The Double Crime Mystery of 1906 New York
In 1906 New York police found an unidentified Italian man’s body in a sugar barrel. Secret Service chief William Flynn linked the murder to counterfeiters via surveillance of an Italian grocery and a facially distinctive corpse. A convict identified the victim as Maruena Benedetto, revealing a gang crackdown and a family betrayal within Little Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willian J. Flynn
United States Secret Service
Metropolis
Flynn
Secret Service
Ossining
Sing Sing
Maruena Benedetto
Tcallan
Benedetto
Little
Italy
Shippers Push to Preserve Unified California Rail System
San Francisco September 25 The Shippers Committee Against Dismemberment seeks Interstate Commerce Commission action to keep the Central and Southern Pacific as a single system in California. Growers and businessmen representing about 250.6 million in annual freight urge the public interest, arguing dissolution would raise costs and worsen service. Notable participants include Wallace M. Alexander Harvey H. Sanborn Charles E. Virden and Jonas E. Killian with speakers from Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley. Senator Lyman King urged speedy dependable service favoring the existing unified operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
California
Central and Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Wallace M. Alexander
Harvey H. Sanborn
Charles E. Virden
The
California Fruit Distributors
J. C. Edgerton
State Railroad Commission
Jonas BE. Killian
el Monte
Robert Dollar
Atholl McBean
Gladding McBean Company
C. M. Brown
Redlands
Edgerton
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific
United States Supreme Court
Transportation Aet
Commission
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Jonas E. Killian
Southern
Shippers’ Committee
Flynn and the Lupo gang manhunt over counterfeiting and murder
Flynn’s watch at a New York grocery store helped solve a murder case tied to Ignazio Lupo, leader of a crime gang. The government delayed the counterfeiting charge until Lupo’s manslaughter sentence expired, while another Lupe brother escaped and was captured a decade later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flynn
Ignazio Lupo
Lupe
Ignagzio
Notice of Barstow Lighting District formation hearing
Notice of the proposed Barstow Lighting District in San Bernardino County. Petition filed September 25 1922 by over twenty five taxpayers for a public highway lighting district. Hearing set for October 30 1922 at 10 a.m. before the Board of Supervisors to hear protests and determine district boundaries. County Clerk Harry L Allison and Deputy F J Atkinson sign the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow Lighting District
Barstow
San Bernardino County
State of California
Board of Supervisors
County of
San Bernardino
San Bernardinoa
Board of
Board of Supervisore of the County of
Board of Supervisors of
Harry L. Allison
County of San Berardino
By. F. J. Atkinson
Public Land Notice of Homestead Proof in California
Department of the Interior notices in Los Angeles announce Karl Henry Depue of Los Angeles seeks final proof on land at Lots 1 and 2 of Southwest 14 Section 19 Township 11 North Range 4 West near Mermian. Witnesses include Moore and Depue. hearing set for October 9, 1922. Additional notice for Frank Shewman of Water California seeks final proof on land in San Bernardino Meridian. witnesses listed. hearing October 23, 1922.
Desert Land and Homestead Final Proof Notices
U S Land Office notices dated August 31 1922 and September 11 1922 announce Gilbert Hodge Palliser California and Albert Dygert Johannesburg California filing intent to make final desert land and three year homestead proofs. Names witnesses including Hodge Jewett Wright and Wright. Proceedings before Registers at Los Angeles and Independence.
Notice of Patent Application for Mocking Bird Mines
Oliver C. Harper, Register, U S L O, announces Michael W. McCaskell through attorney P M Chandler seeks patent for Mocking Bird and Mocking Bird No 1 lode claims in San Bernardino County California. The notice requires adverse claims within ten weeks of Barstow Printer publications August 3 to October 5, 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver C. Harper
Register
M. Chandler
Chamber of Commerce
Hldg
Los Angeles
California
Trig
Barstow
U. 3
Oliver Oc. Harper
Register LU. Gs. L. Co. P. M
Chandler
Chamber of Com. Merce Bidg
Calif
Oliver v. Harper
U. S
Land Office Notice of Final Proof for Sierra Madre Entry
Arthur Evans of 210 N Adam Street Sierra Madre California filed notice of intention to make final three year proof to establish claim to E14 Hasec 28 Township 9 N R2 W S M. before Register and Receiver U S Land Office Los Angeles California October 9 1922 at 9 o clock a m. Objections and interests may be filed with the Land Office before that date. Last publication September 28 1922.
