Fatty Arbuckle Cleared by Jury in Third Trial
Roscoe C. Fatty Arbuckle is acquitted of manslaughter in the Virginia Rappe case after a six minute jury deliberation in the third trial. The San Francisco verdict follows earlier trials with testimonies about the hotel party and subsequent investigations. Arbuckle’s wife Minta Durfee Arbuckle expressed relief as jurors foreman Edward Brown led the panel.
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San Francisco
Roscoe C
Fatty” Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Minta Durfee Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Edward Brown
Hotel
St. Francis
Miss Rappe
Bambina Maud Delmont
Zey Prevost
Alice Blake
A. Semnacher
Delmont
Fred Fischback
Gavin McNab
Miss Prevost
Miss Blake
Minnie Neighbors
Los Angeles
Irene Morgan
Pasadena
DROWNS SELF IN BATH Orange Woman Found Dead
Louis Berger, 14, discovered his mother Anna Berger drowned in a bath tub at their Orange New York home. He believed she had gone shopping while washing dishes and waited for her to return before finding her body covered by a heavy blanket.
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Orange
N. Y
Anna Berger
Louis
All War Bonds At Par Rise In Liberty Issues
New York reports a broad bond market trading with Liberty issues leading gains. The 34s climbed to par or higher on blocks of 1 million dollars, with final prices at or near the top quotations, as the overall market strengthened.
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New York
Death halts proposed flight around world tragedy at Brooklands
Sir Ross MacPherson Smith and his mechanic Sergeant Bennett died when the Vickers Viking crashed during a test at Brooklands. Sir Keith Smith witnessed the accident as the aircraft, praised as a premier Vickers design, failed after a 1200 foot descent. The Viking featured a 50 foot wingspan and 450 horsepower.
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London
Sir Ross MacPherson Smith
Keith Smith
Brooklands
Bennett
Australia
Ross
Cockerel
Vickers Company
Viking
Cockerell
Sir Ross
Keith
Sirr
Vickers
Senate Panel Probes Foreign Policy and Niagara Bridge Plan
A Senate committee exam ines foreign power support for Semenoff while New York Senator Calder introduces a bill granting the Niagara Bridge Company permission to build a bridge over the Niagara River. Other actions include a probe into Bureau of Engraving and Printing leadership, debate over safety and efficiency, and calls for deportation of Semenoff.
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Senate
Semenoff
Calder
New York
Niagara Bridge Company
Niagara River
Bureau of Engraving and Frinting
Committee On Education and Labor
Borah
Great Britain
France
Japan
House
United States
Reparations Commission
Porto Rico
Humphreys
Mississippi
Reilly
Rebels Seize Dublin Courts and Belfast Disorder Renewed
Armed rebels seize the Four Courts in Dublin and occupy adjoining hotel in a midnigh coup. Police are powerless as I R A forces fortify the building and requisition supplies, wounding no one though alarm spreads to Belfast and Sligo.
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Dublin
Four Courts
Lawn Courts
Rory O'Connor
Fowler Memorial Hall
Sligo
Arthur Griffith
Free State
Victoria Hotel
Sligo Corporation
Lee
Mckeon
Griffith
Devins
Ireland
Spanish rulers humble kneel to wash feet of twelve poor
In Columnar Hall at the palace King Alfonso and Queen Victoria washed the feet of twelve poor men and women before grandees and a large crowd. Afterward the recipients received full outfits of clothing and baskets of food and wine.
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Madrid
Columnar
Palace
Alfonso
Victoria
Epizootic Among Cattle Hits West Texas Herds
Following heavy rains, an epizootic of mysterious blood poisoning breaks out in west Texas cattle herds. The outbreak causes many deaths and prompts an appeal to the State Live Stock Sanitary Commission. Two men have been sent to the affected areas to investigate. It is believed cattle contracted the disease at water holes and tanks.
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Texas
Port Worth
Tex
West Texas
State Live Stock Sanitary Commission
Cees Ewearees
Wwe
Grath
Barre
Maine
G. Mtn
Dar Ow
Jersey Giants
Jersey
Del
C.H.P
C. Western
H.P
Ben Davis
Sen
Siesse
Major Daniel Sullivan Washington's Capital Police Chief
Major Daniel Sullivan serves as chief of police responsible for guarding the nation’s capital. The article notes no other police chief bears greater duty as Washington remains a focal point for anarchists and lawbreakers.
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Daniel Sullivan
Major Sullivan
Famished Russians Kill U S Drivers in Relief Effort
Paris reports say American relief wagon drivers were killed in streets of Russia as famine, cold, and disease devastate districts including Ufa and Bashkir, with 50 000 fed but death toll rising. Six to seven million Russians expected to die before harvest per Cap tain Quisling of the Nansen relief group.
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Paris
Russia
Ufa
Bashkeer
Tehyliabuisk
American Relief Administration
Relief Administration
Geneva
Quisling
International Relief Organization
Fridtjof Nansen
Odessa
Nicolayev
Ekaterinoslav
Donetz
Kharkov
Krementchoug
Poltava
Radium deposits reported in Vualleluris Piedmont district
A Mondovi dispatch notes radium specimens from Vualleluris show enough quantity to justify further study. Across Europe reports include American engineers dynamiting Fort Alexander on the Rhine and French troops replacing the occupying force at Neuwied Engers and Asterstein. The world mood shifts between reconstruction and power plays as ports welcome royalty and leaders seek peace.
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Rome
Vualleluris
I Mondo
Mondovi
Piedmont
Paris
Rhine
Fort Alexander
Muyenge
Neuwied
Engers
Asterstein
Tokio
Yokohama Harbor
Royal Dock
Prince of Wales
Japan
Indianapolis
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Indianpolis
Genoa
Dublin
Michael Collins
Irish Free State
Banton de Valera
San Juan
E. Mont Reilly
Porto Rico
Antonio Barcelo
Porto Rican Senate
SURE TO HELP SICK WOMEN PINKHAM TESTIMONIAL
Emma Baker of Lebanon Indiana endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes relief from female troubles and stomach issues and advocates the medicine as a natural restorative for run down women. The letter invites others to try the product and share similar results.
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Lebanon
Indiana
Emma Baker
S. St St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Stearns Electric Paste Exterminates Pests Overnight
Pest control paste promises to kill rats mice cockroaches waterbugs and ants in a single night. Uses ready to use formula that does not blow away unlike powders. Comes in 2 oz and 15 oz sizes with multilingual directions and money back guarantee.
Miss Discordant Sings Forever and Ever in Surprise Change
The chairman announces that Miss Discordant will replace the planned song Only Once More with Forever and Ever. A spectator, Green, is criticized for poor singing while the crowd reacts to the sudden switch in the program.
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London
Gude's Pepto Mangan Ad Promotes Health
In a vintage drug advertisement the product is hailed as a gentle blood builder and tonic for run-down health. It claims gradual, real benefits with meals, available in liquid and tablet forms, and notes widespread physician use for thirty years. The odd snippet closes with light humor about talkers and a resigned lady legislator.
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Gude
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