Slayer Ends His Own Life in Maryland Flight
Robert Emmet Eastman, known as Emmet E B Roberts, killed himself rather than surrender after a chaotic spree tied to the death of May Edith Thompson Woodill. A letter on his body reveals a rambling alibi blaming intoxicated companions and a jealous encounter, while investigators question the witness accounts and missing correspondence.
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St. Michaels
Pretty Lttle
Edith Thompson Woodill
Balimore
Washington
Los Angeles
Lyman J. Gage
Frank Brown
Emmet EB. Roberts
Robert Fiurd Mastman
Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York
Fastman
Mies
Vinnie Brad Come
Kiaw
Erlanger
New York
Eastman
Hartman
Miss Bradcome
Maryland
Mr. Roberts
Foreman Radcliffe
Miss Bad
Bradcome
Wood
Lastman
Bungalow
Eastman Was Her Husband Confirms Marriage
New York, June 26. Vinnie Brad comes. the woman linked to Robert Eastman’s tragedy at St. Michaels admits she is Eastman’s wife. A young actress, living with her mother and sister at 1382 West 129th Street, had denied knowledge of Eastman before court records proved their marriage. She disclosed details of the union after proof.
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Fastman
Hackensack
N. J
Kastaen
New York
Mother
Robert
Roberts
Vinnie Bradcome
Robert Bk. Easitman
St. Michaels
Eastman
No. 1382
West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Street
Five Hoboes Are Killed in Canadian Pacific Derailment
A westbound Canadian Pacific freight train derailed near Kamloops after being ditched. Five hoboes aboard the train died, two others were badly injured and hospitalized. Traffic was tied up for the day. Names and addresses of the dead are unknown.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kamloops
Trafic
New York Police Depend on Suspect in Sigel Murder Inquiry
Police continue to question Chung Sin in the Elsie Sigel case as detectives seek to resolve discrepancies in his statements. A neighbor reported a Chinaman resembling Leon Ling with Elsie’s cousin Mabel Sigel. Ling’s ties to the murder remain disputed. Chu Gain seeks bail relief after arrest linked to letters from Elsie, while Leon Ling’s possible sea departure via the Arizonia was ruled out.
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New York
Elsie Sigel
Chung Sin
Leon Ling
Eighth Avenue
Little Chinaman
Elsie
Leon King
Sigels
Carrey
Bureau of Homicides
Chu Gain
Port Arthur
Galvin
Leonithe
Arizonia
Norfolk
San Francisco
Cape Horn
District Attorney's Office
Coast And Slope Fight Leach Cross Versus Hyland
Leach Cross of New York meets Fighting Dick Hyland of California in a forty five round bout in San Francisco. Local fans expect a dramatic spectacle with high stakes as both fighters seek a decisive victory to prove their superiority.
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Leach Cross
New York
Dick Hyland
California
San Francisco
Pacific Slope
Atlantic Coast
Dick” Hyland
Heinze Found Guilty in Copper Pact Probe
Arthur P. Heinze, a key figure in the collapsed copper pact, is convicted by a U.S. circuit court jury of corruptly impeding the administration of justice tied to the disappearance of United Copper company books.
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New York
Arthur P. Heinze
United States Circuit Court
Administration of Justice
United Copper Company
Gould Wins Legal Separation In Suit Against Howard Gould
Katherine Clemmons Gould secures a legal separation from Howard Gould in New York Supreme Court. Judge Dowling orders alimony at 36000 a year, rejects accusations of intoxication as motive, and finds Fernandez Farnum relations occurred after separation. Lawyer fees rise to about 17000 with expenses.
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New York
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Jay Gould
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Dustin Farnum
Mr. Shearn
Engine Jumps the Track at White House Curve
Engineer Reuben Vandenmark and Fireman Lester Dougherty were killed when the engine and baggage car left the track at White House curve three miles north of Livingston Manor. Two passenger coaches derailed but passengers suffered only shock with no serious injuries.
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Middletown
N. Y
Reuben Vandenmark
Lester Dougherty
New York
Ontario and Western
White House
Livingston Manor
Brooklyn Mother and Child Die After Jump From Roof
In New York on June 26 Mrs. Emma Monthy driven by heat leaped with her eight year old daughter from a five story roof on Quincy street Brooklyn. Both occupants died instantly.
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New York
Emma Monthy
Quincy Street
Brooklyn
California boy confesses to killing brother and burying him
Twelve year old Cecil Hopkins confessed to coroner that he killed his six year old brother Theodore during a luncheon quarrel and buried him in a sand grave on a hill. Authorities believe Theodore was buried alive as his arms and a sand filled mouth suggested suffocation.
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Modesto
Cal
C. Hopkins
Theodore
Corone
Cecil
Tryouts for various fliers at Morris Park tests
New York June 26. Public tests of the Aeronautic Society to be held at Morris Park feature a range of flying machines. Entries include queer looking contrivances and aircraft previously shown to remain aloft, as judges assess practicability.
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Wright
Aeronautic Society
Morris Park
New York
Heatwave Grips New York and New England
A sweeping heatwave scorches New York and much of New England with highs around 92. Dozens suffer heat related illness and several deaths occur in New York City Providence and New Bedford. The heat AM wind shifts cause a sudden 26 mile gale at 5 PM and a dramatic temperature drop to 69 within minutes.
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New York
New England
Jersey City
Providence
R. L
New Bedford
Mass
New York City
Gatlin Institute Claims Cure for Liquor Habit
The Gatlin Institute reports a proven method that cures alcoholism by removing alcohol toxins from the body, claiming sobriety for treated patients. They state over 5000 cases have been treated successfully, with a one year program and contracts governing each admission.
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Gatlin Institute
Gatlin
Gatlin Institute Promises 3 Day Cure Contract
The Gatlin Institute offers a three day cure agreement promising treatment at no cost if not satisfactory. It guarantees sobriety for one year after treatment, effectively forever unless the patient relapses, contrasting other clinics that require 28 to 42 days.
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Gatlin Institute
Gatlins Institute
Gatlin
Northwestern
Main
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Shroods
Price
R. R. Murphy
Austin
Minn
Malloy
THE
Daily Herald Office
Hermann
N. Main St
Slayer
Woodill
Mits
Robert Emmet Eastman
Dead Man
May Edith Thompson Woodill
Canada
Chun Sin
Sigel
Coast and Slope
Arthur Heinze
Corn Products Refining Company
Avoe
East Swelters
Fox Hotel
Seventh St
South
Minneapolis
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