Thaw Case Near Verdict as Evidence Ends
New York March 19. With four expert witnesses left the Thaw case was nearing completion as defense and prosecution prepared closing arguments. The Hummel affidavit alleging brutal assaults by Harry K. Thaw on Evelyn Nesbit in Europe surfaced and was read in court. Three alienists testified Thaw was mentally unbalanced at the time of the Stanford White murder.
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New York
Delmas
Jerome
Fitzegerald
Abraham Hummel
Miss Nesbit
Thaw
Stanford White
Misa Nesbit
Austrian Tyrol
Paris
Hummel
Stanton
Harry Thaw
Supreme Court
County of New York
Evelyn Nesbit
Barry Kendall Thaw
Abraham H. Hummel
Howe & Hummel
Plaintiff
DeAnas
Graeme M. Hammond
Jeffre
W. A. White
Government Hospital For the
Washington
Teree
National events loom in May telegrams from the capital and states
The telegrams report events from Chicago May Day exposition plans to Indiana militia rifle contests and a U S Supreme Court recess. They note Roosevelt backing rifle practice and the Greater Louisville exposition launch, with various political moves in Guatemala Honduras and New Mexico involving governors and land deals.
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Chicago
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labour
Washington
Indiana
Supreme Court of the United States
National Guard
Roosevelt
Louisville
Minnesota
St. Paul
Guatemala
National Rifle Association of America
Chicago Board of Trade
New Mexico
Hagerman
Pennsylvania Development Company
Richmond Citizen Praises Dr Kings New Discovery
A Richmond resident Mr A D Williams at 107 West Main Street endorses Dr Kings New Discovery as the best remedy for throat and lung ailments. He claims it saves lives and lists conditions it treats including asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough hoarseness and hemorrhages. Available at Knoe fel’s drug store priced 50c to 1.00 with a free trial bottle offered.
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Richmond
Ind
A. D. Williams
Weet Main St
Obas
D. Knoefel
Personal crisis reports from Hammond and area
In Hammond March 19 Mrs Lulu Evans Bereolos wife of Gaus Bereolos rich Greek cafe owner commits suicide by ecbolic acid after months of divorce pleas. Other items include a man jumping under a Michigan Central train and being crushed, a drunkard shooting himself after scorned love, and a groom’s hanging suicide in a barn amid fears of infidelity. Advertises Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Hammond
Ind
Mrea
Lulu Evans Bereolos
Gaus Bereolos
Bereolos
West
Chicago
Crown Point
Michigan Central Railway
Frank Adletrand
Michael Haines
Papers for Sale at this Office Ten Cents per Hundred
An office advertises stock of paper available to the public with a price of ten cents for every hundred sheets. The notice invites customers to purchase directly from the office.
Chicago Hosts Fairbanks in Irish Fellowship Banquet
Chicago March 19. Vice President Fairbanks headlined a series of receptions and speeches as the Irish Fellowship club launched his bid for the presidency. Mayor Dunne Rev. Muldoon and George F E Clark spoke at a banquet at the Auditorium.
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Chicago
Fairbanks
Iriah Fellowship Club
Country View
Thomas T. Drill
Irish Choral Society
Henry J. Dumbach
St. Ignatius College
America
Tara Hill
Ireland
Mayor Dunne
Po WH Muldoon
George FE. Clark
South Bend
Ind
Trial in Mo Moyer Heywood Pettibone Case Continues
Boise March 19 Judge Wood at Caldwell overruled a defense motion to dismiss the case against Charles Mo Moyer Willian Do Hey wood and George Al Pettibone accused as accessories to ex Governor Steunenberg's murder. The venue change motion and habeas corpus issues loom as delays persist amid newspaper affidavits and public mind prejudice claims.
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Boise
Idaho
Charles Mo Moyer
Willian Do Heywood
George al Pettibone
Steunenberg
Wood
Caldwell
FL OP. Richardson
United States
Teo
Richardson
Borah
Judes Wood
Jude Smith
Whatstle
Plucky Editor Faces Threats After Churubusco Postmaster Appointment
Virgil Geiger editor of the Churubusco Truth is targeted by spiteful threats after his appointment as postmaster. An anonymous letter warned of burning his house and barn, and later a fire destroyed his barn and equipment. Another note promised to remove him within six weeks. Geiger insists on taking the office while officials monitor possible leads.
