Thaw Libel Suit Growls Over Grill Room Allegations
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s libel suit against James D. Kiruats and the New York hotel manager hinges on statements about her dining with Thomas Thaw in a Kuickerbocker grill room. Her lawyer says she will leave the United States after annulment proceedings conclude, likely to Germany, as witnesses and doctors prepare for a quick case finish.
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Companion
Washington
America
Washington Pos
York
Daniel O'Reill
Thaw
O' Reilly
Kirgats
Dante
Krickerbocker Grill
New York
Philadelphia
Germany
Funeral notices and service details for Lainie
A fragmented obituary and funeral notice list services for Lainie including a funeral at 910 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington DC and references to dates in April 1908. The text mentions a wake at residence 95 South West and a funeral with multiple names and locations, with scattered dates and attendees.
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Dayton
J. Ligton
A. Sit
Marie PA
Destroyer Tiger sinks after night maneuvers near Isle of Wight
In Portsmouth England April a disaster claims 36 lives aboard the destroyer Tiger and the cruiser Berwick during night channel maneuvers. Commander of the Tiger Lieut. Wy Mid Weton among the dead. many stokers and engineers perish as steam floods from a boiler room. survivors rescued by boats and nearby vessels amid bright searchlights.
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Stokehold
Tiger
Portsmouth
England
William Wy
Isle of Wight
Berwick
Home Fleet
Portland
Ness
Tim
Licensed to Marry
A fragmented notice lists names including Jeseph Thomas and Edith T. Dosh with officiants and dates, referencing Rev. Thomas G. Smyth and others. Additional names Oliver Tyler Richard Harper Rosa Douglass appear in partial form, indicating pending marriage licenses or arrangements.
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Jeseph
Thomas
Edith T. Dosh
Seth
Frederick
J. B. McLaughlin
Honard &, Baker
Elizabeth L. Harring
Thomas G. Smyth
William HK
Fuller
Mamie Wayne
Oliver Tyler
Richard Harper
W.W. A. Jones
Rosa Douglass
Health Office Record Deaths Listing Names and Ages
Health Office records list multiple deaths with ages and addresses. Entries include Aline Murray 689 Capitol St 17 years Clementine M Bawlor 499 D St 45 years Matthew Goddard 827 St years old and others. The report cites locations such as northwest and northeast districts and utilities the date April 2 amid unnamed statuses.
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Aire Tr. Allen
Aline Murray
Capitol St
Reara
Clementine M. Bawlor
D St
If Ashton
Matthew Goddard
St. of
Yea
Miel Myers
Illiams R. Verlander
St. We
E. Jewell
Fairmont St
H. Harling
St. Sw
Randolph Alexander
St. Nw
Palward Whalles
Georgia Ave
Yoeare
H. Unater
St. Ne
Secret Visits of Prince de Sagan to Mme Gould
A Washington Post report details how the Prince de Sagan, masked in a slouch hat and whiskers, pursued Mme. Gould amid family opposition and illness at the St. Regis. His clandestine meetings, aided by her brother Edwin, aimed to secure her hand, though an American audience risks mockery of written vows. The engagement is not to be announced in America, with marriage expected within a month after their return to Europe.
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Rewan
Osha
Toby
Washington Post
New York
Prince de Sagan
Ness
Mme. Gould
St. Regis
Gould
Edwin
Eewin
Anna
France
Else de Sagan
Edwindt
Storm Fund
Paris
Mmerould
America
Europe
Embassies Should Be Owned By U S Says Former Aid
Terry Belmont former chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs urged Congress to enact the Longworth bill establishing U S ownership of embassies and legations abroad. He cited precedents from Berlin Paris and Rome and noted that Great Britain France Germany Austria Hungary China and Japan own their embassy properties in Washington, arguing such ownership would improve the diplomatic service.
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Committee On Foreign Affairs and Minster
Madrid
Berlin
Longworth
United States
Congress
Cryan
Europe
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Tower
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Hitt
Mlinois
Committee On Foreign Affairs
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Unien
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Griscom
Rome
Phe
Great Britain
France
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Chna
Japan
Washington
Beating Charge Against Exeter School Principal
Wilkes-Barre April 3. Principal Edward Sullivan of Exeter borough schools was arraigned on assault and battery charges for beating Anna Flynn, a teacher. He posted 54 bail, and was fined 0 for disorderly conduct. The case alleges Sullivan had harassed Flynn while she preferred a Hungarian suitor.
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Wilkesbarre
Anna Flynn
Exeter
Edward Sullivan
Alderman Brown
Sullivan
Boston Court Bars Sympathy Strikes Over Open Shop
Massachusetts Supreme Court rules sympathetic strikes aimed at blocking an open shop are illegal. The ruling cites nine Lynn building contractor firms seeking injunctions to restrain Lynn Building Trades Council and affiliated unions from enforcing such strikes.
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Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Lynn
Lynn Building Trades Council
Germany and Prussian Loans Spark London Debate
Announcement of new German and Prussian loans totaling 162.5 million dollars surprised London financiers and the public. Some fear this signals a drift toward war while others view it as a safeguard against conflict. Loans this year reportedly total 250 million with 4 percent interest, a rate higher than seen in twenty years. English capital’s participation appears limited.
