Night session fills jury box in Thaw trial progress
Nine jurors chosen by night session for the Thaw case against Stanford White as thirty five talesmen were questioned earlier. Prosecution used one peremptory challenge, with more examined at night, amid court security and questions about insanity as a defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Yesterdax
Talesmen
Moore
Knickerbocker
Bridge of Sighs
Barney Kelleher
Charlies Place
Bronx
Fred Mott
Talesan
John R. Hatchett
Keine
West Ltd Street
Marren
George H. Morewood
West 76Th Street
Morewood
Tittleton
Mr. Littleton
Harry Thaw
T Tok
Fierée Sanford
James E. Conway
West Lith Street
Justice Dowling
William F. Brower
West 125Th Street
Claremont Avenue
McKim, Mead & White
Talesman
Mr. Brower
Arthur R. Naething
Maurice Bouvier
W. R. Grace & Co
George A Cary
Broadway
Deaths in City Last Week Decline From Year Ago
City health data show total deaths last week at 24 more than the previous year’s same period. The rate reached 18.45 per thousand, with 3 percent disease. Tuberculosis fell from 28 to US, pneumonia declined from 558 to 520 compared with the prior year.
Special grand jury sworn to probe bank crime in New York City
Justice Dowling swore in a special grand jury at the Crimina Branch to investigate alleged criminal practices of bank officers in New York County. Foreman Edward J. Cuddihy leads the panel, with Assist ANT D A Kresel directing the inquiry. Regular grand juries sworn for routine work. 1,421 indicted awaiting trial.
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Jerome
Justice Dowling
Crimina
Supreme Court
Judge Crain
Edward J. Cuddihy
Lexington Avenue
Kresel
New York County
Arthur J. Weber
West 72d Street
John P. Lee
St. Nicholas Avenue
Crain
Milk drivers acquitted over sanitary code charge
Three men, Paul Blum, Charles Campbell, and Solomon Bagharoff, faced Special Sessions on violating section 183 of the sanitary code for dirty milk bottles and cans. They were acquitted because the provision could not cover possession by drivers or their employer, with Bagharoff noted for unlimited dirty bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Blum
Charles Campbell
Solomon Bagharoff
Governor Haskell Sued Over Unpaid Railnote in 1890s
A federal suit filed in Guthrie Oklahoma seeks 12909 plus costs from Governor Charles N Haskell for an unpaid note tied to steel rails shipped during his Ohio Railroad Promoting Company days. Haskell says Loder acts for Illinois Steel Company and that the matter is a private business dispute.
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Tribune
Guthrie
Okla
Charles N. Haskell
Federal Circuit Court
Cornelius S. Loder
New York
Loder
United States Steel Corporation
New York County
Haskell
Ohio Railroad Promoting Company
Steel Corporation
Illinois Steel Company
Model License League aims to police liquor trade
Prohibition advocates in Louisville and New York push a so called model license plan to curb liquor violations. The league proposes a five paragraph framework to link licenses to law obedience, with penalties and suspended licenses for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Waldorf
League
Louisville
New York
T. M. Gilmore
Bonfort
Broad Street
Indictments Against Coroner Acritelli Dismissed
Judge Crain dismissed two indictments against Coroner Acritelli over irregularities in last election registration. The felony count was dropped while the misdemeanor count was ordered to be resubmitted to the grand jury, with Crain noting possible technical proof could be supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crain
Acritelli
Crawford and Davis to retire and brigadier appointments
Washington reports Colonel Medorem Crawford will retire January 27 and Brigadier General J M K Davis January 31. The president weighs seniority vs potential of younger officers for brigadier general slots, with policy to retire older colonels who lack long active service. Navy and Army orders list transfers, resignations, and ship movements including the Brutus Nebraska Arethusa and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Crawford
Davis
Medorem Crawford
Coast Artillery Corps
J. M. K. Davis
War Department
White House
Army
New Cruiser North Carolina Fails Speed Trial
Rockland Maine January 6 The armored cruiser North Carolina built by Newport News Shipbuilding failed to reach 22 knots on fourteen measured mile runs. Propellers must spin 119 rpm to meet contract speed. engines and fire rooms miscommunication under tight seal hindered performance. A four hour sea trial tomorrow with a planned 24 hour run to follow may push speed higher.
