Villa Attacks Torreon as Warfront Shifts in Mexico
U S soldiers report clashes on the Mexico border as General Velasco leads a Torreon offensive with Gomez Palacio a focal point. Villa allegedly captured 3000 prisoners and troops return wounded to El Vertel while El Paso officials confirm Torreon battle began at 1 PM.
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Villa Attacks Lerdo After Shelling Cerro Lala Fortified Slopes
Villa forces occupied Lerdo, a nearby manufacturing city, earlier in the day without resistance. Gomez Palacio, a railroad hub on a plain, is commanded by Cerro Lala, which recent reports say the federals fortified. It is assumed Villa opened with shelling of the federal position on the slopes.
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Gomez Palacio
Cerro Lala
British inquiry on Benton death in Juarez ends
The inquiry directed by the British foreign office into the death of Benton a Scotchman in Juarez five weeks ago has concluded and the results were presented to the British ambassador for transmission to London.
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Washington
Foreign Office
Benton
Juarez
London
Medford Dogs Targeted in Rabies Hunt
Medford police under instruction from the State Commissioner of Animal Industry and Dr. Simpson plan a genuine dog hunt to round up dogs suspected of rabies. A large St Bernard owned by Mrs. Patrick Reynolds was captured near Medford square after frothing and snapping at people. it was shot and its head sent to Harvard Medical School for examination.
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State Commissioner of Animal Industry
Simpson
St. Bernard
Patrick Reynolds
Riverside Avenue
Medford Square
Harvard Medical School
Mayor Curley Attacks Edison Lighting Contract Plan
The City Council session featured sharp attacks on Mayor Curley and the Edison Company over a proposed ten year street lighting contract. Critics call it a scandalous deal and demand publicity and full investigation as a council probe starts into both gas and electric lighting proposals.
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Curley
Edison Company
Local Councillor Attacks City Electric Contracts
West Roxbury councillor Coulthurst, recently ill for a year, charged the city with scandalous past electricity contracts and exorbitant prices, claiming the public has been misled for years as he spoke on the matter.
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West Roxbury
Liberals Back Down Over Home Rule Crisis
Asquith announces officers who resigned to return to posts will not be asked to oppose Ulster defection due to a misunderstanding. No pledge is given to press the Irish Bill through.
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Ulster
Asquith
Governor Walsh Delays Action on Railroad Divorce Details
Governor Walsh will not act on the Boston & Maine divorce from the New Haven system until he receives full particulars from the Department of Justice. He supports the DOJ plan but has not been fully informed of any changes to his original recommendations.
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Deparment of Justice
Have Road
Federal Department of Justice
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Federalpartment of Justice
Governor Considered Message on Boston Ledger Control
A report notes uncertain whether the Governor will send a message urging the state to transfer control of the Boston Ledger Company to the five trustees named in the existing agreement. The article outlines the legal framework and possible political implications of such a transfer.
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Dorr Executed for Lynn Manufacturer Murder at Midnight
William E. Dorr was electrocuted at 12:12 a.m. for the murder of George E. Marsh, a Lynn soap manufacturer. The execution marked the state prison's 19th electric chair death, with the current first applied at 12:07:25 and Dorr pronounced dead at 12:12:40 after repeating a biblical verse.
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George E. Marsh
Lynn
Dorr
Dorr Ends Life in Prison After Contemplated Guidance
Dorr walked to the chair and died by his own hand within the prison. He bade farewell to Rev. Harriman of Lynn, attorney Charles Neal Barney, and Chaplain M. J. Murphy. He expressed repentance and believed early guidance might have altered his fate. He wrote to relatives and received letters from his mother and a sister in Maine. A few hours before death
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Charles Neal Barney
M. J. Murphy
Dorr
Maine
Unionists Attack Liberals as Paget Seen as Scapegoat
London dispatches claim a large bloc of Ulster infantry officers refuses to serve in a campaign. King George reportedly pressured Asquith to back down, undermining the government and jeopardizing the home rule bill amid Ulster crisis and Unionist assertions of government defeat.
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Colonel Roosevelt Not Involved In Fiala Expedition Accident
Reports from New York suggest Colonel Roosevelt did not travel with Anthony Fiala’s party when their group hit rapids on the Tapajos River. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Fiala had no new information beyond Fiala’s safe report. A January letter noted the party planned to split, with Roosevelt and Fiala potentially in separate groups, due to fever.
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South America
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Lawrence Abbott
the Outlook
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Kermit Roosevelt
Mr. Cherry
Manaos
Fr John’s Medicine Advised For Those Feeling Too Thin
An old styled health note urges readers to take Fr. John’s medicine to build up strength when feeling too thin. It highlights a simple health remedy for common weakness.
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Fr. John
Astronomical Notes and Historical Anniversaries
The entry records evening planetary appearances with Venus Mars and Saturn and a morning Jupiter as the night sky shifts. It notes a 83 day of year mark, 19 minutes of day length change, and 2:30 a m Saturn sets. Historic anniversaries include Rhode Island purchase and the Maton trial start.
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Plymouth County Court
Weather Outlook for Boston and New England
Fair skies expected in Boston and vicinity with little temperature change. Moderate west to southwest winds shift to light variable winds Tuesday and Wednesday as temperatures rise in New England.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Thompson's Spa Weather and Time Log Fragments
Fragmentary notes from Thompson's Spa show scattered times in the morning and afternoon with numbers that resemble temperatures and measurements. The snippet also records averages for yesterday and a one year prior reading, indicating a weather or internal log context.
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P. Missenee
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