Murdered Mary Castle Charlton Found in Como Trunk
The body of Mary Crittenden Castle Charlton was found doubled in a trunk near Lake Como. Her companion, known as Charlton Porter, claimed ties to Mr. Roosevelt and vanished after a night of heavy drinking in Como. Police have questioned those close to the couple amid reports of her apparent domination by her husband.
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Mary Crittenden Castle
Charlton
Charlton Porter
Roosevelt
Venice
Chariton Porter
Moltrasio
Como
Mystery of Mrs Porter Charlton’s Lake Como Murder Deepens
Police in Como report limited progress in solving the murder of New York socialite Mrs Porter Charlton. Her body was found in a trunk at the lake bottom, fully clothed, with evidence of initial attack and strange documents including a marriage cert to Neville Castle and a divorce-related letter. A Russian suspect, Constantine Ispolatoff, was arrested after inquiries into the lake depth. Port charlton and porter Charlton remain unlocated.
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Como
Italy
Porter Charlton
New York
Lake Como
Neville Castle
San Francisco
Castle
Constantine Ispolatoff
Charlton Porter
Charlton seeks inquiry into Lake Como murder and Porter Chariton
Washington dispatch says Paul Charlton of the Bureau of Insular Affairs asked Secretary Knox to involve the State Department and the American Embassy in Rome to investigate the Lake Como murder and locate Porter Chariton his missing son. Judge Chariton believes Porter may be dead and notes the son, about 20, had tuberculosis and left Washington in 1908 to work in New York before marrying Mary Scott Castle the divorced wife of Neville Casebolt. The affair followed by voyage to Genoa.
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Washington
Paul Charlton
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Ware Department
Knox
State Department
Italy
Lake Como
Porter Chariton
Department
Rome
Chariton
Porter
New York
Foreign Department
The
National City Bank
Mary Scott Castle
Neville Caselte
San Francisco
Wilmington
Del
Genoa
Taft to Visit Yale During Commencement Week
President Taft plans a three day stay in New Haven for Yale commencement events. He will attend Yale Corporation meetings, meet his son Robert as he graduates, and spend time with Mrs Taft and their family before traveling to Beverly for the summer. Taft later returns to Washington ahead of Congress adjournment.
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Washington
Taft
New Haven
Yale
Yale Corporation
Robert
Congress
National League of Republican Clubs
New York
Roosevelt
Marietta
Ohio
Marietta College
Villanova
Penn
Catholic College
Lincoln, Penn
Lincoln College
New York City
Conn
Harvard
Yale Field
Mr. Roosevelt
Henrik Sheen
Lafcadio Hearn
Dr. Johnson
Powe Dodaley
Ree ‘Oet. T
Empress Eugenie
Bummer Books
London
Kiana Barker
Frosen Greil
Aan Bernard Shaw
Oberammergau
Woman shoots man at home near Pennsville
Salem New Jersey June 11 Mrs Eliza Robinson 27 shot and killed Walter Harvey 22 at her Pennsville home. She was jailed that evening. Robinson married lived in former parsonage next to Pennsville Methodist Episcopal Church. Harvey frequented her home and did not know she was married until recently. Police say Robinson claimed the gun was empty and she only meant to scare him. Husband’s whereabouts unknown.
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New York Times
Salem
N. J
Eliza Robinson
Walter Harvey
Pennsville
Bull Will Contest Ends In Rhode Island
William T. Bull Jr., son of the late surgeon, withdraws his challenge to Congressman Melville Bull’s 1901 will. The court admits the will’s validity and assigns the estate, about 100000 pounds, to three brothers and a sister. Mrs. Bull’s claim of a later will is dropped. her son now receives his father’s share.
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New York Times
Newport
R. L
William T. Bull, Jr
William T. Bull
Melville Bull
Middletown
R. I
W. T. Bull
Henry Bull
Charles M. Bull
Brooklyn
Harriet Smythe
Meadow Brook
Penn
New Haven Hunter Joins Beagle Arctic Expedition
Harry Whitney arrives in Boston aboard the Beagle, en route to Etah with a hunting party. The voyage, led by Capt. Bartlett, seeks supplies for a Summer Arctic trip and plans to reach Etah by August while avoiding Cook’s cached records. The party aims to winter over if ice traps them.