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Rockland
North Carolina
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Navy Department
Lampton Roads
McCall Mortgage Recognized In Foreclosure Settlement
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company forecloses on Abraham S White who bought the late John A McCall country place of 58 acres near Morristown. In Newark Vice Chancellor Howell’s court White and White Realty agreed to recognize the Metropolitan mortgage and consent to judgment not issued before February 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Abraham S. White
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Morristown
Howell
Newark
White
White Realty and Improvement Company
Metropolitan
Shake Up at New York Custom House in Reorganization
The New York Custom House undergoes a shake up as Deputy Collector Henry L. Swords is moved from the sixth division to lead a new twelfth division. Colonel Edward B Fowler, former Appraiser of the Port, announces the changes. George F. Corts, previously superintendent of openers and packers, is promoted to deputy collector, succeeding Colonel Swords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Show Figure Makers Union Forms in New York
The Show Figure Makers' Union of Greater New York formed yesterday to demand recognition. Members produce show figures for millinery shop windows across Manhattan and Brooklyn. A Brooklyn start was planned with recognition strikes set at 12 Ellery Street and 254 Johnson Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Ellery Street
Johnson Avenue
O'Dwyer Re-elected Chief Justice at City Meeting
Edward F OO Dwyer was re elected chief justice at a Board of City Justices meeting in the brownstone courthouse yesterday.
Sudden Death of Veteran Sandy Hook Pilot
Captain William Hall, a seasoned Sandy Hook pilot of 35 years, was found dead aboard the steamer Muncaster Castle after boarding in Boston. The 68 year old seemed well at his 10 pm retirement and heart disease is suspected as the cause. The vessel had arrived from Boston and lay at anchor off Quarantine overnight while he planned to return home to his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hall
Sandy Hook
Muncaster Castle
Boston
Hall
City News In Brief Systems of the Week
Autopsy shows Catherine Devine of Littl Egypt died by illuminating gas asphyxiation. Stefano Matriello of 45 Main Street Brooklyn arrested in shooting and robbery of Vincenzo Lugire found in Hu guenot Woods Staten Island October 14. Magistrate Kernochan fines Broadway car conductor Thomas Arthur $10 for roughing up 14 year old Alexander Sobel during ejection. Admiral Coghlan to review Spanish War Veterans and New York camps at 4th Regiment Armory Brooklyn tomorrow. Mails from Manila December 4, Hong Kong December 7, Shanghai December 10, Yokohama December 18, Honolulu December 27 due tomorrow afternoon. Edward S. Fowler asked to investigate alleged steerage abuses on Hamburg American liner President Grant. formal action awaiting individual complaints.
