Defences Close in Thaw Murder Trial as Insanity Defense Looms
Harry K Thaws defence closed with manic depressive insanity as explanation for the Stanford White killing. Prosecutor Jerome prepares rebuttal evidence and a commission may be appointed to examine disbarred lawyer Abraham Hummel. Judge Dowling seeks clarity on manic depressive insanity and possible recurrence of attacks.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Pittsburg
Justice Dowling
Thaw
European witnesses testify in Thaw murder trial
In New York on January 27 1909 European doctors and Miss Lillian MacBride testified in the Harry K Thaw case. They recounted Thaws 1899 episode at Claridge s Hotel when he demanded 30 tons of ice for a burning fever and was removed to the Devonshire Nurses Home sanitarium by his Thaw family physician Dr John Bingaman.
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Sydney Russell Wells
London
Littleton
Jerome
James Clinch Smith
Stanford White
Thaw
Madison Square Garden
New York
Russell Wells
H. Y. Burton Browne
Rome
Maurice Gauja
Paris
Lillian MacBride
John Bingaman
Pittsburg
Criminal Court
Harry K. Thaw
Wells
MacBride
Claridge’s
Devonshire Nurses’ Home
Coast wrecks claim many lives in historic storm
A brutal sea storm wrecked barges and ships from Boston to Newport News. Figures show at least 20 sailors and workers perished, including four men and two women on the White Band near Delaware Breakwater. other vessels broke adrift with crews lost or rescued by passing steamers and liners.
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White Band
Newport News
Providence
Delaware
Grafton
Philadelphia
Pawtucket
Amagansett
L. I
Gwennie
Norfolk
New Bedford
Bamegat
N. J
Ebenezer
Provincetown
Fortuna
Lovell’s Island
Matanzas
Fall
Boston
Boston & Baltimore Barge Company
Murrell
Fannie
Fall River
Concord
Port Judith
New York
Des Moines
Newport
Conecyd
Hewitt
Delaware Breakwater
Albert Garcea
Arrest of Swift Leads to City Ordinance Charge
Morrison I Swift led an "army of the unemployed" on Washington Street distributing circulars without a license. He was taken to Station 4 by Policemen Tayes and Anderson after being warned to stop. Swift had earlier led about 100 men to the State Employment Bureau on Kneeland Street. fewer than 20 registered.
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Swift
Czar Plans to Crush Finland in New Partition Move
Reports from St. Petersburg and Helsingfors say the Emperor has decided to partition Finland. Viborg would be annexed to Russia and an army corps sent to Finland to quell protests.
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Czar
Finland
ST. Petersburg
Helsingfors
Russia
Viborg
Grand Duchy of Finland
Public Notice Reminder from LLAND WINE Co
Public notice urges readers to check the advertisement on the last page. Mentions LLAND WINE Co at 47 Boylston Street and Adams Square.
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Lland Wine Co
Boylston St
Adams Sq
Decides Against Unions
A historical text argues that employers may discharge workers for union membership and employees may quit for union involvement. It asserts Congress cannot bar such actions under the Commerce Clause or make union membership a federal crime, claiming no link between interstate commerce and labor organization membership.
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Congress
United States
Supreme Court Rules Against Labor Discrimination Ban
The 1898 act barring railroad employers from discriminating against union members in interstate commerce was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in William Adair v United States. Justice Harlan wrote for the majority, reversing a lower court. Justices McKenna and Holmes filed separate opinions.
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Washington
Act of Congress
William Adair
The
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Adair
Justice Harlan
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Congress
McKenna
Justice Holmes
Harlan
Rats Feed on School Drums Prompting Rebuild Plan
Colonel George H. Benyon told the School Board that rats destroyed 31 drums at English High School causing a $190 loss and prompting a proposal to reconstruct gun racks at Dorchester English High and Boston Latin Schools. He noted $400 in equipment losses last spring and suggested suspending new drums from the ceiling. The issue was referred to the Schoolhouse Commission.
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George H. Benyon
Benyon
Dorchester High
Eaglish High
Boston Latin
Storrow
Murch in Police Toils
George Murch of Dorchester, charged with taking 900 dollars from the Whart estate, surrendered yesterday after weeks as a fugitive. He posted an 800 dollar bond for later court appearance and is held at the Charles Street jail. Mayor Hibbard to speak at Pilgrim Hall Boston on the present financial status.
