Thaw Murder Trial Defense Pleads Hereditary Insanity
The defense in the Harry K. Thaw trial argues hereditary insanity as the motive for killing Stanford White on the Madison Square Garden roof. Attorney Gleason promises to present the defendant's ideation through family and medical testimony, insisting Thaw was insane not criminal.
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New York
Harry KK
Thaw
Madison Square Garden
Stanford White
Providence
Thaké
Evelyn Nesbit
Evelyn
Gleason
Imperial State of
Hitler
New York City
Madison Square Roof Garden
White
Thaw Case Sees Witnesses Excluded as Trial Opens
Thaw’s wife and his mother, Mrs. William Thaw of Pittsboro, exit the courtroom as witnesses are limited to experts. His wife gives a final hopeful smile to her husband. Lawrence White, Harvard student and Standford White’s son, testifies as the first prosecution witness about the dinner meeting and Thaw firing three shots into White.
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Thaw
William Thaw
Pittsboro
May MacKenzie
Seldonm
Lawrence White
Standford White
Young White
Harvard
Madison Square Garden
White
Thaw’s Love Plea in 1903 Insanity Defense
Thaw’s counsel portrayed a prisoner's devotion to a girl as the motive in his insanity plea. The defense argued the affection influenced his actions while seeking leniency or acquittal.
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Bhe
Thaw
State demands death in Thaw murder trial
Garvan outlines state's case in under ten minutes, five eye witnesses testify to deliberate shooting after Thaw's vow about ruining his wife. Garvan says the crime was cruel and premeditated and seeks a first degree verdict. Jury change rumors swirl as defense remains silent on alterations.
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Thaw
Six Miners Killed in Des Moines Railway Wreck
A train wreck on the Northwestern railway near Des Moines killed six miners and injured twelve or more as the middle car derailed and burst into flames. The dead include Peter Wisteum Peter Exner Olaf Anderson A Olson Carl Anderson and Samuel Drew. Rescue was hampered by debris and ongoing fears of more victims. Authorities reported other news items in brief.
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Des Moines
Northwestern
Peter Wisteum
Peter Exner
Olaf Anderson
A. Olson
Carl Anderson
Samuel Drew
Bank Closure Rumors Hover Over Scotland Bank
South Dakota bank First National Bank of Scotland News states it was closed by National Bank Examiner Silsby. Published figures show 106000 dollars on deposit January 26. Bank officers insist the institution remains solvent amid rumors of irregularities and possible arrests.
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Sioux City
Lan
First National Bank, of Scotland
National Bank
Silsby
Mrs. Longworth Shows Improvement After Illness
Washington February 5 reports considerable improvement in the condition of Mrs Nicholas Longworth wife of Congressman Longworth Ohio who had been confined at home for several days with an attack of la grippe Grippe confinement and illness details reflect a routine update on a prominent political family member.
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Nicholas Longworth
Washington
Longworth
Representative Longworth
Ohio
West Virginia Mine Disaster At Davie Coal No 25
A third West Virginia mine explosion in two weeks hits Davie Coal and Coke No 25 at Thomas, killing an estimated twenty five to thirty miners. Rescue teams and officials faced dangerous conditions as the effort continued and bodies of several foreign workers and one citizen were recovered.
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West Virginia
Fikins
W. Va
Davie Coal and Coke Company
Thomas
Mangeen Ott
T. M. Toyd
Henry Fine
Daniel Jones
Arthur Steward
John Jenkine
Freffee Jones
Young hero drowns saving friend at Violetville pond
Carl Norweck, 15, and Albert Schmidt, 14, died after both slipped through thin ice at a Violetville pond while skating. Norweck swam to aid Schmidt but the ice broke, and both youths perished as onlookers watched. Bodies recovered.
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Paltmore
Violetville
Carl Norweck
Albert Schmidt
Noweck
Schmidt
Lively Liver Cure Promoted by Digestive Restoration
A health ad argues a lazy liver stems from poor nutrition and overworked organs. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as restoring stomach function, boosting gland secretions, and cleansing poisons to relieve biliousness. It urges avoiding indigestible foods and using the medicine regularly, noting its known composition and endorsements.
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Pierce
Farmers union movement grows in Kansas farms
Emporia reports in Kansas papers a rising farmers union likened to the old farmers alliance with political aims. The movement appears industrial with socialist leanings as organizers drive politics and enroll thousands of farmers paying a $2 fee.
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Kansas
Emporia
Kan
Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Alliance
Regulation 13 Hat Restriction Proposed in Missouri
Jefferson City Mo Reb Rep Nortlet Morgan county pledges to push a bill when the legislature adjourns prohibiting women from buying more than two hats per year. It would set price limits and ban plumage on hats. The act targets married and single women alike with a two hat limit every twelve months.
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Jefferson City
Kron on trial for murder of former sweetheart and companion
Kansas City Feb 5 Albert Kron 19 a stockyards employee stands trial for the murder of his former sweetheart Mertha Bowlin and Frank Kern. Both were found unconscious on July 20 near Kersey Street terrace from blows with a gas pipe. Prosecution says Kron acted due to jealousy.
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Kansas City
Albert Kron
Stock Yards
Mertha Bowlin
Miss Bowlin
Frank Kern
Kersey
Teacher Ramamel’s Self-Immolated Death in Syracuse Barn Fire
John Ramamel a 34 year old Syracuse schoolteacher set fire to his father’s barn then ran through the flames and cut his throat in the hayloft. He perished as the structure and a valuable driving horse burned. No motive is known.
