Trials and scandal surround Thaw case at press interest
The Thaw trial draws wide attention as details emerge about Harry Kendall Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit, with Stanford White, a famed New York architect, at the center of the tragedy following events from 1904 to 1906. Reports trace Nesbit’s career, their travels, and sensational speculation about their marriage and motives.
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Harry Kendall Thaw
William Thaw
Pittsburg
Stanford White
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Miss. Nesbit
Switzerland
Thaw Trial Set After 30 Weeks in Prison
Special to the Star reports Harry Kendall Thaw faces trial for the murder of Stanford White after thirty weeks in a cell. The trial is scheduled for Monday with possible delay to midweek. Public interest runs high, with expectations of sensational disclosures and possible exclusion of spectators at stages of the proceeding.
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Nan Patterson
Wreck on Big Four near Fowler kills 23 and injures 29
A Queen City special passenger train collides with a freight train near Fowler Indiana. Twenty three are dead and twenty five or more are injured as wreckage and fire trap passengers under ruined cars. Dense fog cited as cause, same as recent Washington wreck.
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General Superintendent Cites Fog as Cause of Accident
INDIANAPOLIS Jan 19 Special to the Star General Superintendent Houghton of the Big Four reported the wreck near Fowler was caused by dense fog Our list shows 15 known dead cremated eight killed outright and bodies removed before the fire spread The count is uncertain as more bodies charred are being recovered amid the debris.
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Poem Praised By Miss Cayenne in Washington Star
A young man asks for feedback on his latest poem and receives praise from Miss Cayenne. The reply notes the work shows great industry and moral courage, reflecting the publication's compliment within a Washington Star quotation.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Starvation Confronts Natives at Holland Bay
Jan 19 Holland Bay reports a dire famine with natives drinking stagnant water, disease, and a looming pestilence. Two cargoes of food arrived yesterday but ran out quickly as many die from neglect and exposure. Earthquake shocks persist and fissures ooze black mud across streets.
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Jamaica quake and fire devastate Kingston
A cable from Port Antonio reports Kingston destroyed by earthquake and fire with about 1000 deaths. Americans in Kingston and Port Antonio are safe, but business and fear spread. Naval reports say Kingston’s business district is ruined, wharves intact, ships lightly damaged. London tally notes seven hundred bodies buried and 1000 awaiting identification with rescue efforts ongoing.
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Robert E Lee Honored Throughout the South
Memorial exercises honoring General Robert E. Lee were held in the City Courtroom with Camp Pelham and Gordon Memorial UCV and United Daughters of the Confederacy. Crosses of honor were given to veterans T A Best J K Gladden D R Griffs G B Harmony T Henderson J D Ray dead William Shears A H Simpson J H Duke and W M Stone. Dr J G Anderson Virginia delivered the oration praising Lee as soldier scholar and patriot alongside the virtues of shared sacrifice in the Civil War.
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Charles E. Fenner
Athenaeum
New Orleans
Nicholls
Albert Estopinal
Archbishop Blenk
Lee Birthday Celebration Shuts Banks and Opened Memorial Events
Richmond Virginia observed Lee's birthday with broader participation than before. Banks state and city buildings closed as local militia companies paraded and memorial exercises were conducted at the Tee monument.
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Centennial of General Lee Birth Observed at Lexington
Lexington observed the centennial of General Robert E. Lee’s birth with ceremonies at Washington and Lee university chapel. Charles Francis Adams of Massachusetts delivered the principal oration. Lee’s tomb on campus was adorned with wreaths and flowers from across the country.
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Robert E. Lee
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Charles Francis Adams
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Notable USC Exercises Observe Lee Centenary
In Columbia South Carolina today notable exercises at the University of South Carolina marked the Lee centenary. Dr White delivered an address in observance of the anniversary with remarks on the confederate leader and related biographical notes.
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Exchange Offer At Ingram Company
An exchange ad invites readers to trade for something better or sell an item, directing interested parties to contact Ingram Company for details.
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Gas Coke Advertises Low-Cost Fuel Delivery
An Anniston ad promotes gas coke as the cleanest and cheapest fuel for grates and heaters, priced at 4.50 per ton delivered. Telephone contact is listed as 109 for orders and delivery arrangements.
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Tolerane Westerners seer eelyable
Fragmentary text appears to reference Times of Tokyo and a planation theme. No clear event, persons, or organizations are readable to form a solid news item.
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Fragmentary note hints at a humorous or gossip item involving Mrs Haskell and a puzzled man. readable phrases suggest a playful anecdote or caption from a society page or comic panel.
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