Thaw Bail Delayed. Possible Supreme Court Reference
In Concord New Hampshire Feb 20 federal judge Edgar Aldrich signaled another bail delay for Harry K Thaw after an all day hearing. He suggested the bail question might be referred to a Supreme Court judge amid arguments from Thaws lawyers and New York State attorney William Travers Jerome.
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Concord
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Edgar Aldrich
Thaw
William Travers Jerome
New York
Aldrich
Supreme Court
Thaw Bail Decision Looms After Hearing
Thaw and his legal team expected bail release after today's hearing aided by a commission report. Judge Aldrich surprised by signaling a possible Supreme Court route, prompting Thaw’s lawyers to object. Former Governor Stone led the prosecution asserting no substantial crime was charged.
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Thaw
Aldrich
Matteawan
Supreme Court
Stone
State of New
Horse Drowns After Prolonged Under-Wharf Struggle
A horse owned by J McGreevey Contracting Co of Roxbury drowned in Fort Point channel after nearly eight hours of rescue efforts by the police boat Watchman city hall avenue officers and fire department. It had retreated beneath the C H Sprague Coal Co wharf near the Congress street bridge after escaping a harbor police lasso.
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Roxbury
Fort Point Channel
City Hall Avenue
C. H. Sprague Coal Company
Congress Street Bridge
Horse plunges under Dorchester wall in icy river incident
A wagon team driven by Frank Reidy on Dorchester Avenue broke a harness after a horse slipped near the Congress Street Bridge. The submerged horse drifted under the Congress Street Bridge and Sprague wharf, slipping away from officers as tide rose and the animal went completely underwater.
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Dorchester Avenue
Reidy
Congress Street Bridge
Sprague Company
Swendelman
Sprague Wharf
Big Fire Destroys Quebec Grey Nuns Convent
A blaze in Quebec destroyed the church and chapel of the Grey Nuns convent occupying a city block along with many paintings. Loss is estimated at 62000 dollars. Firefighters battled flames for hours after benzine fumes ignited from a kitchen match. An elderly sister and a crippled inmate were rescued from the fifth floor.
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Grey Nuns
Fire Department of
Diagram of horse overboard near summer street bridge
Diagram shows the horse falling overboard near Summer Street Bridge and sliding downstream to Congress Street Bridge, then creeping beneath the pilings as it swam.
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Summer Street Bridge
Congress Street Bridge
East Boston Man Killed By Lynn Bound Train
Charles E. Turner a 466 Bennington Street East Boston garage keeper was struck by a Lynn bound train on the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn line around 10:04 last night and killed while walking along the tracks likely taking a shortcut home.
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Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Charles E. Turner
Bennington Street
East Boston
Train held up by bandits kills four passengers
A Great Northern passenger train was held up near Samish south of Bellingham, Washington. Bandits entered the coach and in the chaotic incident four passengers were killed.
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Bellingham
Wash
Great Northern
Samish
Here
Reno Feels Series of Earth Shocks
A sequence of earthquakes rattled Reno between 7 and 4 06 this morning causing trembling foundations and frightened residents who fled outside. No injuries or major damage were reported and the quakes stretched north to south, milder than Wednesday’s shocks.
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Reno
Panic in South End Theatre Causes Mobile Stampede
Vaudeville singer William Day tried to restore order after a false fire alarm at Loew's South End Theatre on Washington Street near Castle Street. Just before 10 pm a cry of Fire set off a panic in which women fainted and several people were injured as hundreds rushed for exits during a five minute crush.
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Loew
South End
Washington Street
Castle Street
Thousands Fled in Rush at Gallery Scene
About 300 people crowded the second gallery when a surge of excitement sparked a panic. Nearly half the crowd screamed and cried, leapt down the stairs, and surged into the lower corridor amid the confusion.
Bars tablets on buildings
The Mayor ordered that no more tablets crediting builders be approved on new public buildings. Departments were directed to remove existing tablets or credit only those whose money paid for construction. The move follows plans for a Mechanic Arts High School tablet naming multiple city bodies and officials.
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Mechanic Arts High School
Favor Vote on Suffrage Inches Toward House Action
Those favoring the submission of woman suffrage to voters expect cheering news from the Legislative committee on constitutional amendments within days. The committee reportedly has seven in favor to two against reporting a bill to submit the question to the people, with two members still undecided.
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Legislative Committee
State House
Travel Ad Lists Midwest to West via Nickels Plate Road
To California, Washington, Oregon and far West, March 14 to April 14, via Nickels Plate Road, Writer L. P. Burgess, 312 Old South Bldg., Boston, advt.
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California
Washington
Oregon
Far West
L. P. Burgess
Boston
Cambridge physician causes stir in Rantoul divorce case
Allen F. Barnes of Cambridge testified in East Cambridge Court that Edward L. Rantoul argued with him during Mrs. Rantoul's 1911 illness and claimed she was shamming. He said Rantoul insisted she needed to be broken and set down hard.
