Second Thaw Trial Opens Insanity Plea and Court Schedule
The second trial of Harry K. Thaw began in New York with an insanity plea entered for the Stanford White killing. Judge Dowling set three daily sessions from 10 15 am to 1 pm 2 pm to 6 pm and 8 pm to 10 pm and jurors will be kept in custody for the duration. Jurors Hatchett and Morewood were chosen as Nos 2 and 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Thaw
New York
Dowling
Senat
Victor J. Dowling
State Supreme Court
Kiling
Stanford Whiteweg
Charles E. Gremmels
Evelyn Thay
Justice Dowling
John R. Hatchett
George B. Morewood
Iuporter
Two Will Probably Die in Family Row After Milk Incident
Five members of the Adam Schaffer family were injured in a feud after a milk pail overturn stopped by a cow. Alec Schaffer and Levi Schaffer were struck with a club and knives used, leaving Adam with a dislocated hip and Alec with neck wounds near the jugular. James Schafer suffered a knife stab and a shattered elbow. others had facial and arm injuries. Neighbors summoned physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dea Mones
Adam Schaffer
Alec Schaffer
Levi
Passenger HITS FREIGHT In Fatal Dubuque Collision
Two railroad workers died and another was perhaps fatally injured in a crash near Dubuque Iowa when a passenger train struck a freight engine on the Burlington tracks. The air brakes failed and the freight train was cut in half while none of the passengers were hurt.
Three Die In Fire At French Hospital Laundry Plant
Three persons perished when a fire destroyed the outbuilding housing the laundry and electrical power plant at the French hospital. A panic arose among patients but nurses moved them to safety as quickly as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Francisco
Enviloresa
Perjury charge dropped in Portland estates dispute
London Jan 7 the perjury case against Herbert Druce collapsed after new evidence arose from the Charles Druce inquiry. The civil action by George Hollamby Druce to recover the Duke of Portland estates will proceed, with testimonies from Professor Augustus Pepper and others during exhumation proceedings. The case centers on T C Druce declared dead in 1864 and the rightful heir claims a 1.5 million dollar annual income. El Paso reports Governor Horace Boies recovering from pneumonia. Horace Bates shows improvement and rests easily per physician Hoyt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Portland
London
Herbert Druce
George Hollamby Druce
Atherlay- Jones
Charles Druce
Augustus J. Pepper
University of London
Herbert Cruce
Thomas Ch¢ Cs Druce
Baker Street Bazaar
Heighgate Cemetery
T. C. Drice
George Hollamby Drace
Portland
Indictments Returned Against Boston Officials and Aiders
Suffolk county grand jury returns indictments against former Superintendent of Streets James Doyle and four others including William Derwin George Batils Marks Berwin Michael Mitchell and Thomas Maher. Charges held pending arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Suffolk County Grand Jury
James
Doyle
Airdlarmen
William Derwin
George H. Batils
Marks Berwin
Award Kain
Michael Mitchell
Thomas F. Maher
Missing Mount Royal Mystery Near Briere Island
A Canadian Pacific steamer is sighted near Briere Island in the Bay of Fundy area with no scheduled arrival, fueling speculation it may be the Missing Mount Royal. Halifax reports two steamers off Briere Island heading inward, raising hopes one is Mount Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John
N. B
Briere Island
Royal
Halifax
Fog delays shipping on British coast amid heavy mists
Brief items note fog disrupts shipping especially around Glasgow and Liverpool. Obituaries report deaths of Rev Dr James M Crowell at 81 in Philadelphia and Charles M MacDonald, longtime Northwest lumber figure, in La Crosse at 65. Other notices reference M Gude to Norway duties from April 1 and deaths of Commander Harry H Hosley and George L Henrion.
