Thaw Case Hearing Hinges on Dr Hamilton Testimony
Plans set to call Dr Allan McLane Hamilton to resume testimony on Thaw insanity. Defense argues his findings support insanity at the night of the Stanford White killing. Trial risks acquittal if Hamilton testifies as expected. Thaw attends a large service at Tombs. bail unlikely on first trial. Family defends Thaw against tales of temper and cruelty. If acquitted, Thaw and wife reportedly plan to flee to France with minimal attendants.
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Delphin M. Delmas
Jerome
Thaw
Allan McLane Hamilton
Hamilton
Dr. Hamilton
Harry K Thaw
Stanford White
Pr. Hamilton
George Sanderson
Abbie Clarkson Totten
W. Carl Engel
Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
Harry
Hangill
Bedford
France
Mrs G B Cox Loses Diamonds in Hotel Theft Tale
Mrs George B Cox wife of an Ohio politician travels to Cincinnati after three diamonds valued at 6000 disappear from her room at the Knickerbocker hotel. She says the theft occurred while asleep as hotel staff doubt the tale. Detectives found no trace of the gems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Cox
Ohio
Cincinnati
Knickerbocker
Opera singer reports Hollywood hotel theft of gems
Mme Genevra Johnstone Bishop, an opera singer, reports diamonds valued at 5000 stolen from her apartments in the Hotel Hollywood, Hollywood. She learned of the break in after attending a dance, with no suspects or crew identified by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Los Angeles
Mme
Genevra Johnstone Bishop
Hollywood
Killed Leaving Church In Far Rockaway
Mrs Eliza Entwistle aged 52 was killed by a car at the corner of Mott and Central avenues Far Rockaway while returning from church. Driver William Young of Rockaway Beach was arrested on homicide charges after posting $5,000 bail. The injured woman was with F W Tolman and others when the collision occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Entwistle
Afty
Mott
Central Avenues
Far Rockaway
William Young
Pier Avenue
Rocky Way Beach
David Samuels
Plaza Street
Brooklyn
Young
Entwistie
Sean
Kaway
J L Barillas Killed In Street Car Attack In Mexico
General Manuel Lizandro Barillas former Guatemala president was stabbed twice while in a Calle Seminiaro Guadelupe streetcar. A seventeen year old assailant, name Jose Estrada, was captured. Barillas died instantly. Authorities and Guatemala colony await burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barillas
Guatemala
Hearst declines Bryan dinner invites in two cities
Hearst refuses the Brooklyn Jefferson anniversary dinner where Bryan is to speak. He will be the principal speaker at a Jefferson Day dinner for the Independence League at the Hotel Savoy. Other events include Bryan outlining issues for his followers and speakers at the Waldorf Astoria Jefferson dinner. Ticket prices and sales noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Hearst
Brooklyn Democratic Club
Assembly
Brooklyn
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Hearst
Hearst
Independence League
Hotel Savoy
Bryan
Isidore F. Rayner
Maryland
Martin W. Littleton
National Democratic Club
Waldorf-Astoria
Democratic Club
Condemns Alton Deal in Stead Opinion
Springfield April 7 Attorney General Stead handed to Governor Deneen an opinion condemning Harriman Gould Stillman and Schiff for manipulating Chicago and Alton Railroad properties. He finds a civil remedy exists though state enforcement is uncertain and notes immense profits and inflated indebtedness from the Alton syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Wil
Stead
Deneen
Chicago & Alton Railroad
E. H. Harriman
G. J. Gould
James Stillman
Mortimer L. Schiff
Roosevelt
Washington
Legal Department of the State
Illinois
Harriman Syndicate
Alton
Alton System
Bluecher Saves Crew As Rescue From Gulfport Amazes Passengers
On a Hamburg American cruise 250 miles east of St Augustine the Blucher rescued twelve crewmen from the waterlogged Norwegian bark Gulfport after a 74 hour battle. Captain Larsen described a harrowing ordeal of gales and leaking hull as passengers contributed 170 to aid the rescued men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Larsen
St. Augustine
Blucher
Speaker Cannon
West Indies
Hamburg-American Line
Reessing
Biicher
Uficer Heyer
Mobile
Bergen
Norway
New York
Blicher
Italy
Fighting in Suan-Se Province Sparks Sectarian Tensions
In Tai-Yuen Shan-Se province a clash looms as many locals believe Roman Catholics back the Peking syndicate leading to frequent fights between Christians and non Christians. The Shang Hai correspondent notes the Governor has telegraphed the Foreign Office for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
Morning Post
Tai-Yuen
Shan-Se
Peking Syndicate
Foreign Office
Cadets Can't Lend Coats At West Point Parade
West Point cadets faced a cold night as commandant Robert L. Howze ordered police to retrieve oversize coats lent by cadets to visitors. The annual Easter dance had left many women without wraps as a cold wind swept the parade ground. The longtime practice of lending coats to female guests prompted surprise and debate among the cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
X. Y
Robert L. Howze
Sweethears
Navy barge adrift sparks coast search from Norfolk
The Potomac left Norfolk Navy Yard to search for a navy coal barge with ten men aboard that broke loose from the collier Cw sar last Monday and was last sighted Thursday. The collier Abarenda trailed the Potomac, and the cruiser Cleveland may join the hunt along with St. Louis as it nears the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Potomac
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy
Cleveland
St. Louis
Menace to Pittsburg Warns of Dam Break Risk
Pittsburg faces potential catastrophe like Johnstown due to dam gorge failures behind wooden Allegheny bridges, per J W Arras on a government report. The United States engineer in charge of dam construction issued the warning and made the findings public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Johnstown
J. W. Arras
United States
