Thaw Trial Opens Over Conspiracy to Escape From State Hospital
Harry Kendall Thaw goes on trial in New York for conspiring to escape from the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane at Matteawan. Five codefendants are charged as parties to the alleged plot and jury taking spans the day with testimony set to begin tomorrow morning. Thaw’s defense hints at offering evidence to prove his remaining insanity while prosecutors press the escape as a criminal act.
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New York Hospital
Cominal
New York
Stafford White
Harry Kendall Thaw
Tir Escipe
State Hospital
Mattea- Wan
Thaw
Sach Berg
Fetta
Eich
Celegra
Asroy Lex Or Photipson
Shermys
George Arroy
Bridge of Sighs
Interstate Commerce Commisssion
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gift of a potato from Representative Thomas to the president
Representative Thomas of Shentucky visited the White House yesterday and presented President Wilgon with a late parting gift. The gift was a single potato measuring about one pota y. the source notes the unusual size and a playful tone surrounding the exchange.
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FY Thomas
Shentucky
White House
Hanied
Wilgon
Thormmas
Obituary notices and funeral services listing multiple individuals
Obituaries dated March 1915 list deaths and funeral details for Baldwin Bradley Burga Egan and others. Services scheduled at Vermont Avenue Christian Church Calvert Street Northwest Arlington National Cemetery and private interments with relatives invited to attend.
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Baldwin
Marr
Ram Ol Baliswin
Bram TY
Oat Trarfield Hospital
Tran TS Moohoatind
Netle &F Bradley
John T
Martha L Bradley
Persvices
Vermont Avenue Christian Church
BLRGA
Seventh Street
Helena
George F
Mary C Burga Funert
Tlease
Randolph Place
Snorah Egan
Francis P Clears
Louis
Teste
Martin Que
New York
Prastes
Lawah Hawks
Riater Tenth Regment Infantry
Stites ii
Twentieth Street
Torthwest
Philis Morim Iced Severy
Tor Intermet
Pirri Ro
Sanna
John E Taurhe
Calvert
Terment
Arting
Nitonal
Traithfort
Philadelphia
Littfshouse Los A
KPF
Herrietta
Rittenhouse Larera
Leo
Arhnegton
Island of
Hawan
Oak Hill Chapel
Krnoxwillie
Studdenly
Jos Tomlinson
Chapel of Thomis
Tomlinson
Federal Lodge
Nea
FAAM
Furern Af
J S Tomlinson Waltle
Trott
Charles Anil Kina J Trott Juoll
Hindles Chapelforth
H Streets
Church of the Im
Wille
Wijetam
Jeannette Wallace
Apitel Street
German View of the War Leads to Peace Campaign
The Staats-Zeitung reports on a New York Times piece arguing the Kaiser is portrayed as peaceable while suggesting the Times misreads Willhelm II. It cites editorials and remarks by Theodore Roosevelt Taft Parker and Lord Argyle defending German pacific aims and Germany’s role in the Austria Serbia clash. Germany sought to localize the conflict and prevent a broader European war as Russia mobilized.
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Pertmi
Belgium
Ifta
Blankenburgh
Zeebrugge
la Panne
Middelherke
New York
New York Iimes
England
Times
German Empire
Bethmann-Hollweg
Willhelm II
Thes Times
The
Theodore Roosevelt
William H Taft
Gilbert Parker
Lord Argyle
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Germany
Austria
Russia
Europe
Austra
Vienna
St Petersburg
Herman Ridder
Assaulted man seeks help at hospital after Thursday attack
Owen Rooner, 47, of 1012 Fifteenth Street Northwest, walked to Emergency Hospital yesterday for treatment to his abdomen left side and chest claiming he was assaulted on Thursday by a man he named to police.
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Owen Rooner
Fifteenth Street
Transportation bill would add ten percent freight increase
A railroad expert claims a new bill by Senator Cummins would prohibit carriers from limiting liability and would enforce a ten percent increase in freight rates. The measure would void non uniform bills of lading and require full carrier responsibility, with potential delays and contested reasonableness by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Cummings
Congress
Town
Intersite Commerce Commission
L Serairr Cummings
Senate
Interstate Con Force Commission
House
Attenton
United States
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cummins
Hall
4000 Men Put To Work As Carnegie Opens Homestead Plant
Slivery department of the Homestead works of the Carnegie Steel Company begins operation after nearly two years. Open hearth and plate mills started. Structural mills to follow. Orders for armor plate and ship materials boost activity. 4000 workers immediately employed. National Tube Company sees heavy pipe orders for Southwestern oil and gas fields. Edgar Thompson open hearth plant expected to reopen soon.
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Carnegie Company
Natonal Tube Company
Pittsburgh
Homestead Works
Carnegie Steel Company
Southwestern
McKeesport
National Tube Company
Edgar Thompson Works
Commerce Secretary warns on wartime trade gaps and fraud
Secretary of Commerce Redfield warned that while the United States holds a historic chance to export goods worldwide the country faces a postwar problem retaining foreign trade. He condemned selling bad goods as traitorous and urged mobilizing economic strength to keep markets open and credit stable. He contrasted prewar hardship with today, noting South America sought loans and products but US securities were tied to Europe.
