Thaw Trial Hearings Focus On Insanity Claim
New York authorities and the court resumed Thaw trial testimony with Dr. Wagner suggesting Harry Thaw did not know his act was wrong due to insanity. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw continued her detailed testimony about her life and marriage, with cross examinations and attempts to introduce notes and prior letters shaping the defense. The White House weighed prohibiting scandalous Thaw coverage, while federal prosecutors prepared to pursue obscene matter violations in Thaw reporting.
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New York
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Charles G. Wagner
State Hospital For the Insane
Binghamton
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Wagner
Jerome
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Europe
Delphin M. Delmas
Mr. Jerome
J. D. Lyon
Union National Bank of Pittsburg
John Wi. Gleason
Gleason
Mr. Lyon
Lyon
Delmas
Dr. Evans
New Jersey State Hospital For the
Justice Fitzgerald
Pittsburg
West
White
Washington
White House
Cortelyou
Mr. Delmas
Dr. Wasgner
U. S
Stimson
United States Grand Jury
Corea Wedding Plans for February 27 in Washington
The marriage of Mr. Tuis Corea, the Nicaraguan minister, to Miss India Bell will be held at the bride’s parents’ home in Washington on Wednesday February 27 at noon. Vedders Fleming of this city will attend.
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Corea
Washington
Tuis Corea
India Bell
Vedders Fleming
Leper Seeks Aid at Marine Hospital in Cairo
A patient aboard the steamboat T A Williams from Montreal is in the United States Marine Hospital in Cairo with a diagnosed anaesthetic leprosy illness.
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Marine Hospital
Cairo
Williams
Tne
Montreal
United’ States
Marine ‘Hospital
Aid for Tidal Wave Sufferers in Calabrian Village
The government sent troops and aid to Marina di Catanzaro on the Calabrian coast after a tidal wave destroyed 122 houses and left residents homeless.
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Naples
Marina di Catanzaro
Shah Accepts People Demands for Constitutional Government
Teheran crowds cheer as the shah on Monday night sent a message to parliament granting all popular demands including recognition that the country is under constitutional government. The move ends rising pressure from reformists and signals a shift toward parliamentary authority.
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Shah
Teheran
The_ shah
Ohio Strike Grows Serious in Pomeroy Coal Field
A two month old strike by about 1200 miners in Pomeroy Ohio has escalated with local strikebreakers sent to the Charter Oak mine as tensions rise.
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Ohio
Pomeroy, O
Charter Oak
Family of Three perishes in Delmar home blaze
A husband and wife aged 35 and 25 die with their infant Mary in Winnington Delmar after a nighttime illuminating accident. Fire investigators seek the cause as neighbors report smoke and flames engulfing the residence.
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Winnington
Del
Michael “Ryan
Mary
Big Insurance Graft in Indianapolis Bust
Attorney John F. Carson testified that President Sweeney and Vice President Quinn of State Lifes Insurance took 25 000 each as a kickback in the purchase of the company building. The payments totaled 950 000 with 50 000 for the executives, 20 000 to W E Mick Co, 20 000 to settle Mrs Churchman debts, and 5 000 to W F Churchman.
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Indianapolis
John F. Carson
W. E. Mick
Sweeney
Quinn
State Lifes Insurance Company
William J F. Churchman
Churchman
Carson
Sweeney and
Would Fine Tip Givers. Dr Tubbs Promotes Penalty Bill
Dr Alonzo Tubbs former city resident and Missouri legislator from Gasconade county authored a bill now before the senate that makes it a misdemeanor to give tips to waiters porters Pullman car attendants or any servant with fines ranging from five dollars to five hundred dollars Tubbs a Floyd county native organized and was elected captain of a company in the Twenty third Indiana regiment at the start of the Civil War in this city.
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New Albany
Alonzo Tubbs
Missouri
Gasconade Couny
House
Senate
Pullman
Tubbs
Floyd County
Twenty-third Indiana Regiment
Marion Police Seek Licensed Doctor Over Smallpox Epidemic
Marion authorities pursue Dr. Lacy for practicing without a license and for misdiagnosing smallpox as chickenpox. The afflicted are mainly poorer western residents. boarding houses were hit before health officials intervened. A warrant was issued but he may have left the city.
