Thaw Insanity Defense Spurs Courtroom Drama in New Trial
The trial opened with Thaw defense attorneys pursuing insanity as a line of defense for Stanford White’s murder. Witnesses including instructors, nurses, and Thaw relatives described eccentricities and mental strain, while doctors debated memory, privilege, and the defendant’s condition. The court halted some testimony on privilege issues, and an adjournment was granted pending missing witnesses.
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New York
Harry K Thaw
Stanford White
Charlea H Koehler
Winona
Minn
Wooster
Ohio
Amy Cozette
San Mateo
Tal
Thaw
Monte Carlo
John T Deemar
Sittanning
Chawas
Sexc
Confleetlu
Juege
Breemer
Harry Thaw
Cople
Deemer
Henry W Copley
John Ross
Jerome
Henry Copley
William W S Butler
Roanoke
Western Lunatic Asylum
Staunton
Storace
Butler
Horace Thaw
Foster
Norfolk
Williamsburg
Wiliam & Thaw
William Thaw
Veron
Littleton
Littleton Here Recalled Dr Deemar
D. Deemar
Ross
Amy Corvette
Justice Dowling
Mim Cozette
Martin Green
Ikaw
Thoms & Lanty
Cuitleton
Obituary Notices From Early January 1908 Isles of Long Island
A compilation of death notices and funeral details dated January 1908 from Cypress Hall Catas Term Island and surrounding areas. The items list widows, sons, daughters, and spouses with family connections, ages, and burial arrangements, including church and cemetery details and local funeral directors such as Frank Geier's Sons, John Wright Co, and Thos. A. Costello.
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Frank Geier
Hone Gall
JOHN
Wright CO
Rrak
Tselota Bna Fimbaloera
Tenia
F Harvey
Speare
F Street
Teri Frank
Mgr
Sardo & Co
iLaiens
Colu
Sergeon
Latte
TOR & Cain
Ian
Nalley & Son
ELS
Pvnalwers
Costello
Bonnelant
William Lee
Modest Prieca
Fen
Sivamla Ae
Nw Telephone
Iain Ws
Paris Ice Disaster Drowns Two Skaters
Great excitement swept Paris when the Bois de Boulogne lake ice broke this afternoon. About thirty youths and girls plunged into the water. a detachment of sailors dragged the lake by seven lights, but only two bodies were recovered. Paris Jim, 24, was among the crowd and the incident occurred during the ice break.
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Bois de Boulogne
Paris
Aromen
Health Office Record of Deaths Twelve Readable Entries
A health office ledger lists multiple deaths with ages from newborn to 65 plus including names such as Hannah Naum 6, Mary, Georgetoin Salver Ity, Clara Stevens 18, Jana Po Hart 7, Doroth y M Jones 7 days, and infants at hospitals. Entries note addresses and institutions like National Homeopathic Hospital and Fundlings Hospital with supervisors and ward details.
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Hannah Naum
Mary AL
Georgetoin
Sears
Girard
Phillips
Callan
Clara Stevens
Serbler
Jana Po Hart
Rodesick
Mubniant
Daniel Sweeney
Martin Wayland
Dorothy M Jones
James Autres ” Fundlings Hospital
Jeabelta
Licensed to Marry in Diverse City Pairings
A list of proposed marriages including Roland J. Marshall 38 of Philadelphia and Maude N Glenn of Richmond. Rev Jt McLaughlin with Myrtle B Ward of Rocks fie Mt. other couples span Charleston, Baltimore, Benedict Md, and Burrant Va with various ages and officiants noted.
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Roland J. Marshall
Philadelphia
Ant Maude
Glenn A
Richmond
McLaughlin Joseph HW Gehmann
Myrtle
Ward
Rocks
Ste
Fini
Swann
Charleston
Ad' Mac
Minnk
Baltimore
Avram Anlerson
Laura M Bileborough
Philadelphis
Weston Bruner
Orzo
Holt
Mosq & Curtin
Lyon
Benedict Md
Mary F Wogera
Uhostertrook
Thomas Otrouae
Giant
Edith B Lang
OM Lamar Tewin
Heywells
Clara O Hinckney
Burrant Va
Bitter Budget Battle Brings Cabinet Shakeup in Tokyo
In Tokyo on January 14, a cabinet crisis nearly toppled the government as budget fights pitted the army and navy and rail minister against retrenchment. Premier Marquis Saionji offered resignations, Sakatani and Yamagata faced pressure, and the Emperor rejected Sakatani’s loss but accepted some reshuffles. The plan foresees budget tweaks, possible tax stability, and potential debt adjustments without new taxes.
