Habeas Corpus Writ Granted in Thaw Case at Sherbrooke
A writ of habeas corpus was granted to Harry K Thaw by Justice Globenski at Sherbrooke Que Thaw appeared in court after two sessions and was held awaiting Ottawa instructions He was arrested at Coaticook Que and identified as Thaw by police The event includes notes on accomplices and the potential deportation by Canadian authorities with a request for funds from Thaw in Coaticook.
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Globenski
Harry Thaw
Sherbrooke
Que
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Coaticock
Ottawa
Thaw
Hermenetilde-Garford
Matteawan
N. Y
Dlam
Sheriff Kelsey
Maine Central
Quebec
England
Portland
R. H. Kelsey
Colebrook
N. H
Canada
Pittsburg
Coaticook
Drought Likely to Push Beef Prices Upward
Washington foresees sharp beef price rises after a long drought hits Kansas Iowa Nebraska and Oklahoma. Agriculture officials fear higher meat imports if tariffs pass. Dr Melvin reports hoof and mouth epidemics in Argentina may block Argentine beef, with Australia as a potential but limited supplier due to Britain’s demands.
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Washington
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
South America
A. R. Melvin
Department
Argentina
United States
Australia
Great Britain
First minor smoking arrest under Dauphin law
Roy Garver, 19, the first minor cited under Dauphin Pennsylvania’s new anti cigarette statute, was arrested and fined five dollars plus costs at Royalton. Under oath he claimed he bought the cigarettes from a dealer who later testified he had never used that brand.
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Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Roy Garver
Royalton
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Speaks on Fears of Alcohol After Escape
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw warns that Stanley Thaw may return to drinking, fearing his violence. She says she alone could calm him when sober but felt powerless while he drank and plans a tour with him would be dangerous.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Stanford White
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
New York
Canadian crop damage soars in western grain areas
Winnipeg Manitoba grain exchange members estimate losses to Western Canada farmers from last week storm at 16,000,600. Crops on farms from 200 to 600 acres destroyed in Rapid City district near Souris. Four deaths plus damage to 75 towns and villages. Central and Southern Saskatchewan also hit.
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Winnipeg (Manitoba) Grain Exchange
Canada
Rapid City
Mam
Brandon
Souris
Man
Saskatchewan
Wyoming County Farmers Report Heavy Crops and Ideal Weather
Farmers in Wyoming county praise weeks of ideal weather as hay and grain yields rise. The wheat crop ripened well and is near harvest, while corn lags but is expected to catch up. F G Benedict, master of Wyoming County Pomona Orange, confirms heavy crops across the area.
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Wyoming County
F. G. Benedict
Pomona Orange
Refugee Boy Found Identified as Missing Brossau Son
A seventeen year old refugee who sought sanctuary at the Oka monastery near Montreal has been identified as Frederick Brossau, son of Mr and Mrs John Brossau of Potsdam New York. The identification was made by a birth mark after he was abducted by gypsies seventeen years ago.
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Oka Monastery
Montreal
Frederick Brossau
John Brossau
Potsdam
N. Y
Oka
Mansion House Proprietor Charged With Arson Attempt
Richard Harms proprietor of the Mansion House at Liberty Sullivan county New York was arrested Monday on a charge of attempted incendiarism Private detectives who have been staying at the Mansion House for two months say Harms has had three fires in two years
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Richard Harms
Liberty
Sullivan County
N. Y
Harms
Desperate attempt ends with fall into Genesee River
Jerry Trayer a 37 year old man from Pottstown Pennsylvania attempted suicide by cutting his throat in his Rochester room last week then leaped from a fourth floor window into the Genesee river He may recover Trayer was unemployed and despondent
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Jerry Trayer
Pottstown
Rochester
Genesee River
Trayer
Cocaine Found Hidden in Wooden Leg
South Boston resident John J. Smith and a friend were visited by police who found an opium layout on the friend and, after inspecting Smith, discovered a hollow wooden leg containing cocaine morphine and drug paraphernalia. Authorities suggest the find explains the ambassador dismissal hesitation over Mexican affairs.
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John J. Smith
Boston
Mass
Smith
Wilson
Wells Becoming Plentiful as Drought Eases in Olathe
In Olathe Kansas a well behind J W Johnson and Sons store filled with water after two days gaining 20 feet. Dairy farmer Frank Mahafike lined up to water his stock and found his own well nearly full. Several wells in town have filled and residents are turning off city supply as water becomes available locally.
