Thaw Trial Begins As Jury Hurdles Loom
The second murder trial of Harry K. Thaw for Stanford White’s death opens before Justice Dowling. District Attorney Jerome and defense counsel Martin Littleton expect a long jury selection with night court sessions and 300 talesmen to be called. Thaw and his legal team anticipate insanity defenses while family and associates gather at the Tombs courthouse amid security preparations.
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Thaw
Ontany
Martin W.ittleton
Harry Ko
Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
TIMES
District
Mr. Littleton
Littleton
Jerome
Messrs Peabody and O'Reilly
Dan O'Reilly
William Haw
Pittsburg
Countess of Yarmouth
George Lauder Carnegie
Josiah
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
May McKenzie
Nesbit
Tombs
Garvan
The
Royalton
Bernard Kelleher
West Thirtieth Allon
Bingham
Mae
Criminal Court
Kelleher Ater
Chinese Feud Ends in Bloodshed Across Tong Clans
San Francisco reports the deadly Tong feud that began seven years ago over Wan Len the slave girl sold by Ah Wong to Luing. Ping Kun Tong and Hop Sing Tong clashed multiple times leaving dozens dead or wounded. A Six Companies meeting awarded the girl to Luing and blamed the Hop Sings, ending the conflict.
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San Francisco
Wan Len
Luing
Ping Kun Tong
Ah Wong
Hop Sing Tong
Los Angeles
The
Boons
Tong
Hop Sings
Laing
See
Washington letter auctioned reveals last Revolution campaign
A three page Revolutionary War letter attributed to General George Washington, dated May 5 1781 from New Windsor to General James Clinton, will be sold at auction in January. The note, signed though not in Washington’s hand, discusses Fort Schuyler relief and troop shortages, and references joint American French operations leading to Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown on October 19 1781.
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George Washington
Fiders
New Windsor
James Clinton
Washington
Cornwallis
Wilmington
Virginia
Arnold
Lafayette
Fort Schuyler
Massachusetts
Claverack
Count de Grasse
Rochambeau
Newport
Yorktown
Unsolved Death Keeps Mystery In Rock River
In Janesville Wisconsin the coroner's jury returns an open verdict on Maude Odell Clayton formerly of Chicago found dead in Rock River on December 27. The inquest notes two men claimed to be her widower with one using the alias Clayton. One Lanauette admitted he had falsely claimed marriage in St Joseph Michigan and was ordered to leave the city.
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Janesville
Wis
Maude Odell- Clayton
Chicago
Rock River
Frederick J. Lanauette
Clayton
Lanauétte
Fond du-Lac
St. Joseph
Michais
Woman Mill Hand Slain in Greenville
Mary Eddy, 40, a mill worker at the Greenville Wooten Mill, was murdered and robbed of $16 last night. An unknown assailant struck her with a wooden club. the weapon’s claw was found in two pieces near the body, a three foot maple stick used at the mill.
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Greenville, R. I
Mary Eddy
Greenville Wooten
Fourteen Big Liners Sail With Full Cabins to West Indies
The Hamburg American line leads a convoy of fourteen liners sailing from the port yesterday bound for the West Indies. Notables like Jacob H. Schiff and Thomas Wanamaker are among the travelers, with full cabins aboard ships including the Venetia and Prinz August Wilhelm. Caronia and Cedric also departed for Naples and Genoa with many steerage passengers amid strong winter tourist demand.
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Venetia
West Indies
Caronia
Cunard Line
Cedric
White Star Line
Hamburg
Lloyd Line
Mediterranean
Cunard
White Star Lines
Tanneveer
Naples
Genoa
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White
NEW Washington Letter
Maude Odell-Clayton
Europe
Jacob H. Schiff, Thomas B. Wana
W. H. Knickerbacr
H.G. Lennox
Lenie Z Larckenbach
M. Lehman
MacCracken
Richard
H. Morgan
J. B. Oliver
Stephen A. Olney
George E. Priest
George Stillman
Louis €. Tiffany
Gabriel D. Clarke
West Seventy-second Street
Alexandria
Egypt
Continent
Kaiserin Auguste Vittoria
Camania
Liverpool
St. Louis
Southampton
United States
Copenhagen
Minneapolis
London
Kroonland
Antwerp
Columbia
Gladigow
Pretoria
Stern Brothers
Algo
West Twenty-third Street
Hemst
Eagh
Marseilles
the Oriental Store
India
A. A. Vantine
Broadway
Bet
Novelty Walsh
Arnold, Constable & Co
Lyons Novelty Silks
Crepe de Paris
Valenciennes Lace
Valenciennes
Stecel
Coadway &N9
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