Record of Thaws Seven Year Fight for Life and Liberty
Dramatic escape of Harry K. Thaw from Matteawan asylum sparks new phase in the long saga of his 1906 murder of Stanford White. Authorities say Thaw may evade extradition unless he yields to New York jurisdiction again. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, the wife he killed White for, fears for her life and has hired detectives for protection.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Matteawan
N. Y
Thaw
White
Madison Square Roof Garden
New York City
New York
Charles 3. Whitman
Canada
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Wif
Harry
Long Struggle of Thaw for Sanity Trial Across Years
Timeline records Thaw's legal odyssey from 1906 to 1918. Key dates show multiple trials and writs, including acquittal on insanity grounds in 1908, writs of habeas corpus, and appeals. Actions involve Justice Dowling Morschauser Mills Stapleton and Stoe.
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Tice Morschauser
Amos T. Baker
Matteawan
Thaw
Jerome
Justice Morschauser
Middletown State Hospital
Justice Mills
Appellate Division
Court of Appeals
Mills
United States Supreme Court
New York State Court of’ Appeals
Stapleton
Keogh
Gett
J. N. Abbot
Russell
Mattenwan
New York County
William A. Stofe
Pennsylvania
Giegerich
Oxygen cure for insanity reported in Paris papers
Paris newspapers claim the oxygen injections cured incipient insanity in hopeless cases at the Davreux asylum. Report says patients regained lucidity within days, reversing fears that mental decline was permanent.
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Paris
Promi
Hope for the Childless Through Animal Organ Transplants
A London medical congress hears Sporacinia describe experiments in transplanting vital organs between animals. He claims the procedure can enable a barren woman to bear a child through such transplants, presenting a controversial path toward fertility.
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Sporacinia, Ts de
Noonsens Nice
London
Explorers Through Canal on Fram to Panama Passage
The whaling steamship Fram, commanded by Captain Doxrud, sails from Buenos Aires to Colon to pick up Rear Admiral Peary and Amundsen. They aim to be the first to pass through the Panama Canal aboard ship and then head toward the north pole. The voyage, linked to polar exploration, is expected to last six years.
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Peary
Amundsen
Fram
Doxrud
Buenos Aires
Colon
Robert E. Peary
Panama ‘Canal
North Pole
Christiania
Norway
Doxtradation
San Francisco
Ferocious Seals Snatch Live Fish in Slow Struggles
Chicago News reports sea seals attacking and devouring prey alive. A large seal bit into a salmon, dragging the struggle over a mile as it consumed the fish piece by piece. Birds on the water also face attacks from these fierce predators.
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Chicago News
Test of managerial skill through word arrangements
A compilation of brief items: a Munsterberg quote on arranging letters into five consecutive words, a Brooklyn Eagle dialogue about deceiving wedding guests, and notes on Oriental gems versus Occidental terms, slate noise, a joke about soap types, and a Chicago Tribune quip about apartment living.
When Claudia Smiles at the Casino Theatre
The new play Ring presents When Claudia Smiles at the Casino Theatre with DeWolf Hopper and Geo MacFarland in a direct engagement.
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Ring
Claudia
Lieber Augusting
DeWolf Hopper
Geo. MacFarland
Casino Theatre
Chas. Frohman
Wm. Collier
Richard “Harding Davis
Broadway theater lineup and show run details
The notice lists multiple New York stage items including Pég O My Heart from the John Cort Theatre, Bought and Paid For by George Broadhurst at William A Brady’s, Within the Law one night engagement, Romance from the Maxine Elliott Theatre, and Broadway Jones by Geo M Cohan.
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Pég O
John Cort
N. Y. City
Stewarton Bonnet Makers and Their Trade Rules
Since 1590 Stewarton Scotland produced blue bonnets and nightcaps with Glasgow as the chief market. By 1729 the Stewarton corporation had 35 members enforcing price via compulsory resistance. fines arose for workers leaving town or selling non Stewarton bonnets.
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Scotland
Stewarton
Glasgow
Stewarton Corporation
Kilmarnock
Iit
Englishman in China and a bedside cake tale
An English adviser in China marries soon after appointment. A Chinese merchant creditor attends the wedding and jokes about the cake, saying he would burn it to settle the debt, revealing a wry clash of cultures. The tale ends with a gallant poke at English words and wit. Also notes a belief about the horse’s sleeping ears signaling danger.
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China
Enke
Ingleesh
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Mary E Teaw
American Press Association
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Renee Serene Secons
Hugo Munsterberg
Dearest
George
Brooklyn Eagle
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Puck
Chicago
A - Tribune
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Daily Record-It
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Broadway Jones
Geo
M. Cohan
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Edgar Selwyn
Bruce McRae
Virginia Pearson
Wm. Phinney
Loraine
Ruth Shepley
Wm. Phinney Ywrence
Bruce McFine
John Westley Grey
Jas. O. Marlowe
Gaiety Theatre
Grapewin
Starstir
Charley Grapewin
Bayard Veiller
W. G. Wisemas
Optician
Reginata
Coke
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