Chinese government offers reward for Leon Ling in Sigel case
Consuls nationwide alerted to search for Leon Ling a Chinese man wanted in the murder of Elsie Sigel whose body was found in a trunk above a Chinatown restaurant. Police interrogate Chung Sin and Ling associate Chu Gain as they pursue lead after lead amid conflicting statements and interpreter help.
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District Attorney's Office
Jerome
Police Department
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Leon Ling
Eisie Sigel
Eighth Avenue
Chung Sin
Len Ling
Captain Carey
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Leon
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Sewon Ling
Ban Loung
Alan
Hung bin
Firat
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Lew
Hung Sin Boon
Chung -In
Lynn
Hebert Chung
Dietchet
Elsie Sigel
Florence Todd
Bowery Settlement
Chu Gain
Quon Yieck Nam
Chu
Elsie
New Orleans
Chinaman disguised as woman at Schenectady station
A man described as Leon Ling, a Chinese visitor, checked a suitcase to Cleveland at New York Central Station in Schenectady and hours later returned in a quilted cloak disguised as a woman. Baggage was detained and sent on. no name given, check number 554,662.
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Leon Ling
New York Central Railroad
Clevelind
Ohio
Leon
New York
Chinese Government Likely to Offer Reward for Leon Ling
Washington June 23 The Chinese government probably will offer a reward for the capture of Leon Ling if he sails today or is not captured this week. Charged with affairs in Minister Wu's absence, Secretary Oy Shou echun of the Chinese legation said such action would meet approval of the government.
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Leon Ling
China
Oy Shou Echun
Chinew Legation
Tey Leeteee
Chinese Consul Says All Officers Help Seize Slayers of Elsie Sigel
The acting Chinese consul in New York informs the Chinese legation that all consular officers in the U S are aiding police to capture the slayers of Elsie Sigel. The charge d affaires issues a public notice urging identification and arrest of the suspects to protect Chinese reputation. translation released today.
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New York
America
Elsie Sigel
Shou Tehun
San Pranctco
United States
Unclear OCR Record of Johnstown Town Affairs
Fragmentary report notes authorities and a statement about a foundation for a story involving Leow Ling. Mentions restrictions on Chinese residents and a residence in New York. No clear events or dates can be confirmed from the readable text.
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Paduoe
Leow Ling
New York
Preparations for Educational Meet in Denver
Secretary Irwit Shepard of the National Educational Fsgociation arrived in Denver this afternoon and took charge of final preparations for the convention to be held there. He conferred with the local committee led by Superintendent KE Soulaey on completing the program, which will be printed tomorrow. He opened local registration headquarters at East Denver High School.
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Irwit Shepard
National Educational Fsgociation
Afernoon
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Shepard
East Deiver High Schoui
Two Drowned as Rowboat Capsizes on Killarney Lake
A gale swamped a rowboat carrying eleven travelers and locals on Lower Lough Leane. Two Irish boatmen died and two passengers drowned. several others survived after rescue efforts. The casualties include Mrs A A Hilted of Tacoma and other named guests from London and Massachusetts.
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Killarney Lake
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Tacoma
Wash
Longhead
Great Southern Hotel
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Iitthe
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Rem Cners
Mark Woodruff Arrested in Colorado Fraud Case
Mark G Woodruff former state register of lands of Colorado was arrested at Platteville and brought to Denver on an indictment charging defrauding the land board. He pledged to clear up charges before the legislative committee or in court, saying his return depended on his attorney's advice.
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Wheeler
N. Walter Dixon
Greeley
Fiere
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St. Louis
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Kaneasay
Dumdin
St. Paul
United States Forestry Bureau
Senate Passes Lumber Rates and Pineapple Tariff Amid Battle
In a Washington session June 23 the Senate moved through the lumber schedule with Aldrich steering to keep higher duties. A test vote defeated Senator McCumber’s low lumber rate while pineapples saw continued push and final restore of Dingley levels. Coal policy also tightened as Aldrich proposed coal rate cuts and reciprocity removal.