James F. Collins files to prove up homestead claim
U S Land Office notice from Los Angeles dated August 27 1922 states James F Collins of Hinkley California has filed intention to make final proof for a homestead entry number 389 in section 20 township 11 north range 4 west Will be presented before Register and Receiver at the Los Angeles office on October 16 1922 at 9:00 a.m. names Kline R Barton David Hanley William A Davis and Charles A Willis as witnesses and Dudley S Valentine as Register. non coal and no withdrawals. first publication August 1922 last publication September 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U.S Land Office
Los Angeles
Calif
Karl Henry Depue
E. 4Th St
S. B. Mermian
U.S. Land Office
Cal
Luster Moore
Flazel Moore
Mary Dune
Clare Edward Depue
Trinkley
Latel
Depue
Dudley
Valentine
Frank Shewman
Cali Ifornia
San Bernardino
U.S. 1
California
George N. Tionken
Hearid L. Metlon
Claude Smith
Tony Dorrance
All of Water
Register
Gilbert Ss. Hodge
Palliser
Ranges
S. B. Meridian
U. S. Law Office
Charles J. Hodge
Robert B. Hodge
Bert J. Wilson
Victorville
Nelson W. Hodge
Register and
U. S. Land Office
Independence
Jesse Jewett
Grace Jewett
Randsburg
Joseph Wright
Vera Wright
Johannesburg
Olive C. Harper
Arthur, Evans
N. Adam Street
Sierra Madre
North Range
Los Anges
United States Land Office
U.8 Land Office
Calié
James F. Collins
Hinkley California
Kline R. Barton
David Hanley
William A Davis
Sli
Hinkley
Charles A. Willis
Long Beach
Samuel Brooklings
Arlington Avenue
Meridian
Hazel B. Risdon
Nathaniel O. Risdon
Lot
Barstow
Richard R. Nance
Charley Folsom
Dudley S. Valentine
Intertor
Henrietta. L. Hogan
Beech Street
Detroit
Michigan
Township
Range
Elmer W. Voorheis
U. S. District Court
U. 8S. Land Office
Mary Gibbs
Minnie Gibbs
Judson M Gibbs
Glendale
Public Land Notice and Denver Lode Claim Details
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION from the U S Land Office Los Angeles lists Samuel Brooklings and Hen rietta Hogan as claimants with desert land and mineral patent actions. It describes final proof dates October 9 1922 and October 287 1922, witnesses, and location data for the Denver Lode Claim including surface dimensions and bearings.
Local residents named in incomplete charity contact list
Nan L. Harlow and Henry Harlow of Redlands California appear alongside George Har per of Pasadena California Siss ley F Gibbs of Tucson Arizona and Dudley S Valentine in a fragmented notice naming participants in a charitable or civic list from the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan_ L. Harlow
Henry Harlow
Redlands
California
George Harper
Pasadena
Sissley F. Gibbs
Tuscon, Arizona
Dudley S. Valentine
Register
Desert Land Final Proof Notice for Laura F Freeman
U S Land Office Independence California August 11 1922. Laura F Freeman of Los Angeles California filed notice of intention to make final proof under the act of March 4 1915 to establish claim to desert land NEI section 9 township 30 S range 42 E 3 DM before U S Commissioner San Bernardino California on September 27 1922. Witnesses Victor E Peterson Mrs Victor F E Peterson John A Frobeck Harry W Rowantree all of 208 Angeles California. Oliver G Harper Register First Pub Aug 24 1922 Last Pub Sept 21 1922
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department OF the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Independence Calif
Laura F. Freeman
Los Angeles
Calif
Nei
Range
D.M
Notice of Forfeiture on Cheese Box Group Mining Claims
R M Campbell Daggett California and Robert Redfield Barstow California are notified that co ownership in six Calico district mining claims between the Silver Bow and LaMar properties Section 16 San Bernardino County is subject to forfeiture for failure to contribute six hundred dollars within ninety days. The claims were recorded March 20 192 and annual labor to 1921 and 1922 extended to noon July 1 1922. Last publications October 12 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Campbell
Daggett
Cal
Robert Redfield
Barstow
Calif
Cheese Box
Calico
Silver Bow
LaMar
County of San Bernardino
State of California
United States
Congress
Notice of Patent Application for Billie Burke Lode Mine
Series No 07437 in Kern County California lists Halsey Hart horn through attorney Dickin son announcing an application for patent for approximately 2835 acres on the Billie Burke lode vein in Rand Mining District. The description covers surface ground width six hundred feet, specifies boundaries by several survey numbers, and excludes Glorietta and Twin Brothers lodes. Adverse claims must be filed per law. register Oliver C Harper posts. First publication August 3 1922. Last publication depth 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Independence
California
George W. McCaskell
P. M. Chandler
Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
State of California
Government of the
United States
San Bernardino County
Cor. No. 1
B. M
Denver Lode
N. R
Bis
Givan &Ll
Sala George Ww
Halsey Harthorn
Dickinson
Tice
Randsburg
Billie Burke
Rand Mining
Kern
Twin Brothers Lode
Glorietta Lode
Good Hope Lode
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Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
C.C
King
Lyman King
Southern Pacific Company
N. W
North
R. W
Department OF ‘the Interior
Los Angels, California
Ister
Cor. No
Gini
Cor
Sbee
Mocking Bird Lode
N. E
George W. Mce Caskell
Register of the United States Land
Califo
Los Ind
State
In- Tia
Mayorge W. McCaskell
P.M
Angeles
Denver
W. A. Kirk
Oliver ¢. Harper
Register U. S. Land Office
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