Countess Thaw Arrives to Support Brother in Murder Trial
The Countess of Yarmouth Alice Thaw reached New York aboard Kaiserin Augusta Victoria to attend Harry Thaw's murder trial for Stanford White. She denied plans to influence his defense though family allies say she is close to him. Edward Thaw said she crossed the ocean to support Harry and quell rumors of inciting insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Thaw
Countess
Harry
New York
Countess of
Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Stanford White
Harry Thaw
Harr Thaw
Liberty
Hoboken
Mary Copely
Tward Thaw
Ma Od
Artildse
Jawr
Eany
Lidward Fhaw
Obituary notices and funeral details from January 1907
A sequence of death notices for Mary Elizabeth Boate Mary J Carter Mary E France Mabel June Fry Francis H Hopkins and Henry W Yount with funeral times locations and residence addresses including 128 New Jersey Avenue NW Arlington Cemetery VA Prospect Hill Hopkins residence 721 F Street NW and 40 H Street NE in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boate
Mary Elizabeth Boate
Harry Boate
New Jersey Avenue
Altoona
Carter
Mary J
Maj
Joseph Carter
Somerset Heights
Montgomery County
Arlington Cemetery
France
Mary E France
Fry
Mabel June
Lucy i
E Street
Prospect Hill
Hopkins
Fliat Street
Francis H. Hopkins
William H. Bardo & Co
H Street
Yount
Thurso
Henry W
Countess and Harry Face Family Rift and Trial Plans
The countess and Harry maintain a close bond despite rumors of a family division over Harry's case. The Thaw family confirms unity, notes guarded details of the trial, and mentions sister’s stay with their mother. Mrs Thaw and Mrs Carnegie awaited at Hoboken pier for the Kaiserin Victoria, while the countess and brother headed for New York. Trial dates hint at Tuesday or Wednesday start, with Thaw arraignment slated for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Alan McLane Hamilton
Cruvel
Slater
Pittsburg
William Thaw
George Lauder Carnegie
Hoboken
Thaw
The
Lorraine
Forty-fifth Street
Fifth Avenue
Mrs Carnegie
Hatridge
Miss Copely
Carnegie
Hilgert
Women Sleuths Beaten as Mob Rescues Alleged Thief
Philadelphia report says Miss Lynch and Miss Craig, department store detectives, were attacked by a crowd of women while arresting an alleged shoplifter at Eleventh and Market. The mob blocked streets, injuring the detectives. a bystander girl sparked the attack by crying that they were trying to rob her mother. The suspect, Elizabeth Smith, was arrested after lace and gloves worth 30 were found in her handbag and she was held for hearing.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Miss Lynch
Miss Craig
Eleventh
Market Streets
Market
Eleventh Streets
Pietrie
Judge Scores Miss Munro
In New York on January 18 Supreme Court Justice Leventritt denied Norman Munro’s counsel Henry B Clarke’s bid to vacate an attachment against Miss Munro’s property on West Torty Math Street and Vandewater Street. The suit by Mrs Leslie Carter Payne seeks 41799. The judge cited possible intent to evade debts and upheld the attachment.
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New York
Supreme Court
Leventritt
Supreme Court Today
Henry B Clarke
Norman Munro
Miss Munro
West Torty Math Street
Vandewater Street
Leslie Carter-Payne
Busch's Condition Grave Millionaire Brewer Relapse
Adolphus Busch of St. Louis, battling pneumonia, has suffered another relapse with grave condition. Doctors attend him as his private car was readied for a trip to Aiken, D. C., but travel was barred. The piece also lists several couples and ministers with varying ages in a disjointed public notice context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millionaire Brewer
St. Louis
Sons
Adolphus Busch
Mr. Busch
Aiken
D. C
Health Office Record of Deaths and Ages, January 17 1907
A health office record lists deceased individuals with ages and addresses, including Charles L. Burch 21 12th st age 72, Josina Burnett 1009 18th st age 40, anole Ford at Freedmen's Hospital age 72, George H. Warren Linwood Heights age 32, Chiera Brown Freedmen's Hospital age 32, Mary E McDonald 222 tat at no age 35, Henry W. Gray 173 NJ ave age 64, Lulu Burke 7th st aw age 45, Julia EB Perkins 144 ath st aw age 65, Lev Fisher 2518 P st aw age 63, Blundety Miler 606 35th st ne age 8, Henry W Yount 100d E at sw age 6, Annie Gros 214 Pa ave aw age 46, Blortes Rhane 208 yt se months, Preston Crown 1117 11th at nw age 30 months, Christina Lenard Children’s Hospital 6 months, Harvey S Williams 744 1% at se age 7 days.
