State rests in Walter murder trial as defense opens
New York April 21 The State rested and the defense opened in the Walter murder trial before Judge Foster. Key testimony centered on Kate Mucker a young waitress who lived with Walter and testified she saw him with Ruth Wheeler before her disappearance. The defense announced Walter will testify and call a second witness to dispute the stove removal and escape claim.
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Albert W. Walter
Ruth Amos Wheeler
Kate Mucker
Walter
Ruth Wheeler
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Tate
Ruth
Wolter
House of Detention
Katie Mueller Weg
Germany
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Doty
Genere Huisewark
Nan
Third Avenue
Alo
Wien
Cate
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Wheeler
Janert Carvalho
Wolters Menor
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Jay
Soult
Dory
Noatt
Leiter Coal Mines Sold Zeigler Illinois to Reopen
The Zeigler coal mine in Illinois changes hands as Bell and Goldr purchase Leiter’s operation for 8 million dollars. The mine, closed after an explosion killed eight and left about 101 workers unaccounted for, lies in a deserted town once populated by mine employees. The new owners plan to reopen to resume operations promptly.
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Washington Bost
Mount Vernon
Bell & Goldr
Joe Leiter
Leiter
Lst
Texas Society Celebrates San Jacinto Anniversary Entertainment
The Texas Society of Washington marked the seventy fourth anniversary with a patriotic program at the Pythian Temple. Representative C W Gillespie of Texas presided. Addresses were delivered by J W Collier of Mississippi and Rufus Hardy of Texas. Charlemagne Koehler performed a recitation and music by Mabel Latimer Edward J McQuade and James Nolan accompanied the event with dancing afterward.
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Texas Society of Washington
Pythian Temple
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Texas
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Mississippi
Rufus Hardy
Charlemagne Koehler
Mabel €. Latimer
Edward J. McQuade
Jamea Nolan
Mine Victims in Alabama Shaft Rescue Fades
In Birmingham Alabama on April 21 rescuers at Mulga mine shaft No 2 extracted five charred bodies and found several more, with most workers brought to the surface unconscious. Inspector Neill said few if any may remain alive as crowds gathered at the scene and mournful families waited throughout the day.
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Birmingham
Ala
Milne
Neill
Princes in Big Trust Seizes Berlin Omnibus Firm
Berlin April 21 The so called princes trust with pooled capital in vestment led by Prince Egon von Fuerstenburg and Prince Hohensohen Geringen took control of the Berlin Omnibus Company at the annual stockholders meeting. They voted 1 1/2 million dollars of the stock against 3 123000 represented by S Bleichroeder which had long held control. The trust aims to gain control of surface and underground railways. Since 1907 they have invested about 350 million in city building lands and transportation companies. Fuerstenburg is the empire s wealthiest subject and a close friend of the Emperor and once entertained Me Roosevelt in Vienna.
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Princes Trust
Egon von Fuerstemjbers
Hohensohen Geringen
S. Bleichroeder
Kia
Strust
Prince Fuerstenburg
Tiny boat to circle globe sails from Boston harbor
The Seafarer, a 20 000 mile cruise auxiliary schooner owned by L S Norris of San Francisco, left Boston today after arriving from Booth Bay Maine where she was built. The vessel bound for San Francisco will cross the Atlantic and Mediterranean and pass via the Suez Canal to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean before returning to the Golden Gate. Onboard are Mr and Mrs Norris their daughter Miss Helen Wylde a guest and a crew of eight.
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Seafarer
L. S. Norris
San Francisco
Night Riders' Six Kentuckians Fined In Tobacco Trade Case
Prominent Kentuckians in Covington faced a jury verdict that fined six defendants one dollar each after the Night Rider case. John Riddle Alfred Colter Freda Galvin Charles Jones Frederick Aukek Jesse Allen were named among those fined. The trial involved Frank Holler alleging threats with pistols and rifles to force him from his home and business in a tobacco bid dispute.
