Ten killed and forty injured in Indiana railroad wreck
Ten people died and about forty were hurt when two electric cars on the Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend line collided head on in Porter County Indiana. Motorman Reed ignored orders to wait for the westbound train to pass. Train No 59 was traveling at fifty miles per hour when the crash occurred. The accident left a mass of wreckage with a large number of injured and many dead.
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South Bend
Ind
Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend
Porter County
Indiana
H. A. Wallace
Michigan City
Reed
Gary
Wilson
Baileytown
George A. Reed
Villa Grove
Ill
Chinese Chinatown Jealousy Motive Quelled by Police
The narrative centers on Chu Gain held as a witness after the murder of Elsie Sigel. Leon Ling, Chu Gain’s rival former restaurant employee, and Chong Sing appear in a web of threats and secret society ties. A Chinese letter warned Chu Gain to end his attentions or face murder and dismemberment.
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Chu Gain
Leon
Washington
Sigel
Ghi Gain
Ghu Gain
Capt
Carey
Surenu
Gen
Leon Zing
Cau
Leon Ling
Chong Sing
Chinatown
Chu
Elsie Sigel
Blackmail and murder case spurs key witness in inquiry
Chu Gain, detained without bail, admitted placing a missing girl Elsie Sigel notice to urge her return home. He described quarrels with Chong Ling and Leon Ling, former restaurant workers, who allegedly abducted and killed Elsie before fleeing the city. Leon Ling was believed to have gone to Washington.
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Ghong Sing
Yeon Ling
Eighth Avenue
Leon Ling
Washington
Chu Gain
Chong Ling
New York
Mott Street
Elsie Sigel
J. S
Leon
Campaign mayoral meeting June 24 at S Meridian Wilkins
The Gangs campaign for mayor will open Thursday June 24 at 8 o clock on the corner of S Meridian and Wilkins streets under the Charles A Gauss campaign committee. Charles A Ganes and William A Pickens will speak with P J Kelleher presiding and music by the American Military band. If weather is bad the event moves to Friday night.
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S. Meridian
Wilkins Streets
Charles A. Gauss
Charles A. Ganes
Wmayeralty
William A. Pickens
P. J. Kelleher
Police and Fire Station Notes from the City
Sergt. Corrigan advises on legal and ordinance matters while Frank Kempf fears misfortune after an engine 4 run over a trick car. Precinct 1 bicyclist Reidy seen with a saw stirs talk of construction. Police baseball loses 7 to 9 to Langsenkamp’s Brass Foundry.
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ESK
SERGT
Corrigan
Sergt. Corrigan
Frank Kempf
Thomas Reidy
Precinct Station No. 1
Reidy
Boys Attack Car Injures Passenger In Interurban
Elsworth L. Kurtz of 210 Talbott Avenue was injured on a Ben Wur interurban car at Washington and Bloomington streets when a gang of boys pelted the car with stones. Kurtz suffered head and face injuries and possible permanent eye damage.
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Elsworth L. Kurtz
Talbott Avenue
Washington and
Bloomington
Kurtz
Catholic Card Party Hosted by German Catholic Central
The German Catholic Central society will hold a card party at Sacred Heart hall on Tuesday night.
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German Catholic Central Society
Sacred Heart Hall
Ginsberg Skirt Factory Seeks 00 Girls for Jobs
Wabash Indiana June 2 The Ginsberg skirt and petticoat factory is advertising for 00 girls to work in its factory.
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Wabash, Ind
Ginsberg
Clergyman In town faces sneers over family status
An Episcopal minister who had just moved to a Pennsylvania coal town is challenged by two youths on the street. One youth salutes him as Father while the other scoffs that he is not a true priest because he is married with two children.
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Pennsylvania
Chinese Missions Fail To Protect Women In New York
Reports from New York describe Elsie Sigel's murder and stir debate over missionary work among Chinese districts. Editors fault female teachers in Sunday schools, warn of dangers from Mongolian con men, and urge male missionaries to supervise. The debate centers on safety, gender roles, and the integrity of evangelization efforts.
