Jealousy Suspected In Chinatown Murder Case
New York police report letters from Elsie Sigel to Chu Gain and to Leon Ling bolster jealousy as a motive in the Sigel murder. Ling seen in Chinatown June 13 at the Gee Gong Tong site, allegedly receiving $400 from Chinese Free Masons.
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Leon
New York
Elsie Sigel
Chu Gain
Port Arthur
Chu
Quan Yick Nam
Chong Sing
Chu Gein
Augusta Nack
Martin Thorne
Elsie
Leon Ling
Sigel
Ling
Lai
Chinatown
Galvin
Pell Street
Gee-Gong-Tong Society
The
Chinese Free Masons
Poisoned brother and royal death report and oil price moves
The dispatches note Muley Mohammed the Sultan’s one eyed brother died in Fez prison from poison as a royal death report surfaces. A polo match is postponed due to rain making the ground soft. Wage hikes and oil price cuts affect different U S locales with Manufacturing clerks and Standard Oil changes noted.
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London
Oscar
Jesse Lewisohn
Tangier
Muley Mohammed
Sultan
Fez
East Liverpool
Pittsburg
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Movs Chivatoan yd Bewery Settlement for Cuts
Movs at settlement deal for cuts to ton Ss me ong tin. Local officials reach agreement on costs and remedies following the dispute between parties. Details remain limited as terms are subject to court approval and further mediation.
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Chivatoan
Gould Alimony Award After Separation Suit Triumph
New York Supreme Court Justice Dowling awards Mrs Catharine Clemmons Gould alimony of 3000 dollars a month in the separation suit against Howard Gould. Cross examination portrays Gould denying intoxication and defending meetings with actor Dustin Farnum as both business and social.
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New York
Supreme Court
Dowling
Catherine Clemmons Gould
Ine Clemmons Gould
Delancey Nicol
Howard Gould
Hqnor
Mrs. Gould
Farnum
Washington
Nicoll
Georgia Lynches Negro in Cuthbert
Albert Reece, labelled as Miss Mary Taunton's assailant, was seized from the county jail by about 15 men and hanged from a limb. Gunfire by Deputy Sheriff Taylor failed to stop the mob as they finished the lynching and riddled the body with bullets.
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Georgia
Cuthbert
Albert Reece
Mary Taunton
Lmb
Taylor
Samuel Conover Dies After Window Fall at Morris Street
Samuel Conover, 98, died at City hospital from injuries after falling from a third story window at 427 Morris Street where he roomed. He fell early Thursday morning and authorities are unsure if he was sleepwalking or misjudged the window.
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Samuel Conover
City Hospital
Morris Street
Conover
Church Struck by Lightning Damages West Newton Parish
The Methodist church at West Newton was hit by lightning Thursday night and badly damaged. Nearby streams surged into torrents within minutes and crops across the area suffered heavy damage as a result.
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the Methodist Church
West Newton
Custodianship case debated in supreme court
Senator Ralph Kane argued for Charles J. Wheeler in a custodianship dispute while Thomas F. Colbert’s counsel spoke. The 1895 act shifting appointive powers to a governor secretary of state and auditor was challenged as unconstitutional though the journal record and veto history were debated.
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Ralph Kane
Charles J. Wheeler
Statehouse
Thomas F. Colbert
Gov
Marshall
Kane
Wheeler
Gov. Matthews
Matthews
Judge Rules Zinn Co Cannot Recover Oleomargarine Penalty
Judge Anderson of a federal court ruled that the W H Zinn company in Lafayette cannot recover 109 dollars paid to the United States for violating oleomargarine laws. The case centered on uncolored oleomargarine sold and later colored by the store, which the government argued made the firm a manufacturer and retailer subject to the tax. The ruling holds the payment as nonrecoverable.
