Thaw Jury Selection Sees Prolonged Hearings and Talesman Shuffle
The report details juror examinations and challenges in the Thaw case with names such as Entwistle Arrowsmith and Hubbell appearing as contenders. It notes multiple peremptory challenges, seating changes, and the arrival of new jurors as the panel nears exhaustion. Dr. W. S. Butler travels from Roanoke to New York to testify on possible insanity in the Thaw family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Roanoke
Butler
New York
Marty K. Thaw
Thaw
Pr. Butler
Horace Kaw
Brauntan
Unemployed workers total 160000 in city
Officials of the Central Federated Union report 160000 jobless, with 40000 building trades union men out of work and 100000 unorganized workers seeking employment. Secretary Bohn says the executive committee met at Beethaven Hall to review layoffs by National and State authorities and to discuss aid for rent strikers and the unemployed. Further reports promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Federated Union
Bohn
Beethaven Hall
Fifth Street
Despondent Millville Man Ends Life After Seventh Child
Joseph H. Shepard of Powell Street Millville shot himself after lamenting he could not support his large family. He had threatened self harm previously as his wife added a seventh child this week. At 9 a.m. Mrs. Henderson found him dying with a bullet wound in his head in a new house on Has Millville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entwistle
TS West
England
Av. Entwistle
Jerome
Mr. O'Reilly
Wisavid
A. Arrowsmith
Harlem
Garvan
George W. Hubbell
West 127Th Street
Littleton
New York Times
Millville
N. J
Joseph H. Shepard
Powell Street
Sheppard
Has Millville
E Howuard Henderson
A Day Quicker to Havana on New Florida Route
The Florida East Coast Railway opens the Miami to Knights Key line on Jan 16 with the last arch finished. Steamers already link Knights Key to Key West and Havana in six hours. Tourist trains will run through to Knights Key and cut New York to Havana travel time by about one day via the Sea Going Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida. East Coast Railway
Miami
Knights Key
Knights Iexy
Key West
Havana
New York
Extra Session for 24-Cent Railroad Rate Change
Gov. Glenn tonight after a Council of State session issued a proclamation for a spent General Assembly session in North Carolina to begin Tuesday January 21. The purpose is to change modify shorten or repeal the railroad passenger rate of 24 cents a mile passed at the last legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calis
Raleigh
N. C
Glenn Tonieht
Council of State
General Assembly of North Carolina
Bryan Seeks Stronger State Roles as Nation Faces Panic
At the Jackson Day banquet in Chicago, William Jennings Bryan argued the aristocrat seeks to distance government from the people while Democrats favor protecting citizens with both state and federal remedies. He criticized Republicans for bank bailouts and urged the Democratic Party to prove its democracy to win nationwide support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jan
Jefferson Club
Willi J. Bryan
Adlai BE. Stevenson
Bryan
New York City
Treasury
Depsitors
Ave
Arpblause
Democratic Party
Indian agitation for home rule shocks Surat meeting
Reports from Calcutta say the National Indian Congress assembly in Surat drew 7 000 people and expelled moderate delegates. Lajpat Rai led the rush with calls for armed action as a female choir sang Bande Mataram with fiery verses urging battle and sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Times of India
England
Surat
National Indian Congress
India
Lajput Rai
Punjab
Motor Mascot Craze Spreads in Paris Cars
Paris reports a new superstitious trend among drivers as mascots like Mercury, St Christopher, and a bronze gendarme figure appear in auto outfitter shops. Prices range from forty to fifty francs for common figures and higher for silver versions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Italy
Mercury
St. Christopher
Fiest
Sergeant de Gille
