Delmas Rallies Jury With Thaw Defense At Trial
Delphine M. Delmas, San Francisco lawyer, pleads Thaw's insanity and Evelyn Nesbit’s Renunciation in court. He argues Thaw's motive stems from alleged mistreatment by Stanford White as crowd noise fills the room and Jerome is absent.
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New York
Delphine M. Delmas
Pacific Coast
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Mr. Delmas
Harry Thaw
White
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
William Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
Delphin M. Delmas
San Francisco
Delmas
Jerome
Edward Kaw
Countess
Yarmouth
Carnegie
Abraham H. Hummel
Hummel
Evelyn
Evelyn Nesbit
Governor Hanly Ordered to Bed by Doctors
Indianapolis April 9 Governor Hanly has been ordered to remain in bed in absolute quiet for at least three weeks after consultation with a stomach specialist. Doctors say his stomach is tender from prior gastritis and stress. he will sign the proclamation of acts tomorrow but then take no official duties until he recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Hanly
Goar
Dr. Goar
Parole Likely For Willie Sells After 20 Years In Prison
Topeka Kansas April 9 Governor Hoch authorized parole for Willie Sells who has served nearly twenty years in the Kansas penitentiary for the murder of his father mother brother and sister. The case drew wide notice as the murders occurred March 7 1886 in Erie Kansas. Sells claimed innocence alleging an intruder killed the family while they slept.
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Topeka
Kas
Hoch
Willie’ Sells
Kansas Penitentiary
J. W. Sells
Erie
Watty
Ina
Willie
Sells
Abolish Many Offices Because of Nine Hour Day
Council Bluffs Iowa April 9 In preparation for the nine hour law the Chicago and Northwestern railroad is closing scores of its smaller offices throughout Iowa Twenty offices on the Galena division alone have been discontinued within one week and many others will be closed this spring Operators are moved to larger offices where three men are needed instead of two to keep expenses down and comply with the law.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Galena
Ant
Blaze Hits Brickell Milhoff Plant in Columbus Fire
Fire raged through the six story Brickell Milhoff building and the adjacent Hester block on High street damaging the Evening Dispatch newspaper plant. Losses are estimated at 300000 with the Dispatch plant alone at 150000 while several tenants face heavy damage from fire and water.
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Columbus
Brickell-Milhoff
High Street
State House
Evening Dispatch
Hester
Dispatch
Lauer
W. D. Brickell
Dispatch Building
Milhoff Estate
L. Ph. Hester
Dispatch Printing Company
Hoffman Jewelry Company
Goldsmith’s Music Store
White-Haynes Optical Company
Albaugh and Pickering
Menter Rosenbloom & Co
T. M. Farron
Furriers
Fire destroys major Navy yard workshop at League Island
A large building housing the saw mill joiner shop and pattern shop at League Island navy yard burned early today. Loss estimated at 70 000 to 100 000 dollars. Firefighters and navy marines fought the blaze as patterns and furniture for the battleship Kansas were destroyed delaying its commissioning.
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Philadelphia
League Island Navy Yard
Navy Fire Company
Philadelphia Fire Department
Navy
Fire Destroys Amsterdam Broom Company Plant
The Amsterdam Broom company plant, the nation’s largest independent brush and broom firm, burned completely in an early morning fire. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars. Firefighter William Sullivan died when a wall collapsed. The warehouse with 150000 dollars of broom corn was saved.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
Amsterdam Broom Company
William Sullivan
Dynamite destroys Brun er drug stores in Sandborn
Two Brun er drug stores in Sandborn Ind were blown by dynamite early today causing about 5000 dollars in damage. The blasts shattered windows and blew out storefronts while assaulting liquor sale charges in the stores amid an otherwise quiet April morning.
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Sandborn
Ind
D. A. Bruner
Smathers Keeps Cup In Major Delmar Victory At Memphis
A New York judge reports Elmer E. Smathers will retain the gold cup won by Major Delmar in the 1904 race against Lou Dillon. The Memphis Trotting Association sought replevin alleging ponemedy to ruin Lou Dillon by drugs. No conclusive evidence of drugging was shown. the jury returned a sealed verdict for Smathers.
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New York
Elmer E. Smathers
Major Delmar
Lou Dillon
Memphis Trotting Association
Smathers
C. K. G. Billing
Lou Dillo
Lou. Dillon
Ou’ Dillon
Smathersy
Indiana's New Laws Go Into Effect Today
Indianapolis reports that the governor will sign the proclamation tomorrow morning to publish the acts of the 1907 legislature. Only Madison County’s receipt is outstanding this morning, with a messenger ready if needed, as railroads sought more time to adjust two cent fare schedules.
