Elusive Leon Ling Linked to Sigel Murder Suspects
New York detectives and city officers across the nation say Leon Ling, accused of killing Elsie Sigel, has evaded capture. Authorities note strong Tong influence and speculate Ling is protected by Oriental orders, prompting a wide search of Chinese residences in New Jersey.
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New York
United States
Leon Ling
Elsie Sigel
Sigel
Eighth Avenue
Leon
Chung Sin
Washington
Newark
Theer
James Halstead
America
New Orleans
Galveston
San Francisco
Cary
Hudson
Bergen
Union
Basex
Passie
New Jersey
Tley
Lemon Prices Jump as Puri Market Tightens
Cincinnati June 30 The public is being handed the lemon right amid a hot spell. Commission merchants raised prices of varieties of lemons from two to three dollars a crate due to scarcity and limited supply. A month earlier speculators had purchased a substantial portion of the stock.
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Cincinnati
Town Orders Black Visitor To Leave After Altercation
In Oakland Maryland on June 30 a sporty Black man arriving with friends made improper remarks about passing young ladies. A white man knocked him down and a crowd told him to quit the town. Several youths escorted him to the town’s edge.
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Oakland
Mineral County Declares Dry County After Rehearing
Mineral County West Virginia court grants saloonkeepers Piedmont and Keyser request denied. no liquor licenses issued as county remains dry after today. Commissioners Dayton and Bishoff vote dry. Commissioner Cross votes wet.
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Mineral County
W. Va
Piedmont
Keysey
Dayton and
Bishoff
Cross
Corrothers Fought GOP Patron at Taylor House
Daily Sentinel reports Gub Carrothers a well known character became unruly at the Taylor boarding house last evening. Officer Pepper attempted arrest, Corrothers resisted while intoxicated, mace blows used to subdue him. Mayor Love court fined him five dollars for drunk and disorderly conduct and five dollars for resisting an officer. appeal to circuit court filed through attorney A W Burdett.
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Daily Sentinel
Gub Carrothers
Taylor
Pepper
Corrothers
Mays
Queale Ferguson nuptials in Philadelphia home
George Oswald Queale formerly of this city married Ella Marie Ferguson of Philadelphia on June 8 at her parents home. Rev. Elliott Field officiated. Bridesmaids Kathleen A. Perry and Wilhelmina Mary Queale. Ushers Joseph W. Todd and Thomas W. Fernon. Bride wore white net gown with fil les of the valley. After supper, about 40 guests departed for a tour of Western cities. They will reside on West Walnut Street upon return.
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the Sentinel
George Oswald Queale
Ella Marie Ferguson
Philadelphia
William Ferguson
Elliott Field
Wissahukon Presbyterian Church
Kathleen A. Perry
Wilhelmina Mary Queale
Joseph W. Todd
Thomas W. Fernon, Jr
Brandenburg Acquitted Then Arrested in Kidnapping Case
Brandenburg, a magazine writer, was acquitted in New York on a grand larceny case tied to a famous letter about Grover Cleveland and Bryant. As he prepared to leave court, an officer informed him he was arrested on a charge of kidnapping his stepson James Shepard Cabanne.
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New York
Broughton Brandenburg
New York Times
Cleveland
Bryan
Brandenburg
James Shepard-Cabanne
Attorney Charles P. Guards New Offices
Attorney Charles P. Guard, a well known practitioner, has fitted up new offices on the 4th floor of the Grafton Banking & Trust Company building. He invites both old and new clients to visit with the assurance of capable legal service and reliable elevator access.
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Charles P. Guard
Grafton Banking & Trust Company
Guard
Romance in letters ties Edith Woodill murder case
Baltimore June 30 authorities say Edith Woodill wrote letters and knew suspect Robert Eastman for about a year before her murder. A letter in Eastman’s belongings claimed she was killed by a drunken woman with a champagne bottle. They also found numerous love letters to Woodill from Lyman J. Gage, former Treasury secretary, revealing a tender, sentimental wish to marry her, which she refused due to his age.
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Baltimore
Mis
Edith Woodill
Robert Eastman
Eastman
Fire story recalls 1887 Grafton blaze and Valley Hotel loss
Daily Sentinel notes Mr and Mrs EE M Borum of Strasburg Va visiting and evokes the 1887 fire in Grafton that destroyed the Valley Hotel on Latrobe Street with heavy losses for proprietor Mr Borum who was uninsured. The couple later moved to Strasburg and he remains largely incapacitated by rheumatism. Mrs Borum is sister of Mrs Belle Moore.
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Grafton
Valley House
Latrobe Street
Borum
Strasburg
Belle Moore
West Main , Street
Reverend Bartlett and wife move to Elkins for ministry
Rev Ebert Bartlett and his wife left this morning for Elkins where he will assume charge of the Baptist church. Bartlett recently graduated from an Eastern theological school and was married in Clarksburg weeks ago. He has preached in M. P. and Baptist churches here and is expected to be a successful minister.
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Ebert Bartlett
Daily Sentinel
Bartlett
Webster
Elkins
Barlett
Baptist Church
Eastern Theological School
Clarksburg
M. P
Officers Elected in Grafton Christian Endeavor Union
At the fourth quarterly session held at the Presbyterian church, Rev J A McClelland was named president, A A Doak vice president, Clyde Richman secretary, and Mrs Ben F Poe treasurer for the coming year. The past year under Rev A F Richardson boosted the C E movement with strong leadership and large attendance, despite weather.