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Tokyo
Marquis Saionji
Ma Iresty
Yoshiro Sakatani
Finance
Iseburo Yamagata
Masuhisu Matsura
Justice
Kelhara
Interior
Isaburo Yamagata
Yamagata
Sakatani
Sekatant
Salanjs
Saka ‘Ani
Matsura
Keihara
Salant
Prince
Satong
Che
State Dept Sees No Halt in Japan Immigration Talks
Ambassdor O Brien cable from Tokyo reports cabinet changes in Japan but sees no disruption to negotiations on emigration. Marquis Ito’s consultation signals potential progress, while Commerce and Labor prepare to judge the Japanese plan. State Department awaits final guidance on the proposed coolie definition and passport controls before answering the latest note.
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State Department
O Brien
Tokyo
Abinet Ag
Japan
United States
Marquis Ito
Marquis Ly
Gbriens
Department of Commerce and Labor
Gti
Department of State
Transvaal moves to expel Asiatics amid immigration halt
In Johannesburg a government move to force out Asiatics and end immigration led to the arrest of fifty prominent figures, including chairmen of the British Indian and Chinese associations and several officers and committee members.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal
Lipton Denies Challenge To Ye Yacht Club
Special to The Waumaxion reports Sir Thomas Lipton in Ceylon denying a New York rumor that he will issue another challenge for the America's Cup. A cable dated Slave Island Ceylon January 1 quotes Lipton saying the report is untrue, adds that size of boat is not an object, and that he has not yet been challenged.
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Waumaxion
New York
Thomas Lipton
Ceylon
Ee York Yacht Club
Thomas
Slave Island
Eipton
Heiress Overcome by Gas in New York Apartment
Elinore Maris an actress and heiress to 25000 dollars inherited from a relative was found unconscious in her West Forty-fifth Street apartment after gas escaped from a stove. She was discovered by her maid and rushed to Roosevelt Hospital where her condition was reported critical.
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New York
Elinore Maris
Sna Wh
Roosevelt Hospital
Miss Maria
West Forty-fifth Street
Stove
Florence Crittenden
Bleecker Street
Miss Maris Wretll
Miss Touhey
Miss Maris
Russian reform leader Milyoukov woos U S sympathies at Carnegie Hall
Prof Paul Milyoukov, third Douma member and constitutional democrats leader, spoke at Carnegie Hall after a long Atlantic crossing. He urged that constitutional government be pursued in Russia while warning that autocracy could return. His remarks, delivered to about 1000 in attendance, stressed the revolutionaries seek parliamentary rule and a charter supported by constitutional consent.
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New York
Russia
Paul Milyoukov
Carnegie Hall
Carmania
St Petersburg
Washington
Taft
Cun
Misoukoy
Widh Onc
Eshop Potter
Milyoukov
Rug
Poylar
Moscow
Miljoukox
Ourpert
Aa Soon Ag
Amerie
Tefme
Freedom
Riesia
Congo Annexation Nearer as Belgium Premier Speaks
Brussels reports indicate Premier Tan H-Medico urged concessions during the opening session of the Deputies amid Congo annexation debates. The King may approve treaty features while rejecting the package overall. Parliament’s commission is to study acceptable elements before possible plenary review.
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Brussels
Tan H—Medico
Kig Teerald
Congo
Win Feimres
Anatly
Yielus
Goolds' Appeal Rejected in Monte Carlo Murder Case
Vere and Marie Violet Goold see their appeals denied for revision of sentences after Omma Levin murder at Monte Carlo. Goold was given life imprisonment while Mrs Goold faced the guillotine. The case dates to that summer and was finalized earlier in December.
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Monte Vario
Vere
Leger
Robbers of Ameer to Die in Bokhara Court Martial
Advices report a Bokhara court martial in Central Asia sentenced to death several attackers of the Ameer palace. They killed the minister of finance and stole about $41000. Among the condemned is Prince Dzhayany a Georgian noble who organized the plot.
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Petersburg
Bokhara
Central Asia
Ameer
Dzhayany
Settlement in Platt Wood affair disclosed in affidavits
New York January reports detail affidavits filed in Supreme Court before Justice Newburger about a long dispute between Senator Thomas C Platt and Mae Catherine Wood. The documents discuss a prior October 14 1900 settlement and a claimed marriage at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, with questions over money, ownership of letters and papers, and the role of Abe Hummel Delancey Nicoll and Frank H Platt. Wood alleges only partial restitution and outlines how she turned over letters, telegrams and other items to Hummel and Nicoll with varying affidavits from both sides.
