Nine Chinamen found guilty of Boston murders
Boston jurors convict Warry Charles and eight associates of first degree murder in four killings tied to a Tong feud. One defendant dies in custody amid the trial. Motive cited: Hip Sing Tong dominance.
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Boston Hip Sing Tong Society
Commercial Tribune
Boston
Mass
Warry Charles
Superior Criminal Court
Yee Watt
Min Sing
Hom Woon
Leong Gong
Wong Yuk
Wong How
Joe Guey
Dong Bok
Ling Yee Jung
Chin Mong Quin
Wong Shu Chung
Chin Leet
Lee Kai Nem
Two Chinamen To Hang In Moyamensing Prison
Two Chinese men Jung Jow and Mock Kung are to be hanged in Moyamensing Prison on Tuesday for killing several countrymen during a pistol battle in Chinatown last summer. The men belonged to rival Tong organizations On Leong Tong and Hip Sing Tong. This will be the first hanging of Chinamen in Philadelphia amid past deadly clashes.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Jung Jow
Mock Kung
Moyamensing
Chinatown
On Leong Tong
Hip Sing Tong
Bank Held Up by Black Hand Gang in Italian Quarter
Pasquale Patti, banker in Elizabeth Street, battles two gunmen including his son in law Louis Cartiar. Francesco Pellatro is mortally wounded, and Michaelo Dogostino is arrested as an alleged accomplice after the searing bank shootout.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Black Hand
Pasquale Patti
Elizabeth Street
Louis Cartiar
Francesco Pellatro
Guisseppe Sapio
Pellatro
Michaelo Dogostino
Patti
Dogosino
Pellatron
Revne En As Mage
Knickerbocker Trust to Reopen March 26 in New York
Justice Clark grants a reopening order for the Knickerbocker Trust Company on March 26 after four months of rehabilitation work by a depositors' committee. The 1907 panic and the trustee death are cited as pivotal, with assets estimated at 46.37 million dollars. The decision was praised for its impact on national finance and acknowledges the depositors' committees and counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
Justice Clark
Supreme Court
Staten Island
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Charles T. Barney
Stock Exchange
James Russell Soley
Clark
Ultimatum From Japan Demands Tatsu Return and Apology
Japan delivers an ultimatum to China over the Tatsu seizure. The ship, bound for Macao with arms, remains at Whampoa. Tokyo demands return of cargo and indemnity and rejects China’s offer to investigate. Japan seeks an apology for the flag incident and refuses mediation.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tatsu
China
Canton
Macao
Baron Chirada
Foreign Office
Portugal
Wei Hai Wei
Kiao Chow
Peking
Whampoa
Baron Hayashi
Japan China Tatsu Maru Incident Seen As Likely Resolved
London reports diplomatic circles view a rupture between Japan and China as unlikely. Neither embassy will discuss the Tatsu Maru incident while advices from governments are awaited. China is seen as technically in the wrong though sympathy grows for its position over arms found bound for Chinese rebels.
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London
Japan
China
Middle Kingdom
Johnson Declines Comment on Democratic Convention Endorsement
St Paul Minnesota March 7 Governor Johnson declined to state his position after the Minnesota Democratic State Central Committee endorsed him for the Democratic nomination. His private secretary said the governor will likely wait until after the state convention to speak.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Paul
Minn
Johnson
Minnesota
Democratic State Central Committee
F. A. Day
Berdichev Police Captain Karta Misheff Shot Dead
In Berdichev Russia police captain M Karta Misheff was shot and killed on a street today as the assassin escaped. Police investigation underway.
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Berdichev
Russia
M. Kartamisheff
Threatening letters lead to arrest in Indianapolis
Hiram Maine, 63, arrested on a warrant by U S Post Office Inspector William T. Pletcher for writing threatening letters to Speaker Joseph Cannon and Rep Jesse Overstreet over 1906 pure food bills. A prolific radical and socialist, Maine used aliases OA Bennett Lester Cummings and Allen Wilson. He admitted authorship and was living in a second floor room at 25 North Liberty Street when seized.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Hiram Maine
William T. Pletcher
United States Post Office
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Jesse Overstreet
Indiana
Post Office Department
Secret Service
Maing
Washington
Postal Department
Maine
North Liberty Street
United States of America
Bennett
Lester '‘Cummings
Allen Wilson
Murder charge for Bramble and stepson in Ohio
Mrs Reuben Bramble and her stepson Cleveland Hubbs are jailed in Gallia County charged with the murder of Bramble's blind husband on a Peniel farm. Bramble's skull was fractured and the body shipped to Springfield. Relatives say Hubbs killed him with a club while Bramble's wife held him amid a property dispute. the two deny guilt.
