Thaw trial witnesses and courtroom dispute update
A dramatic week in the Thaw trial includes Evelyn Thaw and Mrs. Thaw on the witness stand as Judge Dowling weighs excluding the public during a damning life recounting. Testimony from Koehler and Crosette details Thaw’s eccentric behavior and alleged irrationality.
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Evelyn Thaw
William Thaw
Paris
Jerome Arose
Dowling
Harry Thaw
New York
Charles H. Koehler
Winona
Minn
Matilda Stein
Per August Weber
Notable Iowa Happenings and Tragic Incidents Across Cities
Obituary notes Cedar Rapids founder John Sinclair dies in New York at 67 from heart trouble. Medical malpractice suit in Webster City seeks 10,000 by Lucian Smith of Stratford. High bred hog Impudence sold for 10,000 in Organ Missouri, record price. Ora Sample guilty of manslaughter in Bloomfield. husband killed wife then committed suicide. Four days’ exposure left John Hurley near Solon with both legs amputated. Morrison McIntosh to distribute 1600 among Grinnell workers. Iowa City interurban crash injures several near Cones Falls. Ringgold Mutual Insurance re-elects W S Shriver to 21st term. Suicide in Morning Side and other local incidents reported. Muscatine County completely dry. saloons closed. Clinton saloon tax cut debated. Bigamy arrest in Billings. Ida Grove man Hans Andresen dies by suicide after wife's death. Humboldt mutuals report low losses. no lawyers. Council Bluffs law enforcement address Byers. Mine Workers tax dispute suit for 16664. Claussen, 18, commits suicide in Clinton County. Davenport captain Kulp seeks major role. Davenport theater fire safety blamed on improper wiring. Fort Dodge mayor votes against own saloon license. Elkader arson conviction Henry Farmer. Weeks murder near Hayes Center Neb.. Robb captured.
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Grinnell
Confalls
al Anderson
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Humboldt
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Muscatine
Stockton
Elliott Ve. Renie
John Thiel
Jackson
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Clinton
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Billings
Mont
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Helena
Montana
Supreme Court of Montana
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Andresen
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Mahaska County
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Claussen
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Elkader
Farmer
Harrison Weeks
Green Mountain
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Hayes Center
Neb
Herbert Robb
Weeks
Robb
Plot 15 Verified Anarchists Arrested in alleged plan
Paris January reports claim a Brazilian warning of a plot to attack the American battleship fleet in Rio de Janeiro or Magellan straits. A steamer carried explosives to Rio, and John Fedder is named in the conspiracy. Officials doubt the evidence, suspect a scare, and note operations may have moved south or ended.
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Rio de Janeiro
Magellan
Washington
John Fedder
Rio
Brazil
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Straits of Magellan
Wulek
Two Cent Fare Law Void by Pennsylvania Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared the two cent railroad fare law unconstitutional. The decision affirms the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court ruling from September with a 4 to 3 vote. Justice Lestrezat dissented.
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Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court of
Lestrezat
Florida Enacts Law Making Cigarette Sales to Minors Misdemeanor
A new Florida law makes it a misdemeanor to sell or give any cigarette to anyone under 18, enforcing penalties for retailers and individuals who provide tobacco to minors. The measure aims to deter youth access to cigarettes and strengthen age verification.
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Vardaman Likely to Seek Williams Seat in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi January 21 Governor Vardaman whose term ends today is seen as a possible candidate to succeed Congressman John Sharp Williams in the Eighth Mississippi district. Supporters plan a petition urging him to run arguing he could push repeal of the fifteenth amendment and position for a future Senate race.
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Williams
Jackson
Mies
John Sharp Williams
Miesisepps
McLaurin
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