The Will of Hau's Wife and a German Murder Trial
During a European visit in the summer and autumn of 16 Hau faced trial for the murder of his mother in Baden Baden. The case connected to his wife Frau Molitor and a large dowry. Hau confessed some details after his wife’s death and a prior will contemplated changing their daughter's name. The trial revealed a history of money worries, elicit relations, and a claim by Prof Ralph Burton that doubt exists about Hau’s guilt. The verdict and potential appeal generated international attention and debate over circumstantial evidence.
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Asreed
Karl 12Au
Berncastle
Germany
Inn Waa
Baden- Baden
Tretburg
Berlin
Lena Molitor
Dr Molitor
Baden
Paen
Molitor
United
Washington
Mia
George Washington University
FOX Mound Ltd
Ung
Phils
Trentine
Hansan
Anoher
Europe
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Constantinople
Setee
Mort
Han
Tefiit
Sal Godhy
Frau Woltier
Tarfer
London
Felegram
Cohter
Birs Han
Kerleruhe
Suerde
Haw
America
Mre Han
Kerlsruba
Praefiiken
Switzerland
Whso
Jigu
Hall
Frankfort
Baden Baden
Ostend
Bothe Dente
Deden-Raden
Olga Molitor
Mra Hall
Haul
Lent Malltor
T Urey
Ufe
Haus
Hig
Karl Tau
Ralph Burton
Georga Washigton
Hans
Mann
Ionas
Molitor Ather
Union Trust Company
Burton
Kau
Hare
Hall A
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Virginia officials weigh response to federal rate injunction
In Richmond July officials led by the governor attorney general and the corporation commissioners met in the governor's office to discuss the cent passenger rate order and the injunction filed by Judge Peter C. Pritchard of the U S Circuit. Alan Caperton Braxton attended and helped with the state’s case. After more than two hours behind closed doors the attendees agreed a course of action but would not disclose the decision.
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Washington Post
Corporation
oMec
Commission
Peter C Pritchard
United States Circuit
Alan Caperton Braxton
Attornst
Compission
Guardsmen Fight Fire and Mourning Chairs at Camp Ordway
Fires break out at Fort Hunt encampment as attendants burn cigaret tips and a chair cover. Officers lament missing second regiment while fire crews extinguish flames, and the camp prepares for the Second Regiment’s departure to Fort Washington. Wireless stations begin operational tests. new recruit jokes and drills continue amid orderly preparations for movement and inspection by Russian military attaché Col Raspaport.
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Camp Ordway
Halivax Heights
W Va
Yeaterjay
Training and re assignment for troops in camp
The troops will be kept in camp Thursday or Friday to gain training and experience by drifting with the artillery unit rather than marching. The regular battery stays until next Monday before heading to Port M. Private Joseph J Wartnett of Company E, Second Regiment, moved to the general staff as commissary sergeant.
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Yew
Sleter
Rocky
Camp Ordway
War Department
Raspaport
Washington
Harriet
Neumeyer
Corominsary
Kinney
Queens Cavalry
India
Harries
James F Archibald
Atort
Thuredey
Feidey
Port M
Joseph J .Wartnett
Fire destroys Roanoke lumber mill in South Norfolk
A major Roanoke Railroad and Lumber Company plant at South Norfolk suffered extensive damage from a fire in Norfalt Virginia. The mill was partially destroyed and machinery damaged with losses around 75000 dollars. The blaze occurred tonight and wiped out a large part of one of the region's largest mills.
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Roanoke Company
South Norfolk
Norfalt
Roanoke Railroad and Lumber Company
Weather's Scorching Heat Bites City as Mercury Dips
Downtown crowds swelter as temperatures near 95 degrees. Suburban resorts offer relief from the heat with shade, cooling pools, and misting fans. Officials urge hydration and limit outdoor activity during peak sun.
Weather Funhouse Amid Summer Heat Fetes City
Yesterday Dame Weather stayed fickle as Sol flirted with the mercury. Downtown the air was humid and crowds sought shade while the shirt-waist brigade cooled. No heat prostrations were reported, exhaustion cases recovered, and parks drew thousands as resorts filled. Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions if clouds screen the scorching heat.
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Sol
Mercury
Terry Caners
North Carolina RRSes Railroads Tax Valuation Rise
North Carolina officials announce increased statewide railroad property valuations for taxation. Seaboard Air Line unchanged at 12.6 million. Atlanta Constitution line up to 93.4 million. Southern Railway up to 26.7 million. North Carolina Railroad leased by Southern rises to 10.58 million. Total state increase across rail, telegraph, telephone, electric and gas firms amounts to about 15.03 million.
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North Carolina
Southern Railway
Raleigh
Theorth Carolina Corporation Commission
Seaboard Air
Seaboard
Atlanta Coast Line
North Carolina Railroad
Southern
Stite
SLAIN DOCTOR'S BOY FOUND Four Suspects Held in Connection
New York police report the murder of Dr James Edwin Russell of Brooklyn near 190th Street. A leather bag with surgical instruments from his office was found in a lot at Wentworth Street. Four men George Borden Edward Guskens James Collins and Charles Murphy were arrested after tips and sightings linked to the crime. investigators say they may know who aided the hit or the missing suspects. The surgeon was strangled, and police believe the hat found nearby was lost in the attack.
