Thaw defense cites manic depressive insanity in White killing
The Thaw defense wraps its case with manic depressive insanity as the motive for Stanford White’s death. Alienists testified Thaw’s condition includes sudden outbursts followed by calm periods, with the judge probing the diagnosis for potential actions if verdicts lean toward insanity or acquittal. The proceedings reveal requests to obtain testimony from convict Abraham Hummel and concern over the long 16,000 word defense question.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Stanford White
Pittsburg
Jerome
Abraham Hummel
Blackwell’s Island
Littleton
Bowling
Huimmel
Wagner
Lunacy Commission
Thaw
Justice Dowling
Sydney Russell Wells
London
No Opposition Probes and Bills Move in State Senate
Columbus, Ohio and Frankfort, Ky reports: The Ohio Senate plans a fresh probe into Cincinnati and Hamilton County, with support expected to be bipartisan and routine. In Kentucky, quorum breaks stall a United States Senate ballot as Beckham and Bradley factions wage a tight race amid House and Senate activity on rivers, railways, and safety measures.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Senate
Ohio
T. C. Laylin
Norwalk
Ohio Grange
Drake
Rose County
House
Huffman
Frankfort
Beckham
Bradley
State House
House of Representatives
United States
Uprising Rumors Stir Honduras Crisis Reported
Washington dispatch notes rumors of an uprising or invasion in Honduras. State Department believes leaders are persons who fled Honduras into Guatemala during the last revolutionary outburst. Unclear details and no confirmations available.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Honduras
State Department
Gauteia
Bradley Nears Victory by One Vote in Ballot Count
Bradley is reported within one vote of winning the election as tallying continues. Officials have not yet certified results.
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Bradley
Milk feud erupts as night rider threats target Milwaukee milk buyers
In Waukesha County farmers face intimidation to block milk sales to Milwaukee dealers. Threats in capital letters promise violence to stop shipments unless an extra ten cents per eight-gallon can is charged. Letters and calls express fear of harm, with at least one milk shipment diverted after tampering with destination tags.
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Tribune
Milwaukee
Wis
Waukesha County
Kentucky
Waukesha
Cyclone Destroys Dwellings in Two States
A cyclone swept across northeastern Etéwah County last night causing extensive property damage though no lives were lost. In Coats Bend several homes were destroyed and fences toppled while Alford Bend reported similar destruction. Bud McCurdy’s home collapsed and a 75 year old bachelor relative fled unharmed. J E Williams, county education superintendent, suffered damage to his home and other properties.
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Birmingham
Ala
Joe Clone
Etéwah County
Coats Bend
Alford Bend
Bud McCurdy
McCurdy
J. E. Williams
Barge Cut Lodg(e) to Save Tug Crew Tragedy
Providence news reports the barge White Band sank off Delaware Breakwater during a fierce gale while the tug M E Scully towed it and the New Jersey. The White Band crew cut the hawser to save the Scully, sacrificing the barge as wreckage was later found. Four men and two women perished in the incident.
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Providence
M. E. Scully
Delaware
White Band
Newport News
Henry W. Gegg
Scully
New Jersey
Tigs
Cyclone Hits Pond Creek Valley Near Sweetwater
A cyclone swept Pond Creek Valley near Sweetwater Tennessee killing James M Casidy and injuring five others including his wife. The Casidy residence was demolished. Edward Everett lost his home and three children and his wife were badly injured. Willey Sliger s barn collapsed killing two horses as several homes suffered damage with the storm moving northeast.
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Commercial Tribune
Knoxville
Tenn
Sweetwater
Pond Creek Valley
James M. Casidy
Blue Springs
Edward Everett
Pond Creek
Everett
Willey Sliger
Philadelphia
Mitchell Opposes Sympathy Strikes at Union Convention
President Mitchell told the United Mine Workers convention in Indianapolis on January 27 that he will not seek any office after his April 1 retirement and opposes sympathetic strikes. He warned against strikes to aid other unions, stating no benefits accrue and questioning mutual dependence between coal and metalliferous miners. He noted coal can be mined when gold miners are idle, but gold cannot be mined if coal strikes occur.
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Senate Committee On Agriculture
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Shuler
Tom Johnson
Smith
Cuyahoga
W. H.hancock
American Snuff Company
Association
Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Mitchell
United Mineworkers of America
Western Federation of Miners
Barge Believed Grafton Strands Near Amagansett
A barge, likely the Grafton, broke loose from the tug Concord during a Friday night storm and ran aground near Amagansett. There was no sign of life aboard and the vessel soon broke apart amid wreckage washed ashore where rescuers found a man's body.
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New York
Grafton
Concord
Astitr Re
Amagansett
L. L
Russia Considers Annexing Part of Finland
Reports from St Petersburg and Helsingfors claim the Russian Empire plans to partition Finland, annex Viborg district, and deploy an army corps to the Grand Duchy to quell protests. The scheme would replace Finland’s Governor General with General Von Boeckman, amid supportive articles in The Novoe Vremya.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Russia
Viborg
Grand Duchy of Finland
Nicholas N. Gerhard
von Boeckman
Count Bobrikoff
Novoe, Vremya
Adair v United States affirms labor rights clash ruling
The Supreme Court held the 1898 act banning railroad employers from discriminating against union members unconstitutional. Justice Harlan declared it wrong to force labor or restrict contract liberty, affirming equal rights of discharge or quitting for both employer and employee in Adair’s favor. Justice McKenna dissented.
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Hamilton County
Commercial Tribune
Washington
William Adair
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Supreme Court of the United States
Adair
Justice Harlan
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
McKenna
Supreme Court
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Chicago
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Justice Parlan
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