Thaw insanity trial hears foreign doctors testify
The trial continues with Dr. Bingaman detailing Thaw's childhood nervous disorders and visits to the Tombs. London experts Wells, Miss MacBride, Burton-Browne, Gauja, and others describe Thaw’s mental state from 1899 to 1902, diagnosing acute mania and recurrent insanity as evidence in the case.
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Bingaman
Sydney Russell Wells
London
Thaw
Dr. Wells
Wells
Lillian MacBride
Frederick J. Burton-Browne
The
India Medical Service
Rome
Maurice Gauja
Paris
Gauja
Littleton
Smith Ely Jelliffe
Columbia University
Charles G.wagner
Binghamton
N. J
Britton D. Evans
Morris Plains
Mr. Littleton
Dogs Followed Ouida to Grave in Squalid End
Florence January 27 funeral of Ouida described as pitiful, with her last manuscripts left to her faithful maid. She died in poverty and squalor, his body followed to the grave only by a dozen dogs she fed. Burial in the English cemetery at Bagni di Lucca marked by a wooden cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Ouida
Bagni di Lucca
Vanderbilt Heiress Weds Count In Lavish New York Ceremony
Maud G Clark story aside, the piece details the Vanderbilt family wedding of Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly to Count Stefan Szechenyi. The ceremony at the Fifty-eighth Street Vanderbilt mansion featured a full Catholic rite, orchestral interludes, and a grand reception in a floral ballroom. The couple departed for Newport and then Hungary after a private honeymoon.
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Porte Cochere
Fifty-eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
Nathan Franko
Tchaikowsky
Beethoven
Rubinstein
Count Szechenyi
Anton Sigray
Eee J. Lavelle
Jom J. Byrne
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Motley, Sebastian, Finnegan and Hooley
James C. Ungerer
Gaul
Ruth
Stefan Szechenyi
Paul Esterhazy
Count Apponyi
Vanderbilt Mansion
Brougham
Vanderbilt
Fifty Seventh Street
Alfred Vanderbilt
Newport
Hungary
Pope Pius X Blessing Sent For Szechenyi Vanderbilt Wedding
The Vatican issued an apostolic benediction to the couple as the wedding prepareed with Pope Pius X hoping to bless them in person soon at the Vatican. Archbishop Farley received the cable and transmitted it through Mgr. Lavelle.
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Pope Pius X
Szechenyi-Vanderbilt
Vatican
Pius X
Farley
Mgr. Lavelle
Mystery Ends With Wedding In St Louis Union
Frederick S Hemmett of West Somerville and Lena Stow Lewis of Malden married in St Louis after Hemmett, who had vanished from 25 Windsor Road West Somerville, was found with his sweetheart. Hemmett, 22, recently completed a three year Tufts course and declined a South American post to stay with Lena.
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St. Louis
Frederick Simonds Hemmett
West Somerville
Lena Stow Lewis
Malden
Somerville
Frederick S. Hemmett
Windsor Road
Newtowne Club Opens Hit With The Silver Tureen
The Newtowne Club of Cambridge opened its annual show The Silver Tureen at the club theatre with brisk applause. Fred Clarkson performed Marie and J H Skillings sang Love Shadows. Kate Keyes portrayed Kathleen Keyes, drawing strong laughs and encores from the audience.
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Newtowne Club
Cambridge
Manly
Marie
Fred Clarkson
Baseball
J. H. Skillings
Harry Tafft
Katherine Keyes
Mrs Eddy Isolated At Chestnut Hill Home
Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy spends first day at Chestnut Hill in seclusion with no visitors except household and few reporters. She takes a half hour drive in a carriage guarded by staff and Mrs Laura Sargeant, wearing a sealskin coat and black bonnet with lavender ribbon. Dr Alpheus Morrill, present on Mrs Eddy request, says he came in medical capacity to assist in possible accident.