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A. F. Richardson
Lutheran Church
Christian Endeavor
C. E
Woman’s dash to kiss husband ends in severe neck gash
At Charleroi station Mary Antonio of California thrust her head through a car window in farewell, severing the neck and likely not surviving. The piece then shifts to advertising Dr Shoop’s Restorative, claiming it treats underlying nerve causes of organ failure and urging a brief home trial.
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Pittsburg
Charleroi Station
Mary Antonio
California
Prohibition Sets In As Tennessee Fights Over Saloon Closures
Nashville and Memphis residents rush to use remaining liquor before midnight as the state enacts a broad ban. Social clubs spring up to distribute drinks in open loan periods, while towns grant new charters for clubs to keep access alive. The measure ends a long political fight led by Senator Carmack, passed over Governor Patterson’s veto with Republican support.
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Nashville
Tenn
Memphis
Chattanooga
Tennessee
United States
B. W. Carmack
Patterson
EB. W. Carmack
Classmates Fete Mrs Shaw Before Colorado Farewell
Miss Frederica Keolz entertained the city high school graduating class in honor of Mrs Chas Shaw who will depart for Colorado Springs this evening. Most members attended, three were absent. An evening of sociable entertainment included dainty refreshments as the long-time friend departs for her western home.
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Daily Sentinel
Frederica Keolz
City High School
Chas. Shaw
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Shaw
Bank cashier sentenced. others jailed in West Virginia
In Clarksburg on June 30 guards escorted Fred B. Wood, cashier of a West Virginia bank, to Moundsville penitentiary for six years for falsifying bank books. Clete C. Heflin received two years and a half for forgery, and Richard Corless two years for theft, with all sent to the pen.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Fred B. Wood
Moundsville
West Virginia Bank
Clete C. Heflin
Richard Corless
Love letters found tied to Worcester women in Chinese laundries
New York detectives tracking the Siegel murder case report discovering in three Worcester laundries love letters addressed to Chinese individuals from four prominent married Worcester women involved in Sunday school work. The letters are described as very racy and the contents disgusting. A local Sunday school picnic is planned in Evans Park, First ward, Monday next.
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Boston
Mass
New York
Worcester
Sigel
Main Street
M. BE
Evans Park
George Timmons Dies After Long Struggle at Fair Grounds
George Timmons, a long time resident of this city and Confederate veteran, died last evening at his home on the old fair grounds. Born in Culpeper County Virginia, he lived there until after the Civil War before moving to this state and later settling here about 24 years ago. Known for hard work and honesty, he endured much poverty and endured taunts from others but remained steadfast in providing for his family. He was over 70 and will be buried after funeral services at St Paul’s M E Church Thursday at 2:30 p m.
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Daily Sentinel
Fair Grounds
George Timmons
Culpepper County
St. Paul’s M. E
Picnic At Grove In Owls Club Outing
Members of the Owls Club and friends enjoyed a Saturday picnic at the grove. Attendees included Clara Martin Lena Longstreth Mattie Swisher Gipsie Swisher Nitia Means Ada Wilson Ethel Shroyer Fred Swisher Hugh McDaniel Everett McDaniel John Funk Albert Wilson Carl Wilson Paul Billingslea Guy Means and other locals. Several visitors returned home or attended church and family visits followed the meal.
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Owls Club
Bunch
Clara Martin
Bridgeport
Lena Longstreth
Belington
Mattie and
Gipsie Swisher
Nitia Means
Ada Wilson
Ethel Shroyer
Nicklow
Fred Swisher
Hugh and
Everett McDaniel
John Funk
Albert
Carl Wilson
Paul Billingslea
Buckhannon
Guy Means
Marion Allender
Lonnie Travis
Thornton
Wyatt Cleavenger
Parkersburg
Louis Kitzmiller
Grafton
James Bartlett
Ola
Belle Mason
James T. Knotts
IT. A. Wilson
Myrtle Martin
the Pines
Grace Shroyer
Broadus Institute Opens New Era in Philippi
A Christian school for young men and women announces entirely new buildings with modern utilities and steam heat. It offers Classical, Scientific, Normal, Music, Elocution, and Physical Culture courses under Rev. Elkanah Hulley A.M. Principal. Fall term begins September 2, 1909. catalogue and terms available on request.
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Elkanah Hulley
A. M
Philipp
W. Va
Aldrich Fights Income Tax in Senate Debate
In Washington on June 30 Senator Aldrich declared he would vote for a corporation tax to offset income tax revenue but urged limits, saying the tax should not be permanent or destroy protection. He argued the income tax is emergency-only and argued the move could rebuke the Supreme Court ruling. The session noted a heated atmosphere as summer heat and lemonade refreshments filled the Capitol.
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Washington, D. C
Aldrich
Senate Finance Committee
Clay and Bailey
Bailey
Mr. Aldrich
United States
House Committee On Ways and Means
Gore
Tillman
Clay
Rhode Island
Supreme Court of the United States
McLaurin
Supreme Court
Day at the Park With Children and Civic Promotion
A group of children supervised by Mrs. Gertrude Nicols spent a morning at the park enjoying a shaded grove picnic. The notice also advertises a Dr Shoop No-Drip Coffee Strainer coupon offer from Racine Wisconsin along with a health coffee book and promotional pricing at grocers.
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Daily Sentinel
Gertrude Nicols
Dr. Shoop
John N.trogelias
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MA Guard's
Grafton Banking & Trust
Oman
EE. M. Borum
Elkins Gall
Co. F
Chines
Geo. Timmons
OM Fair Grounds
Ottsvpllue
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