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The Darkest Dawn
2005
\"While waves of laughter echoed through the theater, James Ferguson kept his eyes focused on Abraham Lincoln. Although the president joined the crowd with a 'hearty laugh,' his interest seemingly lay more with someone below. With his right elbow resting on the arm of his chair and his chin lying carelessly on his hand, Lincoln parted one of the flags nearby that he might see better.
\"As the laughter subsided, Harry Hawk stood on the stage alone with his back to the presidential box. Before he could utter another word, a sharp crack sounded. As the noise echoed throughout the otherwise silent theater, many thought that it was part of the play. But just as quickly, most knew it was not.\" -from Chapter Twelve
\"Among the hundreds of books published about the assassination of our 16th president, this is an exceptional volume... [It captures] a you-are-there feeling...\" -Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum, and member of the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
It was one of the most tragic events in American history: The famous president, beloved by many, reviled by some, murdered while viewing a play at Ford's Theater in Washington. The frantic search for the perpetrators. The nation in mourning. The solemn funeral train. The conspirators brought to justice. Coming just days after the surrender of the Confederate Army at Appomattox, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln has become etched in the national consciousness like few other events. The president who had steered the nation through its bloodiest crisis was cut down before the end, just as it appeared that the bloodshed was over. The story has been told many times, but rarely with the immediacy of The Darkest Dawn. Thomas Goodrich brings to his narrative the care of the historian and the flair of the fiction writer. The result is a gripping account, filled with detail and as fresh as today's news.
DR. JOHN FREDERICK MAY AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF JOHN WILKES BOOTH'S BODY
1998
Shortly after President Abraham Lincoln's assassin was killed on April 26, 1865, a formal inquest was held to positively identify the body. Dr. John Frederick May, a leading surgeon in the District of Columbia, was summoned to examine the remains. Two years earlier, Dr. May had removed a fibroid tumor from the back of the assassin's neck and an identifiable large ugly scar resulted when the wound inadvertently opened and healed by granulation. Based upon the recognition of the scar made by his scalpel, Dr. May made a positive identification.
Journal Article
Aurora man facing attempted murder charges in bar stabbing
2016
[Booth Michael W. Moser-Booth] ran from the bar after the stabbing but was tackled in the parking lot and detained by an off-duty Aurora police officer who had witnessed the stabbing, police said. When other officers arrived, Moser-Booth was taken into custody while still holding the knife.
Newspaper Article
Rev. W. Ramon Booth
2013
When [W. Ramon Booth] was 17 years old, he preached his first sermon at the Assembly of God Church in Cainsville. This past summer, he preached his \"finale\" sermon at Cainsville Assembly of God. He retired in 1997 and moved to Cainsville. He served as interim pastor for several years at Van Wert, Iowa, and for a short time at the Assembly of God Church in Cainsville.
Newspaper Article
Europa impone nuevas restricciones para los refugiados
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Booth, W
2015
W. Booth, A. Faiola y M. Birnbaum Zagreb . LAS NACIONES europeas que alguna vez fueron amigables con los refugiados tiraron bruscamente sus tapetes de bienvenidos ayer, después de que Alemania consideró recortar sus beneficios y de que Croacia anunciara que estaba cerrando la mayoría de sus conexiones por carretera con Serbia hasta nuevo aviso . Las nuevas medidas alemanas hacen una revisión a los códigos de asilo para detener el flujo masivo de inmigrantes a Europa, y revisa la ampliación de las políticas generosas que han hecho a Alemania un faro para los refugiados desesperados que huyen de la guerra y aquellos migrantes que buscan una mejora económica provenientes del Medio Oriente, África y más allá. En un proyecto de ley de 128 páginas elaborado por el Ministerio Interior de Alemania y obtenido por The Washington Post , el gobierno podría acelerar los procedimientos de asilo, reducir los beneficios en efectivo, acelerar las deportaciones y castigar a aquellos con afirmaciones falsas y documentos falsos.
Newspaper Article
Island of the Doomed
1931
Mr. [W. E. Allison-Booth] had long been interested in Devil's Island. After two short visits while serving aboard the S. S. \"Surinam\" he became determined to scrape beneath the surface of things. On the next call he contrived to miss ship. It sailed without him, and the ex-sailor remained on the island of horrors. He made friends with the guards; with the convicts, and with the women, who were neither.
Trade Publication Article
Aurora man faces attempted murder charges in bar stabbing
2016
[Michael W. Moser-Booth] ran from the bar after the stabbing but was tackled in the parking lot and detained by an off-duty Aurora police officer who had witnessed the stabbing, police said.
Newspaper Article
Booth went door-knocking to open hospital BWMC auxiliary volunteer is 96
2015
\"Before it opened, I went door-to-door begging for money to open it,\" she said. \"(Northern) Anne Arundel County needed a medical facility. We had to go to Annapolis or to Baltimore. We worked hard to get a hospital here.\" Booth's late husband, Raymond W. Booth, was also a hospital volunteer. He served on its board of directors in 1990. Together they had two children, one of whom lives in Catonsville. Booth delights in her five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. \"We never thought of, nor counted the hours we put into getting the hospital open and helping out afterwards,\" she said. \"It was all for the community.\"
Newspaper Article
Golf Digest
2008
SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONALS (at Muirfield, Scotland) - Day One: Ireland 9 1/2 Scotland 5 1/2 (Ireland names first) - Foursomes : P O'Hanlon, E Arthurs halved with C Macaulay, W Booth; J Caldwell, P [Paul Cutler] bt G Dear, P O'Hara 2 and 1; S [Shane Lowry], A [Alan Dunbar] bt S Henry, S McEwan 4 and 2; D Lernihan, C O'Malley bt G Campbell, M Stewart 2 holes; N Kearney, S Ward bt K McNicoll, R Kellett 3 and 2. Singles: O'Hanlon lost to Macaulay 2 and 1; Cutler bt Booth 2 and 1; Dunbar bt McEwan 2 holes; Caldwell bt Campbell 1 hole; C Curley lost to Dear 2 and 1; Lowry bt McNicoll 5 and 4; Kearney lost to O'Hara 2 and 1; O'Malley halved with Stewart; Arthurs lost to G Yates 8 and 7; Ward halved with [Scott Henry].
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