Thaw Declared Sane by Jury in Court Action
The New York supreme court declared Harry K Thaw sane after nearly three weeks of testimony in the Matteawan commitment case. The jury’s unanimous second ballot followed an initial 11 to 1 verdict, with Justice Hendrick to rule Friday on vacating the commitment and Thaw arranging chairs for a photo with jurors.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Justice Hendrick
Thaw
State Hospital
Mattewan
Stanford White
Court House
Hendrick
Hendricks
Tha
Municipal Building
Chambers Street
Ludlow Street
Paul J. Marks
Borough of
Manhattan
Mr. Marks
Wilson Plans Draft Note on German Submarine Policy
Washington reports that officials prepare a draft note for President Wilson on Germany's submarine warfare stance. Count von Bernstorff will meet Secretary Lansing in Washington or Cornish to urge mediation and follow U S leadership on neutral rights. Wilson reviews ideas in Cornish and may present a cabinet note next week.
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Washington
Wilson
Cornish
N. H
Germany
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
Thaw Case Timeline From 1906 to 1915
A condensed timeline tracks the Theodore Roosevelt era case of Harry K. Thaw and the Stanford White murder. Key events include the 1906 shooting, multiple insanity trials, acquittals on various charges, Matteawan confinement, escapes, extraditions, and the 1915 sanity hearing.
Thaw's Nine Year Fight for Freedom Cost Exposed
The article details estimated costs of Thaw's legal saga in New York. It cites $1,000,000 for his two murder trials by his family, $350,000 by taxpayers for the first two trials, $125,000 for family sanity, $50,000 for his Canada escape attempts, $200,000 for the conspiracy case and present trial, and $75,000 for the last two trials borne by New York taxpayers.
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Thaw
New York
Matteawan
Canada
Other High Points in Thaw's Career
The notes recount Thaw's career peaks including an $80,000 yearly allowance before adulthood and a $50,000 Paris dinner tab for several stage stars. It also mentions a $40,000 loss in a single Pittsburgh poker game in 1900.
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Thaw
Paris
Pittsburgh
Becker writ of error denied by Justice Hughes
Rangeley Maine July 10 Justice Charles E Hughes refused the application for a writ of error to the United States Supreme Court in the case of Charles Becker of New York condemned to die in the week of July 26 for the murder of Herman Rosenthal the gambler. The argument was said to have been made at Hughes summer camp at Longley Lakes by W Bourke Cochran of New York. Cochran left for home without comment. announcement said no substantial federal question existed.
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Justice Hughes
Charles Becker
Poorest Paid U S Postmaster At Hilltop Penn
Johnstown reports Mrs. Julia Shaffer of Hilltop Daisy town the poorest paid postmistress in the United States. She earned 8.04 for three months ending July 1 and paid 5 to a one armed carrier. Daisy town Hilltop elevates 1800 feet above Johnstown with 500 residents but $150 in three months.
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Johnstown
William M. Calvert
Altoona
Julia Shaffer
Hilltop
Daisytown
United States
John Smith
Post Office Department
Phone Girls Can Sleep
Philadelphia July 8 The industrial board heard arguments over whether hours spent by telephone operators sleeping on emergency duty in rural exchanges should count as full working time. Company reps said alarms were brief and infrequent, while Sen Joseph H Thompson proposed counting sleeping hours as one third. They argued a tentative schedule would grant more Sundays off and shorten shifts for the rest of the week.
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Philadelphia
Industrial Board of the
State Department of Labor
Joseph H. Thompson
Braver County
War Near End Says German Emperor Remarks Reported
The Kaiser, in a Times reported address to bankers, warned that ending the war in October would not erase Germanys financial strain. Bankers reportedly argued that even with a ceasefire or settlement Germanys position would remain weak, and prolongation could bankrupt the empire.
