Thaw refuses insanity plea in and vows justifiable homicide defense
Harry K Thaw rejects the insanity defense and his lawyers plan a justifiable homicide argument citing General Sickles key case. District Attorney Jerome returns to lead the prosecution. Police learn White sails to Europe on La Provence as the Thaws plan to sail similarly. Mrs Evelyn Thaw visits Harry at the Tombs. He declines examination and remains active in his defense.
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Harry K. Thaw
Barton S. Key
Daniel E. Sickles
Jerome
White
Europe
la Provence
Evelyn Thaw
Sickles
Edwin M. Stanton
Lintolys
Stanton
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Evelyn Florence Nesbit- Thaw
John J. Delamy
Mrs. Tha
Mr. White
Delany
Tombs
Earny
Evelyn Nesbitt
Thaw Declared Sane in Madison Square Garden Shooting
Berry Kendall Thaw has been deemed sane by alienists for the Madison Square Garden roof garden shooting of Stanford White. The defense may pursue justifiable homicide, citing Sickles precedent, as Thaw risks indictment for homicide in a case tied to Mrs Evelyn Nesbit.
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Berry Kendall Thaw
Fenford White
Madison Square Garden
Stanford White
Daniel E. Sickles
Berton & Key
Washington
Sickles
General Sickles
Barton —& Key
Francis Scott Key
Banner
Key
Sikies
Wonders of Yellowstone Park on New Pullman Tour
A fragmentary note describes a journey through Yellowstone Park by special Pullman service and a planned season of travel days dedicated to the park, with coverage continuing in the third part. The text references Pennsylvania and a touring event.
House Adopts Hard Fought Education Clause
June 27. The House of Commons tonight adopted the fourth and most bitterly contested clause of the Education bill by a large majority. It provides that special religious instruction may be given in any transferred voluntary school on requisition by four-fifths of the parents of attending children. An amendment by Augustine Birrell requires parents to vote on the question.
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House
Night
Ious
Augustine Birrell
Board of Education
House In Committee
Runaway horse dashes through central park avenue injures none
Andrew McCaffrey, a hostler at McGown's Pass Tavern, rode a spirited horse on Seventh Avenue from 110th to 128th Street. The animal frightened by a siren bolted, ripping a wheel from a crosstown car and breaking windows. McCaffrey was thrown but uninjured. Patrolman McGhan stopped the chase at 120th Street.
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Seventh Avenue
110Th Street
128Th Street
Andrew McCaffrey
Central Park
McCaffrey
116Th Street
118Th Street
McGhan
West 125Th Street
120Th Street
Council Ousts Mayor Bidaman in Gambling Crackdown
Terre Haute Indiana June 27 news reports Mayor Bidaman ousted by a two thirds Common Council vote after impeachment charges accusing him of lax enforcement of gambling and saloon laws. The trial concluded with a verdict against him as he tried to seize the mayoral chair and refuse surrender.
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Tribune
Terre Haute
Ind
Bidaman
Common Council
Mayour
Auto Wrecks Light Carriage On Seventh Avenue
A touring automobile owned by G. W. Hill of 111 Fifth Avenue crashed into a light carriage carrying Samuel Davis and Edward Daly of 221 West Seth Street at 119th Street and Seventh Avenue. Davis was thrown from the carriage, the horse dragged the wrecked vehicle half a block before Daly stopped it. Hill, accompanied by a young woman, offered assistance but was declined. no arrest was reported.
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G. W. Hill
Fifth Avenue
Samuel Davis
Edward Daly
West Seth Street
119Th Street
Seventh Avenue
Davis
Daly
Mr. Hill
Three Girls Drown in Star Lake Incident
Three young women from Watertown and Gouverneur were drowned while bathing at Star Lake. Miss Alice Burgess and Miss Jennie Burgess, sisters from Watertown, and Miss Mabel Loos of Gouverneur, were employed at the Star Lake Inn and went beyond their depth in the lake late this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
N. Y
Alice M
Jennie Burgess
Mabel Loos
Gouverneur
Star Lake
Harvard Junior Drowns at Lake Quinsigamond
Charles Stevens, a Harvard junior from Worcester, drowned after cramps while bathing at the Lake Quinsigamond dam. J C Morse, captain of the Harvard tennis team, was present but could not save him. The incident occurred late this afternoon.
