Nesbit Thaw Breaks Down Under Jerome Cross Examination
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw bursts into tears on the stand as District Attorney Jerome grills her about her affair with Stanford White and her relation to Harry Thaw. She testifies that her liaison with White continued after Europe and details a three week arrangement at the Grand Hotel, while the trial focuses on the fate of Thaw and the threat of the electric chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford White
Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Jerome
Evelyn Nesbit
Harry Thaw
Europe
London
Delmas
Paris
Midway lots draw buyers with value over ads
The Midway agent touts the value of Midway lots priced at 325 to 375 dollars, with sale terms until March 1. He rebuts imitators who offer similar advertising methods and denies falling for a “free” Jet machine gimmick.
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Midway
Unclear ad copy points to poultry sellers
Fragmentary note mentions F. P. Light and Dilger's with Sublette and Barnes, plus a price 22-2 for dressed chickens. No clear event or outcome, only references to vendors and a price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sublette & Barnes
Wreck of the Berlin Steamer Claims 143 Lives
The Rotterdam mail steamer Berlin from Harwich to Hook of Holland was driven to destruction by a gale as it entered port. Of 148 aboard only one person survived. lifeboat rescues failed and survivors clung to the wreck with little chance of rescue.
Berlin Wreck Drowns 141 on Harwich to Hook Route
A Great Eastern Railway steamer Berlin bound from Harwich to the Hook of Holland broke in two and sank off the North Pier in a southeast gale. One survivor reported as many as 50 sailors and 91 passengers perished, with bodies washing ashore and only a single survivor.
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Rotterdam
Holland
Hook of Holland
Great Eastern Railway Company
Berlin
Harwich
Berlin Steamer Loss Near Harwich Almost Rescued
The Berlin the Great Eastern Railway confirms sunk after a North Sea gale. 141 aboard including nineteen Covent Garden opera company members perished as lifeboats failed to reach the vessel near the river entrance. The disaster underscores near-landing in calmer conditions.
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London
Great Eastern Railway Company
Berlin
Covent Garden
Harwich
North Sea
Opera Company Loss Excludes Star Artists
The Berlin, a British steamer of 302 feet and 1775 tons, built in 1894, was commanded by Captain Precious. The opera company’s setback came without any of the star performers.
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Opera Company
Star
Berlin
Precious
Berlin wreck afloat hope of saving crew
Report from Holland on the Berlin disaster says some passengers remain on wreckage and rescuers hope to reach them. High water had concealed the vessel, leading to initial belief all were lost.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Heck
Holland
Berlin
House Proceedings Show Democrats Press Sundry Civil Bill Objections
Democrats used procedural objections to slow the sundry civil bill in the House. The session included a long reading of the bill under the five minute rule, with Clark and Sulzer challenging sections before the chamber adjourned at 4 15 p m after reconvening to complete ninety six pages.
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Washington
House
Secretary of the Navy
Louisiana
Representative Tawney
Miinesota
Appropriations Committee
Sulzer
New York
Representative Clark
Florida
St. Elizabeth
Tawney
Representative Taylor
Iowa
Clark
Mr. Sulzer
Fast Express Collides With Ice Train Near Ypsilanti
Detroit February 21 four trainmen are dead and two injured after a westbound Michigan Central express collided with an ice train two miles west of Ypsilanti. The express train ran past a semaphore set against it, causing the crash that killed four and injured two.
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Detroit
Michigan Central Railroad
Ypsilanti
Bishop Fitzgerald Dies at Little Rock
Bishop Edward Fitzgerald, Catholic bishop of the Little Rock diocese, died at St. Joseph's infirmary in Hot Springs Ark, on February 21. Funeral arrangements pending with church officials.
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Fitzgerald
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Ark
Edward Fitzgerald
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Farewell Address of Washington in Senate Read
Washington senate coverage notes the agricultural appropriation bill will drop the grazing lease provision on a point of order. Debate centers on forestry system as the reading of the bill finishes after a long day.
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Washington
Senate
Strother Trial Begins in Earnest on Monday
The Strother trial starts Monday with grazing land provisions and the measure to be reconsidered tomorrow for final action. Senator Lodge notes objections to several provisions about the Bureau of Chemistry in the Agriculture Department. An amendment from Senator Nelson adds 5000 annually to state agricultural college funding until each state reaches 50000 yearly. Senator Patterson seeks to segregate forest reserve lands by use. Senator Warren defends himself against charges of fenced public domain. Washington's farewell address will be read tomorrow by Senator Burket of Nebraska.
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Lodge
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Nelson
Patterson
Warren
George Washington
Senate
Burket
Nebraska
Zionist Movement Appeals to Prominent Jews
In New York at the Cooper Institute prominent Jews gathered to discuss plans for a modern school in Palestine to educate Jewish children. The Zionist movement has sought national support with promises of aid as thousands of Jewish children in Palestine lack education and European universities largely bar Jewish students.
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New York
Cooper Institute
Palestine
Zionist Movement
Europe
Reclaim Fifty Million Acres of Great American Desert
Washington reports the government reclamation service prepares a report for Congress on reclaiming more than fifty million acres of waste land. The Greater American Desert would span Colorado Utah and Nevada and become $2.35 billion in taxable property with homes for over three million people.
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Washington
Government Reclamation Service
American
Bureau
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
Washington Would Have Monopoly on Fairview Addition
In a historical note on George Washington the article argues his foresight as a real estate planner would have made him seek investments in Fairview Addition, seeing it as a key complement to a thriving city. It reflects on his supposed traits and a playful what if scenario. It also includes a brief ad for Bluefield Grocery Company stock and a couple of consumer product notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
George
Fairview
Washington
Booker & CO
Strother Brothers Stand Trial in Culpeper Murder Case
In Culpeper Virginia on February 21 Philip and James Strother were placed on trial for the murder of William F Bywaters, their sister Viola Strother's husband. The trial opens with defense citing unwritten law and a venire from Shenandoah county set for Monday.
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Harrison
Winchester
James
Philip Strother
John L. Jeffreys
Norfolk
John L. Lee
Lynchburg
Moore
Culpeper
Philip and
James Strother
Wm. F. Bywaters
Viola Strother
Virginia
McCue
Charlottesville
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Evelyn
Blackens
Thaw
Jerome Cross
Mr. White
White
Remington’s
Smith's
Bluefield Typewriter Company
Bluefield Stock
Superior Supply
Bluefield
W. VA
Bluefield, West Virginia
United States
L. E. Tierney
W. H. Thomas
CAPITAL STOCK _STOCKHOLDERS’ LIABILITY SURPLUS FUND
E. Bo Lina
Cahier
W B. Hicks
Princeton Avenue
DR. R. L
SPEAS
F. P
Dilger’s
W. D. Roberts
Graham, VA
Cross Channel
England
Continent
Ogether
House of Representatives
Strother
Bluefield Grocery Company
M. B. Postlethwaite
Kennedy
Shenandoah County
E. J. Brand
Philip J
James A. Strother
Bywaters
H. T. Chelf
Commonwealth
Keith
Lee
J. A. Bowersett
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