Experts on insanity in the Thaw trial debate
New York February 28 experts discuss insanity as lawyer Jerome signals plans to seek a lunacy commission. Dr Britton D Evang testifies on melancholia and Thaws mental state as the DA presses for expert opinions, with Dr Hamilton and Dr Ringaman named for potential testimony.
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New York
Jerome
Tiney
Britton D. Evang
New Jersey Hospital
Mortis Plains
N. J
Vans
Harry Niuw' Ae
Braitt
Dr. Brashed
Evans
Reputtal
Allan McLane Manilton
Hamilton
Europe
Thaw
Thaw case cross examines as Nesbit Thaw shown
In a courtroom update Dr. Bingaman described Thaw’s delusions and a plan to martyr his case, while Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw denied any abuse or pistol ownership. Jerome’s cross examines William Thaw’s relatives to test credibility as the defense plans further witnesses next week. London by election reverses Liberal gains in Brigg. Butte miners approve higher wages schedule effective May 1.
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Bingaman
Tiper
Cnld
Evelyn ‘Nesbit
Jerome
Howard Nesbit
Délmag
Wilde
Death of 4 Game Warden Near Woodstock
Deputy Game Warden Karl Eldredge aged 30 and McHenry county trapper was found dead in a woods northeast of Woodstock with a bullet through the heart. A suspect, Poul Diay 19, is under inquiry as fifty men searched the area after his disappearance. The victim upheld law enforcement and vigilantism with strong stance against violators.
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Woodstock
Karl Eldredge
McHenry County
Poul Diay
Widredge
Bildredge
Congress River and Harbor Bill Agreed In Conference
Congress approved the river and harbor measure carrying limited funds for the Mississippi River segment Cairo to St Louis. The industrial peace foundation bill tied to President Roosevelt’s Nobel Prize effort passed. House conference reports on the river bill were agreed to and army retirement amendments for Civil War brigadier generals were concurred in. The ship subsidy debate extended into night sessions with an extra hour for general debate today.
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Howse
Hen Wrehington
Patterson
Colorado
Senate
Mississippi
Cairo
St Louis
Industrial Peace” Foundation
Roosevelt
Ith
Piping Costs Soar In Mines And Other Notices
Boonville Indiana February 28 reports alkali rich mineral waters east of Toonville corrode ordinary pipes within twenty four hours. New pipes fail quickly as caustic alkali from bed of fireclay eats them. Water flow kills vegetation after surface ditching. Also: milk license case settled out of court in Peoria. Bandit Chavez murders six rurales near Tepic. Reverend Burkett fined for desertion then paid. President Castro improving per Venezuelan state letter. Accident as hunter’s gun discharges injuring leg. Panama canal commission urged to appoint W J Oliver. War veteran Captain B Werrig dies of pneumonia. French destroyer Kabyle explosion injures and kills men. Fatal torpedo boat explosion noted.
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Boonville
Ind
Tioonville
Harriman Group Faces Scrutiny Over Chicago and Alton Finances
Government counsel grilled Chas W. Hillard controller of the Alton on the road’s finances and mortgage history. Hillard testified the line from Murrayville to Springfield was mortgaged and funds for improvements were insufficient, with $13 million never paid and $20 million in bonds routed to a syndicate via Mr. Stanton. Harriman closed his testimony amid questions of private business versus stock dealings.
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New York
Harriman
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chas. W. Hillard
Frank B. Kellogg Milliard
Rock Island
Hillard
Mucrayville
Springfield
Commissioner Lane
Twyn
Hilliard
Kellogg
Stanton
Ropd
Edward H. Harriman
Alton Deal Defence Shows Bankers Role in Union Pacific
Testimony by Otto H. Kahn of Kuhn Loeb explains commissions on Alton and Union Pacific deals. He defends the firm’s actions amid questions of interrelations with Harriman interests and other underwriters. Other items note Danville monument petition, a hangings at Bradford jail, and Tommy Mowatt’s defeat by Potts in Minneapolis.
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Kuhn, Lech & Co
Harriman, Harriman Wae
Otto H. Kahn
Harriman
Union Pacific
Kahn
Union Paclfe
Kuhn, Loeb & Go
Kahn Jaie
Alton
hig #rt
Union Pactic
Paul D. Cravath
Moore
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad Claims Digestive Benefit
An old advertisement touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as strengthening the blood and digestive organs and claims a user, Mrs Amanda Fenner of Oneco Connecticut, could eat anything after taking the product. It warns against substitutes and notes a bottle dose of one dollar.
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Hood
Amanda Fenner
Oneco
Conn
Funeral Honor Sparks Controversy in Bert Gibbs Death
Byron Center readers report a sensational funeral for Bert Gibbs, a well known town character, amid rows over floral tributes funded by local businessmen and two saloon men. Rev B StoWa Hane presided, while McFarlane defends his remarks as justified.
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Byron Center
Mich
B. StoWa Hane
Calefonia
Bert Gibbs
Gibve
Z Boat Town
Aarons
McFarlane
Bert
Honolulu Governor's Daughter Marriage Hint Causes Uproar
Governor Carter expresses willingness for his daughter to marry a Japanese man, shocking Hawaii. The interview sparked widespread interest and harsh reactions across newspapers, with many communications opposing the stance. The piece also notes a Japanese government message about a Progress black purchase and taxation under international law.
