Interpreter Prevails in Murder Room Confession
The House of Detention interview shifts with interpreter Quang Wick Nam persuading Chung Sin to reveal truth about Alsie Sigel murder. Sin describes entering the room, Leon's demand, and his own money handover while denying help with the body but later admitting involvement and contradicting earlier statements. Police press to resolve gaps about trunk placement, room layout, and chloroform theory amid ongoing inquisition.
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Elsie Sigel
Leon
Elsie
Chung Sin
House of Detention
Sin
Ward
Nam
Chu Gein
Jin
Ginbes
Chu Gain
Chu
Quang Wick Nam
Bin
District
Tice
Ome
Artist William Verplanck Birney Died In Auto Accident
William Verplanck Birney a New York City artist died in Saratoga Springs after his automobile swerved and toppled into a ditch. Birney, born 1858 in Cincinnati, studied at the Massachusetts Normal Art School and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and exhibited nationwide. He was a member of several clubs and the son of General William B. Birney, with ancestral ties to James G. Birney.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
William Verplanck Birney
New York City
Birney
Cincinnati
Walter Smith
Massachusetts Normal Art School
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Thomas Eakins
Munich Academy
America
New York
Mr. Birney
United States
New York Water Color Club
Salmagundi Club
Artists’ Fund
Lotos Club
No. 58
West 57Th Street
William B
Bath City Girl to Represent Town at Bath England Pageant
Miss May Sisson has been chosen to represent Bath, II, at the historical pageants in Bath England. She will sail from New York on the Lusitania around June 39 and may be joined by other young women from several states. The town list includes Bath in New York New Hampshire Maine Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Missouri Kentucky Illinois South Dakota North and South Carolina and Bath Beach Bath Springs and Bathgate.
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Bath
May Sisson
England
Miss Sisson
New York
Lusitania
New Hampshire
Maine
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Missouri
Kentucky
Illinois
South Dakota
North and
South Carolina
Bath Beach
N. Y
Bath Springs
Tenn
Bathgate, N. C
Chicago Banks Merge to Form Consolidated Trust Bank
Chicago announces merger of American Trust and Savings Bank and Continental National Bank to unite interests. Continental National will growing capital to 9 million while deposits total about 109.45 million across both banks. Presidents Reynolds and Potter will lead joint board and swap roles.
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Chicago
American Trust and Savings Bank
Continental National Bank
George M. Reynolds
Edwin A Potter
Trust and Savings Bank
National Bank
One National
Continental National
American Trust
Edwin A. Potter
Reynolds
The
the Treasury
Taft
Deaf Mutes Die in Train Collision Near Benton Harbor
Footage from Benton Harbor Michigan reports two deaf mute spouses, Mr and Mrs Rodney Rector, killed when their buggy driven by Rector failed to stop at a railway crossing. Onlookers, unaware of their condition, watched as the engine whistled and struck the rig, destroying it and fatally injuring both occupants.
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Tribune
Benton Harbor
Mich
Rodney Recter
Rector
Furness’s Daughter Dies After Blood Transfusion
Mrs. Horace Jayne, daughter of Shakespeare scholar Dr. Horace Howard Furness, died at her Delaware County home after typhoid fever. Her brother Dr. William Henry Furness attempted a vein transfusion of his blood, performed days earlier, to save her. Mrs. Jayne led Philadelphia’s younger social circle and private theatricals.
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The
Tribune
Philadelphia
Horace Jayne
Horace Howard Furness
Delaware County
William Henry Furness
Jayne
Fire wipes out Atemajac Cotton Mills in Guadalajara
A Guadalajara dispatch reports Atemajac Cotton Mills owned by Com pania Industriale de Guadalajara destroyed by fire last night. Loss estimated at 1,000,000 dollars with 300,000 dollars insured. More than two thousand workers left unemployed. Public info available in Information Section Yellow Pages in new Telephone Directory.
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Mexico City
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Atemajac
Compania Industriale de Guadalajara
Waterbury Fugitive Captured After Harlem Chase
DoJ special agent pursuing Jules Waterbury aka Doc Waterbury or Julius Ford clashed in Harlem. A patrolman tripped the fugitive at 125th Street as Waterbury fled with a woman and luggage from the Hotel Braddock. Waterbury, sought for swindling Congressmen and others, was jailed for arraignment and possible removal to Washington.
