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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1911
Page
8
Shanghai dispatch reports revolutionary forces massing around Nanking with thousands advancing from Anking Pukow Wu Hu and Chin Kiang. Four thousand from Anking 4000 with 4 guns 2000 from Wu Hu 8000 above Chin Kiang and 3000 moving along the Tiensin Pukow line. Fifteen rebel warships await the signal for attack.
The 11,000-strong imperial garrison at Nanking holds fortified positions under General Chang. Rebels seek independence but face a fragile, disorganized government as food supplies dwindle and foreign nationals seek safety in Shanghai.
Nov 19 Lowell reports a B and M locomotive identified as 1889 broke from its stall, moved onto the main track, toppled another engine 1339, then crashed through a brick wall into Hale's brook. The engine settled on its back in the water, throttle allegedly at neutral. investigators call it a rare mechanical frenzy.
Eight alienists tracking Bertram G. Spencer will be called to testify as the defense and government present four brain-disorder specialists each. A Seattle witness, whose identity is guarded, will discuss Spencer’s life in California.
Mrs Richard Philpot and her 18 year old son confronted a man stealing hens from their Melrose henhouse. They overpowered him and Mrs Philpot rode to the police station for officers. Michael Reardon of Norris Court Melrose was arrested with nine hens found in a bag. He was to be arraigned in the local Police Court the following morning.
Before the cage where Spencer sits during the ordeal, alien jets record his demeanor and actions since the trial began. They study his life from witness statements as the jury awaits their computations tomorrow. Doctors Houston Courtney Lane Briggs will testify for Spencer to avert the electric chair.
The San Francisco Overland Limited departs Chicago daily at 8 30 p m from the new terminal, 67 hours to San Francisco, electric lighted with ventilation and sanitation. The Los Angeles Limited leaves at 10 16 p m, 68 hours to Southern California. Reservations via J F Brittain, 800 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Vina B. Judson, 24, of Dexter Maine, staying in Boston, leapt from a second floor window at 458 Shawmut Avenue early yesterday. She ran about half a mile in a nightgown before Patrolman Daniel Leary captured her and she was taken to Austin Farm for observation after a physician examination. She said she fled after hearing loud noises, fearing harm.
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