Thaw returns to Virginia amid claims of freedom and fame
New York May 28 Harry K Thaw leaves the city for Winchester Virginia where he serves as constable deputy sheriff and baseball magnate He says newspapers no longer bother him and he plans to arrest troublemakers He seeks a chauffeur named Frederick M Affrick and will likely break his journey at Baltimore later.
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Harry K. Thaw
Big City
Virginia
New York
White Lights
Winchester
Mr. Thaw
Baltimore
Berlinbach to Meet McTigue Tonight in Light Heavy Title Bout
New York May 22 Paul Berlinbach 24 Astoria knockout sensation will challenge Mike McTigue for the world light heavy title in a scheduled fifteen round fight. The bout will be the first major outdoor championship of the season and occurs tomorrow night.
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New York
Paul Berlinbach
Astoria
Mike McTigue
Film Actor Frank Mayo Granted Divorce in Los Angeles
Los Angeles May 28 final decree of divorce granted to film actor Frank Mayo from Joyce Eleanor Mayo after a three year legal battle. Superior Court action, per Mayo’s attorney, legalizes Mayo's marriage two years ago to Dagmar Godowsky, screen actress.
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Los Angeles
Frank Mayo
Joyce Eleanor Mayo
Mayo
Dagmar Godowsky
Explosion in Chicago Chinese restaurant scares city
Thousands panicked as a hot water tank exploded in a downtown Chicago Chinese restaurant. Two Negro cooks were killed, another injured fatally, and several others scalded. Initially suspected as a bomb, the incident shocked the crowd and prompted emergency response.
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Chicago
Fatal accident as body is hurled from window
A sudden shopping district accident sent debris showering onto pedestrians. Walters fled the building after the incident. The body of a Black man was hurled through a window and landed four stories away at the feet of bystanders.
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Walters
Four Die and Five Hurt in Train Wreck Near Long View
Four killed and five injured when an international and Great Northern Sunshine train plunged down a steep embankment near Long View Texas. The dead include engineer Lem Tarbutton 66 and fireman Griffith of Palestine, plus two unidentified black women. An unidentified white man is critically injured. The train was about half an hour late.
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Long View
Texas
International
Great Northern Sunshine
Lem Tarbutton
Griffith
Palestine
Jury Panel in Shepherd Case Grows as Exemptions Rise
In Chicago on May 28 examination of twenty two veniremen grew the total excused to 186 over nine days with no juror seated. Three jurors were chosen last Friday to try William D. Shepherd for the murder charge alleged to involve tainted typhoid germs against his 21 year old foster son William N. McClintock. McClintock’s estate lists Shepherd as principal heir in a will drawn for McClintock’s signature.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Marshall County
Frank Corich
Glendale
Corich
State Supreme Court
Tony Urbin
J. Lloyd Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William N. McClintock
Shepherd
McClintock
Agg Gregated Funds Lead to Legal Fallout in City Records
An inventory filed today shows agg gregated assets totaling 1 002 454 mainly tax exempt bonds just before a fatal illness. James C Callan ward politician was freed on tampering charges after defenses denied twenty three interrogatories about pressuring a venireman for Shepherd. John J Kelly linked to Robert Ie case described as a key witness and White remained sought in New York as veniremen were examined amid mixed views on the death penalty.
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Ward
Venireman
Callan
Shepherd
John J. Kelly
Robert Ie
White
New York
Veniremen
Accomplice Testimony Shapes Disqualification in Case
Testimony from an accomplice and opposition to capital punishment emerged as factors leading to disqualification in the ongoing case, underscoring debates over legal standards and juror eligibility.
Harvard’s oldest living graduate turns 93 in Danvers
Cambridge report marks A. Peabody of Danvers as Harvard’s oldest living graduate, member of the class of 1852 and 9 percent. Dr. Charles W. Birot, president emeritus, also noted as a graduate from 1853, both remaining active at age 93.
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Mass
Harvard
A. Peabody
Danvers
Charles W. Birot
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