Motive for Edith Woodill murder linked to lover Lane Bot astm case
A torn note found near Lane Bot astm’s bungalow hints that George Eastman murdered Edith May Woodill to elope. Eastman, wanted in New York for embezzlement, killed himself after planning to flee with Woodill and their baby, with neighbors recounting a fierce quarrel.
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St. Michaels
Tyne
Edith May Woodill
Lyman J
Gagy
Yolge
Lane Bop
Astm
Siayer
Esunex
Avery
Taltimore
Mratman
Secalin
Avith Curtain
Eastman
New York
Mrs. Woolf
Giltide
Degerter
Lim
Sinin
George Powell
Willa Sutin
Hota Delove
Jed Tun
Bastmian
Tweed
Lier
Boas
Cong
St. Michiels
Maryland
Altough
Baltimore
Wampton
Wampton Howls Wheer
Cuba
Spain
Triah
Woman’s station kiss leads to fatal glass injury
Mrs Marie Antonie of California, anxious to bid farewell to her husband at Charleroi station, accidentally crashed her head through a car window. She suffered a severe gash to the cheek and is not expected to survive.
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Charleroi
Marie Antonie
California
Rothschild Wins Grand Prix at Longchamp in Brisk Finish
Baron Maurice de Rothschild's Verdun, a cheatnut colt, ridden by Burnt up, won the Grand Prix de Paris over the Longchamp course in a brivding finish. Mme N C Chereminer's Rable was second and Ed mond Minne's Union third. The stake valued at 74156 dollars.
Roller to Wrestle Olsen at Seattle expo July 5
Announcement from Seattle on June 28 states Dr. B F Roller of Searle will wrestle Charlie Olsen of Indianapolis in a catch as catch can match at the Alsea Yukon Pacific exposition on the night of Monday July 5.
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Roller
Olséen
Seattle
Wash
Dr. B. F. Roller
Searle
Wil Weet
Charlie Olsen
Indianapolis
Wrights expected trial flight today in new aeroplane
Washington June 25 Orville Wright may conduct a free trial flight this afternoon in his latest aeroplane to test balance and readiness for the week’s planned trials. Pilot Orville Wright has not flown since last summer’s fatal accident. Roy Knabenshue is in Washington to observe, having recently flown dirigibles in California and Los Angeles.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Orville Weight
Lieut. Selfridge
Roy Knabenshue
Wright
Fort Myer
Knoabenshue
Wright Brothers
California
Los Angeles
City Hall
City
Strangler Still At Large In New York Case
New York police admit they have not located Leon Ling, the man suspected in Elsie Sigel's murder. Searches cover Manhattan and Chinatown with no results. Newark evidence links Ling to a trunk kept at Li Ling's restaurant for 42 hours, aiding the investigation.
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New York
Elsie Sigel
Leon Ling
Eighth Avenue
Thay
Chinatown
Newark
Itony
Lawrence Cab Company
Li Ling
James F. Halstead
Leon
Coroner pins wreck on mismanaged train order
Valparaiso Ind June 28 Coroner J C Carson finds the Chicago Lake Shore South Bend line head on crash near Chesterton killed 12 due to disobeyed order directing meeting at Wilson The verdict places responsibility on mismanagement of train No 58 for not taking the siding Conductor O J Kinney of train No 6 and motorman George Reck among those involved with Reck killed
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Indiana
Valparaiso
Ind
J.C Carson
Chicago, Lake Shore
South Bend
Chesterton
Isd
Yslon
Wilson
J. Kinney
George Reck
Indiana Town Fire Destroys Eight Stores and Hotel
Knox Indiana June 28 A major blaze last night consumed eight stores and the Fitz hotel in the city, causing over 700000 in losses. The fire spread beyond the local department, drawing assistance from nearby northern Indiana towns as walls collapsed injuring several people including I. H. F. P. Schriver editor of the Knox Democrat. The incident left the business district in ruins and residents shaken.
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Knox
Ind
Indiana
I. H. FP. Schriver
Knox Democrat
Fitz
Gurney Kills Father and Self in Quincy Shooting
George Gurney shot and killed his father Dr Seneca Gurney 79, wounded his sister in law Mrs Seneca Gurney 87, then killed himself. The motive linked to mental stress from a daughter's death and marital separation, with the wife living in Oklahoma.
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Quincy
George Gurney
Seneca Gurney
Oklahomas
Two Killed in Auto Auro in Embankment Crash
Boscow June 28 Mechinin a prominent figure in St Peters burg societies and his chauffeur were killed when their car plunged down an embankment during a race. The collision crushed both men in the wreck.
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Auto Auro
Boscow
Mechinin
St. Petersburg
Assassination of Officer Beckman in Stockholm
Stockholm June 2 A Swede who shot and killed Maj Gen Beckman chief of the coast artillery and then shot himself died yesterday.
