Mrs Rantoul Too Ill to Testify in Divorce Suit
Lois Burnett Rantoul lies seriously ill at Parker House complicating the divorce case against Edward L. Rantoul. Doctors report her heart barely fluttering and a pulse nearly gone as the sensational trial before Judge Hall in East Cambridge stalls and contemplates possible end by death.
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Lois Burnett Rantoul
Edward L. Rantoul
Salem
East Cambridge Court House
Judge Hall
Parker House
Charles P. Putnam
Hugh Cabot
Rantoul case hangs on illness and proposed settlement chatter
William G. Thompsonsaid Mrs. Rantoul may avoid court if illness persists but will not drop the case if she survives. Rumors of a settlement proposal by Attorney Hunt were heard but not confirmed. Judge Hall adjourned with parties ready to proceed. Mrs. Rantoul’s condition worsened, her daughter stressed by the ordeal and family worries.
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William G. Thompson
Attorney Hunt
Talking Pictures Astonish Boston Audiences
A demonstration of Thomas A. Edison talking pictures drew thousands in Boston at B. F. Keith's and the National Theatre. Enthusiasts heard figures in a picture talk sing and play piano and violin as film sounds matched actors' movements with remarkable synchronization.
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Boston
Thomas A. Edison
B. F. Keith
National Theatre
Edison Kineteophone Electrifies Boston Audiences
Spectators hailed Edison's Kinetephone as a sensational fusion of moving pictures and phonograph. The demonstration showed audible dialogue across the theater while a speaker outlined future promises. A political scandal allegation involving prison officials and Governor Sulzer was discussed, with hearings set to probe Thaw and bribery claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Edison
Thaw to testify before Sulzer inquiry on release attempts
Albany Feb 24 Harry K Thaw will be asked to tell Governor Sulzer's committee of inquiry what he knows about recent efforts to secure his release from Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane where he has been confined five years for killing Stanford White. William F Clark former secretary attacked the so called prison ring and was relieved from duty pending investigation of charges he used the governor's name without authority to aid Thaw.
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Matteawan State Hospital
Thaw
Clark
Russell
Colonel Scott
Dr. May
Sulzer
Albany
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
William F. Clark
17000 Men Ready to Strike Mexico If Invaded
Transports move toward Galveston as regiments hasten from inland to the Texas city. More than 4000 Marines marshal along the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific coast to prepare for any invasion order.
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Galveston
Texan City
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Coast of Mexico
Americans at Matamoros Appeal to Gov Colquit for Help
Washington warns against crossing the border as war talk swirls over Mexico. The piece notes mobilization plans, with 17 000 troops prepared to cross the border if ordered, and outlines anticipated naval landings to seize rail links along the Gulf and Pacific coasts. It cites President Taft and President-elect Wilson regarding intervention and readiness for action.
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Matamoros
United States
Mexico
Taft
Wilson
Uncle Sam
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
One Drowned and One Saved in Sudden Squall at Sea
A fishing schooner Georgia reached T wharf after a severe storm. John DeMon of Lunenburg Nova Scotia drowned when his dory overturned off Brown's Banks. His crewmate was rescued after being swept under the vessel's bow and dragged aboard by a rope.
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Georgia
T Wharf
John DeMon
Lunenburg
N. S
DeMon
Brown
Will
Three Teens Rescued From Crystal Lake Newton Centre
Eleanor Dowd and two classmates Chester Baker and Gordon Bancher were saved from drowning after skating onto thin ice at Crystal Lake. A nearby skating pair, Mr and Mrs Ray Huntsman, aided them until a passing Boston & Albany handcar crew hauled the trio to safety with insulated wire. The rescuers were Dennis Collins, James Burns, Warren Bennett, and Michael Barrett, all block signal workers.
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Newton Classical High School
Crystal Lake
Newton Centre
Eleanor Dowd
A. Dudley Dowd
Berwick Road
Chester Baker
W. S. Baker
Hyde Street
Newton Highlands
Gordon Bancher
Austin Street
Newtonville
Ray
Huntsman
Bowdoin Street
Boston & Albany
Miss Dowd
Dennis Collins
James Burns
Warren Bennett
Michael Barrett
Cambridge store theft convictions sentence four months
Fred Rabin manager and Percy Crowell assistant at the John T. Connor Company Cambridge branch were convicted in Cambridge Police Court of stealing goods from the Concord Avenue store. Each received four months at the House of Correction, a sentence they both appealed.
