Limelight Again in Thaw Trial Promises Duplicated Thrills
New York Special Harry Thaw faces a renewed Supreme Court trial for the murder of Stanford White with a jury to be chosen this week. The defense argues insanity, with Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and witness Ilda Vera Cimonton set to testify. Delmas is replaced by Littleton. Mrs Thaw has improved health and manages her Park Avenue home as costs loom.
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New York
Harry Thaw
Supreme Court
Stanford White
Martin W. Littleton
Daniel O'Reilly
Russell Peabody
Ilda Vera Cimonton
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Madison Square Garden
Delphin Michael Delmas
Napoleon
San Francisco
Texas
Brooklyn
Delmas
Littleton
Park Avenue
Is Gassaway to Wed
Washington Special reports that former Senator Henry Gassaway Davis of West Virginia will marry Miss Maude Ashford. Friends say the engagement is true and the wedding could occur this week. Davis plans a Palm Beach honeymoon and reportedly will endow his bride with 1,000,000, with her waiving dower rights.
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Washington
Henry Gassaway Davis
West Virginia
Rockefeller Gives University of Chicago $2.19 Million
John D Rockefeller contributed 2,191,000 to the University of Chicago as a New Year gift. This donation raises his total gifts to the university to 23,809,661.98, a notable sum celebrated by Chicago’s leading institution.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Standard Oil King
Rockefeller
Garden Party for Fighting Bob in Rio Janeiro
The American embassy fixes January 14 for a banquet and January 16 for a garden party to honor officers of the battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Evans, expected to arrive around January 11.
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Bob
Rio Janeiro
Evans
Teapot Tempest Over Wallace Statue Commission
Washington Special reports Indiana Governor Hanly appoints a commission to place General Lew Wallace statue in the capitol statuary hall. The panel is split on material with a bronze majority.
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Washington
Indiana
Hanly
Lew Wallace
Statuary Hall
Capitol
124 Years Old Still Working in Ottoman Longevity Claim
Constantinople correspondent reports London press claim extraordinary longevity in the Ottoman Empire with cases such as Hadji Raif of Keni Baghtche aged 124, long employed at the military school bindery for eighty years. his father died at 142.
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London
the Lancet
Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
Hadji Raif
Keni Baghtche
Paucaldi
Pettibone Acquitted In Bomb Murder Case
Boise jury returns not guilty verdict for George A. Pettibone and William Haywood in the murder of ex Governor Steunenberg. Pettibone, an officer of the Western Federation of Miners, appeared in court though believed fatally ill. Lawyers did not present closing argument before the jury.
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Boise
Idaho
Pettibone
George A. Pettibone
Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
William Haywood
Western Federation
London Starts Anti Rat Crusade
London launches an anti rat crusade led by Lord Avebury Sir Lander Brunton Dr Crichton Browne and Sir Henry Johnson. They claim rats cause 50 million pounds of property damage annually in England and pose severe hygienic risks.
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London
Lord Avebury
Lander Brunton
Crichton-Browne
Henry Johnson
England
Maxim A Minute Speed Will Make U S Torpedo Navy Leader
New York Special claims Hudson Maxim’s trio of power driven devices will equip the United States with the fastest torpedo boat and semi submersible torpedo craft. Motorite propulsion allegedly grants speeds over a mile per minute and 60 miles an hour for the torpedo boat. The inventor says the system could outpace Whitehead torpedoes and even push ships and trains.
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New York
Hudson Maxim
United States
Maxim
Mr. Maxim
Whitehead
Southampton
Osage Warrior Ke-Wah-Ho-Tsa-Ah-Lo Dies After Dance
From Tulsa report Ke-Wah-Ho-Tsa-Ah-Lo, the Osage tribe’s largest man and a veteran of the Osage Kansas war, dies after dancing all night at an Osage festivity in Tulsa. He was a full blood and advanced in years.
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St. Louis
Republic
Tulsa
Okla
Ke-Wah-Ho-Tsa-Ah-Lo
No Precedent for Hanly in Indiana Martial Law Declared
Indianapolis Special notes no prior Indiana governor placed a city under martial law since the Civil War until Governor Hanly proclaimed such law last Saturday for Muncie and nearby areas over a street car strike. State records show no similar proclamations, officials recall none. Cars are again running regularly.
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Hanly
Indianapolis
Indiana
Muncie
Executive Department of the State
Whitecaps Convicted at Columbus Indiana
The jury in Columbus Indiana found David Fox of Smithville and Jacob Kirk of Kirkville Monroe county guilty of whitecapping William Thomas Vanest a South Bethany blacksmith on the night of June 22 after nineteen and a half hours of deliberation.
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Columbus
Ind
Indiana Ohio Baseball League seeks berths in several towns
Richmond Indiana and Ohio towns will be visited this week to consider berths in the reorganized Indiana Ohio Baseball League. A meeting for reorganization is scheduled in Richmond January 20. Visits include Hamilton Piqua Lima Van Wert in Ohio and Muncie Bluffton Anderson Kokomo Fort Wayne Marion Decatur Huntington in Indiana.
