Thaw Granted Sanity Jury Trial in May
New York April 23 Harry K Thaw slayer of Stanford White wins a writ of habeas corpus to bring sanity before a jury The judge set the trial for May 17 and said the jury aids the court but its verdict will not bind the decision Thaw who will be remanded to the Tombs spoke with radiant hope and said the ruling would help his mother Mary Copley Thaw. The court noted Thaw is confined in a State hospital for the insane and can seek a sanity determination at any time. About ten witnesses are expected with doctors MacDonald and Flint among the experts likely to testify.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Than
Thaw
Mary Copley Thaw
MacDonald and
Flint
Barnes Roosevelt libel suit reveals Roosevelt’s cautious Hughes support
In Syracuse, April 26 Roosevelt acknowledged there were currents against Hughes but urged no better candidate exist noting Hughes could carry the state. On April 27 Roosevelt testified again with letters showing he favored Hughes’ renomination while denying domination of the convention.
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Syracuse
N. Y
William A. Barnes
Charles E. Hughes
Roosevelt
Hughes
Barnes-Roosevelt
Barnes
Henry Parsons
Andrews
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Parsons
Barnes- Roosevelt
Hughees
Parsons
Baches
Higkes
Kronprinz Will Stay German Cruiser Interned at Norfolk
Lieutenant Captain Thierfelder of the Wilhelm notified Collector Hamilton that the German cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm will remain interned at the Norfolk Navy Yard beside her sister raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The commander cited illness among more than sixty sailors with beriberi as preventing a dash past allied ships, with the U S government granting time until midnight of April 50 to make the vessel seaworthy.
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Norfolk Navy Yard
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Thierfelder
Wilhelm
Hamilton
Virginia Capes
Beriberi
United States
West and Shanklin Depart Mexico City for Vera Cruz
Duval West Wilsons personal representative in Mexico and Arnold Shanklin consul general started for Vera Cruz from Mexico City amid delays. Advices to the state department indicate no foreigners used the train to flee Vera Cruz. The military situation remains unclear with meager reports arriving.
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Washington, D. C
Lightning Kills Woman in Fisher Field Incident
Clarion Pennsylvania April 27 Mrs Mary Gratuck 25 was struck by lightning while fighting a brush fire near her home in Fisher and died at the scene authorities reported.
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Clarion
Fisher
Mary Gratuck
Governor Brumbaugh and Local Option Prospects
Governor Brumbaugh expressed clear optimism about enacting a local option law in the next session. He noted rumors of a Republican plank on local option and suggested no extra session is planned. Chambersburg groups formed to support his local option fight. Democratic candidate McCormick warned local option depends on liquor influence and party alliances.
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Harrisburg
Brumbaugh
Philadelphia
Public Service Commission
Chambersburg
Twelve Church Brotherhoods
First United Brethren Church
Vance
McCormick
Democratic-Washington Party
Pennsylvania
Local News Bits From Across the States
Reports from Kirksville Mandan Syracuse Los Angeles and other towns cover a range of odd incidents. A surgeon used local anaesthetic for appendicitis in Hunsacker, while a bath led to a death in Mandan. Arbor Day tree offers in Syracuse and a ring found in a fish stomach near Venice. A teen in Union Endicott confessed to planning wrecks, Toe Hoelscher’s death, and a Harrisburg bill proposal on elections and public morals.
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Kirksville
Andy Hunsacker
Hunsacker
Mandan
N. D
Mike Keating
Syracuse
N. Y
New York State College of Forestry
Los Angeles
Calif
L. O. Matthews
Venice
Fay Williams
Matthews
Inion
Frank Rise
Union
Endicott
Erie
Violet
Texas
Toe Hoelscher
Harrisburg
Frederick Bever
Philadelphia
Batavia
Albert H. Call
Mary Neuman Sues for Divorce Over Low Husband Income
Mrs Mary Neuman sues Ernest Neuman in Vanderburgh County Superior Court for divorce alleging he falsely claimed to earn $25 weekly before marriage. She says he now makes 25 cents a day as a theater usher and expects her to live on it.
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Evansville
Ind
Mary Neuman
Iis
Vanderburg County
Ernest Neuman
Largest shirt ever made by Parsons factory in Kansas
Parsons, Kansas reports the Baldwin shirt factory made for George W. Nickler of Amesia a colossal shirt with a waist of 83 inches, a 28 inch collar, 66 inch chest, and 28 inch arms. Nickler, said to be the largest man in Iowa, orders by mail due to shops' lack of suitable ready mades.
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Parsons
Kan
Baldwin Shirt
George Karr
George W. Nickler
Amesia
Katy Railroad
Nickler
Iowa
Ames
18th a Lucky Date for Cyrus E Woods
Girard notes in Topics of the Town that Cyrus E Woods secretary of the commonwealth under Governor Brumbaugh has repeatedly marked January 18 as a lucky date. He was married then and named attorney for Pittsburg Coal, before Taft picked him for Portugal minister and Brumbaugh sworn in January 19. The piece jokes about future vacancies.
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Girard
Philadelphia Ledger
Cyrus E. Woods
The
Commonwealth
Brumbaugh
Mr. Woods
Santa Claus
Pittsburg
Taft
Portugal
Woods
Russia
Storm Strikes Titusville Sawmill Suffer Lightning Prostrates Worker
A fierce storm hit Titusville and Miller farm causing injuries to Francis Lavery of Jamisons Corners who was found unconscious after lightning struck a water pipe. Three others were lightly shocked. Oil tanks were also struck and destroyed in nearby fields, including 60 barrel and 49 barrel tanks owned by local businesses.
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Titusville
Francis Lavery
Jamisons Corners
Miller Farm
Lavery
Wilbur Raasen Co
Pleasantville
Deed Brothers
Oil City
G. W. Stevenson
Chership
Tenant Lease Notices At The Mail Office
Lease notices advertise tenants at the mail office location with details on rental terms and deadlines for response. The notice emphasizes how to obtain agreements and where to submit signed leases for processing.
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Justice Hendrick
Kronprinz
Prinz Hitel Friedrich
Mexico City
U. S
Vera Cruz
Kansas
Sherwin-Williams
Pickett Hardware CO
Paris Green
Deve Tee
Warren
BIG Three Ring
Wild Animal Circus
Grand Free Street
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