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London
Germany
Big liners disappoint in speed records
London reports Edinburgh Scotch man says Lusitania and Mauretania owners are disappointed that the two steam ships have not averaged as hoped. Shipping circles doubt value for money versus cheaper vessels. Unless better records emerge next season, the treasury may push for action. admiralty also dissatisfied.
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Washington Post
London
Edinburgh Scotchman
Lusitania
Mauretania
Treasury
Admiralty
Consul at Berne Dies After Illness
James Jeffrey Roche, American consul at Berne since 1907, died in a private hospital in Berne after a long illness. Born in Ireland in 1847, Roche had previously served as American consul at Genoa and was appointed from Massachusetts. He was also a poet and author of note.
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James Jeffrey Roche
Berne
Switzerland
Roche
Genoa
Ireland
Massachusetts
Ife
Rome Flags at Half Mast As Strikes Bring Tense Calm
Rome full holiday mood follows a general strike sparked by Thursday’s killings and injuries. J Pierpont Morgan stayed at his hotel after authorities warned him. Seventy anarchists were rounded up, and half mast flown on the capitol tower as mourning. Premier Giolitti reported 31 wounded among police and soldiers, while 18 casualties included dead and injured.
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Rome
J. Pierpont Morgan
Ernest Nathan
Capitol Tower
Morton not seriously ill in Seattle visit
Paul Morton president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society is suffering from ptomaine poisoning but is better and not in danger. A telegram from Morton said no alarm was felt and he expected to proceed shortly to Port Townsend.
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Wash
Paul Morton
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Iay
New York
Morton
Port Tandl
Declination to Recognize Railway Authority Marks Policy on Manchuria
Baron Rosen and Secretary Root discussed Russia's influence in Manchuria and the open door doctrine. The Harbin consul's stance against recognizing the Chinese Eastern Railway director signals a new U S position, with edicts regulating business and penalties under the railway zone. The issue rests on the Portsmouth treaty and Russia's asserted rights, which Washington aims to uphold while monitoring China’s sovereignty.
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Manchuria
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Root
State Department
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United States
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Harbin
Washington
Hay
5Ala
Watch Manchuria Case Stir at Washington
Russian authorities and several powers await the U S State Department's stance on the Fisher incident at Harbin. American consul Fisher has refused to acknowledge participation in Russian administration, citing exclusive China accreditation. The matter draws in German and French officials and signals broader concerns about Russian and Japanese influence in North and South Manchuria.
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Russia
State Department
Washington
Fisher
Harbin
Hallar
China
Manchuria
Chirra
Japan
Cincinnati bankers push Aldrich bill changes
The Cincinnati clearing house and allied groups from Covington and Newport plan amendments to the Aldrich financial bill now before Congress. They seek changes to prevent draining cash reserves and to allow business leaders to serve on boards. Resolutions will be drafted at the next annual meeting and sent to President Roosevelt Speaker Cannon and Senators. The main objection centers on a clause prohibiting national banks from loaning to firms with any director interest.
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati Clearing House
Covington
Newport
Aldrich Financial
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Chicago
Clearinghouse Association
Roosevelt
Cannon
Aldrich
Speculation His Undoing in Real Estate Boom Figure
Chicago writer Samuel Eberly Gross once a high profile real estate figure filed for bankruptcy in Detroit after seven months in Battle Creek sanitarium. Attorneys list assets around 1000 with a 5,000,000 claim largely from Chicago properties. Gross authored The Merchant Prince of Cornville and won a copyright case against Edmond Rostand in Kohlsaat’s US Court.
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Samuel Eberly Gross
Battle Creek
Detroit
Gross
Merchant Prince of
Cornville
Edmond Rostand
Cyrano Dé Bergerac
Rostand
United States
Kohlsaat
Stone nest of rattlesnakes found in Indiana limestone
A block of Indiana limestone shown at Chambers stone yard Philadelphia contains a whole nest of rattlesnakes embedded in the stone. The fossil like discovery drew hundreds daily as curious visitors pondered the snakelike formation, perfectly preserved with tails and fangs exposed.
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Indiana
Philadelphia
Chambers
Stone Yard
Heed Street
Point Breese Avenue
Hoosier
Vanderbilt divorce case rush may end with judge’s ruling
In a fast moving divorce suit, referee David McClure pushed testimony ahead amid urged speed by Mrs. Vanderbilt. Howard Kempster and a French maid testified, with Mrs. Vanderbilt expected to appear next. Rumors link Mme Flores to a $11,000 car purchase in Vanderbilt’s name as a possible witness or party.
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O'German
Vanderbil
Mauretania
Liverpar
Vanderbilt
Lawge
Howard Kempster
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Mr. McClure
Kempster
Alfred Vanderbilt
DcClure
M Vanderbilt
Mrs.anderbilt
Kansas Bank President Shot on Train in Newton
Dispatch from Constantinople reports R. Warkentin president of the Kansas State Bank of Newton was killed by a Syrian on a train from Tramascus. Police say the shooting was accidental as the man examined his revolver. Warkentin and his wife were traveling.
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Holy Land
Leishman
Constantinople
R. Warkentin
Kansas State Bank of
Kans
Tramascus
B. Warkentin
Kansas
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