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Washington Post
New York
Jan T
United States
Thomas C Platt
Mae Catherine Wood
Post Office Department
Washington
Justice Newburger
Supreme Court
Platt
M’ss Wood
Sae
Fifth Avenue
Abe Hummel
Blickwells Island
Delancey Nicoll
Frank H Platt
Miss Woods Clairs
Hummels
Miss Wood
Daniel B
Tnherty
A Owser
Richmond Va
Mae Woods
J Martin Miller
Miller
Platts
Howe & Hummel
Hummel
Delance
Nicol
Milter
Rhettes
France
Platt Nicoll
Mae Woon
John Daniel
Virgin
Mat Wood
Ollaherty
Laleity
Nicoll
Vass Wood
Justice Newburge
Patt
Inspe
Czar Receives Diplomats at New Year Embassy Event
In St Petersburg on January 14, the American ambassador and embassy staff attended a formal New Year reception for the Czar. The Empress was ill and did not attend. VIPs announced include Foreign Minister Jwsosey, Secretary Joseph Crew, and Baron schuffhausen, with honors conferred such as the Order of the Witte and the Order of St Anne.
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Jean Wo
Emassy
Tst
Dor
Joseph Crew
Chute
Emoasey
Stulypin
Forign Minster Jswosey
Vadimir
Whull
Witte Fagle
Winister
Schuffhausen
Order of St Anne
Boston Mass
Horwegian Bank Queen
Suenos Ayles
Newfoundland
J A Laraieen
Lasne
Cape Cau
Thalyards
Irish Jewels for Ransom Mystery Probed by Public Inquiry
A Dublin Tribune report claims missing Irish regalia are intact and held for ransom with immunity from punishment. The Law Commission and Sir Arthur Bawden Vicars Ulster, custodian of the coronation jewels, are pressed to testify but he declines, delaying revelation of the spectacular affair.
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Tribune
Dublin
Veo Legal Commission
Dublin Castle
Rrgada
Order of St Patrick
Sir Arthur Bawud
Ulster
Arias
Arthur
Hafid's Embassy Arrives in Paris as Morocco's Sultan Visits
Hafid the newly proclaimed Sultan of Morocco arrives in Paris with Mulat Hafids private secretary and nine former French naval officers. Pollet, his secretary, states the holy war in Morocco targets Abd El-Aqiq and Morocco's governing board, and that Sultan Hafid will scrupulously honor the treaty and recognize existing loans.
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Paris
Fan
Mula
Hafid
Morocco
Pariy
Mulat Hafids
Pollet M
Pollet
Moroco
Abd El-Aqiq
Moracco
Mula Hild Wil
Algeciras
Funds in Convenient Form for Traveling
Advertises travel funds services offering Letters of Credit International Cheques Express Checks and Foreign Drafts. Promises safe convenient money forms for use abroad or domestically and invites readers to request information about these financial instruments.
American Security and Trust Company notice
Northwest Corner of Fifteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue lists Charles J Bell as President of American Security and Trust Company.
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American Security and Trust Company
Fifteenth and
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles J Bell
Hatpin Removed From Child's Stomach In Rare Operation
Cincinnati January 4 A unique operation at Christ's Hospital for Children removed a steel hatpin more than six inches long from the stomach of eight-year-old Nelson, daughter of Charles Nelson of Milford Ohio. The pin slipped into her throat while playing with Christmas toys New Year’s Day. Surgeons, using X rays, located the pin and Dr Arch I Carson accessed the stomach through the abdomen to extract the instrument in under five minutes. The child rested well last night and is expected to recover rapidly.
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Guti
Cincinnati
Christ's Hospital For Children
Nelson
Charles Nelson
Milford
Ohio
Conn Gatch
Arch I Carson
Tillman Voices Dry Prohibition Stance at Temperance Meeting
Senator Tillman of South Carolina urged earnestness for prohibition and warned against a dry without public support, saying towns go dry then face whisky irrigation and a return to wet politics. He endorsed a dispensary approach as a temporary fix and urged federal action to curb liquor nationwide. The crowd overflowed the First Congregational Church as pastors and anti-saloon leaders spoke on temperance policy.
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Washington
First Congregational Church
Tillman
Beto
Congress
Leense Tians
Ho Cupp
Clay
Georgia
Petwort Prohibition Movement At City Hearing Record
The Petworth area hears a lengthy report on prohibition efforts and local political actions. Officials and citizens debate street railways, district issues, and federal grants, with committees naming leaders and planning further meetings next March.
Sole Beneficiary Named in Wasilla Probate Case
A probate notice lists Hdeard H Wasilla as sole beneficiary and executor of the estate of his wife Caroline Wasill. The will dated December 4 192 was filed for probate yesterday at 1S Bright Street, with details focused on the estate settlement.
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Wasilla Terk
Uhight Street
Benehel Ry
Exe Itor
Esate
Hs Wif
Caroline Wasill
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