Dry Goods Swindle Hit by Poughkeepsie Bargain House Trio
Assistant District Attorney Kindelberger links a second swindle to the Selly gang and says merchants have faced losses totaling 20 000 to 25 000. Abraham Goldsmith of the Bronx was arrested in the case tied to the Poughkeepsie Bargain House, with four men implicated and more complaints anticipated. Goldsmith faced charges in Poughkeepsie and was discharged at trial before leaving the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kindelberger
Russo
Poughkeepsie
Abraham Goldsmith
Brooks Avenue
Bronx
Harris
Tombs Court
Goldsmith
David Meyer
West Third Street
Meyer
Manhattan
Rosso
New York Times
N. Y
Anti Bryan Note At Party Dinner Sparks Debate
A party dinner features anti Bryan sentiment as speakers eviscerate Roosevelt Taft and centralization while advocating currency reform tariff revision and regulation of corporations. Prominent guests include Ex Judge Parker and Senator Grady among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Bryan
Alton B. Parker
William B. Hillison
Cord Meyer
E. M. Shepard
Perry Belmont
Herman A. Metz
George Harvey
F. K. Pendleton
Augustus van Wyck
Samuel Adams
John F. O'Brien
Richard Croker, Jr
James J. Coogan
William A. Clark
John F. Carroll
John D. Crimmins
M. J. Degnon
Andrew Freedman
Democrats Oppose Aldrich Bill in Early Debate
Washington report on the Aldrich Currency bill notes Democrats and Republicans studying the measure with opposition to allowing first mortgage railroad bonds as guarantees. Senator Culberson leads a plan to force roll calls on all votes to hold all parties accountable. The Fowler plan proposes a national redemption system with district controllers and guaranteed notes backed by a $500 million fund.
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New York Times
Washington
Jan
Congress
Senate
Culberson
Bnd
Wall Street
Treasury
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Fowler
Secretary of the Treasury National Bank
Board of Managers
United States
Bailey
Aldrich
Senate Committee On Finance
Be ‘Ley
Ollie M. James
Kentucky
Secretary of the Treasury
Senator Bailey
Texas
The Real Bohemia A Place of Thrift and Pride
A New York district between Second Avenue and the East River houses 30 000 Bohemians who built estate and institutions, publish two daily papers, and sustain Bohemian culture with shops, cinemas, a hall, a church, and a pawnshop ban. Bohemian women save, wear bright red, and keep money in banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sixty-fifth
Long Island
Blackwell's Island
First Avenue
Seventieth
Seventy-ninth Street
Bohemian Broadway
Chesky Obschol
St. John's Church
Bohemia
Sixty-seventh Street
Third Avenue
New_York
Times Square to Host New Dillingham Musical Theatre
Dillingham Theatre Company wins title to West 6th Street plot facing Times Building for a small modern house focused on high class musical productions. The 1 156 seat venue will feature a 35 piece orchestra and aim to open about a year from now with the Gilliety as a working name. George M Cohan plans a Gaiety in Times Square. Dillingham contemplates a similar title but may differ from Cohan House.
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Times Square
New York
Dillingham Theatre Company
Charles B. Dillingham
Newts Theatre
Times
London
Empire Theatre
Seasor
Gilliety
George M. Cohan
Dillingham
Klaw & Erlanger
Cohan House
Harris
Cohan and
Gaiety
Cohan Theatre
Mr. Cohan
First Quail Hunt Ends With Nervous Moment in Cotton Field
In a Southern hunting region a visitor on his first quail hunt watched covey birds burst from between cotton rows. His Raleigh friend warned not to shoot while running. The visitor trembled and admitted he waited for them to stop.
Subway to Brooklyn Opened to Traffic
A grand opening celebration marks the subway tunnel from Manhattan to Brooklyn with Gov. Hughes, Mayor McClellan, public officials, and business leaders expected in attendance. A special train will run to Brooklyn Borough Hall for exercises on the steps, while flags, bells, and whistles greet the arrival.
