Thaw Trial Barrels Toward Friday Verdict Date
The Madison Square Garden murder trial moves toward a Friday verdict as Martin W. Littleton prepares to plead for Harry K. Thaw. District Attorney Jerome will speak Thursday and Justice Dowling could hand the case to the jury Thursday afternoon. The defense argues sanity and questions the prosecution’s challenge to the insanity defense.
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Harry K. Thaw
Madison Square Garden
Martin W. Littleton
Jerome
Justice Dowling
Hummel
Littleton
Third receivership sought for Republic Construction firm
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad moves for a third receivership against Republic Construction of Chicago citing a $10 million bond issue and debts. Republic acknowledges financial trouble and inability to finish the Milwaukee line, with assets under $50,000. Dawes protests the Frost appointment via telegram to Judge Grosscup.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad Company
A. C. Frost & Co
Republic Construction Company of
Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
Republic Construction Company
Lake Bluffs
Milwaukee
Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad Company
Charles G. Dawes
Washington
Dawes
Married Two Minutes When Bride Vamood
In Trenton Tennessee on January 28 Richard Gaines eloped with fourteen year old Rose Mines from Humboldt. A warrant found the bride hours after marriage as Rev W C Walters united them. The girl’s father chased them by buggy from Humboldt and filed charges, angered by the elopement.
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Trenton
Tenn
Hum
Humboldt
W. C. Walters
Methodist Church
Man commits suicide at wife's grave in Woodland Cemetery
Despondent over the death of his wife, Conrad Erbe aged 60, a Springfield, Ohio resident, went to his wife's grave in Woodland cemetery Dayton last night and drank carbolic acid. His body was found frozen today by cemetery worker Joseph Kevil. He had come to Dayton to collect rents and leaves a son in Springfield and a daughter in Dayton. Relatives planned burial beside his wife who died eighteen months ago.
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Dayton
Ohio
Conrad Erbe
Springfield
Woodland Cemetery
Joseph Kevil
Erbe
Mary Yackley
Fire Levels Three Buildings in Chicago Business District
A major blaze in downtown Chicago destroyed three adjoining buildings on Wabash and Michigan avenues, causing more than $1 million in losses. Alfred Peats & Co. led with $250,000. John A. Colby & Sons and Edson Keith & Co. faced $200,000 and $600,000 respectively. About 15,000 spectators witnessed the fire as firemen battled for three hours.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Alfred Peats & Co
John A. Colby & Sons
Michigan Avenue
Gage Bros. and Company
Theodore Ascher and Company
Edson Keith and Company
Peats
Edson Keith & Co
Gage Bros
Theodore Ascher Company
Carl Netchert
Remington Typewriter Company
John A. Bryant Company
Fire Destroys Part of Nelson Morris Plant Kansas City
A blaze of unknown origin broke out in the Nelson Morris & Company cannery in Kansas City on the second floor canning dept area. The fire threatened the entire plant, caused an estimated half a million dollars in losses before being controlled, destroying the rear box factory and burning cattle chutes and other sections.
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Kansas City
Nelson Morris & Company
Woman leaps from burning building after gasoline blast
Mrs. Jennie Paxson, 39, caught in a gasoline explosion on January 28 in Cleveland, bursts through a third floor plate window at 504 Superior Avenue. Her clothing is burned as bystanders struggle to extinguish flames and witnesses describe a dramatic fall to the sidewalk. Paxson is aunt to actress Georgia Kingston and once studied acting before abandoning the pursuit.
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Cleveland, O
Jennie Paxson
Superior Avenue
Parisian Laundry Fire in Detroit Gutts Five-Story Block
The Parisian laundry a five story brick building at 41 49 Grand River avenue was gutted by a blaze at an early hour this morning. The fire caused an estimated loss of 200000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Grand River Avenue
Fight Standard Oil Co in Republic of Mexico
Mexican Herald reports a large scale trade war brewing in Mexico between Standard Oil Co and Pearson and Son Ltd. Standard Oil dominates Mexico’s oil trade while Pearson and Son have spent about 12 million dollars on uplands and wells, with indications of much more to come.
