Murder Mystery at Lake Como Villa Deepens
Police in Italy pursue a complex murder case involving Mrs. Charlton found dead at a villa by Lake Como. Constantine Ispolutoff is in custody, with bloodstains on the victim and evidence including burned letters, valuables missing, and a trunk found at the scene. The case links to a note from Mrs. Charlton to her former husband asking for portraits, and the American consul in Milan joins the inquiry.
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Mystery on Lake Como Ends With Trunk Found
Fishermen on Lake Como found a trunk containing a woman's body on Friday morning June 16. The body is believed to be Mrs Porter Charlton of Washington. Postmortem shows she was placed in the trunk alive after a blow to the head. The trunk weighed 140 pounds and was weighted with rocks. Police lack clues to solve the case. The victim was wife of Porter Charlton son of Judge Paul Charlton of the city. Charlton is missing and may have been murdered. The couple married March 12 1910 at Old Swedes Church Wilmington Del and sailed for Genoa April 16 to honeymoon. Charlton had tuberculosis and left Washington last fall for a banking post in New York. Mrs Charlton was daughter of H H Pelaco a merchant. She had previously been married to Neville W Castle a San Francisco attorney who later divorced in 1910. State Department asked Amb A Leishman and Consul Canghy to investigate.
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Albert A. Clay
Mra
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Genoa
Limly
Smith
Washington
Foreign National Bank
New York
H. H. Pelaco
Neville W. Castle
San Francisco
Castle
Kerth
United States
Nome
Alaska
State Department
John A. Leishman
Ambrasador
Rome
Charles M. Canghy
Milan
Porter Charlton murder case deepens in Italy
Steere summoned to the villa to inventory the Charltons' effects after authorities state Mrs Charlton and her husband were murdered. Police probe suggests a hasty conclusion of husband’s guilt. Ispalatoff claims alibi, tied to Danish friend Delaporte, yet authorities confirm arrest for complicity. Austin Scott reports to Italian police that Porter Charlton is dead or the killer.
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Death Shock in Key Signal Box Destroys Jersey City Officer
Special to The Washington Post New York June 12 Policeman Dennis J Sullivan of the Second precinct Jersey City was fatally shocked when fitting his key into police signal box 413 during a fire alarm call He walked to the box and received a violent electric jolt collapsing on the pavement He died twenty minutes later at St Francis Hospital The box was heavily charged with electricity due to crossing wires and rain at the time of the incident.
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New York
Dennis J. Sullivan
Jersey City
St. Francis’ Hospital
Sullivan
Sergi
William Fluffman
Heiress Death by Natural Causes Affects Leavitt Kin
Coroner reports Mrs. Margaret Smollen died of natural septicaemia at a private sanitarium. Daughter of millionaire G Howland Leavitt of Bay Teide Long Island. Earlier she ran away with Joe Molten known as the Candy Kid, a former chauffeur for Jim Corbett, then separated.
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New York
Candy Kid
Vajet
Jim Corbett
Thieves terrorize Georgetown with string of break ins
In Georgetown Saturday night thieves used a duplicate key to enter a stove and furnace shop at 282 M Street NW owned by David Knowles. They unlocked a safe taking 134 in cash and gold and deeds and insurance papers. They then broke into W D Brace drug store at 2929 M Street NW, ransacked it, and took 20. An attempted break at 1207 Thirtieth Street NW boarding house failed after a window was broken. Police began investigating as the thefts were discovered.
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W D. Brace
Thirtieth Street
John Staunton
Tariff Commission Urged by Business Leaders in Washington
New York June 12 President Cobb of the National Tariff Commission Association headquarters here issued a statement urging Congress to enact a tariff commission this session. A conference of prominent business men will meet in Washington this week to discuss the matter. The statement notes the Republican control of Congress and the need for progressive legislation. H E Miles, chairman of the association’s executive committee, cites that last summer tariff-making losses to colliery business reached over 10 million dollars per day.
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National Tariff Commission Association
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Republican Party
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Two Boys Missing in Washington Search Continues
Morris Gordon aged unknown and Lenant Allen, 10, are missing after visits to relatives in Washington. Gordon was seen near North Capitol and H Street and taken to Sixth precinct Belice station after hours of searching. Allen left 134 Q Street Northwest at 2:30 PM and has not been heard from. parents fear he stayed with a friend.
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Samuel Gordon
Baltimore
Monumental
Kerr
North Capitol
H Street
Belice
Gordon
Washington
Solomon Gordon
G Street
Three shot at christening in Canton church siege
Frank Nanamaker, a former inmate, armed with two revolvers and a dagger, burst into a Louisville church during a Roumanian christening. He wounded three men, one fatally, before being overpowered and jailed on attempted murder charges as priests urged restraint.
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Ohio
Frank Nunamaker
Louisville
John Pena
Alliance
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Sand
Torpedo Boat Foote Disabled Off Frying Pan Shoals
Wireless messages from Savannah report the torpedo boat Foote disabled this afternoon off Frying Pan Shoals while heading north. The Foote signaled the Winnifred for assistance. the Merrimac bound for Baltimore took the torpedo boat in tow toward Southport. The extent of Foote's injury was not stated. Also noted is the Jeffries Johnson fight with coupons due by June 22.
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AERO FLYS N RAIN CHASES BOATS OVER BAY
In heavy rain Charles K Hamilton rose again over New York harbor circling Governor Island for 1 minute 3 seconds then maneuvered over ferries as crowds cheered and captains toot. He plans a 7 AM flight to Philadelphia tomorrow with a special train. Indianapolis hosts an aviation meet as Wrights and others enter multiple machines for speed altitude and endurance events.
