Thaw On Stand Today Jerome Restes His Case
In Poughkeepsie May 16 expert medical witnesses testified in Thaws habeas corpus case to prove his sanity. Dr. Jacoby and Dr. Hammond vouched for Thaws mental condition while prosecutors argued he remains dangerous to release. The hearing adjourned at night with further witnesses expected tomorrow.
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Poughkeepsie
N. J
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Matteawan Hospital
Stanford White
Jerome
James G. Graham
Luke P. Evers
John A. Wade
Tombs Prison
George W. Jacoby
A. Russell Peabody
Amos T. Saker
White
Baker
Matteawan Asylum
Graham
Carlos F. McDonald
MacDonald
New York County
Drs MacDonald
Kr. Graham
Valdemar Lillo
East Sith Street
New York
Luke J. Hyers
John J. Hatley
Matteawa
Jacoby
Wagner
Hammond
Sea Isle Rescuers Save Crew as William McGee Sinks
The three masted schooner William McGee from West Point Virginia bound for New York with pine boards signaled distress off Sea Isle City. The Sea Isle life savers rescued Captain and four crew members before the vessel sank at Camden Inlet. Built in Maryland in 185, the ship went waterlogged three days earlier and began leaking during a storm.
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Atlantic City
William McGee
Persel
West Point
New York
Sea Isle City
Sea Isle Lifesavers
Hhs
Camden Inlet
Maryland
Yeeterder
Wright brothers destroy airship at Kill Devil Hill
Wilbur and Orville Wright, the Dayton aviation pioneers, destroyed their airship after it wrecked during recent tests off Kill Devil Hill. They salvaged only the gasoline engine and cut up the rest. They plan to return to Dayton while Orville pursues abroad travel and Wilbur works on a new aircraft. They remain under contract to deliver a heavier than air machine to the War Department by August 28 for 25000 dollars.
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Manteo
N. C
Kill Devil Hill
Atlantic
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright
War Department
Identification confirms Mrs Gunness as dead at last
In Laporte Indiana on May 15 authorities announced a jawbone fragment from the Gunness farmhouse matches Mrs Beile Gunness’s skull. Prosecutor Ralph N Smith called it the clinching evidence settling rumors she survived. Burial rites followed for Andrew Helmgelein with coroner and Bertillon records cited.
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Laporte
Ind
Gunness
Mack
Bertillon
Minnesota
Stillwater
Russians May Have Drunk Poison in Bellevue Hospital
A Russian laborer Sedeured Sedurnik died at Bellevue Hospital after a drinking bout that killed three companions. Ser gius Mernek is hospitalized and may recover. An autopsy shows congested organs. stomachs to be tested. They celebrated a friend’s return to Russia and drank liquid initially thought wood alcohol. a buyer remains unknown.
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Sedeured Sedurnik
Bellevue Hospital
Sergius Mernek
Russia
Samuel Rapps
East 4Th Street
Newark negro charged with cruelty at Home Trainers refuge
Wesley H. Whittington a negro and superintendent of the Home Trainers' Christian Association in Newark was fined and committed for the grand jury on cruelty to children charges. A sixteen year old witness testified to beatings and a hot poker incident. Whittington denied the charges saying the arrest was part of a conspiracy.
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Wesley H. Whittington
Home Trainers’ Christian Association
Mulberry Street
Newark
Cullen
Catholic Children’s Aid Society
Howell
Zachariah Jones
Whittington
Jones
Levi Smith
Centre Market
Jennie Jones
No. 16
New York Avenue
Lockwood brothers captured after weeks of pursuit
Daniel and Stanford Lockwood, long hunted by four counties, were seized in Danbury at Darius Ballard's chicken coop. The heavily armed youths, former North Salem residents, had been linked to assaults on a six year old and an eighteen year old girl who later escaped. Bloodhounds aided the Danbury search as townsfolk tracked them.
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the Tribune
Bridgeport
Conn
Lockwood
Daniel
Stanford
Darius Ballard
Danbury
North Salem
N. Y
North Ridgefield
Print Cloth Market Shows Brisk Local Demand
Fall River merchants report weekly print cloth sales of about 20 000 pieces with stronger demand in the local market. Prices for narrow styles edge higher while contracts extend into late summer and early fall. Mill circles sense a brisk business ahead as buyers seek sufficient goods.