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Marion
Board of Health
Dr. Lacy
Lacy
Grocer Finds Blind Fish in Town Pump
Mitchell reports J. T. Dilly, grocer, pumped a two inch blind white fish from a town pump. The creature has no eyes and bones and blood vessels are visible through its transparent body. Blinded fish are common in Donneldson's cave. underground streams nearby are known for them. The catch is on display at Dilly's store.
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Mitchell
J. T. Dilly
Donneldson
Mr. Dilly
Indiana Governor urges Babcock bill for state insurance dept
Gov Hanly backs the Babcock bill in a special message to Indiana lawmakers. He cites fuel behind reform citing large sums paid by State Life Insurance Co to its executives and directors over years. He alleges unvouched travel costs and misclassified legal expenses as he calls for accountability and oversight.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
Babcock
State Life Insurance Company
Star Agency Company
Sweeney
Wynn
Quinn
Capt. Grammer Buried in Evansville Funeral
Funeral services for Capt. G. J. Grammer of the New York Central lines were held at Grace Presbyterian church with Rev. W. J. Darby and Rev. T. W. Wiggington presiding. It was Evansville’s largest funeral in ten years as railroad men accompanied the body on a special Chicago to Evansville train. Burial was private at Oak Hill cemetery. Floral offerings arrived from railroad officials.
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Capt. Grammer
Evansville
G. J. Grammer
New York Central Lines
Grace Presbyterian Church
W. J. Darby
T. W. Wiggington
Chicago
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cheap Street Lights in Columbus Report
City Clerk L F Orr reports for 1906 Columbus paid 431.03 per lamp for 137 street lamps. The city owns its water works and electric plant and formerly paid about 167 per lamp, making this the cheapest lighting in memory.
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Columbus
L. F. Orr
Old Suits Come to Trial in Monroe Court
Bloomington. Sixty one damage suits totaling 122000 against the Monon Railway Company begin in the Monroe circuit court. Frank Dillman brings the test case before Special Judge Robinson of Spencer as both sides contest every inch. The dispute arose over two years ago when Smithville quarry workers were ordered to stop using special tickets and some were ejected from the train.
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Bloomington
Monon Railway Company
Monroe
Frank Dillman
Robinson
Spencer
Smithville
Jury Rules Will Invalid in Deffenbaugh Estate Case
In Kokomo the jury on first ballot declared the will of the late George W. Deffenbaugh invalid. The verdict found the testator of unsound mind and noted a large portion of the estate left to the Swedenborgian church. Church representatives indicated plans to appeal if the ruling stands.
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Deffenbaugh
Kokomo
George W. Deffenbaugh
Wish Tax On Twist Tobacco To Remain
Boonville reports Fluhrer Tobacco of this place filed a petition with Senator Hemenway protesting a senate bill to remove the six cent tax on manufactured twist tobacco. Current law allows retail leaf sale but not twisted tobacco without the tax. The tobacco companies seek to keep the tax.
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Boonville
Fluhrer Tobacco Company
Hemenway
Senate
Ex-Prosecutor Kurtz Charged With Graft in Disbarment Case
South Bend report states former Prosecuting Attorney George E. Kurtz is to be prosecuted for graft from gamblers saloonmen and resort keepers. A bar committee recommended prosecution. If found guilty, the matter will proceed before the grand jury.
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South Bend
George E. Kurtz
Kurtz
Pathfinders Suffer Loss in Fire Across Terre Haute
Fire on the third floor of a business block in Terre Haute caused about 1500 dollars in losses to the Pathfinders hall. Nearby businesses including Foulkes Brothers hat store and I Craft bookseller Adams Express offices sustained water damage.
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Pathfinders
Terre Haute
Foulkes Brothers
I. Craft
Adams Express Company
Bluffton Attracts Piano Factory Move
Bluffton merchants association has closed a contract with the Arthur J King Manufacturing company of Chicago to relocate its piano factory to Bluffton.
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Bluffton
Merchants ’and Manufacturers’ Association
Arthur J. King Manufacturing Company of
Chicago
Harry Arndt Hero of Romance to Wed Here
Harry Arndt a third baseman for the St Louis National League team is to be married here. Oran Beaks Palmer of a sports circle announces the engagement in a brief local notice.
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Harry Arndt
South
Bend
Harry
Arndt
St.Louis
Lesday
Oran Beaks Palmer
Young Army Surgeon Promoted to First Lieutenant
Lafayette Dr. Lewis Thompson Jr, a United States Army surgeon in the Philippines, has been raised to first lieutenant. He attended Purdue University and Louisville Medical College, interned at St. Joseph Hospital in Louisville, and went to the Philippines last March. He is now at Nueva Cacero in southern Luzon.