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Charles L. Burch
12Th St. ‘Aw
Josina Burnett
Anole Ford
Freedmen’s Hospital
George H. Warren
Linwood Hlights
Chiera Brown
Freedmen’s Hospits
Mary E McDonald
Henry W. Gray
NJ Ave Ow
Lulu’ Burke
Sib
7Th St. Aw
Julia EB Perkins
Ath St
Lev Fisher
35Th St
Henry W ‘Yount
Annie Gros
Pa Ave
Christina Lenard
Children's Hospital
Harvey S Williams
Ghost on the Track Haunts Night Car Run in New Jersey
Motorman Howard Hoffman and Conductor Jonn Bhaw of Bloomfield avenue Wey Inc report a man seen walking ahead of their Caldwell to Newark trip at 22:20 yesterday. The phantom appeared under electric light, vanished on approach, and left crew shaken by the eerie sighting.
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Washington Post
New York
Howard Hoffman
Jonn Bhaw
Bloomfield Avenue Wey Inc
Caldwell
N. J
Newark
Hoffman
Pompton Turnpike
Shaw
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Narrowly Escapes Collision in Fog
The Hamburg American liner Kaiserin Auguste Victoria reached Hoboken after getting lost in New York Harbor. Thick fog caused a near collision with the Hamilton as passengers faced a brief panic but all remained calm. Notable travelers included the Duke of Newcastle and composer Puccini en route to the Met.
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Washington Post
New York
Hoboken
Sandy Hook
New York Harbor
Hook
Quarentine
Mint
Old Dominion
Hamilton
Kaiserin
Duke of Newcastle
Adeline Listar-Keye
Giaccami Puccini
Manon Lascaut
Metropolitan Opera House
Muensterburg
Harvard
Helma
Europe
Germany
William
Hanta Williams
Williams
Obliging minister unites Holland and German lovers in Plattsburg
M A Artz of The Hague and Miss Annie Pops of Berlin wed at noon in Plattsburg with Rev. Dr. Gamble presiding at the First Presbyterian Church residence. The couple, long acquainted, sought the ceremony after travel complications and later returned to Montreal.
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Washington
Plattsburg
M. A. Artz
Hague
Holland
Annie Pops
Berlin
Germany
Gamble
First Presbyterian Church
Montreal
Agar
A. Artz
Hagua
Artz
Canada
United States
Philadelphia
Mise Pops
Brussels
Bontreal
Panic Averted as Janitor Halts School Fire Alarm
In New York City East Williamsburg Queens Public School No 71 janitor John Aschenbacher and an assistant on the roof prevented panic after a German youth shouted Fire. Steam pipes thawing on the roof created a smoke impression. Pupils were kept in classrooms while the alarm was dismissed and lessons resumed.
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New York
John Aschenbacher
John Street
Metropolitan Avenue
East Williamsburg
Queens
Thomas Kiley of Brooklyn Dies After Bigamous Life
Riley a Williamsburg hardware man and banker died at sixty two. He secretly married his brother James’s widow after years of living with his first wife Flora Brown. The second marriage became public when a suit for $7500 arose, while Indiana authorities did not pursue bigamy charges.