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Carter
Honolulu
Hawaii
Progress Black
Ex Mayor Swift Robbed of Jewelry in Palm Beach
Ex mayor George B Swift of Chicago and Louis Clerke of Philadelphia were robbed of several thousand dollars in jewelry while the Clarke cottage on Lake Worth was empty. The second theft on Swift’s house appeared professional and an inside job was suspected. Later evidence shifted suspicion away from Clarke household members. Death notes report two Palm Beach mayor deaths in short succession and a Wabash wreck near Mexico Missouri injuring several and claiming one engineer.
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Swifts
Clarke
Honor to Hearne's Memory in Denver Funeral
Denver February 24 Twenty five that sand employes in the steel works, making shops, foundries and mines of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company ceased work from noon until 230 p m in honor of the companys late president Frank J Hearne where the funeral services were being held.
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Hearne
Denver
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Company
Frank J. Heart
Belogeld
Admiral Henry Sails for Algeciras in Ill Health Escort
Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia and his son Waldemar sail for Algeciraz amid health concerns for the boy. Ambassador Lyle Wright hosts a reception in Tokio for Admiral Truin. The Panama Canal’s chief engineer Stevens leaves for New York. Hartman Bros lumberyard and adjacent sash factory in Mount Vernon NY burn down causing $200000 loss. Missouri Governor Folk signs a bill setting 7 cent per mile railroad passenger rate. New England marks the centenary of poet Longfellow’s birth.
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Prince Henry
Prussia
Waldemar
Algeciraz
Lyle
Wright
Tokio
Admiral Truin
Tamestosyn
Jal Ir. Stevens
Panama Canal
Panama
New York
Hartman Bros
Stork
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Folk
Missouri
New England
Longfellow
Fighting in Manchuria and Russia Amid Famine Distress
Reports from Harbin and St. Petersburg describe renewed fighting with marauders near Harbin after a February attack on a Russian patrol. Cossack detachments and Russian troops clash as ammunition runs low and reinforcements dispatch to Haluchin. Separately, famine relief protests grow in Nishni Novgorod and Caucasus regions with political prisoners moved to prisons. An exhibit at Columbia University displays cartoons critiquing the revolutionaries, including depictions of Witte and Trepoff.
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Manchuria
Leutenant
Haluehen
Eninguta
My Through
Mongolia
Tsiteikbar
Optbresk
Qouvices
St. Patersburg
Pele
Congleta
Akatil
Siberia
Girlcf
Mile
Matia Spirido
Nove
Ivnzhenoffsky
Tamboy
Akatul Thines
Sanonoff
von Plehve
Sikoritsky
Karpovich
Bogolieput
Nishni-Novgorod
Pnble
Kuzen
Caucasus
Mingrelia
Gurla
Troeretian
Elizabethpo
Death
General Trepoff
Admiral Doubassoff
Wetllea Tragedy: Child Killed by Plank Fall
Feb 28 report details a fatal accident as Lottie Davis, 17, was struck by a falling timber when children stepped off a plank. The heavy timber struck her shoulder and chin, snapping her neck and causing instant death.
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Wetllea
SeeSa Grimplt
Teelur-Tutter
Lottie Davis
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Lasting Cure Says Waterloo man
A. J. Skilling of 221 Second Avenue Waterloo testifies after four to five years of backache and kidney discomfort that Dean's Kidney Pills provided immediate relief and permanent cure. He recalls speaking in 1890 about the product and urges others to try it. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. price 50 cents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Dean
Waterloo
A. J. Skilling
Second- Avenue
Wangler Bros’ Drug Store
Imadex
Aimee
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dosn
Ike
Submarine Bell Aids Navigators Along Coast
Reports from captains of oceangoing ships describe the submarine bell on lightships aiding navigation. On January 17 a gale and heavy snow limited visibility, yet the bell on the Sandy Hook lightship was heard miles away and the Ambrose Snow and Saxonia also detected bells at several miles, confirming widespread use of the signal.
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Oceon
New York Tribune
Kaiserin Auguste ‘Victoria
Sandy Hook
Ambrose Snow
H. F. Dimock Bean
Cornfield
Cunami Iiner
Saxonia
Boston
Travel Excursion Rates From Minole Central Tickets
Information on excursion rates available from any Minole Central ticket agent or by postal card to the undersigned. Rates currently authorized to many points across the country including southeast, south, southwest, west and northwest with June return limits. Colonists one way second class. Home-seekers round trip tickets on first and third Tuesdays of March and April to numerous points. H. Phelps, Division Passenger Agent, Dubuque Iowa.
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Fies
Tring
HI. Phelps
Bank ‘Eld
Dubuque
Iowa
Bucklen’s Alpha Salve Promises Quick Healing
A fragmentary ad notes Bucklen’s Alpha Salve claimed to cure wounds, boils, cuts, sprains, and piles. It references Sierra City and a drug store at Wangler Broz with a price of 50 cents. The text is garbled but suggests salesmanship urging purchase for outdoor injuries.
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California
Avearn
Sierra Cd
Wallace
Wangler Broz
Death from fire at Fair Novelty basement blaze in Lola Angeles
Fire in the basement of the Fair Novelty store at 244 South Spring Street, a torn brick building, caused one woman's death and about $200000 in property damage. The incident, dated February 28 in Ont., is reported from Lola Angeles.
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Pee
Lola Angeles
Fair Novelty
South Spring Street
Liability Act upheld in Porto Rico court ruling
Judge Rofley in a United States court declares the national employers liability act constitutional and in force in Porto Rico and the surrounding territory under congressional power, affecting workers nationwide. Also mentions local ads for sliced meats from C. EIGHTEY'S.
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San Juan
Porto
Rigo
Rofley
United States
Porto Rico
Congress
Norway
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