a great World Series

The Dodgers were trying to win the Series for the first time since 1988. The Astros had never won a World Series.

Boston, MA: 10-18-17: The Boston Celtics opened the home portion of their 2017-18 NBA basketball season vs. the Milwaukee Bucks at the TD Garden. Fans paid tribute to Celtics forward Gordon Hayward, who was injured Wednesday night in Cleveland. On right, holding photo, is Joshua Cordeiro of Bristol, RI. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff)

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Gordon Hayward recalls fateful injury

The Celtics? injured star wrote a 3,500-word essay on his website characterizing what he experienced after going down in the opener against Cleveland.

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Three psychology professors have been barred from campus and are now at the center of a criminal probe.

Daniel Adler, a sixth grade Science teacher at Up Academy Leonard, in Lawrence shook hands with students as he took the stage after being named the recipient of the $25,000 Milken Award.

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Singing science teacher in Lawrence wins national award

This is the first time an educator from the Lawrence Public Schools has received the national award for furthering excellence in education.

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The veteran quarterback previously played in New England from 2009-11.

New York truck attack

NYC attacker was ?consumed by hate,? prosecutors say

The man accused of killing eight people asked to display the ISIS flag in his hospital room and said ??he felt good about what he had done,?? prosecutors said.

Martin Marro (left) and his wife, Mariana Dagatti (right), posed with Governor Charlie Baker at a fund-raiser in Newton.

They gathered in NYC to celebrate life. Instead, they were met with death

A group of Argentine high school graduates, including a Boston-area scientist, were in New York for a nostalgic visit. Then a man plowed a pickup truck onto a crowded bike path.

Nestor Ramos

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The geography and character of this swath of lower Manhattan is dramatically different since 9/11. But Wednesday, it felt as if not much has changed.

JEFF JACOBY

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Republicans are on their way to becoming the party of those who fear and hate immigrants.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_stpaul1_met-12116.jpg New report identifies additional 15 victims of sexual misconduct at St. Paul?s School

Fifteen more victims of sexual misconduct have been identified at the elite school and five faculty members are newly suspected of improper conduct.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bostonhack.jpg From Russia, a pro-Trump Facebook ad that cites an East Boston shooting

The ad suggested that the shooting was an example of a ?war with police.?

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The president insisted he was not ?angry at anybody? and that investigations into his campaign?s links to Russia had not come near him personally.

Two men are killed in shooting at Walmart in suburban Denver

Two men were killed Wednesday night in a shooting at a Walmart in Thornton, Colo., police said.

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The Needham-based company has deleted dozens of postings that report instances of sexual assault and rape at hotels, according to a Journal Sentinel report.

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The company, which is a sponsor and advertiser of the NFL, said customers have a negative view of the chain?s association with the NFL.

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If construction is a man?s world, someone forgot to tell Rose Conti

Starting from the bottom, Conti built her own success in an industry not known for promoting women.

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The popularity of online crowdfunding makes it easy for the beneficiary to be an acquaintance and a fraudster at the same time.

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