Thaw jury foreman says he deemed Thaw sane at White murder
David Robinson foreman of the Thaw jury asserts he believed Stanford White was killed under no insane impulse and that the jurors felt Thaw acted under unwritten law. He says the jurors did not follow the judge's instruction on legal insanity and discuss prior trials including the Smith Rushton case. He recounts discussing editorial reactions and declines to credit a newspaper influence on the verdict.
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The
Tribune
Saastic
Joly WoSarry K. Fiaw
Philadelphia
David Robinson
Jertice Mendrick
Beard
Jsty
Justice Bendrick
Hendrick
Robinson
Spain
Sr. Rodman
Atlantic City
Meneh
New York
Thaw Manor
Ford White
Thaw
Thaw Money
Thaw Bisey
Robinsow
Smith-Rushton
Sevan
Smith
Rushton
Mk Ebon
Stanford White
White
White Plains
Keogh
Women Flee During Nassau County Gambling Raid at Hewlett
Dozens of well known Long Island summer residents fled the King cottage at Hewlett as DA Smith detectives forcefully entered the premises. Only two alleged proprietors and a waiter remained. bail set at 1000 dollars for principals, 500 for the witness. Police recovered roulette wheels and faro tables valued at about ten thousand dollars.
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Long Island
King Cottage
Hewlett
Lewis J. Smith
Mewlett
Distriet
Smith
Nassau County
Arnold Rothstein
Herman Rosenthal
John Kelly
Mr. Smith
Hempstead
Mineola
Therin
Jis
Wenton
Charles Williams
Hotel Normandie
Manhattan
Charles Burke
Tongacre Hotel
Joseph T. White
Williams
Burke
White
Paul S. W. Lindner
Elmont
Germans Pierce Russians Lines on Wide Front
London July 13. Berlin notes large German offensives across the eastern front from the Baltic to the Black Sea region. Von Hindenburg and Von Mackensen drive toward Warsaw and Lublin, with gains near Preasnysz and along the Narew, while Austro German forces push west of the Vistula and along the Dniester in Galicia. Evacuations and retreats are discussed as Warsaw’s fate looms amid heavy fighting and prisoner captures.
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London
Baltic
Bessarabia
von Buelow
Windau
Riga
Prasanyee
von Hindenburg
Vietula
Poland
Dniester River
Galicia
Warsaw
von Mackensen
Russia
Berlin
von Hinburg
Preaengss
Goldingen Mouravievo
Veata
Tekum
Gulf of Riga
Thien
Windad River
Kurshany
von Huelew
Auta
Rhety
Burohany
Offern
Pisca
Vistula
von Scholtz
von Gallwitz
von Fisilwite
Nawa
Han Hines
Preasnysz
Drelin
Lipa
Clechanow
Krasnosielo
U. S. Bows to Baby Charmion at Grandmother’s Doorstep
A two month old passenger aboard a New York ship defies Labor Department rules by reaching her grandmother despite rules against infants admitted without parents or guardians. Charmion’s father, Gierville de Crespigny of Ontario, is listed as wounded on a French battlefield, while his wife nurses him and sends Charmion to her grandmother Mrs. J. A. McSloy in St. Catherine.
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William Creen
Harris
Columbus
Creen
Frank
K. I. M. Dubose
First Methodist Church
de. C. W. Daniel
First Baptist Church
Georgia
New York
Charmion
Gierville de Crespigny
St. Catherine
Ontario
France
Champlain Wins Death House Cell at Sing Sing Contest
Roy Champlain of Allegany County won a contest for a tighter, airier cell in Sing Sing deathhouse annex among six condemned men. He receives James Purcell’s former cell as Purcell moved to Danemora prison hospital. award came from Warden Osborne due to Champlain’s longer stay in the annex.
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Champlain
Sing Sing
Roy Champlain
Allegany County
Qeaterday
James Purcell
Daninemora
Losure
Osborne
Guards Guard Vanderbilts Against Kidnappers
Telegraph from Lenox Massachusetts reports guards around Shadow Brook park leased by Mrs Alfred G Vanderbilt to deter intruders and possible kidnap attempts on her sons George and Alfred G Jr. Entrance routes are restricted with attendants screening entrants while governesses and servants monitor the children.
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George
Alfred G., Jr
Massachusetts
Lenox
Mass
Shadow Brook
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Lake Mahkeenac
Wisconsin Solons Vaccinated and Quarantined in Madison
State health officer Jay i-Dr C A Harper quarantined the Assembly chamber at the state house and ordered fumigation and vaccination for all legislators and legislative staff in Madison. He telegraphed members who had left town to return and be vaccinated before attending the session. The move followed Assemblyman Charles F Plaeger of Seymour contracting a slight smallpox attack. The Legislature plans to meet tomorrow night.
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Madison
Wis
Jay i
C. A. Harper
Assembly
State House
Charles F. Plaeger
Seymour
Plaeger
Rich Contractor Threatened Dead Found In Canal
Robert Nellis, a wealthy Fort Plain contractor, was found dead in the canal near his home after being last seen Saturday night. Police suspect he was attacked and thrown into water, with a physician reporting no water in the lungs. Mrs Henry Harper Benedict, his sister-in-law, says threats from an unknown sender preceded his death. Authorities are withholding the threats' details.
