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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1907
Page
10
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s dramatic testimony about the Madison Square Garden tower trap moves the courtroom. observers describe tears, shuddering judges, and a crowd stirred by her tale of Stanford White’s actions and the young girl's fate.
Mrs Thaw recounts her meetings with photographer Stanford White and financier Harry Thaw, detailing coercive parties at a Twenty fourth Street studio, a Madison Square Tower visit, and a frightening champagne episode that left her terrified. She describes threats, marriage offers, and Thaw's attempts to shield her from scandal while denying accusations from friends of White.
An urgent appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission from Ehinburg North Dakota's town government warns of imminent suffering as grocers run out, there has been no local freight since December 3, and no mail for three weeks. Coal has moved little since October 15 and two cars in six weeks. The line is claimed open but trains are not being moved. Chairman Knapp seeks President Barker's attention at the Great Northern Railway. Vice President Pennington of Twin Cities reports efforts to help the Thief River Falls line while severe cold and storms hinder progress.
Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor discussed the Nobel Peace Prize fund, about 37 000 dollars, and plans to create a Nobel Prize Foundation. Trustees will push bills through Congress to establish the foundation and appoint an industrial peace committee funded by the prize income. The President also signed a general service pension bill recently passed by Congress.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as an artificial stomach that digests food for you. It promises relief from indigestion sour risings belching acidity and nausea and offers free sample mailings to entice purchases. It urges readers to send name and address to receive two sample packets by mail.
Special to The Washington Post reports three letters from Harry Thaw to his attorney Longfellow, written after the Evelyn Nesbit-Paris episode. The letters discuss arranging Miss Nesbit’s whereabouts, convey insults toward Nesbit’s mother, and hint at marriage plans amid a high profile defamation and kidnapping case unfolding in New York and Philadelphia.
Fragment from a 1908 correspondence outlines marital intent scuttled by entwined loyalties and legal questions. The writer laments blackmail threats, requests letter returns, and seeks guidance on legacies and dowry arrangements to protect a young woman named E. amid strained family and social pressures.
Dr Charles M Emmons warned the Hast Washington Citizens Association that the District jail is dangerously crowded and lacks cell plumbing. He urged improvements while praising overall cleanliness and noted two men per five by nine foot cell. The group backed transit resolutions and universal transfers.
President says it is his policy to treat blacks and whites fairly and he expects to appoint a colored man as collector at Toledo when he finds a suitable candidate. Representative Southard noted the exchange during a visit by some of his friends. The remark suggests the administration has not yet resolved the long perplexing issue.
Buried with full military honors yesterday after religious services at St Peter's Catholic Church. The former Marine Corps sergeant John Latte was laid to rest at Arlington. A bugler sounded taps as three volleys were fired. An escort from American Veterans and Richard J Harden Camp No 2 accompanied the casket.
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