Unsettled Status of Turtle Cruelty Case in New York
In New York on March 6 Judge O Sullivan dismissed the charges against Captain Cleveland H. Downs of the steamship Saratoga. The case questioned whether turtles are animals or reptiles after 68 green sea turtles were allegedly mistreated during transport. The ruling followed a prior police magistrate finding that turtles feel pain. the judge said no jury could resolve the issue.
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New York
O’sullivan
Cart of General Sessions
Cleveland H. Downs
Saratoga
Freschi
Judge Acquits Cab Driver in Mary Dithridge Killing
New York March 6 Judge Foster acquitted Leon Gerard a taxicab driver of murder saying the jury granted him permission to kill. He had been charged in the April death of Mrs Mary Dithridge a cousin of District Attorney Whitman.
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New York
Gerard
Mary Dithridge
Whitman
Train Held Up by Hatfields Ends Siege in Williamson
John Hatfield grandson of Devil Anse and Clem Cline surrendered to the sheriff after a clan standoff in Mingo county. Hatfields held a Norfolk and Western freight crew at gunpoint and tied up personnel but did not rob the train, according to relatives who called it a lark. Nine other trains were delayed in the episode.
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Williamson
W. Va
John Hatfield
Anse Hatfield
Clem Cline
Norfolk & Western
Mingo County
Bob
John
Anse
Hatfield
Cline
Darrow Pleads for Acquittal in McNamara Juror Bribery Case
Clarence Darrow told the jury he would die rather than beg mercy from the rich and urged acquittal in his second trial for allegedly bribing a juror in the McNamara brothers case. Women cried as he argued before a larger crowd, declaring his defense and integrity.
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Los Angeles
Clarence Darrow
McNamara Brothers
Darrow
McNamara
Wife Describes Hardship in Cambridge Divorce Case
Mrs. Lillian A. Hayman of Cambridge testified before Judge Chase in the East Cambridge Divorce Court detailing how she sold preserve jars to a ragpicker to buy bread and burned papers to heat their baby's milk, as she seeks a divorce from William R. Hayman, a dog fancier.
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Lillian A. Hayman
Cambridge
Chase
East Cambridge
William R. Hayman
Gayley Repeats Testimony in Steel Trust Suit
Former United States Steel vice president James Gayley testified for a third day in the government suit seeking to dissolve the steel trust as an illegal combination. He said he advised purchasing the Champion iron mines in 1902 to prevent rivals from acquiring them.
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New York
James Gayley
United States Steel Corporation
Gayley
Champion Iron Mines
The
Steel Corporation
Wife Seeks Divorce Over Cruelty and Abusive Treatment
Mrs. Hayman sues for divorce from William Robert Hayman citing cruelty and failure to support, seeking custody of their four year old son. She details beatings and threats, says her mother aided the family with about 400, and that she had to work for a living. The husband contests. case continued.
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William Robert Hayman
Hitchcock
Gertrude .F. Webber
Samuel N. Webber
Liner Arabic Arrives in Port From Liverpool
Two transatlantic steamers reached port with the White Star liner Arabic reporting a fair voyage and the Red Star liner Marquette arriving two days late after a stormy trip. The Arabic fed 26 saloon, 149 second cabin and 527 steerage passengers, while the Marquette carried 42 cabin passengers.
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Liverpool
L. K. Storrs
James Daly
G. F. Marion
M. Storrs
Boston
Arthur G. Fuller
Groton
de B. Lovett
Brookline
London
Ernestine Morrill
Newton
M. B. Rimbach
Roxbury
Martha and
Marie Winter
Lawrence
Lehigh Valley Coal to Suspend Mines Three Days Weekly
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company states mines will shut three days weekly due to large coal stock and weak demand from a mild winter. The announcement cites ongoing accumulation and market conditions as the reason for reduced operations.
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New York
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Judge Probes Ore Prices Tied to Steel Market
Judge Dickinson questions minutes showing Union Sharon Steel later part of the trust paid large bonuses on ore properties. Gayley testifies Carnegie Steel aimed to keep ore prices high, connected with the Bessemer Ore Association. He recalls 1899 price jumps and 1904 effort to buy ore to steady the market, while the group warned against selling below $5 a ton.
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Judge Dickinson
Union-Sharon Steel Company
Trust
Gayley
Carnegie Steel Company
Bessemer Ore Association
Carnegie Company
Ore Association
The
Steel Corporation
Pothier urges renewed inquiry on railway bond plan
Rhode Island Governor Pothier urged the state committee handling the Southern New England railway bonds to reconvene and reopen inquiry. He asked that Grand Trunk representatives be invited to explain their position and warned the firm would abandon the project without a government guarantee or secured funding.
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Providence
Pothier
Southern New England Railway
Washington
Grand Trunk
Vermont
Collision in Kingston Sees Injured Seek Five Thousand
J. McCarthy of Boston faces two injured claimants who allege a collision between their auto and a horse and wagon owned by McCarthy in Kingston. The women seek 5000 dollars and the man 400 dollars for injuries.
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J. McCarthy
Boston
McCarthy
Kingston
Timmins Sues After Two Traffic Accidents
Arthur Timmins, described as the principal figure in two recent accidents, sues for damages. He alleges a collision with an American Express Company team on Dartmouth Street September 27 and a hit by a car owned by the English Cleaning Company on Beacon Street December 3.
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Arthur Timmins
American Express Company
Dartmouth Street
Beacon Street
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