Thaw Trial Proceedings Calm Amid Jury Tensions
In the courtroom district attorney Jerome presses for a commission as Thaw’s trial continues. Justice Fitzgerald has ruled in favor of Jerome on legal points, while Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Mrs. William Thaw move through the Tombs observing proceedings. Juror Bolton mourns his wife, and a possible mistrial looms as witnesses including Thaw's family and medical experts prepare to testify on insanity and bias.
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William Thaw
Hartridge
Harry K. ‘Thaw
Joseph E. Bolton
Fitzgerald
Bolton
Belton
Bronx
Broadway Central
Evelyn Nesbit
Jerome
Thaw
Haw
Aio O
Deemer
Bingamon
Evans
Lr Wagner
Binghamton
Jolliffe
Graene Hammond
Wagner
Dryan
Delmas
Anthony Comstock
Society For the Suppression of Vice
E. Fellowsenking
The
Gems Society
Distict
Dr Wier
Shydrome
Exelyn Nesbit Thaw
Miss Thaw
Garvan
Chaw
Baltimore
Harry Thaw
Wef
Joseph Botton
Lis
Stanford Witte
Meenaet
Db Downey
Murderers’ Row
Downey
Hares Thaw
Downes
Confnes
A& Warn
Elynn
Josiah Strong
American Institute For Social Service
Harry K Thaw
Dr Delas
Strong
Rious
Betting on Thaw Fate Sparks Chicago Book Odds
Chicago gamblers posted odds on Harry Thaw case with death by electric chair at 50 to 1 and life imprisonment at 10 to 1. Other outcomes ranged from twenty years to acquittal, with insanity and manslaughter also listed. Also, Philadelphia police seek runaway 14 year old Gildon Springer last seen in Philadelphia wearing a teal suit and blue knickerbockers and ankle braces.
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Chicago
Harry K Thaw
Hanges
Samblers
New York
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Police Department
Bylvester
Gildon E. Springer
Young Springer
Thaws Valet Reveals Early Use of Deadly Weapons
James Morley, Thaw's longtime valet, testifies in Boston that Harry K. Thaw carried out violent acts in fits of rage long before the Madison Square Garden tragedy. Morley, arriving from London to offer as a defense witness, shows a four inch knife wound and a bullet wound from Thaw’s attacks. He recalls Thaw becoming dangerous after falling under a French hypnotist’s influence and blaming White for his troubles.
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Washington Post
Boston
Mass
Harry K. Thaw
Madison Square Roof Garden
James Morley
Morley
Saxonia
London
New York
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Harry
Jekyll-Hyde
Pittsburg
Fire Devastates Wedderburn Row in Alexandria
A late night blaze on Albert Street between Ororoco and Pendleton destroyed Wedderburn Row, injuring six firefighters and a volunteer. One resident Mrs. Sarah Skillman died, another was carried to hospital. property loss estimated at $10,000 as flames raged for nearly three hours. A young girl suspected as cause dropped lamp with baby, oil ignited carpet, explosion in a saloon added chaos.
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Alexandria
Wedderburn Row
Sarah E. Skillman
Albert Street
Ororoco
Pendleton
Richards
Sarah Hi Skillman
H. Henderson
George Walker
John Travis
Virginia Horse Show Association selects 1907 venues
The Virginia Horse Show Association met at the New Willard hotel with President Charles Mulliken presiding. It set 1907 show dates across Keswick Leesburg Upperville Culpeper Manassas Orange Charlottesville Staunton Harrisonburg Front Royal Berryville Warrenton Richmond and Norfolk, elected officers and noted Charles W Smith’s ongoing recovery. A Fredericksburg show was canceled due to poor turnout.
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Virgina Horse Show Association
Virginia
Charlottesville
Staunton
Harrisonburg
Front Royal
Berryville
Warrenton
Richmond
Norfolk
Upperville
Rozier Dulany
Fredericksburg
Charles H Ha
Davies
Smith
Charles H. Harkamp
Frederick
Millionaire Mine Owner Given Short Jail Term
Chicago February 15 David Mackenzie a Butte Montana mine owner said to be a millionaire was sentenced to five months in county jail for failure to pay alimony under a local court decree from two years ago. Enforcement of the sentence was suspended to permit bonds for an appeal.
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Chicago
David Mackenzie
Butte
Mont
Mackenzie
Prizes For Foxhounds At National Dog Show
The Washington Post reports on the Westminster Kennel Club events with Geneseo Hunt Club’s English foxhounds winning the pack prize and Middlesex hounds taking reserve. Grafton hounds win American fox hound prize. Beagles, terriers, and other breeds are noted with multiple cups awarded to winners including Dainty Kitty and Eva II. George J. Gould’s kennel features. Furlough Duster earns Eldridge Cup.