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Covington
John Riddle
Alfred Colter
Frea Galvin
Charles Jones
Frederick ‘AuHek
Jesse Allen
Roosevelts Guest List At Embassy Luncheon And Dinner
Morning greeting as a king and a luncheon at the American embassy is planned for the colony. President Fulieres will host Col and Mrs Roosevelt at a dinner and reception at Plyses palace in the afternoon and evening, with Minister Pichons eulogy noted. The Foreign Mint piece praises Roosevelt as a steadfast, disinterested ally and a statesman who shares ideals and will support each other in difficult times. The reference to Franca hints at the Algeciras conference on Morocco.
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Justum Et Tenacem
Mr Roosevelt Attitude on International Peace
A Washington Post led item notes Mr Lawrence Abbott travels with Roosevelt aid and will relay Roosevelt's views when invited. Dispatches from European papers show interest in Roosevelt’s stance on disarmament, but he will not be a public adviser. He will speak only when asked and express his views frankly at the Nobel Prize address in Christiansle on May 1.
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Christiasile
Mystery of Dark Crime Cleared Up in Port Elizabeth
Special to The Wasmagron reports residents of Port Elizabeth helped reveal the truth after an apparent crime. Authorities concluded a supposed dark crime was not as it seemed. An undertaker was questioned as part of the investigation and investigators found the body and sequence of events did not match the initial claim.
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Oben City
Mrs Gilpin Seeks Divorce Amid Fashionable Court Action
Mrs Gilpin requests a divorce with grounds unclear as papers in the case are impounded by the court. Gilpin, famed for her gowns, is a prominent social figure with attorneys declining to discuss details. The affair drew notable admiration in the city’s high society.
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Shis City
Desperadoes Escape from Leavenworth Penitentiary Yard
Reporters state four desperadoes escaped from the Leavenworth Kansas penitentiary yard this morning by seizing a locomotive. They forced the engineer to start the train and knocked down a heavy iron gate. The convicts then separated to flee across the country as deputies and farmers hunted the area. Clarke was captured. Gideon, Hewitt, and Keating surrendered under pressure. no real guns were found on them. Deputies and guards scoured one mile west of here, aiming to capture Grigwara and Murdock before morning. Three prisoners had been involved in a prior hold up at a Union Pacific trestle.
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Sipe v Downey case set for next Tuesday in Alexandria court
A Fairfax County suit seeking $1,000 from the Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Company for two deaths was postponed due to missing witnesses and will be called again next Tuesday. Other actions include a decree in Demaine versus Murray directing sale of property with appointed commissioners, Mason versus WA&MV Railway allowed amended declaration, and Dreifus death and funeral details.
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Attorheys Robinson
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Mason
Washington
Woman Trapped On Train Warns Girl Travelers
Boston to New York travel warning recounts a young woman’s experience on a passenger train. A man claimed she was being taken to an insane asylum, threatening to label any resistance as insanity. She was seized from the train and later rescued by her husband before the would‑be kidnapper escaped.
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Trail of buried gold spurs Alaska treasure hunt
Special to The Washington Pa. Dr Martin Damourette, an Alaskan explorer, hunts Otto Gresser for a map claiming a hoard of buried gold in the northern Territory. Damourette says two twin fountain peaks with two craters and two streams mark the spot. Gresser and Damourette met in Ainska in 1883. Damourette now seeks the treasure, said buried by two miners after Indians murdered one and the other died seeking civilization with the wealth, a tale of long pursuit and peril.
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American singer fined for sassing Hamburg director
Edith Walker, famed fencing prima donna of Hamburg Municipal Opera, and her impresario Hermann Gura clashed over acting directions. A court ordered Walker to pay 25 marks after ruling in favor of Gura, noting Walker’s temperamental dispute and labeling her behavior as unacceptable.
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Harvard Defeats Virginia in Fourteen Inning 1 to 0
Special to The Washington Post Charlottesville April Harvard defeats Virginia in a 14 inning pitchers battle 1 to 0 Hicks strikes out eighteen Orange and Blue batters while Brown, Phillips Andover freshman, allows only two baserunners in the late frames Harvard's Hicks and Brown excel as the game extends into extra innings with key plays and defensive stops.
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Ay Brown
Stalen
Pollen
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Douging
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Vrong
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Goplee
Headerada
Gamez
Mrs E L Kent Dead In Tuxedo Park After Surgery
Emily Lorillard Kent widow of William Kent and daughter of the late Pierre Lorillard died at home in Tuxedo Park after an intestinal operation. Survived by her husband four children and sisters Mrs Cecil Baring of England and Pierre Lorillard. She was 56 years old and a known social figure in New York and Tuxedo.
