Thaw to Plead Not Guilty by Insanity Defense
William Thaw's husband Harry Thaw rejects insanity plea and plans a justifiable homicide defense citing General Sickles Key murder. District Attorney Jerome to return to lead prosecution. Thaw refuses alienist examination as Mrs Evelyn Thaw visits him at the Tombs amid travel plans of the White and Thews aboard La Provence.
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Errr K. Thaw
Barton S. Key
Daniel E. Sickles
Jerome
Evelyn Thaw
Sickles
Edwin M. Stanton
Lincoln
Stanton
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Evelyn Florence Nesbit- Thaw
White
John J. Delany
Harry K. Thaw
Mrs. Tha
Delany
Tombs
Esmy
Evelyn Nesbitt
Thaw
Thaw Declared Sane in Madison Square Garden Killing
Berry Kensell Thaw, who shot Stanford White on the Madison Square Garden roof garden, has been declared sane by alienists for the District Attorney. The defense believes this may lead to an indictment for homicide and a possible acquittal. Precedents like General Sickles are cited in arguing justifiable homicide.
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Berry Kensell Thaw
Inford White
Madison Square Garden
Distet
Stanford White
Yesternery
Daniel E. Sickles
Berton &. Key
Washington
Sickles
Wonders of Yellowstone Park Tours Highlight Seasonal Pullman Days
A fragment describes special Pullman tours to Yellowstone Park and extended days devoted to the park. It mentions routes and the season, noting the Pennsylvanian segment and coverage of necessary access, with emphasis on the journey and park experiences.
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Uciad Tours
Evecial
Pullman
York Covert
House Adopts Hard Fought Education Clause
London June 27 The House of Commons tonight passed the fourth and most contested clause of the Education bill by 277 majority. The clause allows special religious instruction in transferred voluntary schools on requisition by four fifths of attending parents. An amendment by Augustine Birrell requiring parental vote was adopted in committee.
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House
Augustine Birrell
Board of Education
House In Committee
Runaway Horse Rides Seventh Avenue Traffic Injures No One
Andrew McCaffrey, a bartender at McGowan's Pass Tavern, drove a frightened horse from 110th to 128th street in Central Park last evening. A trolley car at 116th street was struck, windows shattered, and McCaffrey was thrown but uninjured as Patrolman McGhan halted the runaway near 120th Street.
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Seventh Avenue
110Th Street
128Th Street
Andrew McCaffrey
McGowan's Pass
Central Park
McCaffrey
116Th Street
118Th Street
McGhan
West 125Th Street
120Th Street
Council Ousts Mayor Bidaman in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana June 27 Mayor Bidaman was ousted by a two thirds Common Council vote after impeachment charges and a trial alleging the city defied laws on gambling and saloons. The verdict followed days of proceedings as Bidaman refused to surrender the office amid the ruling.
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Tribune
Terre Haute
Ind
Bidaman
Common Council
Auto Wrecks Light Carriage At 119th Street Scene
A touring automobile owned by G. W. Hill of 111 Fifth avenue crashed into a light carriage with Samuel Davis and Edward Daly of 221 West Beth street. Davis was thrown from the carriage as the horse dragged the wreckage a half block. Daly stopped the vehicle. Hill and a young woman left to help and were not arrested.
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G. W. Hill
Fifth Avenue
Samuel Davis
Edward Daly
West Beth Street
119Th Street
Seventh Avenue
Davis
Daly
Mr. Hill
Three Girls Drown In Star Lake Near Watertown
Three young women Miss Alice Burgess and Miss Jennie Burgess sisters of Watertown and Miss Mabel Loos of Gouverneur drowned at Star Lake while bathing near Star Lake Inn. They went beyond their depth and perished this afternoon in late June.
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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 died after cramps while swimming at the Lake Quinsigamond dam this afternoon. J C Morse captain of the Harvard tennis team was with him as the tragedy occurred.
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Worcester
Mass
Charles Stevens
Harvard
Lake
Quinsigamond
J. C. Morse
Three New Geysers Gush at Yellowstone Park
A summer incentive lures visitors with a Pennsylvania Railroad Tour starting in the East on July S. The special Pullman train promises nearly a week among the nation’s wonders, with all expenses covered for only 227 dollars from New York.
