Thaw defends sanity in long cross examination ruling
Harry K Thaw releases a statement claiming District Attorney Jerome proved him sane forty five times during twenty hour cross examination in the Matteawan hearing. He attacks Jerome and his alienists and asserts that the testimony shows he is perfectly sane and capable.
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White Plains
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Harry K. Thaw
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Thaw
Jerome
Baker
Pilgrim
Patton
Princeton
Marine Sergeant Claims Shot Was Not Accidental
A Boston Post interview with Marine Sergeant Arthur Todd presents his account of Lieutenant James Sutton’s death. Todd describes a guardroom encounter and a running man who fired, with Sutton later dying from a forehead wound and back-of-head exit. He recalls Roelker’s near-miss and a mushroomed bullet saved by a drill book, while court testimony and weapon analysis follow.
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United States Marine Corps
James Sutton
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Sergeant Todd
Wakefield
Annapolis
Adams
Osterman
Lieitenant Roelker
Richardson
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Roekler
Archie
Fleet
Roelker
Roetker
Court of Inquiry
Parker
Cook and Pickrell
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Davis
Hulbert
Kennedy
Birney
Bugs
Willing
Board of Inquiry
Lawyer Overcome By Desire For Hard Work
Former Judge Joseph B. Clarkson of Wisconsin retires from the profession to take manual labor in a Kenosha factory after wandering from home under an impulse. He told friends he wished a job where he could work with his hands and produce tangible results.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Morning Journal
Wis
Joseph B. Clarkson
Thiavity
Sabula
Iowa
Gold Deposits Reported Near Acreora District
Glowing reports from Bulawayo state a discovery in the Acreora district of British Central Africa of gold deposits resembling the Rand formation. The veins are said to cover an area of six miles, promising substantial mining potential.
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Bulawayo
South Africa
Acreora
British Central Africa
Rand
Davis defends statement attributed to Todd in Berton
In Annapolis on August 10 Mr Davis counsel for Mrs Button rejects the statement attributed to Sergeant Todd in Berton. He says he asked Todd be summoned with no idea of his potential testimony and has no comment on reported remarks. Major Leonard says its news to him after awaiting the statement.
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Berton
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Leonard
Persch
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Augustus Heinze
Jeyvore
Trust Company
Shersould
Perach
Death of Lieutenant Button Jr. witness Parker testifies
Annapolis Aug 16 Mrs Korent ton Parker a key witness in the Button death inquiry spoke about her interview with Lieutenant Adams after her brother James N Button Jr was killed on October 13 1907 She disputed Adams memory asserting she recalled details clearly and noted uncertainty in Adams account
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Annapolis
Korentton Parker
James N. Button, Jr
Adams
Ware
Italian Historian Finds Anti-Plutocracy Echoes in America Visit
Guglielmo Ferrera the Italian historian portrays the anti plutocratic movement as a modern repetition of Rome’s old democracy clash with luxury and new demands. He notes rapid change in tastes eroding savings while industrialism reshapes American civilization away from traditional American ideals.
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America
Country
Guglielmo Ferrera
Rome
Fenor Ferrera
Amelia
Franklin
Washington
New Tariff Law Proves Good Revenue Producer
Washington reports today's tariff receipts totaled 950993 compared with 676578 under the Dingley law on the same day last year. A full comparison awaits late week as some payments mix Dingley and new law collections from distant areas. Early figures indicate the new law yields higher revenues.
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Washington
Rereipta
Russian police slain in battle with bandits
Four police and robbers died in a daytime clash as gendarmes tried to stop robbers attempting to loot a post office at Harne Sith. One captain and one lieutenant were wounded, along with a robber, in the engagement.
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Novotrovok
Musela
Leutenant
Harnesith
Cloudburst floods Monterrey region with heavy rain
A cloud burst struck Monterey and the Santa Catalina Canyon area. The flood swamped the southern city section and caused heavy property losses and possible loss of life as 4.4 inches of rain fell across northern Mexico.
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Mex
Santa Catalinas River
Mexico
Unborn Trust Denounced by Gifford Pinghot
Gifford Pinghot denounces the Unborn Trust as a threat to national water power sites. He accuses giant corporations of already plotting to seize control of the nation's water resources and power infrastructure.
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Gifford Pinghot
Forester
Rockefeller Praised As Public Benefactor At Congress
Dr McGee at irrigation congress extols John D Rockefeller as a generous benefactor and prudent business model. He cites Rockefeller’s conservation of water and criticizes oil tolls, urging the nation to imitate his approach while praising his public spirit and restraint.
