Thaw Case Drift Through Defence and Cross Examinations
The report notes no Evelyn Thaw name in Garvan's charge amid bitter prosecutor remarks. Littleton cross-examines State witnesses. no defence to propose a new mania. Defence hints Thaw’s insanity at birth and tainted life. childhood teacher and Monte Carlo nurse to testify on mental state. a London physician had declared insanity in 1889.
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Evelyn Thaw
Garvan
Thaw
Littleton
Monte Carlo
London
Paris
Evelyn
Fierce Riots at Rio Rio Janeiro
Three hundred American sailors faced a mob of about two thousand Brazilians in Rio de Janeiro after a native man armed with a knife was arrested by fleet police. The melee left eight sailors injured, three natives arrested, and marines ashore ready to enforce order as authorities consider tightening the liberty rule.
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Rio
Janeiro
Fleet
Seaman Doyle
Louisiana
Tragedy in Boyertown as Opera House Fire Kills 100
A fire at Rhoads Opera House in Boyertown Pennsylvania during a St. John's Lutheran Sunday School benefit killed at least 100 people. The blaze started after a tank exploded and coal oil lamps at the footlights were overturned triggering a rapid ceiling-to-floor blaze. The disaster overwhelmed exits as hundreds fled, with many women and children trampled or trapped. Firefighters from Reading and Pottstown arrived with nurses and doctors. makeshift hospitals formed in nearby homes as the center of the theater burned. County residents mourn the loss amid a city of about 2500.
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Boyertown
Penn
Rhoads’ Opera House
St. John’s Lutheran Sunday School
Reading
Pottstown
Opera House
Littleton Aims To Prove Thaw Insane At Time Of Murder
In New York on January 13 Martin W. Littleton opened for the defense asserting Harry Thaw was insane at the time of the murder. He planned to show lifelong mental unsoundness and questioned Thaw’s current sanity, while Thaw reacted with shock and distress as the argument continued.
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New York
Martin W. Yittleton
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Littleton
Thaw Defense Relies on Family Taint and Youth Testimony
In a bid to save Harry Thaw, his insanity defense is to be bolstered by evidence of hereditary taint from both parents. Witnesses include early teachers who will testify to delayed speech, while physicians and sanitarium owners from Europe travel to detail troubling episodes. The aim is to reveal family skeletons from the Thaws and Copleys to avert a felon's death.
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Harry Thaw
Europe
Pittsburg House
Four Day Meat Sale at Home of Low Prices
A local retailer advertises a four day meat sale at its store noted for low prices. The promotion highlights discounts on various cuts and urges customers to shop early for best selection.
Tenants Vote to Strike for 20 Percent Rent Cut
More than 1000 tenants from tenement and flat houses in the West End met at Schwartz Hall Leverett Street and voted to strike against landlords for a twenty percent rent reduction.
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West End
Schwartz Hall
Leverett Street
Anti-High Rent League
Siegel
Billerica Street
Eva Hoffman
Leverett, Anderson, Billerica
McLean, Blossom
Lowell Streets
Rent strike vote shakes hall as tenants push for relief
A packed hall saw a unanimous vote to strike and demand a 20 percent rent cut. A street demonstration was planned next Wednesday with speakers including Samuel Becker and Louis Laskey, while landlords faced confrontations and Eaton housing areas were named.
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Morrison I
Swift
Army of the
Samuel Albert
Samuel Becker
Louis Stern
Morrison I. Swift
Louis Laskey
Eva Hoffman
Anti- High Rent League
Boston and Worcester Trolley Air Line Ad urged low fares
An advertisement touts noninterference with perfect service on the Boston and Worcester Trolley Air Line and promotes low fares as an incentive to try the service.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley Air Line
Death of 17 year old Bessie Thorpe shocks Needham
Needham Heights residents react to word from Berlin of the death of beautiful 17 year old Bessie Thorpe a student of music who had gone abroad. Her father Joseph B Thorpe a prominent citizen and former Selectman makes a puzzling statement.
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Bessie Thorpe
Needham
Berlin
Germany
Needham Heights
Joseph B. Thorpe
Miss Thorpe
Needham Girl Bess Thorpe Dies. Father Declines Comment
Mr Thorpe told a Post reporter his daughter's death was not caused by lead poisoning and he will not comment further until the investigation finishes. Miss Thorpe was a popular Needham girl known for her love of music. Last September the story notes she was well regarded in the community.
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Thorpe
Post
Bessie
Fr Johnson's Medicine For Colds And Flu
Fr John’s medicine for colds and grip has had fifty years of success and remains a trusted remedy.
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FR. John
American girl dies abroad while studying music
Rev Norman E Richardson and wife took Mrs Richardson and Miss Thorpe abroad for two years. Miss Thorpe pursued music in Europe and sent cheerful letters until a Berlin cable reported Bessie ill and later dead. She was about to begin her third year at Needham High School when the trip was arranged, shocking the student body.
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Norman E. Richardson
Needham Heights M. E
Richardson
Miss Thorpe
Europe
Berlin
Bessie
Richardsons
Needham H High School
Fire Devastates El Oro Camp In Mexico
Telegram reports El Oro mining camp in Mexico burning with the principal hotel and key business buildings in ashes. Town said to be entirely threatened as fire rages through the famous mining site.
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Mexico City
el Oro
The
Republic
Receiver Appointed for Maine Coast Transportation Co
Judge Lowell in the United States Circuit Court appointed Robert Homans as receiver for the Maine Coast Transportation Co on petition by Cobb Bates Yerx company a creditor. Liabilities are about 20000 dollars not including bonds of 120 dollars. Assets mainly the steamers Massasoit and Mohawk valued at 20000 to 30000 with Massasoit stranded on the beach at Cutler Harbor after last Wednesday night gale.
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Maine Coast Transportation CO
Robert Homans
Maine Coast Transportation Company
Lowell
United States
Cobb, Bates & Yerxs Company
Massasoit
Mohawk
Cutler Harbor
Haughton to Coach Crimson Eleven Next Season
Harvard athletic council rejected Joshua Crane as coach for the eleven next season. Captain Burr favored Crane but the decision lacked unanimous support. Unless the council reverses its stance Percy Haughton, famed all American tackle and punter, will lead the team next season.
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Harvard
Athletic Council
Joshua Crane
Crane
Burr
Percy Haughton
Haughton Sees Unanimous Approval for Coaching Hire
The athletic council has not issued a statement, but Haughton’s name reportedly received unanimous support. The hire likely signals a major shift in the coaching system. Haughton reportedly brings radical ideas of his own.
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Haughton
Mother Traces Kidnapped Son Across Two Cities
Dr Ida M Oberg, who searched two cities for her 4 year old son abducted on December 21 in Mattapan Massachusetts, returned to Moncton saying she believes the boy was taken by his father. She had secured a divorce from him three years earlier and says he has attempted to seize the child before.
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Moncton
N. B
Holder
Mattapan
Mags
Ida M. Oberg
Dr. Oberg
Fair Outlook and Winds for Boston Area
Fair conditions for Boston and vicinity with Tuesday and Wednesday dry. A sharp drop in temperature is expected Tuesday for New England and eastern New York with Wednesday remaining fair. Northwest winds will blow and strengthen across the region.
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Boston and Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
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