Thaw Trial Evidence Focuses on Mental State In Sanity Debate
New York March 1 District Attorney Jerome pressed in Thaw trial cross examination of Dr Evans on Thaw mental condition. Evans testified Thaw showed mental unsteadiness and possible adolescent insanity at times including around his marriage and the 1906 homicide. Jerome read Thaw letters and a will seeking signs of insanity, while Evans described delusions and changes in mental state over years, noting Thaw’s behavior in court and letters as the case unfolds.
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New York
Jerome
Himney
Harry K. Thaw
Evans
White
Jetera
Jeter
Anthony Comstock
Britton D. Evans
Mareh Te
Thaw
J. D. Lyon
Pitsburg
Lyon
Whaw
Britton
Evans’ Duro
Cat Thaw
Delmas
Adenia
WH. K. ‘Thaw
Clackleys
Flar
Culpepper
James
Philip Strother
William F. Bywaters
Bywaters
Russian frontier alarm as bandit raids spark urgency near Harbin
Reports from St Petersburg describe Chinese bandits clashing with Russian troops 20 miles north of Harbin. Reinforcements were sent as frontline numbers dwindle. Moscow foresees uncertainty pending fuller details on the attacking forces. Also, the Utica Y M C A building burned this morning, causing an estimated loss of $150,000.
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St. Petersburg
Harbin
Foreign Office
Steamer Corona Ashore Off Humboldt Bay Entrance
The Merchants' Exchange reports Eureka says the steamer Corona, which left the port yesterday, is ashore at Humboldt bay entrance. Flushing notes the steamer got off without damage.
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San Francisco
Merchants’ Exchange
Eureka
Corona
Humboldt Bay
Flushing
Dynamite Mishap Kills Family in March 1 Tragedy
Carmi Illinois reports a farmer Charles Titles caused a fatal blast by thawing dynamite in a kitchen stove. His wife and father died instantly. two children aged 4 and 2 were fatally injured. Neighbors described the house blown to bits and a deep crater where the cottage stood. Fire from the stove did not ignite, saving others from cremation. The blast left several dynamite sticks intact.
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Carmi
Charles Titles
Tittles
John B. Tittles
Dinener
Ivan
Clem
Many true bills in Sherman act indictments target school furniture firms
A Chicago grand jury voted 15 to 20 indictments charging manufacturers and dealers in school and church furniture with conspiring to restrain trade under the Sherman act. Names of defendants are tied to major factories and jobbing houses. proceedings resume March 12, with further arrests likely. Notable entities include American Seating, A. H. Andrews, Stafford, Excelsior, and Southern Seating. The penalty under the act ranges up to a $50,000 fine or a year in jail, or both. Barney Goodwin commits suicide in Lexington after losing an engagement ring to Kate Goddard.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Sims
Sime
Anti Alien Property Bill in California Assembly
The California lower house passed an anti alien property holding bill aimed at Japanese and Chinese owners. It bars aliens who are not US citizens from owning land for more than five years and voids long term real estate leases to aliens. The measure seeks to force citizens, with enforcement by district attorneys to compel sales if citizenship is not attained.
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Sacramento
Cal
Assemblyman
Drew
Fresno
United States
Ship subsidy bill defeated by 161 to 154 vote
Washington March 1 the ship subsidy measure failed after a short filibuster that delayed the final vote. Republicans led by Litauer and Payne of New York blocked Fordney’s substitute, and the bill’s defeat follows debate over penalties and postal amendments earlier in the day. The session included remarks by Birdsall of Iowa contrasting presidential birthplaces and criticisms of Grosvenor’s tactics.