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Tribune
Worcester
Mass
Charles Stevens
Harvard
Lake
Quinsigamond
J. C. Morse
Pennsylvania Railroad Yellowstone Tour Draws Visitors
An added incentive to visit Yellowstone Park this summer. the PRR tour departs from the East on July 5 aboard a special Pullman train with every comfort. Nearly a week exploring the park's wonders, with all expenses covered for $227 from New York.
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Yellowstone Park
East
New York
Deep Catskill Water Tunnel Slated Under Hudson
The Catskill water project plans a tunnel more than 500 feet beneath the Hudson between New Hamburg and Marlboro. Geologists Kemp and Crosby were engaged to study rock borings as engineers from United Engineering and American Diamond drill deeper than 500 feet. The three mile tunnel faces slate and limestone challenges, no midway shaft, ventilation and compressed air limits, plus extensive swamp land needing drainage to prevent vegetation contamination.
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Catskill
Hudson River
Hudson
New Hamburg
Marlboro
Board of Water Supply
Kemp
Columbia University
Crosby
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United Engineering Company
American Diamond Rock Drill Company
Man Buried to Neck in Sand and Stone Rescue Fails
Jeremiah Fisher of Stapleton Staten Island was buried up to his neck in sand and soapstone during sewer work on Richmond Turnpike behind Tompkinsville. Rescuers struggled for hours as shifting material pressed him, with doctors declaring him near death and a priest awaiting to administer last rites.
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Jeremiah Fisher
Steuben Street
Stapleton
Staten Island
Richmond Turnpike
Tompkinsville
Fisher
John Barry
City
Lead Company President Dies In Ohio Auto Crash
Columbus June 27 Frank E Stone man president of the North American Lead Company and connected with other interests was killed and Joseph F and George W Davidson injured in an automobile accident at Alton Ohio. The car overturned after a rear tire burst. Stone died in ten minutes with his skull fractured while the Davidson brothers were thrown clear.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank E. Stoneman
North American Lead Company
Joseph F
George W. Davidson
Alton
Davidsons
Stoneman
Chaloner Schley Wedding Rumor in Denver
Grant B. Schley of Moore and Schley, New York, arrives in Denver triggering talk of the forthcoming wedding of his son Chaloner to Mrs. Edith Daniels. Colorado law bars remarriage within a year after divorce, delaying any ceremony.
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The
Tribune
Denver
Grant B. Schley
Moore & Schley
New York
Chaloner
Edith Daniels
Dames Present Silver Service to Virginia at Norfolk Navy Yard
The Colonial Dames of America in Virginia presented a handsome silver service to the battleship Virginia at the Norfolk Navy Yard this afternoon in a large gathering of Dames from across Virginia led by Mrs. Riffin Cox of Richmond, state society president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Colonial Dames of America
Virginia
Norfolk Navy Yard
Riffin Cox
Richmond
Night Express Trains to White Mountains and Quebec
Night express from New York to White Mountains with Pullman sleepers and service to St. Albans and Quebec departs Grand Central nightly at 20 p.m. daily except Sundays. Day express with buffet parlor cars and dining car serves Fabyan Jefferson St. Albans Springfield and Bellows Falls leaving at 8 40 a m. Readily reached for Northern resorts.
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New York
White Mountains
St. Albans
Quebec
Grand Central Station
N. Y
N. Ho
H.R
Fabyan
Jefferson
Springfield
Bellows Falls
Advt
Democrats Name Emery Bryan Only Commended
In Harrisburg on June 27 the Democratic state convention nominated the ticket for the state. Governor Lewis Emery Jr of Bradford, Lincoln party nominee. Lieutenant Governor Jere S Black of York. Auditor General William T Creasy Prohibition nominee. Secretary of Internal Affairs John J Green of Philadelphia. The platform focuses on state issues and commends William J Bryan without endorsing his presidential bid. Emery led delegates favoring fusion with the Lincoln party on a state ticket, winning on the first ballot 261 to 60 over Arthur G Dewalt of Lehigh County.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Lewis Emery, Jr
Bradford
Lincoln Party
Jere S. Black
York
William T. Creasy
John J. Green
Philadelphia
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Emery
Arthur G. Dewalt
Lehigh County
James M. Guffey
Pittsburg
Italians Mob Employer On Rail Way Contract
Supervisor Henry C. Merritt of Tuckahoe New York, working on the New York and Port Chester Railway, was mobbed by about a hundred Italian workers at Harrison on the Sound. The rioters demanded reinstatement of three discharged fellow countrymen and seized Merritt when he offered to fetch cash. Sheriff Merritt and deputies arrived in a red automobile, arresting three ringleaders in White Plains jail for inciting a riot. others fled.