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New York
Elsie Sigel
the Times
Felice Capt. Carey
America
Why She Cut
A humorous Harvard Lampoon line features a daughter explaining her dress choice to a father. He notes the gown’s silhouette while she cites societal norms about form and hips. The quip hinges on dated views of fashion and propriety.
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Harvard Lampoon
Fear of tax on corporations dominates Taft talks
Washington June 21 Republican senators pressed to lessen a 2 percent levy on corporate earnings arguing it would burden the treasury. Taft shown figures, with a revenue estimate rising from 15 to 50 million dollars, while officials doubt constitutional validity of bonding.
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Washington
National Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
White House
Root
Wickersham
Finance Committee
Senate
Amateurs Fall to Franklin Club 5 1 In Local Action
The Viger Lilies suffered their first defeat this season losing 5 to 1 to Franklin. W K Stewart beat New York State Seconds 11 to 1 with Lambert allowing only one hit. Black Sox beat Oriental Islands 6 to 1 and lost to Blakers 9 to 7. A B C s beat Chicago Colts 19 to 2. Indianapolis Chair team edged Maroons Riverside 6 to 5 with Cole and Washburn starring. Indianapolis Merits lost 5 to 0 at Brownstown to Brownstown White Sox.
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Viger Lilies
Franklin Club
C. W. Watters
Maxwell Street
W. K. Stewart
New York State Seconds
Stewart
Lambert
Black Sox
Oriental Islves
Blakers
John Dee
Pearl Street
Chicago Colts
Indianapolis Chair and Furniture Company
Maroons
Riverside
Cole and Washburn
Fitzgerald
Indianapolis Chair Company
Ferguson
Indianapolis
Brownstown White Sox
Brownstown
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Union Pacific
W. H. Connor
E. Fourth Street
Cincinnati
Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Railroad
Ray F. Merriman
Charles Johnson
Porter
Edward Gilbertson
A. Barber
Mishawaka
F. T. Moore
William Leon
Dowagiac Motor Works
Dowagiac
Mich
F. A. Lake
H. H. Hutson
Niles
Charles Swanston
Fred Wulth
Cordial Cline
Donald Brugger
Colfax Avenue
E. C. Calvert
W. Colfax Avenue
R. Lyle Kelley
Esther Gfaffenberger
Benton Harbor
Nan Larson
Chesterton
Charles Nice
Edward W. Burlingame
L. V. Leo
Albert Pagels
Louis Mantoffel
East Gary
T. W. Luce
Knox
T. W. Loose
Paul Wilson
Stella Mendyke
South Chicago
Charles Swanson
Fred. Heath
ED Austin
George Werdein
Mayme Robertson
Sidney
Adoly
Erickson
A. Moore
Hillsdale
Pole
George H. Barnum
A. Lieu
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John F. Miller
Baloo
Langsenkamp
Haughville
Bud Moore
Charlie
Dr.pierces
Golden Discovery
Penn
St. Century
Washington St
Wianday
Broad Ripple Park
PEAIL
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil
Syracuse University
Archbold
Pettis Dry Goods
Mull
Bhong
Copeland
Family Theater
Justuin
Wilkinson
Sally
Arthur Browning
Hall
Yellowstone Park
Colorado Grand Canyon
California, Alaska-Yukon
Rob’j. Hull
H. R. Daly
Washington Street
Vonnegut Hardware CO
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Merchants National Bank
Steee
Eageoo
Rochester N. Y
Seitara Takeda
MO. E. Cleland
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
Buck Creek
Pendleton Pike
N. W
Pleasant Run
Warren Township
Office of the Auditor
Lane
John M. Aten Denhalt
WM. H. Robe Carl von Take
Albert Sahm
Castoria
Sears
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