Robbery linked as motive in Mrs Woodill murder case
Baltimore's murder saga centers on Edith May Thompson Woodill. A pawned diamond ring and brooch worth 500 dollars surface, with Eastman named as killer and then as fugitive. Locals fear more victims and await identification of Mrs Woodill jewelry while Eastman dies in exile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Woodill
Baltimore
St. Michaels
Edith May Thompson- Woodill
Maryland
Woodill
John McQuay
Roberts
Annapolis
Broad Creek
Edith May Thompson-Woodill
Relief From Heat Promised Next Week Across Regions
A weather bureau bulletin forecasts substantial relief from a countrywide hot wave east of the Rockies next Monday. The week starting June 28 is expected to be cooler. Reports from several cities note heat-related prostrations and deaths, including Cincinnati over 100 prostrations at the turnfest, Boston with three heat deaths, and New York and Providence recording fatalities and numerous prostrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Weather Bureau Today
Cincinnati
Boston
New York
Providence
K. L
Trunk Carrying Body Linked to Newark Disappearance
Evidence shows Leon Ling brought a trunk with Elsie Sigel to Newark day after her disappearance and tried to abandon it at a Chinese restaurant. He did not succeed, hiring a hackman to move the trunk back to his New York City room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Leon Ling
Elsie Sigel
Leon
Hackman
New York City
Chancellor Sees Kaiser as Conference Follows Second Defeat
Kiel June 26 Chancellor Von Buelow who came from Berlin yesterday to confer with Emperor William boarded the imperial yacht Hohenzollern early this morning and was greeted warmly. The two men held a three hour conference. Von Buelow returned to Berlin this afternoon. No details of the audience’s outcome were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel
von Buelow
Berlin
Emperor Wiliam
Taft plan presses Senate action on corporation tax
Taft’s proposed corporation tax plan, drafted under Wickersham and Root, is printed as a committee amendment to the tariff bill. It would impose a 2 percent levy on net earnings of profit corporations and many insurers, with a $5,000 earnings exemption and allowances for expenses and debts. Enforcement rests with the internal revenue service, and penalties apply for false returns. Practically all for profit corporations would fall under the measure, with final disposition to come after Monday committee action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Senate
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Associated Press
White House
House
Wickersham
Root
Congress
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Denial Filed In Suit Over Alleged Luring of Coachman
Mrs Grace Welie Harper of Pasadena denies accusations by Mrs Jane Harris that she lured Sidney Harris from his wife and child. Harper admits Harris served as caretaker for three years before January 1908 but says he was never an inmate of her household and that there was no cause of estrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jane Harris
Sidney Harris
Grace Welie Harper
Pasadena
Rock Island
Harper
Harris
Tariff stir may boost La Follette presidential bid
Washington June 24 Robert M Lafollette of Wisconsin seeks the 1912 presidential nomination and may pursue an independent ticket if needed. The Wisconsin senator gains support as a progressive force challenging Aldrich Cannon Taft, with a potential national progressive party forming from La Follette Cummins Bristow Lincoln Roosevelt groups and Roosevelt sympathizers. The piece argues tariff policy and New England dominance in legislation fuel the split, while southern aid is sought to sustain protectionist aims and reshape the Republican Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Argus
Washington
Robert M. Lafollette
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Senate
LaPollette
Aldrich-Cannon
Progressive Party
Aldrich-Cannon-Taft
LaFollette Organization
Cum
Central
Republican Party
New England
Congress
Crsis
Wall Street
Taft
Progrem
Arizona
New Mexico
South
Mens Suits Discounted Amid Tariff Duties
Bill suits formerly seventy dollars now thirty five dollars reflect tariff driven price cuts. The article notes a marital estrangement involving Harris in November 1908 and disputes an alleged January 1908 departure from Rock Island, with Harris rejoining later on his own request.
Makers Jubilan t Over Tariff Push Elevates Men’s Wear Prices
New York reports rising prices for men’s clothing as Aldrich tariff expectations push suits up from 20 to 35 dollars. Scoured wool costs have jumped from 45 to 75 cents per pound, signaling broad cost pressure on apparel and related textiles. The Senate meanwhile moved on free wood pulp and print paper provisions, adopting Brown’s amendments and rejecting others, with new duties planted to counter discrimination. The census bill, authorizing 10 million dollars for the 13th census, also cleared the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Viva Voce
Brown
Senate
Bacon
Finance Committee
United States
Militia Sought to Quell La Crosse Street Riot
Governor Davidson ordered Adjutant General Boardman to assess need for troops in La Crosse as mobs riot over a streetcar strike. Sheriff Edwards and Mayor Sorenson confer with the governor amid halted service, with no cars running on the north side and tracks blocked by ties and debris. Conductors and motormen have been removed from cars. local police struggle to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Davidson
Adjutant General Boardman
la Crosse
Edwards
Sorenson
East Bound Crew Blamed in Chesterton Train Collision
Valparaiso Ind June 26 Coroner Carson files verdict in the Chicago Lakeshore and South Bend interurban wreck near Chesterton Ind that killed 12. The coroner finds the east bound crew disobeyed orders and bears responsibility for the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Carson
Chicago, Lakeshore
Chesterton
Heinze Found Guilty in Copper Book Scandal
Arthur P. Heinze was found guilty by a New York federal jury of corruptly impeding justice in the disappearance of the United Copper company books. Judge Ray suspended sentence to October 11 to pressure restoration of the missing books. maximum penalty is three months in jail or a $500 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur P. Heinze
United States Circuit Court
Administration of Justice
United Copper Company
Ray
Heinze
Yesterday in Congress shows tariff shifts and voting
Washington June 26 summaries of Senate action note duty hikes on streets wires nails harness scrap iron and oil. a Penrose amendment to crude oil duty failed as Congress adjourned with limited votes and no full session yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Penrose
Roosevelt Family Sails for Europe
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt sailed for Europe today on the steamer Cretic with her daughter Ethel and two sons Quentin and Archie. The departure is from New York as the family begins a long sea voyage abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
Cretic
Ethel
Quentin
Archie
Husband and wife tragedy ends in poisoning and death
Philadelphia June 26. George Barrows, after pawning his six year old son's shoes and buying carbolic acid with the proceeds, waited on a street for his wife as she returned from work. He stabbed her with a pocket knife and then swallowed poison. The wife escaped serious injury while Barrows died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
George Barrows
Barrows
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eastman
Robert’ FE. Eastman
Bob
Pretty
Edith Thompson-Woodill
Ten
Talbot County
Bozman
Kast@uchad
Vinnie Bradcome
Vinnie
McDaniel
Talbot ‘County
Sharahan & Wrighton
Eastern
Vic
Tim
Edith
Kaiser
Ras Offi
Coachman
LA Follette
Taw
Stone
Missouri
Mispenis
International Harvester Company
Aldrich Denies II
Companieas
Chesterton, Ind
Commerial Travelers
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Council of the United Commuial Travelers Today
Walter J. Murphy
Terre Hate
Bellaire
John Moore
Carnegie Steel Company
Roosevelt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!