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Middlesex Pack
Grafton Hounds
George J. Gould
Washington Post
New York
Kennel Club
Westminster Kennel Club
Hunt Club
H. K. Bloodgood
Geneseo Hunt Club
Geneseo
W. A. Wadsworth
Middlesex Hounds
South Lincoln
Mass
A. Henry Higginson
Geneseo Valley
Middlesex
Grafton
Winch Herry
Bernardsville, N. J
Windholme Kennels
Isip
Harry T. Peters
Rutherford
Winthrop Rutherford
Allamuchy
N. J
Warren Remedy
Walter Ferguson
J Ir
Dainty Kitty
E. F. Heath
Newark
F. C. Hitchcock
Eva II
James Thompson, Jr
White Plains
George
Howard Willetts
Ingaflora
Ingafield Kennels
Chestnut Hill
Cats Win Prizes at Washington Exhibition in Gude’s Hall
A Washington crowd thronged Gude’s Hall for a cat show with numerous special prizes donated by private individuals. Awards covered many long haired, short haired, color varieties and included silver cups and gold medals. separate note reports an unconscious man found nearby, injured, alleging a fall from a streetcar.
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Gude’s
Washington
Henry L West
Grover
Mies Woodbury
Miss Barr
Lassie
CH Duffy
T H Atkinson
Amherst
Monroe
C H Duffy
Beckle
T Jeffries
Ringgold Cattery
George Rowland
Lucky
W T Jeffries
Y Brennen Gwynn
Drs Dikehouse
Tabby
Miss Burritt
Connecticut Cat Club
Deacon
Mr. Gooch
Columbia Patrick
W. T. Jeffries
Tar Baby
Mr. Broaders
W .T. Jeffries
Bluefield
Miss Gartrell
Misa Burritt
Washington Cat Club
Brennen Gwynn
Dykehouse
Yolanda
Misa Ada Rhodes
Hinggold Cattery
Feterkin
Civil War General James M. Williams Dies at 74
Gen James M Williams veteran of the Civil War and Indian wars died at his home yesterday at age seventy four. Burial at Arlington will be attended by an army detachment and DC Loyal Legion reps. Survived by wife Miss Mary Elizabeth Brawner and two sons James M Williams Trinidad Colorado and Robert L Williams Washington. Born in New York state he moved west early, practiced law in Leavenworth, led Free Soil, helped organize the first Kansas colored troops, later Seventy ninth US Colored Volunteers. Brevetted brigadier general by Gen Grant and served in the Highth Cavalry against Apaches. wounded several times and carried an arrow head in his body at death. Retired by special act of Congress.
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Arlington
Army
District of Columbia
Loyal Legion
Williams
Mary Elizabeth Bra
Seventy-ninth
United States Colored Volunteers
Grant
Highth Cavalry
Arizona
New Cachica
Congress
Hotels and Guests Listed by City in X Era
A long roster lists guests and their hotels across cities including Baltimore Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburg and more. Names span Raleigh Metropolitans St James New Willard and other chains with numerous individuals and couples associated with each location.
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Baltimore
Sarah C. Brooks
Raleigh
James Agastinielle
Metropolitan
Charles H. Ashpurner
St. James
S Wright
New Willard
Boston
Charles P. Battelle
Missey Nelnon
Charles C. Hutchinson
MS Case
St James
Deicago
W C Tiley
H. W. Ackom
Fred Stern
New York City
G .Tlforth
W E Grant, Jr
T T Wentworth
J. Taylor Emery
Shoreham
James F. Grouiay
Charles H Boyes
Riggs
C Cowan
A Bickman
8. Kent
GW Owen
Anon B Sloane
Josephine T Blane
Hbbitt
Be Stedfh Shepherd
HH. Morgan
H. F. Man
E Cowan
James Byrne
W. Sells
Marsly A
BO Bradley
S. H. Lutkins
G M. Beuhler
B. James
M M Hodgen
Regent
Philadelphia
W H_ Harris
L. Bergey
C. G Sepey
R P Howell
George E. Gusaler
Thompean
Georgeg S Miller
Salford
George E Eyre
Arlington Mra
H W ‘Lippincot
A J Kelly
Mes H M_ Curry
H. Curry
L . F Thomas
H. P. J Ks Malick
Baltimore Man Dies Suddenly At Burdines Hotel
William C. Geddes of Baltimore living at Burdine's Hotel 107 Sixth Street Northwest died yesterday about 2 30 pm. Coroner Nevitt investigated and certified death from natural causes. Geddes was a Baltimore native who came to Washington years ago. Georgia Man as Special Agent: J L Benton of Georgia likely appointed by the Bureau of Manufactures to study the cotton seed product market domestically and internationally.