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Columbia City
Ind
Virgil Geiger
Churubasco Truth
Churubusco
Washington
Geiger
Glass Plant in Alexandria Destroyed by Fire
The American Window Glass plant in Alexandria Indiana was burned to the ground. The five acre site housed 360 workers plus a foreman, and two rail cars were destroyed. Investigators suspect arson as losses reach about 18000 with 500 of insurance. The plant had been dormant but potential plans for revival were discussed recently.
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Alexandria
Ind
American Window Glass Company
Lake Erie & Western Railway
Pittsburg
Dangerous Play of Children in Parkersburg
On March 19 Donald Stevens tried to reenact Pocahontas and John Smith by forcing his younger sister Mary to pose as Smith. He placed her hand on a chopping block and severed two fingers with an axe while aiming for her head. The screams drew her parents, and she was brought to the city by Orville Stevens of Five Mile Run and is under a physician’s care.
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Parkersburg
Pocahontas
John Smith
Donald Stevens
Mary
Soo
Smith
Orville Stevens
Five Mile Run
Detectives Still in the Dark About Missing Local Funds
Detectives in Chicace report no new clues on the 62 dollar shortfall found in the local sub treasury. Investigators reviewed bookkeeping and concluded the discrepancy likely stemmed from theft, with no further explanation from Captain Porter and federal secret service detectives.
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Chicace
Porter
Federal Secret Service
Death ends spree of Mo Fo McChiskey in Springfield
The body of Mo Fo McChiskey a 23 year old proprietor of a general store in Edinburg Christian county was found in a boardinghouse room in Springfield after a two day spree. He had taken chloroform and carbolic weld. He leaves a wife.
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Springfield
Mo Fo McChiskey
Ediinburg
Christian County
McCluskey
President Ripley Links Wall Street Panic to Roosevelt
In an interview from Santa Barbara the Santa Fe president blames President Roosevelt for current stock market volatility. He calls the decline a brush fire started by the president and cites the administration as the cause of the uncertainty.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ripley
The
Santa Fe
Santa Barbara
Roosevelt
Wall Street
National Civic Federation Plans New Conference on Trust Regulation
The National Civic Federation, which backed the Chicago trust conference, will arrange another meeting to address federal and state regulation of corporations and the operation of the Sherman antitrust law, reviewing its latest aspects.
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New York
National Civic Federation
Trust Conference of Psy
Chicago
Arange
Farrel fatally wounded by son in law in Mancie saloon dispute
Thomas Farrel aged sixty was shot in the abdomen and likely fatally wounded by his son-in-law Walter A. Crow, twenty four, a saloon keeper. The quarrel stemmed from Crow's alleged abuse of Farrel’s wife. On meeting in the street Farrel armed with no hammer assaulted Crow. Crow fired once and Farrel was wounded and Crow was placed under arrest.
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Mancie
Ind
Thomas Farrel
Walter A. Crow
Crow
Farrel
Inter-Tribal Warfare Flares in Ceuta Morocco
Severe fighting erupted between Kaid Hassand adherents and Vallente of the Anjera tribes near Ceuta Morocco. The clash ended in a defeat for Hassand supporters with no casualty details available.
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Ceuta
Morocco
Kaid Hassand
Vallente
Anjera
Handi Pasha Assassinated in Trebizond Telegram
Constantinople reports Handi Pasha, commanding Trebizond troops, was assassinated as he left the Mosque by a non commissioned officer who had just been punished. The telegram arrives from Trebizond on March 19.
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Constantinople
Trebizond
Handi Pasha
Ruef Trial Postponed to March 25 in Extortion Case
San Francisco on March 1 reports that at the prosecution request the trial of Abraham Ruef for extortion is postponed until March 25 to await the U S supreme court ruling on the writ of error granted by Judge Hebbard. The writ will be reviewed in Washington next Monday.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
Ruef
Hebbard
Kokomo Man Arrested Over Train Wreck Attempt
David Vannecken of Kokomo Indiana was arrested for an alleged attempt to wreck a Pennsylvania passenger train. He wired a telegraph across the rails causing the engineer to slow for a switch. no one hurt though a coach was ditched. He reportedly confessed saying he had been drinking.
