Murder Mystery Deepens in Talbot County Case
The June inquest probes the killing of Edith May Woodill by Robert Eastman. Evidence centers on a letter, a fugitive suspect, and a web of financial entanglements with Lieut Bob Santman. The investigation plans to continue as jurors seek a verdict.
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Avery
May Woodill
Robert Eastman
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Police crack Sigel murder case with clues across cities
Police link Elsie Bigel's death to a plot involving suitcases found at a Chinese restaurant on WOR street and a Newark transfer. Leon Ling allegedly tried to discard the truck before returning it to his Eighth Avenue room. Other Chinese suspects and Confederate arrests are expected as the inquiry widens.
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New York
Elsie Bigel
Wor Street
Newark
N. J
Leon Ling
Eighth Avenue
Chong Sin
Labor tensions rise as Filipino laborers to replace Japanese
Honolulu reports a major shift as one hundred Filipino strikebreakers are readied to replace Japanese laborers amid fears of Japanese dominance in sugar and commerce. Admiral Ich commands Japanese vessels in harbor while whites prepare a final stand, arguing the white or yellow man must rule Hawaii.
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Hawaii
Mugar
Tris
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Ich
Japan
Secret Service Guards Taft in Beverly Summer
Secret service men take up residence in Beverly Massachusetts a week before Mrs Taft and family arrive to summer at the Taft cottage. More detectives will join the Beverly police for the season with J D George supervising estate security. Detectives will accompany the president on fishing golfing and driving trips keeping strangers at a safe distance.
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President Taft
Beverly
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Secret Service
Taft
Mr. Rnosevelt
Oyster Bay
Diplomatic tensions hover as ships stand in harbor
The passage notes cautious declarations about potential outcomes and costs, with reference to Ambassador Takuhira's return to Japan and its possible impact on the crisis. It mentions the American and Japanese embassies in Hawaii and two Japanese training ships Mo in the harbor, signaling a tense standoff.
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Pines
Hawaii
Takuhira
Japan
Orient
St. Louis
Aide
Demand for Protection in City Streetcar Strike
Witkeburg, June 15 Mayor Magee has intervened in the streetcar strike, planning arbitration. Traction officials and strikers were summoned to meet at the mayor’s office for suggestions. The tie up is total with no passenger service since yesterday. Officials refused to run cars today and warned they would seek sheriff protection as negotiations fail.
Priest Attacked by Gang of Assassin Threats in Fairmount
In West Monongah on June 28 a group of assailants attempted to kill a Polish priest and destroy the church by planting a heavy charge of powder. Authorities note threats from foreigners against the priest and his property. Bloodhounds traced several persons and police keep them under surveillance as the priest escapes injuries despite shattered church and parsonage windows.
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Tassassins
Rebels Advance Amid Persian Uprising in Teheran
June 28 in Teheran rebels declare the Shah and royal family condemned to death at a secret meeting. Rebels move through the city as reports say the Shah plans to seek refuge in Russia, life believed in danger. Strong support for removal of the royal family noted with many suspected sympathizers in the capital.
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Teheran
Persia
Piacinda
Russia
Nema
Ir la
Rioting Sparks at Rankin Car Barns in Pittsburg
Rioting began this afternoon as fourteen Strike Wreakens routed at the Rankin car barns. A mayoral conference failed to yield results with the company offering arbitration and strikers refusing. An additional meeting was set for late day. Police arrived as lumber was discarded between cars and taken by strikers, suspected for use in building strike-breaker banks. County detective Inglebert was badly beaten in a related plot amid clashes involving three hundred workers at a nearby construction plant.
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Pittsburg
Rankin Car
Inglebert
Trainload of Philadelphia strike breakers feared in unrest
Report says shooting heard as workers pursued fleeing strike breakers from Philadelphia. Police fear trouble after their arrival and 600 specials have been sworn in. authorities report relatively quiet so far and ongoing efforts to maintain order.
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Philadelphia
Heat claim twelve lives in Chicago in 24 hours
Chicago reports twelve deaths from heat in a single day as temperatures rose from 90 degrees yesterday to higher today. The coroner notes this is the largest heat-related death toll in many years.
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Chicago
Wife seeks vengeance ends with fatal shooting
New York reports a widow Louie Labenta aged 28 attacked Dominico Versagia aged 10 after a year long vengeance saga. Police declined involvement. Labenta shot Versagia four times as he walked to work, sending hundreds of workers fleeing in fear. In custody she expressed satisfaction with her act.
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New York
Louie Labenta
Dominico Versagia
Versagi Wis
Income tax and corporation tax plans advance in Senate
Washington reports the Senate committee near completion of tariff schedules and expected to take up income tax and corporation tax proposals after today’s session, as analysts watch calendar moves and possible reforms.
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Senate Committee of the
Witidow
Wrights to Make First Flight This Evening
Washington June 28 The Wrights will attempt their initial flight this evening if weather permits and no unforeseen obstacles arise. Crowds are expected to witness the historic event with many officials in attendance.
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Wrights
Washington
Crowde
Dingley Payne Aldrich Bills Debated in House
In Washington on June 28 the House discussed the Dingley Payne and Aldrich tariff bills. Details show proposed rates on petroleum products sugar stockings pulp and other commodities, with ad valorem and per unit charges varying by item and bill section. The discussion included tonnage rates per ton, per cent ad valorem, and specific price points, reflecting the legislative debate over tariff structures.
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Senate
Bomb devastates Chicago Telephone Central in night blast
Chicago police seek dynamiter after a midnight explosion wrecked the Central exchange of the Chicago Telephone company. Twenty-one injured as glasses shattered and bags of cables damaged. Investigators multi-detective team to determine if gambling gangs or striking employees staged the attack. The blast, likely containing twenty five pounds of dynamite, occurred at a manhole behind a four story building.
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Chicago
Central Exchange
Chicago Telephone Company
Thia
Llpatrickans
Four Mory
Battle for Lives on Summit of Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs June 28 A desperate hand to hand clash atop Pike's Peak 14 000 feet high left John A. Clark and George Shipley University of Chicago students jailed, Howard H Robinson caretaker of the summit house gravely hurt. Police consider charges while Robinson remains unconscious and the two climbers are in custody awaiting further word.
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Pike's Peak
John A. Clark
George Shipley
University of Chicago
Howard H. Robinson
Summit House
St. Francs Hospital
Giis City
Robinson
Siipley
Clark
Sumait
Pikes Peak
Rocky Mountain
Jon Tig Doer
Ordin
Robison
Manitou
Civilization
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George Birdsall
el Paso
H. L. Beck
Maniton
Mer. Selle
Shipley
Election Menace 10 Religion Stirs Cleveland Speech
Cleveland June 28 An editorials on religion and politics report Harvard's Eliot as a former president and W. H. Tait elected US president amid fears of Unitarian influence. Rev Lewellyn Brown denounces contemporary religious trends as he warns against denying divine truth and the supernatural. Continued on page four.
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Fomer
Eliot
Harvard University
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W. H. Tait
United States
Lewellyn Brown
Trinity Baptist Church
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