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Washington
Litrauer and Payne
New York
Fordney
Michan
Pasa. Ie
White House
Birdsall
Iowa
Grosvenor
Hinshaw
Nebraska
Polis
South Carolina
Tillman
ISWA Two Cent Fare Bill Becomes A Law
Des Moines reports Governor Cummins signed the two cent fare bill yesterday at 4 p m and it will take effect on July fourth. Railroad interests face hearings before the house committee on railroads and before the railroad commission next week on freight rate revisions. The commission plans a broad review of rates likely to take months to complete.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Committee of the House On Railroads
Railroad Commission
Busse Out of the Hospital After Altoona Wreck
Chicago postmaster Buss was released from the Altoona hospital after the Friday night wreck of the Pennsylvania Flyer at Mineral Point. Traveling companion T. P. Rogers, president of the Chicago Letter Carriers' union, also left the hospital yesterday.
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Chicago
Altoona
Buss
Mineral Point
TP. T. Rogers
Letter Carriers’ Union of Chicago
Busse
Aso
Congress Proceedings Snapshot from Yesterday in Washington
Senate passed the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition aid bill for 1909 and debated denatured alcohol. Conference reports on the army and military academy measures were approved, the Mexican boundary treaty was ratified, and Isthmian canal nominees were confirmed. House closed ship subsidy debate, adopted a 16 knot line from Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, with several exceptions, and approved conference reports on military academy and expatriation bills. Adjourned until morning.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Settle
Shonts
Stevens
HOUSE
Gulf of Mexico
Brazil
Sierra
Sonoma
Ventura
Military Academy
Toe Am
Plot to Frame Western Miners Exposed in Idaho Court
Idahe march story reports Steve Adams accusing prison officials and detectives of forming a conspiracy to implicate leaders of the Western Federation of Miners in the Sinenberg case. Adams describes coercion, bribes, and threats used to secure a false confession and mentions McPartland pressing him to name federation officers. The witness says the confession was shaped to build a strong case against Moyer Haywood Pettibone St John and Simpkins.
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Wallace
Idahe
Western Federation of Miners
Sinenberg
Steve Adams
McPartland
Tyler
Passenger Cars Thrown in Ditch in Pa Wreck
Connellsville March 1 Baltimore and Ohio westbound train No 4 ran 15 minutes late and 1 mile per hour. The wreck near Indian Creek left the engine dead and the train burned. The engineer was killed the fireman fatally injured and six passengers seriously hurt. About thirty passengers were bruised in the incident. Baltimore and Ohio officials on tour were aboard.
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Connellsville
Baltimore & Ohio
Indian Creek
Here
Robert J. Finney
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Rails
Express
Baltimore & Ghigo Milroad
Tornado Wipes Out Arkansas Town with Loss of Life
A destructive tornado struck Washington Hope Ark late last night, nearly wiping the town from existence. Two Negro residents are reported killed and several others injured.
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Washington
Hope
Ark
Old German Editor Dead at Chicago Newspaper
William Rapp longtime head of the Illinois Staats Zeitung dies from injuries after a street car accident four weeks earlier. The Chicago paper notes his status as possibly the oldest German editor in the United States.
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William Rapp
Illinois Staats Zeitung
Chicago
William Horin
United States
Three in Fight Central America Tense Upsurge
Washington reports official ad views indicate fighting in Central America has intensified with Nicaragua facing a three cornered conflict. Constant clashes between Nicaragua and Honduras show Nicaragua gaining in preliminary actions amid strong public support for Nicaragua and援 aid from El Salvador to Honduras.
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Washington
State Department
Central America
Nicaragua
Honduras
Salvador
Dutch Steamer Konigin Wilhelmina Ashes In Fog
A Dutch mail steamer ran aground in thick fog at Flushing on the east harbor dyke. Passengers and mail were landed. the vessel is expected to float at high water. Firemen Prize Boost to three thousand. Illinois Firemen's association raises state tournament purse to $3,000 for the July 16 event in Kewanee. Wealthy farmer Charles Simpson of Litchfield IL hanged himself yesterday.
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Flussing
Holland
Firemen
Kewanee
Illinois Firemen’s Association
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