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Lafayette
Lewis Thompson, Jr
United States Army
Philippines
Purdue University
Louisville Medical College
St. Joseph Hospital
Louisville
Neuva Cacero
Luzon
Bold Hold-Up in Lafayette Near Courthouse
Dr. E. C. Davidson and Kenneth Quivey were robbed in downtown Lafayette near the courthouse before midnight. Police believe the Indianapolis gang is involved and one suspect has been arrested.
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Lafayette
E. C. Davidson
Kenneth Quivey
Indianapolis
Pretty Woman Acquitted by Jury in Bloomington
The Bloomington jury found Mrs Emma Steven not guilty in the case accusing her of aiding Samuel Evans after he shot Harry Strange at the skating rink months ago. Defense attorney J B Fields argued insanity and lack of guilty intent.
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Bloomington
Emma Steven
Samuel Evans
Harry Strange
Man Dies After Egg Diet Ends Life Prolonged by Raw Eggs
Fairmount-Amos Bell, 33, reportedly lived for a year on a diet of raw eggs and milk to fight consumption. He allegedly consumed over 3,400 raw eggs and 270 gallons of milk during the regimen before dying.
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Fairmount
Amos Bell
Bell
Works in the Garden Eighty Seven Years Old
Robert Scollan of 55 Garden St Seneca Falls NY 87 works in his garden and credits Dean's Kidney Pills for a sound back and kidneys. His daughter Mrs Goethious says he suffered severe kidney trouble and lumbago before taking the pills and being cured. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Robert Scollan
Garden St
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Piano in His Lungs Astonishes Pacific Coast Audiences
An Arkansas native now in Washington state has a remarkable ability to emit piano like melodies from his lungs. Pearson performs tunes with expressive technique and can serve as a musical feature at church fairs bazaars and country entertainments. He also voices that others could learn the skill with steady practice.
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Pacific Coast
Pearson
Arkansas
Washington
Simple home remedy promises relief for rheumatism
An at home mixture claims to relieve rheumatism by boosting kidney filtration of uric acid. The recipe calls for Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla and advises dosing after meals and at night. The notice stresses safety and availability through pharmacists.
Daw son City Tops List as World’s Most Expensive Town
In Daw son City, a bustling population over 8,000 hosts warehouses churches banks and two modern newspapers costing 25 cents each. Local restaurant meals show high prices with eggs at 1.50 for three, caribou steak at 1.00, beer 1.00 per bottle, and champagne at 10.50 per quart.
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Dawson City
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Universal Remedy
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh, a supposed constitutional disease, by treating internally and impacting blood and mucous surfaces. The offer promises 100 dollars to any case that fails, with testimonials available and to contact F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
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Mall
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Strenuous Objections Do Not Reveal Desires
The speaker argues that a girl’s strong resistance does not indicate lack of desire, challenging the belief that resistance equals unwillingness.
Gulf Coast Texas shows rich farming promise and crops
The Gulf Coast region from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande valley is praised for year round growing season and diverse crops. Noted farmer John Closner ships 35 carloads of Bermuda onions from 33 acres, netting $15,000. artesian wells expand irrigation. a Gulf Coast agriculture book is available via John Sebastian in Chicago and St. Louis offices.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
el Paso
Gulf Coast
Minnesota
Gulf Coast Country
Rio Grande
Great King Ranch
Robstown
Raymondville
John Closner
Hidalgo
S. L
Texas Gulf Coast
John Sebastian
la Salle St. Sta
Chicago
Safety Clutch Leads to Poison Registry Rule
A father sent his son to buy antiseptic tablets with restrictions. The druggist refused sale to a minor, stating the adult must sign the poison register in person.
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Dr. Wagner
Prise
Vhaw
Roosevelt
Goodwin
Post Office Department
Austin Flint
F. P. Simpson
Cario McDonald
Hoosier
Marion Police Hunt
Alphonso
Carters
Vesttiyery Cuveacy
National Lead Company
Heaton
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Louis
Phile- Gamhia
John T. Lewis & Pie
Pittaburgh
National Lead & Oil Co
Bt Favatacay
Roy
Dwiggins Wire Fence CO
Anderson
Little Co T
Milo B. Stevens &Co
14Th St
Washington, D.C
Detroit
Baron Banith
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