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Russell Munger
New York
James Edwin Russell
Bedford Avenue
Brooklsn
Lexington Avenue
190Th Street
Msante Motter
Harlem
Fluszell
George Borden
Olive Street Bridge
Port
Elopement of Seattle Rector with Japanese Servant
Special to The Washington Post Chicago July 2 reports Rector Robinean of St Johns Episcopal Seattle marrying his servant Sacameta, a Japanese man hailed for his manners. The wife Mrs HC Robinson was forgiven in Seattle, while Sacameta seeks to fade from memory. Friends recall Mrs Robinson’s 1904 shoplifting arrest on State Street.
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Chicago
Y Sacameta
HC Robinson
Robinean
St Johns Episcopal Church
Seattle
Sacameta
Robinson
Grace Episcopal Church
Mra Robinson
Shop Hilleg
Pobingona
Brunelia
Pra Fase Bhsee
Fort Hunt Defense Drill Describes Naval Battery Exercises
The article outlines combined exercises at Fort Hunt with three simulated gun attacks using blank rounds, strict ammo handling, and rapid fire plans. It details mortar volleys, expected rates of fire, and safety measures, plus a mock river crossing and a predicted battle scenario against an observed fleet, including Fort Washington and local militia involvement.
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Smith and White
Belleve
Battersea Humphries
Meigs
Toul
Firepower Strategy at Forts and Fleet
The article outlines artillery tactics for defending Washington, detailing how forts would fire on approaching fleets in single or sweeping formations. It notes the challenges of locating ships, the use of torpedo and gun boats, and the role of Fifth Battalion troops training with large guns to learn loading, aiming, and firing procedures.
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Wnien
Stevens
Jland
Na- Hon
Washington
Thane
Pleads For Haywood In Heat of Idaho Trial
In Bere Idaho on July 2 1908 B F Richardson urged four and a half hours of testimony for William D Haywood while heat in the courtroom pushed a late session. He accused the prosecution and Orchard of withholding truth and noted Adams refused to testify. The defense planned to call Fettibone and McGee pursued Perjury charges against Orchard after an intense cross examination.
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Steve Adams
Bere Idaho
B F Richardson
William D Haywood
Eypltal
Marcy Orenard
Richardsons
Haywovnds
Familly
Heywoods Counsel
Nan
Vir Richardson
Mc Richardson
Contesalon
Adams
Moyer
Orchard
George A Fettibone
I L McGee
MeGee
Coeur dAlenes
McGee
Wellaee CW
Weather Bulletin Reports General Summer Conditions Across Regions
The Weather Bureau notes warm, shifting temperatures across the Upper Midwest to New England and Mid Atlantic areas with fronts bringing variable winds. Forecast calls for generally fair weather Tuesday through Wednesday with temperature changes emphasized and winds from southerly to westerly directions. Special tide and river bulletin indicates Potomac and Shenandoah rivers rising with calm conditions in Harpers Ferry, July 22.
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Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Washington
Wintetsalppt
Speer Chia
Middle Atlantic States
Ingland
Merida
Alahame
Mesourl
Dekols
New Cogiend
Florida
Missouri
Yississippi
Olaewie
Tngland
Mina
Atlantic
Grand Banker
Weabington Post
Harpers Ferry
Potomac
Shenandoah Elondy
Death of John Romilly Allen Editor of The Reliquary
John Romilly Allen editor of the Reliquary and the Archaeologia Cambrensis died aged sixty one. He was noted for wide varied tastes and wrote on dock wall construction Celtic art and other subjects. He described his recreation as collecting strange oaths and used golf to address cyclists when needed.
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John Romilly Allen
Reliquary
Archaelogia Cambrensi
Dock Walle
Chris- Hannymbeliem
Shaw in New Trust Company Formed Here Today
Machan ts Bank and Trust Company is formed with Bird M Robinson of New York as president and many Eastern financiers as directors. It pays in half a million dollars capital stock with a hundred thousand dollars surplus, taking over Mechanics National Bank’s stock and placing former directors on the new board along with notable figures such as Leslie M Shaw and Frederick C Stepton. The firm plans a fireproof building and to commence operations as details are finalized.
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Know Witle Scan
the Treasury
Frederick C Steption
New York
W J Oliver
Knoxville
R. W Jones, Jr
Jersey City
Henry B Spencer
Southern Railway
Wc Sproul
Chester Pa
Henry Ry Brown
Greenville Town
Jone
Bristol
Charles A Lyerly
Chattanooga
Girl Insane on Steamer Newport News Incident
Miss Annie Wood a Norfolk society girl became violently insane on the steamer Newport News bound for Norfolk during a religious argument with a fellow passenger. Boat officers restrained her from self harm, and she was surrendered to police in Washington. She was sent to St Elizabeths for observation while relatives in Norfolk seek custody.
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Annie Wood
Norfolk Society
Newport News
Misty Wood
Washington
Harper Precinct
St Elizabeth's
Norfolk
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