Thaw Case Testimony Focuses on Evelyn Nesbit Story
In New York on March 12 Jerome pressed the Thaw defense with questions about Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Stanford White. Smith, brother-in-law of White, testified about Thaw’s behavior on the Madison Square Garden roof after seating. The trial featured sustained objections and heated exchanges as Longfellow and Delmas clashed over papers and Thaw’s alleged cruelty accusations.
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Jerome
James C. Smith
Stanford White
Smith
Madison Square Garden Theater
Thaw
Delmas
Rudolph Witthaus
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Standford White
Twenty-fourth Street
Justice Fitzgerald
Ethel Thomas
Longfelow
Evelyn Thaw
Abraham Hummel
White
Mr. Jerome
Sheriff Williams Pledges Quick Action on Oaklawn Races
Garland county Sheriff R L Williams spoke in Little Rock to Governor Moore expressing readiness to promptly execute all processes or warrants against Oaklawn race track operators violating law. He notes betting is prohibited though racing itself may occur. Other Hot Springs residents plan further talks with the governor. No militia measures have been adopted yet.
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Little Rock
R. L. Williams
Garland County
Hot Springs
Moore
Oaklawn
Oil Spill at Chadbourne Street Depot Switch
In San Angelo on March 12 a tank at the West Texas Ice and Cold Storage depot sidetrack burst releasing 19,000 gallons of crude oil. The spill saturated the immediate city area and the loss is estimated at about 700 dollars.
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San Angelo
Tex
Chadbourne Street
West Texas Ice and Cold Storage Company
Secretary Wilson Cannot Visit Fort Worth March 18
Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture writes that urgent duties enforcing the pure food law prevent him from traveling to Fort Worth on March 18 to speak before the Texas Cattle Raisers' association.
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Fort Worth
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Chinese Arrivals Improve Servant Market in Meridian
Meridian Mexico reports several hundred Chinese have arrived in the past weeks taking varied jobs including many as servants. Their presence has led to a noticeable improvement in the local servant market and labor availability.
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Meridian
Mex
Fatal Yellow Fever Case Near Cordoba Prompt Action
In Paraje Nuevo near Cordoba a fatal yellow fever case occurred prompting the superior board of health to order the emergency corps to Pa raje Nuev and implement precautionary steps used in such outbreaks.
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City of Mexico
Paraje Nuevo
Cordoba
Superior Board of Health
Paraje Nuev
Intruder in Judge Hargis Residence Foiled by Relative
Jackson Kentucky March 12 a man masked as a woman entered Judge James Hargis home and attempted to shoot him. Jett Hargis nephew fired at the intruder who escaped unharmed.
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Jackson, Ky
James Hargis
Jett
Hargis
Cotton Exchange to Close March 29 and 30
The Cotton Exchange in New York will be closed on March 29 Good Friday and March 30. The notice indicates the city holiday affects trading and operations.
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New York
Interior secretary dismisses Edward A Schricker from Camden land office
The secretary of the interior dismissed Edward A Schricker, receiver at the Camden Arkansas land office, for violating a law prohibiting buying and selling military bounty land warrants. Dismissal is the only penalty.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Edward A. Schricker
Camden
Ark
Fricker
Attorney General Rules Two-Thirds Rule Unconstitutional
In Austin on March 2 the attorney general ruled the two-thirds rule unconstitutional, supporting Lieutenant Governor Davidson in the matter.
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Austin
Davidson
Beer seized in Chickasha destroyed seven point eight bottles
In Chickasha J T on March 12 a can load of beer was seized and seven point eight bottles were destroyed as part of enforcement actions.
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Chickasha
J. T
Printers Association Plans Fort Worth Meeting Next Year
Waco March 12. Texas Commercial and Job Printers' association meets next year at Fort Worth. Otters held over. There are 250 Farmers' Union warehouses in Texas.
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Fort Worth
Waco
Texas Commercial and Job Printers’ Association
Otfers
Farmers’ Union
Texas
Cromwell's Horses and a Park Accident in Hyde Park
A Blackwood's account details Oliver Cromwell's famed passion for horses, including his coach drawn by six mares in 1649 and a 1655 ride with six white horses. An 1654 gift sparked a Hyde Park mishap when Cromwell, driving and whipping, was toppled, Thurloe injured, and Cromwell bloodied but recovering. The piece notes uncertain views on Cromwell's racing involvement.
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Cromwell
Blackwood
London
Ireland
Flanders
Whitehall
County of Oldenburg
Hyde Piark
Thurloe
Scroggs
Croswell
Pointed Paragraphs About Excuses and Nobility of Character
Aged reflections discuss excuses as common among people and the ease of being misled by questions. It argues that opportunity matters and fault is often viewed as misfortune, noting generosity to new friends over old. It contrasts wealth with eccentric ideas versus mere ideas with cranky perception.
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Atchison Globe
Box Office Man Silences Crowd With Two Tickets
In a dramatic moment at the theater box office, a man called for two tickets any time any price. The clerk, stunned, complied, transferring the seats as a hush fell over onlookers and the line smiled at the subdued patron.
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New York Post
Antiquity of Proverbs Across Cultures
The article notes proverbs predate books serving as unwritten morality. It cites African sayings and translates examples such as a land dweller’s scarification, two sharing a thorn, and a Transvaal warning about a silent man with a brass band in his mouth.
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Africa
Transvaal
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