Thaw Appeals Decision Forces Return to Matteawan Asylum
Justice Mills at White Plains orders Harry K Thaw to remain at Matteawan state hospital for the criminal insane pending New York Court of Appeals ruling on a jury hearing for his sanity. No evidence on sanity submitted while appeals proceed and Thaw is to be transported to Pittsburg for bankruptcy testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mille
White Plains
N. Y
Harry K Thaw
Matteawan
Court of Appeals
Mills
Supreme Court
Thaw
New York State Court of Appeals
Jerome
New York
Wills
Maheawan
Pittsburg
United States
Patrolman Kills Boy and Wounds Girl in Mob Scene
In Minneapolis the patrolman John Connelly shot near the crowd during the arrest of Ernest Dwinnell for drunkenness in the Soub of Hell district. Theodore Hedin, five, was killed by a stray bullet while Julia Churchl was wounded. About a hundred rioters surrounded the officer, stones were thrown, and the mob pressed in. The officer fired at the ground. a bullet glanced off and struck Hedin. Dwinnell escaped, and the officer was briefly trapped before doors were secured. Churchil, rushed to Swedish Hospital, survived with severe injuries. Twenty arrests have been made of alleged ringleaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
John Connelly
South Side
Theodore Hedine
Julia Churchil
Ternest Dwinnell
Hell
Hedine
Dwinnell
Aft Melly
Earl of Yarmouth divorce settlement annulled in London
An English divorce court ordered the extinguishment of all rights and interests of the Earl of Yarmouth in the earlier financial settlement tied to his 1908 Pittsburgh marriage to Miss Alice Cornelia Thaw. The $600,000 life settlement, $50,000 annual income, and fallback $300,000 on the earl’s death were wiped out. The Yarmouth Thaw marriage was annulled in February of this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl of
Yarmouth
Alice Cornelia Thaw
Pittsburg
Miss Thaw
Earl of Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Woman dies at age 109 in Seneca Falls
Charlotte Decker dies in Seneca Falls New York at 109. she would have turned 110 on November 27. Her father Godfrey Reals served as a colonial volunteer and spoke of Valley Forge hardships. She was married three times, last at age 102 to Samuel r ged eh.4va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Charlotte Decker
Godfrey Reals
The Folly of Systems and Human Nature in Gambling
Douglas Blackburn argues in the London Review that betting systems are useless and odds are mathematically unfair. He recalls a past article debunking systems, noting luck and human nature drive gamblers. He cites experiments with biased odds and trials that disproved systematic gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Blackburn
London Review
When Two Peers Speak in the Lords Causes A Standoff
In the Lords a clash of two peers can stall proceedings as Granville and Cairns once rose together. Beauchamp sparked the end by motions to hear each, Cork echoed, and Granville won by one in a 53 peer vote. London Bees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsmith
Earl Granville
Lord Cairns
Toth
Granville
Cairns
Lord Selborne
Lord Beauchamp
House of Lords
Lord Cork
Lord Granville
Dmnedor
London
Woman Refuses Fare and Coerces Change on Car
The New York Press recounts a tale of a woman with a defective fare who refuses to pay, arguing it against her principles to force the conductor to collect payment. After claiming no change, she tries to compel others to cover her fare for a brief stretch, eliciting reactions and delaying the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty Magimuilimous
New York Press
Plain and simple wedding at registry office
A London Punch humorous note depicts a bridegroom remarking that registry office marriages are the plainest and best though he trails off after noting the chance of marriage again. The exchange contrasts church and chapel nuptials with the registry office setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dusty Joke Sparks Dream of Twenty Thousand Pounds
In a London Tit-Bits item, Tommy prods Aunt to bite the dust, claiming their papa promised £20,000 if she does. The exchange plays on a dark humor joke about sudden wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Papa
London
Borrower Promises to Remember Lender's Loan
A repayment pledge echoes the loan of five dollars with mutual assurance. The lender consents to the advance while the borrower vows lifelong memory of the debt.