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New York Times
Boston
Harry Whitney
New Haven
Sydney
Beotle
Arctic
Beotic
Bartlett
Roosevelt
Etah
Frederick A. Cook
Paul Rainier
Baffin Bay
W. L. C. Todd Dies in Workplace Revolver Accident
Coroner reports W. L. C. Todd, a New York contractor, died after a revolver on his desk discharged. The accident occurred as a heavy gun allegedly exploded while at work, details indicating the weapon misfired.
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Urg
N. Y
W. L. C. Todd
Gribe of polistet estate alums newe garden near Garden City
A fragmented notice reports an estate matter near Garden City. It mentions a local garden area and affiliated parties but lacks complete names or dates. Further readable details are minimal, but the item signals a legal or probate action tied to property in the Garden City region.
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Gribe
Aslumns Newe- Bittes
Garden City
Duke Marriage at Camden Reveals Turbulent Domestic History
The report notes a Duke who married quietly in Camden after a history of three previous marriages. His first wife died, and divorces followed with a fourth ceremony bringing further turmoil.
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Duke
Camden
New York Times Pictorial and News Sections Overview
The page outlines contents across multiple sections: pictorial items, society and home abroad features, dog show coverage, and planning for New York playground openings. It lists numerous article titles and topics including aviation, fashion, literature, immigration, courts, and real estate, with sections on society, summer resorts, automobile news, and book reviews.
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VS Society
Actresses Stranded Night On Little Hell Gate Launch
Edna Wallace Hopper Laura Guerite and three others spent ten hours Friday night pumping water from the thirty three foot Laura G. after the launch struck a rock and fouled a rope across Little Hell Gate. They waited for daylight with no help from nearby dredgers, then rowed to Flushing Bay and home to Elmhurst.
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Little Hell Gate
Edna Wallace Hopper
Laura Guerite
East River
Flushing Bay
John J. Parker
Elmhurst
A. O. Brown
Wall Street
John Shriner
Mr. Parker
Laura G
Polo Grounds
Shriner
Harlem
Mr. Brown
Giants
Tim
Miss Hopper
Miss Guerite
Randall's Island
Ward's Island
Duke Marries in Camden After Bumbled Bigamy Bid
Washington reports Brogle L. Duke and Miss Wylanta Roschell wed in Camden New Jersey at 11 AM local time. Justice H F Garrison presided as Duke kept plans secret amid a ministerial refusal due to his prior marriages. Duke 62 and his bride 28 come from Durham and North Carolina with ties to a private Maryland school.
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Washington
Brogle L. Duke
Wylanta Roschell
Camden
N. J
Durham
N. C
North Carolina
Mr. Duke
New Jersey
William Haskell
Justice of the Peace
H. F. Garrison
Frank Hill
Duke
Capital
Donald McLeod
First Presbyterian Church
District of Columbia
McLeod
California
Alice Webb
Miss Webb
Long Island
Keifer Adopts Modern Fashion On Capitol Floor
Gen. J Warren Keifer former Speaker of the House now Ohio representative wore a sack suit with an evening swallowtail and low waistcoat showing three buttons. The change sparked floor chatter though no explanation was given by the dignified veteran.
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New York Times
Washington
J. Warren Keifer
House
Ohio
Gen. Keifer
Gen. Bingham
Kelfer
Bribery Case Leads to Federal Sentencing in Montgomery
Judge Thomas G. Jones sentenced C. E. Baker of Hartsboro to one year and a day in Atlanta federal prison for contempt of court. Baker allegedly paid hotel and meal costs to influence Grand Jury member W. H. Cope of Geneva against indicting Reuben L. Shreve in the City Jewelry Company bankruptcy case. Cope testified Baker offered a reward and claimed to work for Shreve. Cope was later sentenced to up to thirty days in jail.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas G. Jones
Federal
Atlanta
C. E. Baker
Hartsboro
Baker
W. H. Cope
Geneva
City Jewelry Company
Reuben L. Shreve
Cope
Reuben Shreve
Shreve
Jones
Home Burned In Attempt On Flemington Couple
An early morning fire at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Ludwig near Riverside Flemington New Jersey followed an arson attempt. Mrs Ludwig woke to activity and the odor of kerosene as flames erupted. the elderly pair escaped with burns and the incendiary fled.
