Thaw Case Opens with Defense of Hereditary Insanity
In New York on February 1 the Thaw murder trial opened after a court delay. Prosecutor Garven outlined the case, detailing Thaw's premeditated killing of Stanford White on June 2, 1905, after which Thaw held his revolver aloft. Defense attorney Gleason announced an insanity defense, claiming hereditary mental illness and Providence guided Thaw's actions.
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New York
Fed
Justice Fitzgerald
Vella
Crimea
Stanford White
Lawrence
Cafe Martin
Toys
Deel
Colonel White
Root
White
Debs
Thaw
Lehane
Gleason
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Fist
Train in River Edgemont bridge fire claims many lives
A west bound Burlington passenger train from Omaha to Billings passed Edgemont over the Cheyenne river when a bridge burned today. Fire erupted and many lives are reported lost. Burlington offices say a bridge burned at Edgemont but no firm passenger death confirmation yet.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Burlington
Omaha
Billings
Mont
Cheyenne River
Edgemont
S. C
Chicago
Montana
Verona
Hisses Ag
Mie Stein
Q in Coal Inquiry Grips Government Over Land Grants
Government probes investigate Burlington interest in coal lands in Wyoming and Utah. Subpoenas named Burlington directors and two coal firms North Western Coal Mining and Owl Creek, plus possible dummy holdings. Grand jury hearings focus on stockholders and arrangements aiding railroad access to coal deposits. Also reports on severe winter storms and livestock losses in Montana Wisconsin and Kansas Missouri.
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New York
Hitchcock
Chicago, Burlington& Quincy Railroad
Rockyuntain
Federal Grand Jury
James J. Hil
Burlington
Northwestern Coal Mining Company
Th Owl Creek Company
New Jersey
Wyoming
Wbis
Ae Wtine
Union Pacific
Gould
Rio Grands & Western
Salt Lake City
Uiah
Mrs. Jacol H Gallinger Dies at Belasco Theater
Mrs. Jacol H Gallinger wife of Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire died at Belasco Theater Saturday night after swooning and collapsing. Dr attended she expired while awaiting ambulance. Death attributed to angina pectoris.
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Senator Gallinger
New
Hampshire
Washington
Jacol H Gallinger
New Hampshire
Belasco
Fone
David Belasco
Pty
Jewelers Home Robbery in Springfield
Springfield jeweler Joseph C. Klaholt was tied up by a burglar who forced $23 and a gold watch from him at gunpoint yesterday morning. Mrs Klaholt woke to the intrusion as the man kept them quiet and chatted during the search, saying he did not want to take a life.
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Carnegie
Evelyn Nesbit
Miss McKenzie
Edward
Joseph Thaw
Countess of
Yarmouth
Madson Square
Springfield
Ren
Joseph C. Klahol
Battleships cost more when government built ships
Secretary Metcalf released figures detailing the full cost of two battleships Connecticut and Louisiana. The government built ship totaled 6,340,247 dollars, while the privately built Louisiana cost 5,980,822 dollars, with armor turret mounts and machinery included. Mrs Longworth shows improvement after illness.
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Washington
Metcalf
Connecticut Amlsiana
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Connecticut
Louisiana
Foreman Killed in Shafting Accident at Coulter Factory
Charles E Brown foreman at the Coulter disc factory in Galesburg was fatally injured when his sleeve caught in an overhead shafting. His clothing was stripped as he was pulled into the machinery and he died within about twenty minutes. The incident occurred Saturday during attempts to repair the equipment.
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Galesburg
Coulter
Charles E. Brown
30 000 Workers for Canal by Italian Contractor
Kingston Jamaica Feb 4 Signor Gusmini a Milan contractor says he has arranged contracts with Italian and Spanish laborers to work on the Isthmian canal at reasonable wages. He plans to land 30 000 men within six months and offers Chief Engineer John F Stevens his services for contract workmen.
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Stevens
Kingston
Jamaica
Signor
Gusmini
Milan
Italy
Colon
Isthmian Canal
John F. Stevens
Militant Weekly to Quit Ridgeway Publication
New York February 4. Ridgeway & Co announces suspension of the militant weekly after months of reduced city editions and concentrated output. Despite earlier popular appeal, satisfactory results did not materialize and the publisher plans to discontinue the venture next week.
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Ridgeway
New York
Ridgeway & Co
Bank Examiner closes Fi National Bank of Scotland S. D.
Washington on February 1 National Bank Examiner Silsby advised the controller of the currency that the Fi National Bank of Scotland in South Dakota has been closed. No reason was given for the action.
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Examiner
Washington
National Bank Examiner
Silsby
Fi National Bank of Scotland
London Fire Devastates Block Near General Post Office
Fire swept through a block of buildings near the General Post Office in London on February 4, lighting the night with flames. Crowds gathered as smoke rose, with authorities stating several structures were damaged and firefighting units fought the blaze through the night.
