Thaw Jury Selections Begin Amid High Drama
In New York the Thaw murder case gears up for trial as Justice Dowling orders night and day sessions to secure a jury. A 250 ta lesmen panel is chosen, with Harry Thaw, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, and attorney Littleton centered in a high profile battle over insanity defenses and the unwritten law amid media frenzy.
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New York
Harry Thaw
Bridge of Sighs
Stanford White
Harry Kendall Thaw
Victor J. Dowling
Fitzgerald
Dowling
Senate
Delphin M. Delmas
California
Delmas
Thawe
Martin W. Littleton
Reane County
Tennessee
Texas
Dallas
Dallas, Tex
Maud Wilson
Brooklyn
Kings County
Altos B. Parker
Tts
Littleton
Jerome
Railroad
Matteawan Madhouse
Thaw
Toombs
White
Evelyn ‘Nesbitt Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Evelyn Thaw
Littletom
New York “Yellow Press
Pittsburg
Harry
Kenmare farmer Nelson dies by his own action in barn
A North Dakota family tragedy unfolds as L C Nelson, a respected Kenmare farmer, is found dead by hanging in his barn after a breakfast call. Neighbors describe him as prosperous and healthy. doctors confirm suicide. The family of four children mourns as investigators note no weapon was involved.
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Mamma
Nelson
Kenmare
Ekrem
Bla
Indictments Against Popular Socialist Committee Members
Indictments were returned in St. Petersburg today against all members of the executive committee of the Popular Socialist Party. The trial before the court of appeals will begin soon. Named defendants include M. Annensky, exiled in 1906 for political activity, Ivan Minkotin, noted Russian author, H. Lutugin, and several prominent attorneys.
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St. Petersburg
Popular Socialist Party
Social Revee
Social Revolutionary
Duma
M. Annensky
Ivan Minkotin
Maxim Corky
8 Fortress
H. Lutugin
James O'Brien Not Guilty in LeClaire Diamond Murder
Neehe North Dakota January 3 The authorities declare James O'Brien did not kill LeClaire to obtain a diamond or any present for his sweetheart. He denied involvement in his confession and in talks after. Detective Crawford states O'Brien acted alone, though others suspected multiple participants due to the riverbank trail. A confidential letter to his teacher girlfriend shows innocence claims, while additional suspects and a theft case swirl around the wider inquiry.
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Neehe
N. D
James O'Brien
LeClaire
Crawford
O'Brien
Hamilton
Fred Schneider
R. T. Duggan
McKinnon
Bottineau County
Duggan
Bottineau
Gretna
Manitoba
Here
Stony Mountain
United States
Canada
Neche
Ramsey County Man Dead in Devils Lake
Hon. Geo W H Davis a Ramsey County figure for 25 years died at 5 30 PM Saturday after months of heart failure. Born in Canada 55 years ago he leaves a widow and four children. He held farm interests and was president of the Devils Lake and Chautauqua Transfer Co operating the rail line to the Chautauqua grounds. A director and staunch supporter of the North Dakota Chautauqua, he served four years in the state legislature representing Ramsey County and was a Wesley College trustee at Grand Forks.
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Devils Lake
N. D
Geo. W. H. Davis
Canada
Ex Senator Davis and Miss Ashford to Wed in Society Circles
Washington society awaits a rumored marriage between ex Senator Henry Gassaway Davis and Miss Maud Ashford, a West Virginia heiress. The match, denied by both families, would unite Davis’s vast fortune with Ashford’s social prominence amid lingering family tensions and arrangements among Davis’s children.
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Washington Society
Henry Galway Davis
Mice Ashford
Washington
Henry Gassway Davis
Maud = Ashford
West Virginia
Lee
Aged Statesman
Miss Ashford
Mahlon Ashford
Antil
Capitol
Davis
John T. Davis
Davehteridin
Senator Davie
Massachusetts Avenue
Society of Brilliant Women
Daniel Manning
Troy
B. H. Hastings
Hastings
Pennsylvania
Hess
Senator Davis
Elkins
Katherine Davis Brown
R. M. G. Brown
N.S. N
Taft to Key Boston Merchants Banquet at Hotel Somerset
Boston December 30 Taft secretary to deliver first major public address since world tour. Event hosts are Boston Merchants Association with Jerome Neer presiding. State and city officials including Eben Draper and Mayor Fitzgerald attend. Congressman Swager Sherley to speak as South guest. Taft replied to a Manila tablegram that Monday December 30 would suit, God willing.
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Boston
Boston Merchants’ Association
Somerset
William H. Taft
Neer
Jerome Jones
Guild
Eben
Draper
Fitzgerald
Ita
Swager Sherley
Congress
Louisville
Taft
Manila
Riots Erupt in Mintode as Striking Workers Clash
Rioting resumes on Mintode streets between Tir Wana Union Traction workers and strikebreakers. Nine injures reported including Morris Maley and John R. Cline. stones and bullets used, cars damaged, 2000 people gathered, two collisions, troopers expected from Indianapolis.
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Minelo
Mintode
Iyoween
Tir Wana Union Traction Company
Morris Maley
John R. Cline
Wun
William Finan
Joseph Walling
Harry T. Auginbaugh
Orville Shepp
Tone James Rutledge
Harry Gardner
John Lewellen
Interayben
Indianapolis
Public Debt Near Billion. Washington Ledger 1907 Report
The monthly statement of public debt shows at December 21, 1907 the debt, less cash in treasury, at 884,040,821, up 39,550,992 for the month. It itemizes interest bearing debt 898,210,056. noninterest 1,303,550,821. total 2,547,451,690, with cash in treasury and treasuries notes offset. Cash categories include gold reserve 170,000,000. trust funds 1,244,900,865. general fund 124,506,494. national bank depositories 256,920,164. Philippine treasury 4,358,155. Demand liabilities total 1,360,160,672, leaving cash on hand 479,719,990.
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Washington
Jan
Treasary
Treasury
General Fund
Tie National Bank
Philipine Treasury
Importers Automobile Show Opens at Madison Square Garden
New York hosts its third automobile show of the season at Madison Square Garden. European makes from England to Switzerland fill the main floor and first gallery with cars and accessories. The event showcases top Euro models and aims to attract American buyers drawn to foreign engineering.
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New York
New Yorks
Madison Square Garden
Olympia
London
Paris
America
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