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Fight Standard Oil CO
Republic OF Mexico
Associated Press
Mexico
City
Mex
Mexican Herald
Standard Oil Company
Pearson and Son, Limited
Republic
Roosevelt Proclaims Franco American Reciprocity Pact
The 1908 Franco American reciprocity agreement reduces duties on champagne and sparkling wines by 20 percent and sets minimum tariff rates for American products in return. A new commission will study trade regulations, with duties suspended Feb 1 under the act’s third section and structured per bottle and gallon rates for sparkling wines.
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Associated Press
Washington
America
France
United States of America
United States
French Republic
Porto Rico
Theodore Roosevelt
After Crafters at Harrisburg Trial Unfolds Capitol Probes
Harrisburg Pa January 28 The trial of Capitol furnishings prosecutions draws attention as Stanford B Lewis assistant to Architect James M Huston testifies on plans and quantities while Sanderson Huston Snyder Mathues and Shumaker face conspiracy charges The jury hears claims that officials conspired to defraud the state over capitol furnishings with Sanderson supplying most items and Huston designing the building and fittings.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Stanford B. Lewis
James M. Huston
Capitol
Commonwealth
Dolphin County Court
Huston
Lewis
P. F. Rothermel
Sanderson
James Scarlet
John Sanderson
William P. Snyder
William L. Mathus
James Shumaker
John E. Stott
Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings
Stott
Capital Furnishings
Matthew Stanley Quay
Pennsylvania
The
State Capitol
John H. Sanderson
Joseph M. Huston
Philadelphia
Shumaker
Editorial group finalizes St Paul convention plans
Washington Jan 28 The executive committee of the National Editori al association completed arrangements for the convention to be held in St Paul on August 17. Twenty seven states were represented at the meeting.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
National Editorial Association
St. Paul
Ex Clerk of Cook County Sent to Joliet Penitentiary
John A. Cooke former clerk of the Cook County circuit court was sent to Joliet penitentiary to serve an indeterminate term for misappropriation of office funds. After nearly two years of appeals his conviction stood, with the U S Supreme Court declining to intervene.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John A. Cooke
Circuit Court
Cook County
Joliet
Cooke
Supreme Court of the United States
Fire devastates Henry Coburn Warehouse in Indianapolis loss
A massive blaze at the Henry Coburn Storage and Warehouse company on West Georgia Street, Indianapolis, gutted a large building housing dozens of firms. Losses are estimated around 500000, with Crescent Paper Company suffering up to 150000. Dozens of regional and east coast firms affected by the fire.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Coburn Storage and Warehouse Company
West
Georgia Street
Coburn Company
Colburn
Middle West
Crescent Paper Company
Pennies in the Box and Road Improvements Reported
Postal carriers urge patrons on rural routes to refrain from putting pennies in mail boxes on cold days and to wrap or prepay stamps. Some comply, but many still drop pennies, prompting carriers to fish them out. A driver, W. L. Alder, set a record by delivering 70 pennies in one day. The Royal Center pike route 1 gains crushed stone despite drainage issues. Stone also covers the Pleasant Grove pike route 8.
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W. L. Alder
Royal Center Pike
Pleasant Grove Pike
Indiana As A State Of Mind Orate By Nesbit At Banquet
Wilbur D. Nesbit led the Indiana Society of Chicago banquet with a speech on Indiana as a state of mind. Daniel Frazer of Fowler and William D. Foulke of Richmond also spoke. Nesbit quipped about Hoosier identity and Indiana’s rising status among states with humor and vivid anecdotes.
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Nesbit
Chicago
Frazer
Fowler
Foulke
Richmond
Associated Press
State of
Indiana
Indiana Society of Chicago
Wilbur D. Nesbit
Daniel Frazer
Ind
William Dudley Foulke
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New York
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Stanford White
Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
Mr. Jerome
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Matteawan
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Tric R. R. CO
Construction CO
Tangible Assets of Construction Co
Boldt
Richard Gaines
BLAZE
BIG Detroit Fire
Roosevelt
the Tribune
Colburn Storage and Warehouse Company
Indiana Society OF
Windy City
William D. Nesbit
Kentucky
Illinois
Michigan
Lord Cavandish
Gary
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