Shammed Insanity in Tombs Prison Case Exposed
New York July 1 Special to the Sun Martin Tighe confessed in Recorder Goff's court to sham insanity after fooling leading experts for five years He admitted to murdering his wife with a plea of insanity and received a sentence of nineteen years and ten months in Sing Sing The case exposed an organized hospital within the Tombs prison where murderers feigned mental illness to avoid punishment Several witnesses including cellmate Andrew Cucce testified about Tighe's ruses such as lemon and honey diets and sensory rubs to simulate insanity The incident followed a commission's report that Tighe appeared insane while in custody and was later returned to trial upon proof of his deceit
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Fortune for a Conductor Heir to $59,000 Unveiled
New York July 12 Louis Carr, a Paterson New Jersey trolley car conductor, learns he is heir to a $59,000 legacy from his uncle Robert Carr, a Basel Switzerland photography equipment maker who died six months ago. Carr, who studied for the priesthood in Germany before financial reverses, came to America as a coal puncher in Arkansas and arrived in Paterson about a year ago. He plans to remain at work until he has cash in hand.
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INGER SOLL STATUE Erected At Ginn Oak Park
Special to Thetus Peoria July 12 Peoria plans a life size bronze statue of Robert G Ingersoll at the entrance to Ginn Oak park in Trinity The dedication is expected in August 1907 private subscriptions have funded the monument with a cost around 10000 dollars Newark sculptor Fred E Trienel awarded the contract and already at work for unveiling next summer
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Big Wheat Crop in Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest expects record wheat output as Washington Oregon and Idaho combine for about 55 million bushels. The three states total 2,313,000 wheat acres, despite earlier losses from destructive floods.
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Bust of Voorhees Presented to Indiana Museum
James Paxton Voorhees, son of the late Senator Danet W Voorhees, presented a bust of the famous Indiana senator to the state. Gov Hanty accepted the gift as the sculptor, overcome by emotion, could not finish his address. The bust joins other historical and memorial treasures in the state museum.
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World pool champion Joseph Le Dinning dies in Texas poorhouse
Joseph Le Dinning once world champion pool player died of lung trouble at the county poorhouse in El Paso Texas July 1. He had been associated with the Scrippe-Melins Frees Association in his career.
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Joseph le Dinning
New Highway Link Aids Buffalo to Niagara Falls
A proposed double track scenic highway would connect Buffalo and Niagara Falls from the west, enhancing travel between major sights. The plan envisions a scenic route with direct access points and improved regional mobility for residents and visitors.
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Thaw era life and Nesbit rise amid Pittsburg legends
Special to the Sx recounts William Thaw’s philanthropy in Pittsburgh and the early life of Harry Kendall Thaw, plus Evelyn Nesbit’s ascent from a poor Nesbit family to New York stage glamour. It details Thaw’s generosity, his son’s wild youth, and Nesbit’s entanglement with Stanford White and society salons as she becomes a celebrated beauty and actress.
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Evelyn Nesbit and Harry Thaw's Turbulent Honeymoon Tale
Evelyn Nesbit grew into a society figure supported by Harry Thaw who hosted lavish parties at Sherry's. When she fled amid disputes about jewels and control, Thaw hunted her through New York as detectives and cab crews chased them. Their escape ended with an uneasy reunion and plans for a European marriage on arrival.
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Europe
Pastor Harvester Eats on 30 Daily
Special to The Susquehanna Times from Watnesboro July 12 details Rev. Jacob Kusiz, the New York evangelist, returning to Waynte sboro after a week in Shady Grove harvest. His diet in the field averages six cents per day for bread coffee and meat substitutes, totaling about six and a half cents daily, with modest extras like two eggs and a pie occasionally, all funded by the harvest earnings. He claims the outside cost of his suit remains at US, implying minimal personal expense.
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Thaw
Watnesboro
Jacob Kusiz
New York
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Wurts
Ice Trust Cases Monday in Marion County Grand Jury Report
Marion county grand jury filed a partial report and returned 20 indictments on jail cases Wednesday. The grand jury will reconvene next Monday to continue cases against Indianapolis meat dealers charged with combination or defilement of trade while Deputy Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Taylor W. Groninger handles meat cases in the interim.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Indianapolis
Taylor W. Groninger
Death by own action rocks Barbourville girl case
In Barbourville Kentucky Lucy Messer a young woman died by her own hand at her home using a shotgun. The event follows the disappearance of Messer and her cousin Mary Simpson who were later found in the mountains. Messer was brought home hysterical and returned to explain her flight before her fate. The details remain mysterious as investigators pursue the conflicting accounts surrounding the deaths and the whereabouts of Simpson.
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Barbourville
Lucy Messer
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