Noted Prisoner Thaw Flies From Matteawan In Dramatic Escape
Harry Kendall Thaw, confined at Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane, escaped after leaping a wall gate and boarding a taxi toward the Connecticut line. He then swapped cars at high speed, crossing into Connecticut while authorities debated extradition prospects.
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Union News Service
New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Matteawan State Hospital
Lberty
Connecticut
Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Connecticut State Line
Seaker
Stormville
N.Y
Asylum
New Canaan
Raymond Charley Francis Kieb
Matteawan
Howard Barnum
Chronology of Thaw Case Stages Through 1913
Timeline recounts key events in the Harry K. Thaw case from the 1906 shooting of Stanford White through an August 1913 escape, listing dates and actions such as trials insanity pleas habeas corpus rulings and notable legal moves involving Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and others.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
D. M. Delmas
Trury
Matteawan
Supreme Court
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
William White
John R. Russell
Russell
Petiion
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Feels Threatened Amidst New York Visit
In New York Evelyn Nesbit Thaw travels with police protection and a private detective hired by Oscar Hammerstein for her vaudeville business at the Victoria theater. She recounts threatening last words from Harry K. Thaw and fears for her life as her husband roams free from the asylum.
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Kiel
John W. Russell
Russell
Thaw
John N. Anbut
Kieb
Matteawan
Mary Copley Thaw
Pittsburg
New York
Cresson
Penn
George Carnegie
Gotham Hotel
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Arthur Hammerstein
Victoria Theater
William Travers Jerome
Stanford
New York State
John Armstrong Chanler
Virginia
Chanler
Chaloner
New York City
Dougherty
Sing Sing
Oscar Hammerstein
Harry K. Thaw
Jack Clifford
Madison Square Garden
Evelyn Thaw
Harry K
Prosecutor Denies Connection to Shaw Case in Lakeville Capture
In Lakeville Connecticut prosecutor Jerome states he has no statement or facts to offer regarding the escape or the Shaw case. He says he has no connection to the case and sees no reason to speak.
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Lakeville
Conn
Jerome
Auto licenses bring large revenue to Indiana roads
A new automobile license law that took effect July 1 projects annual license tax income of 330 000 to 400 000 dollars. Funds go to counties for road work, divided equally among counties, by gravel road share, and by each county's tax receipts. Secretary of State offices race to issue 20 000 new tags amid thousands of backlogs.
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Indianapolis
State Treasury
Secretary of State
Indiana
State’ Banke
Banking Department
Office’ of the Auditor of State
State Banking Department
State Department
St. Joseph Valley Bank of
South Bend
Savings Bank
Ihe
Water price dispute between Terre Haute firms escalates
Terre Haute Paper Co petitions the public utility commission against Terre Haute Water Co over a $300 annual charge regardless of water use. Paper mill insured for $160,000 consumes 70 tons of straw daily for strawboard and relies on an automatic sprinkler system. The company seeks a reasonable rate determination and enforcement by the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute Paper Company
Public Utility Commission
Terre Haute Water Company
Paper Company
Three Governors Propose Attending Prison Association Meet
Governors Cox Hatfield and McCreary report tentative plans to attend the American Prison association conference in Indianapolis October 11 to 16. Other governors say it is too early to know attendance. Hach hopes to attend and support the association's work.
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James M. Cox
Ohio
H.D. Hatfield
West Virginia
James B. McCreary
Kentucky
Ralston
American Prison Association
Indianapolis
F. Dunne
Illinois
G. W. Clarke
Iowa
Woodbridge N. Ferris
Michigan
Eb, W. Major
Missouri
Adolph O. Eberhart
Minnesota
Return Like Sheep In Search Of The Shepherd
A sermon uses sheep as a metaphor for human behavior and return to God. It contrasts wandering away from righteousness with faithful, teachable living and quotes scripture about hearing the shepherd's voice and finding a home in Christ. A parable of a New England boy returning home reinforces the door left unlocked for the penitent.
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Jesus
England
America
Christ
Eden
God
New England
Overcoming through sweetness and poise in hardship
Eliza M. H. Abbott argues that victory lies in maintaining sweetness of thought and calm poise under bitter pressure. She says overcoming requires hard tests to strengthen character and reveal the chain’s weakest link.
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Eliza M. H. Abbott
Day by day reflections on life and duty
A devotional passage emphasizes daily bread and daily accountability to God. It urges completing assigned work, making each day a world in itself, and ending with the record “It is finished.”
Whose Concert Tardy Arrival Sparks Buzz and Questions
Fragmented notes mention Watson E Coleman and references to a concert scene. Muddled lines describe delays and inquiries about program pieces like the Elect-Thin Ninth Symphony. The fragmentary text mentions Red Cross Ball Blue and thrift tips, with a late arrival remark.
Impressive Woman Mrs Packum Said to Command Salary
Exchange about a striking woman described as Mrs Packum who is said to command a large salary earned by her husband. The remark highlights perceptions of wealth and influence in a humorous Puck cartoon line.
Value of Foreign Money Quip At School
A classroom moment records a teacher testing currency value in America. When Harry is asked how much a guinea is worth, he quips that it equals a dollar and a half a day, capturing a humorous take on exchange rates.
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Muncie Normal Institute
Marion Norma College
Munele
Marion
Munele Normal Institute
Ng Poon Chew
Sun Yat Sen
Republc
Christian Citizenship Institute
Winona Lake
United States
Hig
America
China
Wu Ting Fang
Harry
Everybody's Magazine
Plea for More Hygienic Gravy in Fort Leavenworth Prison Menu
Stray Shots, a weekly paper, petitions the Fort Leavenworth inmates, urging the kitchen to alter gravy practice. The column argues hot water cannot yield proper gravy and warns against indigestion, urging cooks to read cookbooks and show care for the regiment's health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leavenworth
Changeable color dresses predicted by chemist at London congress
At the International Congress of Applied Chemistry in London Gia como Ciamician predicted women will wear dresses that change color with surroundings without altering the garment. He noted phototropic colors that shift with light intensity, enabling light suits to become darker at night.
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London
Giacomo Ciamician
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Matterwan Insane Asylum
Stanford Whie
Slayer
Charles A. Greathouse
End of Public Instruction
William F. Book
Greathouse
Boyd Park
Peru
Miami
Grant
Wabash
Susan Pym
Georges Rauch
Edgar A. Perkins
John Walsh
H. L. Foust
Logansport
George A. Strecker
George Mulcahey
Leland Warner
Strecker
Wind Cat Utilities Company
Cutler
J. T
R. BP
J. Johnson
Club Bazar
Gary
L. Jackson
H. H. Hayden
C. Jackson
St. Antinia
Hammond
Fuldy
J. Kaezer
W. Robak
News Printing Company of
South Whitley
Ind
Carter
Watson E. Coleman
Wan Pat
Red Cross
Post
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