Jury Frees Seyler After Acquittal in Pier Murder Trial
William Seyler, charged with killing Jane Adams on the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City last February, was acquitted after a five hour jur y deliberation. The defendant testified he left Adams alive and his account was supported by his brother and witness Wat ter, while the jury considered whether the act was first degree murder or manslaughter. The courtroom erupted in cheers as Seyler embraced his counsel and thanked the jurors, with his brother Ora and sister-in-law present.
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Mays Landing
Wllam Seyler
Jane Adams
Million Dollar Pier
Atlantic City
Yrenchard Seyler
Ward
Ora Seyler Wiliams
William
Monagers
Ant Jidse Trenchuds
Edmund
Gustav Seyler
Bessie
Cinklenburg
Vic Goldentueg
Lee ‘Serting
St Te Pal
Compan
Watter
Sevier
Seyler
Orvis
Adams Famil
Alice
Chelsea
Orv
Plantic Avenue
Jane
Aduis T
Vr Young
Caiis
KOCO
Disappearance and police interrogation tied to Jane Adams case
An account follows the night Jane Adams vanished on the pier with Orvis and Alice, including missed sightings, a failed search, family concerns, and a coerced statement claim amid detective pressure and alleged drugged cigarettes. The witness recounted the journey from the pier to Philadelphia and the later police questioning.
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Mr. Adama
Orvis
Jane
Pleasantville
Orvia
Peteraburska
Big Brother
Philadelphia
South
Virginia
Jane Adams
Atlantic City
Police Department
Gasklh
Goldenburg
Needle in Child's Heart From Needle Pierces Baby at Play
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Masters at Brookville was pierced in the chest by a needle hidden in a dress. Drs Buckingham and Barrigues removed the needle which lay under the skin near the heart. The needle entered fully an inch, but after treatment the child’s pulse and temperature normalized and physicians say she will recover.
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Washington
Brookville
Charles Masters
Buckingham
Barrigues
Meade Phillips bill faces veto and possible extra session
Albany May 23 Fourteen Republicans and an equal number of Democrats pushed through the Meade Phillips primary reform bill in the senate. The measure now awaits executive action after earlier passage in the assembly. Governor likely to veto, with Cobb compromises risked if vetoed. An extra session could be needed to birth any primary legislation.
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Albany
Senate
Hinman
Assembly
Repub- Yean
Democratic
Lnter
Cobb Bill Ag
Meade-Phillips
Yachtsmen Await Word From Havana Race Boats
Philadelphia crews expect updates on four motorboats Dye Caliph Caroling and Berneya racing to Havana. No word since Sunday night but organizers say safety concerns are minimal despite Atlantic storms. A steamer sighted a boat near Diamond Shoal but signals were unreadable.
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Philadelphia
Diamond Shoal
Will not annex Korea in Far East pact talks
May 71 report from Will not annex Korea in Far East pact talks notes the Japanese plan to replace Korean officials with Japanese personnel. Korea’s status is not to be involved and the move to invite the Korean emperor to relocate to Japan is dropped.
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Japan
Mikado
Bt Petersburg
Korea
Seoul
Kohler Faces Trial Amid Wide Charges Against Police Chief
Cleveland Mayor Boehr suspended Frederick Kohler the police chief famed as the "Golden Rule" head amid 25 charges including gross immorality drunkenness and disobedience of orders. The trial date was tentatively set for Tuesday with Kohler promising a fight and alleging a political vendetta by a group of officials and reporters.
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Cleveland, Mayo
Frederick Kohler
Roosevelt
Boehr
Buehr
Kohier
J. Heehr
Kohler
Skohler
Giniah
Ohio
Vellus Cnse
Chief Kohler
Tlotten Force
Tom Johnson
Golden Rose
Hla
Restoring Cretan State Debate Draws Moslem Deputies Demand
France and Great Britain urge Crete to admit Mussulian deputies to the assembly to restore the pre 1908 status under Turkish suzerainty with Russia and Italy likely to accept while discussions in Paris and London consider international garrison proposals and Turkish troops option The memo notes Isvolsky opposes reintroduction of international forces as recalls a memorial excursion to Gettysburg and nearby towns by Baltimore Ohio Railroad trains.