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Glasgow
Liverpool
George L. Henrion
Michigan Department
American Car and Foundry Company
Detroit
M. Gude
Norway
United States
M. Hauge
James M. Crowell
Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Harry H. Hosley
U.S. X
Dewey
Newport News
Manila
New York
Charles M. MacDonald
Northwest
la Crosse
Wis
Two Killed in East Dubuque Train Collision
A Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train crashed into a Chicago Great Western freight train at East Dubuque. Engineer J. W. Blanchard of La Crosse and Winfield McGaughey of East Dubuque died. Brakeman W. H. Smith was badly injured and likely to die. The dispatcher’s cabin was wrecked. no passengers were hurt.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Chicago, Great Western
East Dubuque
J. W. Blanchard
la Crosse
Winfield McGaughey
W. H. Smith
Great Western
Burlington
Finseenger
MecGaughey
Balcons of Ottumwa Close Down on Sundays
Ottumwa wholesale beer dealers led by Anheuser-Busch Schlitz Hamm Leisy and Ottumwa breweries urged saloonkeepers to follow Iowa law. Saloons must close at 8 35 p m and board back doors to comply with Sunday and holiday restrictions. Dealers then sought Mayor Phillips and police support to enforce the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Inge Anhauser-Busch
Schlitz, Hamm, Leisy
Ottumwa Breweries
Iowa
T. J. Phillips
Saloons Close in Burlington Davenport on New Year
For the first time in Iowa history saloons in Burlington and Davenport shut on New Year’s Day after Attorney General Byers warned of permanent closures if holidays were not observed. Muscatine also became permanently dry as all twenty eight saloons closed their doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Davenport
Iowa
Byers
Muscatine
Market Quotations Show Wheat Prices and Stock Yards Notes
Minneapolis wheat quotes for January include May at 1.19 and July at 1.34 with various grade prices. Duluth reports arrive and on track values for Northern and Flax futures, while St Paul and Chicago stock yards display cattle, hogs, and sheep ranges with multiple grade, weight, and price figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Howard Gets The Limit In Manslaughter Case
Nineteen year old Roy Howard of Des Moines was sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary the maximum for manslaughter after he attempted to shoot a jealous rival and killed Miss Martha Piceray. John A Kasson of Iowa a noted statesman and diplomat is seriously sick at his home in Washington D C at eighty four years old fighting grip. Former Governor Horace Boies of Towato is critically ill with pneumonia at Providence Hospital in El Paso Texas on the way to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Howard
Des Moines
Martha Piceray
Howard
Miss Picerar
John A. Kasson
Iowa
Washington
I Street
Washington, D. C
Mr. Kasson
Boone
John McMonigle
Fraser
Horace Boies
Towato
Providence Hospital
el Paso
Tex
California
University President Calls for Men in Schools in 1900s Iowa
Clark University President G Stanley Hall addressed 1400 delegates at the Iowa State Teachers convention in Des Moines urging fewer women teachers and more male principals, condemning overfeminization, coeducation, and corporal punishment. He praised German schools in contrast and outlined officers for the State Teachers' association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Iowa State Teachers’ Convention
Des Moines
Ameren
Reco
Hall
Germany
America
State Teachers’ Association
Abbies Abbott
Cedar Rapids
S. L. Thomas
Daniel Blots
E. J. Hook
Decorah
Charles EB. Blodgett
Athentic
Ovation For Shaw In Des Moines Bankers Event
Former Secretary of the Treasury Lesle M. Shaw drew a large crowd in Des Moines with a non political talk on banking reforms at the Des Moines Bankers club. He met Governor Cummins after an hour and a half meeting amid political speculation but offered no new details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Treasury
Des Moines
Treasury
Lesle M. Shaw
Iowa
Bankers’ Club
Shaw
Cummins
Bequest To Fort Deje Church And Morningside College
Isaac Garmoe of Fort Dodge left a will giving fifty thousand dollars to First Methodist church of Fort Dodge and Morningside College in Sioux City, to be divided in equal parts. Garmoe, long a banker and capitalist, died last week after blood poisoning from a corm cutting accident that led to amputation. His estate estimates at 150000 to 200000 and he helped found the Commercial National Bank and the Fort Dodge Savings Bank, serving as vice president of the former. He was active in Republican politics and widely known in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morningside College