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Olathe
Kan
J. W. Johnson& Sons
Frank Mahafike
Kansas City
Marry
Girl Kept Prisoner in Cave Near Moline
Marie King a 17 year old girl was held in a cave four blocks from Moline for a week by a man named Trout who deprived her of clothes and fed her daily with an overcoat as a couch. She cannot leave and shows affection for her captor. She was sentenced to 40 days in jail. Authorities will seek to prosecute Trout.
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Moline
Marie King
Trout
Jack Rose Offers Free Lecture for Church Fund
Jack Rose the principal witness in the Rosenthal murder case will lecture at Christ Episcopal church in South Norwalk Connecticut with all proceeds to the church treasury. The lecture topic is Life in the Underworld and Rose’s offer to speak free came after rector Rev J H Brown appealed for funds to meet obligations. Rose has a Westport home and has already donated a $10 check toward the debt.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Jack Rose
Rosenthal
Christ Episcopal Church
Church
Rose
J. H. Brown
Westport
Mine Explosion Blamed on Gas in Pa. Coal Mine
Pottsville Pa Aug 21 The coroner s jury ruled the East Brookside colliery blast on Aug 2 was caused by gas with no contributory negligence found Twenty lives were lost in the disaster confirmed by the coroner s jury findings
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Pottsville
East Brookside
General Jones Dies at Home in Binghamton
General Edward F. Jones died at his home in Binghamton New York last week after a stroke of apoplexy sustained Saturday afternoon. He was born in Utica on June 3 1828.
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Edward F. Jones
Binghamton
N. Y
General Jones
Utica
Sulzer vows mayoralty fight amid impeachment moves
Albany reports Governor Sulzer says he will enter the New York City mayoralty race even if impeached. He plans to attack Charles F Murphy and Tamany forces and promise a new life history review. Legislature adjourned to Aug 27 as impeachment strategy fields possible new articles. court composition and justice seating debated.
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Sulzer
New York City
John Purroy Mitchell
Life History
Charles F. Murphy
Albany
Charles F Murphy
Murphy
Hastings
Johnson
Board of Managers of the Assembly
Edgar T. Brackett
Eugene
Supreme Court
Hiscock, Chase and Miller
Court of Appeals
Nathan L. Miller
Leaning Tower of Pisa Faces Accelerating Tilt Risk
Engineers warn the Leaning Tower of Pisa continues to tilt more each year and may collapse if corrective work is not completed. They note the structure’s foundation and subsidence contribute to the increasing angle, prompting plans for stabilization and tourist safety measures.
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Pisa
Italian Embassy Adopts Gold Handkerchief Ring Fashion
The Italian embassy in Washington has begun a trend by wearing a gold handkerchief ring on the left cuff button. The piece highlights a distinctive accessory choice influencing diplomatic style.
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Washington
Poison squad eats three-year-old eggs in Trenton lab
In a state chemical laboratory in Trenton New Jersey a group nicknamed the poison squad ate three year old eggs with only result an application for a raise in pay. The incident shows lax dietary safety measures within the laboratory environment.
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State Chemical Laboratory
Trenton
N. J
Nurse Acquitted in Utica Morphine Death Case
Emma E. Krill, a nurse living with Dr. Stanley E. Tron, was discharged by Judge James K. O Connor after two days of trial. Prosecutors failed to prove the death of Dr Tron on June 20 due to morphine poisoning, and Krill was released.
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Dr. Tron
Emma E. Krill
Stanley E. Tron
Utica
N. Y
James K. O'Connor
People
Bleeker Street
Miss Krill
Krill
Eugenic Law Jilts Girl
Chicago August 21 Charles F Drucker broke his engagement to Miss Rose Markowsky citing eugenics as a reason. She sues for 25000 for breach of promise claiming his tubercular family excuse was false and asserts her own vigor and golfing skill.
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Chicago
Charles F. Drucker
Rose Markowsky
Mr. Drucker
Laughing Girl Jaw Resets After Factory Horror
Jennie Ochinpa, 20, laughed at jokes in a Camden cigar factory until her jaws locked and alarms rose among 700 workers. An ambulance and hospital etherization freed the dislocated jaw, while some coworkers remained shaken yet continued working.
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Camden
N. J
Jennie Ochinpa
Cooper Hospital
Oviatt British Iron and Steel Formed in Glasgow
A new British steel company named Oviatt British Iron and Steel corporation is formed with a capital of 10 million dollars. Incorporators include Big gard Lumsden & Co of Glasgow and members of the Shipbuilding Employers association.