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Yellowstone Park
East
National Playground
Newtfox
Catskill Water Tunnel To Go Deep Under Hudson
The Catskill water tunnel for New York City must extend more than 500 feet beneath the Hudson. Geologists Kemp and Crosby were hired after drilling revealed slate and limestone instability. The 3 mile tunnel will be slow work with no midway shaft and ventilation challenges, plus large swamp lands likely needing clearance to prevent vegetation contamination.
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Hudson
Catskill
Hudson River
New Hamburg
Merlboro
Board of Water Supply
Kemp
Columbia University
Crosby
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United Engineering Company
American Diamond Rock Drill Company
Buried to his neck in sand and stone
Jeremiah Fisher of Steuben street Stapleton Staten Island was buried up to his neck in sand and soapstone at a Richmond Turnpike shaft behind Tompkinsville. The six hour ordeal began when earth slid into the sewer shaft twenty one feet below the surface. Rescue efforts failed as material flooded the shaft, leaving Fisher unconscious. Doctors warned he might die even if freed. A priest was summoned 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 Killed in Ohio Auto Crash
Columbus June 27 Frank E Stone man president of the North American Lead Company and connected with many interests was killed in an automobile accident at Alton Ohio this afternoon. Joseph F and George W Davidson were badly injured when the car overturned after a rear tire burst. Stone was caught under the brake wheel and his skull was fractured dying in ten minutes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank E. Stoneman
North American Lead Company
Joseph F
George W. Davidson
Alton
Davidsons
Stoneman
Wedding Rumor Sparks Talk Of Schley Union
Denver reports Grant B. Schley of Moore Schley New York arrived fueling talk of Chaloner Schley and Edith Daniels wedding. Colorado law bars remarriage for a year after divorce, delaying any ceremony.
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Chaloner Schley
Py Telegraph
Tribune
Denver
Grant B. Schley
Moore & Schley
New York
Chaloner
Edith Daniels
Ols
Virginia Navy Yard hosts Colonial Dames silver service
Norfolk June 27 The Colonial Dames of America in Virginia presented a handsome silver service to the battleship Virginia at the Norfolk Navy Yard. A large assembly of Dames from across Virginia attended, led by Mrs Riffin Cox of Richmond, president of the state society.
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Norfolk
Colonial Dames of America
Virginia
Norfolk Navy Yard
Riffin Cox
Richmond
Night express trains to White Mountains and Quebec
Night express train from New York to the White Mountains with Pullman sleepers, and sleepers to St. Albans and Quebec leaves Grand Central. Day express with buffet parlor cars and dining car departs New York at 8 40 a m for Fabyan Jefferson St Albans Springfield and Bellows Falls. These trains offer convenient service to Wildte Mountains resorts.
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New York
White Mountains
St. Albans
Quebec
Grand Central Station
SN. Y
N. H
H. R
Fabyan
Jefferson
Springfield
Bellows Falls
Wildte Mountains
Democrats Name Emery Bryan only Commended
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania on June 27 the Democratic state convention nominated a ticket for statewide offices: Governor Lewis Emery Jr of Bradford Lincoln party nominee Lieutenant Governor Jere S Black of York Auditor General William T Creasy Prohibition nominee and Secretary of Internal Affairs John J Green of Philadelphia The platform focuses on state issues and commends William J Bryan The convention did not endorse Bryan for President Emery led the fusion faction on first ballot 261 to 60 over Arthur G Dewalt
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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 In Westchester Rail Way Dispute
Supervisor Henry C. Merritt of Tuckahoe N Y was mobbed by about a hundred Italians in his employ at Harrison on the Sound over reinstatement of three discharged workers. He telephoned for cash, was guarded to a farmhouse, then sheriff and deputies arrived in a red auto. Three ringleaders were captured and jailed in White Plains on riot incitement charges.
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Henry C. Merritt
Tuckahoe
N. Y
New York & Port Chester
Harrison-on-the-Sound
Merritt
Harrison
Mr. Merritt
White Plains
Sheriff Merritt
Lane
Russ
Mrs. Reed dies in Monroe at age eighty sister of Custers
Monroe Mich June 27 Mrs David Reed sister of Generals George A and Thomas Custer who were killed at the Little Big Horn died at her home at eighty. She had been in poor health since 1874 after the crushing news from the battle. Besides her two brothers she lost a son and a son in law in the conflict.
