Last Witness Barred Thaw Arguments Begin in Court
Delmas's final plea for Harry K Thaw unfolds as courtroom fills to capacity with Thaw family alienists and spectators. District Attorney Jerome objects to recalling Dr Hamilton yet Delmas insists on testimony. Jury held together through to close as Justice Fitzgerald sets the schedule and pace for the summing up.
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Defene
Pacific Coast
Delmas
Hegia
Fitzgerald
Jerome
Thaw Sane
Filageald
Hamilton
Harry K. Thaw
Allen Kane Hamilton
Stanford White
Oii
Justice Fitzgerald
Delma
Del
Cocoa imports rise as coffee and tea fall in U S
A Commerce Department report shows cocoa imports averaging more than a specified monthly value, up from a quarter of a million dollars a decade ago, while imports of coffee and tea declined sharply in the last two years.
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Washington
Bureau of Staff
Department of Commerce
The
United
Peary Seeks Two More Years Leave for Arctic Dash
Arctic explorer Robert Peary requests a two year absence from the Navy to mount another North Pole expedition. He has raised 200 dollars for equipment and plans a summer 1908 attempt aboard the Roosevelt. Peary has served 26 years in the Navy and has been on leave 15 years. Walter Wellman’s daughter Rose marries Percy Chamberlin in Washington. Wellman, father of the bride, who aims to reach the pole by airship this summer, attended the ceremony after traveling from Paris.
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Navy
Washington, D.C
Robert Why
North Pole
Roosevelt
Mr. Peary
Walter Wellman
Washington
Rose Wellman
Percy Chamberlin
Virginia
Paris
Wreck Plot Fails on Cleveland & Pittsburgh Line
In Alliance Ohio an attempted wreck on the Cleveland and Pittsburg line failed when the engineer spotted a red signal and applied emergency brakes. The switch was opened by a man who fled the scene, suspected to be part of a gang linked to a derailment near Hudson, Ohio, Saturday night.
Cuba as a State Would Be a Curse to US Says White
Ex Ambassador Andrew White, back from a Caribbean cruise, called Cuba a great Negro state unfit for self government. He warned Cuba as a U S state would be a curse to itself and the nation, arguing it would become a vast rotten borough ruled by a few wealthy men.
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Cuba
United States
White
New York
Andrew White
Caribbean
Busse Qualifies Early as Mayor to Protect City Interests
Chicago April 8 Fred A Busse was sworn in as mayor at noon by City Clerk Anson He will assume office Tuesday April 15 as originally planned Busse explained the date change saying he acted to protect his interests and those of the city Mayor Dunne announced no resistance and may retire upon Busse showing bond Appointments followed including City Controller Walter Wilson Public Works John Handberg Corporation Counsel Edward Brundage Chief of Police George Shippy Fire Marshal James Horan Health Commissioner Dr W A Evans Private Secretary B J Mullaney
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Chicago
Fred A. Busse
Anson
Busse
E. W. Dunne
Pittsburg
Dunne
Busse J
Walter HH. Wilsor
Puble Works
John J. Handberg
Edward Brundage
George M. Shippy
James Horan
Traction
Walter L. Her
W. A Evans
B. J. Mullaney
PAYS TRIBUTE TO WALLACE DISINTER AND EAT THE DEAD IN CHINA
A despatch from Colon April 5 reports farewell events for John FP Stevens former chief engineer of the Panama Canal. He sailed for New York at noon yesterday after a grand sendoff on Pier 11 at Cristobal with W G Bierd and canal officials present. Stevens praised his successor and predicted the canal opening in January 1915. He urged loyalists to address concerns to Major Goethals. The Red Cross then corrected an erroneous famine report and described China’s dire conditions and ongoing relief efforts led by American organizations.
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Jerome
Delmas
Colon
John FP. Stevens
Panamanas
New York
Pier 11
Cristobal
W. G. Bierd
Gene
Panama Railroad
Canal Commission
Panama Railroad Company
Eson Smith
Ely
Labor Department
Cansl
Stevens
Washington
Major Goethals
Les
Waeshington
D. C
Red Cross
China
National Red Cross
Christian Herald of
Chingi Sue
Sailors Rescued From Wreck After Ocean Ordeal
A boat in a liner was brought from the water to safety after three days aboard the wreck. They endured a week near starvation with water soaked biscuits, showing weariness from ceaseless toil while the wreck floated.
Cannon Witnesses Rescue From Wreck
New York April 8 The steamship Blucher carrying Speaker Cannon and other members of the congressional party returning from the canal had 13 rescued passengers aboard from the Gulfport as the liner battled a cyclone near Hatteras in the final days of March.
