Boy Scout Rescues Grandpa From Medford House Fire
In Medford at 31 Benham Street a blaze swept the top of the house as 12 year old Frank Gould, a Boy Scout, woke his grandfather and helped him dress and reach the street. Loren Gould, tinsmith, and his family sought safety as Tufts students aided, while firefighters faced snowy streets and low water pressure. Damages are estimated at 2500 dollars.
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Benham Street
Medford
Frank Gould
Loren Gould
Horses and Man in Peril in Newton Fire
A barn at 21 Hovey Street Newton owned by George A Graves burned, property damaged about 3500 dollars. Fire spotted by Brookline Swimming Club members leaving the Newton Y M C A after a show. They freed three horses and woke coachman George Morrill who escaped as flames took hold.
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George A. Graves
Hovey Street
Newton
Brookline Swimming Club
Newton Y. M. C. A
George Morrill
Rescue at sea ends after long ordeal aboard Dolly Gray
The Dolly Gray crew told of hunger and thirst off Brown's Bank after a gale wrecked their schooner. With one day of provisions, they fought to survive as masts snapped and boats were lost, until a Boston boat Mary appeared, then veered away under pressure, delaying rescue.
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Dolly Gray
Brown’s Bank
Boston
Mary
Green Harbor
Harry Brown
Brown
Novelists Split as Herrick Illness Surfaces
Chicago Feb 25 The report that novelist and educator Robert Herrick and his wife have separated was confirmed as Herrick is said to be seriously ill while Mrs Herrick reportedly moves to Newport Rhode Island to seek a divorce Friends attribute the separation to a dispute over Herrick's controversial views on women The couple's marriage described by friends as a constant soul duel Herrick Harvard graduate and former Technology instructor now in Chicago English department author of several works including The Man Who Wins The Gospel of Freedom and The Real World
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Chicago
Robert Herrick
Herrick
Mr. Herrick
Harvard
University of Chicago
Jaie
Federal aid for starving birds obtained in Winslow district
Washington report that Rep Winslow of Massachusetts secured federal aid to feed starving birds in rural snowbound areas. The Post Office Department allowed rural carriers to scatter grain along routes and Winslow urged Worcester Fish and Game Association to supply grain to carriers. The request marked the department’s first such instruction to carriers.
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Washington
Winslow
Massachusetts
Post Office Department
Worcester Fish and Game Association
Rantoul Divorce Case Builds To Climax Today
The Rantoul divorce trial faces its peak as husband Ed ward S. Rantoul and Chester Chapin Rumrill, linked to Mrs Lois Burnett Rantoul, prepare to testify. Court sessions opened yesterday with three witnesses and four depositions read, including Frank Graham Thompson’s Philadelphia deposition for the libellant.
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Rantoul
Edward S. Rantoul
Chester Chapin Rumrill
Harvard
Lois Burnett Rantoul
Frank Graham Thompson
Frank Thompson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Witness Describes Long Association With Rantoul Family
Mr Thompson testified that he met Rantoul at Harvard and maintained a four year friendship. He served as an usher at the 1904 Rantoul wedding and was a frequent visitor to the Rantoul house, stopping in Boston from Philadelphia about six or seven times annually, including visits to the Elm- house.
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Mr. Thompson
Rantoul
Harvard
Boston
Philadelphia
Free dolls with Minard's Liniment across New England
Druggists in New England are giving away a beautiful doll with every Minard's Liniment purchase. If a store lacks dolls, mail the bottle wrap with druggist and buyer details to receive the doll and three costume changes free, with all postage paid. Thousands of children have already received dolls via this offer.
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New England
Minard
Minard's
Councillors Vote to Probe Charles Street Jail Conditions
Boston City Council and Suffolk County commissioners moved to investigate the Charles Street jail after allegations by Councillor Watson and admissions by Prison Commissioner Randall. Randall acknowledged prisoners had been kept without exercise, and the prisons committee will summon Sheriff Quinn and jail staff under oath.
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Boston
Suffolk County
Charles Street
Watson
Quinn
Randall
Council Committee Upon
Council
Sheriff Quinn
Creelman Visits Vera Cruz Amid Mexican Turmoil
Special correspondent for the Boston Post and New York Mail reports from Vera Cruz on February 25 describing how Huerta in the south and Villa in the north leave Mexico chaotic and dependent on outside powers. The piece argues the Monroe Doctrine limits intervention yet foresees inevitable armed action to end the bloodshed.
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Boston Post
New York Mail
Vera Cruz
Mexico
United States
Huerta
Villa
Wilson
Inquiry Opens On Vergara Hanging In Mexico
A report from El Paso says A Michaelis of Brooklyn was released from Juarez jail after a fist fight. he named Gustav Bauch as being held there and listed several Americans also in custody. Washington dispatch notes a State Department inquiry into the Mexican federals execution of Clemente Vergara and demand for the body for burial. earlier consuls sought Benton’s body for his widow.
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Tex
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Vernon Street
Brooklyn
Union Trust Company of
Juarez
Gustav Bauch
Michaelis
Bauch
Edward Trabard
Matt Giddins
H. T. Davis
Y. E. Goodman
Thornton
Washington
William S. Benton
Garrett
Nuevo Laredo
Clemente Vergara
State Department
Huerta
Hidalgo
Mex
Gara
Marion Letcher
Chihuahua
General Villa
Benton
Lent Day Observations and Astronomical Notes
The item lists an astronomical Almanac style note with positions of planets and stars for the day, mentions the second day of Lent, and records anniversaries including Thomas A. Lawson born 1857. It also recalls historical events such as the 1869 suffrage amendment and a 1913 political appeal to President Wilson regarding Louis P. Brandels.
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Thomas A. Lawson
Republic
France
Congress
Wilson
Louis P. Brandels
Weather Forecast for New England States
Forecast for northern New England calls for fair weather Thursday and Friday with rising temperatures. Southern New England will see fair conditions Thursday, with increasing winds Friday from the west.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
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