Backstage Thaw Trial Plays Out in New York Court
District Attorney Jerome defies Judge Fitzgerald by withholding certain authorities as the Thaw case advances. Mrs. William Thaw testifies about her son Harry’s shifting mental state after Evelyn Nesbit’s account. The defense rests. Jerome plans rebuttal and a possible March 15 jury verdict. other national items include ship fires, bank suits, and political shifts.
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Archie's fragile condition and new arrests amid city turmoil
Archie Roosevelt shows slight improvement while Dr. Lambert warns danger remains. Abraham Ruef, San Francisco political boss, is arrested at a suburban resort by court official W J Biggy. Santa Fe conductors threaten a strike over a nine hour day and 12 percent raise.
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Thaw Case Developments As Jerome Hones Rebuttal
Delphin M. Delmas communicates with Harry K. Thaw through a stenographer at the Tombs. Thaw reads letters from his mother and wife and attends chapel services while lawyers confer on the rebuttal due Monday. Subpoenas flow as Jerome and Garvin coordinate alienist testimony and questions for court.
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Strike On Forces Suspension of Louisville Street Car Traffic
Street car passenger traffic in Louisville halted after workers of the Louisville Railway Co. walked out at 5 am. A Federation of Labor mass meeting at Germania hall backed the strikers morally and financially, urged no violence, and noted a private auto line planned by a large department store to draw customers. Electricians at the power plant stayed at work for now.
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Two Vessels Sink in North Sea Gale
A Cuxhaven dispatch reports the loss of 34 lives as a German cargo steamer the George Wettern and a trawler foundered in heavy North Sea gale. No further details are available, and it is believed all aboard on both vessels are drowned.
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French steamer La Savoie Endures Severe Transatlantic Gales
The La Savoie from Havre with 1000 plus passengers reached New York after a brutal voyage. A sequence of worsening gales culminated in a giant wave that swept the main deck, forcing Captain Tournier to halt the ship and drift eight hours before resuming the voyage.
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Fire destroys Lafollette theater in Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee on March 11 a fire leveled the Lafollette theater and several adjoining buildings. Authorities believe the blaze was incendiary in origin.
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Farmer Michael Bower and Daughter Die in Lancaster Crossing
Buffalo reports Michael Bower a well to do farmer and his ten year old daughter Isabel were instantly killed at a Lancaster crossing on the Erlerath road. Bowers one year old daughter Rosa is dying from injuries in the same incident.
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Five Women Bullfighters Injured in Farewell at Juarez Plaza
In El Paso on March 11 five women bullfighters making a farewell appearance at Juarez Plaza del Torero were injured after being gored or tossed by the bull. The injuries ranged in severity, with one reported as serious while others suffered minor blows and bruises during the event.
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A Third Class Spaniard Journey Through an Atlantic Encounter
The narrator describes traveling in third class across Spain revealing lively scenes among clean friendly passengers. A peasant family shares food from an alforja wallet while offering bread meat wine and sweets to fellow travelers as courteous Spanish ritual unfolds.
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The Hidden Physical Power Of Everyday Labour
The piece compares human exertion across occupations from prison treadmill workers to pigeons shooters and woodchoppers. It estimates a stenographer typing 100 words a minute and calculates total movement counts and weights moved, highlighting daily cumulative effort by hands in an eight hour day.
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Floating Debt Castle: Eva Percy Tale on a Yacht
A dialogue reveals Eva and Percy in debt and waste, with Percy's father planning to send him away aboard a yacht. Eva imagines the plan will make him a “floating debt” as a form of punishment or consequence.
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Insured First As Piercing Exchange Turns Tender
A playful exchange quotes a man who vows devotion but is advised to secure insurance first. The Baltimore American frames the banter as a lighthearted moment between lovers with practical insurance advice woven into romance.
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Adage on Advice and Example from Bacon
Quotation noting that good counsel and example build with two hands while admonition and bad example undermine effort. It contrasts constructive guidance with contrasting behavior.
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A Mid-Winter Verdict From Maidstone Canada
A letter from Mrs. Ed. Troupe of Maidstone Sask expresses high satisfaction with Canada. She asks government agent J. Broughton to send reading material to her father and brother in Esquimalt. She notes relatives from Illinois Iowa and Michigan moving to Canada and reports two snow storms amid bright winter days.
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