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Catherine Devine
Littl Egypt
Steffano Matriello
No. 45
Main Street
Brooklyn
Vincenzo Lugire
Bayonne
N. J
Huguenot
Staten Island
Kernochan
Jefferson Market Court
Thomas Arthur
Broadway
Alexander Sobel
New York
Admiral Coghlan
U S. N
4Th Regiment
Manila
Hongkong
Shanghai
Yokohama
Honolulu
Today’s City Events At Museums Clubs And Talks
A dense schedule lists free museum admissions at the Metropolitan, American Museum of Natural History, and Botanical Gardens plus varied meetings and lectures across Manhattan venues from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Key talks include Dr. McGlynn’s monument meeting, prison jurisprudence, socialism challenges, and a series of school readings at Public Schools 21 30 63 150 16 13. Numerous organizations such as the Women’s Municipal League, YWCA, American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, and the New York Historical Society host events, with addresses ranging across West 60th to Riverdale. Public lectures cover music listening, songs of Italy, rural England, and colonial life among the Puritans, featuring scholars and artists at Steinway Hall, Cooper Union, and Carnegie venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
Zoological Gardens
United Real Estate Cowners’ Association
Harlem Casino
Riverside
Woman's Municip League
Edward Curtis
Wext 60Th Street
Women's Health Protective Association
Academy of Medicine
West 43d Street
Madison Avenue
Ad Street
Shelton
Young Women's Christian Association
East 17Th Street
American Scenic and Historicservation Society
National Arts Club
Amercey Park
Dr. McGlynn Monument Association
Plaza Assembly Rooms
East 1
Th Street
S$ P
Frederick H. Mills
American Institute of Phrenology
East 22d Street
Sp. m
John Graham Brooks
People’s Institute
Cooper Union
Republican Union
East List Street
The
New York Historical Society
Second Avenue
Mott Street
Giuseppe Aldo Randegger
Italy
East 88Th Street
Orlando F. Lewis
4Th Streets
First Avenue
Frank J. Belcher
Audubon Avenue
James Rosedale
American Museum
77Th Street
Central Park West
Francis L. Strickland
Maine
Great Jones
Lafayette
Jida Rose McCabe
North
160Th Street
Third Avenue
Samuel W. Bekman
Porto Rico
Park Avenue
Williamsbridge
Ezra ‘Ferry
Land of the Illustrated
Meeti Entertainment Club
Waldorf-As
Mercantile Bank Stockholders Meeting Declared Off
The special meeting of Mercantile National Bank stockholders to consider liquidation was cancelled by F Augustus Heinze amid pending negotiations. Heinze and followers were said to no longer control the bank as associates shifted stock to Milliken and Gould interests, signaling a shift toward retaining management and bringing in new backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantile National Bank
F. Augustus Heinze
Heinze
Mercantile National
Milliken
Gould
Heinze-Morse
Stylish Burglars Nabbed In New Rochelle Heist
Two well dressed men in high hats and kid gloves were arrested in New Rochelle after police found ten trunks of stolen items in their rooms. The pair identified as James Hartland and Ralph Taylor, of Manhattan, were caught after Mrs. William Hooker Atwood reported a burglary while the suspects rifled her dresser. Officers recovered jewelry and diamonds linked to multiple Westchester homes and connected the duo to a Friday night home invasion at Dr. George A Lyons in Bank Street.
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New Rochelle
James Hartland
Ralph Taylor
East 110Th Street
Manhattan
Westchester County
William Hooker Atwood
Woodland Avenue
Atwood
Timmins
George A. Lyons
Bankstreet
Girls Swimming Team Sets Example at Public School 21
The Public School 21 girls swimming team led by Miss Lay4 Machet trains in a West mh street pool after six to seven lessons. Josephine Pernice, Lucy Deidone, and captain Geneva Gorga stand out as stars. Principal John Doty backs a school pool, while officials like Lady Warwick and Dr Luther Gulick advocate girls’ swimming as vital fitness.
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Josephine Pernice
Josephine
West @mh street
Public School 21
Lay4 Machet
New York
Miss Machet
Mott Street
Board of Education
Miss Machel
Russi
Lucy Deidone
Geneva Gorga
Lucy
Geneva
John Doty
Warwick
America
Public School 2
Luther Gulick
Elizabeth and Her German Garden and Winter Relief Appeal
Excerpt references a character in Elizabeth and Her German Garden and notes harsh winter hardships. The president urges immediate, generous contributions to a fund for coal to assist impoverished homes facing cold and scarce food and clothing.
Sewing Help Row For Charity Clothe Her Child
A woman seeks a sewing machine so she can earn money to clothe herself and child. She asks if any friend has an old machine to donate for this charitable purpose.
Army plea to DAR to save the army home life
Lieutenant Colonel Glenn told the New York Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution that army morale suffers from rapid postwar expansion and long overseas duty. He urged raising the army, protecting families, and fostering public sentiment for reforms while detailing hardships on officers, wives, and children.
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Glenn
United States
Hawa
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James E Wilson
Artillery District of
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R. A. Theobald
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Rio de Janeiro
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Para
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