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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1907

Page

29

Thaw Case Prosecution Plans in Reinforcement Hearings

District Attorney Jerome and assistants met at home to map rebuttal strategy in the Thaw trial. They discussed new alienist testimony, the fate of subpoenas for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw letters, and potential first witnesses while Thaw's defense rested from active moves.

Washington Post New York Jecame Criminal Courts Garvan Nott Rutgers Street Jerome Chang Branford White Delmas Thaw Legal Forces Morristown Britton Dpd Evans McPike Atlantic City Clifford W. Hartridge Russell Peabody John B. Gleagon O Reitly Evelyn Dana Reilly O’reilly Tombs Evelyn Thaw Lorraine Thaw Stanford White Clifford W Hartridge Mr. Jerome Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Mae McKenzie Mrs. Thaw Jane Harry Thaw Anthony Debes Madison Square Tenderloin Serjeanta McCarthy RicCann Tender- View Shan Abe Hamimel Jack Barrymore White William Thaw Josiah Thaw Evelyn Nesbit ‘Thaw

Funeral Directors and Embalmers Directory

A list of funeral homes and embalmers with addresses and contact numbers. Firms include Sardo, Zurhorst, Hindle, Bayliss, Nalley, Harvey, Mitchell, Speare, Schippert, Costello, Riley, Geier, Wright, Lee, and J. William Lee, among others, noting services and 24 hour availability in the capital area.

WM. H. Sardo & CO Phone East George P. Zurhorst Haat Capitol St Hindle & Bayliss Phono M Bst Thos. R. Nalley & Son Lith Agutheas R. F. Harvey ERAL Fourteenth ST Commossions Chapel John M. Mitchell Io Connection W. R. Speare F Street N. W. Freeryddie Adolph J. Schippert Sergeon Cain Tetechona T. A Costello & Bro Sphone Kant Riley East Hs Frank Geier’s ‘Sons John R. Wright CO Tenth St North 47 J. William Lee Modest Pelos Pennsylvania

Salvation Army to make anti-death by own action bureau permanent

New York March 10 Commander Miss Booth announced that after ten days in New York the anti-death by own action bureau of the Salvation Army has passed the experimental stage and will be added as a permanent feature. The departure has saved many men and women from self destruction and aided a large number.

New York Miss Booth Salvation Army Army

Girls School Looted at Scarsdale Boarding School

Bert Curtis, 27, arrested in New York on charges of stealing jewelry valued at $6,000 from Miss Lockwood's private girls boarding school in Scarsdale. He allegedly visited last Thursday with permission to see a student, and the dormitory theft was reported two hours later after identification by the principal and two students.

New York Bert Curtis Miss Lockwood Scarsdale Curtis

Stock broker charged with embezzlement in Scranton

J. T. Haviland, a New York stock specialist, was arrested in Scranton on 10 March for allegedly embezzling 23000 entrusted by local patrons for investment. He waived a hearing and was paroled to two constables for a hearing the next day.

Scranton J. T. Haviland Broadway New York Scranton People

Jail as refuge for James McNally once green goods king

Special to The Washington Post outlines the decline of James McNally once famed as Bonnie Maguire’s partner in green goods. Once boasting a $250000 fortune by age 30, he amassed losses, fled to Bridgeport and Chicago, served three years in Joliet, and now faces imprisonment with no home or funds.

Bonnie Maguire Bunko Washington Post New York Whitman Tombs McNally James McNally Charles Anthes Jimmy McNally Alin Hfe Sixth Avenue Jimmy Maguire Bridgeport Mer Nally Chicago Joliet

Central Federated Union backs farmers distributing centers

The Central Federated Union endorsed a Farmers' Union plan to set up distributing centers in towns and cities for direct farmer sales. A letter from A Whiting of Interlaken NY urged cooperation with union members, with farmers agreeing to buy only union made products for their own use. More details will be sought from the Farmers' Union.

Washington New York Mar Central Federated Union Farmers’ Union A. Whiting Interlaken N. Y

The Weak Brother and the Brush Boy Bribe

A narrator vents on the brush boy in the barber shop and his failed resolve to refuse tipping. He recalls intending to stop paying, but every visit ends with a nickel given and a brush that compels payment. He muses on ongoing subservience to the brush boy as the new attendant stays.

Imine Sam

Petrarch and Laura Draw Laughter Among Travellers

The speaker jokes about Petrarch in a traveling party as he is named the poet laureate and the group, many from the country, respond with amused disbelief. The exchange highlights a light moment amid a journey as references to Laura arouse playful skepticism.

Petrarch Laura

Officers kill desperado in Americus gun battle

In Americus Georgia March 10 a negro desperado Bill Reese wounded Officer William Morris then holed up in a Davenport Street dwelling. A five-man pursuit surrounded the house and opening fire left Reese fatally shot. Officer Morris remained in serious condition at Americus Hospital while Officer Willis and Deputy Fuller were unhurt aside from minor wounds.

Americus Bill Reese William Morris Reece Davenport Street Fuller Willis Reese Witla Willie Morris Americus Hospital

Model homes for workers at Erie plant

General Electric plans 700 acres at Erie Pennsylvania for a large new plant with 400 acres for worker homes. Buildings to start in spring and campus will house 4 000 to 6 000 employees. The project will not affect existing plants but arises from business growth.

