Thaw Defense Blunt as Opening Arguments Unfold
Martin W Thaw's opening speech aims to show Barry Shaw acted without malice when Stanford White was shot. The defense intends to prove insanity and focus on Thaw's motive, past escapades, and family taint while Evelyn Nesbit’s role and Thaw's relations are examined. Witnesses include James Clinch Smith and Abe Hummell. jurors and attendees are named with brief notes on their backgrounds.
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New York
Martin W tLeton
Barry Shaw
Stanford White
Chaw
Lattleton
Willamshaw
Countios
Yarmouth
Prreter
Cary
Shaw
Tittleton Wall
Acta
Europe
Nesbit
Evelyn
Nas
Evelyn Nesbit
White
Pittleton
Burglar's Track in Flour Leads to Suspect in Jamaica Heists
Residents of Jamaica woke to night entries as a single gang is thought behind a string of robberies. A bread-baking slip in Mrs. Bel knap's kitchen helped police trace a distinctive large bare footprint. Targeted items included silverware jewelry and coats, with Mr Archer's home losing over $100 after burglars drank wine and took a vase.
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Siz
Ren Mark
Jamaica
Llarge
Sarah Lethnip
Hillaide
Juanes Brown
de Lapp Place
John Lyte
Hillside Avenue
Surogate
Dana Noble
Hillside
Union Avenues
Ihe
Mr Archer
Mr Archers
Whitmore Case Sentences Brooklyn Suspect to Jail
Theodoric Whitmore of Brooklyn was committed on a warrant and awaiting grand jury in the murder of his wife Lena Whitmore whose nude body was found in a swamp near Harrison. Witnesses Frank Englert and William Bartkit were detained, while Mrs Georgianus Dickinson was requested as an accessor by New Jersey authorities.
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Newark II
Theodoric Whitmore
Brooklyn
Branegan
Harrison
Frank Englert
William Bart~ Kit
Boston
Georgianus Dickinson
Cambridge
New Jersey
Lena Whitmore
New York
Bryan in Delaware Again Visited Judge Gray’s Home
Nebraskan Bryan plans to visit Judge Gray in Delaware before February 3 or January’s end. He will speak at a Democratic League mass meeting in Washington area, then attend a gathering and avoid funerals while urging party members to support his presidential bid.
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Gray
Lisidenes
Ate Bryan
Bryan
Fatal election fight in Arkansas ends in death
In Arkansas a dispute between two men during an election confrontation led to one man being shot and killed. The other, Tadduthnd Dorpl Fowers, was charged with murder while the wounded man, presumably Dorpl, died in a cemetery after the early morning confrontation.
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Arkansas
Carendmark
Dorpl Fowers
Wis
Hittel
Berms
Count Erasmus von Erbach Flight From Adverse Family Ended
A German nobleman Count Erasmus von Erbach and his divorced wife seek remarriage in America after fleeing Geneva. The count, aged twenty four, fell for Dora Fischer a peasant laundress. His father disapproved, they married abroad, were later courtly annulled, and he was held in an asylum. The countess plotted escape with a rope plan, fleeing by car toward Switzerland after the annulment.
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New York
Erasmus von Exbach Selon
Geneva
America
Count von
Erasmus
Paris
London
Erbach
Germany
Arthur
Frankforton Main
Allweiler
Wisher
Count Erbach
toMtis
Prbach
Schenberg
Battendy
Beatrice
Prohibition Hurts Traffic and Rail Expansion Plans
Railroad officials warned that prohibition and reform laws threaten rail growth. AL Mohler, vicepresident and general manager, argued expansion needs large investment over the coming years. He noted funding must come with stronger securities protections to enable new railroad construction in the West.
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Tarame
Ihelmon Pache
Trek
AL Mohler
Maniger
Pachi
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Mir Mehler
Wohlter
Ountil Securities
Court authorizes exchange of 874827 for British Westinghouse shares
Receivers of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co state a British party is authorized to exchange 874,827 for shares at par. The American company holds 6,000 pounds par value debentures and 1,600 shares common stock. Open account shows 2024.59 remains outstanding.