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Riley
Brooklyn
Ineetalta
Washington Post
New York
Thomas W. Ejsley
Williamsburg
Thomas Filey
Kit
Kiley
Guy R. Brown
Brown Firth
Brown
Flora
James
Thomas
North Side Bank
Grand Street
Williamaburs
Thomas W. Kiley & Co
Flora Brown
John B. Cott
Jefferson Avenue
Kiley No. 2
Brooklyn Avenue
Brooklyn Avenue Place
Kiley No
Thi Wen
Indiana
Hammond
Battle With Cracksmen In Midville Bank Raid
In Midville Georgia three men attempted a bank robbery at the Bank of Midville. Four dynamite charges exploded before cashier C W Powers, awakened by the blasts, fired on a robber. Powers was wounded after eighteen bullets struck him but is expected to recover. The robbers fled. about $3000 in cash remained in the vault. Sheriffs from two counties pursue the suspects with bloodhounds.
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Midville
Midviile
C. W. Powers
Powers
Czar Favors Disarmament Mission From St Petersburg
Professor de Martens of St Petersburg University sails for Paris and London to gather views of powers on the next Hague peace conference programme and date. He will confer with Ambassador Tower in Berlin on U S attitude. The emperor endorses disarmament talks with a summer meeting eyed.
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St Petersburg
de Martens
St Petersburg University
Paris
London
Hague
Ambassador Tower
Berlin
United States
da Martens
Bishops Back Pope in Vatican Judgment Adherence
Paris dispatch reports bishops publish address to the Pope thanking him for his encyclical and pledging perfect adhesion to his judgment. It critiques misreading disputes and asserts church hierarchy and property liberty must be respected, denying alleged foreign influences on papal ministry.
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Vatican
Washington Post
Paris
Council of Bishops
Pape
Beresford's Body Buried in Family Vault in Ireland
Delaval Beresford brother of Lords Charles and Marcus Beresford was buried today in the family vault at Clonogram churchyard Curraghmore estate attended by Lord Marcna Beresford the Marquis of Waterford and Lord An son. He had lived in Texas for years and died in a U.S. wreck, leaving $1,000,000 to his three brothers Charles Moroug and William. the latter is dead. Flora Wolf known as Queen Filo, once the testator's housekeeper, was left $19,000 but claims to be Delaval's widow and may contest the will on that basis.
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Washington Pont
London
Delaval Beresford
Charles
Marcus Beresford
Clonogram
Curraghmore
Marcna Beresford
Waterford
Lord Anson
Uelaval Beresford
Texas
United States
Maroug
Wiliam
Flora Wolf
Filo
Danaval
Kaiser Makes Appeal Urges Officers to Vote Ticket
Berlin January 18 Emperor William spoke at a dinner with 700 reservist officers urging support for government parties in the election. He said the Reichstag would pass naval and military legislation and called for a patriotic majority. The appeal targeted civilian Landwehr officers rather than active lst officers.
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Speciel
Berlin
Wiliam
Reichstag
Lst
Landwehr
Schoolboy Assassin Fires on Russian Official
In Smolensk on a Thursday night, rural administrator M. Krollan was shot five times by schoolboy Borlockof as he left a concert hall. An officer present killed the youth immediately. In Tver on January 1, Gov. Steptzof’s assassin was executed after months in prison.
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Smolensk
Russia
M. Krollan
Borlockof
M. Krollau
Tver
Steptzof
Gerry Leaves Hamburg on Tariff Mission Abroad
London reports James J. Gerry chief of the Treasury customs division sailed from Hamburg aboard the Deutschland with Dr North to discuss tariff matters with German officials. In Rome, Marquis Visconti Venosta is named Italy's peace envoy to The Hague conference and Italy seeks the United States to appoint Ambassador Henry White.
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Treasury
London
James J. Gerry
Customs
Treasury Department
Washington
Dr. North
Germany
Hamburg
Italy
Washington Post
Rome
Marquis Visconti Venosta
Algeciras
Hague
United States
Henry White
Battle in a Church Sparks Fatal Riot in Lodz
In Lodz Russian Poland on January 18 a priest refused to bless the coffins of two workers killed in a street fight. The funeral sparked a clash between the congregation and a Socialist group inside the church. Revolver fire erupted, killing eight and wounding thirteen. Cleveland Plain Dealer report.
