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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
9
Urges readers to request a free cure book and eye treatment guidance. Claims a natural, non surgical method can help various eye conditions, with examples like W. W. Rhinehart and H. K. Miles. Promises no doctor visits or pain, asks for name and address to mail bound Eye Book.
The W and A Bacon Benefit Association plans its eighth annual ball at Bacon Hall 2185 Washington Street on January 21. Rich in decorations the gala event will feature an adt march led by president Richard J Savage and floor director Andrew J Alljer with assistants. Hugh Fox chairs the reception with A L Jennings and others hosting invited guests including the Mayor and city leaders.
Travel lecturer Burton Holmes launches his annual Travelogues with Berlin as the first city. Using colored slides and motion pictures, he will depict Berlin’s architecture, clean streets, and elevated railway, plus life portraits of the Kaiser and royal family. Berlin shows Friday 8:15 PM and Saturday 2:30 PM.
Dr. Horatio Wood testifies Harriet Thaw was mentally unsound as Harry Thaw acted anxious and irrational at the New York Whist Club days before the Stanford White murder. Christopher Baggan recalls Thaw hiding three cigarettes in foil in a safe and tremoring when a telephone rang. Witnesses describe Thaw as nervous, excitable, and frequently unsettled by June 1906 events.
A New York court hears testimonies about Harry Thaw's nervousness and irrational behavior after the Stanford White murder. Witnesses from hotels and social circles describe Thaw as agitated, pacing, and making numerous phone calls. The coroner's jury members testify on his mental state, while a separate letter-writer is detained for threatening the judge.
Jan 15 report notes Harry Thaw with calmer demeanor and neater grooming. The prisoner shows color in his ears, controlled movements, and a steady gaze as testimony on Koehler’s chest is described, leaving observers unsettled by his disconcerting, odd eyes.
In New York on January 15 the public watches Thaw in court as jurors weigh whether he was sane on June 25, 1906. Witnesses describe him variously as a degenerate or a lovable youth, while observers note a thin tall figure and a moody past. The trial hinges on his mental state.
In New York on January 15, Harry K. Thaw prepares for his second murder trial of Stanford White. His mother Mrs William Thaw is en route to testify, ready to reveal family history and support a hereditary insanity defense with new documentary evidence, despite illness.
Jan 15 report says Charles Whittaker Thaw studies yesterday's press at the Tombs as his counsel Mr Peabody prepares for today. The prisoner shows quiet, deep thought amid tales of his school days at Wooster University and a European medical team set to testify.
Mr. Littleton, chief counsel for Harry Thaw, aims to crowd the record with testimony on Thaw's erratic conduct to block a sane verdict beyond reasonable doubt. Prominent criminal lawyers say acquittal could only come with a clause noting insanity at the time of the act, forcing commitment to Matteawan Asylum and future habeas corpus fights to prove current sanity.
E. H. Sothern presents Laurence Irving's singular drama at the Majestic. The production centers on existential questions and dramatic conflict as the cast enacts a provocative tale.
Edward H. Crosby reports a large crowd packed the Majestic Theatre for Laurence Irving's by Dostojeffski inspired drama The Fool Hath Said There Is No God. The curtain fell near 11:80 with most patrons remaining, saluting a grewsome production that critics deem a harsh portrayal of coercive interrogation and confession.
A 19th century advertisement touts Whiskey and rene mixed with Virgin Oil Pine as a cough cure. It instructs procuring Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and glycerine from a druggist, combining with whiskey or tincture of Cinchona, and taking a teaspoonful every four hours. The Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati sells half-ounce vials in wooden cases and urges buyers to obtain the genuine product.
A long British stage piece presents Rodion Raskolnikoff as a starved student who murders a landlord to justify ends. Sothern's nuanced performance, Lestina as Bezak, and Hammond as Sonia anchor a drama rich in psychology and melodrama, ending with confession and Siberian exile. The title prompts questions about belief and motive.
The Brockton YMCA basketball team beat the Newton YMCA five on Newton’s court, with a barrage of long distance baskets. During halftime the Brockton second team also defeated Newton’s second unit.
Mrs T C Willadsen of Manning writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of severe female troubles and costly unsuccessful treatments. She urges other women to try the remedy as a standard historical claim of cure and invites advice from Mrs Pinkham.
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