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Westinghouse
Fittybu
Stewart
Tlectee
Mountacimrin
Nathinal Twig
Farish Wasunshouse
Westinyhouse
Amaican Compan
Westinghouse Tlectie and
Westinghouse Tlectie and Manufactring Company
Visi
Snme
Tenvainder mm
Poslam Introduces 50 Cent Size for Eczema Cure
Announcement from Emergency Laboratories New York promotes Poslam as a quick eczema cure. A new 50 cent size aims to help pimples blackheads blotches and minor skin troubles with small quantities. The drug reportedly stops itching on first use and heals chronic eczema within two weeks. Free experimental samples offered by request.
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Ogram
No 82 West
Twenty-ffth Y Street
New York City
Miss Gould Aids in Burglary Search At Fifth Avenue Home
New York January 11 Miss Helen Gould and her household were awakened by a burglar at 2 AM at their Fortyseventh Street Fifth Avenue residence. Police and private watchmen surrounded the home, a ladder was used to check the roof, but no intruder found. The caretaker’s wife nearby heard a man enter the Gould yard and saw a figure disappear.
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New York
Mmiss Gould
Lantry
Helen Gould
East Fifty-first Street
Forts-seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Gould
Miss Gould
Arthur von Breisene
East Fortyseventh Street
Gould Yard
Gould House
Engagements His Business in Brooklyn Marriage Upset
Special to The Washington Foat reports Fannie Weissblatt and Marka Zona planned a civil as well as religious wedding in Brooklyn but the event failed after Zolia, known as Max Zolna, was jailed earlier in the day. Miss Gisela Peveney of Philadelphia exposed the ruse claiming a Philadelphia synagogue wedding was planned. Detectives say Zolna wooed several women then vanished before each date, and was about to empty a bribe bank account of $600 when arrested.
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Washington Foat
New York
Fannie Weissblatt
Marka Zona
Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn
Zolia
Harmondstrist
Zolna
Polce
Zolne
SURE OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE Aboard Lusitania
English suffragette Mrs Cobden Sanderson returns home from a visit to the United States praising American suffrage efforts. She notes that working women lead in activism and that upper-class indifference is the main barrier in the United States while politics slow English progress.
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New York
Iis
Cobden Sanderson
Lusitania
Sanderson
America
Englind
Ong Lind
Boys Find Mutilated Body in Skating Pond Area
Police report the discovery of Ludwyck Skabals a 22 year old Polish man murdered with a blow to the head and mutilated. Suspects include three Polish men known as the Gerry brothers and Tourn Temandoobsin arrested in connection with the case. Robbery appears unlikely as $17 and a gold watch were not found on the body.
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Ludwyck
Sung Poles
Gerry Brothers
Whtir
Tourn Temandoobsin
Kubals
Agreement Sets Georgia Passenger Rates With Southern Offer
The Georgia Railroad Commission accepted Southern Railway's proposed intrastate passenger fare structure effective April 1. The plan sets a 2 to 2 percent base fare,7.5 as the solvent rate for interstate and intrastate travel, with caps for heads of families and dependent members.
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State Commission
Southern
Doormaulroad
He Railroad Commission
Intrastae
Rayel
Runaway Engine Wrecks Freight Trains In Fatal Crash
In Punxsutawney a runaway Buffalo and Susquehanna locomotive reached full steam and sped about fifteen miles striking an approaching freight train. Fireman Bert Griffith died after falling from the tender. Brakeman Brilliants was wounded. Railroad men blame a defective throttle spring for the out of control run.
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Punxsutawne
Palan I
Buffalo
Susquehanna
Bert Griffith
Brilliants
Threats In Letters Decoy Leads To Two Arrests
Moore and Wood paint firm at 346 Tenth Street Northwest received two threats from the Black Hand Society demanding a payment. Detectives placed a decoy envelope in an agricultural tree house. two Washington Barracks marines, Walter Reeves and Edgett, were arrested after retrieving the note. The letters warned of burning or dynamite if demands were not met, with until Sunday to comply. The case now rests with the district attorney for charges.
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Mannes
Moore & Wood
Tenth Street
L. Willoughby Movor
Johnson and Owens
First Precinct
Walter Reeves
Edgett
Washington Barracks
Moore
Black Hand Society
Stirling
Williams
Johnson
Owens
Promoter Arrested In $100 Million False Pretenses Case
Charles W. Drench organizer and incorporator of the Pacific Steel Company was jailed in San Francisco on January 11 charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Accuser C H Gelgett, a longtime legal figure, claims Drench took 2500 dollars. Drench says the arrest stems from a misunderstanding and expects quick resolution.
