Thaw Seeks New Counsel as Extradition Battle Rages
Harry Thaw, deported from Canada to Vermont amid a harsh clash with immigration officers, hires new lawyers in Colebrook New Hampshire and vows to fight extradition to New York. Attorney William Travers Jerome leads a team prepared to challenge Governor decisions and pursue habeas corpus.
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Colebrook
N. H
Harry Thaw
Canada
Vermont
Dominion
News Hampshire
New York
Matteawan
William Travers Jerome
Thaw
New Hampshire
C. J. Doherty
Ottawa
Immigration Board of Inquiry
Doherty
F. Blake Robertson
Montreal
Coatigook
Coaticook
New York State
Grand Trunk
Robertson
Husky Dominion
Thaw Fights Off Officers During Alleged Kidnaping Incidents
Thaw resisted and shouted that he was being kidnapped as police and inspectors attempted to restrain him. He hurled a tumbler toward Robertson, narrowly missing him, then fought with such vigor that two dominion police were bitten and others scratched. He cried for his lawyers amid a crowded platform scene.
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Thaw
Robertson
Dominion
Thaw Arrested as Fugitive in Colebrook Farmhouse Stop
Harry Thaw was seized by Sheriff H. A. Drew near Colebrook after a pursuit from Crosscount. He declared himself and accepted arrest, then was escorted to Colebrook National Bank building and later confined in a bridal suite at the Waldorf Astoria with a single officer guarding his door overnight.
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Thaw
Colebrook
Jerome
H. A. Drew
Crosscount
North Hills
Robertson
Sheriff Drew
Harry Thaw
Drew
Errol
Colebrook National Bank
Eric Oakes
George F. Morris
Johnson
Vorhaus
Waldorf Astoria
Mad Servant With Corpse Found in Rochester
Police found Louis L. Selden a recluse dead two weeks in his Rochester residence. John Mabus a mad servant had shared the room, believing his master alive and tending to his needs. A wallet with 112 dollars and bank books showing thousands were found on Selden.
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Rochester
Louis L. Selden
John Mabus
Selden
Dutch Louie
Fatal Explosion on Torpedo Boat Craven Near Tybee Island
The torpedo boat Craven commanded by Lt J W Hoey Ward blew 40 flues off Tybee Island causing two deaths Chief Water Tender McCaffrey and Assistant Machinist Milton and injuring several others. The vessel lifted fully out of water then settled on its keel and was towed to Fort Screven for hospital care and repairs.
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Savannah
United States
Die Craven
J. W. Hoeyward
Charleston
Tybee Island
McCaffrey
Milton
Cobbert
Dalton
Swim
Craven
Tybee
Astill
Cynthia
Fort Screven
Uncle Sam to distribute seeds again next year
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture will again distribute seeds, sending quotas to Congressmen who compile constituent lists. Franks with addresses will be attached to seed packages and mailed next spring. Hulings of the 28th District has received his allotment and urges constituents to send addresses before November 1, as requests will be filed in order received.
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Washington
Sam
Department of Agriculture
Wills J. Hulings
Cold storage law to lower egg prices in Pennsylvania
State officials in Harrisburg say the new cold storage act will push cheaper eggs to market for the holidays. They note large lots in Philadelphia warehouses and warn eggs stored since March must be sold by November, with April stores due by December, as quarterly reports begin next month to the Dairy and Food Commissioner.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Quaker City
James Foust
Dixie
Bugs Sweep Carnegie as Pittsburg Paitsburg Falls Quiet
Millions of tiny white bugs swarmed Carnegie late yesterday and tonight, closing theatres and halting street car and rail traffic. Fire Chief John Anderson directed water streams to kill the insects as Honus Wagner, returning home, collided with a fish wagon and a fruit cart, his mouth ears and eyes filled with bugs.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie
John Anderson
Honus Wagner
Waiting on a switch sparks a trolley car caution
A pretty girl laments the delay on a trolley car switch while a gentleman warns that attempting a pass on the same rail is worse. The judge remarks on the exchange, highlighting the railcar patience and etiquette.
United Brethren Conference Concludes at Erie
The annual United Brethren conference ended in Erie with a grand rally of religious workers. Appointments were announced including reassignments at Chautauqua Sugar Grove Erie and West Salamanca while Bear Lake Bradford Cherry Creek Findley Lake Frewsburg and Warren saw changes. Several churches like Lakewood and Russell await supply.