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Lodz
Russian
Poland
United States Trust Company plans national trust business expansion
The document lists executives such as C. J. Rixey, Owen Owen, and William H. Martin tied to banking and trust interests in Washington, outlining a plan under federal supervision. It notes growth in District trust company resources from 1895 to 1906, population gains, and scarce new trust company formation, arguing stock sale benefits for subscribers.
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United States Trust Company
Washington, D. C
United States
National Capital
Washington
Congress
District of Columbia
City of
National Trust Company
Buried Alive in 1878 Yellow Fever Tragedy
John Caree testified in a Chattanooga trial that during the 1878 yellow fever outbreak he was buried alive after dying at the pesthouse. He described waking inside a coffin as workmen hammered, pulled free his ring, and fled. He later emerged on the street in his underclothes.
Police Above Soldiers: Eliot Urges Global Police Force
President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard told 300 Boston policemen that lasting peace rests on a strong police force rather than large armies. He praised police duty, urged an international court backed by a global police, and warned that without force the court would fail.
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Boston
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Eliot
Oklahoma seeks to buy coal lands from federal trust
A special committee of Oklahoma's Constitutional Convention reported to Congress and the President that Oklahoma desires to open negotiations to purchase segregated coal and asphalt lands in the Indian Territory. The panel estimates the lands are worth about 15 million dollars and would be acquired for state ownership and operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yelahoma
Congress
Guthrie
Gla
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Resigns After Girl's Suit at Harvard in 1890s Cambridge
Cambridge, Jan 18 Dr Philippe Beliknap Marcou, assistant professor of romance languages at Harvard, resigns after a breach of promise suit by Miss Annie L Manjey of Boston seeking £25,000. President Eliot accepted the resignation. Marcou, a noted French teacher, held the post since 1889. lease trial pending.
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Washington Post
Cambridge
Mass
Philippe Beliknap Marcou
Harvard
Eliot
Marcou
Prof. Marcou
Annie L. Man Jey
Boston
Dr. Marcou
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Countess of Yarmouth
Mr Thaw
NEW York Times
Boston Globe
Duffalo Courier
Chicago Record-Herald
Pittsauro Dispatch Providency Journal
Rochester Herald
Louis Republic
Pac
Undertakers
J. William Lee
Pennevivanis
Volophous Main
George P. Zarhorst
East Capiiol
Hindle & Bayliss
R. F. Harvey
Aus Chapel
John M. Mitchell
Phonnenst
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Erin
Riley, Undertaker and Embalmer
Gude
F St
Northwest
Comley Bros
Wis
Ave
Ter
Sfhone
Geo. C
Shaffer
Mate
16Th
Ereste
Busch
William A. Pollin
Rosa E. Tiburnay
Rex E Her Dwem
Alvin
Ogle
Mary J McDonnell
T P. O'Rourke
Charles R Brown
Alice M Gray
Thomas G Smyth
William Lewis
Estelle Leadpitter
HL. Wood Ata Fees
Mmonia Curey
J. A
Health Office Record
M.N. Hekimian c& Co
Sts. N. W
Big Liner
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Bankers’ Convention
San Francisco
Mrs. Coit
Coft
Bankers of
Lfe
Mrs. Colt
Ind
Colt
Tokalon Wine CO
14Th Street
Fhone M
CZAR
Prof
Pope
Beresford
Kaiser
Victoria
British Columbia
Shanghai
China
Echo de China
Sinchow
Palchow
Gerry
Sor
Shrdlu
Cleveland Plain Dealer
United States Trust Co
Daniel N. Morgan
Richard E. Claughton
Commercial National Bank
14Th St
C. J. Rixey
Traders National Bank
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Company of
Alexandria, Va
Charles A. Douglas
American National Bank
Washington Railway and Electric Company
United States Savings Bank
Owen Owen
Tradera National Bank
William H. Martin
Duhin & Martin Any
Citizens’ Savings
Wallace W. Chiswell
People's Mutual Insurance Company
Harry Wardman, Builder
Rignald W. Beall
Citizens Savings Bank
Moore & Hill, Inc
Diereter
Washington Title Insurance Company
Harry A. Kite
Girl
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Phive
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