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France
England
Paris
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
Create
Crete
Turkey
Edward Grey
M. Pichon
London St Patncsburg
Isveisky
M. Isvolsky
Battle at Bluefields Defies Washington Action
May 25 reports from Rama Bluefields Nicaragua describe continued fighting as Madriz forces clash with Estrada loyalists along the coast. Naval actions include the gunboats Venus and San Jacinto probing the area, while U S Paducah and Dubuque monitor offshore. Unclear official news due to damaged telegraph lines and disputed searches.
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Bluefields
Nicaragua
Venus
Extuerzo
Stara and Stripes
Washington
Bluefields Bioft
Paducah
Dubuqua
Lara
Estrada
Madriz
Tuma
GeneMan
Geo Chauvarria
Rama
San Juan del Sur
New Orleans
T Madrig
Maxime de Janren
Madrid Navy
Gilmer
United States
Hiram
Ulstem
Estuerz
Consul Moffatt
Senor Casptrilio
Blue
Virginia Volunteers Camp Opens Near Petersburg
The camp of instruction for infantry officers of the Virginia volunteers starts tomorrow at Riverside Park in Dinwiddie County about 5 miles from Petersburg. Detailed to the camp are Maj Charles H Barth Majscory D Styer Maj Barnworth Buck Capt Hunter Nelson Capt Frank in Biution Capt Joseph S Partello First Lieut Robert S Knox First Lieut Leonard I Mygoté First Lieut John B Barnes and First Lieut Townsend Wheeler. The session runs May 25 to June 2 with about 5 officers receiving instruction.
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Virgina
Petersburg
Washington Post
Virginia Volunteers
Tomorow
Riverside
Dinwiddie County
Charles H Barth
Frank In
Biution
Joseph S. Partello
Robert S. Knox
Twenty
Leonard I Mygoté
John B. Barnes
Townsend Wheeler
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Trust Bu s Gas Lands Monopoly of West Virginia Holdings
The Standard Oil through Hope Natural Gas, controls Manufacturers' Light and Heat, closing a 3.5 million deal for undeveloped gas territory in West Virginia. First in a planned series of purchases to gain production dominance, including 8 miles of pipeline south of a Lasalia pumping station and leases across Lewis Harrison Upshur and Braxton counties.
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Specter
Waabingtem Post
Pittaburg
Standard
Hope Natural Gas Company S
Light and Heat Company
West Virginia
Lesalia
Lewis, Harrison, Upshur, and
Braxton Countes
W Va
Great Floods in Norway Endanger Towns and Rivers
Extraordinary heat in spring melted mountain snow causing floods across Norway interior lakes and rivers. In Christiana and towns like Lilestrommen the Etmees area is submerged to building floors while floating timber endangers bridges. Minister Broems inspects as the question of state aid is sent to the Storthing.
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Christiana
Norway
Questio of State
Storthing
Mystery Shooters In Room Lead To Philadelphia Tragedy
In Philadelphia a woman Mary Klumpp and her companion John McGovern were found shot in a Vine Street room. McGovern said he was shot by the woman. police note no powder marks on her clothing. The case centers on who fired the fatal shots and Mary Klumpp’s reported Washington connections.
