Dream Slayer Freed in Dream Trial Described in Letter
Special to The Washington Past Chicago May 17 Willam Marshall Keith dubbed the dream slayer is free to pursue his life after a jury acquitted him of killing Walter Paul during a dream It is revealed he wrote to Mrs Patten wife of a wealthy inventor to express gratitude for her support in financing his defense and to discuss repaying them The Patten family funded his attorney and Keith plans to return to his family then travel to Chicago to face the future He claims his wife and daughter were mistreated by the victim and that his killing occurred in a dream The jurors said verdict was acquittal based on the dream defense and Thelma Patten’s testimony The Patten family’s involvement and the moral implications are noted in the narrative
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Washington
Chicago
Willam Marshall
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Ant Mes
James Patten
Keth
Walter Paul
Thelma Aeth
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Thelme
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Rosebud
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Fattens
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Eittle
Miranda
Warren
Nick
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Kentucky
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Ruth
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Aleigh
Elen
Halen
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Mary
Mur Ie
Paris
Cuvier
Jetter
Custers
Aday
Arms to Fight Ulster in Irish Nationalist Rush
Washington Post despatch reports a heavy consignment of rifles and ammunition landed at Connemara for nationalist volunteers to oppose Ulster Orangemen. Authorities searched ships at Pallina and west coast ports but found no arms. County council backs the nationalist volunteer movement to uphold Irish government authority. Lieutenant Thomas Cundon notes that 20000 volunteers would parade in Dublin when Home Rule becomes law.
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Connemara
Byrelal
Washington Post
Dublin
United States
Boma
Lister Orangemen
Aatoms
Pallina
Buns
Radium Adoption Sparks Public Health Warning
A British Scientific Guild warns the public as quacks adopt radium and offer radioactive drugs water and tart products for treatment. The medical committee urges legislation to require written radium quantity guarantees and to place radium in pharmacopoeia and likely as a controlled poison.
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Washington Post
Fendon
British Scientific Guild
Coxey Army Reaches Frederick En Route to Washington
General Covey and his son Maud lead a small group toward Washington after being deserted by most of his army. They remained in Frederick over Sunday and expect to reach the capital by Tuesday accompanied by Mrs Covey and their daughter, with a bugler and drummer in the procession.
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Frederick
Spedal
Washington Post
Vrederleh Ma
Covey
Washington
Teriny
Maud
Coxey
Balkans Atrocity Report Says All Sides Guilty In War
Carnegie Balkan commission report details widespread atrocities by Bulgarians Greeks and Serbians during and after the 1912 13 wars. It describes massacres burnings and torture of noncombatants with witness accounts and urges arbitration and judicial settlement to prevent further chaos.
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Balkans
Carnegie’ Commission
Convision
Balkan
Macedonia
Gaza
Reagan
Tather
Adrianopla
Kavagatch
Radosto
Malgera
Ths
Amid Movie Madness, A Young Couple Dreams of Domestic Films
Warren and Helen navigate a crowded Ketchem theater, watching thrillers like The Viper's Fangs and a string of varied stories. They debate the thrillers versus real domestic plots, imagining a future where their own ordinary life becomes a feature film.
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Mabel
Helen
Belen
Transfusion entrepreneur hawks blood for pay in New York
Joseph Wiley a 21 year old from New York is advertising as a transfusion expert. He has sold five quarts of his blood over four months and earned about 120 dollars per quart for saving patients, while his mother fears for his safety and warns he could be offered a new head if he continues.
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Husky
New York
Feara
Washington Post
Joseph Wiley
Wiley
Riverton Street
Bessie Tink
William K Maxwell
Park Avenue
Day
Electric power to drive Erie Canal boats sparks freight boom
A planned corporation aims to build electric powered vessels for canal navigation from Buffalo to New York harbor, signaling multiple firms may form to operate power driven boats. Westinghouse and Dr Sellers predicted decades ago that electric towing could transform canal freight, expanding to 100 ton barges and boosting New York and Boston trade via Cape Cod Canal and Hudson routes.
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Erie Canal
Brooklyn
New York Harbor
Buffalo
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Hudson
Albany
Hudson River
Erio Canal
Westinghouse
Hawley
Sellers
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Men of Science
Mrestinghouse
Lake Erie
Canal projects link Lake Erle to Ohio River
The article discusses linking Lake Erle with the Ohio River through canalization of rivers in the South. It argues that improved navigable reaches and electric propulsion could boost Southern commerce, noting the Panama, Ime Canal, and Cape Cod Canal nearing completion and the potential for profitable artificial waterways under sound economic methods. Holland.
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Cape Cod
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Massachusetts Bay
Boston
York
Erie Canal
Hudson River
Long Island Sound
Cape Cod Canal
Erle
Nevicopic
Ohio River
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Holland
Carnegie Street Named For Philanthropist In War Aftermath
Sofia May 17 reports city officials rename several streets to honor events of the late Balkan War. One street will bear the name Andrew Carnegie in recognition of his services funding the inquiry into wartime conduct.