Ohio
Allegheny
Arras
Paris unions call general strike by allied trades
Paris on April 7 an allied provision trades unions committee including butchers bakers grocers and other dealers decided to call a general strike with no start date set though April 11 is likely the commencing day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Allied Provision Trades Unions
Wrecked off Manhattan Beach Schooner Henry Crocker Splits on Rocks
The two masted schooner Henry Crocker owned by David Crocker Towing Company broke up on rocks near Manhattan Beach bulkhead after a heavy sea. Captain James and two crew leapt into the water and swam toward shore while hotel operators John Tappan and Henry Eilmers launched a small boat to rescue the sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Crocker
David Crocker
Ten Saved From Wreck At Nags Head Station
Ten persons including two women were rescued from the fourmasted schooner Louis Bossart blown ashore by a northeast gale. Captain Etheridge and lifesavers used a breeches buoy after midnight as crew members were pulled to safety through the surf. The vessel, bound from New York to Washington, was reported high on the beach but intact. owner Louis Bossart & Bro. of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Etheridge
Nags Head
N. C
Louis Bossart
New York
Wiggins
D. C
Coast Guard
Fletcher
Louis Bossart & Bro
Castro Suffers a Relapse
Willemstad arrives April 7 in Caracas reports say President Castro has suffered a relapse after private advices indicate a health setback from Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Willemstad
Caracao
Venezuela
MAY TEST MENINGITIS SERUM IN KENTUCKY TOWN
A new cerebro-spinal meningitis serum by Dr. Simon Flexner may be tested in Harlan Kentucky during an outbreak that has caused twenty deaths. Dr. J N McCormack of the State Board of Health notified Flexner, who offered to travel to the mountain town if health authorities approve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Simon Frexner
Rockefeller Institute
New York
Harlan
J. N. McCormack
State Board of Health
Flexner
Seven Firemen Killed as Wall Buries Engine Company
A blaze at Metropolitan Street Railway power house on Seventh Avenue and 145th Street early today killed Captain Edward Ryan and six firefighters when a wall collapsed on Engine Company No. 80. Two more firemen were injured, priests gave last rites, and residents were evacuated as the structure burned and exploded, destroying car storage and multiple red cars.
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Ing
Metropolitan Street Rail Way
Seventh Avenue
145Th Street
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
T15th Streets
Edward Ryan
Lenox Avenue
St. Charles
Merrill Attacked in Queens. ex-District Attorney Slashed
John B. Merrill ex-District Attorney of Queens County was attacked last night in Ozone Park Long Island by an unknown assailant who slashed his throat with a razor. Neighbors heard his cries and he was taken home for medical care as police combed Queens for the attacker. Merrill, about fifty, denied motive and described the man as medium build with a smooth face and a light overcoat. He held prior public service roles including instructor in military signalling and telegraphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Merrill
Queens County
Ozone Park
Long Island
8. D. Nutt
Queens
Merrill
Queens County Bar Associatin
Queens Borough Democratic Club
United States Service
Gould Quits Polo at Georgian Court in Lakewood
George J Gould will sell his polo stables at private sale and withdraw from polo for at least a year. Georgian Court will have no polo games, though Gould remains eager about the sport. His polo fields cost about 75000 and are among the finest in the country. His railroad work keeps him away. sons Kingdon and Jay busy with studies. Jay now in London preparing for the British championship as Kingdon enters Columbia in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood N. J
George J. Gould
Georgian Court
Gould
Lakewood
Kingdon
Jay
Pole
Columbia
London
Moise Who Fired First Civil War Shot Dies En Route
Colonel Isaac B. Moise who fired the first shot at Fort Sumter died suddenly last evening while traveling from Cleveland to Pittsburgh to visit his son B Caldwell Moise auditor of the National Tube Company His home was in Wheeling West Virginia
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Isaac B. Moise
Fort Sumter
Cleveland
B. Caldwell Moise
The
National Tube Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Cannon Back Strong for Prosperity on West Indies Trip
Speaker Cannon and a group of national Representatives, guests of Congressman W. B. McKinley of Illinois, returned aboard the Blücher after a West Indies, Panama Canal and South American voyage. He skipped a Tuesday return and headed to Washington at midnight. The party discussed Harriman letters and the Roosevelt campaign, insisting they offered no opinions on the controversy. Cannon, in good health, spoke of improving markets and predicted voters would choose wisely on fiscal and industrial policies. He claimed Wall Street movements do not reflect the country’s conditions and praised the Panama Canal progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speaker Cannon
Party of National Representatives
W. B. McKinley
Ilinois
West Indies
Panama Canal
South American
Blicher
Washington
Harriman
Sherman
United States
Congress
Cannon
Wall Street
Joe
Danville
Toe
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Roosevelt
Blutcher
Grand Central Station
Wolverine Express
Utica
U. Way
McKinley
Kingston
John M. Bishop
Bishop
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G. B.cox
Mme. G. J. Bishop
Allie
J. L. Barillas
Menxico
City of
Mexico
Manuel Lizandro Bariillas
Gua
Temala
Calle
Seminiaro
Assasin
José Estrada
Ocos
Alton Deal
MR. Stead
Bluecher
CREW
MR. Cannon
Suan-Se
Manhattan Beach
Usher
Metropolitan
Lenox Avenues
Croker
Ryan
Frederick Leopold
J. Hood
Wright Hospital
Malloy
Harrington
Pas
J.B. Merrill
Fev
Polo
Mr. Sherman
Wireless
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