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Commercial Tribune
Gallipolis
Reuben Bramble
Cleveland Hubbs
Jai
Hnamah
Bramble
Peniel
Gallia County
Springfield
Paid SOD For Killing Shocks Jackson Trial Testimony
Special Dispatch reports from Jackson Kentucky on March 7 1913 during John Abner's murder trial Asbury Spicer testifies John Smith received 100 dollars for killing Cockrill a price he says matches what Judge Hargis paid Mortimer Forbes says he saw men at windows during the shooting and Curt Jett John Smith and winner fired from upper windows Abner and Smith allegedly arranged the plan to stay near the courthouse and Cockrill was killed the next day Smith says he received 85 dollars and a pistol for the killing
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Commercial Tribune
Jackson
John Abner
James Cockrill
Asbury Spicer
John Smith
Cockrill
B. D. Cox
Bach
Spicer
Hargis
Mortimer Forbes
Main Street
Crawford Building
Curt Jett
Winner
Abner
Ed Callahan
Cockrilli
Boats Go Over Dam in Monongahela River Tragedy
A towboat Stella Moren with two coal flats plunged over Dam No. 2 at Port Perry Pa killing engineer John Cox deckhand Charles Lorain and fireman John Bush. Ten crew members were thrown into the river. Lorain and Bush were not seen again. Vessel owned by Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company. Loss estimated at 30000 dollars.
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Commercial Tno
Pittsburg
Stella Moren
Monongahela River
Port Perry
John Cox
Charles Lorain
John Bush
Lorain
Bush
Foraker and Dick May Endorse Taft Ticket in Ohio
Washington report indicates Senators Foraker and Dick may soon back the Republican ticket in Ohio including Taft's Presidential bid. The move would bolster the ticket and aid Republican Congressmen unsettled by Taft-Foraker tensions. Longworth dismisses the chatter with “Oh, fudge,” while Roosevelt touts Taft’s sure nomination and notes wealthy backers aligning with Taft.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Foraker
Ohio
Taft
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Four men killed by gas in Baltimore tunnel collapse
Twenty one railroad laborers were overcome by gas in the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel in Baltimore. Four men died Charles Rogeleaf Charles Williams William Enfield and Edward Johnson all workers. Nine were seriously affected and taken to a hospital. the rest recovered.
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Baltimore
Commercial Tribune
North Avenue
Union Station
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles Rogeleaf
Charles Williams
William Enfield
Edward Johnson
Joseph C. B. Gilmore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Death of coal and ice dealer Pattee sparks coroner inquiry
Coroner Dr Cameron's verdict on Joseph R Pattee's death from a gunshot wound prompts detectives to reexamine motives and circumstances. Officers Cra ford and Schaefer investigate conflicting details, with Pattee's wife and friends offering divergent views on his health and temperament.
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Cameron
Joseph R. Pattee
Ralph Craford
Feli and
Schaefer
Pattee
West Sixth Street
Crawford
Patte
Johnson urged to apologize over Garber dispute
Secretary W L Finley of the Democratic State Executive Committee defends ex Congresssman Garber. He argues Johnson should apologize after Garber disproved charges. Finley cites party loyalty and election margins under different managers to warn of a possible ticket defeat if apology is not made.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
W. L. Finley
Democratic State Executive Committee
Garber
Johnson
Finley
Bryan
Salen
Pattison
Arber
105 Year Old Confederate Vet Dies After Accident
Augusta Ga March 7 Owen Priester 105 year old oldest Confederate veteran in the South died last night at Salkehatchie NC from injuries after a rake straw accident. He fell breaking his arm and paralyzing one side leaving numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Commercial Tribune
Augusta
Owen Priester
South
Salkehatchie
N. C
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Oxford Place
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Charles
Chicago
Mmber
Hayashi
Idzumi
Yuan Shi Kai
Anigkerbogker
Big ‘Trust Company
Imum
Gannon
Ona Hargis
Cox
Hige
Gao
West
Side
Made
Maddline Booth
Dr. Cameron
Woman’s Story
Cas
Charles Perry
Si Street
Freeman Avenue
Arthur Roher
West Seventh Street
Greencastle
Ind
Connersville
Tom Jornon
Cleveland
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