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Assacein
Daad
Stockholm
Cen
Beckman
Senate Tariff Fight Keeps Schedules Unpassed
Washington June 28 Senate adjourned with few tariff schedules cleared and a heated push on the corporation tax. Secretary Root leads the presidential tax effort as Democratic Bailey and insurgent leaders Cumming and La Follette prepare to oppose. The debate centers on rotten iron, cotton goods, arsenic, clay, steel rails and structural steel, with action unlikely before three weeks. The glove duty and cotton hosiery revert to Dingley rates as conference prospects loom.
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Washington
Senate
Root
Bailey
Cumming
Hughes
Newlands
Rayner
Daniel
Borah
Beveridge
la Folletta
Jess Tan
Aldrich
Taft
Finance Committee
House
Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic to unveil founder statue
One of the greatest events in G A R history will occur when a granite statue of Dr Benjamin Franklin Stephenson, founder of the organization, is unveiled in Washington on July 3. A parade of U S military and naval forces and district militia will precede remarks by President Taft and Representative J Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania. The forty foot triangular shaft bears bronze groups symbolizing charity loyalty and fraternal unity, with a bronze medal of Stephenson in Civil War attire. The statue cost ten thousand dollars.
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Washington
Jung
Grand Army of the Republic
Ths
Benjasin Franklin Stephenson
United States
Tait
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
Dr. Stephenson
Divine Healer Schlatter In Jail In Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa June 0 Charles McLean aka Divine Healer Schlatter is jailed on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. J Anderson of Clinton says Schlatter took a large advance for a cure that never came and fled town without paying. Police found $755 in cash and three diamonds valued at $200 each in his ragged clothing.
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Des Moines
Schlatter
Charles Mclean
J. Anderson
Clinton
Pittsborg
Pittsburg
Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Railway
Pittavurg Railways Company
Jea
Nhe
A& Stupendous
Adrich
A. Pisher
Wylie Avenue Baptist Church
Fervon
Wnlon
Ofrain
Cere
Yeanell
Pirtevare Railways Company
Herron TL
Harriman Health Improves in Austria After Exam
Prof Stryerpell reports H Harriman improving after examination in Semmering Austria. He is to stay three weeks, then travel to Gastein for further treatment.
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Harriman
Semmering
Austria
Stryerpell
Bishop Joseph B. Cotter Dies in Winona at 65
Bishop Joseph B. Cotter of Winona Minnesota, aged 65, head of the diocese covering the southern half of the state, died at his home at midnight from a complication of diseases.
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Joseph B. Cotter
Winona
Minn
Baseball Results From Yesterday’s Games Across Leagues
Yesterday’s scores span multiple leagues with Thors 11 to 4 over Detroit and Cleveland 17 to 0 in game one. Chicago 4 Cincinnati 2 in the first game, St Louis 8 Pittsburgh 3 in the first, and several Western, American Association, and Central League games with varied outcomes across cities like Terre Haute Grand Rapids and Des Moines.
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Thors
Loula
Pittaburs
Wietia
Omiahi Lincoln
Pueblo
Dower
Topeka
Jeungan City
Lomesilie
Miravapony
Lutein
Ordur Rapids
Booming
Grew Bay
Ruckford
Ruelne
Mindixen
Oshapsa
Crogan
Weilsn
Superior
American League
Bethenes Pala
Boston
Vbl
Yorki
Klon
National League
Tetrsburg
Christs Ieee
New Yorke
Cincinnusl
Philadelphia Etree
St. Lowis
Brooklyn Breton
Wanes
Souds
Grand Rapids
Wayne
Terre
Ievatisay le Veserey
Duyton
Amedigan
Minneapolia
Ladlanapolis
Joeee
Teouisy
Colun Nus
Seansas
St Bau Oy
Towers
Rock Island
Duverport
Bat Helly
Cudur
Luchiy
Dead letter rate grows from mangled postal cards
Washington reports 15000 to 20000 tinseled or frosted postcards are withdrawn daily for failing to be enclosed in properly sealed envelopes. The issue stems from post office regulations prohibiting unmailable cards, faulty envelopes, and stamps placed inside envelopes that block cancellation and release particles causing eye inflammation among railway mail clerks.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Two Bullfighters Die in Mexico City Ring Incident
In Mexico City a bull killed two well known fighters during a local bull ring event. Sanchez died after a horn pierced his body and lungs, despite rapid hospital transport. A second fighter was badly injured when a bull gored him as it charged the arena, ending the same show.
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Mexico City
Sume
AuTedo Sanchez
Sanchez
Wife Charged in Farmer Husband Death Near Mankato
In Mankato Minnesota on June 2 the body of H. J. Leadbeater, a farmer living about three miles from the city, was found buried in a potato patch after two months' disappearance. Frank Smith, a hired man, confessed that Mrs. Leadbeater killed her husband. Mrs Leadbeater, her sister, Mrs. Charles Swandt, and Smith are under arrest.