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Indianapolis
Madison
Fred Sims
Anderson
Masons Prepare to Form Fort Wayne Shrine Club
Fort Wayne Shriners plan a Shrine club for local Masons who have reached the Arabian Order. Charles E. Read will call a meeting next week to organize a preliminary group of about seventy five members. Shrine membership is in Indianapolis, but the local club will deepen social ties beyond the annual Indianapolis gatherings.
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Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Indiana
Shriners’ Club
Ambassador Bryce Praises Presbyterianism At Washington Banquet
British ambassador Mr Bryce, a Presbyterian, lauds Presby terianism in Scotland and the United States at the Presbyterian alliance of Washington banquet. He condemns removing old hymns and extols the faiths uplifting role among Americans. A horse and buggy were stolen from a Butler-area barn, and Nelson Richey of Hoagland Ave recovers from Friday electric works burns.
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Washington
Bryce
Presbyterian Alliance of Washington
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Scotland
United States
Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Charles Alford
Butler
Nelson Richey
Hoagland
Avenue
Electric Works
Scrub Woman May Have Been Robber
A scrub woman is suspected of stealing 173000 dollars in a bold theft. Police traced the missing funds to her actions and investigations continue as authorities seek evidence and possible accomplices.
Mystery theft at U.S. sub-treasury in Chicago
The Evening Journal reports the $173,000 theft is cleared with a suspect described as a colored scrub woman. Secret Service has custody and aims to recover the money. A $1,000 bill was shown by a negro in a saloon, prompting a search warrant for the washerwoman’s home with limited expected success.
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Chicago
Treasury
the Evening Journal
United States Sub-Treasury
Secret Service
Memorial Day Plans At Crown Hill Include Roosevelt Invite
Indianapolis April 9 The general memorial committee of the G A R adopted a resolution to invite President Roosevelt to deliver the principal Memorial Day address at Crown Hill cemetery at 2 30 PM on May 30 The committee also invited commanding officers of regular army battalions and batteries to participate in the Lawton monument unveiling and memorial exercises, and appointed a large reception committee for the president.
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Indianapolis
General Memorial Committee
Roosevelt
Crown Hill Cemetery
Lawton
Pennsylvan ia Railroad to Combat Train Wreckers
President McCrea outlined plans to deploy agents from Pittsburgh to deter rail sabotage on Pennsylvania lines. Detectives report wrecks yield robberies and discuss increased rewards and orders to kill on sight for anyone tampering with tracks or switches.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Atterbury
Pinkerton
Pennsylvania Road
St. Louis
Robbery at Daily News Office Yields Stolen Tools
Detectives recovered missing linotype tools today from Libbing's pawn shop where they had been sold for 75 cents. The tools were valued at about $8. An attempted desk break in at the office failed.
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The
Daily News
Lenz
Libbing
Wants Lunacy Quiz Ordered by the President
Mrs Ida Van Claussen met with White House officials seeking a personal interview with President Roosevelt to press her case against United States Minister Graves in Stockholm. She asked for an expert sanity commission to be appointed, threatening to call experts herself if denied. No White House reply was given. She may seek a state secretary appointment next.
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Washington
Ida van Claussen
State Department
United States
Graves
Stockholm
King Oscar
White House
Roosevelt
von Claussen
Catholic Hierarchy of America Meets in Washington
The Catholic hierarchy convenes in Washington to discuss affairs of the American church and the Catholic university. Meetings include the Catholic Missionary Union board tonight and archbishops of the United States tomorrow with Cardinal Gibbons presiding. Potential head of a new Catholic negro missions bureau is discussed, with Rev. John E. Burk named as a possible leader.
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Washington
Catholic Church In
America
Catholic University
Catholic Hierarchy
Catholic Missionary Union
Apostolic Mission House
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
Ireland
St. Paul
Farley
New York
Ryan
Philadelphia
Bureau of
Catholic Negro Missions
John E. Burk
Church of St. Benedict the Moor
Consul General Takes Charge of Honduran Office in New Orleans
New Orleans April 9 Don Ramon Echazaretta consul general of Nicara agua received a cablegram from his government directing him to take charge of the Honduran consulate in New Orleans. J J Fernandez consul for Honduras raised no objections as a demand was made to vacate the office and Echazaretta assumed control.
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New Orleans
Don Ramon Echazaretta
Nicareagua
J. J. Fernandez
Honduras
Echazaretta
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Will Sion
Masons
Fort Wayne Nobles
Creed
Grand Army
Lawton Memorial
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