11 Feb 1900
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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1900
Page
1
New York jury after seven and a half hours found Roland B. Molineux guilty of first degree murder in the poisoning death of Mrs Katherine J Adams on December 28 1898. The verdict stunned the defense and surprised observers as Molineux faced sentencing.
Special telegram reports the crowded courtroom as Recorder Goff delivers a cautious charge to the jury in the Molineux case. The defendant remains composed, his family relieved yet anxious, as jurors bear the weight of the verdict. The scene closes with a quick farewell as the prisoner is led toward the exit.
Heath of the Post Office declines to advise James W. Stillman on mailing a pamphlet titled A protest against the President's war of criminal aggression. He states it is not the department's role to rule on private documents that aid rebels or disrupt military operations. He advises seeking legal counsel before mailing such material.
In Cleveland on February 10 Professor R T Bly of the University of Wisconsin spoke on the nature and significance of Mongpo uad and Iran. He argued that anti-trust legislation can produce harm and urged remedies including education regulation of property transmission tariff reform patent law reform and private corporations laws.
Nebraskan Senator John M. Thurston and Major General John R. Brooke spoke at Philadelphia's Academy of Music on expansion policy. They defended American gains as right and just, praised Dewey's Manila victory, and urged steady trade growth and a canal from ocean to ocean, citing the Philippines as a key to the Orient.
Telegrams press Andrew Carnegie to settle H C Fricks twenty one million dollar stock claim. Fricks lawyers seek court action or a receiver if no accord, while both sides outline legal maneuvers and iron clad agreements restraining transfers.
Mrs Jeremiah Gallinger, aged, was crossing a fold when she became securely fastened in a hard wire fence. In freeing herself she suffered a stroke and is in critical condition with little hope of recovery. Pittsburg firms reach understanding to avert threatened glass price war.
Report from Ladysmith dated February 9 says a midnight Boer sortie targeted the Free State Laager amid heavy cannonading. In yesterday’s action on the Tugela the Boers suffered four killed and eight wounded as they drove the British across the river. upon repelling the attack twenty two Boers were found dead.
British forces withdraw at night from Vaal Krentz Hill near Ladysmith after Buller orders evacuation to prepare new efforts. The movement follows long debate over Ladysmith and Natal strategy as the Boer siege tightens.
Remarkable operation yesterday at University Hospital cured a man of paralysis. Surgeons, citing unprofessional grounds, refused to reveal details. Dr William White acknowledged success but warned against public parade of science alongside crime.
A 6 year old girl named Denny wandered from Seventy fourth Street and Woodland Avenue to Woodland Avenue station near Forty third Street. She told police she had walked from home to meet her father after work. Parents later came to claim her at the station.
Arrivals include Rotterdam from New York, La Normandie from New York, Quebec bound Evnland from Philadelphia, Teutonie from Queenstown to New York. Departures list St Louis Cherbourg for New York, Friesland to Antwerp, Canada Liverpool to New York, Le Touraine to Havre, Eme to Geneva for New York.
An elderly newspaper ad lists army shoes at two prices 2.00 and 2.50 with a note about two evenings until a stated time and a partial address on Emer tas Ave, suggesting a local sale or display event.
Charles Kelly appeared before Magistrate South at Central Station yesterday morning charged as a habitual drunkard. He claimed innocence with a restrained apology as the magistrate ordered a year of confinement in the House of Correction.
John Mbert, walking in his sleep, fell three stories and struck his head. Joan Shibert a 27 year old Polander fell from a rear third story window at 1211 South Front Street while asleep and was injured likely fatally. Police took the injured man to Asnes Hospital where doctors diagnosed brain concussion.
Mrs Eliza P Middleton 57 of 341 Warren Street Camden disappeared Friday while ill and wandered to Philadelphia Hahnemann Hospital where she was found last night. Her daughter in law attended her. authorities notified Camden police and a search followed.
The report notes G. H. Mowm's Extra Dry achieved imports of 100003 cases in 1880, a record compared with 72495 cases for competing brands. Auction results reflect these figures, with bidders reacting to the unusual sales data.
Fragments indicate a brief mention of Guayra and the United States in a foreign or travel context with unclear details. No full sentences or identifiable events are readable.
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