Schenectady General Electric Company Erie Lake Shore Lake Front

Notorious Forger Haunts Morgantown After Bank Swindle

A well dressed stranger, likely J H Hemingweay, alias James Branch and others, is sought by Morgantown Police for swindling Washington banks. He tried to cash a $1,000 forged draft drawn on a Washington bank, used aliases, hid in hotels, recruited solicitors with $90 deposits, and previously fled with about $200 after a similar scheme. He has a prior record in New Haven and was jailed five years.

Washington Post Laporte Ind J. H. Hemingweay James Branch J. D. Bates R H. Lee Washington Morgentown Harter Indiana Hemingway Pennsylvania Avenue W. J. Lemp Brewing Co St Louis J. W. Sawyer St. Louis Second National Bank Hemingwey Hem, Ingway M. F. Bar- Tow New Haven Conn Weathersfield

Deneen for Reforms at Chicago Industrial Exhibit

Gov Charles S Deneen urged wage worker reforms at the Chicago industrial exhibit opening mass meeting. Miss Jane Addams outlined aims to awaken public conscience against human slaughter in mines mills factories and railroads and to improve living conditions. Miss Mary MacArthur summarized ten years of British labor legislation.

Chicago Charles 5. Deneen Ilinois Jane Addams Hull House Mary MacArthur Woman's Trade Union League of England Great Britain

Strike on Great Lakes ties shipyards in sympathy

National Vice President Louis Weyand of the Boiler makers and Iron Shipbuilders Association calls a general strike affecting over 340 men at American Shipbuilding yards from Buffalo to Duluth. Workers at Fearse and St. Clair yards of Great Lakes Engineering join in sympathy, threatening a near industry-wide halt. Separately in Huntington, W Va, William A. Thompson and J R Clarke, a carpenter, were found in a hotel room after an apparent fuel gas incident.

Wasomgcan Cleveland Ohio Louis Weyand Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders’ Association American Shipbuilding Company Buffalo Duluth Fearse and St. Clair Great Lakes Engineering Company Huntington W. Va Sar William A. Thompson Naugatuck J. R .Clarke Ehmwool

Four legged fighters spark town rivalry in New York region

In Carmel and Patterson township, Gabe Terpenny and Sam Cornish feud over claims to a four legged two headed kitten tale and Terpenny's plan to breed a four legged game rooster line. Observers recall a two headed kitten preserved in alcohol and debate whether the unusual animal belongs to Terpenny or Cornish. Terpenny now promotes hatching a four legged breeding program to produce cockfighting champions while locals watch for future developments.

New York Gabe Carmel New York Sun Sam Cornish Main Street Putnam County Gabe Terpenny Patterson Township Sam Squire Gene Sprague Jim Zickler Courier Smalley Inn Hadson Jack Uke Terpenny Hig Gosh Tergenny Gga

Boy Kills His Father in Solon Case

In Solon Ohio on March 10 Richard Kennedy Jr twenty is said to have killed his father with a baseball bat after a quarrel with the mother. The son surrendered to police. In Los Angeles on March 12 the New York Giants defeated the local team in a slow game with errors. Pitchers McGinnity Taylor Breanhan and Witzgerald Clarkson are noted.

Lizzie Atl Amsor John F. Fulter Sixth Street Funk Mary Louisa Funk Isaac M Funk Twelfth Street Congressional Cemetery Pirate Goines Tod HY Goines Mreet D Street Mary V George H Haley Oakwood Cemetery Richmond Va Richmond Heath Sam Sarah Elizabeth John L Heath Seventh Street St. Dominic's Church Mount Olivet Lynch James Lynch Spisane Eidith Street Nanning Mary , Manning Holly Springs Mise Wash Nowlan Falls Church William H Nowlan Columbia Street New York Solon Ohio Richard Kennedy, Jr Giants Los Angeles Batterles-McGinnlty Taylor Breanhan

Lord Wins for Philadelphia in Ninth Inning Blast

Lord hit a ninth inning home run to power the Philadelphia American team to victory over Dallas. He added a single and a three-bagger as Dallas offered a strong challenge. Also noted are erratic ship movements and port arrivals with multiple liners listed.

Lord Philadelphia Dallas Tex Ree

The Mississippi Senatorship Faces A Heated Fight

Mississippi 1908 race centers on U S Senate succession with incumbent McLaurin unopposed and H D Money retiring. Candidates Vardaman and William s, related to Money, clash over Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment repeal and railroad policy. Williams pushes joint debates while Vardaman leverages populist platform and Bryan alignment.

Jackson Miss Mar United States Senate United States Nolis J. McLaurin H. D. Money Money Vardaman John Sharp Wiliams Mississippi Vardamen Willams Williams Wardaman Senate Alrady Ide Gov. Vardaman

Free Sample Men Stir Up Doorstep Cheer In Homes

Consumers increasingly greet visiting salesmen with smiles as free samples flood doorways across neighborhoods. Women and mothers recount small triumphs from samples of silver polish soap scouring powder and cream whippers. A bachelor and a girl share anecdotes of impressing guests with on the spot demonstrations.

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