Thaw Acquitted Sane by Jury in Matteawan Case
New York jurors acquitted Harry K. Thaw and four co-defendants of conspiracy to enable escape from Matteawan. They ruled Thaw sincerely believed he was breaking no law by walking out. Justice Page had barred sanity as a factor. Thaw to be remanded to the Tombs. defense hailed the verdict as victory.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Justice Page
Supreme Court
Criminal Branch
Thaw
New Hampshire
New York State
Attorney-General
Richard Butler
Eugene Duffy
Thomas Flood
Roger Thompson
Criminal Courts
Beachey Killed In Taube At Panama Pacific Exposition
San Francisco aviator Beachey aged 31 died attempting a Taube monoplane maneuver at 3000 feet during the Panama Pacific Exposition. Fifty thousand spectators witnessed the plunge into San Francisco Bay as the craft and body were recovered two hours later. Hillary Beachey, his brother, saw the tragedy from the Crook.
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San Francisco
Lincoln Beachey
Pegoud
Beachey
San Francisco Bay
Hillary Beachey
Crook
Mrs John D Rockefeller Sr dies suddenly at Pocantico
Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller, wife of John D Rockefeller Sr, died at Pocantico. Her husband and son John D Rockefeller Jr were in Ormond Beach Florida when the news arrived and returned by special train. She was born September 9 1839 in Wadsworth Ohio.
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Florida
Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Rockefeller
Pocantico
Miss Spelman
E. Parmalee Prentice
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Ormond Beach
Fla
Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller
Wadsworth
Ohio
Burlington
Iown
Akron
Harvey B. Spelman
New England
Cleveland
Bryan Fills Sundays Pulpit with Temperance Recruiters
In Philadelphia at Billy Sunday tabernacle a massive temperance rally drew about ten thousand men including many youths. Secretary of State Bryan urged enlistment in a total abstinence army. Sunday could not deliver his speech due to the overwhelming response.
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Philadelphia
Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Bryan
Billy Sunday
Britain Blocks Trade With Germany On Neutral Nations
Washington reacts as London issues orders in council to curb German trade, signaling no concessions from Britain. The move heightens U S.-Britain-Germany tensions and portends broad neutral protests that may yield little relief.
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Washington
London
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
England
British cruisers sink Dresden after record raid
London says three British cruisers Glasgow Kent and Orama caught the German cruiser Dresden off Juan Fernandez Island. The ship burned exploded and was destroyed in five minutes with the crew saved and 15 wounded. The attack ends Germany's fleet survivors except Karlsruhe and two converted merchant cruisers.
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London
Dresden
Parkland Islands
Juan Fernandez Island
Robinson Crusoe
Friday
Glasgow
Kent
Orama
Sir Christopher Cradock
Sturdee
Germany
Karlsruhe
Prinz Hitel Friedrich
Kronpring Wilhelm
South America
Strait of Magellan
Atlantic
Troopers Kill American in Mexico City
John B. McManus of Chicago was shot and killed in his Mexico City home by three Zapata troops as they reentered the capital with General Obregon’s forces. The Brazilian minister cited that looters had earlier sought McManus’s house and that McManus killed three attackers to defend his home.
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John B. McManus
Chicago
Mexico City
Washington
Bryan
Zapata
City
Obrefon
McManus
Zanata
Fishermen Report Good Luck at Coast Resorts
Incubators and broeders installed in Freehold High School with agricultural pupils to learn scientific poultry raising. Edwards Palmer, 34, of Bordentown, drowns in the Delaware River when his speed boat O U Kid capsizes.
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Freehold High School
Edward Palmer
Bordentown
Delaware River
Frank
Kronprinz Wilhelm Sinks Thirteen Ships
The German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, with 500 sailors aboard, has sunk thirteen vessels since starting its commerce raid. Passengers from the Guadeloupe, towed to Pernambuco by the Churchill, report the ship was sent to the bottom near Fernando de Noronha off Brazil’s eastern coast.
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Pernambuco
Guadeloupe
Fernando de Noronha
Brazil
Allied seize and sell cargoes bound for Germany
London reports Allies will requisition seized non contraband cargoes bound for Germany or return them to owners. Ammunition factories in the U K may be taken over by the government. Bill Sunday spoke to New Jersey legislators in joint session. Reparations talks continue with Zapatistas in Mexico City. The Conway Castle crew landed in Valparaiso after sinking off Corral. Panama Pacific Exposition attendance reached 1 4885 874 in the free period at San Francisco.
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Germany
Lord Kitchener
House of Lords
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Trenton
Bill Sunday
New Jersey
Washington
John B. McManus
Zapatistags
Mexico City
State Department
Mexico
Valparaiso
Conway Castle
Dresden
Corral
Chill
Liverpool
Larton
San Francisco
British Cruiser Bayano Sunk in Irish Sea With Heavy Loss
The auxiliary cruiser Bayano was sunk by an enemy torpedo off Corsewainl Point Wig townshire Scotland with about two hundred lives lost. Eight officers and eighteen men were rescued. Bayano, 5948 tons, 416 feet, built Glasgow 1913, commanded by Commander Henry Carr, home port Portsmouth, had been an Elder & Fyffes vessel before government service.
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London
Admiralty
Irish Sea
Belfast
Castleragh
Daily Telegraph
Corsewainl Point
Wigtownshire
Scotland
Bayana
Elder & Fyffes
Glasgow
Henry ©. Carr
Portsmouth
Eastern Front Battles Reported as Winter Closes In
London dispatches describe heavy fighting from Khorjele to Przasnysz as German forces push to pierce Russian lines. Cold weather freezes North Poland terrain aiding troop movement while Germans retreat in the north and defend across Ossowetz and Ostrolenka with light artillery.
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London
Khorjele
Przasnysz
Poland
Russia
Niemen
Vistula
War News and Naval Actions Update
London reports the Russian Black Sea fleet near Sosporus with a planned strike alongside the Anglo French fleet on the Dardanelles. The Admiralty lists three British merchantmen sunk by German subs and notes six of seven British ships hit last week were destroyed. Autumn start anticipated due to arms shortages. Italy's Chamber passes defence bills. Emperor Francis Joseph refuses Italian territory. Smyrna shelling resumes after a 24 hour truce as Turkish commander rejects surrender.
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Lands End
Daily Mail
Bayano
Auguste Conseil
English
Hanna
Scarborough
Admiralty
Sosporus
Dardanelles
British Admiralty
Chamber of Deputies
Francis Joseph
Austria
Italy
Smyrna
Peirse
German Newspapers Rage Over Submarine Crew Treatment
Amsterdam reports German papers condemn British handling of U eight crew in jail. Vossische Zeitung questions British proportionality while Lokalanzeiger derides English madness and loss of honesty as reprisals loom.
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Amsterdam
Vossiche Zeitung
Lokalanzeiger
Jonathan and Saul in God's service lesson
A lesson review contrasts Saul's disobedience and decline with Jonathan's bold victory over the Philistines. It praises faith-led courage, warns against outward religious forms without faith, and urges reliance on God as the source of true strength. The message celebrates young faith as nation saving.
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Israel
Saul
Jehovah
Phinehas
Eli
Jonathan
God
David
Michmash
Geba
Hfe
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