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.

Images from the BSO; Globe staff photo-illustration

Magazine | A nonfiction novella

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

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 01: Charlie Morton #50 of the Houston Astros pitches in the ninth inning against Los Angeles Dodgers in game seven of the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Astros win a classic World Series

The 113th Fall Classic brought happiness and hope to a city devastated by Hurricane Harvey.

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Turns out the Astros aren?t the only ones walking away from their World Series win with rings.

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.

Dan Shaughnessy

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After winning epic World Series with Houston Astros, Cora said, ?I?m ready to come to Boston ? but not til after the parade!?

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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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.

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

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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.

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With their high electrical loads, hot lights, labyrinth layouts, and use of highly flammable compounds such as ethanol, cannabis operations present potential hazards to people and property, according to fire experts.

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_02award-1_metro.jpg Mattapan school lauded for academic turnaround

A committee of teachers and administrators led the effort.

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The new Showtime comedy series is inspired by her own experiences as a single mom.

New York truck attack

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

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

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.

People stop at a memorial near the site of a terror attack in New York.

Truck attack suspect said ?he felt good about? rampage

After his trail of terror was halted by a police bullet, Sayfullo Saipov asked to display the Islamic State group?s flag in his hospital room.

Nestor Ramos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/nestormugfull-9417.jpg In New York, a painful echo just blocks from Ground Zero

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.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-9452.jpg Don?t just change the rules. Change the culture.

I hope that every single man in Massachusetts politics who has objectified and harassed women is losing sleep at night, worrying their names will come out.

//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.

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-3322.jpg Trump is dead wrong on violence and the visa lottery

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/02/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.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/dc403790-4d5e-487e-964c-5ec54fb49140.jpg In call with Times reporter, Trump projects air of calm over charges

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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/6a10a648ef0a4c2eb16d51d7c8dfe224-6a10a648ef0a4c2eb16d51d7c8dfe224-0.jpg 3 people killed in Colorado Walmart shooting, police searching for suspect

A man nonchalantly walked into a Walmart and immediately opened fire with a handgun, killing two men and a woman before fleeing in a car.

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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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Clipboard-5692.jpg Merging Partners, Mass. Eye and Ear would raise costs, watchdog says

Partners?s proposed acquisition would raise health care costs for insurers and consumers by as much as $61 million a year, the agency said.

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Host Chris Gasper and company take a look at CTE and the NFL, plus a chat with Dave Goucher, the former voice of the Bruins.

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An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.

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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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