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House
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Fletcher
Florida
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Senate Committee On Finance
Hilton Family Mourns as Wife and Son Die in Lake
Tacoma, Washington June 23. Mrs A A Hilton and her son drowned in Lake Killarney. Mrs Hilton is wife of A A Hilton, general manager of the Griffin car wheel works at South Tacoma. Hilton caught the Associated Press dispatches as he prepared to leave for New York where the family planned to meet him and sell from Liverpe? June 26.
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Wash
Mere
Railroads Compete for Seattle Business
Railroads vie for Seattle business as Western lines race to offer new attractions. One line promises concerts en route and varied entertainment from ragtime to opera to lure travelers. A dozen new trains enter service with novel perks such as table d’hote dinners and cocktails to draw trade.
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Chicago
Proposed Cleanup of Russian Capital in St Petrograd
St Petersburg news notes the cabinet approves a government project to drain the city and reorganize water supply. The plan calls for raising fifty million rubles to fund the work and improve sanitation.
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St Petersburg
Mrs Tapperwein Wins Honors With Shotgun
In Chicago Gun Club preliminaries Mrs A Tapperwein the sole Wamah shooter tops the day with a 19 of 25 score. She and Pred Bert of Spirit Lake lead a tight field in the Greed American handicap race while Snowden of Memphis competes for betting favor. Rube Waddell of St Louis participates in practice and shows useful form.
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Mre
A. Topperwein
Wamah
Cbicage
Mre Topperwein
Pred Ilbert
Spirit Lake
Fee
Snowden
Menmphie
Tenn
Rube Waddell
St. Louis
Montana Episcopal Convention Approves Clergy Pension Plan
The Montana state convention of the Episcopal church adopted a new plan to pension clergy and their widows after twenty years of service. The pension fund will be sustained by voluntary contributions.
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Boxman
Mont
Jume
The
Episcopal Church of Montana
Montana
Raid on Jiji Office Sparks Jury Troubles in Honolulu
The Honolulu court resumes selecting jurors for labor case trials linked to Japanese plantation workers strike. Judge Veburt disqualifies talesmen with ties to sugar stocks, complicating empanelment as Nippo Jiji editor Sage vows legal actions over raid and papers seizure.
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Honolulu
Segs
Nippo Jiji
Henry
Sage
Harriman angered by illness report in cablegram
New York June 23. Mr Harriman protests a report of illness saying he only had a slight touch of rheumatism and will recover after a few baths at Semmering. He notes many in New York would be glad to hear he was dead but he intends to live longer than that.
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New York
Harriman
Senate Amends Wood Pulp Duty to Allow Presidential Action
Washington notes an amendment to wood pulp duties. Senator Aldrich introduces a measure to empower the president to double the duty on printing paper valued above three cents a pound, aiming to counter Canada’s export controls and deter future export restrictions on logs and pulp. The change targets printing paper and wood pulp exports to the United States.
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Senate
Aldrich
United States
Canada
Consul Declines to Intervene for Strikers in Honolulu
June 24 Honolulu report shows M Makino a leader among Japanese sugar plantation workers on strike for $1 a day asked Consul General Uyeno for an interview to intercede with the planters association on behalf of the strikers. The request aimed to seek mediation and halt the wage dispute pending further talks.
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Honolulu
M. Makino
Uyeno
Planters’ Association
Makino
Assecia
Planters refuse to recognize Makino High Wage union
The consul declined steps as plantation owners refuse to recognize Makino or the High Wage association, dealing only with laborers. Both sides stay firm. Makino says strikers want him to spark a islandwide Japanese strike, but he opposes it as ruinous to Hawaii labor and could cost millions in collars.
