THAW DANGEROUS TO PUBLIC PEACE HEARING
White Plains New York July 3 Dr Charles Tf Wa Donald insanity expert for the prosecution testified that Harry K Thaw is insane and that his release would be dangerous to public peace. The cross examination by Lawrence Shearn focused on delusions and sanity evidence with many exhibits admitted.
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N Y
Carlog Tf Wa Donald
Neis i
Hiatry K Phaw
Macdonald
Larence
Shearn
Mac Donald
Ma Donalhy
Senators Fight Fire in Senate Chamber
A smoky incident in the Senate chamber saw about a dozen senators stamp out a blaze in a waste basket. A narrow reveal of damage limited the event to the basket, with no broader harm reported.
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Senate
Bill Miner Captured After Georgia Escape Ordeal
Ola Bin Miner, famed bandit and second escapee from the Georgia penitentiary, was seized in the Oconee River swamps near Toomsboro accompanied by Wiggins. They had planned to sail to Brunswick or another port as deck hands, but drifted by night and became lost in the Milledgeville region. The companion x0 2 Woo Widecamp is believed drowned during arrest.
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Toomsboro
Ola bin Miner
Georgia
Oconee
Milledgeville
Miner
Wiggins
Three Per sons Killed In Auto Accident
Three people die when a touring car skids off a county pike near Duluth. Mrs William White and Langford Maddigan, the driver, are killed instantly. Miss Gladys Richardson survives a shock but is revived. William White Jr. is injured. Miss Minnie Turrish is revived after being found unconscious. Charles F Fitzgerald is thrown clear and escapes. Four men later lift the car from the bodies.
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Duluth
Minn
William White
Misa Gladys Richardson
Bridgeport Conn
Langford Maddigan
William White, Jr
Minnie Turrish
Henry C Turrish
Rates Advances Suspended on Western Lines to Louisiana
Washington July 3 The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed freight rate advances from Gribeston Teas to Louisiana destinations on the Southwestern lines. The suspension lasts from July 6 until January 5, 1913, delaying the rate changes and maintaining current charges for the period.
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Washington
Gribeston Teas
Louisiana
south+western
Interstate Commerce Commission
Macon Hikers Plan Atlanta Trek For Boys Club
The Hikers Club of the Macon YMCA plans a round trip hike to Atlanta within six weeks. The boys, inspired by a successful Gordon trip, will camp overnight and walk both ways. Only blue-banded members may join, and a $1.00 deposit opens a savings account with 4 percent interest at the Trust Company of Georgia.
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Macon
Atlanta
Gordon
Trust Company OF Georgia
Senate Debates Tariff Revision Blows House Bill
Washington July 3 The house chemical tariff revision bill to lower duties on dyes used in coloring cheap cotton goods failed in the senate 32 to 26 The measure would cut rates on many chemical items about 25 percent and shift others such as pepper cinnamon cloves licorice and balsam from free list to durable The bill is the second tariff revision measure acted on by the senate this session Poindexter Washington was the only Republican to vote for it No Democrat supported it A proposed reduction from 25 to 5 percent on varnishes failed on a 29 to 19 tie vote The senate action ends the house led effort to revise the chemical schedule this session
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Washington
House
Senate
Poindexter
Democratic House
Ardent House Debate Passes NC Negro School Land Bill
In Washington on July 1 the House approved a bill gifting 34 acres in Wilmington for an industrial school for negroes to New Hanover county. The debate touched on northern discrimination in higher education. Mann withdrew his objection as Republican Burke and Moore clashed with Fowler. The measure has passed and may be signed by President Taft. Beverly, Mass. Motor to the Wigwam at Indian Springs for weekend travel. roads are described as good.
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Washington
House
Board of Education
New Hanover County
North Carolina
Wilmington
Fowler
Wilnois
North
Burke and Moore
Pennsylvania
Mann
Taft
Fom
Beverly, Maas
Little Shoes Tell Of Fate Of Four Girls
Four pairs of shoes and stockings were found at the edge of a water filled clay pit in Perth Amboy revealing the drowning of four girls. Lllen Paneon Martha Paneon Susan Paten and Frances Stanly had gone berry picking with anxious parents prompting a long search before the bodies were recovered from the pit. Two boys discovered the footwear and the remains as the search concluded.
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Perth Amboy
Lllen
Martha Paneon
Susan Paten
Frances Stanly
Juror Stricken in Allen Trial Halts Proceedings
Wytheville July 3 proceedings in Claude Allen’s second trial halted when juror T Briscoe suffered acute indigestion. opening statements were given by both sides and Judge Bolen testified about former trial statements. no major new evidence emerged.
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Wytheville
Claude Allen
T Briscoe
Commonwealth
D W Bolen
Bolen
Claude Alien
Masaii
Georgia Assembly Backs Wilson Aid and Per Diem Rise
The Georgia General Assembly unanimously adopted resolutions pledging white democracy support for Governor Woodrow Wilson and telegraphing the endorsement to the Democratic nominee. The body also advanced a plan to raise legislators per diem from four to seven dollars and discussed bills on county creation, waterworks, school financing, and women notary rights.
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Senate
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Slaton
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Hines
Troup
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Berrien
Cook County
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Atlantic, Waycross and Northen Railroad
Southern Railway
Fort Valley
Atlanta and Florida
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
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Atlanta
Waycross
Douglas
Committee On Railroads
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Train schedule for Southern Railway between Atlanta and Macon
Effective Sunday July 7 train No 6 leaves Atlanta at 12 20 pm for Macon arrives 2 25 pm Returning train No 5 departs Macon at 1 25 pm and arrives Atlanta at 4 00 pm
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Southern Railway
Atlanta
Macon
Probe of the Titanic Concluded in England
London reports the board of trade inquiry into the Titanic disaster concluding its sessions. Lord Morse announced the report would be issued soon. Sir Rufus Isaacs said no excuse existed for Captain Lord of the Californian. The inquiry found utterly unnecessary risks and a bad lookout and excessive speed. Ninety eight witnesses testified across thirty six sessions.
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London
Board of Trade
Lord Morse
Rufus Isaacs
Lord
Behold the town that woke to modern life and show
The once quiet town now boasts a loud orchestrion and a moving picture show, signaling a shift toward entertainment and progress as life grows more vibrant and urban.
Fatal wreck blamed on defective rail on Great Northern
A broken Bessemer steel rail defective and seamed caused a fatal crash near Sharon, Montana, killing five and injuring eighteen. Belknap H. Hit inspectors of safety appliances urged action after noting rising rail failures due to structural defects and inadequate detection of longitudinal seams.
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Bessemer
Great Northern
Sharon
Belknap Hhit
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