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Brooklyn
Charles F. Southard
Edward C. Blum
Edward M. Shepard
Timothy L. Woodruff
Representative Limisay
William N. Calder
John J. Fitzgerald
Charles
FE. McDonnel
Martin A. Meyer
Charles M. Pratt
Willis L. Oden
Ludwig Nissen
Col
George’ A. Price
F. Fairchild
Judge Jenks
Newell Dwight Hillis
Brooklyn Board of Real Estate Brokers
Real Estate Exchange
Montague Street
Borough Hall
Gov. Hughes
McClellan
Coler
Alexander &. Orr
Old Rapid Transit Commission
McKelway
Hedley
Cadman
Take Hold and Lift for the Poor in New York 1908
A fundraising appeal from the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor urges gifts of any size to aid over 2,000 families. R S Minturn treasurer and R Fulton Cutting president coordinate funds to be directed to Room 210 No 105 East 22nd Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.S. Minturn
Treas
St. R. Fulton Cutting
Pres
N. Y
Association For
Do the French Hoard? Paris Statistically Examines Wealth
Statistician M Bertillon argues in Le Figaro that most French citizens retain wealth rather than invest in industry. He cites succession tax records showing 7 percent under 25 own enough to live on, 46 percent 25 to 40, and 70 percent 50 to 60 owning more than needed, with Paris Seine department figures lower but still indicating widespread holdings and limited poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
le Figaro
France
M. Bertillon
Department of Finance
Seine
M. Bertilon
Social Roundup of Upcoming Entertainments and Guests
Miss Julie Tilford hosts a small bridge party this evening for young people. Mrs John R Drexel will hold a small dance tonight. Mrs Ogden Mills plans a cotillon on Jan 3. Walter Hill and Dorothy Barrow wedding set for St Paul Minnesota. Tilford sisters host two at home dates Jan 14 and 21 at 12 Fifth Avenue. Mrs James Henry Parker to receive Jan 18 at Hotel Astor for United Daughters of the Confederacy. Belmonts and Reid guests at the Plaza. Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Reid visit California for four weeks. George W Stevens and Miss Helen Stevens with Miss Mary Moulton at the Plaza. Philip Hearny, W E Kimball, and Howard Townsend Martin at the Plaza after trips. The Knickerbocker cotillions continue with Stowe Phelps leading at Sherry’s tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Tilford
John R .Drexel
Ogden Mills
Michael Gavin
Killingsworth Farm
Long Island
East Sixty-fifth Street
Walter Hill
James J. Hill
Dorothy Barrow
St. Paul, Minn
Frank Tilford
Julie
Elsie Tilford
Fifth Avenue
James Henry Parker
Hotel Astor
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Perry Belmont
Whitelaw Reid
United States
Great Britain
Reid
California
George W .Stevens
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Helen Stevens
Mary Moulton
Richmond
Philip Hearny
Morristown
N. J
W. E. Kimball
Lakewood
Howard Townsend Martin
Philadelphia
the Plaza
Sherry’s
Stowe Phelps
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Justice Dowing
Jermoe
Anderson
Maginn
Cranston
Greenbaum
Hubbell
Rupprecht
Ffolbert
Arrowsmith
Justice Dowling
Talesmen
William McAdie
Columbus Avenue
George C. Metze
West 126Th Street
James S Davison
May Manton Pattern Company
Federated Union
Painter
Jersey
Knights’ Key
Motor Mascot Craze
Roosevelt
Hughes
Taft
O'Brien
Lindsay
Tion
Seventy-ninth Streets
Second Avenue
East River
Broadway
Washington Square
Mr. Dillingham
Cohan & Harris
Dillingham Theatre
Howard Gould
Broadwwy
West Party Sixth Street
Social Notes
New Business
Globe“Wernicke
Keep Mig. Co
Keep
Broadway, Rei
al. Ghurlich &Serg
Sixth Ave
5Th St
B’way
Astor House
Nassau St
Ann St
Grand Rapids
Morris
Dr. Sheffield
Mold Sheffield
Tea Poctor
Mares
Sheffield
Tiuke
Tourlington
Library Bureau
Het
NBR & Marx
Upper Broadw
Uneeda
Seera ViidhyaRetro Club
Carl H. Schutz
Tel
Madison Sq
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