Murder Confession Links to Leon Ling Case
Chung Sin testifies under pressure about Elsie Sigel's death, saying he saw the body in Leon Ling's room and heard Ling claim she died after biting her tongue. He admits helping with the trunk placement while denying involvement, noting Ling was blamed for the crime. Authorities tie the case to Ling near Schenectady.
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New York
Chung Sin
Leong Ling
Elsie Sigel
Leon Ling
Ling
Leon
Schenectady
Ling in Elsie Sigel murder case tied to room found
The article notes Ling in whose room the body was found and details China’s aid via consuls, Mrs Sigel's breakdown and hospitalization, Chu Gain’s arrest and discharge, and his rearrest as a witness to aid investigation into the slaying.
Straight sails to Europe on China loan mission
New York report states Willard D. Straight resigns as head of the state department bureau of far eastern affairs and sails for Europe en route to China as representative of J. P. Morgan & Co. and other New York banks seeking a portion of the forthcoming Chinese loan.
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New York
Willard D. Straight
Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs
State Department
Europe
China
Straight
J. P. Morgan & Co
Wedding of Alexander Lincoln and Eleanor Ames in Boston
In Boston on June 22 a large society gathering attended the wedding of Alexander Lincoln of Brooklyn and Miss Eleanor Ames, daughter of the late Oliver Ames of St Paul. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Paul Revere Frothingham of Arlington Street Church.
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Boston
Mass
Alexander Lincoln
Brooklyn
Eleanor Ames
Oliver Ames
St. Paul
Padgett Gartner Wedding in Columbia Tennessee
Miss Elizabeth Padgett daughter of Congressman Lemuel P. Padgett and Mr Nolan Gartner of this city wed at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Columbia on June 22 with several out of town guests in attendance.
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Gartner-Padgett
Columbia
Tenn
Elizabeth Padgett
Lemuel P. Padgett
Nolan Gartner
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Halifax Marks 160th Birthday Celebration
Halifax North Carolina observes a public holiday to celebrate the 160th anniversary of its founding in 1765 by Lord Halifax. Events include historical exercises public concerts and various athletic sports across the town.
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Halifax
N. C
Lord Halifax
Army Captain Weds Miss Bertha Smith in San Francisco
A wedding in St Luke's Church joined Miss Bertha Smith of San Francisco and Captain George Bigelow Pillsbury of the U S Army. The ceremony was attended by a number of prominent army officers.
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San Francisco
Cal
St. Luke's Church
Bertha Smith
George Bigelow Pillsbury
Rob Express Safe of $5,000 in Green Bay
Two armed bandits forced the night office manager of the United States Express Company in Green Bay Wisconsin to open the safe. They escaped with five thousand dollars.
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Rob Express
Green Bay
Wis
United States Express Company
Tax Measure 15 Drafted by Senate and House Leaders
Senate and House leaders draft Amendment to Tariff measure 15 proposing a two percent tax on earnings after consulting from every angle. The proposal aims to provide revenue through a new income levy framed within existing tax policy discussions.
Broad Definition of Loss Deductions in Corporate Tax Plan
White House conference outlines a two percent tax on net earnings for corporations with capital stock. The measure, attached as an amendment to the tariff bill, requires returns to designated internal revenue agents and broadens the scope of losses deductible from earnings.
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Washington
White House
Wickersham
Root
Knox
Aldrich
Burrows
Penrose
Hale
Cullom
Flint
Smoot
McCumber
Lodge
Cannon
Payne
John D. Wight
New York
House
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Finance Committee Amendment Adopted
Washington June 22 Senate votes 46 to 30 to accept the finance committee amendment fixing a 15 percent ad valorem duty on hides. Aldrich presents the committee lumber schedule and amendments on linoleum and oil cloth while Tillman proposes free list inclusion for arsenic substitutes green and london purple.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Aldrich
Tillman
London
Jones
Roosevelt Kills A Lion On East Africa Expedition
Theodore Roosevelt has shot another lion in British East Africa while Kermit Roosevelt felled a very large tawny maned lion. The expedition also killed two cheetahs, three giraffes, two eland, six tops, and numerous antelopes. Skins are preserved for the Smithsonian in Washington.
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Naisha
British East Africa
Alouta
Sotik
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
New Zealand Rower Defeats Webb to Retain World Sculling Title
Wellington reports on June 22 with R. Arnest winning the world sculling championship by defeating W. Webb to retain the title.
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Wellington
New Zealand
R. Arnest
W. Webb
Local Showers and Warmer Weather Predicted
West Virginia forecasts call for showers on Wednesday and Thursday with continued warmer conditions. Virginia also anticipates showers and warm spells with moderate southwest winds through the same period.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Mrs Gould Granted Extra Counsel Fee in Separation Suit
In New York on June 22, Justice Geigerich ordered Mrs Gould paid an additional counsel fee of 10000 dollars at her husband Howard Gould's expense. Witnesses for the plaintiff include Gould estate staff and Niagara yacht crew. A Carroll Hotel bill from November 19 1906 lists 21 dollars for 124 days board with a single room meal.