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Fred Rabin
John T. Connor Company
Concord Avenue
Cambridge
Percy Crowell
House of Correction
Babin
Crowell
Connor Company
Night Sky Timings And Local Events For Weymorth Mass
Moon rises and sets times listed with planetary appearances including Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn. Notable mentions include Weymorth Massachusetts attacked by Indians in 165 and Fort Powell Alabama bombarded in 1864. One year ago Colonel Roosevelt assured seven governors by letter of a Republican nomination for President.
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Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Weymorth
Mass
Fort Powell
Ala
Roosevelt
Fair Forecast For Boston And Nearby
Forecast for North New England calls for fair skies Tuesday and likely Wednesday with gradually rising temperatures and light to moderate northerly winds. South New England and eastern New York expect fair weather Tuesday and probably Wednesday with rising temperatures and moderate north winds.
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Boston and Vicinity
Washington
New England
New Pingland
New York
Temperature Reading From Thompson Spa Diary
A noisy OCR shows yesterday's thermometer readings at Thompson's Spa 219 Washington Street. Average temperature yesterday listed as 20 SS-24 and one year ago as 41 11-24. Weather one year ago today noted as clear.
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Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Army orders mobilize 10000 at Galveston for 1909 border duty
Military orders rapid today to meet Taft promise of a 10 000 man army assembled at Galveston the most convenient port to Mexico ready for foreign service and to execute any post March 4 orders. The moves supplement last weeks War Department directives aimed at forming the second division of the reorganized army near Galveston.
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Washington
Taft
Galveston
Mexico
War Department
Taft era orders warn Mexico as second division moves forward
The United States plans to move the entire second division as a warning to Mexico and maintain full preparedness through the end of Taft’s administration. Troop plans will remain detailed, with vigilance kept high to deter Mexican malcontents and protect Americans amid the Mexican unrest and the Diaz era upheaval. General William H. Carter, commanding the second division, was ordered from Chicago to Galveston.
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Mexico
Taft
Mewnico
Porfirio Diaz
State Department
Wilson
Department
William H. Carter
Chicago
Galves
First arrest under new vagabond law in city
George Delaney also known as Gerald Dwyer aged 25 living on Upton street South End arrested last night at Northampton street station by Inspectors Smith Cannon and Burke. He faces vagabond charges the first arrest under the new vagabond law passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Foss several days ago.
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George Delaney
Gerald Dwyer
Upton Street
South End
Smith, Concannon and Burke
Northampton Street
Foss
Jack Johnson Reported Dying in Chicago
Chicago reports the colored heavyweight champion Jack Johnson is dying of pneumonia at his home. He was expected to appear in court on a smuggling charge when a Justice Department agent said he was slowly dying.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Department of Justice
Americans Warned to Leave Matamoros
Americans in Matamoros Mexico were urged to cross into Brownsville after reports a local government would require citizens to fund Matamoros. U S Consul Jesse Johnson sought protection for consulate and foreigners and Governor Colquitt ordered four Texas militia companies to Brownsville. Johnson warned the Matamoros commander that harming any Texan would incur a forfeit of life.
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Austin, Tex
C. B. Colquitt
TROOPS MAY CLASH OVER TEXAS MEXICO BORDER
Washington warns of possible clash between federal troops and the Texas national guard at Brownsville if Texas militiamen cross the Rio Grande to aid Americans in Matamoros. Brigadier General I Z Steever is ordered to prevent crossing without direct War Department orders. State Department has no information on Colquitt’s planned move and will not comment.
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Washington
Texas National Guard
Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande
Matamoros
Mexico
War Department
Colquitt
I. Z. Steever
State Department
Washington Sunset Route Passenger Berth Notice
Standard or tourist. Latter personal ly conducted without change daily, ex cept Sunday. Berth $8. Washington Sunset Route, 12 Milk and 332 Wash. st. advut.
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Washington
Sunset
St. Advut
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