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United Bretheren Church
Erie
Chautauqua
Sugar Grove
West Salamanca
Bear Lake
Bradford
Cherry Creek
Findley Lake
Frewsburg
Warren
Lakewood
Bigelow Indicted Over County Highways Nuisances
Pottsville Sept 7 the grand jury indicted State Highway Commissioner Edward M Bigelow District Superintendent G C Langenheim Chief Engineer S A Foster and State Road Inspector Charles E Sterner for misdemeanor in office for letting county highways remain impassable. Bench warrants were issued for arrest and case slated next week. Defense will claim lack of funds to pay for the work.
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Pottsville
Edward M. Bigelow
Pittsburg
G. C. Langenheim
Alletown
S .A. Foster
Harrisburg
Charles E. Sterner
Brumm
Mystery Unsolved Murder Not Strangling or Poisoning
A 25 year old girl whose body parts were found in the Hudson River last weekend was cut to pieces alive. Autopsy at Volks morgue Hoboken suggests throat was cut while conscious, body severed at the waist and legs removed. No anaesthetic used and a head blow is unlikely. Police believe the murder occurred on the New York side based on current patterns and rock to sink the body.
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Hudson
Hudson River
Volks’ Morgue
Hoboken
North Bergen
Weehawken
Spuyten Duyvil
Harlem
New Jersey
New York
Bill Aims to Increase Beef Supply By Blocking Veal Shipments
Representative Fred A. Britton of Illinois introduces a bill to boost beef supply by prohibiting interstate shipment of live cattle or carcasses under two years old. Penalties would be 50 to 109 dollars per animal or carcass. The agriculture department would set rules for moving young cattle for grazing or fattening.
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Fred A. Britton
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
Three Autoists Killed in Train Collision at Cayuta
F Judson Connolly a longtime Sayre Pa Republican leader and his two daughters Phoebe and Carolina were killed when their car was struck by Lehigh Valley train No 146 at the Cayuta New York crossing en route to Syracuse for the state fair. Mrs Connolly survived with a broken leg while the other three victims suffered crushed bodies and multiple fractures as the engine stopped 1 200 feet away.
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F. Judson Connolly
Sayre
Phoebe
Carolina
Connolly
Cayuta
N. Y
Syracuse
State weights official urges accurate hay press and threshing scales
Superintendent Reichmann of the New York State Department of Weights and Measures warns farmers and dealers that hay pressers and threshing machines must use correct sealed scales and measures. He notes numerous violations under investigation by his department.
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Reichmann
State Department of Weights and Measures of
New York
William B Weed longtime Warren clerk dies at 60
William B Weed a former Warren court stenographer and twelve year city clerk died at his home on Fourth avenue at 12 30 pm aged 60. He was born March 14 1858 in Daysville New York and lived there before moving to Warren thirty five years ago. He served as a trusted Elks member and was interred at Oakland cemetery beside his wife. He leaves a daughter Evelyn and sisters Etta Rahn Alice Weed and Flora Weed.
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William B. Weed
Warren County Court
Borouch
Fourth Avenue
Warren Lodge of ‘Elks
W. H. Jones
Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church
Oakland Cemetery
Daysville
N. Y
Pulaski Academy
Warren
Weed
Warren Lodge
Warrenlodge
Keenpe
Jennie Axtell
Evelyn
Etta Rahn
Cleveland
Alice and
Flora Weed
Contested McKeown Will Ruled Against Heirs By Jury
Irish relatives sued the heirs of John McKeown, the late oilman, over true heirs. After a cash settlement of 75000 dollars to plaintiffs, Judge Millvaine dismissed the case for lack of cause. Plaintiffs may appeal, but likely accept the compromise.
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Washington County
John McKeown
Sara King McKeown
McKeown
McKeowns
New York State Nurserymen Organize
An organization named the New York State Nurserymen's Association is formed at Utica by nurserymen from across the state. Officers include President E. S. Osborne of Rochester. vice presidents J. Pitkin Newark Maxwell Sweet Dansville F A Guernsey Schoharie and F J Smith Fredonia. secretary John Watson Newark. treasurer Horace Hooker Rochester. The group aims to amalgamate the National Association and the Eastern Nurserymen's Association.
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New York
National Association
Eastern Nurserymen’s Association
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Norton’s Mills
Carpenter’s Hotel
Uncle Sam
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Bigelow
Schuykill Grand Jury
W. B. Weed
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