Deception in Thaw Proceedings Sparks Court Debate
In Pittsburg the Thaw bankruptcy case saw a heated dispute as Col Asa Bird Gardiner argued that Thaw is insane and not competent to testify. He claimed New York had already ruled Thaw insane and that the writs were obtained with withheld facts. The defense and allied lawyers requested postponement as authorities and law books were gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
United States District Court
Harry K. Twaw
Col
Asa Bird-Gardiner
New York State
R D. Archbald
Scranton
Penn
Col. Gardiner
Thaw
Archbard
William A. Stone
Pennsylvania
John Mayer
Marschauser
Poughkeepsie
Gardiner
Archhbald
Young
United States
Roger O’mara
Stone
Morschauser
New York
Mr. Gardiner
Harry K. Thaw
Pie Tet
New_York
Col.Gardiner
Gov. Stone
Lamb
Mattean2 Asylum
Archband’s Court
State of
SW York
City of
Westchester County
Oet
Thaw Disappointed by No Transfer to Pittsburg
Harry Thaw remains at Matteawan State Hospital feeling keenly disappointed after not being moved to Pittsburg. A. Lamb and Baker report no word from Asa Bird Gardiner, State Counsel, as Thaw had anticipated a transfer and even bought a new suit in preparation.
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New York Times
Fishkill Landing
N.4
Harry It
Thaw
Matteawan Stat Hospital
Pittsburg
A. Lamb
Baker
Asa Bird Gardiner
Statefs
Justice Bruce Returns to Bench for First Sitting
Supreme Court Justice Bruce appeared on the bench yesterday in Special Term Part IV to hear motions. Appointed by Gov Hughes to fill the Leventritt vacancy, his term runs until year end and he seeks election on the Republican ticket.
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Supreme Court
Bruce
Gov. Hughes
Leventritt
Barnard Juniors rehearse Mon sieur Beaucaire at Brinkerhoff
Barnard College juniors rehearse Booth Tarkington play Mon sieur Beaucaire at Brinkerhoff Theatre located at 119th Street and Broadway. Three performances planned early in November including one matinee and two evening shows. Grace Meier chairs the planning committee.
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Brinkerhoff Theatre
119Th Street
Broadway
Barnard Colege
Booth Tarkington
Monsieur Beaucaire
Grace Meier
Fires Rage Across Adirondacks and beyond in October Blaze
Fierce forest fires sweep New York and nearby states as Adirondack flames threaten Cedar River Saddleback Mountain and Lake Placid regions. Fire wardens and volunteers rush to combat spread amid high winds and limited rain. Williams College students volunteer to help defend Bennington Vermont homes as Petersburg Mountain fire looms.
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Albany
N. Y
Adirondacks
Thhe State Forest, Fish, and Game Commission
Dannemora
Collins
Cole
Dennemora
Plattsburg
Clinton Prison
Adirondack Park
Cedar Fiver
Indian Lake Village
Hamilton County
Blue Mountain
Dolgeville
Pleasant Lake
Warner Hill Reservoir
Fulton County
Sacandaga Park
J. Ledlie Hees
Fonda
Johnstown
Massachusetts
Washington
Harry Payne Whitney
Springfield
Webster L. Hendrick
Southampton
Westhampton
Williams College
Shields
Petersburg Mountain
Williamstown
Bennington
Smoke and Mist Cloud New York City Weather Shift
A smoky mist hung over New York with dust from forest fires as warm weather lingered. A cold air surge from Yellowstone brought a rapid temperature drop by nightfall and relief was expected.
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New York
Emory
Vesey Street
Broadway
Yellowstone
College Point
Ninety-ninth Street
Hell Gate
Long Island
Sound
Flushing Bay
Feast Elmhurst
Corona
Staten Island
Great Kills
Oakdale
Tottenville
Whitneys Preserve Saved Williams Students Fire Brigade
Pittsfield Mass Oct 19 Thousands of acres of valuable timber are saved as Harry P Whitney leads the preserve effort and Williams students join a firefighting brigade to control a blaze threatening the woods and nearby properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. Whitney
Williams
New York Times
Pittsfield
Mass
Michigan Fire Toll Grows As North Michigan Burns
Reports confirm seven bodies found near Rogers and Metz with four identified as Hermat Erke and family. A survivor named Walters narrowly escaped death, and relief efforts rush supplies to refugees as Governor Warne surveys Metz for homeless relief needs amid cold nights.
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Alpena
Mich
Here
Rogers
Metz
Hermat Erke
Walters
Erke
Campaim
Fred M. Warne
Fierce Forest Fires Rage Across Winchester and Barkhamsted
Fire crews under the State Fire Warden battled large tracts of timberland in Winchester and Barkhamsted on October 19. Rathlun Mountains in Barkhamsted saw flames up to forty feet, threatening nearby homes as winds and drought hampered water supplies. Workers fought through the night and into the day while rivers ran low and lakes diminished.
