Four New Murder Clews Prompt Inquest Reopening
Coroner Russell and Assistant District Attorney Weeks signaled a possible reopening of the John Hefferan death inquest. Detective work centers on James Dunne who rode the train with Sarah Campbell the night of the shooting. Pinkerton operatives focus on a well dressed man seen near the crime scene as new testimony flows in.
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Russell
Weeks
John Heffergan
Ardsley
James Dunne
Sarah Campbell
Dunne
Pinkerton
Heffernan
Wiliam Hutton
Tarrytown
Hewitt
Hewitts
Ardsley Station
J Addison Young
Westchester County
Grand Iy
Dr. Russell
Ardsley Club
John Finn
Frank Healey
Bprinefield
Crowd confronts driver after Union Square bicycle crash
A crowd of over a thousand in Union Square chased an automobile driven by Henry H. Sill who struck Peter McKenna riding a bicycle. The car sped away but returned after protests. McKenna, whose bike and clothing were damaged, was unharmed and did not press charges.
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Union Square
Henry H. Sill
West Seventy Second St
Peter McKenna
East One Hundred-And-Ninth-St
Automobilist
Ac Hi
R. Bammond
Broadway
McKenna
Hill
Fatal Pittsburg Riot Sparks Deadly Violence at Mount Lebanon
May 21 Pittsburg riot leaves five injured and two dead among a crowd of over two thousand. Kelley killed, Davis and Garth mortally wounded. Sandy Garth fatally shot. two boys seriously hurt. A chicken house blaze, rope near neck, and a well to a mob’s charge mark the brutal scene. Notably, the mob included many well-to-do persons.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Bell
William
Davis
Garth
Sandy
Kelley
Charles
Tumiski
Joe
Mount Lebanon
Beltzhoover
William B. Hayes
Sandy” Garth
Keley
Loudon Campbell
Campbell
Hayes
Train derails near Rincon injuring about forty in Santa Barbara
A Southern Pacific passenger train derailed one mile south of Rincon last night. Four cars tumbled down a forty foot embankment with two partially submerged in the sea. Forty injured, some seriously, including a woman later identified as Mrs J C Smith whose arms may be amputated. Wounded taken to Cottage Hospital, physicians on duty, some sent to Los Angeles. Cause not yet known, rails suspected to have spread as the engine passed.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Southern Pacific
Rincon
J. C. Smith
Cottage Hospital
Los Angeles
Crisis in Connecticut threatens legislature over Tolland Senator add
New Haven May 31 Special. The Connecticut House faces a crisis if it approves the Senate plan to give Tolland County an extra Senator, violating equal population rules. If enacted and signed, the state would lack a legal General Assembly until a constitutional remedy is passed, potentially triggering a constitutional convention and redraw of Senate districts. The dispute stems from small-town control and a push to gain power, with widespread implications for state governance and representation. The piece notes the political stakes and potential upheaval across party lines.
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New Haven
Conn
House of Representatives
Senate
Tolland County
House
Connecticut
General Assembly
Chamberlain
Farmers’ Alliance
Widow Kept Death Pact After Illness Claims
Mrs Celestin Garling twenty four year old widow died by inhaling gas on May 28 at No 223 East Thirty ninth street. Coroners opened three letters written in French to friends and to her husband Fritz. She promised to die if he died first and left a will for her son and brother. She requested burial with her husband and named Emile Zimmerman to arrange the funeral.
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Celestin Garling
East Thirty-ninth St
Garling
Long Island City
Waldorf
Paris
North Brother Island
Supposed Bomb Recovered From Roof At 707 Seventh Ave
Police from West Forty seventh street station seized a six inch gas pipe in asbestos wrapping found on the roof of the four story building at 707 Seventh avenue. Charles Muller Jr and Edward Temple saw several youths flee. The item was submerged at the station for examination with no fuse or cap found.
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West Forty-seventh-st
Bureau of Combustibles
Seventh Ave
Charles Muller & Son
Muller
Charles Muller, Jr
Edward Temple
Muller, Jr
Baer
Train kills Bath man at Lackawanna line
Bath New York May 31 John Staley sixty six an inmate of the State Soldiers Home and formerly of Tonawanda was struck by a train on the Lackawanna Railroad today and instantly killed. Also May 31 Chicago Advt The 20th Century Limited departs New York 2 45 p m for Chicago arriving 9 45 a m next day.