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Philadelphia
Mary Klumpp
Washington Post
Philadephia Mey
Ooth
Mary Krump
Twenteth Street
Johon McGovern
Sherry Street
Vine Street
Ween
McGovern
Wncona Cloan
Cherry Streat
Buffalo
Boston
Clanmeé
Washington
Twentieth Street
Houda
Willams
S Eldom
Williams
Capital City
Joseph Klumpp
Eilzabeth Ward
Mary Hare
Hittenhouse
Rittenhouse
Mia McGovern
Klumpp
Suessay
Mwwovern
Alchemy Claim Shocks Pittsburg Doctor Says He Transmuted Metals
Dr F W Lange, a Pittsburg chemist, declares he has discovered a process to transmute base metals into silver and gold. He recounts a lab accident causing the death of C Dickinson, former Carnegie Trust Company president, and says he demonstrated the method to assay houses, mint, and chemical analysts who all confirmed true silver in tests.
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Lange
Pittsburg
Dickinson
Carnegie Trust Company
Washington Post
Aeranton
C . Dickinson
Carnegie Trust Company of New York
F W Lange
Langes
Lange Saya
Dickinon
Tte
Dy Langs
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
United States
Ancyerd
Montha
Oliver
Dickingon
Hho
Cme
Hyn
Dicklnaon
Simple yet gigantic discovery sale cited in dying banker tale
The tale centers on a scientist who claims a simple but vast invention and a banker, Charles Dickinson, who dies after pneumonia. Dickinson’s will denies funds to a son who sails Cayuga Lake, while the estate exceeds 10 000 dollars and provisions fund education at Cornell with Cayuga Lake restrictions. The banker’s will is probated in New York as details emerge.
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Ir Dickson
Dickingon
New York
Charlene Dickinson
Carnegie Trust Company
Wss
Charles
Cornell
Cayuga Lake
Heresy Cases Ended Angling At Presbyterians In New York City
Atlantic City May 25 The Presbyterian Church assembly finished a hearing on a New York presbytery heresy case. Ministers John Fox Frederick Shearer and Walter D Buchanan represented the minority. They questioned belief in Jesus miracles and the virgin birth. A report from the committee was expected tomorrow. Temperance debate and praise for Jews amid Russia persecutions surfaced as the assembly discussed alcohol and missionary issues.
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Atlantic City
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
New York
John Fox
Frederick Shearer
Walter D Buchanan
Presbytery
New York City
Steen
Union Theological Seminary of
Jems Christ
Lavarus
Homer L Castle
Pittsburg
D H Sharp
Red Blut
W S Bennet
Hquer Traffe
H T Laughbaum
Oklahoma City
Bennet
Elmon Wolf
Washington
Egynt
Russia
Priest Wounded On Boat In Baltimore Station
Father John Graham, chaplain of Mercy Hospital, was found unconscious on a steamer between Baltimore and Washington with a throat wound and cheek cut. He was moved to the rectory of St Jerome's Church and was reported resting easily. The cause is unclear though health questions are cited as a possible factor. The Holy Comforter Church is in Fourteenth Street, with Rev Clarenos Wheeler as pastor.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Battimore
Washington
John Graham
Mercy
St Jeromes Catholic Church
Graham
Holy Comforter
Fourteenth
East Capitol
Clarenos
Wheelers
Catholic Bible sale sparks debate over Mexican Catholicism
Mer B. Corrett and Marist College faculty defend Mexican Catholicism amid Dr Butler’s accusations of pagan idols. Archbishop Falconia’s counsel Mgr Cerretti calls Butler’s claims false, stressing Catholic Mexico’s daily scripture use, indulgences, and devotion. He notes Bible availability, the Virgin portrayal, and the living church response in Mexico City.
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Mer B. Corrett
Falcomo
Marist College
Promptio
Mexico
de John W Butler
Diomede Falconia
Marlest College
John A. Rels
Butler
Handly
Hayden
Hela
Wrief
Taconto
But
Uer
Father Stela
Washington
Falconia
Mgr B Cerretti
Apostolic Legation
Papal Legacon
Mar Cerrett
America
United States
Butlers
Bersava
Republic
Bulleto
Meaco
Cavasy
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Bayer
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Rawlings
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Mary Klampp
Roxbury, Wa
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