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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1906

Page

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White Invasion Case Ends With Arrest at Police Station

A man named White invaded a residence and made little effort to flee, prompting police to arrest him. He was taken to the station where he refused to make any statement.

Thaw W Longfellow Lewis L Delafield Hodgins Sergi McCarthy Tendarlom McDonald and Foste Lorraine Forty-fifth Street Avenue Delafield Heightman Gard ‘J OS U 5 F St Nw

Architect Stanford White Slain by Thaw on Madison Square Roof

In New York on a June night in 1905 famous architect Stanford White of McKim Mead & White was shot dead by Harry Kendall Thaw at Madison Square Garden during a performance by Mamzeite Champagne. White died instantly. Thaw was arrested after a brief struggle with guards. Thaw’s wife Evelyn Nesbit reportedly stood by him as he surrendered, and the case drew a packed crowd and a swift police response to manage the panic.

New York Stanford White McKim Mead & White Harry Thaw Pittsburg Madison Square Garden White An White Manhattan Club U c Tig Vr White Sevtet Big Six Harry Short Thaw Lismielf Lionel Lawrence Druddy Debs Hns Andrew Carnegie Evelyn Nesbitt Origial Florodora Sextet Tenderloin Harry Stevens Whites Eye Garden Thane Jol Smith Lafayette Square Washington Harry Kendall Thaw Winte Gramercy Park Cafe Martin Station House Ins Fifth Avenue Standford White Plovence Evelyn Nesbit Pars Paris William Thaw Switzerland Mr. Thaw Carlton Hotel London The Cumberland Andie Miss Nesbit Nesbit

Thaw’s Escapades Define Noted Millionaire Son

New York reports Harry Kendall Thaw, son of William Thaw, shot Stanford White in New York. Born into wealth and strict Presbyterian upbringing, Thaw’s early years blended lavish expense with family pressure. He married Evelyn Nesbit in Pittsburgh in 1907 after a long, high profile courtship marked by lavish parties and international travel.

Frantic plea hints at hidden phone number request

A terse line requests the producer to give the telephone deck so the speaker can locate a number and relay a message that Del must come. The note suggests a covert or informal communication method centered on obtaining a contact detail. The fragment hints at a missing number and a call to action involving Del.

Del

Emperor Kaiser hosts Longworth aboard Meteor at Kiel

On June 2 1910 Representative Nicholas Longworth and Mrs Longworth tea with Emperor William aboard the Meteor, toured the yacht with Admiral Higendecker and joined a Kiel Yacht Club dinner. Longworth sat at the Emperor's table. a ball followed at Prince Calbert's residence. Precedence caused friction as the Emperor was late to start a race, and other details highlighted court protocol and state business during the visit.

Price Calbert Kiel Walham Kaiser Germany Emperor William Nicholas Longworth Emperor Admiral Higendecker Washington Prince Henry of Prusria Longworth Shooters Island New York Harbor Bitel Prince Auguste Prussia Nght von Koester Baroness von Tsclursky Hamburg

Plumber Wins Suit Over Trust Defense in Antitrust Ruling

In St Louis Judge Ryan held that a buyer need not pay for goods purchased from a trust. Joseph F Walsh, a plumber, was sued by Cahill-Swift Manufacturing for 240 dollars for unpaid goods. Walsh defended on the grounds that the seller was a trust and thus not liable. The court sustained Walsh’s antitrust argument.

Walsh

Boy Killed by Locomotive In Langdon DC

Twelve year old George Conger was struck from a milk wagon on Bladensburg road Langdon DC and killed as a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive hit the wagon. Driver William D Willeher hurried the horse across the track but the wagon was struck in the rear, throwing the boy ten feet onto rocks. His body was taken to the morgue and an inquest was set for 11 o'clock this morning.

George Conger Bladensburg Langdon Baltimore and Ohio William D Willeher

Corey Opposes Divorce In Nevada Suit

Reno June 25 William E Corey president of United States Steel Corp filed an answer to Mrs Coreys divorce petition He denies she is a Nevada resident and that he abandoned her He asks the suit be dismissed and the case moved or closed by court action

Woree Reno, Ney William Etlis Corey United States Steel Corporation Corey Nevada

Murder Mystery Grips Bron City Page One

A sensational item leads the issue with a headline about a murder mystery involving Bron and notable figures. The report hints at a long list of stories including a senate or house action, society weddings, baseball, racing results, and a jail sentence summary across pages 1 through 14.

Harry Puaw Stanford White Longworths Kaiser Bron Tillman Rate Bull Latta Barnes Dounta la Follatie

Train wreck at switch in Shamokin kills engineer

Special to The Washington Post from Shamokin Pennsylvania June 25 a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train ran into an open switch injuring several passengers. Engineer William Burns of Sunbury was killed and Fireman Leach suffered a severed arm. The two day coaches and four freight cars were wrecked. the locomotive was wrecked.

Washington Shamokin Pennsylvania Railroad King William Burns A Leach Sunbury

Attacks Conference Report on the Rate Bill

Senator Tillman denounces the conference report as a fraud, accusing manipulation of the commodity clause to aid the Standard Oil trust. He explains why he refused to sign the report and states Mr. Lodge admitted changes were made to benefit the trust while criticizing the anti pass provisions and gas line concerns.

Tillman Lodge Standard Oil Company Interstate Commerce Commission Mr Tilman Standard OU Company

Tillman condemns rate bill with branding metaphor

Senator Tillman denounces the conference corrected rate bill saying any senator voting for it will bear a three mark branded on the forehead as symbolic punishment. He cites Standard OK Company involvement and warns against voting for the report to avoid public stigma.

Standard OK Company Ben Tillman Senator Tillman

Murder arrest soon halted in Bronx coroner inquiry

A Bronx coroner hearing into the death of Mrs Alice C. Kinnan was abruptly paused after Capt. Price obtained statements from Mrs Stenton. The coroner indicated the inquiry would resume with possible reexamination and new witnesses, while Mrs Stenton and her lawyers prepare to guard her interests in the Bronx estate matter. A source said the investigation pivots on Mrs Stenton’s statements and a pending transfer of property.

Washington Post New York Louise Malepolm Stenton Alice C. Kinnan Stenton Bronx Ian Ehe Mrrs Kinna Donald Burton W Gibson Kenney McDonald Gibson Gald Cardoza Capt Price Capt. Price Miller Briggs Avenue 200Th, Street Heme Price Maller House Criminal Courts Brooklyn George Malcolm Stig

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