Thaw Crime Saga Expands With Gump Ordeal Recount
Testimony recaps Thaw’s insanity defense after the White murder and Matteawan commitment. District Attorney Swann hears a tale from boy Gump and his parents alleging Thaw’s 1915 contact, Christmas attack with a whip, and pursuit of influence money as Thaw travels from San Francisco to Long Beach and New York.
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Thaw
White
Matteawah State Hospital
Mr. Walsh
Young Gump
Long Beach
Cal
New York
New Hampshire
Matteawan
Canada
San Francisco
O Byrnes Arrested Near Thaw Case In Philadelphia
A man claiming to be Oliver Brower and not O Byrnes was arrested at a Philadelphia railroad station in connection with alleged aiding and abetting Harry K Thaw and attempted kidnapping in New York. Police say the description fits the suspect and a telegram from Long Beach supports the identification. Thaw had been in Philadelphia for a minor damage suit and left for Washington then Pittsburg.
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Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Fred Gump, Jr
New York
George F. O’byrnes
Tuan
Thaw
O’byrnes
Flood
Long Beach
Cal
Pittsburg
Washington
Canadian arrest and deportation case in New Hampshire
A man arrested in Canada was deported into New Hampshire to face Canadian immigration authorities. He resisted extradition from New Hampshire to the United States state but was eventually brought back and later released.
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Canada
New Hampshire
Thaw Accused of Assault In Beach Meeting With Gump
Frederick Gump, 19, once living with his parents in Long Beach California, is said to have met Harry K. Thaw here on the beach about two years ago. Mrs. E I Gump reports the boy may be at a technical school near Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
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O’byrnes
Thaw
Philadelphia
Evelyn Nesbit
White
Penna Long Beach
Cal
Frederick Gump
Harry K. Thaw
Kansas City
Young Gump
E. I. Gump
Pittsburg
Penn
Gumps Make Home in Kansas City
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Gump and their family recently settled in Kansas City Missouri. The story notes their relocation and soon expected activities with relatives and neighbors in the new residence.
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Gumps
Kansas City
Frederick Gump
Gumps Return To City After Long Beach Move
In New York linked Thaw indictment, the Gump family settled on the exclusive South Side today. Efforts to see them were unavailing. Mr. Gump once ran a Kansas City trunk factory, left for Long Beach California two years ago after closing his business, and reportedly returned here a few weeks ago.
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Harry K. Thaw
New York
South Side
Mr. Gump
Kansas City
Long Beach
Cal
Gumps
No Trace Of Thaw In Washington
In Washington on January 9 police had not been asked to search for Harry K. Thaw and knew of his indictment only from newspaper dispatches. He reportedly did not stay at any hotels and kept his presence secret if he was in the city.
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Thaw
Washington
Harry K. Thaw
Frances Willard Settlement fund campaign nears goal
The second day of the drive raised 9060.25 toward the 150000 goal at Ford Hall. Forty five teams of social workers rallied around the luncheon board as pledges pushed the total to 29060.25 with Team 30 led by Mrs C L D Younkin and Team 82 led by Miss Leila M Sewell.
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Frances BH. Willard Settlement House
Team
C. L. D. Younkin
Winthrop
Leila M. Sewell
Caroline M. Caswell
Amy Gleason
Frances E. Willard House
Eastern Star Officers to Be Installed in Somerville
Mrs H Alberta Dearborn will be installed as worthy matron of Fraternity Chapter No 136 Order of the Eastern Star in Fraternity hall West Somerville this evening. Winfred Z Foster of Boston leads a ceremony after a banquet at 7 pm. Dearborn is active with D A R Ann Adams Tufts Chapter Somerville Women’s Club and Boston City Charity Club.
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Fraternity
Order of the Eastern Star
H. Alberta Dearborn
Fraternity Hall
Davis Square
West Somerville
Winfred Z. Foster
Boston
Dearborn
Ann Adams Tufts
Somerville Women’s Club
Boston City Charity Club
Somerville
Suffragists Press White House Plea at Memorial Ceremony
Miss Maud Younger and Mrs. Sara Bard Field lead 200 Congressional Union suffragists to the White House to present memorials on Inez Milholland Boissevain’s death. President Wilson declines to commit beyond previous statements, citing party leadership and broader party support for suffrage. He stresses the need for party action over individual appeals and notes Democratic backing.
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Maud Younger
Sara Bard Field
Congressional Union
Inez Milholland Boissevain
House
Yale Beats Dartmouth In Intercollegiate Showdown
Yale University defeated Dartmouth 33 to a missing score in an Intercollegiate league game played in New Haven Connecticut. The contest featured Yale's offense and sufficed with a strong home advantage as the final score stood at 33 for Yale.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale University
Dartmouth
Funeral for James J. Riley in Somerville
Funeral services for James J. Riley who fatally shot himself after shooting Mildred Melzian last Thursday night will be at 9 this morning at St Ann's Church Medford Street Somerville. Burial in Old Calvary Cemetery. Body brought to his home 9 Pearl Street Place East Somerville yesterday. Details withheld from his ailing mother who may not attend the burial.
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James J. Riley
Mildred Melzian
Brookline
St. Ann’s Church
Medford Street
Somerville
Old Calvary Cemetery
Pearl Street Place
East Somerville
Editor Quits Harvard Post to Join France War Effort
Harvard Monthly president Charles G. Paulding of Cold Spring New York resigns to go to France. He departed Cambridge and is now crossing the Atlantic. Arthur K. McComb of Boston succeeds him as Monthly president.
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Harvard Post
France
Europe
Harvard
Charles G. Paulding
Cold Spring
N. Y
Harvard Monthly
Paulding
Cambridge
Atlantic
Arthur K. McComb
Boston
Wellesley Fire Chief Responds To Spite Charges
Chief John Doyle of the Wellesley fire department announced his lawyers will answer charges raised by Harry W Weeks a law student Weeks claimed an affair involved Chief Doyle and Dr Otho L Schofield chair of the Board of Selectmen Weeks said he was discharged from a call men post for alleged inefficiency The Board found no proof Weeks did not name any girls and the chief called the charges unfounded The Board head denied threats of a beating by Dr Schofield or others and Weeks assertion is disputed
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John Doyle
Wellesley Fire Department
Harry W. Weeks
Otho L. Schofield
Board of Selectmen
Wellesley
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George J. Walther
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Arthur G. Gilmore
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Mutual Film Corp
White House
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H. G. Wells
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