Crowds Gather as Thaw Heads to Second Trial
New York crowds line the criminal court building on January 6 as Harry K Thaw begins his second trial. Juror No 1 selected. 300 jurors summoned. Thaw, seen by family, enters with lawyers. judge sets three sessions daily and jurors to be sequestered.
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New York
Criminal Court
Harry K. Thaw
Court House
Shetfr
Whch
Justice Dowling
January Brand
Thaw
Tombs
George Lander Carnesie
Josiaz Thaw
Pittsburg
Martin W. Littleton
Carnegie
Josiah Thaw
Jerome
Garvan
Brooklyn
Delphin M. Delmas
Thaw Case Timeline from 1905 to 1907
A condensed sequence of events shows Harry Kendall Thaw and Florence Nesbit marrying in 1905, the 1906 Madison Square Garden killing of Stanford White, and a long high profile murder trial beginning in 1907 with key testimonies and rulings. The record notes juror death, insanity evaluations, and defense and prosecution strategies as the case moved toward trial.
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Harry Kendall Thaw
Florence Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Justice Fitzgerald
Jerome
Delphin M. Delmas
Britton D. Evans
White
J. B. Bolton
Evelyn Thaw
May McKenzie
Evelyn
Crome
William Thaw
Europe
Delmas
Austin Flint
Fitzgerald
Downing
Justice stressed on Baskin-McGregor liquor law
In a January grand jury session Judge Dwyer of the thirty seventh district urged strict compliance with all provisions of the Baskin-McGregor liquor law, calling special attention to the charges before the jury.
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Dwyer
Thirty Seventh
King Edward Thanks San Antonio Poet Henry Ryder-Taylor
Henry Ryder-Taylor a veteran San Antonio writer and newspaper man has received thanks from King Edward for a poem commemorating the king’s birthday read at the Texas British association event during the International fair. Copies were sent to King Edward and to President Roosevelt. Lord Knollys at Buckingham Palace conveyed the king’s thanks.
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Henry Ryder-Taylor
San Antonio
King Edward of
Wayland
Texas-British Association
King Edward
Ryder-Taylor
Roosevelt
Loeb
Lord Knollys
Bear Oil Company Chartered in San Antonio
The Bear Oil company of San Antonio was chartered with a capital of $20 000. Incorporators include Hl, M. Hunter, A. C. Jellefs, M. M. Kime, L. Johnson and O. C. McLeod. The Southwest Texas Juvenile Training School in San Antonio was also chartered with no capital stock. Incorporators include M. Gleaner Brackenridge, Sallie M. Houston, Anna Hertaberg and others.
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Austin
Tex
Bear Oil Company of
San Antonio
Aanual
M. Hunter
A. C. Jellefs
M. M. Kime
L., Johnson
O. C. McLeod
Southwest Texas Juvenile Training School
M. Gleaner
Cars Run On Muncie Streets Without Guards Today
Muncie Ind Jan 6 Cars on the local street railway lines began running today on their regular schedule manned by local men and without guards There was no disturbance during the morning hours.
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Muncie
Ind
Dies After 55 Years in This City
Mrs. Marguerite M. Franz widow of Adam Franz aged nearly 70 died at 3:30 this morning at 317 North Street from pneumonia. A San Antonio resident for 55 years she came here in childhood with her parents. Surviving are three sons Ernest Charles and Adam Fraya and six daughters Mrs Frank Young Annie Franz Mrs Leonard Curry Mrs Frank P Hall of Cammaguey Cuba Mrs Frank Rudolph of Omaha Neb Mrs Adolph Seldemann of Seguin. Funeral arrangements not completed. burial will be in Lutheran cemetery.
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Marguerite M. Franz
Adam Franz
North Street
San Antonio
Franz
Ernest
Charles
Adam Fraya
Frank Young
Annie Franz
Leonard Curry
New Orleans
Frank P. Hall
Cammaguey
Cuba
Frank Rudolph
Omaha, Neb
Adolph Seldemann
Seguin
Famous Miller Case Continued In Thirty-Seventh District Court
The famous Miller extortion case opens the term with a motion for another continuance granted. Mrs Elizabeth Miller and her two daughters face charges of false accusation and conspiracy to extort from Dr Frederick Fielding. Herman T Wolff, linked to medical practice misconduct, also postponed. Grand jury sworn, with F A Chapa chosen foreman.
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Miller
Thirty-seventh District Court
Dwyer
Elizabeth Miller
Frederick Fielding
Herman T. Wolff
Grand Jury
Simpson
Geo. C. Vaughn
Francisco Guilbeau
Emil Beck
B. Griff Jones
E. W. Tyman
Price
T. B. Mumme
George H. Norris
F. A. Chapa
Herman Aue
Jacob Wolff
Lewyson Sues Traction For Husband Death In San Antonio
The Forty fifth district court opens with Mrs. Fannie Lewyson suing the San Antonio Traction Co for damages over her husband’s death after a street car struck him at South Alamo and Guenther. A prior hearing ended in a mistrial.
