Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Cross Exam Opens Test of Credibility
New York February 19 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw faced cross examination as District Attorney Jerome seeks to test the truth of her claims and potentially admit related testimony about her life with Harry Thaw and Stanford White. The judge allowed questioning on credibility and prior movements after Europe, including an incident at the Hotel Cumberland. Mrs Thaw described signing papers and money received from 1902, while a witness from Boston testified on related details. The day ended with adjournment and she will continue tomorrow.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Jerome
Harry Thaw
Boston
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Europe
Cumberland
Delmas
Train Derailment Near Ritzville Injures Passengers
North Coast Limited No. 1 derailed near Ritzville after striking honeycombed track. One man killed a hobo named Scopes, and an old passenger Tremper was bruised. Crews report extensive track damage and passengers housed in Ritzville hotels. A prowler known as Tom the Peeper was pursued by locals without capture.
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North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Ritzville
Scopes
Tremper
Lind
Columbia River
The
Washouts disrupt Northern Pacific lines between Pasco Lind and canyon
Two washouts occurred yesterday afternoon on the Northern Pacific. One stretch between Pasco and Lind was severe and will require time to repair. The canyon washout was not severe, destroying three rail lengths but repaired within hours. track was in good condition shortly after.
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Northern Pacific
Pasco
Lind
Here
Arduous Job and Odd Advertisements in Historic Notices
A contractor jokes about a steam roller operator insisting on the title chauff feur. A London Hackney paper runs a laundry advertisement seeking a young woman for starching and hanging up. A Boston Transcript quip recalls a wedding day fright as a playful exchange.
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Dalston
Hackney
London Daily Mail
Marks
Parks
Boston Transcript
Graves bill aimed at suppressing crime details faces amendments
In Olympia on February 18, the Graves bill to curb reporting of crime details and criminal acts is to be amended. The senate judiciary committee will report it without recommendation, sending it to the general file amid concerns it threatens press freedom and may stall without insurgent caucus support.
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Olympia
Graves
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Yakima Ex-Fireman Joins Nevada Gold Rush
Former North Yakima firefighter Harry Dawson left the department to join the gold rush in Nevada last year. He has since secured valuable mining interests and is pursuing prospecting opportunities amid the frontier rush.
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Harry Dawson
Nevada
North Yakima Fire Department
Tragic Shooting Affray in Hazen Nev Aboard Lodging House
A man sleeping in a Hazen Nev lodging house was shot dead when a young woman fired a revolver at him after a confrontation with the man who had beaten her. The shooter’s roommate, the victim, had entered seeking his assailant and died from the wound. The incident involves a former Yakima fireman as a principal witness to another killing.
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Hazen
Nev
Dawson
Henry Scott Found Insane and Sent to Medical Lake
Henry Scott a colored man was examined by City Health Officer Dr. Terreau at the county jail and declared in a bad mental state. He is blind for three years and has been a county patient at St Elizabeth's hospital for about two years. he will be sent to Medical Lake. He has fits memory loss and sometimes believes someone is pursuing him.
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Henry Biddle
H. L. Matterson
Biddle
Tom the Peeper
Matterson
Henry Scott
Terreau
Scott
Medical Lake
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Army Trial For Four Young Men In Company E
Four youths linked to Company E face delinquency court convictions for disobedience and attendance failures. Fines range from 8.66 to 16.66 dollars, with jail time possible if unpaid. Major Lemon presided, First Sergeant Bolles kept records, attorneys allowed, and the company’s discipline upheld.
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Company E
W. L. Lemon
L. L. Bolles
Deputy Assessor George A McWain Returns to Prepare Spring Assessing
George A McWain deputy assessor has returned from the county’s lower part where he met city field deputies to ready for spring assessing. The Morning Herald promises brief, honest news on what is worth knowing.
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George A. McWain
Morning Herald
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Ture
Ipal
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Concession
Delmas Wlere
Stanford White
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First National Bank
United States
Yakima
North Yakima, Wash
W. T. Ladd, Pres
Charles Carpenter
W. L. Steinweg
A. B. Cline
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North Goat Limited
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Porch
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B Streets
Yakima Avenue
Senator Graves
North Yakima
Knights of Pythias
Pacific Hotel
B. F. Kumler
J. D. Cornett
J. O. Cull
John H. Bruff
F. A. Hatfield
C. E. Udell
H. J. Snively
George P. Englehart
Frank
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Nob Hill
Yakima Valley
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