Pinatas and Christmas Fun in Mexico A Bright Season
A vivid account of Mexican Christmas customs focusing on pinatas. Elaborate paper dressed olla pinatas are made, filled with nuts and dulces, and paraded through homes amid arches and gifts. The ceremony ends with breaking the pinata, prizes, dancing, and a traveling Indians performance. Kansas era notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
England
Germany
France
Italy
The Maelstrom The World’s Largest Whirlpool Of Norway
The Maelstrom off Norway’s coast between two Lofoten islands is the world’s largest whirlpool. Sailors now avoid it, though earlier captains believed they could study it. a captain described a near pass with a diameter about a mile and a half, its water funneling into the center and roaring with deadly force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Lofoden Stoue
France
Bebell
The Show Window Maintenance Note
Practical tips for window displays advise refreshing upper trims cleaning glass and avoiding sun damage. Emphasizes trying new ideas without copying and warns against overdoing changes while suggesting timely updates to attract customers.
Reproduction Powers of the Triton Lizardoids
The Triton, a spotted lizardlike reptile found across the states, shows remarkable regrowth. Bonnet, the French naturalist, cut off legs and tails and observed tissue regrowth, with amputated tails sometimes duplicating twelve times in a single specimen. Loss of a tail alters gait but does not deter the creature’s regenerative ability. tails removed by Bonnet regrew in five to nine weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Bonnet
The Donjon: Keep Tower and Secret Escape Passage
The donjon served as a final refuge for garrison defenders when outer walls fell to the enemy. It was a strong inner tower often equipped with a hidden tunnel extending many hundreds of yards to a concealed outlet for relief or escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donjon
Forgetful Reminder Tied on Finger Cited by Baltimore American
A remark attributed to Baltimore American notes a man wears a string on his finger to remember his wife’s instruction he risked forgetting. The exchange underscores humor over memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Baltimore American
Honeymoon Ends Over Trousers Pressed Suggestion
A lighthearted note from the Detroit Free Press notes the honeymoon ending when the wife suggests her husband have his trousers pressed by a tailor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Fragment from Methuselah's Time ends with crude outburst
A dialogue from Methuselah's Time depicts a nurse remarking on a baby’s health while noting the child is peevish from whisker cutting. The startled ending introduces a crude expletive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methuselah
Quoting a Home Remedy for Thirst Quenching Wounds
A teaspoonful of powdered gum arabic and the same amount of glyc erin stirred into cold water and sipped slowly is said to help soothe work wounds and quench thirst.
Guarding Plymouth Forest Fires via Telephones and Trenches
The Plymouth area deploys fire prevention measures with trenches linking forest roads to starve flames of fuel and a telephone cordon to alert headquarters and locate fires quickly. The Bell system extends to Maine and the Adirondacks to ensure rapid communication to lumber camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Plymouth Woods
United States
Dr. Bell
Maine
Adirondacks
Massachmusetts
King Alfonso Adapts During Rural Welcome
During a tour of his realm King Alfonso meets a sun baked village council and a stammering alcalde. The king lightens the moment by saying they will both grow wiser with time and offers to share village wine as a sign of friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso
Senor Alcalde
Voters’ Ghosts Aren’t Clouding the Victory
The quote asserts that in elections the votes of deceased individuals do not influence the outcome in favor of the dead candidate and are instead used to critique the living victor. The remark emphasizes electoral realities over speculative haunting of ballots.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Matterwan
Pilgrim
Ne Raps
the Club Saloon
Clark
Alberta
Weeaio
Montana
Minneasota
Dakota
J. Nepstad & CO
Bie Tinkber
Atiomadeamikk
Allies Vest
G. Tayler
Gashier
Jas. Veetal
J.D. Radford
John F. Asbury
D. D. Smith
F. E. Taylor
Thos, Flanagan
G. N. Skillman
U. S
J. A. Bailey
Notary Public
Skillman & Bailey
Choice
Chris. Magelssen
T. G. Shipton & Son
Iano
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!