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Monroe, Mich
David Reed
George A
Thomas Custer
Little Big Horn
Robbery at Sir William Van Horne Summer Home
Telegraph report from St Andrew's New Brunswick states that William Van Horne's Minis ter's Island estate was opened to reveal rifled linen and silver closets. The theft occurred unknown, with over $1000 in silver stolen from the residence.
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Tribune
St. Andrew's
N. B
Sir William van Horne
Minister’s Island
Express Train to Bar Harbor Leaves Grand Central Daily
A solid New York to Bar Harbor express train leaves Grand Central Station daily except Sundays at 8:35 p.m. It connects at Portland for Maine resorts arriving Bar Harbor at 1:30 p.m. Pullman sleeper advertised.
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New York
Bar Harbor
Portland
Maine
Grand Central Station
N. Y
N. H
4. Rr. R
Pullman
Dewey’s Brat Cuvée Champagne in New York
Dewey’s Co announces Itsey 7eee and Dryness champagnes as superb selections. Located at 138 Fulton Street New York, the firm promotes its champagne offerings under the Dewey’s label.
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Dewey’s
T. Dewey As Co
Fulton St
New York
Miss Eva Booth Illness Cancels Public Duties
Miss Eva Booth commander of the Salvation Army in America is seriously ill at her city home and all public engagements have been canceled. Colonel Peart announced from the army's national headquarters that she was to sail for England today to confer with General William Booth on Salvation Army work in the United States.
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Salvation Army
America
Ments
Peart
Miss Booth
Army
14Th Street
England
General William Booth
United States
Ide Replies to Harty Over San Juan de Dios Property
Manila reports Governor Ide responded to Archbishop Harty regarding court submission on the San Juan de Dios property. The dispute centers on whether the hospital, used by troops, belongs to the U S government or the church based on historic transfers. Ide notes no action has been taken since March and decries threats of broader protest through pulpit campaigns.
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Manila
United States
Harty
Ide
San Juan de Dios
Harry
White House
Ide Today
Archbishop Hart
Hold Up Attempt Near City Hall Park Sparks Arrest
George Lawless reports Walter Olsen assaulted him and attempted robbery beneath a Broadway Chamber Street platform last night. Olsen fled for several blocks before Patrolman Gleason captured him. a blackjack and many keys were found on Olsen. He faces assault charges at the Tombs court. This marks a second near City Hall Park in recent weeks.
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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 Calif June 27 Harry Schwerin son of wealthy Hebrew parents of New York City was today sentenced to six years imprisonment in the state prison at Folsom Cal His crime was forgery oft repeated and Judge Smith gave him the full penalty.
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the Tribune
San Diego
Cal
Harry Schwerin
New York City
Folsom
Smith
Dixon Called to Chicago to Succeed Torrey
Boston June 27 The Rev A C Dixon former Brooklyn pastor has received a call to succeed the Rev Dr Torrey in Chicago He has not yet accepted the call.
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the Tribune
Boston
A. C. Dixon
Brooklyn
Torrey
Chicago
Illinois Abolishes Lockstep at Joliet and Chester Prisons
The trustees of Illinois state prisons in Joliet and Chester ordered the abolition of the lockstep. The military marching step is now used in both facilities as prisoners are marched by twos in squads. The report notes the change as part of the prison reforms reported by telegraph to The Tribune.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Illinois
Joliet
Chester
Busy Day in Congress Pure Food Bill Report
Congress blitzed through a decisive day as conferrees reached complete agreement on the Pure Food bill while meat inspection talks stalled in conference. Senate debated naturalization and passed a aliens bill, House advanced the General Deficiency appropriation and sent the Lock Canal bill to the President. A tentative Railroad Rate accord emerged. Dominican and Moroccan treaties await action.
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Conferrees
Senate
Batley
House
Pure Food Bill Conference Report Sparks Enforceability Debate
The Senate received the conference report on the Pure Food bill after House concessions, deleting key sections that would have set purity standards for foods and drugs. The measure now faces questions about enforceability as penalties and definitions, including adulteration rules and foreign shipments, await full printing and further action.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
House
Through trains to Cincinnati Louisville and St Louis start July
Beginning July an additional through train to tecinnati Louisville and St Louis via Vania Railroad Washington and Chesapeake Ohio Railway will leave New York City at 1055 a.m. daily. The service will include drawing rooms sleeping cars a dining car and coaches.
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Tecinnati
Louisville and St. Louis
Vialvania Railroad
Washington and Chesapeake & Onio Railway
New York
Wenda Street
Advyt
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