Thaw Trial Sees Limiting of Experts Declared
Justice Dowling moves to cap insanity expert witnesses at three per side amid rapid adjournments. Proceedings center on foreign physicians and nurses who treated Thaw in 1903, with Dr. Bailey and Dr. Wagner detailing Thaw’s fear, agitation, and references to Stanford White. Testimony explores Thaw’s mental state, alleged conspiracies, and fear of exposure to assailants.
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Justice Dowling
Little‘ton
Tosk
Jerome
Adriatic
London
Paris
Rome
Charlies L. Bailey
Albany
Hudson
Thax
Bailey
Charles G. Wagner
Thaw
Stanford White
Blackguard
Dblackzsuard
White
Comstock
New York
East
Clifford Hartridge
Tower Studio
Evelyn Nesbit
New York Theatre
Mr. Littleton
J. J. Cain
Boston
Upper West Side
Britton D. Evans
Morris Plains
N. J
Inzane Asylum
Tombs
Poens
Evans
Miss Lewis must face further sanity examination in Supreme Court
Justice Carr of Brooklyn ordered Miss Mary E. Lewis to another test of sanity in the Supreme Court after a long Kings County case. Miss Lewis, aged about sixty eight, once resided at Hotel St George and the commission and sheriff’s jury reports conflicted. Her estimated property value is about £600,000 and the judge criticized the “hothouse” pressure to secure a verdict.
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Justice Carr
Brooklyn
Mary E. Lewis
St. George
Kings County
Supreme Court
Sundey
Borough Hall
Grape-Nuts Promotes Vital Energy Through Grain Base
An advertisement extols grain foods as richest in vital principle and credits Grape-Nuts with wheat and barley, noting its rapid absorption of vital phosphates for sustained energy. The copy urges readers to include Grape-Nuts regularly and to read The Road to Wellville in packages.
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Wellville
Bronze Portrait Bust for Late Isaac Wallach at Mount Sinai
Sculptor William Couper created a bronze portrait bust honoring Isaac Wallach, recently associated with Mount Sinai Hospital, reflecting the era's commemorative art.
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William Couper
Bread Line Growth Amidst Homeless Surge
A Charity Organization Society report notes thirty five thousand homeless men in the city, many tramps exploiting the unemployed. Bread lines at Fleischman’s bakery and Bowery Missions turn away about five hundred nightly. lodging houses overflow and quarters are scarce. Authorities report rising calls at aid bureaus with many newcomers from outside the city. The nine savings banks show more withdrawals but lower totals. many depositors are foreigners or part time workers. Chicago faces sharper conditions. local lodging houses report heavy December and January activity.
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Charity Organization Society
Unity Organization Society
Rts
Sesengnghesien
Hebberd
Yorke
Charity Department
26Th Street
Fleischman’s Bakery
Bowery Missions
Hadley
Bowery
Tribune
Association For Improving
Joint
7Al
Young Men's Christian Association
Chicago
Dr. Frankel
United Hebrew Charities
Memorial to Isaac Wallach at Mount Sinai Hospital
A bronze bust of Isaac Wallach by William Cooper will be unveiled at Mount Sinai Hospital on Sunday at 10:09 a.m. placed on the first landing of the main stairway facing the 10th street entrance. Isaac Stern lauds Wallach for over thirty five years of service, leadership, and civic charitable work in New York.
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Isaac Wallach
William Cooper
Mount Sinai Hospital
10Th Street
Isaac Stern
Wallach
New York
Brooklyn Bridge opens extension to ease rush hour crush
Opening the Manhattan terminal extension allows through elevated trains to Manhattan at all hours and adds nine thousand riders per hour. Through service starts Monday with trains at one per minute. Trolley traffic rises to 310 morning and 320 evening rush hour cars, aided by new loops and viaduct routes.
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Manhattan Terminal
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan
Brooklyn Terminal
Sands Street
Brooklyn
No Summer Ice Famine Expected in New York
Independent ice dealers rely on several pond harvests but expect ample supply for summer. Wesley M. Oler, president of the American Ice Company, says Hudson River and upper state lakes will yield enough in the coming weeks. He notes no price increase or cross state agreements, despite reports otherwise.
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New York
Wesley M. Oler
American Ice Company
Hudson River
Oler
New Jersey
Connecticut
Sailors Describe Hunger During Isthmus Transit
Captain William H. Phillips and fourteen crew members of the tug Katherine Moran arrived on the steamer Panama after a 76 day voyage covering 11,616 miles from La Boca to Colon. They endured 29 hours without food while delays by the Isthmian Canal Commission and Panama Railroad left them hungry and finally provided black beef deemed unfit.
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William H. Phillips
Katherine Moran
Strait of Magellan
Pacific
la Boca
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Railroad
Commission
Colon
Panama
Bishop Burgess Opposes Racetrack Gambling
The Bishop of the Diocese of Long Island Frederick Burgess denounces racetrack gambling while supporting speed contests under proper gate receipts. He notes local tracks near prominent churches and urges clergy and lay members to back government efforts to curb gambling. Canon Bryan will be replaced by Rev. J R Moses as archdeacon.
