Thaw near mental collapse after Stanford White death
New York report details Harry K. Thaw's serious illness in Tombs jail cell with fears of a mental collapse. He refused medical help, ranted about the district attorney, and questioned European travel plans affecting his trial. Also notes Dr Blair, Altoona real estate owner, died suddenly at 62.
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Stanford White
New York
Harry KE. Thaw
Madison Square roof garden
Thaw
Dan O'Reilly
Europeon
supreme court
Sylvesduke
Blair county
Allegheny Furnace
Altoona
Rosenstock Bros Clothes Store Advertisement Highlight
Rosenstock Bros. advertises one of the largest clothing stocks in the area offering a wide selection for men women and children with emphasis on variety and value.
Impeachment Ties Air in Orchard Conspiracy Trial
Boise witnesses challenge mine owners claims, linking Harry Orchard and detective Sterling to the Independence explosion. Defense seeks to prove Orchard killed Steunenberg over Hercules mine issues and that owners influenced the crime. Witnesses place Orchard with Sterling before and after the blast and recount dog work to trace Orchard’s movements.
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Independence Station
Orchard
Boise
Idaho
Wiliam D. Haywood
Harry—Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
Hercules
Er. C. Sterling
Independence
Sterling
Steunenberg
Steynenberg
Cripple Creek
mine owners’ association
D. C
Steve Adams
Hay Box Cooker Aids Quiet Cooking In Norway Style
Washington reports the agricultural department is testing the hay box cooker, fireless and fuel efficient. A tightly covered bucket of food sits in a hay-lined box, heated by steam and kept cooking for hours without extra heat. Jamestown Exposition trims its retrenchment with board abolitions and centralizes departments under Director General J W Barr. Des Moines reports 18 year old Jean Hershu crippled and dying after a rock accident, with 12 girls offering skin grafts to save her life.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Norway
Norfolk
J. W W. Barr
Gratt
Des Moines
Jean Hershu crippless
maimal
rock
reid
William Boynton
Flighland Park Presbyterian church
M Vorsburg
Lewis sees Mary Newlin in jail cell in eerie dream
Chester Pa June 26 Irwin the farmer jailed for murdering his stepdaughter Mary Newlin passed a restless night the prison physician found him on the brink of collapse Lewis described a vision of Mary visiting his cell dissolving into a white cloud drifting between bars Doctors tranquilized him his lawyers Pierce and Windle say the case worsens insanity may be the defense plea and his father notes scarlet fever in childhood left lasting effects
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Mary Newlin
Chester
Mary
Lewis
Thomas W. Pierce
William S. Windle
Juew
Airship over New York collides and operator nearly drowned
A large cigar shaped airship commanded by Lincoln Beachy sailed from Staten Island across New York City. It hovered above Brooklyn and Manhattan then crossed the East River to Battery Park. After circling over skyscrapers it headed toward Long Island Sound where a collision with a spindle ledge damaged the craft and threw Beachy into the water, where a boatman rescued him.
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New York
Lincoln ‘hy
bay
Staten Island
Brooklyn
East river
Battery Park
Manhattan Island
Manhattan
Mr. Beachy
Long Island sound
Foul play suspected in death of Philadelphia jeweller
The body of Joseph Koons, Philadelphia jeweller and Philadelphia Art Curio co proprietor, was found at the Farmers hotel in Atlantic City. His death prompts an investigation after family reports he carried money and jewelry while visiting the shore. He lay at the foot of the stairs with a broken neck, and police consider foul play likely.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Atlaniic City
Farmers hotel
Joseph Koons
Philadelphia Art Curio company
Pottersfield
Miss Lovings Story Drugged While Driving In Virginia Trial
Elizabeth Loving testified at her father's murder trial in Virginia that a young man drugged her during a buggy ride, leading to a coerced confession on her knees about an alleged ruin. The dramatic witness account parallels Evelyn Nesbit's famed tale and could influence Judge William G Loving's actions.
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Houston
Elizabeth Loving
William. .G. Loving
Theodore Estes
Virginia court of justice
Evelyn Nésbit
Stanford
Estes
white
Miss. Kidd
Avden
Loving
Annie Snead
Anti Sabbath Law Violations Led to Arrests in Glen Echo
Washington authorities arrested J. T. Moffitt head of the Washington Railway and Electric Co two road employees and a Glen Echo amusement park worker for violating Maryland anti Sabbath law. The arrests stem from running street cars on Sunday in Glen Echo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Glen Echo
J. T. Moffitt
Washington Railway & Electric company
Maryland
Woman Wins Pet Dispute by Kissing Dog in Station
In St Louis on June 26 two women fought over a dog at a police station. Captain O'Malley, citing Salomon's scheme, declared the woman who kisses the dog will win. Mrs Dante Raynor kissed the dog six times and claimed the claim, defeating Miss Lillie Patterson who refused.
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St. Louis
O'Malley
Salomon
Lillie Patterson
Dante Raynor
Fido
Treasury surplus reaches 81 million in current year
Washington reports a treasury surplus of 81,062,317 for the year, compared with 17,544,443 at this time last year. Yields thus far total 648,786,026 in receipts with five business days left to close accounts, while expenditures to date amount to 567,733,709.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Washington
treasury
Mrs. J Wilbur Chanman Dies in War saw Ind
The Presbyterian evangelist’s wife Mrs. J Wilbur Chanman died in War saw Indiana from blood poisoning. In New York a tenement house collapse killed seven people and seriously injured three.
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J. Wilbur Chanman
Warsaw
Ind
New York
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