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Ward
Henry Harper Benedict
Remington Typewriter Company
Robert Nellis
Fort Plan
Eviet
Nellie
Davison Lands With Police Guard In New York
Henry P. Davison of J P Morgan & Co arrived in New York under police escort aboard the New York docked at 10 o clock. Detectives met the Immigration Service cutter to escort him to the American Line pier while he refused to discuss his England trip. The vessel carried 515 passengers including sixteen Chinese naval students under Rear Admiral Trah Ling Se and an International Steel Corp agent.
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Henry P. Davison
J.P. Morgan & Co
New York
Immigration Service
American Line
England
Trah Ling Se
John A. Shellico
International Steel Corporation
Rac
Russia
Bomb in coal car misses Cunarder at Morrisville yard
A wax sealed metal container with five pounds of black powder was found in a coal car billed to the Cunard Steamship Company. James G. Ashburn, a machinist and former seaman, reported the object, which measured about twenty inches by ten inches, tapering to six inches, and was deemed highly explosive. It was placed in the yard storeroom awaiting expert examination.
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Prenton
Vay Lee
Cunard Steamship Company
New York
Pennsylvania
Morrisville
James G. Ashburn
Ossippis
Bull at 100 dollars a pound sparks high price bid
Bernardavsie Meyer of Finderne owns K. Cordensa Scott a one year old registered Holstein bull. An unnamed millionaire offered to stand the bull for two years at 100 dollars per pound. Meyer estimates the bull will weigh about 2,000 pounds at three years old making the value around 200,000 dollars.
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Bernardavsie
Pert Tard Meyer
Finderne
K. Cordensa Scott
Meyer
John D. Rockefeller Visits Euclid Avenue Church
John D Rockefeller visits Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland on July 18 after months away. He sits in the front pew, listens to Reverend W W Bustard, and spends forty minutes greeting old friends before commenting that the sermon did him good.
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Cleveland
John D. Stockefeller
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Ww. W. Bustard
Rockefeller
President Wilson Heads to Capital After Long Vacation
New Haven July 18 President Wilson completed his longest vacation since entering the White House leaving Cornish New Hampshire and will reach Washington early tomorrow to review the German submarine warfare note with Secretary Lansing and Cabinet members. Crowds cheered at stops as he greeted residents, waved to babies, and paused on his private car rear platform.
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New Haven
Wilson
White House
Cornish
N. H
Washington
Lansing
Windsor
Austrians Mass Troops on Romanian Front in War Moves
Reports from Athens and Budapest claim Austro German forces concentrate on the Romanian frontier to pressure Bucharest as central empires seek a note on munitions for Turkey. Berlin and Vienna push for mobilization of American Austrians and Hungarians to disrupt war materiel manufacture if guarantees fail.
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Athens
London
Chronicle
Turkey
Germany
Austria
Rumant
Russko| Slovo
Rumania
Russka Slovo
Bucharest
Gallipoli
Constantinople
Lav Cuno
Tythone
Budapest
London Morning Post
United States
America
County Tivin's Club
J. P. Morgan
Muenter
Vienna
Munich
England
Tisza
Nome
Romania
Indecision Marks Balkan Attitude
Zurich July 1 Athens finance minister Protopapakis denies Greek financial crisis fears saying the deficit is manageable though the budget shows a shortfall. Greek politics remain obscure with foreign policy tying to finance. Rumors of a Crown Council were denied. Berlin reports note pro German leanings in Bulgaria and a Romanian cabinet reshuffle. Continued on page two.
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Zurich
Athens
Berliner Tagestatt
Protopadakis
Greece
Venicelos
Berlin
Nizoff
Bucharest
Bratiano
Romania
Amber
Senate
Deutache Fagesteitune
Kaulbars
German Envoy to Turkey Visits Bucharest on Route to Constantinople
Dispatches from Bucharest report Prince Hohenjohe, the new German ambassador at Constantinople, spent two days in Bucharest en route to Turkey. He is said to be an intimate friend of the Queen. Reports note progress in diplomacy as Delcasse negotiates with Russia and moves toward an agreement.
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Gordon Gordonsoh
Milan
Bucharest
Prince Hohen
Johe
Constantinople
Turkey
M. Delcasse
Russia
Stop Parleying on Lusitania Case Says Wilson Cabinet
Washington July 18 President Wilson travels to meet with Secretary Lansing to discuss a forthcoming note to Germany as officials say the Orduna incident confirms German intent. The administration expects a firm response outlining consequences for further violations of American rights at sea.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Lusitania
Wilson
Lansing
Orduna
Gerard
State Department
Germeany
Austrians Lose 1,200 Officers in Lusitania Note Context
A Lusitania era dispatch notes Austrian losses and hints at US protests against attacks on westbound passenger ships. The report references a note suggesting prize crews and subtler actions, citing a Zurich dated July 18 fragment and implying Italy’s stance on submarine warfare and prize rules with casualties including generals.
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United States
Zurich
la Corrispon
Nenza
Italy
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Petrograd
Bug
Rutz
U. S
Choice
DEATH
Wisconsin
H. H. Benedict
Erie Canal
Fort Ptale
N. Y
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Morgan
Jersey
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Quack
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Greenfield
Ace
Gordon Gordon-Smith
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