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Henry RB. Pryan
Queens-Nassau
Long Island
Frederick Burgess
Burgess
Canon Bryan
Panama
J. R. Moses
Cathedral of the Incarnation
Garden City
Italian storekeeper in Kingsland faces murder charge
Nicolo Bonano a Kingsland New Jersey storekeeper charged with killing Merino Cade on Christmas Eve and wounding Detective Cavane of the Italian squad in a pistol duel before arrest. He turned the revolver on himself but his wound proved minor Cavane not seriously injured and has returned to duty
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Nicolo Bonano
Kingsland
N. J
Merino Cade
Cavane
Bonano
Raids on Autos to Be Limited by Street Department
Street Commissioner Foster Crowell announced new limits on the raid on unattended autos to stop garages and repair shops from using streets as storage. He said the aim is to curb encroachment in the automobile district while not targeting motorists who briefly leave cars unattended. Impounded vehicles cost owners a $2 redemption fee, and three storage yards were designated in Seth Street, Twelfth Avenue, Canal Street, and West Side locations.
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Foster Crowell
Crowell
the Tribune
Bureau of
Séth Street
Twelfth Avenue
Man Threatens Self in Wall Street Suicide Attempt
Charles Bollander of Elm Street Bloomfield New Jersey shouted I will kill myself rushed in front of a Wall Street truck during rush hour. He fled rescuers into the Wall Street Broadway subway as a train neared. Patrolman Roth detained him and he was admitted to Bellevue psycho pathways ward with a loaded revolver and cartridges found on him.
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Charles Bollander
Elm Street
Bloomfield
N. J
Wall Street
Broadway
Roth
John Street
Bollander
Bellevue
Settlement committee named for Thomas interests
Miles M. O'Brien of Mercantile National Bank and Henry Ide, temporary Knickerbocker Trust receiver, are named by creditors of E. R. & O. F. Thomas and Robert Maclay & Co. to arrange a settlement. A third member will join. Banks and trust companies claim over 2 million dollars in claims, with Mrs. Samuel Thomas assisting.
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Miles M. O’brien
Mercantile National Bank
Henry ©. Ide
Knickerbocker Trust Company
E. R. & O. F. Thomas
Robert Maclay & Co
Thomas
Suspect Latham Arrested in Harlem Check Forgery Case
Theodore Latham of Boston was arrested in Harlem charged with passing worthless checks after a real estate office in West 125th Street refused a 27 dollar draft drawn on Mount Morris Bank bearing the alias Henry D Cochran. A bundle of checks was dropped in a chase, and a second man fled with suitcases. Latham held for examination. police seek his partner.
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Theodore Latham
Boston
Harlem
Jacob King
West 125Th Street
T. W. Berkeley
Mount Morris Bank
Henry D. Cochran
Philadelphia
King
Cochran
Dwyer
Wilson
Latham
East Lith Street
Miss Hewitt Faces a Revolver in Home Burglary
Thirteen year old Candace Hewitt, granddaughter of Abram S. Hewitt, faced a burglar wielding a revolver at 4 a.m. in her East 21st Street home. The intruder flashed a lantern, left without a wake, and the theft totaled about 800 dollars in silverware. two other nearby homes were also targeted.
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Candace Hewitt
Abram S. Hewitt
Edward R. Hewitt
East 21St Street
Papa
Mamma
Candace
Hewitt
Henry W. Poor
Socialist Amalgamation Postponed After Debs Conference
Socialist leaders from the Socialist party and Socialist Labor party met at 320 Broad Way with Eugene V. Debs. They postponed slate formation until a formal amalgamation plan is adopted and recommended national committees to pursue unification. Debs said caucuses aren t formal and that nominations will be informally agreed before the national convention. He planned to travel next to Harper s Ferry and Charleston to write John Brown s story from a Socialist perspective.
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Socialist Party
Socialist Labor Party
Broadway
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Charleston
Detsch Trial Brief in Philadelphia Murder Case
Philadelphia January 23 The trial of Andrew Jackson Detsch for the shooting death of Harry Ferree in a northern city boarding house continued. Key witnesses testified while letters and photos tied Ferree to Mrs Detsch, but were barred as evidence. Detsch testified he shot through a door thinking a burglar outside rather than Ferree. defense rested after about thirty character witnesses. The case adjourned to tomorrow morning.
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Philadelphia
Andrew Jackson
Detsch
Harry Ferree
Commonwealth
Ferree
Two Children Die In Medfield House Fire
In Medfield Massachusetts Edwin White’s home burned killing his two children Laura aged ten and Clyde nine months. The mother and three other children escaped. the father was at work. She woke to flames and tried to save the others but could not.
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Medfield
Mass
Edwin White
Laura
Clyde
Sioux Tug Floated and To Be Repaired in New York
The naval tug Sioux grounded on a Narragansett Bay ledge near Newport last week. Wreckers floated her today and towed her to the naval training station. She will be sent to New York for repairs.