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Baltimore
William C. Geddes
Burdine's Hotel
Sixth Street Northwest
Nfe
Nevitt
Geddes
Washington
Georgia
Bureau of Manufactures of the Apartment of Commerce and Labor
J. L. Benton
Justice Gould grants William J King absolute divorce
In the District Supreme Court yesterday Justice Gould signed a decree granting William J King an absolute divorce from his wife Susan B King. The couple have no children. Also noted are upcoming lectures and church events, plus local notices about a recovery from illness and a restaurant company incorporation. Cor a Johnson reported missing from 105 Third Street Southwest. Rev John Richard has returned home after four weeks at Freedman's Hospital. The Florentine Cafe Company was incorporated to operate a restaurant, cafe, and hotel at 1404 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest with capital stock of 200 shares of $50 each.
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Justice Gould
District Supreme Court
William J. King
Susan B. King
Anna J. Cooper
Second Baptist
Third
Fpstrosta
Wesley J Gaines
Metropolitan A. M. EB
Bethel Literary and Historical Association
Apnil Cooper
BM Street High School
Second Baptist Lyceum
Third Street
Cora Johnson
John Richard
Rehoboth Baptist Church
Freedmar
Delaware Avenue
Florentine Cafe Company
Yenterday
Marine recruit seeks discharge as mother appeals for help
Portsmouth report details Walter Ernest Sledge an eighteen year old son of BE D Sledge of Louisburg NC who enlisted in the US Marine Corps and was sent to Norfolk navy yard. His mother arrives to press discharge with Mayor Reed but no aid. Colonel Waller cannot grant release and the matter will go to Washington on appeal. An Irish hero Robert Emmet is honored with a March 3 benefit at Columbia Theater for Sisters of Mercy with John T Keating as orator and James Brady offering Irish songs.
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Washington Post
Portsmouth
Walter Ernest Sledge
BE. D. Sledge
Louisburg
United States Marine Corps
Rotky Mount
N.C
Navy Yard
Reed
Ireland
Robert Emmet
Sisters of Mercy
St. Catherine's
Columbia Theater
John T. Keating
Chicago
James Brady
New York
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Weather conditions and forecast text
Weather conditions have not changed much in the last 24 hours. No significant precipitation. Temperatures fell on the Atlantic coast, but warmer weather west of the Appalachians with colder pockets elsewhere. Fair conditions expected Saturday and Sunday, especially east of the Rocky Mountains with higher temperatures on the Atlantic coast Saturday.
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Atlantic Coast
Appalachians
Rocky Mountains
Fifteen Years for Killing
Weather report fragment with wind directions for New England to Gulf coasts. Includes temperatures at various hours, humidity, rainfall, sunshine, and comparison to same date last year. Mentions ships to European ports and general forecast notes amid garbled OCR data.
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Vocal Weather Report
Burial of Alfred Walter and sentencing of Phifer in North Carolina
In Asheville North Carolina on February 16 Scott Phifer was sentenced by Judge Fred Spantherx to fifteen years in the penitentiary for murder in the second degree in the October killing of Hill McHenry of Cleveland. He pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree claiming self defense which could not be proven. The article notes Phifer was a noted moonshiner and retailer in Upper Rowan and the community is glad to be rid of him. Also reported is the interment of Alfred Walter president of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in Baltimore after his death in New York. A union cemetery service followed by relatives and a will discussion are mentioned.
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Washington Post
Asheville
Noc
Salisbury
N C
Scott Phifer Thang
Gee
Fred Spantherx
N. Moore
Rowan County Court
Biemarck
Hill McHenry
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Galveston
Phifer
Helens
Mont
Upper Rowan
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Little Rock
Ark
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
New York
North Platte
Nebr
Omaha
Pittsburg
Salt Late City
Utah
St. Louis
Seaboard Air Line
Baltimore
Alfred Walter
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Greenmount Cemetery
Walter
Midshipman Hugh Douglass Seeks Leg Operation
Midshipman Hugh Douglass from Knoxville Tennessee arrived in Baltimore for an operation by Dr J M T Finney on a leg injury sustained years ago during a navy football game. He went to the Union Protestant Infirmary for the procedure and a successful result is expected. Douglass has been noted as one of the team’s slowest and fastest players.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Hugh Douglass
Knoxville
Tenn
J M. T. Finney
Navy
Union Protestant Infirmary
Academy
Douglass
Children Set Curtains Afire in Vincent Court Home
Children playing with matches caused a fire at George Donnell’s home at 1313 Vincent Court Northwest yesterday afternoon. Lace curtains and woodwork were damaged before firefighters using chemical extinguishing agents stopped the blaze. Donnell’s loss is fully covered by insurance.
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George Donnell
Vincent Court
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New York Ave
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Hicks
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Tharp
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U.S
American Security ND Trust Company
Charles J. Bell
Fifteenth and
Pennsylvania
Igrapharaone
Columbia
Goldecords
Columbia Phonograph Co
WM. W
Robertson G&g Coo
7Th St
Joseph Auerbach
Pa. Ave
Christian Xander
Belmont Dairy Farm
Phone North
Belmont Baby Co., Incorporated
14Th St. Nsw
Father John
St. Mark's Place
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