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Nearly 18 years have rolled by since a certain June night in 1906 when Harry K. Thaw slew Stanford White, famed architect of his time, at Madison Square Garden, Manhattan. In the months that followed, Thaw fought hard to escape the electric chair. His lawyers saved him by proving him insane and the Thaw fortune was said to have been diminished by a good round million dollars. In Philadelphia, during the past week, Harry Thaw began a new and expensive fight-a fight to be proven sane and so regain liberty...
...thaw of the past two days resulted in the clearing away of the ice pack in front of Newell boathouse, and a float was pulled over to Weld, where open water gave opportunity to launch barges and the punt. The punt was transferred to Newell, where the Freshmen set out rowing about 4 o'clock. By 5 o'clock, an acre of ice lodged between Newell and the Lars Anderson bridge, and consequently University oarsmen had to ply between Lars Anderson and Western Avenue bridges, the latter also being blocked...
With these supplies he is now on his 400-mile journey to the field. He expects to reach there in less than two months. At the field there should be good sledding over level country since there is no thaw until June. Before that time comes he must send back his dogs and some of his men. The remaining members will divide into two parties...
When the rivers thaw the two parties will start downstream on the unknown courses of two of the large rivers (one of them the Colville), which flow into the Polar Sea. He may bring back good tidings of oil. He will surely return with a record of adventure...
...annual scare provided by the rising Seine once again alarmed Paris. Heavy rain and a thaw of snow in the mountains have swollen the river to such an extent and at such an early date as to cause the liveliest apprehension. The feet of the Zouave on the Alma Bridge were reported covered with water?which meant a considerable rise...