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Landslide Destroys Convent in Portugal Killing and Hurting Many
Lisbon April 2 reports a mountainside collapse near Monresa, about 20 miles from Barcelos, causing numerous deaths and serious injuries. Rescue efforts continue as authorities assess the scene and count casualties. Ancona reports a separate tremor felt in the afternoon lasting seconds, causing alarm.
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Jlisbon
Monresa
Ancona
Tuly
FAY AND HARRIS GUILTY IN POSTOFFICE ROBBERY
Fred Cunningham alias Madie Fay and Frank Chester alias Little Dick Harris were found guilty in a Richmond federal court for complicity in the March 27 postoffice robbery that yielded 950,000 in stamps. They were each sentenced to ten years in a federal prison and fined 500 each. They were captured at Grand Central Station, New York, after the trunks with loot were claimed. a third man present escaped and has not been captured.
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Richmond
Fred Cunningham
Madie Fay
Frank Chester
At- Hanty
Fay
Grand Central Staton
New York
Peru's cryptic city names puzzle confusing locals
A garbled OCR fragment from a Peru related note mentions Lima and Peru with fragmented phrases like RERUEFS and par1s. The readable content is too scattered to extract a clear event or outcome. This item appears as a damaged brief with minimal coherent facts.
Mrs Penelope Kellum Dead in Newport News
Mrs Penelope Kellum widow of Zarcbuble Kellum aged about sixty six, resident of Washington, died last night after several months illness at the home of her daughter Mrs Harry Jones in Newport News Virginia. She previously lived at 824 Potomac Avenue Southeast with her son Franklin P Kellum. The body will be brought to Washington for funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Bond Issue Update Names Riad as Key Negotiated Player
Official says Riadh has the necessary funds after a final amount of 1 000 000 was recently negotiated. The report notes the bond issue and outlines the financial steps involved, indicating Riads pivotal role in securing the funding.
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Miss Goldsborough Weds Burr Harrison in Maryland
Louise Dulin Goldsborough daughter of Dr and Mrs Urea W Goldsborough tied to Burr Powsl Harrison in a Cambridge Maryland ceremony at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. The bride descends from Robert Goldsborough Continental Congress and John Henry US senator, while the groom hails from Burr Harrison and the Pauntroy line. The Rev Thomas S Barlow officiated.
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Third death by own action in family series in Petersburg
Special to The Washington Post reports a Petersburg tragedy where Nathaniel P Inge, 11, dies by self harm at Mrs Charles Wells home, following a pattern after Charles Wells brother in law and Albert Tage earlier. The piece notes multiple family suicides tied to unemployment and hardship in the region. Washington woman Roberta Larman seeks absolute divorce from Oscar W Larman in Montgomery County Court on grounds of desertion and cruelty.
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Washington Post
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Darette
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Duty hastens navy wedding in Norfolk
Miss Jane Handy daughter of Mrs E G Handy Natchez Miss and Lieutenant George C Pegram USN married today the ceremony held at the home of Mr and Mrs John Morbury hastened by orders for the New York cruiser to sail for Asiatic waters the couple will join the vessel at Hampton Roads the wedding had been planned for June 1 and the bride will accompany her husband to the ship's destination
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Hempton Roads
Tong Peace 10 Be Signed Treaty In Chinatown Tomorrow
A proclamation in Chinatown states a peace treaty between the See Sing Tong and the On Loong Tong will be signed in the Chitexe tomorrow. The event occurred in the presence of Dr. Ou Shou tebun and Yang Yu Yang, with the proclamation torn shortly after. Secretary Wilson ruled California labeled wines and sherries adequately labeled as produced in California following a prior hearing.
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Four Brotherers Company
On Loong Tong
Chitexe
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Ou Shou-tebun
Washington
Yang Yu Yang
Des
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
California
Food and Drug
Fail to Settle Labor Dispute Between Rail and Telegraphers
Arbitrators met in Washington yesterday to adjust the disagreement between the Southern Railway and its telegraph operators. No agreement was reached, prolonging the labor dispute as negotiations continue.
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