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John Ramamels
Syracuse
N. Y
John Rammel
Fayloft
Raniumel
Sudden Cold Wave Hits New Orleans After Storm
New Orleans experiences a sharp temperature drop of 15 degrees in under an hour following heavy rain with thunder and lightning. The cold snap arrives after a day of unsettled weather, impacting residents and daily activities.
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New Orleans
Idaho Sheep Owners Barred From Running Near Homes
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Idaho sheep owners cannot let sheep roam within two miles of any human habitation. The decision, in the case Ormsby and Brown versus Enos Walling, was written by Justice McKenna and originates from Idaho.
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Washington
Idaho
Supreme Court of
McKenna
Ormsby and Brown
Enos. Walling
Kingston Asks Help of Britain for City Rebuild Loan
Kingston Jamaica February 5 The reconstruction committee appointed by Archbishop Nuttall to carry out proposals for the rebuilding of the city met Saturday and passed a resolution to ask the imperial government to advance a loan of Five million dollars at a slow rate of interest to be repaid in twenty years.
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Kingston
Britain
Jamaica
Nuttall
Imperial
Avanti to Publish Proof of Dukes Marriage Regularity
Rome February 5 The Avanti replies to Duke Della Salle at Paris by declaring it possesses and will publish documents proving the regularity of the marriage between the young Duke Della Salle and Greek girl Marika Karasos.
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Rome
The
Avanti
Della Salle
Paris
Marika Karasos
Redmond Re-elected Leader of Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary party unanimously re elected John Redmond as chairman. Heavy snow storms rage across central Kentucky. Senator Blue introduces a West Virginia bill to curb carrier discrimination in car distribution. Governor Hughes forwards Dr Alvah Doty of New York as health officer nominee for Port of New York. Eight members of the Decatur Tanning family in Wapakoneta Ohio suffer severe somaine poisoning.
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Irish Parlimentary Party
John Redmond
Decatur
Wapakoneta
Blue
West Virginia
Kentucky
Hughes
New York Senate
Alvah Doty
New York
Port of
Distances for Planting Trees and Vines
Planting distances to maximize order size are suggested. Apple trees 25 feet apart, plums and cherries 16 feet, raspberry and blackberry 4 by 8 feet, grape vines 6 by 8 feet, and strawberry 24 by 42 inches. Iowa Homestead.
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Iowa Homestead
Hard Center In Kiefer Pear
In answer to the question about hardening in the Kieffer pear Charles Black of New Jersey says pick before October 1 and ripen fully for a good pear. If left on trees after mid October or toward November the pear never softens.
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Charles Black
New Jersey
Noy
Orchard Fertility: Use Manure to Sustain Apple and Peach Trees
The article warns that large crops drain tree vitality and soil fertility. It recommends stable manure as the best current option to maintain an orchard, applied lightly over the ground away from trunks and renewed in several five to six week intervals, or using cover crops like crimson clover or cowpeas.
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Mtst
National Stockman
Winter Pear Beats for Promising Crocker Variety
The article highlights the need for an attractive productive winter pear with good dessert quality and blight resistance. It notes domestic supply often falls short of demand and cites Crocker as a leading promising new variety from an American pomological authority.
California Crocker Bartlett pear variety gains interest
The Crocker Bartlett pear, known locally since 1902, shows vigor and regular productivity with resistance to blight. It attracts wider attention abroad and is being tested in eastern pear regions. Fruit shows some scab susceptibility in its origin and requires spraying to protect against disease.
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California
Crocker Bartlett
Pruning and grafting guidance for orchards and vineyards
Southern Planter advises pruning and cleaning orchards and vineyards when weather allows. Cut scions for grafting next spring from thrifty trees of known variety and store wood in damp sand or sawdust. Gather wood mold turf sods and vegetable trash to mix for cold frames and hotbeds with phosphate and potash for spring use.
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San Jose
Date Palm Aids Saline Southwest Land Reclamation
The date palm resists high alkali levels in soil and irrigation water, enabling profitable cultivation on lands too salty for other crops and making feasible reclamation of large swaths of fertile southwest territory, per the Bureau of Plant Industry.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
Care tips for cyclamen tubers and watering
Garden guidance advises moving blooming cyclamen away from the window to share light with others, avoid drying the tubers too soon, and water gradually while the leaves stay firm and green.
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John B. Glearon
Harry K. Thaw
Harry
Garvan
Pawooto Hueman Tite
Folk
Missouri
King Eadward
Queen Alexandra
President Vallieres
Mme. Pallieres
Spain
Mobile
Ala
Walter Cook
West Cairo
C. H. Cappell
Marietta
Cridersville, C
South Dakota Bank
DEA
Socialis&i
Solon
Mia Life
EOMER
Crocker
Foley
Lombardo’s
North Side Square
Foley & Company
Chicago
Chamberlain
Couch
Dr. King
Copyricuts &c
Munn & Co
Scientific American
F St
Frank Rogers
John K. Steen
Madison
Iowa
C.E. Vrooman
9. C
J. K. Steen
Sprague
Masesne Bune
Detroit, Mich
Chichester Chemical Co
Madison Place
Philadelphia
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