Dramatic Thaw Trial Highlights Mother Witness
In New York on March 4 the Thaw trial nears a major moment as Harry Thaw’s mother Mrs William Thaw is expected to testify. Defense plans to present infantile illness and prenatal influences while Drs Bingaman Deemar Wagener and Evans may take the stand as cross examination continues. Thaw remains in Tombs with a letter denying family tensions and attorneys anticipate an acquittal. In Des Moines two lard room foremen George Gregor and Jim Blanketer were killed by a collapsing lard tank at Agar packing plant. Gregor left a destitute family and no insurance.
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New York
Thaw
William Thaw
Charles Wagener
Justice Fitzgerald
Britton D. Evans
Jerome
Lawler Delmas
Evans
Morris Plains
J. Thaw
A. R. Peabody
Peabody
Lin
Des Moines
George Gregor
Jim Blanketer
Agar
Gregor
Blanketer
Hopital
Spooner Resigns Senate Seat to Take Effect May First
Wisconsin news reports Senator John C Spooner will resign as U S senator on May 1 1907. He cites private duty and public service balance and says he will resume law practice while remaining a Wisconsin citizen. Governor Davidson and state leaders brace for a heated battle to fill the unexpired term with La Follette allies pushing Stephenson Lenroot or others in the legislature.
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Wisconsin
United States
Washington
Spooner
Davidson
Heconsin
Senate
Fairbanks
Milwaukee
John C. Spooner
James O. Davidson
Spoone
Cooper
Esch
la Follette
Quarles
W. D. Connor
Isaac Stephenson
Marinette
Iee
Stephenson
Issac Stephenson
Irvine L. Lenroot
Superior
Six Men Die In Holden Colliery Gas Blast
Scranton reports a Holden colliery gas explosion at Taylor by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Six men perished, two more severely injured, twelve hurt overall. Initial death toll overestimated as rescue and hospital checks clarified the fatalities. The mine had operated for twenty six years with no prior serious accident.
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Scranton
Holden Collilery
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Taylor
Holden
Remarkable River Accident Near Huntington Pennsylvania
A New York Pittsburg railroad train traveling at fifty miles per hour hit three dynamite blasts by workers near Hunting ton east of Altoona. An unknown woman passenger and David Wilcox of Marion Indiana were injured as windows shattered and steps blew off. The train remained on tracks and reached Pittsburg on time.
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Pittsburg
New York- Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Huntington
Altoona
David Wilcox
Marion
Ind
No Ship Subsi dy Bill Dies in Senate Filibuster
Senators spent most of the day filibustering the ship subsidy bill in the Senate. Democrats openly acknowledged plans to defeat the measure as adjournment approached with no shipping legislation likely this session.
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Washington
Senate
House
Carmack
Dubois
Overman
Newlands
Friends of the Bill
House approves Philippine agricultural bank bill by 187 to 69
The U S House votes 187 to 69 to create an agricultural bank in the Philippine Islands. Democratic supporters include De Armond and Sherley while Williams of Mississippi leads the opposing minority. Debates touch war office trips and conditions in the Philippines as Crumpacker moves to suspend rules.
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Washington
House
Senate
Philippine Islands
de Armond
Missouri
Williams
Mississippi
Messrs. Aiken
S. C
Bankhead
Ala
Philippines
Sherley
Wiley
Howard
Rucker
Crumpacker
Indiana
Grosvenor
Ohio
United States
Spain
Longworth
Three violent and two sudden deaths shock Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on March 4, within an hour three men were mortally wounded or killed and three others died suddenly. Tashe Franze, a Macedonian, wounded his brother in law Risto Bagnar and then killed himself. Frank Costigan and Otto Pennicke died by their own actions, one by gas and the other with a revolver. Seth Taylor, a coal dealer, died after a brief illness. Kate Morris collapsed and died, and Mrs James Baldwin died from an overdose of headache powders.
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Indianapolis
Tashe Franze
Risto Bagnar
Frank Costigan
Otto Pennicke
Seth Taylor
Kate Morris
James Baldwin
Mountain slide devastates Potenza province village
In Potenza near Monte Murro a mountain slope moved again after a pause Saturday night. Avalanches roared, trees were uprooted, and the area was devastated leaving about five hundred people homeless.
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Naples
Potenza
Montemurro
Philadelphia Agent Dies After Poisoning in Detroit
Detroit March 4 R K Bing of Philadelphia an agent for a Cincinnati engraving firm checked into the Hotel Renaud as Edward Tayton and died by his own hand using carbolic acid and laudanum.
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Detroit
R. EK. Bing
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Renaud
Edward Tayton
Great Northern Steamship Dakota Goes Ashore Near Tokio
Yokohama March 4 The Great Northern steamship Dakota ran ashore in Tokyo Bay at night. All passengers are safe and the vessel's agents hope to save her though she is leaking badly.
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Yokohama
Great Northern
Dakota
Bay of Tokio
Archie Roosevelt III Stricken With Diphtheria
President Roosevelt reports his son Archie is confined to the White House with diphtheria but not seriously ill. Surgeon General Rixey says anti toxin treatment and quarantine are in place with a trained nurse attending. Archie attended school last week until illness began.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Archie
White House
Rixey
Roosevelt Becomes Life Member of National Rifle Association
President Roosevelt accepts invitation from James A. Brain of New York to become a life member of the National Rifle Association of America, an organization aimed at promoting marksmanship across the United States.
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Washington
James A. Brain
New York
National Rifle Association of America
Roosevelt
United States
Pouches Stolen From Mail Wagon Recovered Near Chicago
Six letter pouches stolen from a Chicago mail wagon Saturday evening were found in a nearby vacant lot. The post office inspector estimates the loss at three to four thousand dollars.
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Chicago
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