Thaw Jury Disagrees After Long Deliberation
The jury in the Harry K. Thaw murder case reported a deadlock after 47 hours eight minutes of deliberation. Twelve jurors stood seven for guilty in the first degree and five for insanity acquittal, leading Justice Fitzgerald to discharge the panel and remand Thaw to the Tombs for a new trial.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Fitzgerald
Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Harry Thaw
A Simmons
Justice Fitzgerald
Moore asks insanity plea in sweetheart murder case
In Springfield Missouri Garland B O Moore a young mail carrier faces murder charges for Clara West. Defense requests a commission to examine his sanity with an emotional insanity plea. Judge Lincoln takes the motion under advisement. The killing occurred at Bois D Arc last November.
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Springfield
Garland B.O’ Moore
Clara West
Moore
Lincoln
Bois D'Arc
Taft Holds Cuba Peace Talks With Insurgent Committees
Secretary Taft met with insurgent committee members in Havana to discuss peace terms. He refused to reveal a withdrawal date for American troops, signaling a likely occupation extending at least another year.
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Taft
Havana
Cuba
Uncle Sania Oil Company Mail Is Held
Kansas City Kansas reports the postmaster general ordered that the Uncle Sania Oil Company mail be held. H H Tucker secretary of the company was indicted by a federal grand jury in Topeka on a charge of using the mails to defraud.
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Ol Company
Kansas City
Kan
Uncle Sania Oil. Company
H. H. Tucker
Federal Grand Jury
Topeka
Russia names delegates to The Hague peace conference
St. Petersburg Friday formally named delegates to the peace conference at The Hague. M. Nelidoff ambassador to France Prof. DeMartens imperial councillor of state and M. Tcharykoff the Russian minister at The Hague will represent Russia. Also Monaco reports the auto boat regatta resumes with a 17 foot cruiser Mais-Je-Vois-Biquer setting a world distance record by covering 50 kilometres in 1 hour 88 minutes 34 seconds despite heavy seas.
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Russia
the Hague
St. Petersburg
M. Nelidoff
France
Prof. DeMartens
M. Tcharykoff
Monaco
Mais-Je- Vois-Biquer
Widow of Senator Connor Declared Insane in Probate Case
Mrs Thomas Connor of Webb City was adjudged insane as a result of melancholia. Her husband Senator Connor died last week leaving an estate of 2,000,000 dollars now being probated.
Popular Approval of Theft in Historic Verse and Prose
A London News writer argues private property has never gained mass acceptance and cites folk songs and broadsheets that praise thieves. He notes literature appealing to common people romanticizes robbers like Robin Hood and Turpin and Sheppard, portraying them as noble yet against wealth hoarding.
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London News
Turpin
Sheppard
Baby Sick to Skeleton Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A mother recalls her year and a half old son developing sores all over his body. He grew so weak he needed his hands tied at night to stop scratching. After using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and later Cuts Cure Remed ies the sores disappeared. Read by Mrs. Egbert Shelton of Woodville Connecticut dated April 22 1905.
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Egbert Shelton
Woodville, Conn
Lena Nagel
Lydia E. Pinkham
Morgan St
Buffalo
Mayaie E
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Atv
Lynn
Mass
Encourage Saving and Family Guidance for Children
An old column extols saving and guiding children to collect natural items like pebbles and shells. It notes Defiance Starch as safe for fine fabrics and efficient, claiming strong stiffening with less product. It ends with a moral about modest living and social peering.
Terrible kidney trouble cured by Dean's Kidney Pills
B Frank Doremus of Indianapolis describes severe 1897 kidney illness with dropsy and leg swelling. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the swelling eased, urine normalized, and he has stayed well for nine years. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York 50 cents a box.
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B. Frank Doremus
Roosevelt Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Yale Clears Debt and Expands Property Holdings
Yale University reports debt free status with a balance of 62000 after settling a floating debt of 456804. It has invested over 1000000 in New York real estate yielding 4 percent and holds bond investments of 3307971.75 and stocks of 500482.32. Treasury head Lee McClung states total university funds reach 8254492.45 and notes potential 250000 more from bonds and stocks.
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Yale
Yale University
University
New York
Lee McClung
Defiance Starch Promises New Strength and Smoothness
The banner claims that starch products have improved since their early versions. Defiance Starch is advertised as omitting harmful chemicals and adding a new ingredient to provide greater strength and smoothness than rival brands.
Town Belle Criticised by Ed Howe Observation
A Kansas City Journal snippet describes a town belle who arrived by train near Atchison Topeka, greeting locals with a left handed handshake, wearing a large hat and loud clothes, chewing gum, and attracting smiles and chatter as she entered her hometown platform. The piece notes her talkative nature and appearance amid light social commentary. Defiance Starch advertised sixteen ounces for ten cents, contrasting with other brands.
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Atchison
Topeka
Ed Howe
Kansas City Journal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes 100 Dollar Reward
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes testimonials from Walsina Kinnan and Marvin in Toledo Ohio and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle and availability from druggists.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
WaLpisna, Kinnan, & Marvin
All Druggtate
Priests at Humble Labor in Paris Gaulois Report
The Bishop of Digne said in the Paris Gaulois that some priests rely on savings while others support themselves by mending watches making beehives and knitting jerseys.
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Digne
Paris
Starch Adds Home Laundry Finish Without Sticking
An advertisement promotes using smooth iron and Defiance Starch for shirt waists at home. It claims the starch gives proper stiffness and finish, reduces wear on fabrics, and avoids sticking to the iron, making home laundering as effective as steam laundries.
The Good Or Evil We Confer On Others
Proverbial observation on how the judgments we assign to others often rebound on the accuser. The quote reflects moral reflexivity and self-scrutiny.
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Fielding
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ST. Jacobs Oil
Chesebrough Mfg
State Street
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Douglas
Fataloe
Ws. L.bo AS
Elkhart Carriage & Harness
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Inst National Bank Bidg
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