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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
3
Defense case advances as Evelyn Thaw is expected to testify tomorrow with testimony indicating the Thaw wife’s account may shed light on the crisis. Club steward reports Thaw acted irrationally on the day of the tragedy. A former family butler adds details of erratic conduct within the home.
Defense for Harry Thaw pivots on three verdicts not guilty by reason of insanity or outright acquittal. Reports detail insanity pleas, observer testimonies of Thaw’s irrational behavior, and trial witnesses describing his erratic conduct at the New York club and Grand Hotel.
A garbled directory listing funeral homes and embalmers in the area. Names include R. F. Harveys Sons, Speare Undertaker, Frank A. Speare, Geo P Zurhorst, and William Lee, with notes on modest prices and central stations. Some addresses appear as 940 F Street NW and Capitol.
A clipped public notice lists numerous individuals with ages ranging from under one to eighty four. Locations include South Carolina and Ontario with addresses in Washington DC area references. Names such as Nathaniel Bens William A Weoe Mary Towne and many others appear with ages and partial addresses.
The Washington Post reports steamship men in Bowling Green predict a drop to $10 for transatlantic passage as Cunard and the International Mercantile Marine press further reductions. Current steerage to England, Ireland, and Scotland runs $18.50 with second cabin at $31.25. peak outbound steerage numbers set new January records.
A gas electric car built by General Electric for Delaware and Hudson Co tests in Schenectady with officials from D and H and American Locomotive watching. The prototype, powered by a 150 hp gas engine driving a 120 hp generator, reached sixty mph and showed potential for branch lines to run multiple daily trains at lower cost.
A Russian exile, Jan Janoft Pouren alias Marlison, facing extradition to Russia for alleged robberies arson and murders, appeared before United States Commissioner Shields in New York. After one witness, hearing adjourned two weeks for papers review. Russian societies argue charges are political and that Pouren is a patriot. They warn Russia may torture him to reveal fugitives in the United States and elsewhere.
A montage of sensational notes from New York autohumor and mishap items. A farmer in Pinsbrook farms a calf revenge plot against speeding motorists. a man blown from heating clothes in a gasoline accident. a Michigan farmer with no legs works a ninety acre farm. a mother seeks a lost child adopted by Louis and Annie Martin. a widow pursues back pension money from Washington. a vaudeville actress and her cloth monkey provoke hotel tea room bustle.
The King George reaches New York from Hongkong in 107 days, marking a record fast passage. Captain White notes a 16 100 mile voyage and a best day of 325 miles in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius. The steel 1 087 ton vessel carried mattings and proved exceptionally swift under favorable skies.
The will of Henry Havemeyer who died December 4 at Commack L I is filed for probate. Executors include widow Mrs Havemeyer son Horace and daughter Adeline Fr relinghuysen. The estate valued over 10 million dollars with a life income of 50000 yearly to Mrs Havemeyer and trust provisions for Horace Adeline Electra.
The New Jersey woman Mrs Nixon, with a man posing as Britton, was found unconscious from gas at the Royal Blue Hotel in New York. She lies at Hudson Street Hospital with slim chance of recovery as police fail to locate the accompanying man, later identified as her former husband Jean Ballow.
Special to The Washington Post from New York reports a heated clash between District Attorney Jerome and Police Commissioner Bingham over the disbanded raiding unit. Jerome claims he is defending accused men and criticizing the police, saying gambling rooms have reopened on the East Side and inspectors fail in duty. He threatens grand jury action on excise cases to probe police performance.
An old home remedy recipe circulates in cities claiming to relieve rheumatism by cleansing kidneys and urinary symptoms. The mixture uses Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla with a teaspoon dose after meals and at night. Local druggists are urged to stock the ingredients and those familiar with patent medicines are advised to prepare it.
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