Taft May See Flights as Wrights Install Motor at Fort Myer
Washington June 22 President Taft may witness Wright brothers flights at Fort Myer as they assemble the machine and install the motor. Orville Wright notes no speed course decision after meeting with General Allen. Officials discuss a five mile measured course with balloons and a possible time line via telephone link.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Taft
Wright
Fort Myer
Fort
Orville Wright
Allen
War Department
Air Wechine
Biefrot
Farman
France
Aero Cub
T. S Baldwin
Port Myer
Baldwin
Yecountry
General Allen
Army
Signal Corps
A. M Herring
Herring
Jevelmoast
Former evangelist Driggs rearrested after Bronx theft charge
The Rev Dr George Driggs a well known evangelist and lecturer was again arrested in The Bronx on charges of petty larceny for stealing a broken box of thirty eight cigars from Wilsons drug store at West street and Willis avenue He was examined at Alexander avenue police station by Dr Mooney Lincoln Hospital and may be arraigned at Morrisania court this morning He is fifty seven and recently collapsed while editing a religious paper in New Orleans and conducting revival work
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George Driggs
Bronx
Wilson
Wsth Street
Willis Avenue
Mooney
Lincoln Hospital
Driggs
Alexander Avenue
Morrisania Court
Walter Cleary
Cleary
128Th Street
Kreutzer
Dr. Driggs
New Orleans
Unveiling of Bronze Tablet on George Washington Ship
General Stewart L Woodford and Charles S Whitman to speak at the unveiling on the steamship George Washington of the North German Lloyd line. A bronze tablet, 13 1/2 by 28 1/2 inches, is a gift of the Daughters of the American Revolution of New York State. Little Miss Lyman will unveil, presented by Mrs William Cummings Story and received by Captain Wettin and Gustav H Schwab. The company hosted about 120 newspaper men and guests. Schwab praised American support and noted the ship bears the name of the greatest man.
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Stewart L. Woodford
Charles S. Whitman
George Washington
Lloyd Lins
Daughters of the American Revolution
New York State
Miss Lyman
Samuel L. Munson
William Cummings Story
Wettin
Gustav H. Schwab
Iucheon
Schwab
North German Lloyd Company
Murder Case Involving Chinaman Chung Sin Near Amsterdam
Chinatown suspects Charlie Chu Gain is questioned in Elsie Sigel murder case as authorities offer a 500 dollar reward. Chung Sin, a Chinese cook, was taken into custody amid a web of alibis and a possible link to the Amsterdam home transfer. Crowds gather outside Eighth Avenue restaurant as police pursue leads.
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Chung P. Sin
Chung Sin
Chu Gain
Leon
Elsie Sigel
Harburger
A. B. Meyers
Chinatown
Gain
Oriental Club
No. 6
Mott Street
Fisie Sigel
Sam Leung
Eighth Avenue
Yee Kim
Chin Song
On Wing
Giegerich
Joe J. Kay
Quan Wick Nam
Sin
Elsie
Murder Details emerge in Chinatown trunk case
Testimony recounts Leon and Elsie crime scene with blood on bedclothes and floor. Sin describes seeing a trunk moved from closet and rope near the trunk while Leon tried to enlist Sin to help conceal Elsie’s body. Witnesses mention Jealousy over Elsie and connections to Chu Gain, Gee Kong Tong ties, and possible European shipment plans.
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Leon
Elsie
Lin
Sin
Wanted for Murder Leong Lum alias Leon Ling
Police bulletin from New York City describes Leong Lum also known as Leon Ling or Leong Chon Wing alias William L Leon. 30s Chinese man, 5 ft 4 in, 125 lb, slim consumptive build, black hair, deep set eyes, high cheekbones, sunken cheeks, sharp chin, speaks good English, dresses American. Last seen in black clothes with ring on left hand. Likely wearing Chinese silk shirts and patent leather shoes, may have a false queue and may wear Chinese attire. May carry a gold hunting case watch and possibly the murdered woman’s gold watch with specific monograms, a fleur-de-lis chatelaine bag, and a heart-shaped locket. Described as a good cook and waiter, possibly seeking restaurant or private residence work. Serial No. 58797 File No. 73-60 June 19, 190.