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Richmond
Ind
Indiana
Ohio
Hamilton
Piqua
Lima
van Wert
Muncie
Bluffton
Anderson
Kokomo
Marion Frankfort
Decatur
Huntington
New Year Boots Confidence as Money Outlook Improves
Government financiers report a crisis past with optimistic signals for the new business year. Western banks show strong reserves, circulation expands, and New York banks routed funds West to meet hurry needs, countering earlier panic and stabilizing the Mississippi Valley economy.
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New York
San Francisco
Kansas City
Treasury
Panama
Congress
Treasury Department
Mississippi Valley
Far West
Chicago
United States
Eloper Wins with Shotgun in Carmi Illinois
At gunpoint Herbert Evans of Carrier Mills forced C L Lyles to hand over his niece Lena Daniels to him for elopement. Lyles acceded and turned the girl over after a shotgun hold up. The couple fled in Lyles buggy as Evans escaped.
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Eloper
Carmi
Herbert Evans
Carrier Mills
C. L. Lyles
Lyles
Lena Daniels
Evans
Elopers
Lyle
Boni Figures in Fuss Over Duel Threat in Paris
Paris report details a violent quarrel in Rue Chillot between Count Boni de Castellane and Prince Helie de Sagan. Boni allegedly denounced the prince and a duel is believed imminent. Boni recently divorced Miss Anna Gould of New York.
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Boni
Fuss
Paris
Rue Chillot
Count Boni de Castellane
Helie de Sagan
Anna Gould
New York
Lynching Declines While Personal Crisis Reports Rise
Chicago Special notes lynching totals in 1907 at sixty three, the smallest in twenty years, while personal crisis reports increase for several years. The 1907 personal crisis total reached 10,782, up from 10,125 in 1906, reflecting growing public concern.
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Chicago
United States
All will come out in the washing Cervantes
A compact aphorism attributed to Cervantes notes that truth surfaces through processes of exposure. The saying emphasizes eventual disclosure despite concealment.
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Cervantes
Diamond Trust Says Diamond Imports Fell in 1907
New York Special reports imports of diamonds and pearls dropped by 11 million dollars in 1907 from 1906’s 43.57 million. The decline rose late in the year amid money troubles as the Diamond Trust curbed supply to steady prices. India and Brazil contributed far less.
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New York
Custom House
United States
Diamond Trust
India
Brazil
Trouble for John Bull on Eve of Pact with Mikado Government
London dispatch reports Britain facing a racial crisis as Canada Japan talks unfold. Vancouver unrest over Asiatic immigration heightens pressure on the Pacific coast while Transvaal Indians and Chinese resist registration. Indians in England warn of declining loyalty in the empire amid diplomatic sensitivities.
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London
England
Transvaal
Vancouver
Canada
Japan
Pacific
America
Great Britain
Johannesburg
Navy critics prompt official reply on ship construction
Washington reports President Roosevelt orders an official Navy Department reply to criticisms from newspapers and magazines. Admiral George A Converse will address whether the American navy lags Europe in ship construction while secretary Metcalf defends armor placement arguing the heaviest armor lies below the water line to protect vital areas.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy Department
George A. Converse
Board of Construction
Converse
Europe
Metcalf
New York Woman Dies After Needle Ingestion Ordeal
Mrs Maine Des Mond attempted suicide eighteen months earlier by swallowing 144 needles. She endured twenty five surgical operations and the removal of all but a dozen needles before she died.
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New York
Maine Desmond
Ellington Girl Bravely Dives In Freezing Ocean for Wager
Miss Helen Wilcox of Ellington State Island braved two degree cold in a thin bathing suit diving into the ocean near her home. She remained submerged five minutes as part of a wager reported in New York Special.
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New York
Helen Wilcox
Ellington
State Island
Col Botroff Shot Down in Samara Street Attack
Samara Russia authorities report Col Botroff head of the provincial gendaremie was assassinated in a crowded street by an unknown assailant. The shooting occurred as he traveled through the city. Local officials investigate the motive and identify suspects.
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Col. Botroff
Samara
Russia
Louise Vermeule Death Tied to Poison At Riverside Drive
New York reports identify the poison death of Mrs John Van Ness Roberts at 227 Riverside Drive as Louise Vermeule a notorious social climber and forger who duped banks jewelers hotels and society figures across several cities. Colonel Robert J Haire linked her to a forgery trial in 1899 and described her lavish yet fraudulent career.
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New York
John van Ness Roberts
Riverside Drive
Robert J. Haire
Lafayette Street
Louise Vermeule
Cassie Chadwick
Colonel Haire
Colorado
Roelofs
Philadelphia
Lovels
Windsor
Fifth Avenue
London pageant to review England history next July
The London pageant planned for Regent s Park aims to surpass prior shows with a twelve acre arena and water stage. It will feature myths from King Lud to the Norman Conquest and scenes including Richard I and the Wat Tyler rioters with a coronation procession on water galley barges.
