Mystery in Chinatown Sex Drama Ties Murder Motive
In New York a settler Disle Sigel’s granddaughter Elsie is found dead, with letters from her to Chinaman Tow Ling and others suggesting a jealous motive. Police hold witnesses while autopsy proceeds. Letters reveal a two year romance amid accusations of seduction and missionary deception.
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Elsie Sigel
Chinaman
New York
Disle Sigel
Franz Bigel
Tow Ling
Paul Sigel
Wads Street
Leon Ling
Jim
Chung Sin
Beye
Cout Te
Eighth Street
Gand
Notasion
Sfott Mirec
My Ling
Ming
Hale Sigel
Leon
Chineran
Lorence Todd
Chinatown
Blele
Ion
Elsie
Devan
Don Juan
Nellie
Eisie
President Gompers Sails For Europe
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation sails for Europe aboard the White Star liner Hattie for an extended trip. A send off from friends and sympathizers accompanies the departure as he expresses hopes to study working conditions and labor issues abroad and to foster unity for justice and equality among workers. He plans to visit labor groups and observe reforms to share with American workers.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
I Merving
White Star
Lner
Hattie
Europe
Thienid
Fight erupts as Fairfield youths assault after theater show
In Fairfield Al on June 19 a mob attacked Herbert Pinnick after a Hurricon theater group performance. Dr Charles L Kattinger was shot and died instantly. Richard Iblosa and Wank Metallough were seriously hurt. Planck vermuderot was jailed amid the chaos on Main Street following the show.
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Fairfield
Atentions
Hurricon Theatrical Company
Fairfield Girls
Herbert
Pinnick
Charles L. Kattinger
Richard Iblosa
Planck Vermuderot
Vessel Wreck Tollin Deaths Reported Near Sevastopol
June 19 Sevastopol report says a Vasnian military transport wrecked near Teypeay Bay. Drowned soldiers and a village resident awaiting escort lost in the incident. Pinnick fired on three attackers near a coroner’s office as a girl screamed and fled. Last week Pinnick was beaten by youths. inquest testimonies noted the crowd following the show man, with adjournment awaiting relatives.
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Ina
Sevastopol
Tipeay Bay
Diank Sen
Pinnick
Pinnich
President Dovey Dies on Pennsylvania Train
George L. Dovey, president and sole owner of the Boston Nationals, died on a Pennsylvania Rail line near Cedarville, Ohio. He suffered a lung hemorrhage on a Pullman car en route from Steubenville to Cincinnati, asking a porter to notify Garry Hermann of the Hemions Commission. He died in a berth after being in poor health for some time.
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Xenia
George L. Dovey
Boston National
Pennsylvania
Cedarville
Here
Cincinnati
Steubenville
Dovey
Garry Hermann
Hemions ‘Commission
Arrests Hit Central Springfield Liquor Trade
In Springfield on June 1, County Detective John Powell and County Prosecutor Lawrence Tayburn led a roundup of 23 arrests aimed at breaking a liquor network. Principal saloon keepers, 14 soft drink place proprietors, and nine bartenders were charged. Bond set at $300. trials scheduled for July 6.
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Geiger
Judge Rules Lazy People Have Right to Live
Kingston June 10 Justice Betts of the Supreme Court rules that lazy people have a right to live in a desult of a separation case involving Izabath A. Hanofer of Liberty and James J. Hanofee. Hanofee’s attorney John J. Lyons of Monticello denounced a disparaging paragraph as predatory and dangerous.
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Kingston
N. Y
Jusice Betts
Supreme Court
Izabath A. Hanofer
Liberty
James J. Hanofee
Hanofee
John JD. Lyons
Monticello
Hanafee
Mr. Lyons
Bette
Trial of Br Brandenburg in Larceny Case
The trial of Broughton Brandenburg, a magazine writer, for larceny over an article sold to the New York Times is underway. Mrs. Cleveland testified the signature on the piece is forged, noting Grover Cleveland could not sign for months before his death. Brandenburg, indicted last year, twice failed to appear and fled to California before being captured and jailed in New York.