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Flemington
N. J
Henry Ludwig
Riverside
Mrs Sage Donates 15000 to Audubon Society
Mrs Russell Sage contributed 15000 to the National Association of Audubon Societies for its educational work in Georgia Florida Alabama North Carolina and South Carolina. Earlier she gave 500 to begin a robin protective fund to guard robins from extermination noted as threatened by outdated southern hunting practices.
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Russell Sage
National Association of Audubon Societies c
South
Association
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
T. Gilbert Pearson
Maine
Ohio
Michigan
Ooeners States
Dalzell injunction blocks county ballot box openings
In Pittsburg on June 11 Judge Josiah Cohen heard Dr. Robert J. Black seek an injunction to stop counting votes from sixty five districts and from certifying the Thirtieth Congressional district tally. The court set next Friday for arguments to make permanent yesterday’s injunction and to order a recount of the contested boxes.
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Pittsburg
Penn
John Dalzell
Robert J. Black
Josiah Cohen
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Congress
Cohen
Dr. Black
Foreman Killed in Strike at La Crosse Plant
John H. Braddier foreman of the La Crosse Pearl Button Company was shot and killed during a strike. Citizens aiding police search in swamps near the Mississippi River after the assailant fled following three shots.
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LA Crosse
Wis
John H. Braddier
British Steamer Holland Reaches TYND After Collision
The British steamer Holland arriving from Norfolk via Rotterdam reports collision with a trawler off Spurn Head at the Humber estuary. Holland sustained only slight damage.
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Tynd
Holland
Norfolk
Rotterdam
Spurn Head
Humber
Samimarks of history on the famed Hudson bertoom
A historic note recalls the Day Line steamers on the Hudson, marking a bygone era of river travel and the ships that carried passengers along the waterway.
Riverside Drive Viaduct Suicide Claims Fifth Victim This Year
Joseph Allen a 21 year old from 854 West 121st Street leaped from the Riverside Drive Viaduct over Manhattan Street and died on the street below. Police and an ambulance arrived but he died instantly. Bystander Leo Brann identified Allen as a member of the Morningside Athletic and Social Club and a clerk at the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company.
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Riverside Drive
Manhattan Street
Joseph Allen
West 121St Street
Allen
Finan and
Frasier
Wagon Trails Two Centuries Old Revealed on Beach
John Hand of Wainscott near Bridgehampton reports strong eastern winds cleared sand from the Long Island shoreline exposing wagon and oxen tracks said to be from a beach highway used by early settlers two hundred years ago.
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Long Island
John Hand
Wainscott
Bridgehampton
L. L
Hand
Beach
Denver Times Sold to Local Capitalist
Former United States Senator T. M. Patterson announces sale of The Denver Evening Times to Jared Newell Husted. Sale takes effect July 1 for about $200,000 as Patterson says the battle between the people and the interests in Denver has been practically won by the people.
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Denver
United States
T. M. Patterson
Denver Evening Times
Jared Newell Husted
Women Want to Parade for Votes in Chicago Pageant
Mrs. George W. Trout leader of the Political Equality League suggests the group be represented in the Sane Fourth Association pageant with a float and banners advocating votes for women. F Brafford Eaton questions political significance but will consult the committee.
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Chicago
George W. Trout
The
Political Equality League
F. Brafford Eaton
Sane Fourth Association
Eaton
Burglars Loot Glen Head Home In Quiet Early Morning
Burglars entered Lewis Ford’s Glen Head residence before dawn and ransacked the ground floor. They took $27, two coats, four hats, a bicycle, two boxes of cigars, and a modest meal from the ice box before leaving quietly.
