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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1906
Page
3
A sensational 1906 report details Harry Thaw alleged insanity moves amid a Supreme Court petition for a lunacy commission. Mrs Thaw presses to have her son declared insane and confined, with observers including wardens and prisoners studying Thaw. The piece cites activist reports from the Tombs prison and mentions related obituaries and society notices.
Notice indicates a marriage and death notice for an individual Ingertea may appear in multiple listed newspapers including The Washington Post New York Times Buffalo Courier Chronicle Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Louis Republic Post Standard Palm Beach Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Cincinnati Enquirer. The fragment implies cross publication and archival screening across major dailies.
Mrs Thaw and her chosen counsel seek to halt district attorney actions by securing a writ of prohibition from Judge Blanchard. The proceedings center on compelling a speedy public trial and contending that grand jury subpoenas are used to pressure witnesses. Mrs Shaw controls funds and influence, while Thaw’s new lawyers push for insanity adjudication and commitment, with statements expected from Mr Olcott.
Special to The Washington Post reports a serious rift between Mrs William Thaw and daughter in law Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. Harry Thaw’s share from his father’s estate is set at 2400 dollars yearly, regardless of future imprisonment. Elder Mrs Thaw blames Evelyn for the disgrace and a recent quarrel before she sailed for Europe deepens the breach. Pittsburg friends say the breach may remain irreparable.
New York district attorney William Travers Jerome, touring Atlanta, downplays the Harry Thaw prosecution as merely an ordinary court matter. He says that in law money changes nothing and that the case resembles many weekly jealous disputes.
A district attorney disputes press tactics in a publicized case. He notes star witnesses reveal more than they say, while reporters chase leads from Miss Edna and Miss Irene through cafes, risking embellished testimony. Jerome asserts twelve jurors will decide, as state representative.
New York July 17 The World will report that no trial for Barry Thaw is planned and that a commission may be appointed to inquire into his sanity He is expected to be found insane and sent to Matteawan Hospital Aliensists for the defense and some friends of Stanford White favor this course District Attorney Jerome may not object to a sanity inquiry as several alienists say Thaw is mentally irresponsible
Rufus Sherwood Case an insurance broker aged 38 who lived aboard the Granite State naval reserve ship at West Twenty fourth street shot himself in the head early today. He had suffered intense pain and an astritis condition while serving as boat swain on the Granite State and had resided on board for years with other sailors. his body was found by engineer Hammel after knocking on his cabin door.
Special to The Washington Post Alliance Ohio July 17 A man was found seated upright in a hollow tree in the Al Johnson woods near Mount Union College north of Alliance. The well dressed corpse was badly decomposed and cause of death undetermined. Theories include murder prior to concealment or storm lightning. A razor, personal items, and a photograph of a young Sebring resident were found nearby.
Fourteen Italian excavators were buried today when a ratway caved in beneath a construction site. Engineers say there is only slight hope for their survival.
The Marblehead with American Minister Merry and regional peace commissioners sails toward San Jose to draft a peace treaty among Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, and supporting nations. Back home, reports from Mexico City and San Salvador describe a coalition against Cabrera, calls for change of government, and halted fighting as armistice terms emerge.
Congressman Frank B Kiepper of Kingston, Mo. was renominated by the Republicans of the Third district at Galatia on July 1. The Wheeling Register editorial voice calls for unity and patience, joking that Wheeling needs ripe watermelons to match the moment.
The Navy reports Secretary Root and his party reached Para aboard the USS Charleston after a delayed voyage from San Juan. A dispatch from Brazilian Foreign Minister Baron Rio Branco welcomed Root’s landing and praised the voyage around South America for regional interests.
Joaquim Nabuco Brazilian ambassador to Washington and head of the delegation to the Third International American Conference arrived in Rio de Janeiro from the United States via England. Lloyd O Griscom the American ambassador met him and shared in the enthusiastic crowd acclamations.
New York sweltered with a 7 degree official high and higher street heat. Three men died from heat and humidity while scores prostrated. A severe afternoon thunderstorm felled trees and capsized small boats, with one Staten Island fatality from a lightning strike. In Western Pennsylvania, heavy rains caused floods, forcing factory closures and one death in Greensburg as a boy was swept away attempting to cross a foot bridge.
Heavy showers disrupted the eighth annual Atlantic City horse show at Inlet Park, delaying a harness event as judges and spectators sought shelter. The Vanderbilt four Gibgon Girl Middletown Belle and others prepare for the Long Branch road race, while one accident involved Rustling Silk slipping at a fly.
Linden Michigan July 17 Mr and Mrs Perry Barnum prominent Mundy township Genesee County farmers were struck by a westbound Grand Trunk passenger train at the North Linden crossing. The rig was hurled onto the engine and dragged six rods before both occupants fell clear. Both were badly injured with death feared. If they die this would be the fifth railroad crossing death in five months in the area. Nearby towns have seen similar fatalities in Flint and Swartz Creek.
Dispatch from St Petersburg reports widespread revolutionary violence as peasants burn over twenty estates in Bobrov district Voronezh province and other regions. Estates destroyed, proprietors killed or forced to flee, towns attacked, police and gendarmes threatened, and anti government outbreaks suppressed by authorities.
Trustees nominate a new board for December election. Henry H Rogers and William Rockefeller exit distinct Standard Oil links. President Peabody not seeking re election. four opposition leaders named among nominees.
St Petersburg report notes the Emperor approved a famine relief bill totaling $7,500 after approval by both parliamentary houses. The measure marks Russia's Parliament first enacted law, reflecting the session’s two months of work and its stance against ministers.
St Petersburg July 17 Lower House begins consideration of the agrarian committee address to the country in response to government proposals. Sixty speakers requested to be heard. The document notes land confiscation without parliament consent and backs forcible expropriation of church state crown and private lands beyond a normal amount. Peasants urged to stay calm awaiting final action. A toil leader proposed a sharper pledge to never accept any agrarian measure lacking clear provisions for forced expropriation.
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