Van Winkle Murderer Linked to Local Suspect in Fairport
The piece ties Harry Jones to two parallel homicides the Tu man and Van Winkle cases. It outlines aliases including Frank Burke and Beatty, with a possible residence in Fairport and a Washington Pennsylvania family. Victims, method, and age are described, raising questions about a bloodthirsty killer living near Fairport and whether justice will uncover the truth.
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Harry Jones
Fairport
Beatty
Washington, Pa
Frank Burke
Hobart
Washington
Warry Jones
Tuman
van Winkle
Frank Burk
Harry Beatty
Search Spreads Circles Around Fairport for Murder Suspect
Three bodies men under Sheriff Benham direct a spread out circle five miles around Fairport hunting for Harry Jones alias Burk alias Beatty suspected in the Van Winkle murders. Posse searches sheds caves hay stacks and weeds while New Era and Buffalo area probes continue. Rail clues suggest Jones fled on trains stopping near Fairport yesterday morning. authorities broadcast his description and press for a quick capture.
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Benham
Fairport
Harry Jones
William van Winkle
New Era
Buffalo
Jones
Montpelier
Burk
Beatty
Tuman Murder Case Details Grim Cottage Tragedy
The article chronicles brutal killings linked to a fiend in two cases, noting the Van Winkle murder appears to involve a household confidant and the Tuman tragedy ends with Mrs. Tuman and Mr. Tuman found dead or dying after a savage ax attack. Dan Williams, living with the couple, vanished amid rising mystery and theories.
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van Winkle
Mr. Tuman
Tuman
Dan Williams
Wil
Notable meeting held today in Washington
A conference in the office of Secretary of Commerce and Labor Strauss aimed to strengthen ties with national business groups. Attended by Secretary Root and other officials, the preliminary meeting excluded tariff, finance, and policy issues, focusing on administrative cooperation between government and chambers of commerce.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce and Labor
Storm at sea hits Norfolk area with 60 mph wind
Norfolk reports a coast gale at Cape Henry reaching 60 miles per hour. Sea havoc feared as sailing ships suffer and battleships heading to Hampton Roads from northern ports face rough conditions. Anxiety surrounds the six torpedo boat destroyers in the Pacific bound flotilla sailing from Hampton Roads for Porto Rico.
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Cape Henry
Hampton Roads
Porto Rico
Girl of Fifteen Ends Life After Parental Disapproval
Lucy Smith, 15, of Catawissa Pennsylvania, killed herself by jumping into the Susquehanna after her father punished her for entertaining a young man opposed by her parents Phineas and his wife. Her body remains unrecovered despite dynamite attempts. she had previously attempted laudanum poisoning after another reprimand.
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Catawissa
Lucy Smith
Phineas Smith
Susquehanna
Accidents Strike In Peculiar Chain At College Town
In Iowa City four residents endure unusual mishaps. Mrs. Shields, nearly 80, falls in her cellar and may not recover. Teamster Peter Hoffman is knocked into a gate post and loses a nose. Mail carrier Charles Warner is thrown from a wagon by a runaway horse, hitting his head and regaining consciousness after two hours. Nine year old Cecil Carleton is shot in the palm while attempting to stop a playmate from firing a revolver, raising fears of blood poisoning.
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Iowa City
Andrew Shields
Peter Hoffman
Charles Warner
Cecil Carleton
National Bank of Commerce Fails in Kansas City
Kansas City faces a banking shock as the National Bank of Commerce fails to open and goes into national examiner control. Once the city’s oldest and largest, deposits shrank from about 35.9 million to 16.9 million since August, with four million shaved from loans and discounts.
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National Bank of Commerce
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W. S. Woods
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James F. Downing
Clearing House Association
Southwest
Commerce National
United States
William A. Rule
Woods
Scandinavians Go Home for Christmas Holidays
Nearly one thousand Scandinavian residents depart Chicago on December 5 to spend the Christmas holidays in their native lands, heading for coastal ships and trains.
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Chicago
Tll
Subcommittee 15 Pullman Cars Are Picked Demolished
The license committee on banking and currency names a five member subcommittee to frame a currency bill. Fowler Prince Calderhead Lewis Gillespie, all with varied party affiliations, will report to the main committee. Thirteen seriously injured in a Pennsylvania railroad wreck near Pittsburgh. the Pullman cars were damaged after a possible frozen switch or rapid switch operation. Passengers include Mrs. R F Steven and two daughters. Margaret Feeney. Raymond Robb. J A Sweeney. Charles Johnson. Thomas Curran. Miss E M Ohlson. Mrs J L Shepherd and two Shepherd children.