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Anderson
Federal
W. H. Zinn Company
Lafayette
United States
Zinn Company
Rise in Railway Capital Signals Expansion Plans
The Bilgin Joliet and Eastern railway firm announces capital increases from 600000 to 16000000, and the Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern adds from 2760000 to 9000000, both under A F Banks presidency with W K Allen as secretary. Both tallies aim to fund construction, with $6240 paid to the Illinois secretary on Friday.
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Bilgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company
Indiana
Illinois
Tts
Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern
A. F. Banks
W. K. Allen
Ittne, Fridey
Bridge Collapses on Georgetown Road West of Speedway
An old bridge on Georgetown road west of the Speedway grounds collapsed Friday morning. A team wagon and driver were on the bridge when it gave way but no injuries were reported. County commissioners went to the scene Friday afternoon to free the wrecked span.
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Georgetown Road
Speedway Grounds
I Ce
Secret Love Affair Sparks Tragedy and Flight in New York
In New York a love triangle leads to a fatal chase as Chu Gain tries to flee to Atlantic City after Elsie Sigel’s slaying. Police briefly detain him on parole as the hunt for the supposed killer continues amid whispers of romance and betrayal.
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New York
Chinatown
Leon
Elsie Sigel
Chu Gain
Atlantic City
Denman Faces Quick Hearing on Attorney Misconduct Charge
Early action in Indianapolis court set for Friday as Judge Remster appoints Charles Martindale and Charles J. Orbison to bring charges and pursue removal proceedings against Attorney Joseph H. C. Denman. The panel will commence proceedings without delay.
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Joseph H. C. Denman
Indianapolis Bar Association
Remster
Paricult
Charles Martindale
Charles J. Orbison
Denman
Divorce actions filed in equal court Friday morning
Two divorce cases were filed in default court Friday morning. Rose Ela Woodruff asks to be legally separated from George T. Woodruff citing cruelty and excessive drinking. George E. Auch seeks divorce from Pearl E. Auch on grounds of cruelty and impropriety.
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Effault Court
Rose Ela Woodruff
George T. Woodruff
George E. Auch
Pearl E. Auch
Train derailed by washout near Avon causes cattle deaths
A Big Four freight train derailed after a washout early Friday near Avon Indiana ten miles west of Indianapolis. Ten cars left the rails and six cattle cars wrecked many cattle killed. Injured passengers William Friedburg of Hamilton Quebec and James Moore of New Albany Indiana were taken to St. Vincent's hospital with broken leg fractured skull and dislocated hip respectively.
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Avon
Indianapolis
Wiliam Friedburg
Hamilton
James Moore
New Albany
Ind
St. Vincent's Hospital
Friedburg
Moore
Hot Wave Grips New York City Amid Fatal Heat
On June 25 the fifth day of a severe heat wave brought four deaths and rising prostrations in New York City. Thomason Schaeffer, 30, died at 2804 West Twenty second Street Brooklyn after a sleepless night and a late doctor arrival. The press notes worsening conditions in tenement districts with children most affected.
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New York
Thomason
Schaeffer
Twenty-second Street
Brooklyn
Simes
Fair Bank Park Purchase Delayed by City Board
The Board of Public Parks deferred a decision on acquiring lands for Fair Bank park. The proposed purchase and land titles remain under discussion with price questions causing differences of opinion. Resolutions outlining the park’s purpose were drafted but will await the next board meeting.
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Board of Public Parks
Fair Bank
Indiana Girl Injured as Platform Collapses in Louisiana
In Shreveport on June 2 a platform holding 200 Louisiana Industrial College students for a group photograph collapsed. Thirty two young women were seriously injured, with multiple broken limbs and serious injuries reported among named students including Ruth Middgett Logansport Indiana Nina McMichael Grand Cant Mitty Vaughn Collinstown Ruth Webb Farmersville Lorrie Lowe Rocky Mount Wille Walters Rushton Blanche Phillips Galen Mora Maud Nixon Miller and Ella Price Natches Miss.
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