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Allen F. Barnes
Cambridge
Rantoul
East Cambridge
Edward L. Rantoul
Rantoul Case Hearings Continue Amid Spectators
Dr. Barnes testified that Rantoul claimed his death threats were a bluff and Mrs. Rantoul admitted loving Chester Rumrill. Rantoul accused his wife of infidelity as the trial adjourned after Lois Burnett Rantoul testified and four others were heard. Society observers filled the courtroom as cross examination lasted five hours.
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Dr. Barnes
Rantoul
Brookline Banker R. S. Swan Dies at Home
Treuben S. Swan prominent Brookline citizen and banker died yesterday at his home 91 Babcock Street Brookline. He was active in banking circles in Brookline and Boston and for two years served with Brookline National Bank now Brookline Trust Company as vice president for many years.
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Treuben S. Swan
Brookline
Babcock Street
Boston
Brookline National Bank
Brookline Trust Company
M N A B In Hard Luck Once More
Thomas McNab aged 95 and his love Mrs Alice Clark aged 74 of Northampton faced repeated misfortune. He nearly died in a fire that destroyed his small blacksmith shop at South Weymouth yesterday.
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Swain
Alice Clark
Northampton
Wever
South Weymouth
Honeymoon Funds Lost in Fire Destroys Weymouth Smithy
An elderly South Weymouth craftsman lost his shop and tools valued at twenty eight dollars to a blaze. He sold his watch for 1.10 to travel to Boston for work while clinging to his cottage near the ruins as the future husband of 74 year old Mrs Clark, hoping to wed in a few weeks. He remains determined to find employment and rebuild his plans.
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Boston
Weymouth
Crawford House
Missing Englishmen Raise Fear in Juarez Search
Two more British men, John Lawrence and a companion named Curtis, disappeared in Juarez while seeking William S. Benton. Samuel Stewart reported the loss and feared they may have been shot, joining Benton in the fate.
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Tex
Juarez
Samuel Stewart
John Lawrence
Curtis
William S. Benton
Stewart
Benton
American Corporal Tightens 20 Mexicans in El Paso Skirmish
A night clash at El Paso between Corporal Jensen of Troop M and about twenty Mexicans ended with Mexican fire. In Juarez, William S. Benton a British subject was executed by the Constitutionalists triggering fears of U S intervention amid ongoing Mexican revolutionary violence and prior American deaths.
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Jensen
Thirteenth Cavalry
Mexico City
William S. Benton
Juarez
United States
Great Britain
Benton
British Minister Sees No Government Involvement in Benton Case
Sir Lionel Carden, the British minister, has received no advices about Benton’s execution and does not expect any, noting the case does not concern the government he serves. Consular advices of Benton’s death arrived at the foreign office today, prompting an expectant mood there.
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Benton
Foreign Office
Unemployed rally in Boston to fund mayor aid
Citizens amid the unemployment crisis gather at Boston Common bandstand at 2 30 this afternoon. Edwin M White James A Beatty John Daily Morrison Swift and others will speak inviting rich residents to fund work programs for the unemployed as Mayor Curley pledges jobs.
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Curley
Army of Unemy
Boston Common
Edwin M. White
James A. Beatty
John Dailly
Morrison J. Swift
John Ballam
Caleb F. Howard
Anthony Ivas
Malcolm MacDonald
Peter Restelli
Outsiders Barred in State Jobs
The Governor's Council opposed hiring nonresidents for key Massachusetts posts. It rejected bringing in an executive officer for the State Card of Insanity and declined confirming a doctor hired from Pennsylvania for Danvers institution staff.
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Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Danvers
Council Approves Donovan for Charlestown Court
Governor Walsh did not submit nominations. The council approved ex Representative Joseph B Donovan for associate justice of the Charlestown District Court. It also voted to grant a pardon to Elmer Cole of Middleboro serving 81 2 to 41 2 years for misrepresenting bank assets. He was committed to Charlestown prison Feb 29 1911.
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Walsh
Washington
Joseph B. Donovan
Charlestown
Elmer ¥. Cole
Middleboro
Weather and celestial notes with star alignments
The item lists times and positions of planets Mars Saturn Venus Jupiter and the morning star with evening Jupiter. It records daylight length about 10 hours and 81 minutes with a 45 minute gain in light. It notes ship or port times Portland Gloucester Newport Shore and a required auto lamp turn on before 5 54.
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Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Medfield Attacked by Indians and Monument Dedication Note
A retrospective item recalls Medfield Massachusetts attacked by Indians in 1676 and the Washington Monument dedication in 1885. It also notes that one year ago Bangor and Aroostook railroad workers threatened to join a strike by engineers and potatoes rose in price as a consequence.
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Medfield
Mass
Washington Monument
Bangor
Aroostook
Forecast For Boston And New England Weather
Forecast calls for fair conditions in Boston and vicinity with snow on Saturday then fair Sunday moderate to brisk north winds in northern New England coastal areas. Southern New England sees fair Saturday with snow on the south coast then fair Sunday and high northwest winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Concord Man Dies at 98 in New Hampshire
George Francis Sanborn the oldest resident of Concord and surrounding county died at age 98. He was the last survivor of the New Hampshire Legislature of 1850 and served as a representative for the town of Concord.
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Concord
N. H
George Francis Sanborn
New Hampshire
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