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Fowler
License Committee On Banking and Currency
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Prince
Illinois
Calderhead
Kansas
Lewis
Georgia
Gillespie
Texas
Pittsburg
Atlantic Express
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Union Station
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South Orange
N. J
Margaret T. Feeney
Morristown
Raymond A. Robb
Jersey City
J. A. Sweeney
Philadelphia
Charles Johnson
New York
Thomas Curran
Cooney
New Mexico
E. M. Ohlson
Brooklyn
J. L. Shepherd
Manila
Shepherd
Rival Weston's Stunt Sees Alderman Finish Milwaukee Walk
Joseph Bag enoch, Chicago alderman aged 56, and C. J. Zeller from the Illinois Athletic Association arrived at the Illinois Athletic Clubhouse at 12 10 today after completing a 53 hour walk from Milwaukee. Nine starters began the event for a $1000 wager, with Bag enoch and Zeller among the only finishers.
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Laderman
Milwaukee
Ill
Joseph Bagenoch
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C. J. Zeller
Illinois Athletic Association
Royalty in bad storm forces battleship to port
The British battleship Renown carrying King Alfonso XIII Queen Victoria Eugenie and their infant son was obliged to seek shelter at Brest today as a violent gale swept the channel.
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Brest
Renown
Crescents Lose Rough Armory Battle 40 to 25
Van Atta and Elfers College defeated the Crescents 40 to 25 in a rough afternoon game at Armory Hall. Van Atta led with strong inside play while Elfers added key baskets to seal the win.
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Chicago Banks Not Hit
Chicago banks avoid impact from the Kansas City Bank of Commerce failure Bank debtors to Kansas City institution indicate no effect on Chicago clearing house status President Forgan asserts Dec 5 Chicago Hlt. report
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Hlt
Forgan
Chicago Clearing House Committee
Kansas City Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Agencies Confront Minister Over Emigration Plan
A Tokyo committee from emigration agencies met with Minister Hayashi about the government plan to tightly limit emigration to the United States and Canada. Some agency members opposed the plan, but Hayashi remained firm and dismissed the committee without compromise.
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Hayashi
United States
Canada
German crisis ends as Von Buelow secures coalition support
Berlin December 5 Reichstag leaders pledge loyalty to Chancellor von Buelow as ministerial crisis ends quickly after brief outbreak and coalition parties united behind him at today's session.
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Berlin
Germany
Prince von Buelow
Fleet Sails for Pacific Under Evans Command
Rear Admiral Bobby D. Evans of the battleship Connecticut departed New York for Hampton Roads to lead the fleet across the Pacific. The move marks the start of a Pacific voyage by the premier battleship force.
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Connecticut
New York
N. Y
Bobby D. Evans
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Pacific
Finances of Treasury Show Big Surplus, Cortelyou Says
Washington reports Secretary Cortelyou’s annual treasury review shows receipts at 846.7 million and expenditures at 762.5 million for the year ending June 1907, leaving a surplus of 84.2 million. He urges Congress to act swiftly on new currency legislation to provide elasticity and stabilize rates nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Taft Off for Berlin For Overnight Visit
Secretary Taft and his party departed St. Petersburg at noon for Berlin and will spend a few hours there tomorrow evening. He asked Ambassador Towne to skip formal entertainment due to his mother’s serious illness.
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Taft
Berlin
Towne
Judge Ha zel reserves ruling on injunction limits on railroad switchmen
Buffalo N Y Dec 5 Judge Ha zel reserved his decision today on the motion to make permanent the temporary injunction he issued restraining the switchmen of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad company from striking.
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N. Y
Hazel
United States Court Today
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Building Sold at Tabernacle for 1000 Dollars
At evening service Rev Sunday announced the tabernacle building sold for 1000 dollars to E O Burnside. The building will be dismantled as soon as meetings are concluded.
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Sunday
E. O. Burnside
Congress Adjourns After Brief Session For Holiday
Washington December 5 Congress adjourned after a ten minute session until Monday morning. The short move comes as lawmakers take a brief vacation during the holidays.
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Washington, D. C
House
Weather Outlook For Iowa and Illinois Tonight And Friday
Weather summary notes fair conditions in Iowa and Illinois tonight with temperatures rising into Friday. Sunrise is 7 05, sunset 4 19, moonset 5 47.
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Mllinois
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