Suspected Chinese killer of Elsie Sigel caught in Albany area
A Chinese man, identified as Shu Hop and later named Leon Ling or William H. Leon, suspected in the Elsie Sigel murder, was arrested in Schenectady and paraded through police headquarters. Detectives compared him to New York police descriptions and held him as a suspect while awaiting New York authorities. The case links a roommate Chung Sin and a web of moves across Albany and Boston sites, with multiple arrests and investigations continuing.
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United States
Ghenectady
William H. Leon
Elsie Sigel
New York
South Center Street
Shu Hop
van Dusen
Doty
Newark
Leon Ling
Pell Street
New York City
Rynex
Sigel
York
Amsterdam
Chu Sing
William Leon
McCafferty
West Galway
Chung Sin
Leon
Kennedy
Connecticut
Paul Sigel
Cheng
Elsie
Chung
An Bee
Isitea
Lexation
Lee
Eteon
Canede
Elwie Sigel
Caarwree
Chicago
Vancouver
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington
Wisconsin
St. Paul
St. Paul West
Ee Peetoere
Baltimore & Anline
Baltimore
Chun
Liberty Street
Electric Road
Ling
Panama
Police Department
Inspector Boardman
Leo
National Hotel
Fritz Reuter
Ching
Reuter
C. F. Schutt
Young Women's Christian Association
Boston
Young Dan
Oxford Street
Sigels
Police Search Joints For Suspected Chinese Murderers
Superintendent Eugene Birmingham leads a citywide probe with Detective Peter Hackett to find Leon Ling and Chung Lin, Chinese suspects in Elsie Sixel's New York murder. Police ask for cooperation and distribute circulars with their photographs. as of 2 30 pm no success reported.
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Eugene Birmingham
Peter Hackett
Leon Ling
Chung Lin
Elsie Sixel
New York
Birmingham
Bingham
Pocket Pickings At Depot During Monument Event
A Beardsley park crowd for the James W Geardsley monument unveiling allegedly featured pickpockets. L. J. Wing of New York reported losing a $65 wallet from a hip pocket after boarding the 12 28 train here. He noted a群 of young men jostling him at the station before the theft.
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Beardsley Park
James W. Geardsley
L. J. Wing
West Street
New York City
Birmingham
Wing
New York
Brother Charged in Family Theft Case
Benjamin Wyland of 23 Englewood Avenue faced city court this morning on charges of taking 1 cent and a valuable watch from his elder brother Joe. This marks a third such incident, with Joe, a machinist supporting a widowed mother, stating he is worn out by the pattern.
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Benjamin Wyland
Englewood Avenue
Joe
Benjamin
Twain Denies Power of Attorney Held by Wedded Secretaries
Summary of a long dispute involving Mark Twain and his former secretaries Miss Isabelle Lyon now Mrs. Ralph W. Ashcroft. Twain denies knowingly signing a power of attorney used to manage his household funds. Investigations reveal mis spending, with over 9 700 dollars drawn as cash and millions of detail about renovations and mortgages. Clara Clemens pressured an inquiry after a grand opera tour losses, leading to scrutiny of Miss Lyon Ashcroft. The husband and wife left for England as the investigation unfolds.
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Twain
Mark Twain
Redding
Icabel G. Lyon
Ralph W. Ashcroft
Miss Clemens
Mr. Clemens
Miss Lyon
Otiss Clemens
PLC
Mr. Ashpeenmnn
Mr. Ashcroft
Stormfield
Father
Henry H. Rogers
Miss Luyon
England
Holland
Ennis Charged At Grievance Hearing Over Schuster Injury
Nellie Schuster testified at a Fairfield County bar grievance committee session that on February 6 at Warner Brothers Co a shafting accident caused a severed scalp and skull fracture. Attorney George J. Ennis allegedly took half of the $500 settlement and advised bargaining with Warner Bros counsel without her full consent. Schuster sought about $25,000 with potential court action if not settled for more than $3,000. Ennis to present his side later.
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George JH. Ennis
Fairfield County
Nellie Schuster
East Side
Warner Brothers Co
Canfield
Frost
Schuster
Bridgeport Hospital
W. M Nichols
Stratford Avenue
Ennis
Pyork Concern
Omar Coaiine
Beieve
Warner Bros
Mauretania Breaks Eastern Record on Eastbound Run
Special from United Press Queenstown June 21 The Cunarder Mauretania set an eastern record by arriving from New York in four days 17 hours 21 minutes. The ship will land passengers in Liverpool this evening, a fifth day arrival no eastbound boat has achieved. The record beat her previous best by fifty minutes, with an average speed of 25.88 knots.
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United Press
Queenstown
Cunmarder Mauretania
New York
Liverpool
Joe Wielers Home Visited by Crook
Police report a series of pants burglaries this summer following a complaint by Joseph Wieler bass soloist. Thief entered 34 Berkshire Avenue through a pantry window and stole $16 from his trousers. Two years earlier similar burglaries had occurred with no arrests. The operator targets businessmen by entering bedrooms and moving pants to an adjoining room or yard.