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Tion
Makino
High Wage
Islangs
Hawaii
German Athletes Gather at Cincinnati
Cincinnati hosts the thirtieth test of the North American Gymnastic union with Acting Mayor John Galvia and August Herrmann delivering welcomes. Motorcycle races drew a large crowd though a collision in the third race sparked panic. driver Wo OB Weaver collapsed from heat and his machine crashed. Turner teams to resume early tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
North American Gymnastic Union
John Galvia
August Herrmann
Wo OB. Weaver
Turner
Chaves County Teachers Institute Opens in Roswell
In Roswell New Mexico the Chaves County Teachers Institute began a two week session with sixty on opening day. Territorial Superintendent E B Clark and County Superintendent CC Hill attended. Instructors include Dr B S Gowen president of the Normal University Las Vegas and M Crosher superintendent of Roswell city schools.
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N. M
Chaves County
Teachers’ Institute
Territorial
E B. Clark
Santa Fe
CC. Hill
B.S Gowen
Chicago Bank Consolidation Creates Continental American Trust
Chicago reports American Trust & Savings and Continental National announce a merger to form a consolidated bank. George M Reynolds will lead Continental as president while Edwin Potter leads American Trust as president and both will serve as first vice presidents of the other institution. Deposits total 98,600,000 across the two banks. The Continental officer previously offered as Treasury secretary by Taft declined.
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Edwin Potter
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the Treasury
Taft
Family Imprisoned in Home by Cyclone
Galveston Texas June 28 Wreckers found Charlie? Juleon and his wife and 12 year old daughter in a cellar after a cyclone leveled their Brown County home. They had been prisoners for two weeks with almost no water or food, eating raw potatoes when possible. Attempts to tunnel out failed. Neighbors thought the family had moved away.
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Tex
Charlies Juleon
Brown County
Dileon
Dramatic Railway Proximity Ban Near Kiev
The governor general of Kiev issues a decree prohibiting unidentified persons and those without passports from entering within three miles of the railway at Kiev and other points on pain of a 254 fine or three months imprisonment. The emperor and empress will travel this railway to Paltava for the s609 celebration.
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Austin
Kiew Hae
Paltava
New York Heat Wave Tops 59 Degrees as Prostrations Rise
New York on June 23 reports a high of 59 with humidity near 65 percent during the third day of a heat wave. More than fifty prostrations and related illnesses are noted, with Philadelphia reporting four deaths and over four dozen prostrations due to the extreme heat.
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New York
Philadelphia
Gates conspiracy case in Oklahoma court postponed
June 24 report says W. Gates charged with conspiracy to defraud the government of trade in Oklahoma has been postponed in federal court awaiting Oklahoma court decision. The court dismisses similar indictments and Gates removal will be dropped.
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W. Gates
Trnde
Oklahoma
Gates
Heat Records Fall as San Prance City Sees 94 Degrees
On June 23 the city endured a heat wave with temperatures reaching 94 degrees marking the hottest day since 1944. Two western-style protests occurred during the day as residents confronted the heat and spoke out.
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San Prancivce
Explosion Injures 16 at Lackawanna Coal Mine
Naked Light blamed for frightful catastrophe in workings of Lackawanna Coal and Coke Company. Sixteen workers injured in coal mine explosion as investigations begin into cause and safety failures. Local authorities and company officials coordinate with emergency crews at the scene.
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Naked Light
Lackawanna Coal and Coke Company
Gas explosion at Lackawanna mine leaves many dead or injured
At the Lackawanna Coat and Coke mine No 4, a gas explosion caused by an open lamp killed several foreign workers and injured many Americans. Rescue efforts faced chaos as anxious relatives gathered at the pit mouth while officials sought to reach trapped miners.
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Johnaun
The
Mite
Wright Brothers Get Extension of Time for War Plane
Washington announces a thirty day extension for the Wright brothers to finish an aeroplane for the War Department. They expected ten days but requested thirty to avoid further delays. Preparations accelerate with motor installation and planned tests at Fort Myer.
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Wright Brothers
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Germany
Reepetenfeler
Daston
Fort Moor
Triple Alliance Remains Unshaken in Parliament
Rome June 23. During the foreign office budget debate in the chamber of deputies Foreign Minister Titteni said Italy’s relations with Bogland and Prance were excellent and the triple alliance was unshakable. He insisted the new Italian arrangement did not offend any power and Italy’s policy was one of peace.
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