Baby girl murder shatters Westchester community
A five year old girl Mary Newlin disappeared from her Westchester Pa home and was later found murdered in the yard of her stepfather Irwin H. Lewis who was arrested and charged with the crime. District Attorney W W MacElree accused Lewis during a search party home visit as an alibi and a suspect. The body was found bloodstained with clothing parts soaked, prompting post mortem examination and a dramatic scene as the mother fainted.
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Washington Post
Westchester
Mary Newlin
Irwin H. Lewis
W W MacElree
Chester County
Lewis
Timanus
MacElree
Shelley
Bwen
Inwin Lewis
Whann
Landenberg
Miller
Funeral Directors and Embalmers Listing
A dense, fragmented old newspaper fragment lists numerous funeral directors and embalmers with their addresses and phone numbers. entries include Wright, Lee, Sardo, Zarhorst, Hindle and Bayliss, Nalley and Son, Harvey and Sons, Speare, Mitchells, Sergeon, Costello, Getzer, Shaffer Florist, and more. The tone resembles a directory of service providers with livery connections and modern chapels, typical of 19th or early 20th century urban listings.
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John R. Wright Co
Tenth St
J. William Lee
Pennsylvania
WM. H. Sardo & CO
Puone
George P. Zarhorst
Sol East
Capitol St
Hindle & Bayliss
5Th
Thos. R. Nalley & Son
Lith
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Fourteenth ST
Commodiats Chapel
W. R. Speare
N. W
John M. Mitchell
Eleventh Street
Thos. S. Sergeon
Costello & Bro
Phone East
Frank Getzer’s Sons
Theft and strain mark a troubled family episode
In a confusing report a theft at a Sundan home centers on a child’s disappearance after returning from a grandfather, with Mary sent to her ancestral home and the family waiting through the day. A judge condemns a self styled journalist, James P. O'Brien, as the worst crook he has encountered, sentencing him to a year on Blackwell's Island for defrauding the Waldorf Astoria out of nearly $400, while details of local scheming and hotel deception are summarized.
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Sunda
Eather
Mary
John Newlin
Father
Ainner
Washington Post
New York
James P. O'Brien
Weat 17Th Street
Blackwells Island
Waldorf-Astoria
O'Brien
Manhattan
Bowling Green Trust Company
Reporters’ Association of America
McKeon
Pelham Murder Probe Hints At Yeggmen
Detectives in Pelham suspect yeggmen killed Julius Rosenheimer, the needle maker, and robbed him and Mrs. Rosenheimer on their home grounds. Chief Marks said information may lead to key clues within 24 hours, while noting no arrests link to the crime. A reputed “mysterious sloop” was seen off Hunter’s Island the night of the killing.
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Washington Pont
Pelham
N. Y
Marks
Juliue Rosenheimer
Rosenheimer
Rosenheimer Revens
Westchester
Hunter's Island
Pelham Manor
Sound
Sisters Found Drowned In Lincoln Park Tragedy
In Chicago on June 21 Emma Pontius ten years old was recovered from the lake in Lincoln Park and her sister Clara twelve is missing. The parents suspect one fell in and the other drowned while trying to rescue her. Grandmother Mrs. Patrick Pontius says the children may have died by their own action after illness. Clarence Pontius, Clara’s twin, saw them near the high bridge after school. Father Charles Pontius is a machinist. the mother and brother died years earlier.
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Chicago
Emma Pontius
Lincoln Park
Clara
Patrick Pontius
Clarence
High Bridge
Charles Pontius
Marchioness Russo Killed In Auto Crash Near Catanfello
Naptes June 21 It was learned today that the Marchioness Russo of the Gorini family Florence was killed when the automobile carrying Marquis Ferrara the Duke de la Regina and two guests plunged into a ravine near Catanfello. The party perished and King Victor Emmanuel Queen Helena and Pope Pius sent condolences. The Duke of Aosta learned of the disaster and returned to Naples from Rome.
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Ferrara
Duke de la Regina
Catanfello
Marchioness
Russo
Gorini
Florence
Scipione Borghese
Peking
Paris
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Pope Pius
Duke of
Aosta
Abruzzi
Rome
Naples
Two-Cent Fare Planned by State Railroad Board
Topeka Kansas June 21 The State board of railroad commissioners announced they would likely issue an order to enforce a two cent passenger fare. Some commissioners discussed the issue informally with railroad officials and found the railroads unhappy with the mileage rate plan, but probably would not oppose the order.
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Topeka
Kans
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Licensed To Marry Invarious Pairs Across Regions
In Newbury New York R Harry Cathgart Jr age 23 plans marriage with Alma Von Haake age 20. Rev Alfred Harding Lewis J Hobson age 26 and Leslie M Harrell age 21 tied to a ceremony with Rev J B McLaughlin Eugene C Lucas 64 of Ballston Virginia and Louisia Barkley 45 of Pomonkey. Rev C Alvin Smith Moses N Blaghum 21 and Marie Diggs 20 also listed with Rey Paul Grimth.
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R. Harry Cathgart, Jr
Newbury
Alma von Haake
Alfred Harding Lewis J Hobson
Leslie M. Harrell
J B McLaughlin
Eugene C Lucas
Ballston
Louisia Barkley
Pomonkey
Mad
C Alvin Smith Moses N. Blaghum
Marie Diggs
Rey Paul Grimth
Health Office Record Deaths Reported June 20 1907
Death notices list multiple individuals with ages and addresses in Washington. Entries include Charier E B Langley 56 at 1 28 8th NW. Luigi Barhjevi 38 C gt ne. Henry Fazat 66 H Street NE. Edward J Brightier Gouldven Hospital. Elizabeth A Swift 80 at 219 A St SE. William A Whiteon 418 6th NW. Teara Barney Gilmore 191st Street NE. Sarah B Walsh 27 at 1508 Kingman Place. William D Waugh 1 day. infant twins of John J and Nellie Gormiey 1321 St NW.
