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[Text] Actress on Heroic Passengers on RMS Lusitania

  By Virginia Choi • May 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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CHARLES FROHMAN’S DEATH. [Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES.] LONDON, May 10.—A highly interesting story was told tonight by Rita Jolivet, the actress, who stood calmly chatting with Charles Frohman and Alfred G. Vanderbilt during the last tense moments before the Lusitania sank. The three of them, together with … Continue reading

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Boston Marathon Bombings
[Text] As Though Running 25 Miles Was Not Hard Enough

  By Witnify • April 15, 2014 Uncategorized
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Author: Jennifer Dranoff Marathon Monday: The energy that comes from the starting Village at Hopkinton is infectious and indescribable. Excitement. Anxiety. Every runner doing their pre-race rituals, whether that is carefully preparing an unusual breakfast that is certain to keep them going, taking a nap, saying a prayer, or going to … Continue reading

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Boston Marathon Bombings
[Text] A Day in the Life – April 15

  By Witnify • April 15, 2014 Uncategorized
This is a picture of me relaxing in Boston Commons following the 2012 Boston Marathon, run under extremely hot conditions compared to nearly perfect weather of the 2013 race.

It was an otherwise perfect day for running the Boston Marathon–my eighth, a race I first ran in 1987. I ran the first 13 miles with two friends from my home town–Holly and Mike. Both of them were running their first Boston. Despite likely running in scores of the same … Continue reading