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Bath
N. Y
John Staley
State Soldiers’ Home
Tonawanda
Lackawanna Railroad
Winsted, Conn
Winsted
Clarence Carey
Carey
20Th Century Limited
New York Central
Lake Shore
New York
Chicago
Missouri River Flood Threat Escalates Across Regions
Weather forecaster Bowie warns of rising Missouri and Mississippi rivers with flooding risks recalling 1881 levels. Jefferson City faces crop and livestock losses as lowlands flood. Booneville, Franklin Junction, and Bay Island areas see islands submerged, rail traffic halted, and residents moved to safety. The Mississippi rises ten inches in 24 hours, with船s ships aiding evacuations as crops, corn, and wheat suffer across numerous counties.
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St. Louis
Bowie
Missouri
Mississippi
Jefferson City
Ware’s Creek
Wolf Island
Booneville
Howard County
Franklin Junction
Kansas
Texas
Missouri River
Cooper County
St. Joseph
Platte
Bay Island
Mississippi River
Hannibal
Flying Eagle
Jacob Richtman
Burlington Road
West Quincy
Mississippi River Rising Causes Widespread Flood Damage
Heavy Mississippi River rise floods islands and bottom lands in Hannibal Missouri area. Thousands of acres of corn and crops submerged. Farm property dwellings and livestock lost. Residents move to Missouri shore. Gauge near Hannibal reads 14 feet 8 inches above low water mark. Rising levels reported north to St Paul.
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Hannibal
Mississippi
Missouri
Hannibal Bridge
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Baseball teams flood bound in flood report discredited
Kansas City report says Peoria and Milwaukee teams flooded between Wamego and Manhattan Kansas after play in Colorado Springs and Denver. Communication then failed. later messages from Manhattan indicate teams left Thursday and have not reached Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Peoria
Milwaukee
Western Baseball League
Wamego
Manhattan
Kan
Colorado Springs
Denver
Kansas
War Department aids flood victims in the West
Washington reports the War Department will assist flood sufferers to the extent of its power. Major General J C Bates, head of the Missouri Department based in Omaha, issued orders. Leavenworth supply depot will provide tents to flooded areas if needed.
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Washington
War Department
West
J. C. Bates
Department of the Missouri
Omaha
Leavenworth
Kan
Monoliths Ready for Cathedral Columns from Maine
Eight huge granite monoliths, weighing 210 tons each and measuring 64 by 844 by 7 feet, are prepared in Vinalhaven Me to ship to New York for the Cathedral of St John the Divine. The eight columns cost 250000 dollars and were produced after a year of delays and a special 50000 dollar lathe proved useless. Only St Isaacs Cathedral in St Petersburg rivals their size.
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Vinalhaven
New York
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
St. Isaac’s Cathedral
St. Petersburg
Western floods devastate Topeka and Des Moines cities
The floods wreck Topeka with 175 to 200 dead, 200 missing, and 8,000 homeless. Property losses reach 4 million dollars as 200 houses burn and major firms flood. Rock Island trains stalled. Armour and Swift plants under water. Des Moines reports seven drownings and 6,000 displaced. food and fuel famine looms. Weather bureau warns of rising Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
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Topeka
Rock Island
Kansas City
Union Station
Stock Yards
Armour, Cudahy, Fowler and Swift & Co
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas City Flood Destroys Homes and Halts Transport
Kansas City faces the worst flood in its history as the Kaw and Missouri rivers flood twelve square miles. Dozens of bodies float near wreckage, with heavy losses in Armourdale and Argentine. Eighty percent of Argentine underwater, thousands homeless, trains halted, water pumping failed, and fires possible from submerged structures.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Armourdale
Topeka Relief as Waters Recede and Rescue Continues
Waters recede slowly after Topeka flood, rescuers shift to feeding trapped refugees in factories and buildings. About 26 bodies seen, several identified, with supplies scarce as rail links to Kansas City fail. Health officials set up tents for refugees while precautionary measures against diphtheria and measles begin.
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Fev
City Health Department
North Topeka
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