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Sea Cliff
L. I
Lewis Ford
Glen Head
Mr. Ford
Zion City Ballots Sent On Dowie Estate Disposal
Chicago June 11 Ballots issued to all investors in Zion City enterprises ask a July 14 vote on three options to dispose of the Dowie estate. One proposes selling the entire estate for 700000 cash to Cobe and McKinnon for Wilbur Glenn Voliva. Another would sell to Voliva for 900000 in installments. The third supports appointing a Board of Trustees to manage the community.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowile
Zion City Enterprises
Hull Gets a Nomination for Congress on Prohibition Ticket
Des Moines June 11 Congressman J A T Hull who lost the Republican race for the Seventh District nomination can challenge Judge F Prouty this fall. Hull was nominated by the Prohibition party after voters wrote his name since the Prohibitionists had no official candidate. Two voters supported Hull while others received a single vote each, giving Hull a total that far exceeded any other Prohibition contender.
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Des Moines
J. A. T. Hull
Congress
F. Prouty
Prouty
Capt. Hull
Prohibition
Hull
Accetta Heads to New York With 25000 Payoff
Edgar R. Accetta left Chicago for New York with a certified check for 25000 from Mrs. Fannie Surdam Stelle who died of apoplexy in a downtown hotel. He plans to sail for Naples soon after reaching New York and says he seeks rest from notoriety and sorrow amid offers of marriage for his money.
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Chicago
Edgar R. Accetta
New York
Fannie Surdam Stelle
Accetta
Naples
Italy
Catalano
Stelle
Hinds Far Ahead of Hale in Maine Caucuses
Republican caucuses in eight towns of York and Cumberland Counties show Col. Fred Hale trailing Ashe C nds for the district nomination. Ashe C nds captured 28 of 34 delegates to claim 148 of those chosen. Hale has 72 and Reynolds 3. With 308 delegates total, Hale needs 155 to win. Hinds sits 7 short of the majority.
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New York Times
Portland
York
Cumberland
Fred Hale
Eugene Hale
Amos L. Allen
Ashe C Nds
National House of Representatives
Col. Hale
Edward C. Reynolds
Uth
Hinds
Dewey’s Wines Ad Shows Best Placer for Lunch
An old advertisement from Dewey & Co at Fulton Street New York promotes Nes ’73 as the best place to take lunch. It highlights a drink option and the Fulton Street shop as the source.
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Dewey's Wines
Dewey & Co
Fulton St
New York
Hamilton Afloat 66 14 Minutes Thrills Spectators
Hamilton’s dramatic ascent and long flight captivate crowds as he lifts his craft high above the river, nearly touching ferryboats and tugs. He earlier completed an eight minute ascent, signaling readiness for The Times's Philadelphia trip tomorrow.
Globe signal to mark air flight start at Times Tower
The Times announces a probable start of a flight to Philadelphia and return tomorrow morning. A globe at the top of The Times flagstaff will indicate the signal. if no light is shown, the flight is unlikely. No searchlight signals will be shown.
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Philadelphia
Times
Hamiltons Air Flight Amazes Governors Island
Special bulletin reports Charles K Hamilton flying from Governors Island to Philadelphia and back in a 54 mile, 1 hour 6 minute jaunt amid 20 mph gusts. He tested engine, ailerons, rudder, and propeller, performing daring dips near tugboats and ferries while army observers and Glenn Curtiss watched. An eight year old Major Stark’s son sums up the scene with a quip as a bird takes flight away.
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Charles K. Hamilton
New York
Philadelphia
Tam New York Trxus
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Governors Island
Hamilton
Upper Bay
Buttermk Channel
Signal Corps
United States Army
Glenn H. Curtiss
Hanmilton
Curtisa
Albany
Atlantic
Curtiss
Orville Wright
Mineola
Hempstead Plains
Brooklyn
Thirty-ninth Street
Staten Island
Governors Isla
Governors Island End
Alexander Stark
Medical Department
Castle Williams
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