Brandenburg case ends as defense rests in grand larceny trial
In New York on June 2 counsel for Broughton Brandenburg rested the defense after calling Brandenburg as last witness. He denied founder Finlay's claim about Cleveland signatures and said the assertion was false. Mrs. Cleveland testified about Cleveland drafting an article in March 1908 and being in New York during key dates.
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New York
Broughton Brandenburg
Grover Cleveland
New York Times
Brandenburg
Finlay
Cleveland
Mott
New York Herald
The
Herald
Mr. Hastings
Boy Drowns Swimming in Royal River
In Yarmouth Maine on June 28 11 year old Louis Woodman son of Dr Daniel M Woodman drowned while swimming with friends across the Royal River.
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Yarmouth
Royal River
Louis Woodman
Daniel M. Woodman
Jury finds Eastman killed Edith Woodill or aided crime
Coroner's jury in Maryland concludes Robert E. Eastman feloniously killed Edith May Thompson Woodill or was accessory to the murder at his Broad Creek bungalow. Four dissenters demand added phrasing. evidence cited includes Eastman's alleged blackmail and jewelry pawning as motives.
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ST. Michaels
Woodill
Eastman
Edith May Thompson Woodill
Broad Creek
Robert E. Eastman
Edith May Thompson-Woodill
Gilbert Woodill
Los Angeles
Cal
400 Miles at 1 Per Minute
In New York on June 28 Brooklyn pigeon breeders report exceptionally fast homing flights. Birds liberated at 4 am by John P. Young reached Brooklyn at 12:20 pm, covering 400 miles in 7 hours 20 minutes 19 seconds, averaging 1648.69 yards per minute. Twenty four other birds posted similarly swift times.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan Homing Pigeon Club
John P. Young
D. C
William Boon
Elvira Ball Drifted Schooner Reaches Fayal Azores
The lumber laden schooner Elvira Ball, abandoned near the Delaware coast after a February 18 mishap, drifted for over four months in the Atlantic. The derelict eluded destruction attempts by the destroyer Seneca and has now arrived at Fayal in the Azores. Captain Stanton and eight crew members were rescued by a passing steamer.
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Elvira Ball
Atlantic
Seneca
Fayal
Azores
Jacksonville
Boston
Stanton
Delaware
Woman's Dual Life in Baltimore Foretold Tragedy
A sensational tale links Mrs Edith May Thompson Woodill to Robert E Eastman in a deadly Broad Creek incident. Investigators weigh motive from jealousy and theft as Woodill’s letters suggest a double life and a drugged night that ended with a fatal blow.
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Baltimore
Edith May Thompson Woodill
Robert E. Eastman
Broad Creek
Talbot County
Eastman
Bridge
Taylor
Van Camp's Milk Promises Pure Freshness and Savings
A promotional appeal touts Van Camp's Milk as germless, pasteurized, and milk-man independent. It emphasizes sanitary dairies, a rich Holstein milk base, removal of two thirds water, and cost savings of six cents per quart when bought by the case.
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van Camp
van Camp’s
Think Leon Also Slain
New York detectives probe a double murder theory in the Elsie Sigel case. Police search Harlem laundries after clues suggest the young missionary’s body may be connected to William L. Leon, a Chinese restaurateur, and four confederates who aided his disappearance.
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New York
Elsie Sigel
Franz Sigel
William L. Leon
Eighth Avenue
Leon
Harlem
Chinaman Arrested on Roxbury Streetcar Likely NY Murder Suspect
A well dressed Chinese man, later identified as Gee Yin of Boston, was arrested in Roxbury after acting strangely on a Worcester line streetcar. Police say he may be Leon Ling, the New York murderer of Elsie Sigel, though he claimed to be a Tong member and denied the charge. He carried multiple clothing bundles and $20, with an interpreter present to translate. He was held for further questioning.