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Henry C. Merritt
Tuckahoe
N. Y
New York & Port Chester
Harrison-on-the-Sound
Merritt
Harrison
Mr. Merritt
White Plains
Lane
Kuss
Mrs Reed, Sister of Custers, Dies at Eighty in Monroe
Monroe Michigan June 27 Mrs David Reed sister of Generals George A and Thomas Custer who were killed at the Little Bighorn in 1876 died at her home here today at eighty. She had been in poor health since 1878 when news of the battle shattered her health. Besides her two brothers she lost a son and a son in law in that engagement.
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Monroe, Mich
David Reed
George A
Thomas Custer
Little Big Horn
Robbery at Sir W. Van Horne’s Minisiter Island Home
A burglary at Sir William Van Horne’s summer residence on Minisiter Island was discovered on June 27. Linen and silver closets were rifled and over $1,000 worth of silver stolen. the time of the robbery is unknown.
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the Tribune
St. Andrew's
N. B
William van Horne
Minister’s Island
Solid New York Bar Harbor Express Leaves Grand Central
A daily express train from New York to Bar Harbor via Portland departs Grand Central at 8 15 p m except Sundays, arriving Portland 6 30 a m and Bar Harbor 1 5 p m. Pullman sleepers offered. Admission of ad for Dewey’s Champagne follows.
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New York
Bar Harbor
Portland
Maine
Grand Central Station
N. H
Hi. R. R
Putllman
Ide and Harty clash over San Juan de Dios property titling
Manila dispatch notes Archbishop Harty and Governor Ide exchanging letters over the San Juan de Dios hospital title. Ide cites 1902 Attorney General opinions and says no court action has occurred since March. Harty regrets publicizing the exchange, while asserting church claims based on a Spanish era transfer.
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Manila
United States
Archbishop Harty
Ide
San Juan de Dios
Harry
Hart
Assault and attempted robbery near City Hall Park
George Lawless, mining engineer, says Walter Olsen attacked him near Chambers and Broadway after 8 pm. A large crowd rallied, Patrolman Gleason stopped Olsen after a chase. police found a blackjack and a big bunch of keys on him. Olsen to be arraigned in Tombs court. This is the second such near City Hall Park recently.
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Chambers Street
Broadway
George Lawless
Greenwich Street
Walter Olsen
Bowery
Lawless
Gleason
Leonard Street
Olsen
Tombs
City Hall Park
New Yorker Sentenced to Six Years for Forgery
San Diego June 27 Harry Schwerin son of wealthy New York City Hebrew parents was today sentenced to six years in Folsom state prison for forgery. The crime was described as repeated and the judge imposed the full penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
San Diego
Cal
Harry Schwerin
New York City
Folsom
Smith
Dixon Called to Chicago by Telegraph
Boston June 27 The Rev Dr A C Dixon formerly pastor of a Brooklyn church has received a call to succeed the Rev Dr Torrey in Chicago He has not yet accepted the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Boston
A. C. Dixon
Brooklyn
Torrey
Chicago
Illinois Abolishes Lockstep in State Prisons
Chicago dispatch reports the trustees at Joliet and Chester state prisons ordered the abolition of the lockstep. The military marching step is now used in both facilities with prisoners marched by twos in squads, marking a new standard in discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Chicago
Illinois
Joliet
Chester
Busy Day in Congress Pure Food Bill Report
Congress adjournment eyed as conferrees reach complete agreement on the Pure Food bill. Senate holds line on Meat Inspection conference deadlock while Bailey defends against treason articles. House passes General Deficiency bill and sends Lock Canal bill to the President. Railroad Rate tentative accord. Dominican and Moroccan treaties postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conferrees
Senate
Bailey
House
Pure Food Agreement Sparks Senate Conference Report
The Senate learned the conference on the Pure Food bill reported an agreement after the House receded from most amendments. The panel struck out sections 9 to 12, eliminating purity standards, raising questions on enforceability while preserving a misdemeanor for adulterated or misbranded foods and drugs with penalties up to $30 fine or a year in jail, and broader fines for subsequent offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
House
District of Columbia
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Through trains added to Cincinnati Louisville and St Louis
Beginning July an extra through train to Cincinnati Louisville and St Louis via Pennsylvania Railroad Washington and Chesapeake Ohio Railway will leave New York West Station at 1053 a m daily. It will include drawing room sleeping cars a dining car and coaches.
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Cincinnati
Louisville and St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington and
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