First Methodist Church
Fort Deige
Sioux City
Isaac Garmer
Fort Dodze
Promeer
Garmoe
Commercial National Bank
Fort Dodge Savings Bank
Unusual Waterloo Marriage Consent Involving Young Siblings
In Black Hawk county Iowa a man and his wife went to the Waterloo clerk to consent to their underage children's marriage, revealing a family history that included a 19 year old stepson and a 16 year old stepdaughter. The event marks a first in the region. Elsewhere a Seattle lumber order placed Sept 11 1906 reached Boone Dec 27 1907 after 15 months. Freight charges totaled $300 as lumber prices shifted. A Des Moines river catfish pricked fisherman Joseph Filala leading to blood poisoning and a near fatal outcome at Fort Dodge hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Mr. Goettel
Arthur F. Goettel
Nettie Delaney
Nettie
Iowa
Crasen
Boone
P. T. Nelson & Sims
Seattle
Des Moines
Joseph Filala
Fort Dodge Hospital
The Labor of Cupid Marriage Licenses 1907 List
A compiled record lists marriage licenses issued in 1907 with names of Brides and Grooms, and dates from January through December. The long ledger includes multiple entries such as John B Waerdet and Elizabeth Nolan on January 3 and Christopher Conlon with Bartha Peterson on January 7, among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Waerdet
Elizabeth Nolan
Christopher Conlon
Bartha Peterson
John M. Blake
Emily &Stone
John Graettisger
Anguata Frick
Verey Anderson
N. Bualice Parka
van D. Alston
Grace V. Jackson
Ambrose Rochte
Anoie Sandermeyer
Herman Myers
Clara Sandermeyer
LeRoy LeClair
Etta Cook
Henry Derner
Mary Fogarty
James
McCoy
Mary Josephte Ryan
Chris Thompson
Edna Meek
Carneline Gerris
Anna Schumacher
Myron Anderson
Ya Leger
Fred Arbogast
Myrtle Crail
Timothy Slaven
Land Bought Near Laurens Shows Local Interest
Ran yan purchases the C U Krog farm south of Laurens at 95 per acre after exploring Oklahoma and the southwest. The item notes a senatorial Golden Wedding anniversary for W. H. and Caroline A. Ingham of Algona with family gathering from Des Moines Redwood City Olympia Omaha and Chisago. Grain and livestock prices from Chicago market are listed with wheat corn and pork figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WG. Ranyan
C. U. Krog
Mr Runyan
Oklahoma
Moceh
Sen
W. H. Ingham
Caroline A. Ingham
Algona
Herkimer County
Ingham
Harvey Ingham
The
Register
Lend’er
Des Moines
Or. M. Doxse
Redwood City
Cal
George W. Ingham
Jane Fly
Olympia
Wash
CW. Russell
W. J. McChesney
Town
Chisago
Chicago
Solle
Springs
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Bernt
Hairy Kendall Thaw
HITS
East Dubuque, la
Dubuque, la
Bur- Mogton
Quincy
Chicago Great Western
Mast Dubuque
Boies
Henry F. Hoyt
Bates
Traine
East Subuque
St. Paul Union
St. Paul
Horace Boles Very II
He Kane
Cupid
Tuasy
James Brown
Nellie Sherlock
T. J. Steuth
W. Elizabeth Cougher
Wm. F. Asch
Mary Oonahue
Jens R. Skow
Exnan Jenvoo
John D. Divine
Meggie Barnett
Herbert Doss
Margaretta Joanks
Bomer Keller
Blanche Babar
James Malenard
Mary Nelson
Bobrurey
Sherman Elberez
Jata Reardon
Fred Quigley
Clara Boodswell
Barton
Lyle K. Greene
William
Serkley
Helen McKenzis
Geo
Darrow
Mery E. Toole
Berveson
Bertha Fielstad
Daniel E. McCarty
Sarah M. O'Connor
John Lane
Mary Aylward
Een
P. N. Jacobsen
Hannan Petarson
A. Trpeng
Christy Burke
Matt P. Adams
Kate Burke
Frost
May Frederick
R. R. Blair
Lillian M Mieger
Oscar Benson
Inger Maria Johnson
Overton
Corna Meithinnell
Adolph Caokner
Nina Goudge
Jane
John W. Williams
Mabel Maud Douglas
Thomas L. Jackass
Ruth Dingman
Jons
G. FE
Goghees
Jennies
Spront
Jens
W. A. Lynch
Katherine Daw‘gon
Dennis Noonan
Katherine Kelly
Jerome R. Frisbee
Viola E. Chambers
T. R. Martin
Mary & Laughlin
Barry BE. Shaw
Bessie B
Peter G. Paterson
Bertha
Gabrielaon
Iuly
George P. Bradley
Flrenitin Emerson
Beo Espeland
Alary Debi
Aupnat
James B. Martin
Estella
Arise Belland
McAliister
Jeoris Maso Soper
F.J. Bowland
Minnie MW. Pluk
Lernard Snyder
Emily Jute Pormam Oorrider
Arnold
Peré
Ethel M. Heney
George W. Wright
Naowt Rath Gaard
Aldinzer
Eile
Hnash
A. Bragley
Cary Ammoné
Charles D. Perensorn
Baeise
Orciway
Kyle C. Fuller
Fannie Fetm Walker
Marion Harris
Iidldie Firkine
Pat Shanagnnessy
Kate Stade
Samiél Clinch
Jewie Adamwacm
Co. G. Brawer
Ads Bochasio
Bert Thomas
Mertza Wagner
Cleveland Srinklay Hastings
Ernest J. Streuvers Saith
A. DB. Reets
D Guida Oleson
R. A. Ryder
Asra Cillinan
Knox
Ada Barfoot
Florarce
Nellie
Hendricksen
Graettinger
T. L. Hendrickson
Eumetsburg Township
Laurens
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