Thaw Trial Ends In A Split Jury Drawn By Insanity Claim
The Thaw trial concluded with five jurors acquitting on insanity grounds and seven voting to convict for first degree murder. The piece criticizes jury unreliability, notes prior ballot shifts, and compares Thaw to Bowery murders, questioning wealth and status in punishment while summarizing motive as White aiding Nesbit, Thaw taking her away, and fearing loss of the woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaw
White
Bowery
Mike
Sam
Nesbit
Europe
Cumberland council fights boxing ban forced by governor
Governor Higgins compelled Cumberland Town Council to halt illegal boxing matches, a move critics call necessary as politicians shirk their duty without higher authority. The episode highlights tensions between local leaders and state oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Higgins
Sunday liquor law enforcement earns general approbation
Town Council sees broad approval of Sunday liquor selling enforcement with extra police on duty last Sunday. Police will report violations at the Bristol Hotel to the Council at a special meeting planned for this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Bristol Post Office Hours and Local Notices
The Bristol Post Office schedules mail arrival and departure times with Sunday hours and a general delivery window for stamps. Express matters to leave and arrive are listed for Earle & Prew. Local community notices include hospital recoveries, a third subscription dance at Grand Army Hall, and meetings of Rabbit Post No 15 G A R, Babbitt Women’s Relief Corps, and D A R delegates attending national events in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Door
Bristol
Earle & Prew
Babbitt Women’s Relief Corps
Babbitt
State Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Edward S. Brownell
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mra. O. V. BK. Ostrander
Washington, D. C
D A. R
HK. B Bache
Washington
L'Esperance Society
Bache
Charles Longley
Pawtucket
Wedding orders honored with care in town notes
A string of local items covers visits, services, and social events. Evangelist J A Clark preached at Pentecostal Church, Miss Annie O Munro’s death recalls Berkley kin, and Montclair cadet Horace Stevens resumed studies after visiting relatives. The Bristol golf season starts soon as courses and courts are readied. Musical and theatrical shows attract crowds, while wage raises for Staples Coal drivers and upcoming memorial tablet ceremonies mark community life.
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J. A. Clark
Middleboro
Mass
Pentecostal Church
E. M. Tilley
Berkley
Virginia
Annie O. Munro
Bristol Base Ball Team Sets Spring Schedule
Bristol travels to Woonsocket next Saturday April 20 with Johnny Murphy and Jack Tucker as battery. The general lineup is undecided while plans include Pawtucket April 27 Attleboro May 4 and a May 11 home opener against Perseverance of Woonsocket Mill League. Manager Lafontaine seeks support to field a top team with Reginald Fiske joining as star third baseman and Cliff Cady to play infield.
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Johnny Murphy
Jack Tucker
Battery
Pawtucket
Attleboro
Woonsocket Mill
Lafontaine
Bristol
Reginald Fiske
Olnerville
Riverpoint
Wickford
Mapleville
Cliff Cady
Munro and Wheaton Obituaries in Warren erscheint
In Warren on April 14 Annie Catherine Munro aged 78 and Robert Wheaton aged 72, son of the late John Robert and Rebecca Maxwell Kiddy Wheaton, are noted in family notices.
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Wheaton
Warren
Robert Wheaton
John Robert
Rebecca Maxwell (Kiddy) Wheaton
Morra Vaccaro Couple wed at St Marys Church
Sebastian Morra and Miss Theresa Vaccaro of this town were married yesterday afternoon at 4 oclock in St Marys Church. Rev Charles A Edwards assisted. A reception followed at the newlyweds home on Shaws lane with music by Mascagni Mandolin and Guitar club. Relatives and friends attended. refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morra
This Town
Charles A. Edwards
Sebastian Morra
Theresa Wangarg
Thas Town
Theresa Vaccaro
St. Mary's Church
Shaw's Lane
Mascagni Mandolin and Guitar Club
Coming Events Highlights at Bristol Area Halls
April 16 Tuesday evening four act comedy drama The Honor of a Cowboy presented by the Lyceum Dramatic club at Bristol Opera House. April 17 Wednesday evening third subscription dance by Arthur S Bann and John T Doyle in G A R Hall. April 25 Thursday evening third annual ball Bristol Serie No 953 O E Grand Army Hall.
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Bristol Opera House
Lyceum Dramatic Club
Arthur S. Bann
John T. Doyle
G. A. R. Hall
Bristol
Grand Army Hall
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Bristol Phenix
Real Paper
Hope Street
Farrally
Phoenix News
E G
Easterbrooks
F. Briggs
Wood's
High St
Duryea
C. A. Barbour
Giles Congdon
Donbar
Phenix
S. Goldes
Garfield Ave
Shepard Ovational Starch Co
Peirce
Thos.f.peirce & Son
Dorrance and Westminster Corner
Providence
R. I
Bristol and Vicinity
Bunday Mails
Carl Kerstein
Henry R. Congdon
Arthur S. Bunn
Maguire
Savoy Orchestra
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
St. Mary’s Church
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Inhaea Ho
Stittay
Rabbit Post
Dodge & Camfield
Exchange Place
Providence, R. I
Beecham
Olive
Mars
J. F. Farrally
New York
Cobleigh
Maine
Horace B. Stevens, Jr
el Paso
Texas
Juliet E. Coggeshall
Montclair Military Academy
Montclair
N. J
Ucommon
Herbert J. Stowell
Harvard Law School
Rev
Alfred S. Stowell
Robert Latimer
Coonnecticut
F. E. Suzman
Congregational Club
Memorial Chapel
Benjamin L. Hall
Jamesb. Mhathaway
Charles H. Baker
Prescott Post No. 1
G. de
Denk
B. Ti
Crown
Bristol Golf Club
Staples Coal Company
Mildred N Gorham
Hannah Morrissey
Thomas F. Morrissey
Wood Street
W. F. Williams
William H. Clinton
West Barrington
Rhode Island Hospital
Clintop
Sarah Jannsen
St. Charles
Y. M. C. A. Tennis Club
Reba Lodge
Roger Winwood
Justice of the Peace
H. ¥. Bennett
General Assembly
John P. Reynolds
General Lafayette
Rhode Island Historical Society
O. L. Bosworth
Catherine Street
Charles H. Thurber
Woonsocket
Cmt
Maonro
Annie Catherine Munro
Keeler
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Keeler
Custom House
Briseol
R. J
Treasury Department
Charles A.barbour
Comrade Curtis
Soldiers’ Home
Margaret J. Dunar
Wood
K. I
Congdon 69 Court Street
Hori
E. W. Cker
Phoenix
C. A. Johnson
Hips Street
Franklin Street
Augustin P. Nerone
K. I. Dewolf
Burton Street
Malcolm Macnaught
Thames Street
Other
Royal Baking Powder CO
Morra—Vaccaro
Promips
State Street
Waldron-Brownell CO
Bradford St
Digggy
Hla
John Alden
Haxall
ST. Louis
Alaska
Empire Brand
Harlequin
G. A. Johnson
Town OF
Weights and Measures
Rhode Island
Rank C. Child
Jd. W. Franklin W. W. Williams
C. H. Straight
C. Baker
C.baker
Severay
Astry
Wood & Bradford Sts
A. W. Noll, Prop
Chiropodist
Mars. Williams
Church St. House
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