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Kokomo
Ind
David Vannecken
Pennsylvania
Dr J W Davenport Murder Probe Near Ardmore
The body of Dr J W Davenport, a prominent Guthrie physician, was found on a country road near Ardmore. Neighbor Mrs M Brooks was arrested and charged with the murder.
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Guthrie
Okla
J. W. Davenport
Ardmore
Peasant Excesses Continue Across Moldavia
In Moldavia districts unrest grows as peasants engage in further excesses. The Jewish community reports severe distress and has telegraphed King Charles and the Premier seeking protection.
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Bucharest
Moldavia
Charles
Acquitted in Clay City Bank Robbery Trial
Terre Haute Ind March 19 The jury found Joseph L White not guilty of robbing the Clay City bank of 1000 dollars three years ago He was brought to Indiana after release from Leavenworth prison where he served time for mall robbery.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Joseph L. White
Clay City
Indiana
Leavenworth
Electric Bitters touted for Paneme Canal work
An item urges young artisans to join the Panama Canal construction, noting fever fears and malaria but claims Electric Bitters protects against malarial influence. It promises relief from biliousness weakness and digestive troubles and recommends purchase from Obed L. Kaeckfel, druggist.
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Obes
L. Kaoccfel
Sensational Developments Hinted After Grand Jury Session
San Francisco March 19 The grand jury finished an important session with the board of supervisors appearing before it and rumors of forthcoming sensational developments spreading through the city.
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San Francisco
Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
Child Struck by Stone Causes Fatal Injury in Indiana
In Marion Indiana on March 19 a four year old child accompanying Mr and Mrs Daniel Hutchins of Swayzee was struck by a stone thrown by playing children. The skull fracture proved fatal at a hospital in the city.
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Marion
Ind
Daniel Hutchins
Swayzee
Tragic Streetcar Accident Claims Matthews Worker
Frank Smith 35, a Matthews boiler works employee in South Bend Indiana, was instantly killed when struck by a streetcar while crossing the street. He leaves a widow and ne children.
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South Bend
Ind
Frank Smith
Matthews Boiler Works
Smith
Serious Ninces of James Oliver
James Oliver an eighty year old inventor and capitalist of South Bend Indiana is seriously ill on March 19. The item notes his advanced age and illness but provides no further details about his condition or circumstances.
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James Oliver
South Bend
Ind
New Albany Local Items Include Divorces and Road Plans
Anna Et fain granted divorce from Jacco Hyffuao oppe of Ce ael treatment. New Albany Lodge Elks to initiate class and vote on membership. Star route Ebert to Rhabeth discontinued April 15. rural route carrier to replace. Elbert and Rehobeth trail to Laconia. Funeral of Elizabeth Malinee in Georgetown township with burial at Fairview cemetery. Coroner Starr rules death from natural causes in Hall inquiry. Jeffersonville to publish delinquent tax lists with dates. Myles Simms seeks marriage license for daughter Lizzie Simms. Dr. Fred Bache named to Reid Memorial Hospital medical staff. Veterans association to host barstact April 15 on West Market Street. George Hartman arrested for bicycle theft. hospital history noted. Bodies of Cunningham, Mary L. Manigen, and Luis Fille interred at Holy Trinity cemetery. Dust storms from poor street upkeep raise pedestrian concerns. County officials study two new turnpikes in Georgetown township. Extreme heat comparisons show Africa desert as hottest region.
German Socialist Leader Paul Singer Faces Defeat in Reichstag Vote
The Berlin politician Paul Singer, a wealthy Jew and long time Reichstag member, endured a Socialist defeat as conservatives and Liberals gain ground on the emperor's colonial policy. The election ends a rise in Socialist representation not seen since 1887, with Singer re-elected despite his party’s losses.
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Germreichstag
Herr Paul ©Er
Althy
A & Store
Berlin
Herr Singer
Reichetag
Eamperor
Herr Slinger
Egg
Didates
Market summaries for grain and livestock across multiple cities
The report lists grain and livestock prices in Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago and New York with figures for wheat corn oats and hay plus cattle hogs and sheep. Prices vary by grade and location and show notable hog and sheep ranges and regional price levels.
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Indianapolis
Chileago
New Verts
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