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Fall River
Mass
Princeton Library Employee Missing
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Bertha Vanderbilt a Princeton University library worker since Wednesday afternoon. Believed dead in Carnegie Lake search efforts have been fruitless. A Syracuse University graduate her parents reside in Amsterdam New York.
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Princeton Library
Princeton
N. J
Bertha Vanderbilt
Princeton University Library
Carnegie Lake
Syracuse University
Amsterdam
City Debt Margin Shrinks As Land Costs Rise
Controller Metz reported May 1 debt margin at 6.14 million, dropping to 1.44 million in June as land for the Manhattan Bridge approaches is acquired and contracts total 2 million. By July 1 margins rise with new tax assessments, while officials seek precise debt limit statements and valuing reports.
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Metz
Board of Estimate
Manhattan
New York City
Coler
Cromwell
Mintyre Too Sick to Appear for Subpoena Testimony
McIntyre broker Thomas A. McIntyre failed to appear before Commissioner Gilchrist for examination into his firm's affairs after a process server served a subpoena at Miss Alston's sanatorium with a Judge Hough order. Dr. Dana reported McIntyre was physically weak with heart irregularities and tremors, deeming a full examination unsafe. hearing adjourned until he can safely appear.
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Thomas A. McIntyre
Miss Alston
Hough
United States District Court
McIntyre
Gilchrist
Charles L. Dana
Lifesaving Society Reports 573 Rescues and 259 Stations
The American Lifesaving Society says 573 persons were saved from drowning last year. It oversees 259 stations with 4,209 lifeguards, including 165 in New York City and others on Long Island and along major rivers. The Red Cross Lifesavers joined the national body and the society links with the People's Institute Marine League to push stricter navigation laws.
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Water Department
The
American Lifesaving Society
Edward ©. Brennan
Long Island
Albany
Troy
Hudson
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Illinois
District of Columbia
California
Red Cross Lifesavers
Brooklyn
People’s Institute Marine League
Music teacher seeks arrest over dying sweetheart message
S Reid Spencer a Brooklyn music teacher appeared in Adams street court requesting a warrant against Mrs Skidmore sister of Nina Andrews who died last July alleging she withheld a dying message and letters from his deceased sweetheart. The warrant was not issued.
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S. Reid Spencer
West 22d Street
Adams Street Court
Brooklyn
Skidmore
St. John’s Place
Nina Andrews
Miss Andrews
Spencer
First Presbyterian Church
Far Rockaway
Retail Drygoods Association backs street cleanliness effort
The Retail Drygoods Association adopted resolutions urging members to cooperate with the Street Cleaning Department. Com missioner Crowell requested the action and members were asked to bale rubbish for removal and to influence improvements in street conditions.
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The
Retail Drygoods Association
Crowell
Mrs Yerkes Defends Lawyer's Suit in Supreme Court
Mrs Mary Adelaide Yerkes widow of Charles T Yerkes faced examination in the Supreme Court in the fee suit brought by lawyer Joseph Redding. Redding claims 20 percent of Yerkes property as his fee for securing recovery. The case was adjourned to 10 36 this morning after initial questioning.
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Mary Adelaide Yerkes
Charles T. Yerkes
Supreme Court
Joseph Dpd. Redding
Yerkes
Wilson Mizner
Redding
Boeck Sentenced to Sing Sing for Jewelry Theft
J Edward Boeck pleaded guilty to stealing over 100000 dollars in jewelry. Judge Goff in the Supreme Court ordered a Sing Sing sentence of six to seven years. Victim Edwin W Dayton of West 28th Street was driven to bankruptcy as the jewelry was pawned in the city and the West.
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J. Edward Boeck
Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Boeck
California
Edwin W. Dayton
West 28Th Street
West
Old Furniture Brings High Bids at Carroll Graef Sale
Second day at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries saw a carved oak and leather dining suit sell for 110 dollars while a mahogany Chippendale twelve piece set went for 96. Italian armor fetched 203 dollars to H A Lukeman, a Dutch marqueterie desk 53, and a Carrara Dante bust 9 to G T Rafferty. Afternoon receipts reached 4507.59 with total 8354.50 to date. The final sale is scheduled for this afternoon.