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London
England
Regents’ Park
Lud
Ludgate
William the Conqueror
Richard I
Richard
Wat Tyler
Anne Boleyn
Vanderbilt Daughter to Wed Count in January Ceremony
New York Special reports Miss Gladys Vanderbilt daughter of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt will marry Count Lazzie Szechonyi on January 23 at the Cornelius Vanderbilt home located at Fifty-eighth Street and Fifth Avenue.
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New York
Gladys Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Lazzie Szechonyi
Fifty-eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
Record of New Books Published in 1907
The London cable notes 9 914 books issued in 1907, 1 311 more than in 1906. The tally is described as appalling or encouraging depending on viewpoint.
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London Cable
Jap Soldiers Recalled by Mikado
The Oregonian reports a Vancouver BC dispatch stating hundreds of Japanese ex soldiers in Vancouver have orders from the Mikado to return to Japan at once.
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Portland
Ore
The
Oregonian
Vancouver
B. C
Japan
Countess of Yarmouth Files for Divorce in London
Reiterated rumors of marital strife between the Countess of Yarmouth, sister of Harry K. Thaw, and her spendthrift husband culminate in an official divorce suit filed after their Pittsburg marriage years ago.
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Countess of
Yarmouth
London
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
Second Attempt Killed Ends Life in Covington
Covington Indiana Mack Clifford Smith aged 19 killed himself with carbolic acid. It was his second attempt in four weeks. Disappointment in love is given as the cause.
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Covington, Ind
Mack Clifford Smith
Plot to Kill Czars Mother in Secret Conspiracy
Police in St. Petersburg report nineteen people charged with conspiring to murder Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna after her return from abroad. The plot allegedly included a forged death notice in Novoe Vremya and a fictitious requiem at Alexandernevsky Monastery, all kept under wraps.
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St. Petersburg
Marie Feodorovna
Novoe Vremya
Marie Feodorovna Romanovna
Alexandernevsky Monastery
London Walker Begins Global Trek Under $100,000 Wager
A masked man in a London club on Pall Mall has started a world walk with a $100,000 bet from an American millionaire whose identity is undisclosed. The rules require buying a postage stamp in each town, obtaining a mayoral statement, finding a wife, and earning through selling photographs while free to proceed as he pleases.
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London
Pall Mall
Bomb Makers Terror in Barcelona Amid Decree Powers
King Alfonso signed a decree suspending part of constitutional guarantees in Barcelona due to renewed bomb outrages by anarchists. Five infernal machines exploded harmlessly after placement, while a larger device exploded when removed by a policeman, severely injuring him and damaging nearby buildings.
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Barcelona
Alfonso
Enoch Arden Claims Fortune in Lancaster Court
George M. Gable reappeared in Lancaster to claim 12000 from his uncle Jacob Gable's estate. He had been missing for seventeen years, with his wife remarrying after believing him dead.
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Lancaster
George M. Gable
Jacob Gable
Gable
Plan for a National Health Bureau Proposed in Chicago
The American Association for the Advancement of Science backs a national bureau of health to improve the public body’s welfare. The aim is to cut the U S death rate by half and place the bureau within the federal government.
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Chicago
Bureau of Health
American Association For the Advancement of Science
America
Federal Department of the Government
Association
Russia Expects New Heir Amid Empress Illness
It is learned that Empress Alexandra’s illness is complicated by expectations of childbirth. She has suffered from influenza and is weakened by a strict weight-reduction regimen, with general weakness causing concern in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Empress Alexandra
First Leap Yar Betrothal in Fon du Lac
Fon du Lac Wisconsin Special District Attorney Bonduel J Husting and Miss Kate Anderson a Fon du Lac society girl claim to be the first couple in Wisconsin to announce their leap year engagement The news was given out at a New Year s eve ball five minutes after midnight.
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Fon du Lac
Wis
Bonduel J. Husting
Kate Anderson
Wisconsin
Women Allowed to Smoke in Broadway Dining Rooms
A New York Special notes the success of permitting women to smoke in public dining rooms at a prominent Broadway restaurant on New Year's Eve. It reports that another renowned Broadway eating place has since followed the example, setting a precedent.
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New York
Abe Hummel to Testify in Thaw Trial
Abe Hummel, imprisoned on Blackwell's Island, has recovered enough to travel to New York and testify against Harry Thaw. He will rebut the testimony of Anthony Comstock, who is set to witness for Thaw.
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Abe Hummel
Thaw
New York
Abe” Hummel
Blackwell's Island
Harry Thaw
Hummel
Anthony Comstock
Powers Jury Disagree
Georgetown Kentucky special report notes the Caleb Powers jury remained split after more than 24 hours of deliberation.
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John D
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John Bull
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