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London
The
Times
Germany
Widow Directs His Burial in Reading Pa
Widow Frances E. Manwiller, widow of Henry H. Manwiller, challenged a funeral plan after his death at the Six Mile House. She sued brothers John and Daniel Manwiller and undertaker John W. Stump to assert her right to arrange the funeral. Judge Endlich ruled the wife is the proper person to make funeral arrangements.
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Reading
Frances E. Manwiller
Henry H. Manwiller
John
Daniel Manwiller
Fleetwood
John W. Stump
Endlich
Warren Mail Subscription Offer
Subscriptions to the Warren Mail are available at 1.00 dollar per year in advance. This notice invites readers to enroll for ongoing newspaper service.
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Warren
Kaiser Says Submarine War Must Continue Until Blockade Ends
Washington dispatch reports Gen Pablo Gonzales has occupied Mexico City per Carranza officials in Vera Cruz. Dispatches note fall of Manclovia and a Villa force of 300 captured at Barroteran with an advance on Piedras Negras and panic in the city.
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Kaiser
England
Washington
Pablo Gonzales
Mexico City
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Manclovia
Coahuila
Carranza Agency
Piedras Negras
Barroteran
Russians Push Gains in Lublin Area Amid Warsaw March
War news from the Eastern theatre reports Russian resistance turning into a real advance near Lublin in the move toward Warsaw. Western theater notes only limited trench captures at St Mihiel with no major German offensive yet. Arras cathedral was hit by shell fire while artillery duels persist. At Gallipoli, Sir Ian Hamilton calls the Turkish attack repulsed. In Italy, the Goritz advance toward Rome shows favorable progress for the War Office.
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Lublin
Warsaw
London
St. Mihiel
Arras
Dardanelles
Ian Hamilton
Gallipoli
Goritz
Rome War Office
World War I theater roundup from Vienna and Paris reports
The report summarizes Eastern Western and other fronts with German Austrian and Russian actions near Kovno Krasnik Up per Vistula and Krasnik. clashes north of Arras Souchez Argonne Soissons and Avi Burnu. Italian Isonzo front heavy Austrian losses and Italian fleet engagement. ammunition waste noted.
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Lithuania
Stegna
Berlin
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Vistula
Krasnik
Vienna
Trebinje
Petrograd
Arras
Angres
Souchez
Paris
Soissons
Argonne
Dardanelles
Avi Burnu
Seddul Bahr
Constantinople
Adriatic Sea
Isonzo
German reply outlines war zone passenger ship rights
First reiterating that American ships in legitimate trade will not be interfered and American lives on neutral ships will be protected. Germany will instruct submarines to allow American passenger ships to pass safely with distinguishing marks and advance notice of arrival. Also extended to neutral flag ships, with a plan to place four hostile steamers under American flag if passenger ships prove insufficient.
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Germany
America
North America
Europe
Vincinity Nitroglycerine Mishap Near Butler Evans City
Three Butler County men faced a perilous moment on the Butler Evans City road when a tandem motorcycle carrying two Butler youths collided with a nitroglycerine laden automobile driven by Dite Christley of the Independent Torpedo Company. The riders were thrown but escaped serious harm, the muddy road hindering a fuller crash.
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Butler Times
Butler
Evans City
Dite Christley
Independent Torpedo Company
Myers
Sanitary Inspection Ordered for All County Fair Grounds
Harrisburg July 10. Sanitary inspection of all public amusement places including county fair sites and picnic grounds will begin under orders from State Health Commissioner Samuel G Dixon. About two million attend county fairs and agricultural exhibitions. inspectors will check water sources and stop use of dip cups from springs while ordering needed overflow pipes.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Health
State Commissioner of Health
Samuel G Dixon
Young men receive lengthy sentences in Erie robbery case
Emery Eaton and Earl Mack were sentenced for a June robbery and shooting of Richard Mack. Judge Walling ordered Mack to seven to ten years in the western penitentiary with a $100 fine, and Eaton to five to seven years with no fine.
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Erie
Emery Eaton
Earl Mack
Richard Mack
Waterford Farmer
Walling
Mack
Western Penitentiary
Eaton
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Attraey
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Jerome
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