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Newport
R. I
Sioux
Narragansett Bay
Naval Training Station
New York
Alabama rate arguments end in federal court
Montgomery Alabama January 23 The arguments in the railroad rate litigation before Judge Thomas G Jones in the United States court came to an end today Judge Jones took the case under advisement Pending a decision the rate and regulation acts of the recent session of the legislators are held up by a restraining order issued by Judge Jones some weeks ago.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas G. Jones
United States
Woman shot over 25 cents sparks fatal quarrel
Chicago report states Mrs Grace Garswick fatally shot Mrs Mary Maloney after accusing her son of stealing 25 cents. The dispute began over the money and ended with the fatal wound.
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Chicago
Mary Maloney
Grace Garswick
Garswick
Injunction Denied Salvation Army Case in Supreme Court
Justice Newburger denied, pending trial, the Salvation Army of the United States request to restrain use of a similar name by the American Salvation Army headed by James W. Duffin. D. Cady Herrick argued the Duffin group had brought discredit on the original organization.
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Salvation Army
Newburger
Supreme Court
Salvation Army of
United States
Booth Organization
American Salvation Army
James W. Duffin
D. Cady Herrick
Duffin
Fish briefs filed in Illinois Central stock suit
Chicago jan 23 counsel for Stuyvesant Fish filed briefs to stop the voting of 281231 shares of Illinois Central Railroad stock at the annual meeting. A decision is expected on February 25.
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Chicago
Stuyvesant Fish Today
Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
City News In Brief Highlights and Events Tonight
Mrs. C Perkins identifies silverware found in a home burglary tied to George Glynn who was arrested Tuesday. The Hesper Club holds a fancy dress ball at Terrace Garden with Tim othy D Sullivan leading the grand match and a midnight dance. An auction sale of boxes has yielded substantial proceeds. Postmaster Morgan announces a March 16 civil service exam for clerks and carriers with applications from the Civil Service Board at the Custom House. Andrew Carnegie will address the Hebrew Free Loan Association annual meeting on January at 168 Second Avenue in its new building.
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Hesper Club
Terrace Garden
Timothy D. Sullivan
Morgan
New York
Civil Service Board
Custom House
Andrew Carnegie
Hebrew Free Loan Association
Second Avenue
How Wu Was Jollying a Chinese Official in a Concession Suit
The Barnes case details a scheme to secure concessions in China by "jollying" Wu Ting-fang and pressuring payment of a promised $100,000 bond. The span includes an August 1905 bid to reorganize the syndicate, pressure from Brice and Hanna, and a Washington lobbying effort ending with the Chinese government buying back its concessions for $4,500,000.
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Jolly
Thurlow Weed Barnes
America- China Development Company
China
Brice
Mark Hanna
Ridge and Wesson
Mr. Barnes
Washington
McKinley
Platt
T. S. Beaty
Orvis T Terry suit opposed to injunction in Lake Superior case
Witness affidavits in the Canadian Improvement Company suit against Lake Superior Corporation will be cross examined before Vice Chancellor Garrison in Jersey City on February 1. The petitioners argued the credibility of witnesses as the core issue. The injunction seeks to restrain stockholders pledged to loans from voting in the Lake Superior election, with Garrison signaling a likely ruling against a permanent injunction if voting rights were to be assured. He extended the restraining order preventing a February 21 meeting.
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Charles E. Orvis
John T. Terry
Canadian Improvement Company
Lake Superior Corporation
New Jersey
Garrison
Jersey City
Will Not Appeal Rate Decision In Railroad Fare Case
Philadelphia January 23 Attorney General Todd and City Solicitor Gendell announced no appeal to the state Supreme Court for reargument in the 2 cent railroad fare law case decided against the state last Monday The Attorney General said the ruling on whether the decision applies to all railroads requires a fact trial in each case and cited the Pennsylvania Railroad Company versus the County of Philadelphia as showing the court found a fare rate unjust to stockholders by depriving intrastate dividends of funds at 6 percent interest
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Philadelphia
Todd
Gendell
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Child in Dynamite Accident Wrecks Kitchen
In Homestead Pittsburg Jan 23 a three year old girl Ma bel Nobell daughter of John Nobell found part of a dynamite stick with a cap. After playing for about an hour she carried it into the house and placed it in the stove as if a candle. The blast wrecked the kitchen but she escaped with the loss of two fingers and the thumb of her right hand.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Homestead
Mabel Nobell
John Nobell
Paul Kelly on trial for second degree manslaughter
Paul Kelly a former motorman faces a second degree manslaughter charge in General Sessions for the Ninth avenue elevated line wreck that killed twelve people including Solomon Neugras. His defense aims to fault the towerman now serving ten years in state prison.
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Paul Kelly
Ninth Avenue
Sid Street
Malone
Kelly
Solomon Neugras
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Rock Island
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K. E. Hoyt
Alabama
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Barnes
Lake Superior
Child
Sayan
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