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Carroll & Graef
Fifth Avenue
H. A. Lukeman
Dante
G. T. Rafferty
City May Buy Ferries From Brooklyn Operators
Daniel F. Cohalan named counsel for the Brooklyn ferry companies as talks with New York City progress on a possible purchase of ferry terminals for about 12 million dollars. The plan envisions city use of terminals while operators continue ferry service, with a report due to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment next week.
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Daniel F. Cohalan
Tammany Law Committee
Brooklyn
Cohalan
Pendleton
Board of Estimate
Brooklyn Bridge
Staten Island Ferries
Richmond
McClellan
Brooklyn Ferries
Burden Falls on Women In Immigrant Life Discussed
Dr. David Blaustein addressed the Woman's Forum at 2% West 44th Street, outlining immigrant misfortune in America. He warned that men drift into American life while women bear the brunt, toiling in tenements and facing cultural estrangement.
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Woman's Forum
West 44Th Street
David Blaustein
Europe
Dr. Blaustein
America
New World
Burglar Loses Vote Under State Law
A burglar or felon convicted by a jury is disqualified to vote in the state even if sentence is suspended, per an Appellate Division opinion handed down yesterday.
Work of Young Electricians at Mothers Congress
Juvenile electricians from the Children's Aid Society display a complete electrical bell ringing and door opening apparatus at the Mothers' Congress in Madison Square Garden. The device was wired and set up by students in the society's industrial schools.
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Children’s Aid Society
Mothers’ Congress
Madison Square Garden
Montgomery Loses Appeal Over Grand Jury Minutes
William R. Montgomery fails to obtain inspection of grand jury minutes after Appellate Division ruling. He was indicted twice by a grand jury for alleged overdrawing at Hamilton Bank.
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William R. Montgomery
Hamilton Banic
Appellate Division
Educational Work Showcases Museum Outreach And Lectures
The Eastern Art Teachers Association met at the American Museum of Natural History for its tenth annual session. Dr. H. C. Bumpus outlined museum education efforts including school lectures, traveling collections, and librarian friendly photo and slide resources. He noted shifts toward hands on study and new in house instructors to guide students and adults. The article also mentions market prices for vegetables and produce, and a section on seafood and meat prices.
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Eastern Art Teachers’ Association
American Museum of Natural History
New York
H. C. Bumpus
Dr. Bumpus
Bumpus
Esquimans
Arctic
Markets Show Varied Fresh Fruit Prices Amid Ample Supply
Warm spell eases prices for many fruits and vegetables while several new items appear in stalls this season. California watermelons fetch 150 dollars per shipment, Florida peaches bring 1 per basket, and oranges sell around 40 to 50 cents per dozen as traders note good demand from hotels.
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Carolina
Jersey
California
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Porto Rico
Malagas
Knickerbocker DAR Holds Reception for New State Regent
The Knickerbocker Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted a reception in the Waldorf Astoria state apartment for newly elected state regent Mrs William Cumming Story and for Mrs Story. New officers installed included honorary regent Mrs Frederick Hasbrouck regent Mrs William R Stewart vice regents Mrs Charles Ellis Taft and Mrs Charles F Terhune treasurer Mrs L Curtis Brackett registrar Miss Helen Fisher and historian Mrs N Taylor Phillips. Refreshments followed a short program with songs, piano numbers and a Shakespeare reading.
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Knickerbocker
Daughters of the American Revolution
Waldorf-Astoria
William Cumming Story
Story
Frederick Hasbrouck
William R. Stewart
Charles Ellis Taft
Charles F. Terhune
L. Curtis Brackett
Helen Fisher
N. Taylor Phillips
Richard Henry Reed
Isabel Hauser
Jessie Watson
Frank Crowell
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VIA
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Gettysburg
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Fifth Avalue
Wrights
Home Trainers’ Association
Mintyre
Broker
R. Montgomery
Natural History Museum
News OF the Markets
Kaiserhof
A. Auberland
Boulevard Haussmann
Paris
Thos. J. Stewart CO
Bway
46Th St
Bryant
Erie and
St. Sts
Jersey City
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