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Wondon
General Post Office
Concedes Defeat in New Jersey Reelection Bid
Senator John F. Dryden withdraws his candidacy for reelection as health declines. The move ends his long control over New Jersey politics and industry after a bitter fight in the state legislature. A telegram from his physicians cites a long strain and advises failure to attend the Trenton conference.
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Dryden
New Jersey
Trenton
N.J
John P. Dryden
Phu 4
Cential Insurance Company of America
Senate
Washington
Senator Dryden
Amd
John F. Dryden
Probe for Cotton: Exchanges and futures under review
Washington February 4 The house approved a resolution ordering a Commerce and Labor Department inquiry into cotton price fluctuations and class price differences. The probe will assess if futures contracts or inter-state and foreign agreements influence prices, amidst broader market dynamics. The report aims to clarify causes behind price volatility and contract structures.
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Washington
House
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Worst Criminal in World Arrested in Rostofon-Don
A Russian figure called the worst criminal in the world was captured at Rostoffon-Don. He confessed to more than fifty robberies and numerous murders, many committed while posing as a gendarme during government searches. He had escaped Sakhalin seven times, and recent escape saw him chained to a wheelbarrow. authorities note his youth and prior avoidance of hanging under Australian law.
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St. Petersburg
Rostofon- Don
Sakhalien
Pigeon Hole Final Boom of Postal Bill
A House postal committee acts on proposals to curb mail privileges while weighing six months postal mail weighing and a broad government inquiry into Post Office methods. The rest of the commission is pigeonholed and likely kept in the files for years.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office
House Committee
Washioeran
Will
Congress
Post Office Department
Old Soldier Jailed for Postal Pension Fraud in Quincy
A veteran pled guilty in federal court to defrauding the Soldiers Home at Quincy by cashing a pension order issued to Isaac Begs Niota and intercepting mail. He was fined $200 and costs and sent to jail. Police also report an arrest in New London, Iowa.
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Springfield
Th. Wen
Seessiah Wells
Quincy
Isaac
Niota
New London
Lowa
Farmers Become Socialists in Kansas Union Formation
Farmers in this area join the Farmers Union socialist group in large numbers. Spearheaded by national organizer Thelma Fisk, the movement aims to secure fair prices for farm products and gain momentum in the farming community.
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Kansas
Gas Suffocation Freezes Three of Grand Rapids Family
A woman and two children died from escaping gas and freezing in a Grand Rapids home. IMA K. LIVINGSTON 50 ALFRED L. LIVINGSTON 7 LINCOLN TR. LIVINGSTON 3 were killed. Helen LIVINGSTON 10 was found in another room nearly overcome, with hands and feet frozen. The family had not eaten since Thursday. bodies frozen stiff.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Ima K. Livingston
Alfred L. Livingston
Lincoln TR. Livingston
Helen Livingston
Senate probes Brownsville affray hearing opens
Washington February 4 The senate committee on military affairs began its first sitting as about a score of Negro soldiers formerly in the 24th infantry were in attendance. They were discharged without honor for alleged participation in the shooting affair at Brownsville.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
Revolution in Central China Reaches Borders and Ports
Reports from Victoria B C describe a central China revolt expanding toward Henan and Kinquel with imperial forces attempting to quell the uprising. Rebels warn against arms import and foreign agents are said to be shipping weapons to the conflict zone as governments debate troop dispositions. The revolutionary leader is identified as ums Chrustal amid widespread placards declaring a Manchu dynasty overthrow.
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Victoria
B.C
Feh
Tartar
China
Henan
Kinugel
Shanshai
Europe
Ums
Scarlet fever under control in city health update
A brief city notice reports scarlet fever under control with the health department declaring the epidemic contained. No new cases are described beyond initial reports and the situation is monitored for rapid response. The fragmentary text notes the issue in Chicago with lingering uncertainty about dates and specifics.
SEEKING MORE GUARDSMEN IN OKLAHOMA NUMBER OF ENLISTED TO RISE
Springfiel Feb 4 Adjutant General Scopt seeks to raise the Oklahoma National Guard to the federal quota. A War Department order allows men enlisted for U S service to be counted toward the total. General Scopt asks regiments to report equipment needs and to calculate a minimum enlistment target.
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Springfiel
Scopt
Olinais Nattetud Guard
Roosevelthrom
War Department
United States Service
Buried Under Fire Ruins Enes Volunteer Firemen Killed
Three volunteer firemen were killed and four injured, one possibly fatally, while assisting the salvage of a Meathuilding fire wreck in White Plains New York early this morning. The blaze destroyed the building last night and the fatalities occurred as teams worked at the ruins.
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Enes
White Plains
N. Y
N.Y
Avalanche Buries Residents of Bareges France City
Relief teams reach Bareges near Lourdes after avalanche on February 2 destroyed Ca ittane and left twenty houses in ruins with several people buried. Also reports gasoline prices rising a cent per gallon and a drowning incident in Peoria where 11 year old Frank Keshener disappeared after skating into an air hole.
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Bareges
Tarbes
Lourdes
France
Caittane
Peoria
Frank Keshener
Illnois River
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