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George Murch
Dorchester
Whart
Charles Street
Hibbard
Boston
Pilgrim Hall
Beacon Street
How to Economy Use the Boston and Worcester Trolley Line
Bostonians are urged to economize travel by using the Boston and Worcester trolley air line. The notice touts low fares and better service as a practical choice for daily commutes and regional trips.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley Air Line
Thieves Raid Suburbs in Boston Area Burglary Spree
A string of break ins across Brookline Malden and South Boston left residents with valuables stolen including a gold watch diamond brooches a necklace and a revolver valued at thousands. One youth was stabbed in the arm after refusing a request for a quarter near his home.
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Brookline
Brandon Hall
Earry
Rocco Brindisi
Washington Street
Italy
Charles Barber
Cross Street
Malden
Swallow Street
Boston
James P. Manning
Manning
Fifth Street
C Street
Susan Manning
Vanderbilt Wedding At Fifth Avenue Home Attracts Notable Guests
Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt wed Count Laszlo Jena Maria Henrik Simon Szechenyi of Budapest at noon in the Vanderbilt mansion. The event drew extensive society interest with foreign diplomats and guests in full dress, contrasting earlier ducal weddings in New York.
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New York
Gladys Moore Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Laszlo Jena Maria Henrik Simon Szechenyi
Budapest
Hungary
Fifth Avenue
Gladys
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
Mary Goelet
Duke of Roxburghe
St. Thomas’ Church
Fr John’s Medicine touted for fifty years of cold relief
The article highlights Fr John’s Medicine as a long standing remedy claimed to cure cold symptoms for half a century. It notes the product’s enduring presence and continued use by readers seeking relief.
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FR. John
Boston School Committee Upholds Transfer Of Griswold
The Boston School Committee decided against reinstating Miss Ellen C. Griswold as a teacher at the Girls' Latin School. They affirmed Superintendent Stratton D. Brooks' action transferring Griswold to Dorchester High School and rebuked Head Master Tetlow for his handling of the matter. The board stated the transfer is a supervisory judgment, not punishment, and criticized Tetlow for turning an administrative issue into a public controversy.
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Ellen C. Griswold
Boston School Committee
Stratton D. Brooks
Miss Griswold
Dorchester High School
Tetlow
Boston
Fought for Her Child Ends With Dorchester Arrest
Mrs Maude G Clarke 26 wanted in New York for abducting her 4 year old son Carleton Kremer was arrested at her father's Dorchester home after a desperate clash with two police headquarters detectives. The house caught fire during the struggle as relatives defended her and she attempted to flee with the child.
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Maude G. Clarke
New York
Carleton Kremer
Mountain Avenue
Dorchester
Arrest of Mrs Clarke Ends Abduction Case in Dorchester
Police units led by Inspector Pierce Detective Sergeant Waite and Officer Angel arrested Mrs Clarke after a months long chase from October 14 abduction. The child was recovered and the fire at the Clarke residence extinguished with outside help. The suspect had fled to New York and New Brunswick before being tracked back to Dorchester.
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Mrs. Clarke
Clarke
Dorchester
Pierce
Waite
Angel
Police Headquarters
G. Kremer
Lexington Avenue
New York
Boston
New Brunswick
Police Probing Blaze Halting Firebug on Central Street
Fire department responded to a Central street blaze at 9 15 locating on the second floor a stockroom pile of oil soaked rags. Captain Fitzgerald discovered a lacquer podium covered by excelsior with a lighted taper aiming to ignite the structure. Police suspect a firebug accessed the building and the blaze was contained without incident.
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Captain Fitzgerald
Protective 1
Central Street
Fitzgerald
Gustavo Preston
East India Fruits
Weather forecast for Boston area and eastern New York
Forecast calls for fair conditions in Boston and vicinity with colder temperatures. Tuesday mainly fair with the risk of snow or rain midweek, wind shifting from west to southwest. In eastern New York, fair Tuesday with snow possible in the north and snow or rain in the south on Wednesday, winds fresh and variable later.
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Boston
Washington
New York
New England
Maine
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Murch
Gladys’ Nuptials
Szechenyi
Miss Vanderbilt
Count Szechenyi
Michael J. Lavelle
Greater
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Richard T. Wilson
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
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Francis Ormonde French
Reginald —. Vanderbilt
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