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Boston
Leon Ling
New York
Elsie Sigel
Roxbury
Watts
Liieutenant Fessenden
Station 10
Worcester
Hep Sing Tongs
Hep Sings
Dread Highbinders
On Leong Tongs
Oxford Place
Detectives Aid Chinatown Search Across City Streets
New York detectives arrived yesterday morning and joined Captain Cain's officers to search Chinatown extensively, combing streets and alleys for clues and suspects. The operation stressed coordination and rapid deployment in the busy district.
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New York
Cain
Chinatown High
The Place of the Nations Antarctic Distances Table
A historic table lists dates nations explorers and their nearest South Pole distances. It notes Lt Ernest H. Shackleton of the Nimrod expedition at 111 miles from the Pole, and mentions his Irish birth and former role in the Discovery journey toward 450 miles of the Pole. It also remarks on his lighter clothing and fur choices.
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South Pole
Shackleton
Scott
Borchgrevink
Ross
Weddell
Bruce
Belgiai
Gerlache
JSI
Estiuisn
Mares
Cook
Miles
D'Urville
Morrell
Nordenskjold
Ernest H. Smackleton
Antarctic
Wilson
Pole
Ernest B. Shackleton
Ling hunted in Boston for Chinese murder suspect
Detectives traced Leon H. Ling, the Chinese murderer of Elsie Sigel, to Boston seeking shelter in the city and possibly Greater Boston. They checked Quincy laundries on Hancock Street and learned merchants in Chinatown have funded a large reward, claiming Ling has harmed their business since the crime.
Yale Confers Degree on President Lowell
Yale Corporation conferred a doctor of laws degree on A. Lawrence Lowell president of Harvard University during a New Haven meeting on June 28.
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YALE
Lowell
New Haven
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Yale Corporation
Lost Reno Son Identified as Hotel Waiter
Mrs. Robert H. Burnham of Reno Nevada, dining at the Hotel Astor in New York, recognized a waiter named Burnham Roberts as her long lost son who had left Reno years earlier to seek his fortune in the East. The reunion occurred in the palm room during an afternoon meal.
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New York
Robert H. Burnham
Reno
Nev
Hotel Astor
Burnham
Burnham Roberts
Snake escapes as Thaw boa causes citywide stir
A 19 foot boa constrictor said to belong to Mrs Eve lyn Nesbit Thaw escaped from her residence on West Thirty-fifth Street near Fifth Avenue today. Police were called to quell the disturbance as residents watched the big reptile roam the street in New York.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
West Thirty-fifth Street
Fifth Avenue
College men are needed says Harvard Alumni speaker
Charles 8. Bird, a noted manufacturer, told Harvard Alumni Association members at Young's Hotel that college men are in high demand in business. He argued liberal education yields broad thinking and that a college credential now translates to higher earning potential. Dean Smith announced a $10,000 endowment to establish a chair of dental research, with a new dental school building slated for fall occupancy. A dental clinic at the North End House was also announced. Officers elected: Henry A. Kelly president, Waldo E. Boardman secretary, Harold DeW. Cross treasurer.
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Charles 8. Bird
Huarvars’ Dental Alumni Association
Young's Hotel
Dean Smith
Dental School
Joseph Warren Smith
Theew Dental School
William H. Potter
North End House
Henry A. Kelly
Waldo E. Boardman
Harold Dew. Cross
Kissing Bee Delays Departure Of Train In Boston Farewell
A kissing bee at South station delayed the Fall River line to New York as 159 South Boston girls, friends of Martin Tuohy, gathered to bid him farewell before his Europe and Africa trip. Tuohy and Henry Riley faced the affectionate crowd as conductors struggled to move the train.
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South Station
South Boston
Martin Tuohy
Meyor
Europe
Tuohy
Henry Riley
Roxbury
Mauretania
Africa
Mae Hauer
May Ward
Agnes Keefe
Anna Moran
Miss Cotter
Miss Cunningham
Mr. Tuohy
Library Association to Move Headquarters to Chicago
The American Library Association's executive board accepted an invitation to relocate its headquarters from Boston to Chicago. Founded thirty years ago, the ALA has used the Boston Public Library as its base, but a push to intensify Western work prompted the proposed move.
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Chicago
Boston
American Library Association
Boston Public Library
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