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New York
Blucher
West Indian Ports
Speaker Cannon
Congressional
Canal
Gulfport
Hatteras
Trafalgar Battleship Goes Ashore Off Devonport
Devonport England April 8 The British battleship Trafalgar ran aground today off Devil's Point in an extremely dangerous position. It was later reported to have been floated. Canal Food Probe Washington April 8 The president has taken up Panama Canal commissary complaints following congress visits to the isthmus. Urged for State Supreme Bench Pekin HL April 8 The Tazewell County Bar Association endorses Judge W R Curran to succeed Judge Wilkin on the state supreme court. Squeezes Half Cent More Cleveland April 8 The Standard Oil Co raises prices on refined oils by a half cent per gallon.
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Devonport
England
Devil's Point
Canal
Washington
Panama
Congress
State Supreme Bench
Pekin
Tazewell County
Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
Fraud Charged Over Ballots in Insurance Vote Probe
New York April reports allege forged ballots and fictitious homes tied to New York Life and Mutual Life insurers. The international policy holders committee plans legal action to overturn last fall’s election and prosecute officers and agents involved. Attorney Jerome to pursue after the Thaw case. grand juries in many states may be asked to review evidence.
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New York
New York Life
Mutual Life Insurance
Staite Insurance Department
Jerome
Union
International Committee
Central American Hostilities Spread In April News
Delayed dispatches report Puerto Cortez and Ceiba in Nicaraguan hands after Tegucigalpa fell. US Navy units Marietta and Ometappe carried word of Ceiba’s capture. Washington and Mexico explore concerted diplomacy to end Central American fighting and seek a durable peace through state department talks.
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Tegucigalpa
Puerto Barrios
Gua Temala
Cortez
William F. Fullam
United States
Marietta
Columbia
Say Ceiba
Jeda
Manuel Lettw
Cel
Celba
Puerto Cortez
State attorney general alleges Hariman Gould and allies liable
Springfield April Attorney General Stead after thorough investigation of the Chicago and Alton stock manipulation reaches the conclusion that E H Harriman George J Gould James Stillman and Mortimer J Lehhy are liable for damages for their fincanciering of the road He warns the state can revoke the charter but cautions that innocent purchasers may suffer If civil action is pursued stockholders may seek relief on their own Read with Governor Denven the long statement outlines $57500000 of the railroad debt as net improper expansion of finances and hints at possible criminal proceedings while noting the state may act without harming innocent parties
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Springfield
Chicago & Alton
E. H. Harriman
George J. Gould
James Stillman
Mortimer J. Lehhy
Ley
Harriman
Lis
Wil
Stead
Belares
Chicago & Alten Manns
Denven
Stead Sa
Mover Protest Conference Denounces Roosevelt On Haywood Case
A New York protest conference of the Haywood Meyer group accuses President Roosevelt of misusing names and harming legal fairness. The letter demands restraint, argues the president swayed public opinion and potential jurors, and says the Moyer and Haywood case should be handled in court, not by executive speech.
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New Wk
Haywood
New York
Laho
Roosevelt
Harriman
Meer
Meyer Not
New York City
Moyer
Moyer and Haywood
Lost collier picked up near Fernandina at St Johns river
The Caesar a navy coal barge lost at sea since April 1 has been found. A telegraph from the commander at Fernandina Fla states the vessel is adrift and now being towed into port at the mouth of the St Johns River.
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St. John’s River
Washington
Navy Department
Caesar
Fernandina
Fla
Supreme Court declares Isle of Pines not American soil
The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case Pracy vs Stanahan, ruled that the Isle of Pines is not American territory. Chief Justice Fuller announced that before the Paris treaty the island was considered part of Cuba and not covered by article 2 which lists nearby Puerto Rico islands.
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Washington
Isle of Pines
Supreme Court of the
United States
Edward J. Pracy
Nevada
N. Stanahan
Port
New York
Fuller
Island of Pines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Fire destroys NYC Railway car barn and power plant
A major blaze in New York today destroyed the New York City Railway company car barn and power plant, damaging most of a block bounded by Seventh Avenue and Streets 146 and 147. Loss estimated at 1.59 million dollars. over 300 cars burned. Captain J. Ryan killed. about six firefighters injured but not seriously.
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New York
New York City Railway Company
Seventh Avenue
Eight Killed in Wreck Near Marleton Alabama
An open switch caused a disastrous wreck on the Southern railway near Marleton Alabama Saturday night. A westbound freight crashed into another freight on the main track, killing eight or more and injuring twelve to fifteen, several fatally.
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Marleton
Ala
Southern Railway
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PEARY
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Philippines
Joan F. Stevens
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Cannon
NEW York Life and Mutual
Thomas Crimms
Otto Kesey
Ceiba
Mexico
Mobile
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Central America
Salvador
Honduras
State Department
Harriman and Associates
Alton Deal
Moyer and Associates
Moyer-Haywood Protest Conference
Supreme Court
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