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Harlem
Department of Justice
Jules
Harvey
Waterbury
Hotel
Braddock
126Th Street
Eighth Avenue
125Th Street
Conrad
Post Office
Shields
Washington
Doc Waterbury
Julius H. Ford
Italy
Upper West Side
125Th
126Th
L. Holmes and
Five Americans Lost In Rowboat Swamping At Killarney
A storm on Lower Killarney Lake swamped a four oared rowboat carrying five Americans, four English travellers, and four Irish boatmen. All five Americans and two boatmen died. Victims include Mrs A A Hilton of Tacoma and Mrs Loughead of Boston. Bodies not recovered. The party were guests at the Great Southern Hotel, sightseeing when the wind rose. two boatmen survived exhausted. Boston and Tacoma relatives identified several victims including Mr Loughead, head of C Butler & Co, and his wife. Charles Loughead, a local instructor, and Miss Sibyl Loughead, a Boston student. Mrs Hilton was wife of A A Hilton, general manager in South Tacoma.
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Killarney
Ireland
Killarney Lake
A. A. Hilton and Son
Tacoma
Wash
Loughead
Boston
M. H. Catum
Catum
Massachusetts
B. Barton
London
Mr. Barton
Robert C. Loughead
C. Butler & Co
Purchase Street
City
Charles W
Wesleyan Academy
Wilbraham
Sibyl
Girls’ Latin School
Charles Loughead
Somerville
A .A. Hilton
Lake Killarney
A. A. Hilton
Murders Confessed by Inmate in Missouri Penitentiary
William Murphy, already serving time for criminal assault, admitted to six murders in a confession to his wife. He lists a baby killing, plus Roy Ibes the butcher, Red MacMintery, Joe Warden a Missouri Pacific fireman, and his eight year old nephew Charles Vance, noting police had never suspected him.
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the Tribune
Jefferson City
William Murphy
Murphy
Roy Ibes
Butcher
Red’ MacMintery
Joe’ Warden
Missouri Pacific
Charles Vance
Spanish Pride Hurts Over Isla de Luzon Visit
Havana dispatch notes that Diario Espanol denounces the planned visit to Havana of the Isla de Luzon, a former Spanish gunboat captured at Manila. It calls the move a deliberate US insult and accuses the United States of flaunting a flag bearing more shames than stars.
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Havana
Diario Espafiol
Isla de Luzon
Dewey
Manila
Louisiana
United States
Bride Dies by Gas After Marital Troubles
Mrs Gladys Davis Martin Benson twenty two dies by inhaling gas in a Spring Garden Street lodging house after her strict father and the law thwarted her romance. Her husband Paul Benson twenty three is imprisoned in Moyamensing Prison on theft charges. said to be son of a Minneapolis lumberman.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
Gladys Davis Martin Benson
Spring Garden Street
Paul Benson
Moyamensing
Benson
Minneapolis
Mount Carmel
Life Sentence for Renard in Remy Murder Case
Versailles reports the second trial of Renard, steward for murdered banker August Remy, ending with a verdict of guilty of homicide without premeditation and with extenuating circumstances. Renard receives life imprisonment at hard labor amid defense objections over jury bias and lingering public interest due to Courtois deathbed confession.
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Versailles
Renard
August Remy
Courtois
Remy
Hero of The Virginian on Trial in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police officer Charles D. Skirdin, the alleged model for Owen Wister's Virginian, went on trial for the November murder of John Bradley. Bradley was shot during resisting arrest. Wister spoke for Skirdin at the coroner and helped secure discharge before an indictment led to his rearrest. The session focused on jury selection with several jurors excused amid sympathy for the defendant.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Charles D. Skirdin
Owen Wister
Virginian
John Bradley
Bradley
Skirdin
Wister
Open Pike's Peak flood gates
Six armed men believed from Victor Colorado hold up Colorado Springs water system caretaker early today. They opened Pike's Peak flood gates dumping 174 million gallons into the Victor reservoir. Caretaker held prisoner briefly then telephoned for help as a sheriff posse of ten mobilized toward the scene. Water disputes fuel friction between Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Victor
Pike's Peak
Cripple Creek
Priest Drowned While Bathing at South Beach
In St. Augustine Florida Father Buckley assistant rector of the cathedral drowned this afternoon at South Beach after going out too far. Father Ray from Tampa tried to help but only Father Buckley drowned. Ray was rescued by John Spencer. Buckley ordained about a year ago and native of Ireland. Body not recovered. The Information Section. Yellow Pages ad.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Father Buckley
South Beach
Father Ray
Tampa
John Spencer
Ireland
Rio de Janeiro Goes Dark as Gas Workers Strike
Rio de Janeiro faced power blackout as gas company workers, part of the Light and Power Company, walked out in a strike. City reported no disorders amid the outage.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Gas Company
The
Light and Power Company of
Pure Grape Juice Ad From Dewey's
Dewey’s Pure Grape Juice promotes blood purification and nourishment. An advertisement from T. Dewey & Sons Co. located at 138 Fulton Street, New York.