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Leon
Waltham Movement
Waltham
No Help From Sigels in Elsie Sigel Murder Case
Police press for leads as they pursue Leon the missing Chinaman. Sigel family withholds cooperation while authorities widen searches and issue new descriptions and photographs. Arrests of Chinese men in various towns are deemed unlikely to be the killer. Reginald Sigel disputes a Schenectady arrest as not Leon. Trains and Vancouver routes watched for possible suspects en route to China.
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Sigel
Elsie Sigel
Sigels
Chinatown
Paul Sigel
Leon
Schenectady
Chu Hop
Reginald Sigel
Revelstoke
B. C
Vancouver
China
Washington
Chinese Masons Aid Police in Hunt for Leon
A translated letter said to be crucial to the case was kept secret by a city translator. Police believed the message would help capture Leon, prompting the Indiana headquarters of Chinese Masons to order all branches to aid in locating and delivering him to authorities.
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Leon
Indianapolis
Protest Against Ice Price Rise Seen By Tenants Union
Cornelius Donovan leads a Tenants' Union protest against ice price hikes for tenement dwellers. A mass meeting in Union Square next week will discuss the ice problem as officers claim ample supply. Union agents checked depots from Poughkeepsie to the Hudson and found enough ice to endure a hot summer.
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Tenants’ Union
Cornelius Donovan
Union Square
Union
Hudson
Law
Pooughkeepsie
Arrested on Way to Court in High Speed Chauffeur Case
John H Springer proprietor of the Grand Opera House faced Jefferson Market Court as his chauffeur was arrested for speeding at eighteen miles per hour. Springer posted 100 bail and rushed to Brooklyn where the chauffeur faced a similar charge. Coroner Harburger held Mandelbaum for Dr Julius Jordhe's chauffeur in 5000 bail to await the Dunn inquiry after fatal Harlem Hospital injuries. Boots Durnell, once linked to a racing stable and Gates associate, was arrested in Broadway for twenty miles per hour and held on 3300 bail in Harlem Court.
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John H. Springer
Grand Opera House
Jefferson Market Court
Patrick Dunn
Harlem Hospital
Mandelbaum
Charles B
Boots”) Durnell
John W. Gates
Broadway
Harlem Court
Taxi Cab Breaks Boy's Leg in Street Crossing
In a crowded crossing at Fourth Avenue and 26th Street yesterday afternoon fourteen year old Christopher Cosmos of 165 East 78th Street walked into a taxicab and suffered a broken left thigh. The taxi driver William Quinn of 161 West 62d Street fled the scene and was locked up on a technical charge of assault.
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Fourth Avenue
26Th Street
Christopher Cosmos
No. 165
East 78Th Street
William Quinn
No. 161
West 62d Street
East Side Tuberculosis Exhibition Opening Meeting
A mass meeting in conjunction with a tuberculosis exhibition will be held at the Educational Alliance at East Broadway and Jefferson Street this evening through July 1. Isidor Straus will preside. Commissioner Robert W. Hebberd and Dr. S A Knopf will speak. English and Yiddish lectures are planned for every evening of the exhibition.
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Educational Alliance
East Broadway
Jefferson Street
Isidor Straus
Robert W. Hebberd
Department of Charities
S. A. Knopf
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Stahl
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Sin Went
the Room
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Elsipd
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Trump
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Nam
Gee Kong Tong
Ward
Forbes
Amsterdam
No. 38
No. 16
Pell Street
Kennedy
29Th Street Place
Harvey Kennedy
Chung P
Police Department City OF
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Mulberry Street
Leong Lum Or
Leon Ling
Leong Chon Wing
William L. Leon
Best Kco
Gara Falls
Greenle
Lehigh Valley Lroad
RAI
Niagara Falls
Glen Onoko
Mauch Chunk
Bellewood Park
Diamond Express
Lehigh Valley Ticket
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Park PL
Fifth Ave
234 St
26Th St
Pennsylvania
Perries
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St 'E Tours
Caer
Hegeman & CO
Kinsman Drug CO
80Th St
Reeder Bros
Park Avenue
33Rd Street
Riker’s
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23Rd Street
ST. John & Co
Pearl — N
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York
Brooklyn
Boy
East Side
Dolland Bros
Knightsbridge
London
Germany
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Leipziger Street
Berlin
Wcgwa Mills
Landeshut
Silesia
M’manus
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West Side Young Men’s Christian Association
Joseph O. Hammitt
The
Citizens Union
New York City
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
McMan
Vichy
Wala
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