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Dr. McGee
Irrigation Congress
National Trlegation Congress
W. J. McGee
Inland Waterways Commission
Washington, DC
McGee Frantly
John DC. Rockefeller
McGeee
John DD
United States
Revenge Ends Two Men's Lives in City Street Shooting
Middletown dispatch reports James Metoriey who just completed a prison term killed hotel owner Daniel Mw. Penton with three shots in a crowded street before dying by shooting himself. Fenton, the target, dies later. Metoriey vowed vengeance after his release.
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Itty Morning Journal
Middletown
James Metoriey
Daniel Mw. Penton
McRertey
Fenton
McSortey
Pinchot Urges Land Ownership and Irrigation Policy
The speaker lauds land ownership as central to national life and argues national irrigation strengthens citizen stake by expanding landholders. He condemns water power trusts as shadows over other trusts and says irrigation Congress is used by corporate interests to influence committees. Continued on Page 3 Columns 4.
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United States
Congress
Mr. Pinchot
Eleven Die in Vernon Hotel Fire in British Columbia
Eleven guests perished when the Changgan hotel in Vernon burned in the early hours. Firemen saved nearby buildings as flames engulfed the structure discovered at about two oclock. Victims burned beyond recognition hindered by frantic exits from the laboring class clientele. Death toll reported from Paterson, N J notes Rev Ludger Beck, Pronciscan monAstery head, died age 77.
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British Columbia
Mexican Youth Vanishes in Mexico Mountains
Guillermo Velasco son of the Mexican minister to France disappeared after leaving Baltido at Aug 3 for a day of hunting. Foul play is suspected as searchers comb the woods. He checked into a Bastillo hotel two weeks earlier with several suitcases and firearms. His relatives in El Paso await news as authorities investigate.
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Guillermo Velasco
Mexico
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Baltido
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Girl Burned in Fire at Hanlon Island Resort
An unidentified young woman died in a blaze at Hanlon Island amusement resort two miles from Toronto. Another person sustained serious burns and property damage reached about 600000 dollars as the fire swept through the Pleasure Resort on the island this afternoon.
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Toronto
Hanlon Island
Veterans and financiers battle for the GOP leadership
At Salt Lake City veterans gather for the forty fourth encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Samuel R Van Sant leads in the race with Judge William A Ketcham and St Louis advocates still hopeful amid public festivities and policy proposals.
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Minnesota
Ketcham
Grand Army of the Republic
William A. Ketcham
St. Louis
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Israel
Army
Salt Air
Lake Side
Association of Union Ex-Prisoners of War
Harry White
Pennsylvania
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Mormon Tabernacle
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Utah
William Spry
Salt Lake Chiy
John Brasford
Henry Nevius
Came Polpit
Mneign
Henry White
Indiana
National Association of Ex
Thomas Loughney
Balt Fakelly
Mile
Ancercangill
Prison Park
National Cemetery
Veterans of Foreign Service and Army of the Philippines Meet in Pinsburg
Aug 14 The arrival of Lieutenant General BM Young retiring as Taft’s personal representative opens the convention. More than a thousand delegates are in camp with Edward K Lane of Missoula Mont among notable visitors. Lane recalls the San Juan Hill charge with Roosevelt’s Rough Riders and college men. The first joint business session of the two conventions is set for tomorrow.
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BM. Young
Taft
Veterans of Foreign Service
Army of the Philippines
Edward K. Lane
Missoula
Mont
Roosevelt
Lane
San Juan Bill
Peace negotiations stall in Chicago street railway talks
Chicago Aug 14 Peace negotiations in the street railway situation dragged today with only one conference between union men and company officials. The final issue was postponed, an amicable settlement expected. Pueblo Colo Aug 14 Almost half the furnace men at the US zinc plant returned to work as strike nears end. The 25 cent daily raise demand remains unmet.
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Pueblo
Colo
United States
Union Bartenders Win Support of Printer Union
The International Typographical Union decided to back the International Bartenders Union. Delegates urged patrons to drink only at saloons displaying international cards. The Metropole hotel bar, led by secessionists, still gains printers’ patronage. James H. Anderson urged printers to oppose prohibition. Minneapolis leads as next convention site, with Atlanta and Salt Lake also bidding.
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International Bartenders’ Union
James H. Anderson
Kansas City
Cartenders’ Union
International Union
Joseph
International
Metropole
Anderson
Atlanta
Salt Lake
See
Minneapolis
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