Gould Suit Showcases Gala Yacht Secrets and Domestic Strife
In New York June 17 federal sleuths aided by local detectives seize suspects in a Black Hand case. The Gould divorce trial features witness accounts from servants aboard the Niagara and Melville E Chapman describing Mrs Gould as drunk and volatile, as defense aims to prove habitual intoxication and a transformed character.
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Black Hand
New York
Howard Gould
Castle Gould
St. Regis Hotel
Glue Gap
Niagara
Gould
Dustin Farnum
Mrs. Gould
Nicoll
Melville E. Chapman
Goulds
Shearn
Justice Dowling
Cincinnati Sicilians Held on Warrants Over Threatened Mail Fraud
Francisco Spadora and Vincent Arrigo were detained for hearings on warrants charging use of mails to secure $10,000 in a threatening manner. The men, linked to the Cincinnati Sicilians, were described as former heads of the organization.
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Cincinnati
Francisco Spadora
West Sixth Street
Vincent Arrigo
Queen City
Two Sicilian suspects nabbed in Cincinnati black hand raid
Francisco Spadora a Sicilian saloon keeper and Vincent Arrigo a fruit dealer were arrested on federal warrants in Cincinnati aided by the U S postal inspectors and city police. The raids targeted alleged leaders of the black hand terror gang as letters and weapons were seized at their West Sixth Street and West Twelfth Street properties.
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Francisco Spadora
West Sixth Street
Society of Bananas
Vincent Arrigo
West Twelfth Street
United States Post Office
Oldfield
Columbus
Hutches
Chillicothe
Hosford
Swain
Cincinnati
A. R. Holmes
Holmes
Queen City
Arrigo
Post
United States
Marshal Sanderson
Howe
Wenner
Oscar Pinger
Bristow
J. R. Luchtenberg
Crim
Kuhfers
Hill, Kelley and
Calnan
A. Brothers
W. Sweeney
H. P. Rawson
C. Wolsefer
J. Brahney
M. Retinger
Spadora
Crawford
Boston
Mass
Bay State
Joe Sero
Antonia Lima
Salvatore Lima
Marion
Kentucky
Hoesford
Cavour and
Columbus Marine Societies
Hosfor
Ames
Feud Leader Bea Callahan Survives Wounds Vowing Vengeance
Lexington Ky June 17 Bea Callahan famed Breathitt county feud leader will live to mete out vengeance to his enemies after surviving an assassination attempt. He was interviewed today and said his adversaries broke the peace pact between the rival factions and will have to face consequences.
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Lexington
Bea Callahan
Breathitt County
Callahan
Meat Probe To Be Made Behind Closed Doors
EAST ST. LOUIS Ill June 17 An official investigation of charges against the government meat inspection system at the National stockyards was begun by a board chosen by Secretary Wilson. Dr A D Melvin heads the panel and sessions are held behind closed doors J F Harms the former inspector withdrew after learning hearings would be private.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
J. F. Harms
Hy Davis Heads Ohio Sons of Veterans Leader
Hy D. Davis of Cleveland was elected department commander of the Ohio department Sons of Veterans. He defeated H. D. Bennett of Dayton with support from a southern delegation. A. Strubel of Cincinnati joined the commander’s council. Charlies H. Newton of Marietta was elected department commander of the Ohio G. A. R. The next encampment will meet at Xenta.
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Commercial Tribune
Newark
Hy D. Davis
Cleveland
Ohio Department
Sons of Veterans
H. D. Bennett
Dayton
A. Strubel
Cincinnati
Charlies H. Newton
Marietta
Ohio G. A. R
Axline
Columbus
Xenta
Wright Brothers Return Home in Dayton Triumph
In Dayton on June 17 the Wright brothers received a festive hometown tribute with brass bands, arches, and a daylong schedule. They paused to thank the crowd, then resumed work at their aero plane shop before attending receptions, parades, and a riverfront pyrotechnic display honoring their aviation feats.