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Mankato
Minn
H. J. Leadbeater
Frank Smith
Fairbanks Lands Japanese Prince in Korea Impressions
Tokyo June 28 Selcre, en route from Seoul to northern Korea, reported by Charles Warren Feirbanka. Feirbanka prepared a statement praising Prince Ito and detailing his impressions of Japanese rule in Korea.
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Fairbanks
Tokyo
Pittsburgers Walk as Street Car Strike Shuts City
Pittsburgers endure a citywide slowdown as street cars halt and thousands walk to work. Union leaders vow a long fight while officials pace negotiations and rumors of strikebreakers flare around the transit system.
Iowa flood hits Des Moines and graphic aftermath
Des Moines reports a cloudburst that ripped homes from foundations and flooded cellars reaching eight inches on floors. A livery barn was swept 200 feet, tracks damaged, and three injured including a baby rescued from floodwaters.
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Des Moines
Chicago & Northwestern
Tom Mergen
Peter Jennings
Lille
Mutiny in Vilna Prison Sparks Courtyard Battle
A prison mutiny in Vilna Russia on June 2 sparked a pitched battle in the courtyard. Four welders and alien convicts were killed and six wounded. Local authorities report heavy damage and ongoing investigations into the riot and its casualties.
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Vilna
Russia
Man Revived After Electric Shocks At Worcester Hospital
In Worcester on June 28 Joseph Rennifard a baker was pronounced dead after collapsing from heat. His body was nearly moved to the morgue when a faint sign of life appeared. Electrical treatments revived him and he was returned to a ward as officials corrected the report from death to heat prostration.
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Worcester
Mass
Joseph Rennifard
City Hospital
Remillard
Brewer Aids Days Receiver Bid in Toledo
On June 18 a suit became public with C Rudolph Brand secretary treasurer asking for a receiver for Huetnem Toledo Breweries Company. Brand accuses James E Pilliod president of malfeasance including favoritism toward a local prohibition movement. He claims mismanagement overvalued assets and losses halving the former business.
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Toledo
Tno
C. Rudolph Brand
Huet Nem Toledo Breweries Company
Huebner Finlay & Grasser
Brand Brewing Companies
Brand
Pilliod
Susl- R
Piliod
Equor Desiers
Brand Chary Management
Prisoner Shot While Escaping at Fort Riley
Sentry at Fort Riley Kansas shoots a fleeing convict during an escape attempt. Two military convicts, Carey and Jeffries, attacked a sentry in a quarry. Jeffries is fatally wounded after being shot in the stomach. the sentry Abraham Chulnick of Troop D Seventh Cavalry is seriously wounded. Carey escaped but was captured.
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Kansas Frison
Function City
Kan
Fort Riley
Here
Mouied Carey
Jeffries
Harry H Jeffrigs
August T. Carey
Abraham Chulnick
Seventh Cavalry
Escatch
John A. Considine Dies at Home in New York
John A. Considine, once proprietor of the Tiote Metropole and a well known figure in sports and theater, died of pleuropneumonia at his New York City home. He had retired from the hotel business months ago and owned interests linked to Dreamland at Coney Island. He remained broadly connected with the Jamaica race crack.
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John A. Considine
New York
John A. Considing
The
Tiote Metropole
Mr. Considine
Fie
Dreamland
Coney Island
Samuel Gomperts Arrives in London With Labor Leaders
Samuel J. Gomgers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived in London from the Baltic at Holyhead and reached the capital yesterday afternoon. He was greeted by Davis J. Shackleton and James A. Seddon, members of the House of Commons, and other labor leaders.
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Samuel J. Gomgers
London
Samuel Compers
American Padernation of Labor
Baltic
Holyhead
Amd
Davis J. Shackleton
Janes A. Seddon
House of Commons
Fatal Auto Leap at Durbin Claims Bank Cashier
Word reaches of F. G. Mansey, cashier of the Bank of Durbin, killed when his automobile ran out of control and plunged from a cliff. The car and occupant plunged 100 feet after careening over two precipices.
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Clift
Ilkins
W. VI
Fame
F. G. Mansey
Bank of Durbin
Chinese Province Official Dead in Peking June 23
Yang Shi Liang, who in 1907 succeeded Yuan Sif Kat as viceroy of Gul LE, died from apoplexy after facing corruption charges linked to the Tientsin Pukow railway and provincial finances deficits.
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Peking
Yang Shi Liang
Yuan Sif Kat
Gul LE
Tientsin-Pukow
Spanish Princess Beatrice Christened in Lagran
June 27 in Lagran Spain the christening of Princess Beatrice daughter of the King and Queen occurred with the usual ceremony Archduke Perdinagé and Archduchess Maria Teresa served as godparents via Infanta Isabelle Put Off Train represented by. June 28 in Durham N Y Solomon Shepard a Black man who admitted stealing a ride on a Seaboard train shot and killed Engineer Hott.
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Lagran
Spain
Princ Beatrice
Archdoke Perdinagé
Archduchess
Maria Terese
Infanta
Isabelle
Durham
N. Y
Seaboard Air
Solomon Shepard
Engineer Hott
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