Thaw Escapes Matteawan and Heads for Europe
Harry Kendall Thaw, the Stanford White slayer, escaped from Matteawan asylum in a carefully planned breakout aided by five men. He fled in a black touring car and a waiting limousine, believed to have boarded a yacht on Long Island Sound bound for Europe. A $500 reward was posted for his capture as authorities pursue accomplices and investigate the overnight escape.
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Matteawan
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Harry Kendall Thay
Stanford White
Liberty
Connecticut State Line
Thaw
Asylum
Long Island Sound
Europe
R. F. C. Kieb
Howard H. Barnum
Kieb
BarnAim
Barnum
Than
al Barnum
Thaw Case Wake Marks Scandals Since Madison Square Killing
The Harry Kendall Thaw era sparked widespread disgrace after the Madison Square roof garden killing of Stanford White. Across seven years Thaw faced imprisonment, disbarment, bankruptcy and family revelations, while many connected to him saw reputations tarnished amid a wave of public scandal.
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Harry Thaw
New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square
Mamzelle Champagny
Thaw Liberty Fight Cost One Million Dollars
The long and costly saga of Harry Thaw, born 1871 to William Thaw of Pittsburgh, includes Harvard expulsion, European tours, lavish flash and the murder of Stanford White on June 26 1906. Court costs, legal fees, and guardian expenses totaled about 1 020 000 dollars through repeated trials and confinement.
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Fitzgerald
Thaw
Daniel O'Reilly
Martin W. Littleton
Matteawan
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
White Plains
Keogh
Harry Thaw
Wiliam Thaw
Pittsburg
Harvard University
Europe
Evelyn Nesbit
Stanford White
White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Justice Dowling
Justice Mills
Clifford W. Hartridge
Lunatics Visit Pattern Revealed by Superintendent
The superintendent notes that lunatics enjoy summers at the shore and discusses relatives who steadfastly visit. He ranks brothers and wives high among supporters, while husbands, fathers, and sisters show varied commitment, with one relative remains faithful until death. The piece mixes satire with observations on care and family duty.
Eczema Cleared After Cuticura Treatment
Mrs John White from Roxbury Ohio reports her two week old son developed widespread eczema with itching disfigurement. After trying other methods the condition improved following nightly baths with Cuticura Soap and application of Cuticura Ointment. Sample offers and world-wide sales are advertised by Cuticura.
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Roxbury
Ohio
Plea for More Hygienic Gravy From Fort Leavenworth
Inmate writers of Stray Shots urge the Fort Leavenworth kitchen to improve gravy for T bone steaks. The note argues hot water cannot create lumpless gravy and uncooked flour causes indigestion. It appeals to the cook to show sympathy for the regiment and act with duty.
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Fort Leavenworth
Desperate Remedy As Park Plans Stir Mass Meeting
A stranger on a roof observes a park encircled by a human mob around a speaker’s platform. A guide explains the park grass has been neglected for months and a local politician has summoned a mass meeting to discuss saving it.
Breaking the Ice at Dinner and Opera
A courtroom tone nuancing a flirtation scene, where a young man urges Miss Imogene to shed her frigid mood. The judge chides the scene’s lack of tact, noting an iceberg metaphor about visible mass and suggesting better manners given her gown and high society setting.
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Imogene
Ham Slice Egg Order Sparks Humorous Exchange
A waiter asks how eggs should be cooked and a ragged customer with a brimless hat asks if it affects the price. He replies no, and says cook them on top of a slice of ham, a relieved and humorous moment in a casual dining scene.
St Louis trade boosters visit 22 cities in one week
Trade boosters from St Louis conducted a rapid tour visiting 22 cities over seven days to promote the region’s business climate and investment opportunities. The mission highlighted industry clusters, transportation links, and potential partnerships to attract capital and jobs.
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St. Louis
Funds for Fighting Plague in 1915 State Plans
National tuberculosis study report notes 20 states enacted laws on tuberculosis and 34 considered related measures during 1913. Appropriations exceed 5 million dollars for treatment and prevention, mainly sanatoria upkeep. Delaware funds a state sanatorium for African Americans. Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania operate multiple sanatoria. Congress to provide about 1 million for federal health facilities and DC tuberculosis hospital.
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National Association For the
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Congress
United States Public Health
Army
Navy
District of Columbia
The Tender Skin of Children Heat Sensitive
The Tender Skin of Children is very sensitive to heat. Tyree's Antiseptic Powder provides quick relief for summer skin affections in little sufferers. 25 cents at druggists or request a free sample from J. S. Tyree, Chemist, Washington, D. C. Adv.
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Tyree
J. S. Tyree
Washington, D. C
Changeable color dresses predicted by chemist Ciamician
At the International Congress of Applied Chemistry in London Giacomo Ciamician predicted future dresses will change color with surroundings using phototropic colors. He suggested garments could brighten from dark to light automatically as lighting conditions shift, affecting both women's and men's wear.
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London
Giacomo Ciamician
Romance in a Railway Car Sparks Family Tale
A sharp voiced wife recalls a past romance with her husband on a railway car. She attributes their marriage to a pair of slippers given at Christmas before their wedding, joking that measuring his feet led to their union. A young man nearby shifts his feet to avoid overhearing.
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Charles
Climbing Up and Down in Art and Wealth Contrast
Arthur Stringer says Art In America lacks respect while comparing poets to Rockefeller and Carnegie. A farm scene with a hammock and a tramp requesting pie leads to a brief exchange about a poet's past as a start.
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America
Arthur Stringer
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Impossible Theater Dreaming Comfort in a Reclining Night
Startled, a man muses on perfect comfort in a theater setting, noting his legs, sight, and hearing are unconstrained. He contemplates leaving but stays, believing the vivid music and scenery prove reality while recognizing the impossibility of a truly comfortable theater.
Small Souls and the Notion of Punishment
Upton Sinclair described certain millionaire malefactors whose crimes go unpunished. He argued that the powerful escape responsibility because they are “too small for the meshes of the net,” implying a critique of social and legal systems allowing elites to avoid consequences.
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Upton Sinclair
Mr. Sinclair
Quote on women and men by George Eliot
A brief quotation notes that women are foolish, asserting they are made to match men by God. The line reflects dated gender views attributed to George Eliot.
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George Eliot
Wonderful remedy from railroad surgeon claims
A railroad surgeon promotes Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Oil as a universal cure for wounds, sores, carbuncles, granulated barns, skin or scalp diseases, barbed wire cuts, and galls. It claims thousands of farmers and stockmen endorse it and offers samples by mail from the Medicine Co. in St. Louis with money-back guarantee.
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Wi Medicine Co
St. Louie, Mo
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