Dramatic Nesbit Thaw recital moves New York courtroom
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testified about the Madison Square Garden tragedy and Stanford White's alleged trap. Reporters and spectators, including judges and bailiffs, showed deep emotion as the dramatic testimony unfolded, with many describing a pivotal courtroom moment.
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York
Homer Davenport
Evening Mail
Dreyfus
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Madison Square Garden Tower
Roof Garden
Thaw Case Testimony Details Abuse Claims and Letters
Mrs Thaw describes a 1901 1903 sequence with Stanford White associate photographer Harry White involving parties in New York studios and Madison Square Tower. She recounts champagne and coercive behavior, Thaw's reactions, and a push toward marriage while denying others’ accounts as blackmail and gossip.
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Stanford ‘White
Madison Square Garden
Stanford White
Fin
Mr. White
Twenty Fourth Street
Mme
Madison Square Tower
White
Twenty-fourth Street
Mr White
Mrs. Thaw
Tie
Thaw
New York
Carroll Beckwith
Paris
Delmas
Town appeals for fuel in North Dakota town
An urgent fuel appeal from Ehinburg N Dakota town government warns of imminent suffering and business closures. No local freights since December 3 and no mail for three weeks. Coal claimed on road since October 15. two cars received in six weeks. Rail line accused of moving trains slowly though open. Great Northern Railway urged to act. Son Prairie line relief efforts hampered by severe weather and frequent storms.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Ehinburg
N. Dak
Knapp
Great Northern Railway
Pennington
Tine
Minneapolis
Thief Rivers Falls
Nobel Prize Foundation Aims to Use Fund for Peace Effort
Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor discusses using the Nobel Peace Prize fund, about 37 000 dollars, to support a Nobel Prize Foundation. Trustees plan to create an industrial peace committee to meet annually in Washington and fund expenses from the prize income. The President has signed the general service pension bill recently passed by Congress.
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Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Par- Hame
Congress
Nobel Prize Foundation
Washington
Dinner's Coming I Smell It Do You Feel Hungry
An ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet as an artificial stomach that digests food, relieves indigestion and related symptoms, and boosts appetite. It claims one tablet digests large amounts of food, promises complete relief, and offers free sample packs by mail with a 50 cent purchase later from a druggist.
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Stuart
A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bide
Marshell
Thaw Letters to Lawyer Reveal Private Plans
Special to The Washington Post. New York February 7. Harry Thaw’s three letters to his attorney Longfellow, introduced at the trial, discuss Evelyn Nesbit, pregnancy fears, travel plans, and possible marriage while detailing his view of Nesbit’s conduct and a request to locate her and manage communications. The letters reference the Algonquin Hotel, Philadelphia travel, and a potential public relation effort with reporters.
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Evelyn Nesbit
Delmas
Harry Thew
Paris
Fyvelyn Nesbit
Stanford White
Thaw
Europe
Longfellow
Mr. Delmas
Mr. Pelmas
Jerome
New York
Harry Thaw
London
Algonquin
Forty-fourth Street
Evelyn
Blackguard
Bedford
Philadelphia
Savoy Hotel
Jetura
America
Alice
K. W. II
Pugh
Port Huron
Miss
Letter Fragments Reveal Hidden Marital Dilemmas
A stained message dated 1908 unfolds a complex entanglement with references to a prospective marriage, a wife’s future income, and legal concerns over wills and dowries. The writer contemplates arrangements for the wife and her family, while fearing blackmail and social ruin. He asks for sent letters and notes details of addresses and a piano rental.
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Longfellow
West Worth-sixth Street
Hotel Navarre
Evelyn
HK. 1
Condemns District Jail Sanitary Conditions and Transit Moves
Dr. Charles M. Emmons told Hast Washington Citizens Association that the District jail is a sanitary shame though cleanliness is claimed. He noted two inmates per cell, no plumbing, and no space to segregate diseased prisoners. The group adopted resolutions urging transit extensions, better service on East Capitol Street, and shelters at transit junctures, plus universal transfers.
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Washington
Charles M. Emmons
Sanitary Committee
Washington Citizens’ Association
Pennsylvania Avenue
Emmons
W. Mosby Williams
Street Railroad Committee
Capital Traction
Highth Street
Florida Avenue
Avenue
Seventh Street
Metropolitan Branch
Washington Railway and Electric System
East Capitol Street
Capitol
Capital Traction Company
Williams
Easthington Heights
President Will Appoint Colored Man for Toledo Collector
President indicates policy to treat blacks and whites fairly and expects to appoint a Negro as soon as he can find a suitable man and office, after a Toledo visit with Representative Southard and friends. The exchange suggests a solution to a long-standing dilemma in the administration.
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Southard
Toledo
Ohio
Tolédo
Burial With Military Honors for Marine Sgt John Latte
Following religious services at St Peter's Catholic Church the body of John Latte a former Marine Corps sergeant was buried at Arlington yesterday. Full military honors were given with three volleys fired over the grave and the bugler sounding taps. The burial was escorted by a delegation of American Veterans and members of Richard J Harden Camp No 2.
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St. Peter's Catholic Church
John, Latte
Marine Corps
Arlington
Altinpe
Bpanleh
Richard J. Harden
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Clever Post
Daily and Sunday Post
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Richmond
Poat
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Albuquerque
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Alexandria
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