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Sofia
Andrew Carnegie
Commission of Inquiry
Canal opens as dredging ends and ships prepare
Panama reports the Cucaracha channel near completion and a 16000 ton vessel capable of passage. Five barges with about 2100 tons sail from Balboa to Cristobal tomorrow, while the first steamer aims to depart Wednesday if no mishap occurs.
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Panama
Balboa
Pacific
Cristobal
Atlantic
Paraiso
Empire Suspension Bridge
Traffe
Gov Ghethals
Sucaracha
Gov Goethals
Prohibitionists Plan Nationwide Paper Start in Boston
Ernest H Cherrington of Westerville Ohio announced plans to launch a chain of prohibition newspapers led by an issue in Washington on December 7. The American Issue Publishing Company seeks 2,000,900 dollars to start the Washington paper, with 1,306,000 raised so far in six months. Other cities targeted include New York Chicago Kansas City San Francisco and Birmingham.
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Roctor
Mass
Boston
Ernest H Cherrington
Westerville
Ohio
Temperanes
American Issue Publishing
Antisaloon League
Washington
Congress
New York
Chicago
Kansas City
San Francisco
Birmingham
Ala
Whch
Cherrington
New Ships Built in U S During April African Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
A Department of Commerce bureau report states 8 steam and unrigged vessels were launched in April in the United States, totaling 40 526 tons. The Atlantic and Gulf coasts produced ships while the Pacific, Great Lakes, Western rivers, Puerto Rico and Florida districts reported no shipbuilding.
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United States
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
Atlante
Gulf
Great Lakes
Porto Rico
Flawan
Atlantic
Union Pacific Orders 900 New Freight Cars
Record Western Wheat Crop triggers Union Pacific to issue an order for 900 all steel freight cars. Cars are a special pattern built at Omaha shops with four hundred of the new automobile type and the remainder in standard box pattern for cross country use.
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Union Pacific
Omaha
Daverport
Iowa
Krai
Money to Loan and Trust Notices in Real Estate Ads
Multiple listings show money to loan and loan on real estate with various terms. Firms such as Pail V. Pipchell and Wm Saunders Co advertise loans on DC real estate. Tyler & Rutherford and H Smith Co offer low interest rates and special terms, with references to prior misions and large sums.
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Pipchell
DC Realy Estat Naveral Trust
WM_ SAUNDERS
WoOnsy Fe
Interes
Tyler & Rutherford
H Smith Company, iii
California society woman accuses husband of marrying for money
Grace Barton Cusler, daughter of Alameda society figure Isabella Barton, recounts a thirteen year marriage to Teiemon Cusler of Atlanta. She claims he loved another woman, sought divorce to force her into settlements, and notes extensive financial and emotional strain on herself and her two children.
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Ber
Washington
Alameda
Cal
Grace Barton Cusler
Isabella T Barton
Ares
Teiemon
Cusler
Atlanta
Sperior
Cuyler
Ineldert
Apparece
Mexco
American Held as Forger in Extradition Case
A suspect named Lendon May along with Adolph Sehmidt and Kowalskie was arrested at Avonmouth on the request of Chicago police after arriving on a Royal Georges ship from Montreal. The trio faced extradition proceedings in court with proceedings remanded. The case involves the American embassy and State Department in Washington. A warrant had been obtained and the accused held temporarily as extradition procedures proceed.
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Lendon
Adolph Sehmidt
Aline Kowalskie
Chicago
Avonmouth
Georges
Montreal
Widey
Fogery Schrriat
State Department
Washinaton
Pol
Simmons to Reserve Board Urged by Midwest Leaders
Edward Simmons, a leading St Louis businessman, is urged for a Federal Reserve Board seat by Sen Stone of Missouri and others from the Midwest. The veteran banker and head of several banks is described as a durable veteran of the hardware trade and tied to midwestern financial circles.
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Edward Simoens
St Louis Busines
Pres Dent
Theederal Reserve Board
Place Benator Stone
Assour
Middle West
Les Se Leo
Simmons
Luce Hardware
Marie
Deederic
Auction Sales and Property Listing in Washington District
Auction notices show Thomas J Gwen Son, auctioneer, listing sale of property and real estate in Washington District. Details reference bids, dates, and compliance requirements, with mentions of land, parcels, and sale conditions. The document cites figures and times, indicating a formal public sale process under local authority. Numerous garbled lines denote OCR error but core items include auction actions, purchaser obligations, and property resale terms.
Horses and Vehicles Sale at Reliable Stables Headlines
A sprawling sale of horses and mules dominates today at Reliable Horse and Mule Stables located at 216 1th St with a diverse assortment of carriages saddles bridles and harnesses. An ambassador abroad seeks to dispose of a brougham and victors while a rare miniature horse and extensive second hand carriages promise bargains to buyers.
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Frisies
Willerd
Ernest
Salulatura
Saat
Eberland
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