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Dewey S
I T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Count Torok Injured In Streetcar Jump
Washington June 23 Count Alexander Torok attaché of the Austrian Embassy was seriously injured tonight when attempting to board a moving streetcar. He was struck by a pole between the tracks and hurled to the ground. Doctors say injuries are serious but he will probably recover. He asked that news be kept from his aged mother in Europe.
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Tritone Bureau
Washington
Alexander Torok
Baron Ambrozy
Count Torok
Europe
Submarine Mine Belt Closes Hampton Roads Fast
The coast artillery under Brigadier General Arthur Murray demonstrated high efficiency at Fort Monroe by sealing the Hampton Roads entrance with submarine mines in eight hours and forty five minutes. The test covered loading, cable preparation, and mine planting, followed by firing at moving targets to show accuracy.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Coast Artillery
Arthur Murray
Fort Monroe
Hampton Roads
United States
Payne leads fans to Baltimore game invitees
A Washington party attended the Baltimore versus Montreal Eastern League game as guests of Edward Hanlon. Included were Congressmen Serena E Payne Ralph D Cole Charles E Townsend Thomas S Butler Joseph H Gaines J W Burns John K Tener and Judge J B Fisher. Tener formerly played in the National League under Hanlon.
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Baltimore
Washington
Montreal
Edward Hanlon
Serena E. Payne
New York
Ralph D. Cole
Ohio
Charles E. Townsend
Michigan
Thomas S Butler
Pennsylvania
Joseph H Gaines
West Virginia
J. W. Burns
Tennessee
John K. Tener
J. B. Fisher
Jamestown
Representative Tener
Hanlon
YACHT CRASHES ON UNCHARTED LEDGE NEAR HAY HARBOR
The steam yacht Christabel owned by Walton Ferguson ran onto an uncharted ledge while entering Hay Harbor Fisher's Island New York around 6 PM. The vessel rests bow high out of water despite attempts to free it with engine power. Passengers and Mannatawker briefly aided before abandoning rescue until high water tomorrow morning. Captain Cotter commands Christabel. Ferguson largely owns Fisher's Island.
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the Tribune
New London
Conn
Hay Harbor
Fisher's Island
New York
Christabel
Walton Ferguson
Cotter
Mr. Ferguson
Fisher’s Island
United States
Fort Wright Reservation
Fisherman Finds Ambergris Fortune Near Atlantic City
Atlantic City June 23 A fishing captain Walter Larson of the S. J. Moffatt hauled a 150 pound lump of ambergris worth from $1 to $290 a pound. The find occurred 30 miles off Atlantic City and the owner is Councilman William Turner of Holly Beach. The lump was shipped to the Holly Beach owner after analysis in New York.
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the Tribune
Atlantic City
Walter Larson
S. J. Moffatt
Holly Beach
New York
May Marry Anywhere In New York State
Albany June 23 Attorney General OMalley reverses a former opinion. He says that persons seeking marriage in New York need not wed in the town of license issuance unless the bride is a non resident. In all other cases the license is from the clerk where the bride resides and the ceremony may be performed anywhere in the state.
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Albany
O'Malley
W. S. Jackson
Ammonia pistol fends off mob at Holy Rosary church
In Cleveland on June 23 Father Joseph Militello defended Antonio Caponegro, an alleged teenage murderer, from a mob by wielding an ammonia pistol. The priest frightened the crowd, disarmed leaders, and handed Caponegro to police for arrest.
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Cleveland
Joseph Militello
Holy Rosary
Antonio Caponegro
Coponegro
Ernest Palostro
Father Militello
Thirteenth child refused for sale by New Jersey couple
Edward Yates and wife decline two offers of 10000 each for their daughter born June 13. Offers came from Edward Yates of Pittsfield Illinois and John T. Yates of Omaha. The mother insists the baby is not for sale. Also notes Montauk Steamboat Co schedules from New Pier to Block Island starting June 26 with sailings Saturdays and Tuesdays.
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Trenton
N. J
Edward Yates
Pittsfield
John T. Yates
Sovereign Clerk
the Woodmen of the World of
Omaha
Montauk Steamboat CO. (Ltd
Str .Shinnecock
New Pier
Block Island
Corporation Tax Plan Completed Amid Debate and Publicity
Washington June 23 Senator Root and the Attorney General completed changes in the corporation tax amendment draft. The measure includes all joint stock companies and insurance firms, with publicity provisions to allow public records access. President Taft and White House aides assert publicity remains intact, while some senators predict varied reactions and potential conference outcomes.
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White House
Senate
House
Cannon
Payne
Dwight
Tax on earnings opposed by Boston corporations
Representatives of sixty Boston corporations urged the taxation committee of the Chamber of Commerce to reject a government tax on corporate earnings. They proposed taxing dividends instead and called for broader use of the Information Section Yellow Pages in the Telephone Directory for useful business data.
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Boston
Fixty Boston
Chamber of Commerce
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