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British Steel Manufacturing Corporation
Oviatt British Iron and Steel Corporation
Biggard, Lumsden & Co
Glasgow
Shipbuilding Employers’ Association
Hornell Man Killed Testing Wheels In Railroad Yard
Barney Rowley age 50 an Erie Railroad employee was fatally struck in Hornell last week when a train began to move while he tested its wheels. His body was mangled under the locomotive.
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Hornell
Barney Rowley
Erie Railroad
Cripple Yards
Rowley
Two Granges Meet at Warsaw in Sept. Grange Event
The Wyoming county Pomona grange will meet with the Castile grange on September 4 in Warsaw. W. H. Vary, master of the New York State grange, will attend, and the Livingston county Pomona degree team will confer the fifth degree.
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Warsaw
Wyoming County
Pomona
Castile
W. H. Vary
New York State
Livingston County
Y. M. C. A. Director Drowned at Thousand Island Park
Calvin S. Summer age 26 of Utica was drowning while swimming in the St. Lawrence River at Thousand Island Park. His body was recovered.
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Calvin S. Summer
Utica
Pittsfield
Mass
St. Lawrence
Thousand Island Park
Shorter News Items From World Across Short Readables
A rapid digest notes various may be unclear events. German socialist reader August Bebe dies in Zurich. Japanese seek U S protection in Washington. Chilean banker widow travels home from New York. Governor Sulzer fights impeachment through courts. Wife says she ruined his career. Boston police uncover a cocaine store in a man with a wooden leg. Landers Frary Clark workers warned about attire in pay envelopes. Porter Charlton leaves New Jersey for Italy to face murder trial. Lola Norris tests corroboration in a San Francisco white slave case. Anna Pollard faces 1009 dollar bail in poison pen case in Elizabeth New Jersey. The president rebukes Ambassador Wilson over comments on England and Huerta. Emilio Aguinaldo denies ties to Tokyo intrigues against the United States.
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New York
Sulzer
Boston
John J. Smith
Landers
Frary * Clark
New Britain
Conn
Porter Charlton
Jersey City
Italy
Lola Norris
Marsha Warrington
San Francisco
Anna Pollard
Elizabeth
N. J
Wilson
England
Huerta
Mexico
Emilio Aguinaldo
Tokio
United States
Local rains bring brief relief to Kansas droughts
Monday reports say showers ease drought conditions in Kansas as railroads protest parcel post changes. Germany opts out of Panama Pacific exposition participation. W. J. Bryan defends mor quest and dual roles as secret and editor. Washington hears of British migrations to secure Mexican oil for warships. Senora Castro arrives in Hay and says she has not seen her band in nearly a year. A thief who entered a Flushing, L. I., residence by the chimney seized valuables from vases.
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Kansas
Joss
Parcel Post Transportation
Germany
W. J. Bryan
Washington
Senora Castro
Hay
Flushing
L. F
Violence erupts as band men clash with police at Sheepshead Bay
Report details a deadly confrontation with many wounded as police and band men fight near Sheepshead Bay. Other items note vandals wrecking four imported goods valued at $5,000 in Lenox Mass and a marriage report involving Eléane du Pont and Max Heibler. General Lung Chi Kuang arrives to take charge of Canton. Judge Brumm accuses Postmaster Graham of plotting an anonymous attack on two women.
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Sheeephead Bay
Lenox
Mass
Meline du Pont
Jo Bancroft, Jr
Max Heibler
Mich
Germany
Lung Chi-Kuang
Yuan Shih Kai
Gernor
Canton
He Kong
C. N. Brumm
Feitsyville
Washington
Graham
Mahanoy City
Senator Tillman Opposes Woman Suffrage Over Womanhood Lustre
Senator Tillman argues against woman suffrage citing potential damage to the “lustre of glorious womanhood.” Reports note a Newport jewelry store burglary worth 15000 in gems with 100000 in jewels left behind as thieves fled. Martial law and strict censorship persist in Nicaragua amid canal convention diplomacy. Dispatches say Coro in Venezuela was retaken by government troops. A typhoon at Macao sinks many junks and drowns 150 fishermen in the roadstead.
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Tillman
Newport Jewelry
Nicaragua
United States
Willemstad
Coro
Macao
Senate Passes Free Sugar Bill in Narrow Vote
The Senate approved a free sugar bill by 39 to 34. In a separate disaster, a dynamite blast killed thirty Mexicans and wrecked two cities, rocking the region.
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Senate
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HE. Thaw
American Ress Association
Boniface
Jack
Amman
Eugenic Law
New Steel Corporation
F. Bebe
Zurich
Honolulu
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