Thaw and White Tragedy in New York Courtroom Spotlight
A detailed meditation on the Thaw trial for the Stanford White murder, examining Harry Thaw’s impulses and Evelyn Nesbit, and the unwritten law claimed to justify patrician vengeance. The piece traces White’s fame as an architect and Thaw’s reckless spending and romance, framing the case as a clash of law, society, and morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertus Lov
Thaw
New York
Stanford White
Harry Thaw
White
Francisco
Delphin M. Delmas
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Evelyn
Charles Dana Gibson
Mr. White
South
America
Richard Grant White
Madison Square
Evelyn Nesbit
Pittsburg
Wero
George W. Lederer
Ami
Europe
United States
Tivelen
Hireyslaw Fole
William Thaw
Paris
Broadway
Shakespeare
Washington Arch
Fifth Avenue
Century
Metropolitan
University
New York University
Turner
Richmond
Washington
Newport
Madison Square Garden
Delmas
Jim McCrea the Pennsy Railroad King and his Big Realm
A profile of Jim McCrea, newly elected president of the Pennsylvania railroad system, detailing his rise from a railroad worker to a warlike operator of a vast network. It notes his 11,000 miles of lines, 126 million passengers, 323 million tons moved, and 266 million dollars in gross income, plus his anti graft stance and hands on leadership style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thaw
Ciarettes
College At
Wooster
Cig Welles
Europe
Thaw
Harry
Robertus Love
Ames M'Crea
Pennsylvania Railroad System
Alexander J. Cassatt
McCrea
Metrea
Crostle Jimmie
Pittsburg
Jim McCrea
McCreadever
Pennsylvania
New York
New York City
Mr. McCrea
The
McUrea
Hiladelphia
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Polytechnic College
Connellsville and Southern Pennsylvania Railroad
Cassatt
Mr. Cassatt
Ile
Jimmie McCrea
Popup Junction
Uocostatue
McCreable
Notte
Tommy Blank
Hue
Tommy
Merren
United States
Pennsylvania Railroad
Episcopal Church
SLAIN BESIDE BRIDE'S BED IN FESTERING FAMILY TRAGEDY
In Culpeper Virginia W F Bywaters a noted horseman and foxhounds enthusiast was shot dead by two Strother brothers as he married their sister. The killers fled then were arrested and Bywaters’ horses including Jubilee were among his assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Bywaters
Poplar Society
Culpeper
John R. Strother
Frenel Strother
Leame
Washington
Bine
French Strother
Ry Witers
James
Philip Strother
J. W. Wace
Episcopal Church
Eyewaters
Theg Brothers
Lowaters
Grafton
Harry W. Snaith
Middlesex
Piedmont Valley
Bywaters
Jubilee
Courtland el. Smith
David B. Tennant
Leesburg
Mouse Fire Destroys Coat and Cash in Nordmont
At Nordmont Pennsylvania a coat belonging to Monroe Phillips was burned after a mouse ignited matches in a pocket. The fire consumed the coat and $65 in cash and $1,500 in negotiable notes, witnessed by workers at the Nordmont Chemical Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordmont
Nordmont Chemical Company
Monroe Phillips
Leprosy Cases Reported Among New York Elite
Dr. A S Ashmead asserts more than 100 defined leprosy cases exist in New York today and that a prominent member of the citys Four Hundred has a well developed case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A.S. Ashmead
Also Mentioned on This Page
Letters
Jim M'Crea
Oftice
Bride
Horseman
Virginian
Oback Duan
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