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United States
San Francisco
Redfield
Mr Redfield
South America
Anday
Germany
France
Belgium
Europe
Justice Gets Quick Retort On Sleeping Car Rule
The Wisconsin sleeping car upper berth rule case is argued before the Supreme Court. Assistant Attorney General Webb defends the law citing public comfort. The discussion compares wartime debts, postwar recovery, and global credit, noting America’s strong balance of payments and Europe’s fiscal strain.
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Wisconsin
Supreme Court
McKeonolds
Ases
Webb
Admiralty issues update on raid aftermath
London report states the admiralty issued that all machines and pilots returned and that considerable damage is probable. No submarines were seen in the operation, indicating a successful but costly mission with uncertain results.
Palm Beach Beach Club gambling case ends with quashed indictment
Grand jury failed to obtain proof of gambling at the Beach Club as detectives testified of Rambling there. Witnesses Schoonmaker Gleason and Cragin said they knew the place only as a high class restaurant and had not played. Two fines for contempt were levied. rumor of a $40,000 roulette loss circulated with anonymous letters to Gov Trammell.
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Col. Schoonmaker
A. EK. Gleason
Charles I. Cragin
Washington Post
Palm Beach
Fla
Beach Club
Grand Jury
John R Bradley
Edward Bradley
New York
James M. Schoonmaker
H Gleason
Charles S Cragin
Philadelphia
Fitzgerald
Boston
Tom Shevlin
Minneapolis
Yenort
Pattershall
A. H Gleason
Trammell
Supreme Court Extends Injunction Over Alien Labor Law
The Supreme Court yesterday extended its injunction in the New York alien labor law cases. It requires the public service commission to approve subway construction vouchers employing aliens during ongoing litigation. The order builds on last week’s stay and keeps the appellate division ruling in force until final disposition of the cases.
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Supreme Court
New York
Public Service Commission
Supreme Court limits state rail rate power on unprofitable traffic
The Supreme Court ruled states cannot force railroads to carry a commodity at a loss even if overall profit exists. It voided North Dakota coal rate and West Virginia passenger rate laws affecting Northern Pacific, Minneapolis St Paul and Salt Lake Route, and Norfolk and Western. Justice Hughes wrote for the majority with Justice Pitney dissenting.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
North Dakota
Northern Pacific
Minneapolis, St Paul
Baul Ste Marte
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Hughes
Pitney
Justice Hughes
District Court News: divorces and filings unfold in city cases
Annette J. Wylie seeks absolute divorce from Willard E. Wylie alleging misconduct with a stranger and asks restoration of maiden name Annette J. James. The Cornell Cafeteria Co. is incorporated with Grace I Bennett C Merrin Bennett and Alice J Bennett as trustees. Arthur Campbell sues PB& W and Pennsylvania Railroad for relief fund refund with 6 percent interest after 17 years as foreman engineer. Rose Blackwell gains divorce from Leonard F. Blackwell and resumes Rose Davis. James T. Osborn dies, estate left to George W. Osborn. wills filed for probate by Walter J. Pilling and Elisha A. Jacobs. Numerous bequests include real estate and stocks to Farrar and Skinner families and trusts for the War Library.
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Sult
Willard E Wylie
First Street Northwest
District Supreme Court
Annette J. Wylie
Anks
Jame
Annette J
JT GC Fain
Arthur Campbell
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Yeaterday
Relief Insurance Fund
Campbell
Levi Ho Tyavid
David Weiner
Justice Siddones
Rose Blackwell
Leonard F Blackwell
Rose Davis
Elisha
Jacobs
Thomas Garn
Forney Mise
Fay Farrar
le Droit Park
Suffolk County
Edward F Jacobs
Harriet F Jacobe
Beline W Farrar
Edward St
Farrar
Warold
Anna I Farrar Simmons
Montgomery County
Henry J Skinner
Rufus BR Skinner
Mina Mary I. Skinner
New York
Harriet F Jacobs
Tentators
Edward I
Edward Farrar
Trestees
Anna Fs Farrar Simmons
Leslie Farrar Simmons
Substantial compensation limits under state service laws
The passage notes that states in each case had not allowed substantial compensation for the service covered by their respective laws, indicating a gap between service scope and authorized pay.
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Jayer
Stanford White
Tog Matteawan
Jon Bstinchfeld
Kennedy
Thaw Aids
Niu
Lehag
Apes Tite
Kaiser
Staats Zeitung
Germain
Asaulted
Thos. M. Hindle
Undertaker
Zurhorst
Lincoln
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank
Speare
WM. H. Sardo & CO
Funenal
Pennsylvania
J. H. Small & Sons
Washington Waldorf-Astoria
R. Harris & CO
To-Kalon Co., Inc
Homestead
U. S
Secretary of Commerce
Justice
McReynolds
Aeros
Ostend
London
the Admiralty
Longmore
Six Aero
Rine
Kursaal
Aids Employers OF Aliens
National Biscuit Company
Alvays
Washington
Julius Garfinkle&Co
Paris
Members of Congress
St. N. W
Aughes
District Court News
Cornell
Tinworth Place
Grace I. Bennett
C Merrin Bennett
Alice J Bennett
James T Onborn
George W Osborn
Walter J Pilling
Newspaplee Ab Hiveé
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