Defense of Harry Thaw to be insanity
New York February 4 The People suit against Harry K Thaw for the Stanford White murder went to the jury in under two hours. Assistant District Attorney Garvan outlined the case while Gleason opened for the defense asserting Thaw suffered hereditary insanity and acted under Providence.
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Thaw Trial Opens With Surprise Witnesses And Court Delays
The Thaw murder trial in New York faced a February term postponement and a crowded courtroom as Justice Fitzgerald presided. Prosecution led by Garvan outlined Stanford White's shooting at the Madison Square roof garden, detailing the sequence from the dinner to the fatal shots and arrest.
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Storm Snarls New York Transit With Heavy Snowfall
New York is crippled by a northeast snow storm dropping ten inches in 24 hours. Surface car lines are six feet deep in snow, elevated and suburban trains delayed, traffic slow, and 5,000 shovelers employed. A New York Central roundhouse roof collapsed injuring two workers. Dozens injured in a Providence Division New Haven Hartford railroad accident.
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Highland Light Reports Severe Storm Disrupting Shipping
A noted storm at Highland Light caused heavy seas and shipping delays. Weather officials describe it as the worst storm in memory, with strong winds and high tides impacting vessels near the harbor.
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Storm Ties Up Connecticut Transit Lines
A nor’easter in New Haven Connecticut snarled rail and trolley service as heavy snowfall began late yesterday and continued into today. Officials report delays and service suspensions on steam train routes and streetcar lines, with crews removing snow and restoring crossings. Local schools and government offices closed as the storm unsettled travel and commerce.
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Nevada legislature passes crime resolution on railway pass abuse
Carson Nev Feb 5 The legislature passed a joint resolution declaring it a crime for any legislator to use a railroad pass illegally. An electorate? bill was introduced in the house yesterday abolishing immunity for press. United States declar he tights-by.
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Snowslide at Monarch Mountain Kills Eight in Colorado
Salida Colo Feb 5 Eight persons were killed and fourteen injured in a Monarch Mountain snow slide last night. The dead include Fred Mason and family, Joseph Boyle and John Emerson, miners John Gilbert Stephen Skinner and an unnamed miner. Injured include James Smith with a broken back William Schroeder age 15 and Florence Mason daughter of Fred Mason.
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Monarch
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Senator Heyburn Seeks Special Committee on Northern Pacific Reorg
Washington February 5 Senator Heyburn introduced a resolution in the senate proposing a five member special committee to investigate the reorganization of the Northern Pacific railroad property. The panel would determine what titles and estates are owned by whom and trace ownership created by the act of Congress on July 2 1864.
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Fire Claims Three In Pelham Home Tragedy
In Pelham New York on February 5 a fire killed Mrs Richard Vaughan and her infant child along with another man identified as H. The blaze gutted a residence, investigators probing cause while neighbors recall a quiet family life.
Abridged City Sports Card Hints At Local Figures
Fragments hint at a city sports scene with names Olaf Anderson Ole Peéelstreter Axner and Andrew, plus unspecified results and era context. The unreadable text suggests a list of participants or standings with unclear actions or outcomes.
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Kennedy Trial Opens In Death Of Augsburger In Saloon
Prosecutor outlines case with about twenty five witnesses sworn and excluded. Skull of Sam Augsburger will be shown as crucial evidence. Testimony places Harmon Barnes and Charles Laughlin in Kennedy saloon on September 6, 1906, over a 20 cent drink dispute, leading to Augsburger's fatal wounds with a billiard cue and a blackjack.
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Dan B. Ninde
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