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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
2
Court sessions reveal defense pressing emotional insanity plea while prosecution prepares concise opening. Talesmen questioned amid courtroom tension as jurors, all married and aged thirty plus, are vetted for impartiality. Thaw and followers attend, with Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Countess of Yarmouth among spectators as Judge Fitzgerald oversees selections and looming capital case.
James Morley, a former Thaw valet, arrives in Cardiff with a tale of a moneyless French hypnotist who controlled Thaw for years. He alleges hypnotism sparked the murder, naming a feud with actor White over an actress and presenting a letter as proof. Morley seeks a consul meeting to push a story aimed at securing Thaw's acquittal.
Treasury notes a Cleveland customs official declared a foreign made import used by Mr Rockefeller a fake. The article’s author did not investigate at the collector’s office. The European arrival is old, likely returned without owner knowledge and would be free entry if American made. The secretary disciplined the clerk but does not imply official fault.
Detective Munsey of District Attorney Jerome's office predicts Clarence Darrow style defense for Thaw. Evelyn Nasbit Thaw will testify to a threat by White and that Thaw shot in self defense. Local Wooster charity gift noted as president William Thaw donates funds for missionary children home improvements.
Policeman Henry Ehlers nabbed two boys at the Baltimore and Ohio station who admit fleeing home to seek West and become mine owners. Garland Green, fifteen, of 2210 East Fayette, and James Wiegel, sixteen, of 26 East Fayette, were sent to the house of detention for return to Baltimore. Seville apartment house in Washington Heights sold by Thomas H. Pickford to a syndicate for about 000000, with George B Reese and Robert C. Shinn involved.
Weather watchers weigh the groundhog tradition against a forecast of rain and warmer temperatures. If a bright day hints at spring, the rodent herald may emerge, but a sunny shadow could delay it and extend winter gear use. The legend ties Candlemas to early Teutonic and Celtic beliefs and notes the groundhog’s rise in the U S after bears fell from favor.
The International Waterway Commission warns the Calumet drainage canal may cost $5,000,000 more than Chicago Sanitary District estimates. Engineers say $12,000,000 is insufficient and the plan risks flooding Lake Michigan. Taft has yet to rule on Chicago’s permit to divert Lake Michigan waters. A clash looms if Chicago proceeds without federal authorization.
After consulting with lawyers across government, the Treasury issues a circular tightening limits on corporate sureties. No single surety may back an official bond above 10 percent of its capital and surplus, and no bond for an individual or corporation may exceed that same threshold. Excess risk may be secured by deposits if permitted under a fiduciary holding, with reinsured portions deducted from the penal sum if within 1 percent of the reinsuring firm’s limit. Firms must file quarterly reports detailing high value recognizances and related indemnities and collateral.
Government asks transportation firms to answer questions on potential railroad control to determine if water carriers fall under Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction. Post office curios for Jamestown Exposition will ship. James town exhibit to be large, with S. Slack curating. South Carolina legislature to hear drainage experts on irrigation and drainage investigations next Tuesday.
Jose Ignacio Rodriguez noted translator for the Bureau of American Republics, lawyer, scholar, and Havana-born historian, died at 40 Vermont Avenue NW after a two week illness. He led in Cuba and United States scholarship, served on a Mexico US Claims Commission, and married Mary Joyce in 1881. Funeral plans to be announced.
The Postmaster General will decide if the government should continue printing stamped envelopes and wrappers in house or award the four year contract to a private firm. Bids from Eastern Manufacturing and Hartford Manufacturing show price increases since four years ago. A committee reviews bids and will report to the Postmaster General who will determine whether to reject both bids and keep the bureau or accept one bid.
Friends in Washington will greet Captain Duke at the Salvation Army Hall for a fundraising event costing $20 a year. Duke, who joined the Army over two years ago and trained for officership, is on a short visit to Herndon Virginia before departing for Philadelphia. Dedicatory services are set for Washington Heights Presbyterian Church with morning and afternoon sessions. Kiity Pence won $750 in District Supreme Court damages over an icy Seventh Street fall. The Capitol Hill Recupation and Pleasure Club was incorporated by Michael A. Bowen Denny M Pumphrey and Minpvel B Zeikle. A collision between a streetcar and the Salvation Army wagon on Thirteenth Street caused damage to the wagon loaded with Army supplies. Columbia Lodge 174 of the International Association of Machinists endorsed the Madden bid for indecent gae at a meeting in McCauley’s Hall.
Louis W. Hill, vice president of the Great Northern Railway, writes to Interstate Commerce Commission chair Knapp with reflections from a three week snow bound tour in North Dakota. He cites two sides to the issue and says relief is expected within a week if weather cooperates. He notes Montana screened coal was provided to Dakota towns, while some refused it in favor of Hocking coal. In Devil’s Lake he saw coal scarcity and cities reported receiving coal but merchants refused loads not screened. At Rugby Junction the mayor said the town lacked oil and candy more than coal, while merchants pressured for 30 cars of coal to boost trade. Hill recalls eighteen cars confiscated between Spokane and the Columbia River, and argues dealers refused coal shipments, fearing weather could ease and spoil sales. He asserts district reports are greatly exaggerated.
The Department of Justice received the report from Todd and Simpson who led the government investigation of coal carrying roads in the anthracite regions. Gov Hughes was formerly allied with Simpson but now teams with Todd. The Attorney General is expected to approve swiftly and present to the President.
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