Mystery clears up murdered woman Lena Whitmore
Newark N J Jan 4 The husband Theodore S Whitmore a Brooklyn elevated motorman is held as a suspect in the death of Lena Whitmore whose body was found in a Hackensack meadow pond after she left her Brooklyn home on Christmas day. Police traced a web of letters and a mysterious trunk sent to her sister in the Bronx. Identification of the body as Lena Whitmore was aided by her sister Mrs Susan Yohmitter and by witnesses including Mrs Schmitter and Martin Engert. Whitmore admitted a familiar appearance at the Harrison morgue but insisted he could not be certain. He later identified the body as his wife and a neighbor testified the couple fought often and Lena had shown signs of misery since her marriage.
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Newark
N. J
Theodore S. Whitmore
New Jersey
Lena Whitmore
Hackensack Meadows
Harrison
Passaia River
Helena Salter Whitmore
Theodore
Whitmore
Adams Street
Brooklyn
Susan Yohmitter
Bronx
Daglert
Schnitter
Slater
Bohenectady
Margaret O'Neill
Whitmorea
William Bartlett
Bor
Tha Broay
Pyrte
Lona
Mysterious case of letters and a trunk mystery
A damaged 19th century note describes a woman Lena fleeing home after a burglary. A trunk, letters, and clothing were sent for storage while a telegram warned to take care of the trunk. A second letter dated December 27 says the husband watches her and she plans to move up the state as she collects belongings.
Urges Greater Care for Mines After Disasters in Pa
Chief Mine Inspector Roderick of Pennsylvania calls for heightened safety in bituminous mines after recent disasters at Naomi and Darr. A five member committee will inspect mines of risk, targeting blasting, electric chain machines, coal dust, gas buildup, and open lights. inspectors are urged to report unsafe mines by district.
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Aske
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Roderick
State Department of Mines
Bitumbour
Naomi
Darr
Solta
Algo
Five Butte union leaders found guilty of contempt
Helena Montana January 4 federal Judge Hunt imposed sentences on five Butte union labor leaders for contempt of an injunction restricting interference with workers employed by the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company during construction. Joseph Shannon, ex-legislator and head of the state miners’ alliance, admitted coercing a union man to leave the telephone building and report to the union hall, saying the worker aided the construction firm. The judge noted Shannon must show his right to seize a crowd on the streets and emphasized the case centers on injunction violation and penalties.
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Butte
Lns
Helena
Mont
Hunt
Counterest
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Joseph 4
Shannon
Allen
Woordmaney
Union Hall
Woodmaney
Tronstriction Company
Telephone Company
Tiant
Turmoil in Musino streetcar strike suppresses by police
Troops and militia will assist police as a streetcar strike escalates in Musino. A police protected run failed, cars operated on a regular schedule for hours until a mob attacked them. Stones and missiles flew as crew were driven off and wrecked cars. Over fifty arrests hailed as jails fill with rioters. A rioter was severely wounded in a throat cut.
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Musino
Saldia Muneie
Jay
Maha Oder
Gurskins
Landlords to Court Fight With East Side Tenants
In New York on January 4 six hundred notices of Meposseas proceedings were issued by East side landlords in retaliation against tenants who refuse rent payments pending lower demands. Tenants claim 16 000 families withheld rent this month and plan a monster parade of up to 40 000 people. Attorneys seek separate trials for Gepeneess cases as conflict shifts to prolonged court battles.
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East Side
New York
Furly
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