Thaw faces verdict as trial nears its end tonight
The Thaw trial nears a verdict on whether he is sane or insane as jurors hear last expert testimony and cross examination. Dr Flint claiming paranoia while Baker and Kieb dispute that diagnosis. Thaw dines on Broadway atop the Hotel McAlpin with friends, a rare outing nine years after the White shooting.
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Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Dr. Flint
Stanchfeld
Thaw
Baker
Kieb
Flint
Justice Hendrick
Dr. Baker
Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Broadway
McAlpin
Thirty-third Street
Sheriff Grifenhagen
Bluebird Room
Rumors Spark Guard Move Over Frank Prison Scene
Adjutant General Nash acting on Governor Harris order three Georgia National Guard companies from Macon to Milledgeville to guard Leo M. Frank at the state prison farm amid rumors of a lynching plot. Warden Smith says the prison can be defended without troops and reports say calm remains.
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New York Times
Atlanta
Nash
Nat. Harris
Georgia National Guard
Macon
Milledgeville State Farm
Leo M. Frank
Milledgeville
Frank
Smith
Milledgevine
Marietta
Harrana
Congo
Adjt
Thomas
Kaiser Tells Bankers War Ends in October
The Times reports Germany’s Kaiser explained to Berlin bankers that the war will end in October after a deputation warned of financial ruin if the campaign lasts through another winter. The emperor is said to have replied that the war will conclude in October.
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New York
TIMES
London
The
Germany
Berlin
Dr. Philip Van Ingen Injured in Auto Collision
Dr. Philip Van Ingen of Manhattan and Mrs. Cornelius N Bliss Jr of Wheatley Hills were injured when two cars collided near Roslyn car barns. Van Ingen suffered a possible skull fracture as the car hit a telegraph pole. Bliss and her chauffeur were bruised. An investigation seeks the other car’s driver.
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Westbury
L. L
Philip van Ingen
East Seventyfirst Street
Manhattan
Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr
Wheatley Hills
New York
Roslyn
van Ingen
Searington Cross Road
Bliss
Bliss Auto
Oliver Iselin
Brookville
James J. Russell
William Derrach
John Mann
Remington Strike Threatens U S Arms Output
Bridgeport reports a major union dispute halting work on the Remington mammoth Hartford area arms plant and a new munition factory. Iron workers struck over pay and union status, with German sympathizers blamed by Major Penfield and leaders warning of broader factory-wide boycotts if unresolved.
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Bridgeport
Remis Company
Remington Company
Walter W. Penfield
Ordnance Bureau
Arms Company
New York
Remington
John A. Johnston
International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
J. J. Keppler
Association of Machinists
James Ryan
Sheet
Richard Patterson
Carlisle
Connecticut
Carpenters’ Union
Stewart Construction Company
Carpenters Union
Structural Iron Workers
Stewart Company
Remington and
Stewart
Johnston
Navy Test Board Success Assured
The Navy plans a great laboratory of naval invention at Annapolis under an advisory council of civilian inventors headed by Thomas A. Edison. Names such as Steinmetz, Hudson Maxim, Orville Wright, Bell, Tesla and Ford are discussed for invitations. Daniels aims to concentrate experimentation at the Naval Academy and appoint an organization to develop practical ideas into naval use.
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New York Times
Washington
Daniels
Advisory Board of Inventors
Thomas A. Edison
Bureau of Invention and Development
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Schenectady
General Electric Company
Hudson Maxim
Orville Wright
Alexander Graham Bell
R. A. Feasenden
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Nikola Tesla
Lewis Nixon
Henry Ford
Simon Lake
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Naval Advisory Council
Daniela
Joseph Strauss
Bureau of Ordnance
David W. Taylor
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Robert G. Griffin
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Navy Department
Miller Reece Hutchison
Edison
Mr. Edison
Griffin
Strauss
Taylor
Europe
Congress
Ite
Naval Board
Wilson
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Board of Invention and Development
The New Sing Sing Examines Regimes
A noted novelist compares conditions at Sing Sing under old regimes and the current administration. The analysis appears in NEXT SUNDAY'S TIMES.
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TIMES
Fire bombs found on two more ships at sea
Two more vessels survived fire bomb attacks, the Samland and the Strathtay, increasing the list of ships targeted since the year began. Officials from the French Line Fabre Line and Atlantic Transport Line monitor for further reports as two other bomb-bearing ships remain unnamed.
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Wirral
Havre
United States Secret Service
Rank Claret
IP. A
Franklin
International Mercantile Marine
Yesterdas
Erich Muenter
J. P. Morgan
Kirkoswald
Devon
Touraine
Fabre Line
Brooklyn
Line
French Line
Atlantic Transport Line
Samland
Atlantic Transport Company
Strathtay
Louraine
Vee
Devon City
Lord Erne
Cressington Court
London
Downashire
Marseilles
TWO MORE "PEARCE" LETTERS THREATEN SHIP DISASTER
New Orleans July 123 Two more letters signed Pearce warned of disaster to move British merchant ships and mule ships if Hans Halle is not released. Police chief Reynolds treated the threats seriously though some viewed them as hoax tied to Halle’s newspaper demands. The letters claim Erich Muenter taught Pearce explosives and threaten to blow up the Criminal Courts Building.
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New Orleans
Pearce
Reynolds
Hans Halle
Limes-Picayune
Halle
Yester$e, That “ Pearce
Erich Muenter
Criminal Courts
Flo
First Statement by President on German Note Promises Prompt Action
President Wilson states he has given the German note immediate attention and will travel to Washington for consultation with Secretary of State and the Cabinet. He promises the government will announce its purposes as soon as mature consideration is complete.
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New York Times
Washington
Tumulty
Wilson
Cornish
N. H
White House
Lansing
United States
State Department
Germany
Lusitania
Russians Defeat 460000 Britons Again In War Theatre
News dispatches from Innsbruck and Petrograd report a continuing Russian advance against Austrian forces with major defeats for Austrians at Zamosc and in Galicia. An important war council was reportedly held in Lemberg and officers were disgraced, while Britain debates conscription and troop strength as the European war stretches on.
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Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
Cracow
Lubin
Lublin
Galicia
Zamosc
Lemberg
New York Times
Petrograd
Vistula
Wyznica
Uraendowka
von Mackensens
Germany defies note and faces neutrals’ antipathy
Buenos Aires July 15 KFI Diario says Germany dodges the American note with quibbles. It argues neutral powers seek respect for lawful conduct and humane laws. The piece asserts the United States cannot yield and has world sympathy on its side.
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Buenos Aires
KFI Diario
Germany
United States
Will Take Men Previously Rejected
Birmingham authorities report a War Office notice inviting men formerly rejected for weak eyesight bad teeth or slight defects to reapply for medical examination. No man organized will be rejected by the reexamination policy.
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Birmingham
War Office
Wilson plans return to capital to consult on German note
President Wilson will return to Washington to confer with Secretary Lansing and the cabinet after reviewing the German note. Advisers expect a firm U S reply and warn Germany that submarine warfare may meet with defined limits and actions.
President Wilson Sets Mind On German Note Policy
Washington July 15 President Wilson already made up his mind on the German reply and views the situation less seriously than Washington officials. Officials seek word from the President amid varied interpretations of Cornish reports as Lansing and Cabinet members study law and policy while the President may return later this week for a Cabinet briefing.
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Washington
Wilson
Arave
Lansing
Germany
United States
Loustiania
Sugon
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