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Maud G. Clark
Carleton
Geza Kremer
New York
Malvina Kremer
West One Hundred and Twelfth Street
Lexington Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
Clark
Helen Buchanan
Mountain Avenue
Dorchester
Forrest D. Clark
James C. Clark
Harvard Street
Dr. Kremer
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Chestnut Hill
Pleasant View
Concord
Mrs. Eddy
Beacon Street
Mr. Frye
Laura Sargeant
Boston
Hammond Street
Newton Boulevard
Mr. Farlow
Farlow
Tomlinson
Christian Science Church
Alpheus Morrill
Post
Yale Yale Joke Fails Harvac Game Plans
Harvard manager reports a fake message claiming President Hadley died in Berlin. Hadley is alive. Harvard and Yale will meet at Mechanics Building tomorrow evening for the annual basketball clash.
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Boston
Hadley
Berlin
Francis
Harvard
Yale
Mechanics' Building
Insurance pitch on flexible premiums from The Columbian National
A promotional notice urges readers to secure life insurance with flexible payment options including one three or six month instalments or annual premiums. It directs readers to The Columbian National of Boston at 180 Federal St with emphasis on accessibility and affordability.
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THE
Columbian National OF Boston Home Office
Federal St
Arrangements for Pallium Investiture Seating Plan
Three sets of tickets issued for Cathedral investiture services tomorrow. Purple band tickets go to archbishop’s personal friends about 350 in total. Yellow band tickets are for Catholic organization members with seating behind the guests. White tickets grant access for congregation and invited guests behind the first two groups.
Investiture Preparations At Boston Cathedral Residence
Final arrangements were being completed yesterday at the Cathedral residence on Union Park Street for the investiture of the archbishop with the pallium. Rev. Dr. Splaine oversaw the master of ceremonies and the day’s bustle indicated the elaborate program would proceed smoothly.
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Boston
Archdiocese of
Union Park Street
M. JI. Splaine
Splaine
Cardinal Gibbons to officiate Boston cathedral services
Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore arrived at Back Bay station at 8 16 PM unaccompanied and was driven to the Cathedral residence for tomorrow's services. Archbishops Morris Quigley Moeller Farley and over 25 papal prelates including Bishops Garrigan Allen MacDonald Tierney Harkins and others are listed as attending.
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James Gibbons
Baltimore
Back Bay
Catholic Church of America
Boston
America
Cardinal Gibbons
Union Park Street
Archbishop Morris
Little Rock
Ark
Supple
Cambridge
Bishop Morris
Archbishop O'Connell
Rome
Mer. Falconio
Washington
Quigley
Chicago
Moeller
Cincinnati
Farley
New York
Garrigan
Sioux City
Allen
Mobile
MacDonald
Brooklyn
Tierney
Mail train wreck injures nine near Palmer
A faulty Central Vermont rail caused a New London to Palmer mail train to plunge 10 feet into a swamp at Jewett Crossing. Nine injured, two seriously, with passengers and crew evacuated to hospital or home. Conductor D W Patch among those listed with serious injuries.
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Palmer
Jan
Central Vermont Railroad
New London-Palmer
Jewett’s Crossing
Connecticut
George Algers
New London
Fr. Bennett
Brattleboro
I. W. Golden
George Smith
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Eliot
University of London
England
Pittsburg
Charles Francis Bingaman
Harry Thaw
Dr. Bingaman
Mr. Thaw
Europe
Evelyn Nesbit
Stanford White
Madison Square Garden
Charles G. Wagner
State Hospital For the Insane
N. Y
Wagner
Justice Dowling
Jerome
Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw
Dowling
Abraham Hummel
Blackwell's Island
Hummel
Carleton Karmer Clarke
Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly
Dorothy Whitney
Miss Flora Payne Whitney
Miss. Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Thorley
Chain of Diamonds
Monsignor Lavelle
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Franko
Mendelssohn
Mose Brilliant
Mrs
Sthaels
New England
D. W. Patch
Conn
Charles Bennett
Springfield
J. Parks
Stafford’ Hollow
A. L. Messermith
William Orr
A. L. Wright
J. Roberson
Stafford
F. W. Golden
George W. Smith
Browning, King & CO
Browning, King, & CO
Washington St
Green River
Bond
Hermitage
Holland Rye
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