Jury Chosen for Thaw Trial Faces Subpoenaed Witnesses
In New York on January 9 the jury selection for Harry K. Thaw's second trial for the Stanford White killing continued with 200 more jurors ordered after the initial 300 panel was exhausted. Six sworn jurors and several provisional ones have been seated, while the defense seeks to subpoena expert witnesses from the first trial. The case hinges on insanity evidence, with Thaw's counsel aiming to shift the burden of proof to the district attorney if the defense presents a mental state defense.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Charles E. Gremmels
Arthur R. Naething
George W. Cary
George
Rupprecht
John H. Hola
David
Arrowsmith
William McAdie
George M. Mettze
James 8. Davidson
Martin Littleton
Thaw
Madison Square Roof Garden
Jerome
Terome
Matteawan
William Mabon
Carlos MacDonald
Austin Flint
White
Tdttletorn
Ruef Sent to County Jail After Ten Months Privilege
Abraham Ruef, the former San Francisco political boss involved in bribery graft probes, was moved from a private prison cell to a county jail cell at Ingleside. The transfer followed the change in sheriffs as Sheriff Thomas J. O Neill left office and Sheriff-Elect Lawrence J. Dolan took over.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Fillmore Street
Pacific Avenue
Ingleside
Thomas J. O'Neill
Dunne
Lawrence J. Dolan
Night Riders Feared as White Burley District Rises
Governor Willson orders ten militiamen from Louisville to Lebanon to guard the American tobacco warehouse district and dispatches ten Synthiana soldiers to report to the Lexington mayor to safeguard tobacco property. A Gatling gun is sent to Lexington amid reports of renewed violence in the White Burley district once known for lawfulness.
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Kentucky
Indictments Filed Against Duluth Hotel Barman in Voting Fraud
Duluth January 9 five indictments returned by the grand jury against Benjamin Vail barkeeper at the St James hotel charging him with having enabled a number of men to vote fraudulently. Other indictments are suspected but not yet served with names withheld.
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Duluth
Benjamin Vail
Barkeeper
St. James
Receivers Named for Chicago Great Western Rail Road
On Jan 9 in London-St Paul Judge Walter N. Sanborn appointed A B Pymey and Charles H F Smith as receivers for the Chicago Great Western rail road. Kellogg & Severance named as attorneys. The action follows the road’s inability to raise funds to meet 1908 obligations and ongoing financial strain linked to a boilermakers strike.
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St. Paul
Walter N. Sanborn
United States Circuit Court
A. B. Pymey
Chicago Gatone Railroad
Charles H. F. Smith
Chicago Great Western Railroad
A. B. Stickney
Kellogg & Severance
Stiles W. Burr
Frank B. Kellogg
Mr. Kellogg
Chicago Great Western
Manhattan Trust Company
New York
Walsh Testifies In Bank Scandal Trial In Chicago
John R. Walsh testified in U S district court regarding Chicago National Bank affairs after its closing by national bank examiners. He admitted engineering multi million dollar railroad and other loans and owning large stock blocks while denying intent for personal gain. He said memorandum notes were his invention and spoke under tight courtroom scrutiny.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
National Bank
United States District Court
Equitable Trust Company
Home Savings Bank
Walsh
Chicao
London meeting opts receivership for Chicago Great Western
Noteholders gathered in London for the Chicago Great Western Railway to appoint a receiver and seek a US court order to establish temporary receivership while arranging a first mortgage bond issue to fund obligations. President Stickney outlined financial pressures and the plan to obtain stockholder consent.
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London
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Afe
Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railway
London Finance Committee
United States
America
Lansing Epidemic Strikes City With Nausea and Illness
Thousands in Lansing Michigan were suddenly seized by a mysterious illness during the night of January 9. Residents reported extreme nausea and acute intestinal troubles with widespread student and teacher absences and store staff shortages, though no deaths were recorded.
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Lansing, Mich
Bacilli
Lansing
Rent Strikes Turn Joyful as Eviction Fears Dissolve
In New York on January 9, tenants and landlords reached numerous settlements as eviction warrants stalled. Marshals were scarce due to other duties, leading many landlords to compromise with tenants. Thirty six settlements were reported at Socialist headquarters, with concessions from 50 cents to $2 and some tenants paying full amounts while landlords yielded in most cases.
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New York
Socialist
House Currency Bill Aims to Back Currency With Bank Assets
Washington January 9 subcommittee on banking and currency reports favorably a bill drafted mainly by Chairman Fowler. It proposes retiring all current national bank bond secured currency and replacing it with a currency backed by general bank assets. A $50,000,000 fund would guarantee all bank deposits and outstanding notes of national banks.
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Washington
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Fowler
Ex-Iowa sheriff in Fairfax kills rival in feud
In Fairfax Iowa ex-sheriff John Dettman of Crawford county shot and killed George Taylor his rival and fellow ex-sheriff during a feud. Dettman reportedly fired when Taylor had him down striking through the neck and Taylor died almost instantly in the confrontation.
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Bonesteel
S. D
Fairfax
John Dettman
Crawford County
Iowa
George Taylor
Taylor
Dettman
Pioneer lawyer J F Meeker dies by hanging in Iowa
Marshalltown Iowa January 9 J F Meeker a pioneer settler and noted Central Iowa lawyer ended his life by hanging his body found in the barn by his son after he failed to come to lunch Temporary insanity is given as the cause of death in the early report
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Marshalltown
J. F. Meeker
Iowa
Rochford Land Co For Sale Entries and Rentals
John H. Rochford Rochford Land Co lists properties for sale including a small house and lot on west Bridge St at 1100 dollars a seven room house and lot on west Oakland Ave with terms, an eighty acre farm with good buildings all under cultivation and fenced, a large tract in North Dakota, an 160 acre Bayfield County Wisconsin tract, and a show of farming land. Rentals include five room modern house and a six room modern house on the east side. Also seeks a girl for general house work and a man for daily or monthly work.
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West Bridge St
West Oakland Ave
Bayfield Co
Wisconsin
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