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Broughton Brandenburg
New York Times
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
California
New York
Brandenburg
United States
Kieh
Watson Gilder
Massme
Gilder
Harry J. Humphrey
Lillian Bacon
Tatavid N Carvalho
W. G. Pengelly
Columbus
Branden- Dung
William J. Reick
the Times
Anticles
Brandemary
Ren Denture
Mir. Cleveland
Relok
Olone
Antich
Brandts
Gentlboneme
Tlan
Willeh ‘Dhotnas
Senators clash over tariff on cash registers in senate
Washington June 19 Senators Burton and Dick blocked Beveridge motion to cut the cash register tariff from 30 to 14 percent ad valorem. Beveridge accused the National Cash Register Co of Dayton of monopoly power and urged court review of facts. Burton and Dick defended the company and criticized the move as lacking finance committee inquiry.
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Washington
Burton
Beveridge
National Cash Register Company of
Dayton
Ans
Barton
Senate
Onance Committee
England
Ohio
Six Children Injured In Lightning Strike Picnic
In Sparta Georgia on June 19 six children were injured severely while taking shelter under a tree during a Sunday school picnic. The strike left marks on bodies and fused metal in their clothing. Six men were also in the party and there is fear of fatalities.
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Sparta
Oil Locating Power Allegedly Earns Hefty Payout in Texas
Galveston June 10. The payment of 150000 to Miss Stella Josephine Feller of Harris County sparked claims she possesses occult powers to locate oils and minerals. Ten landowners benefited when two productive wells were struck near Humble Field. Feller reportedly amassed over 500000 and funds an orphanage in Beaumort with the proceeds.
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Galveston
Tex
Stella Josephine Feller
Harris County
Mia Felier
Humblefeld
Mias Peller
Beaumort
Shell rated exceptionally good by sergeant injured in blast
Wilmington Delaware June 19 James P B Way of No 1610 Banning street a sergeant in Company C Delaware withitia was seriously injured and his home wrecked after he struck a cartridge from a battleground near Santiago Cuba with a chisel causing an explosion that burned his foot leg and left arm while the bullet lodged in the wall and plaster flew. He was taken to a hospital.
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Wilmington
Del
James PB. Way
Banning Street
Delaware
Withitia
Santiago
Cuba
Way
Woodburn collision blamed on Russian escort
London June 19 The Russian ship was wholly to blame for firing on the British freight steamship Woodburn says Captain Robert son of the Woodburn His statement portrays a serious case against the Russian flotilla serving as escort to the Czar yacht A heavy indemnification is expected The captain may have been forced to steer momentarily toward the Standard by a Russian torpedo boat, otherwise a collision would have followed
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London
Woodburn
Foreign Office
Robertson
Mays
Standard
Meeting of rulers yields little progress in Balkan tensions
Loudon June 19. Official reports say talks between the czar and the kaiser failed to reconcile Germany and Russia. Nicholas Stolypin and Kawolaky stood firm against concessions while Germany pressed for a friendlier stance. A one sided proposal could risk existing accords without guaranteed German support. The czar is said to yield the Suk tala of Turkey.
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Loudon
Czar
Katwer
Pit Kipas Bay
Germany
Rowin
Foreign Office
Emperor Williams
Balkan
Anid
Kaiser
Oxar Nicholas
Stolypin
Wintater Kawolaky
Dats
Roschs
Turkey
British Russian affair almost closed incident
In St Petersburg a British embassy report states a British steamer Woodburn was fired on by a Russian squadron vessel near Pitkipas Bay as Nicholas and William were to meet. Officials say the incident resulted from a blunder, with regrets expressed on both sides. Nicholas to luncheon with William on the Hohenzollern, then farewells of a cool nature. Stolypin and Tawoleky attended.
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St. Petersburg
Jane 19
Seamer
Woodburn
Pitkipas Bay
Tomgeror Nicholas
Emperor Willam
Viberg
Emperor Nicholan
Emperor Wiliam
Hohengobern
Stolypin
Tawoleky
Russia
Count von Poutalen
Nicholae
Pitkipas
Brandenburg Admits Signature Not Genuine
New York June report says Brandenburg plans to admit the signature on a Cleveland article forged and not by Grover Cleveland. Experts testified the signature and typewriter match a posthumous piece. Brandenburg’s counsel indicated the forged sign was substituted, aiming to prove the article’s authorship lies elsewhere.
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Brandenburg
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President Gompers
Estan Ant
Boston
Springfield
Onio Concern
Senator Beveridge
National Cash Register
Stanard Oil
SHELL
Very Wroth
Nicholas
Wiliam
Kaleor
Will
New York City
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