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San Francisco
Charles W . Drench
Pacific Steel Company
C H Gelgett
Union Hardware Company
French
Trench
Lost minstrel found in Ashland brings man back to Lincoln
Billy Williams, formerly a wandering minstrel who disappeared a week ago, is found in Ashland and will be returned to Lincoln. He is reported to be seriously ill with nervous trouble. Rey W M Baley, who accompanied him to Ashland, notes the minstrel has become an evangelist and temperance advocate.
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Billy’ Willams
Lincoln
Billy Wine Jams
Ashland
Rey W M Baleh
Preacher from Oak Park Convicted of Counterfeiting
Kaye of Oak Park Illinois was found guilty by a jury in federal court of possessing tools to counterfeit government coins with intent to defraud. Judge Humphrey sentenced him to two years in the penitentiary.
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Springfield TV
Kaye
Oak Park
United States
Humphrey
Youth Commits Death by Own Action in Ohio Case
In Cleveland, Jane-Charles Kranl, a recent high school graduate, killed himself with a revolver amid fears of insanity. Malady and poor health were noted as factors in the fatal act. The Great Northern Railway acquired the Montana Central line from Great Falls to Butte for 6195.45. Great Northern had controlled Montana Central for years.
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Cleveland
Lad
Ohio
Jane
Charles Kranl
Kran Alo
Great Northern
Montana Central
Helent
Mont Jan U
Great Northern Railway Company
Great Falls
Butte
Notable Civil War, Confederate Veteran Dies in New Orleans
An obituary summary lists prominent figures in the South and Northeast. Durng Civil War staff veteran Gen Marshall Smith era in New Orleans. Emile St Le Breton des Chapelles aged 75. Alfred R Neeb aged 44, secretary of Neebe Hirsch Publishing, dies in Pittsburg. Richard Chapman aged 75, Pennsylvania former legislator dies in Easton. Rev Herbert Moffett, 72, Disciple Church and missionary society correspondent, dies in Cleveland.
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Marshall Smith
New Orieins
Emil St le Breton
Pittsburg
Alfred R Neeb
Neebe Hirsch Publishing Company
Volksblatt Und Frehe
Ts Freundt
Lincoln Nations
Clifton Springs
Fiehard
Chapman
Easton Pa
Pennslvania
Cleveland
Ohio
Habert Moffett
Disciple Church
General Christ In Musionary Society
Merchant of $15,000 Thefts Attack Woman in Kansas Towne
Robbery report details a suspect accused of stealing fifteen thousand dollars from a Worle victim in Kansas Towne. The victim waited at home for a tram when the assailant struck, stealing cash and other valuables. Authorities pursue charges amid ongoing investigation.
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Theves
Kansis
Phuipsburg
Dota
Bedsits
Atram Dt
Local Health Office Record Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text lists names and scattered notes from a health office record. It references individuals such as Willem Bra and Mary Cearne and includes disjointed lines that resemble medical or administrative entries without coherent context or clear outcomes.
Big Gains in Exports Report Cotton Wheat Value Rise
Preliminary figures for the calendar year show domestic exports up, with cotton up 875,878 bales and value gains across products. Wheat shipments rose while corn fell about 9 to 29 percent and provisions shifted. overall export values increased. Livestock and other commodities posted gains or declines as listed, with notable rises in coal and mineral products and a large overall export value uptick. Ladies Night to be observed by District of Columbia Secretaries of the American Revolution, January meeting at Arlington. Officers invite compatriots and guests to attend from 8 to 9 clock Wednesday night. attendees include Pradle, Bow, Randolph McH Avery, S W Briggs, J L Ewell, J Wilkle, and G A R McNeil.
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District of Columbia
Sons of the Aemlican Revolution
Arlington
Ed Pradle
Randolph
Avery
W Briggs
Ewell
Wilkle
R’ McNeil
Son’s Slayer Dies in Ohio after Tragic Night
Ravenna Ohio reports Edward J Collier of Cleveland who killed his blind son and shot himself at his wife’s grave last Thursday night died today. Collier, also known as Williams, succumbed to exposure pneumonia following exposure. A letter in his pocket stated his wish for burial beside Mrs Collier. he had been despondent over his wife’s death and his son’s affliction.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Edwarad J Coller
Cleveland
Collier
Williams
Collier Collier
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