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Forty-fifth District
Fannie Lewyson
San Antonio Traction Company
South Alamo
Guenther Streets
Onion Growers Show Fat Profit For Last Year
The Southern Texas Truck Growers association held its first 1908 meeting at the Business Men's club with William Green presiding. Aimed to recruit new members and expand control of Texas onion trade, the board elected includes Green, Warres, Week, Davis, Masterson, Dobrowolski, and Landa. An auxiliary advisory board was added, profits for 1907 rose 71.6 percent per member and 134.5 percent per crate, with total business about 509,914.65 dollars.
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Texas
Southern Texas Truck Growers’ Association
Business Men’s Club
William Green
San Marcos
Fred Warres
Kingsville
Roy Campbell
Wiliam Green
Ifred Warren
Ela
Week
Cotulla
John H. Davis
Laredo
B. W. Masterson
William Dobrowolski
San Antonio
Harry Landa
New Braunfels
Joe Flory
Rudolph G. Jersig
Yoakum
Bowle
Run
George C. Woodman
Roy Camphbell
Campbell
Local Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Tonight and Tuesday appear colder with a minimum 44 degrees in the last 12 hours and 52 degrees in the previous 24 hours. Winds are light at 4 miles per hour. The daily temperatures show 47 to 63 at 1907 readings with highs near 70 and a record of 68 at noon.
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San “Antonio
Ohio Democrats See Harmon Backed For Presidential Nomination
Ohio Democrats plan to pit Judge Harmon against Mayor Tom Johnson for the national nomination. Delegates from all 21 congressional districts will participate as Columbus prepares for a May state convention to name at large delegates. The party aims for Harmon to win the state delegation despite Johnson’s strong Cleveland support.
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Judson Warmon
Colmbus
Judge Harmon
Ohio
Harmon
Columbus
Hig
Tom J. Johnson
Cleveland
Clyahoga County
Johnson
Gabat
Carabags Weet In Honor Of Br Hadra
The Fort Sam Houston Corral No. 9 of the Military Order of Carabao holds a tribute to Dr Frederick Hadra who departs for the Philippines in service to Uncle Sam. The meeting will elect officers for the year and consider eligible members. It marks the first initiation of current garrison officers into the corral.
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Fort Sam Houston Corral
Order of
Carabao
Frederick Hadra
Philippines
Uncle Sam
Caraboo
Corral
Page revival followed by renewed weakness after paralysis
City sanitary Inspector W. J. Page, stricken with paralysis during a hunting trip near Cline, showed a slight improvement early morning though doctors could not gauge recovery. He roused briefly but remained unable to speak and soon paced back to unconsciousness.
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City Sanitary
W. J. Page
Cline
Page
Dooley Plans Mercantile Sales in Hondo and Seguin
W J Dooley of the Collard Dooley company leaves tomorrow night for Hondo to open a mercantile sale and will visit Seguin on a similar mission to inaugurate a sale there. He departs on the latter point Thursday.
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W. J. Dooley
Collard, Dooley Company
Hondo
Seguin
Judge appoints receiver for major oil firms in anti trust action
At noon today District Judge Galhoun announced he would appoint a receiver to take charge of the physical property in the state of the Standard Oil company of Indiana New Jersey and New York the National Transit company and the Union Tank Line company. This follows anti trust suits by the attorney general against the Security Oil company of Beaumont and the Navarro Vining company of Corsicana and aligns with last legislature's statute allowing court appointed receivers pending final suits.
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Pagslin. Fox
Galhoun
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
New Jersey
New York
National Transit, Company
Union Tank Line Company
Security Oil Company
Beaumont
Navarro Vining Company
Corsicana
Grand jury opened for cases on banking and smuggling
Judge Maxey impaneled a grand jury to probe alleged breaches of national banking laws, smuggling, counterfeiting, mail robberies, and post office regulations. Witnesses connected to Vineyard Bank affairs and Woods National Bank proceedings appeared, with J. I. Fentiman named foreman as jurors were sworn and inquiries began.
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Thomas S. Maxey
United States Court
United States
Guy McFarland
Houston
Bank of Vineyard, Walker & Co
Eagle Lake
Woods National Bank
A. M. Wang
Hagle Lake
J. I. Fentiman
Earl D. Scott
Grant
Grand
Maxey
Grand Jury
J. F. Fentiman
Foreman
San Antonio
C. H. Beever
Pearsall
A. Armstrong Jr
Hondo
J. H. MacDaniel
Floresville
Adolph Koch
Bulverde
J. R. Baldwin
Varies P. Brown
R. F. Avant. Dilley
Milton Taylor
Frietown
W. T. Pancoast
L. H. Crabtree
Honda
August Wehe
H. Froboesa
Boerne
John Feneke
New Braunfels
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Bridge OF Sighs
New Trial
Charles E. Gremmells
San Antonian
Henry Ryder - Taylor
Edward
Buckingham Palace
SAN Antonio Co’s
Lewyson
Traction Co
Ass'n
Board OF Directors
Bryan
BR. Hadra
Dooley
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