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Dayton
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Wright Brothers
Wrights
Wilbur
Independent Tobac co Manufacturers oppose free leaf tax shift
Hugh Campbell, president of the Independent Tobacco Manufacturers association, argues against the Paynter free leaf amendment. He says farmers benefit little, retail dealers profit, and independent makers would lose revenue and market share under McKinley era tax changes.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Hugh Campbell
Independent Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association
Richmond
Aldrich
Congress
Senator Paynter
Kentucky
Internal Revenue Department
United States
Liquor Dealers Name Officers At Atlantic City Meet
The National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association closed its annual convention in Atlantic City with Morris F. Westheimer of Cincinnati as president and vice presidents William A. Miller of Boston and Samuel Wollner of Peoria Illinois, along with Ephraim Brice of Philadelphia as treasurer. The next convention will be in Cincinnati.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association
Morris F. Westheimer
Cincinnati
William A. Miller
Boston
Samuel Wollner
Peoria
Ephraim Brice
Philadelphia
Weapons seized in raids on Bellefontaine fruit store
A Bellefontaine fruit dealer, Collegaro Vicarrio, and others were arrested after police raid last night. Items include a French circular pistol, a modified shotgun shell, a bloodstained knife, a dirk, and a Damascus steel dagger with nautical eye motif. Inspector Oldfield led the confiscation.
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Vincent Arrigo
Arrigo
West Twerth Street
Bcme
Salvatore Lima
Inspector Oldfield
Collegaro Vicarrio
Bellefontaine
Vicarrio
Russian Shells Hit British Boat in Pitkipas Bay
Stockholm dispatches report the British steamer Woodburn of Newcastle was fired on by a Russian squadron in Pitkipas Bay. A blank charge preceded two shells that pierced bulkheads and a boiler. The engineer was wounded and treated aboard the Russian cruiser Asia, then moved to Viborg hospital before Woodburn set sail for home.
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Stockholm
Helsingborg
Woodburn
Newcastle
Pitkipas Bay
Emperor Nicholas
Emperor William
Asia
Viborg
British ship Woodburn attacked by Russian warship
London dispatch reports no official statement from the foreign office or Russian embassy about the firing on the British steamer Woodburn near Viborg. Whitfield & Co of Newcastle say Captain Robertson's telegram from Frederikshagen confirms the attack.
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London
British Foreign Office
Woodburn
Viborg
Whitfield & Co
Newcastle
Robertson
Frederikshagren
Russian commander fires on British steamer Woodburn
Reports from Copenhagen say the Russian commander claimed the Woodburn signaled the Russians but received no signal in return prompting the attack.
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Copenhagen
Woodburn
Monarchs Meet Aboard Imperial Vessels In Baltic Meeting
In Helsingfors on June 17 the German emperor William and Emperor Nicholas met at sea aboard the Hohenzollern and Standart. The Hohenzollern carried William who welcomed Nicholas after docking. William later visited the Standart while Stol and Iswolsky accompanied the Russian pair.
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Helsingfors
Hohenzollern
Emperor William
Emperor Nicholas
Standard
William
Standart
Herr von Schoen
Count von, Pourtales
Bunker Hill Celebration Injuries Outpace Battle Echo
In Boston on June 17 the Bunker Hill celebration produced 65 hospital treatments for fireworks and pistol injuries and many more local attendances. No serious casualties were reported as Charles Town’s grand day concluded with an electrical pageant.
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Boston
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Doctors Say Chloroform Killed Mrs Cleminson
Chicago officials report Mrs Nora Jane Cleminson died May 31 from externally administered chloroform after chemical analysis. The deceased's husband Dr Haldane Cleminson was arrested following the death and denied intentional harm. Coroner Hoffman will hear the inquest.
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Chicago
Nora Jane Cleminson
Haldane Cleminson
Hoffman
Walter S. Haines
BE. L
Cleminson
Twelve Arrests in City Dragnet Under Inspector Oldfield
Inspector Oldfield reports twelve men nabbed in the city raid. Suspects listed include Salvatore Lima Sebastian Lima Salvatore Rizzo Giuseppe Battelia Joseph Nuzzo George Nuzzo Antonio Vicarrion Augusto Marfisi Vicario Ventola Vincenso Arrigo and Francisco Spadera, with Ven tola and Marfisi jailed awaiting further action.
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Salvatore Lima
Sebastian Lima
Salvatore Rizzo
Guissepe Battelia
Marion
Joseph Nuzzo
George Nuzzo
Cleveland
Antonio Vicarrion
Augusto Marfini
Dennison
Collerge Vicario
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Jekyll and Hyde
Delancey Nicoll
County of
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Spadora’s Place
Hamilton County
Adler
Ohio
Revolver
Antonio
Hig Dawd
Spadera
Ed Callahan
HY Davis
Bishop Wright
Katherine Wright
Reuchling Wright
Tongonoxie
Kan
Loren
Hawthorne Street
Huffman's Prairie
Lemans
France
Jonathan
Jonathan Dayton
Orville Wright
Manufac
Turers’ Association
of Congress
Commissioner of Corporations
Trust
Bradley
Louisville
Fei “Ree
Sweden
Czar
Kaiser
Earth
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