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New York Times
Winsted
Conn
Winchester
Barkhamsted
Rathlun
Forest fires threaten Pennsylvania towns amid timber loss
A series of forest fires in Bradford and surrounding areas destroys valuable timber and oil rigs. Fires sweep Chestnut Ridge and threaten New Derry, Bradenville, Kingston, and Laughlinstown as Mount Penn and Blue Mountain blaze, with state police combating the flames.
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Bradford
Penn
Sugar Run
Bolivar Run
Chestnut Ridge
New Derry
Bradenvill Kingston
Laughlinstown
Reading
Mount Penn
Blue Rover
Chautauqua Block Burns at Jamestown Losses Soar
Fire destroyed the Colonnade on the Chautauqua Assembly grounds in Jamestown New York Oct 19. It was the main business block valued at 50 000 dollars insured for 25 000 dollars with numerous tenants including the United States Post Office Taylor printing office and the Chattaquan office. The total loss estimated at 125 000 dollars.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Chautauqua Assembly
Assembly
United States Post Office
Stam &c. Taylor
Chattauquan
W. S. Davis & Sons
H. D. Wheeler
J. K. Miller
Kinney
Henry Cogswell
L. H. Elliott
Chautanua School of Domestic Science
Chautauqua
Wrecked Hesleyside Off Bahamas In Hurricane
The steamer Hesleyside wrecked on a reef near the Bahamas during a hurricane on October 1. Twenty two crew members reached Nassau by schooner and were sent to New York. Fireman Jac Thompson swam ashore with a line to aid escaping crew as the vessel foundered on a three reef passage. The skipper salvaged the ship by taking off the crew and remaining to supervise salvage.
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Bahamas
Hesleyside
Seneca
Nassau
New York
Bahama Islands
Jac Thompson
Han
Cave
Thompson
Bac
Tiffany Seeks Lost Gems From Fifth Avenue Jewelers
Tiffany & Co advertise a $300 reward for return of a layalliere lost en route to Pittsburg in October. It holds two large diamonds nine smaller stones and a large sapphire. A. D. O Neill Produce Exchange seeks owner of a found diamond pin and holds it until identified.
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Tiffany &Co
Fifth Avenue
Times Lost
Pittsburg
A. D. O'Neill
Exchan
NYU Celebrates Founders Day Anniversary at University Heights
NYU marked its seventy eighth anniversary with a Founders Day program at University Heights. The order included President J. G. Dale addressing the gathering, a history sketch by C. C. Wolff, piano solo Emil Nielson, class poem by H. M. Love, baritone W. C. Sidclair, and oration by B. De Witt. A flag rush followed and was won by the freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York University
University Heights
J. G. Dale
C. C. Wolff
Emil Nielson
H. M. Love
W.C. Sidclair
B. ©. de Witt
D&s
Million Lost in Two Years over Brown & Co Frauds
Mrs Minnie E. Young and sister Jennie B. Arents pulled more than a million dollars in securities from their safe and handed them to A O Brown & Co. The firm boasted 1906 capital worth one million dollars, later failed in 1907. Mrs Young lent funds to her son and the firm, including 250000 in Whitney Syndicate securities, with monthly interest and special loan accounts.
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Minnie E. Young
Jennie B. Arents
A. O. Brown & Co
Young
Gilchrist
Federal Building
Brown
A. O. Brown
Bradstreet’s
Daniel P. Hays
Littlefield
Whitney Syndicate
Times
Pittsburg
Brown & Co
Mrs. Young
Plaza Bank
A. O Brown & Co
Ace Puchanan
Buchanan
Mrs Hitchcock Sent to Matteawan Asylum
Mrs Charlotte Hitchcock was committed by Judge Foster in General Sessions to Matteawan Asylum for the Criminally Insane after an alleged killing of her husband on November 20 1907 at their East 146th Street home. The case did not go to trial as counsel sought lunacy commission and three doctors certified her insanity.
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Hitchcock
Matteawan
Charlotte Hitchcock
East 146Th Street
Foster
Matteawan Asylum
Crimin
Goldfogié & Allen
Allen McLane Hamilton
Carlos F. Macdonald
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Barnard Juniors
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Connecticut
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Madison Square Garden
Royal Typewriter Company
New
Michigan
Warner
Bankhamsted
Tiffany
N.Y. U
Brown&co
Miss Arents
Bradstreet
Mercantile Safe Deposit Vaults
R. H. Macy & Co
Sun Ay
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Directoire
34Th Street
Mar
Fain
Black Satin
Messaline Sale
Sala Ene
W.&j.sloane
Orien
Tal Beersay
Los
19Th ST
Chicago
Los Angeles
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Union Pacific
Salt Lake
China
Japan
Union
Pacific
Henrivoemmunne
Pullman
Aes
S. A. Hutchison
Clark Street
M. Johnson
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