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New York Times
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Sporting Trip Coupon Entry Deadline Set
The last coupon for the Jeffries Johnson contest will appear in next Sunday's Post. Contestants must submit coupons by midnight Wednesday the 22nd. No coupons accepted after that time. Winners will be announced in The Sunday Post on June 26.
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Balloonists Rescue After Mississippi River Plunge
Louis Von phul and Wooster Lambert, aeronauts, descended into the Mississippi River north of St. Louis after an ascent in the St. Louis III. They were rescued unhurt by motorboats. Capt. Berry began from St. Louis yesterday and landed at Marestown TL that night amid a wind shift.
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Believe judge poisoned near Reelfoot Lake drowning
Tiptonville Tenn June 12 Friends of the late Judge Harris urge a post mortem after his death by drowning in Reelfoot Lake. They claim the judge’s reelection actions drove fishermen from the lake and county and speculate poison caused a fatal cramp in his food. The body was found after he sank while swimming.
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Escape as Sheriff Shot in Pursuit of Mass Murderer
Silas Phelps of Monroe Bridge Massachusetts fled into woods after fatally shooting Sheriff Edward Baskins when officers attempted arrest for an assault. A several hundred strong posse hunted the area all day and night near Monroe Mountain with bloodhounds sought to track Phelps who eluded capture. Phelps, 42, is married with six children and recently served time for shooting an employer.
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Sears
Imuse
Prince Fushimi Called Home From Boston Visit
Prince Fushimi of Japan and his party arrived in Boston to cut short their trip due to urgent dispatches. They will depart Tuesday for Seattle and then sail home, canceling planned tours to Niagara Falls and Chicago. Lieut Gov Frothingham welcomed them, and a Brookline luncheon was hosted by Mr and Mrs Larz Anderson after an afternoon of amusements.
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Pair plunge from Victoria Bridge ends in double tragedy
Montreal reports a sensational double death as Albert Esnough and his adopted daughter Enid leaped from the center of Victoria Bridge into the river below. The two disappeared in the swift current and their bodies remained unrecovered. Esnough, a St. Lambert contractor, and Enid were seen in earnest conversation before the fatal plunge.
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Qullimore & Ohio
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Washington
A.m
Life of Allen B. Paul Ends in Murder Suicides at Richmond
Special to The Washington Post reports Allen B. Paul treasurer of Pine Street Baptist Church shot his wife at 202 North Meadow Street, then killed himself within five minutes after an all night quarrel. The wife died shielding her nine month old stepson Leslie, who escaped. Paul had twice attempted suicide before, once by gas and another by gun. A note left by Paul outlined intent to kill Leslie, his wife, and himself.
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Beverly Ready for Taft Col Roosevelt Also Expected at Shore Resort
Beverly Ma June 14 The summer white house is swept and dusted at Woodberry Point where President Taft and family will rest. Col Roosevelt may visit as guest of his son in law Nicholas Longworth near Taft estate. Roosevelt will be near Boston after Nahant and Harvard commencement. Taft golf at Myopia and Essex links and North Shore social events planned for Robert and Helen Taft. Charley Taft to yacht again.
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Lightning Deaths Hit Berlin Excursionists
A severe Berlin thunderstorm struck a party of excursionists as they sheltered in an iron fenced building in Jungfernheide. Six were killed, 17 severely injured, and several more lightly hurt in the blast. Separate reports from Breslau note seven lightning deaths today, bringing three day Silesia fatalities to eighteen.
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Rides Engine In Wreck Near Mount Arlington
The Lackawanna limited eastbound from Buffalo sideswiped a derailed boxcar about a mile east of Mount Arlington New Jersey. Engineer William Nichols leapt to safety after reversing and braking. the engine cab was wrecked and nine Pullman coaches stripped of steps with gashes along sides. Passengers shaken, some injured by glass. box car loaded with shoe cases strewn along the track.
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Duke Dodges Camera as Bride Speaks of Europe Honeymoon
The four time tobacco magnate Brodie L Duke spends a day at the Ebbitt House with his youthful bride amid a sea of reporters. Mrs. Duke laments press attention and says plans for a European trip or return to Durham are unsettled. Duke subscribes for The Post and asks for privacy as their marriage draws public curiosity.
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Governor Haskell Moves Capital State Move Faces Court
Oklahoma City reporters describe Gov. Haskell arriving by special train, moving State offices to Oklahoma City, and boosting the capital shift amid injunctions. The governor’s daughter was mobbed in Guthrie as supporters clash with opponents. court action and writs of prohibition loom over records removal.
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GIVES MILLIONS TO DIE POOR IN ST LOUIS
David Ranken Jr. wills his fortune exceeding 3 million dollars to his beloved school the Dw Ranken Jr School of Mechanical Tract for its expansion and curriculum upgrades. His personal life remains private and modest with a small home at Fifteenth and Washington avenue. He seizes no publicity as a bachelor of years who built his wealth in real estate and stocks.
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Rally for aged clerks at Old Masonic Temple meeting
Representative J Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania to preside over a mass meeting for retirement of superannuated government employees. Organized by the Business Men's Association with a committee of arrangements led by Gen George Harries. Expected speakers include Secretary MacVeagh and Col John McElroy. Also listed are cabinet members and lawmakers slated for platform seats. A separate Baltimore & Ohio excursion offers a day trip from Union Station June 1 via Harpers Ferry Martinebure Berkeley Springs and Cumberland with low round trip fares.
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