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New York
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Supreme Court
Howard Gould
Geigerich
Gould
Port Washington
Lynchburg
Niagara
William W. Lynn
Carroll Hotel
Episcopal Clergyman Dead in Salisbury Arrives at 62
Rev. Francis J. Murdock a leading southern Episcopal clergyman died suddenly at his Salisbury home from heart failure at age 62. He was a Confederate veteran and widely respected in church circles.
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Salisbury
N. C
Francis J. Murdock
South
Nelson Knocks Out Clifford In Fifth Round Bout
Oklahoma City report states Battling Nelson knocked out Jack Clifford in the fifth round of a fight that was scheduled for twenty rounds.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Nelson
Jack Clifford
Rail giants press Northwest expansion toward North Coast line
Spokane dispatch reports a booming era of railroad building as Northern Pacific Great Northern and others map routes from the Dakotas to Puget Sound. Engineers secure passes and rights of way across the Cascades Bitter Roots and Olympic lands while a rival North Coast project under Robert E Strahorn eyes Spokane to Portland and Puget Sound with extensive terminal holdings and possible Standard of Ohio backing.
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Spokane
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Dakotas
Puget Sound
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago
Milwaukee
Harriman
Rocky Mountains
Idaho
Montana
Cascades
Washington
Oregon
Albert J. Earling
Coast
Harling and Herriman Systems
Olympic Peninsula
Bitter Roct Mountains
Barling
Milwaukee Road
Columbia River Valley
Yakima Valley
Northwest
North Coast Railway
Robert E. Strahorn
Portland
Pacific Coast
Rail rivalries forge Inland Empire expansion to 1910
Competition among Harriman and Hill interests drives new lines across eastern Washington Oregon Idaho Montana and British Columbia. Engineers project over 2000 miles of future tracks with Lewiston Idaho as a likely hub via Lolo pass and Lapwai Junction.
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Northwestern
Spokane
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
British Columbia
Inland Empire
Lewiston
Lolo Pass
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Lapwai Junction
Missoula
Deer Lodge
Silver Row
Hutte
Montana, Idaho & Pacific
Harriman
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Marrimans
Debt Hearing Postponed in Richmond
At the request of West Virginia counsel Special Master Littlefield has postponed the Virginia West Virginia debt hearing one week.
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Richmond
West Virginia
Littlefield
Arbitration board opens in Atlanta for railroad firemen dispute
In Atlanta Georgia on June 22 the Georgia railroad arbitration board began testimony in a case between the railroad and its white firemen. About fifty witnesses for the employes appeared in Piedmont assembly room. Vice President Kelly urged that the witnesses be allowed to tell their story in plain terms, saying they seek fair treatment and facts, not formal legal constraints.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railroad Arbitration Board
Piedmont
Kelly
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Fort Worth Bank Robbery Nets $1000
A well dressed highwayman robbed the Wagoner Bank and Trust Company in Fort Worth this afternoon, taking $1000 in currency from cashier Walter E. King who was balancing the day’s business. The robber fled after presenting a revolver at the window.
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Forth Worth
Tex
Wagoner Bank and Trust Company
Fort Worth
Walter E. King
King
Birth of Princess in Spanish Royal Family
Queen Victoria gives birth to a daughter at 6 25 a m in La Granja Spain. The birth was anticipated as imminent and drew members of the royal family and court to the palace. The couple welcomed a third child hoped to be a girl after two sons.
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la Granja
Spain
Victoria
Possible Rail Link May Cross Clinch Valley to Bristol
A proposed transport project could cross the Clinch Valley region toward Bristol, with possible links to Cairo and Norfolk. Reports mention rich coal lands opened for development and a shared vision of a regional corridor.
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Clinch Valley Region
Bristol
Virginian Railway plans large Clinch Valley feeder
The Daily Telegraph reports a Virginian Railway feeder from Pocahontas through Tazewell Bland and Russell counties toward Bristol with a possible Cairo and Norfolk connection. The proposed route would traverse rich coal regions, touching leases in Pocahontas and Meahontas, and may extend into Clinch Valley, Hinton to East River, and New River areas.
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Daily Telegraph
Virginian Railway
Rock
Pocahontas
Wirwinton
Tazewell
Bland and
Russell Couunuies
Clinch Valley
Cairo & Norfolk Road
Bristol
Tenn
Merchants’ Coal Company
Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Company
Meahontas
New River
Pocahontas Coal Company
Tagewell
Bland, Russell and Buchanan
Hinton
East River
Buchanan County
Negro Baptist sanitarium opens in New Orleans
Opened today June 22 the exclusive Negro Baptist sanitarium in New Orleans. Mayor Behran delivered the address at the ceremony, highlighting the hospital’s support by and for the African American community.
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Exclusive Negro Hospital
New Orleans
Negro Baptist Sanitarium
United States
Behran
Murder case appeal to Supreme Court in New Orleans
Avery Blount condemned for the murder of his wife and daughter will seek an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The case from New Orleans was announced on June 22.
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Supreme Court
New Orleans
Avery Blount
Bua
Treeland
United States Supreme Court
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