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Joseph Wieler
Berkshire Avenue
Wall Street Opens With Broad Gains Then Mixed Trading
New York stocks opened steady with broad strength and early gains across many issues. By midmorning Atchison St Paul Union Pacific led advances while American Smelting and Colorado rose, but Steel common slipped over a point by noon and railroad shares weakened in late forenoon.
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New York
Amalgamated Capper
Atchison
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Reading
Republic Steel
Colorado
Senato
Gould Not to Testify in Separation Suit
Howard Gould, the multimillionaire, will not take the stand in his separation suit after his lawyers received questions planned by his wife’s side. Mrs Alice Bankhead testified that Mrs Gould always conducted herself as a lady and never drank heavily during visits to Castle Gould and other hotel stops. Several witnesses corroborated that Mrs Gould did not appear intoxicated, though one said she was seen with liquor during packing at Castle Gould. cross examination yielded little challenging testimony. A police court case involving James Higgins for assault on his wife was continued for a week. A bracelet was reported lost on East Main Street with a finder’s fee offered.
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United Press
New York
Howard Gould
Gould
Milionaire
Clarence J. Shearn
Mrs. Gould
Goulds
Castle Gould
St. Regis Hotel
Chicago
Henry M. Bankhead
Senator Bankhead
Alabama
Pennsylvania Terminal
Blue Gap
Jacob
Nicoll
Women Thieves Loot City Stores Including Corset Factory Workers
Two women, Mary Carroll alias Moore and Emma Tooker, held on $500 bonds after police say they led a months long shoplifting spree across department stores and corset factories. Found in their Burroughs street home were $200 worth of goods including kid gloves, a black silk gown, shoes, and dress fabrics identified with local houses. Police believe the pair targeted stores with empty bags to conceal stolen items. Both women claim alias names and denied ongoing thefts, while officers confirm other stolen items linked to Kleban & Gelman, Kling Bros, Howland Dry Goods, and more.
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Mary Carroll
Moore
Burroughs Street
Emma Tooker
Tde
Carroll
Howland’s
Fairfield Avenue
Mary Moore
Detective Bureau
Burroughs
Irs
Cooker
Mrs. Carroll
Howland Dry Goods Co
Brook & MijNamara
D. M Fead Co
Mollan
Ewes
Orphans to Have Automobile Ride
About ten more cars are needed for the Orphans day ride. Dr. C Lincoln Banks, chairman, appeals to automobilists to spare their cars tomorrow afternoon. The Bridgeport Automobile Club and others part of the American Automobile Association have hosted this outing for several years. Cars assemble at the orphan asylum at 2:30 p.m. for a ride and return to view the children before a final parade.
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C. Lincoln Banks
Automobile Club of
Bridgeport
American Automobile Association
Leather products on free list proposed in tariff cut
Washington June 21 an amendment to the tariff bill offered by Senator Stone of Missouri proposed leather boots shoes harnesses and belts for machinery be placed on the free list.
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Washington
Stone
Missouri
Local Classified Notes and Offers Mix
Unclear classified snippet shows Pabst Milwaukee beer offer at $1 per case, contact Jack Mason. reward for lost gold beads. rental ads for 4 and 5 room flats. a restraining order or forbidden to incur debts against Harriet Cullen. sale notices for land and lots, and sausage and pudding sales at local shops. Contains multiple names and places but fragmented.
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Hackett
Rogers
Girl
Miss Clara Clemens
Ol Shafting
Plaintife
Mauretania
Joe Wieler
Wall Street Today
Shearn
James Higgins
Clara
East Main St
Congress St
Eee
R. R. Ave
Mrs. Tooker
Phan Asylum
Ena Range
Milwaukee
Jack Mason
Cannon Street
Dabuto
Seeley Street
East Side Laundry
East Main Street
E. L. Sullivan's
Apply Thing & Co
Main St. A
Apply Snare & Triest Co
Congress Street Bridge
South Avenue
Diis
Enquire
Main St
Wm. A. Murray
Round Hill Farm
Fairfield
Conn
East End
M. Wittstein
Schwaebischer Maennerchor
Barnum Avenue
Theodore Leavenworth
Philadelphia Optical College
Meigs Building
Harriet Cullen
Richard “A
Nan Ave
Dodge Park
Realty Co
Warner Bridgeport
River View Park
Boston Realty Co
Warner
Hubbell Terrace
Carroll Avenue
Mear Aecticut Avenue
Joseph A. O’brien
Tech
Buick Motor Company
Filst Mich
Ann St. Ct
Park Avenue
James J. Sheehan
E. Main St
Verity
Jim
Morton
Everhardt
Smith
Philadelphia
PRATT
Mark Naegile
John Porter
Warren St
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