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Charier EB Langley
Luigi Barhjevi
C Gt
Henry Fazat
H St. Ne
Edward J. Brightier
Gouldven'a Hospital
Elizabeth A Swift
A St. Se
William A Whiteon
6Th St .Nw
Teara
Barney Gilmore
St Ne
Sarah B Walsh
Kingman Place
Willam D Waugh
William E Ewin
10Th St
John J. and
Nellie A ‘Gormiey
St Nw
La Follette and Taft Split Over Roosevelt Nomination
Wisconsin senator La Follette plans to pressure the Republican convention while opposing the President's personal candidate. He may back Roosevelt if the President accepts another term, or run to influence the nomination, touring the Midwest to rally support and cash for his cause. He aims to be a key factor in the race and likely leader of new political thought.
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la Follette
Washington
Wisconsin
Badger
Adorre
Roosevelt
White House
Middle West
Senator la Follette
William R Hearst
Theodore Roosevelt
Hearst
Ja Follette
Indianapolis
West
Republicans Must Soon Revise Tariff Says Burton
In Aurora Illinois at a banquet of local businessmen Congressman Burton of Ohio cautioned Republicans to pursue tariff revision soon while preserving protection. He urged lowered tariff walls not as an upheaval but as creating gateways for freer foreign exchanges to aid trade. He stressed balancing industry protection with new market access.
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Burton
Aurora
Ill
United States Senate of
Joseph Cannon
Ohio
Republican Party
Courageous Policeman Stops Rampaging Horse to Save Children
Chicago on June 21 206 children were at Sixty third Street and South Park Avenue when an unhitched eight horse ran toward a streetcar crowd awaiting a park picnic. Policeman J O Rourke leapt into the street grabbed the horse by the neck and was dragged over a hundred feet before halting the animal, fracturing his right shoulder and hand but preventing a disaster for the youngsters.
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Chicago
South Park Avenue
J. ©. O'Rourke
O O’rourke
14 Years for Kidnappers in Sing Sing Case
New York judge condemned the abduction of Salvatore Siatta, sentencing Ignacio de Les Dardo and Pietro Pampionella to fourteen years and ten months at Sing Sing. He stated parents would rather their children be dead than in such criminals' hands, calling the crime worse than murder. the maximum penalty is fifteen years.
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New York
O’sullivan
Court of General Sessions
Ignacio de Les Dardo
Pietro Pampionella
Sing’ Sing
Salvatore Siatta
Georgia Republican aide promotes solid Southern delegation
J N Sistrunk, a negro member of the Georgia Republican committee, met in Jackson Mississippi to urge a solid delegation to oppose the present administration at the Republican national convention. He cited support from Foraker supporters and said Georgia backs Ohioan Foraker. The Mississippi executive committee took no action, but most members appeared aligned with Sistrunk plan, with visits planned to other Southern states.
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Washington Post
Jackson, Miss
J. N. Sistrunk
Georgia Republican Committee
Jackson
Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio
Sistrunk
Tennessee for Roosevelt Declares State Delegation Will Support Him
Senator Nathan W. Hale of Tennessee outlines Tennessee and national demand for Roosevelts renomination. He calls the Second Tennessee district a Gibraltar of Republicanism, notes no Democrat has served in Congress there in 54 years, and predicts Tennessee will instruct for Roosevelt at the next national convention. He argues the South will rally to Roosevelts re election to finish the Panama Canal and major reforms, warning a change now would be a calamity and that his nomination would be strongly opposed by few.
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Nathan W. Hale
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Hale
United States
Congress
South
Panama Canal
Mother of drowned Marie Vennell refuses to prosecute Evans
Bridgeton New Jersey June 21 coroner’s physician rules Marie Vennell died by drowning in Sunset Lake not by violence. Family pressed for arrest of George Evans with alibis claimed by his kin. Coroner and prosecutor reviewed evidence, Evans questioned by officials, funeral held at sister’s Lemon Street home.
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Washington Post
Bridgeton
N. J
Marie Vennell
Sunset Lake
George Evans
Evans
Hitchner
J. Hampton Fpithton
Elwood Vennell
Hivans
George Hampton
Fithian
Egvans
Sultan Becomes Friend as Six Questions Settled with Porte
Constantinople June 21. The Porte addressed a note to the American embassy here confirming settlement of the last of six open issues between the embassy and the Porte unlocking America’s path to the percent customs increase. Ambassador Leishman, after two months, visited the Porte and will attend selamak then meet the Sultan. The six questions covered title deeds holdings of American institutions, building permissions at Caesarea, customs immunity at Beirut, removal of restrictions on cottonseed oil imports, recognition of American consular courts, and the Kenis Miss Gerber school case enabling reopening of the orphan girls school.
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Porte
America
Leishman
State Department
Alatantinople
Weishman
Congress
Sublime Porte
Turkey
Caesarae
Beirut
Syria
Anl
Gerber
Kenis
Editor Refused to Fight Over Berlin Cabal Disclosure
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports in Berlin June 21 that Herr Harden editor of Zukunft was challenged by Count Kuno von Moltke. Harden refused the duel, saying the fight would affect his right to later reveal true state of affairs. Relatives of Moltke reportedly sought to drop the disclosures.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Herr Harden
Zukunft
Count Kuno von Moltke
Count von Moltke
Harden
Duke Stricken at Windsor Amid Ascot Scenes
The Duke of Devonshire, ex-president of the council, fell ill at Windsor Castle and was moved to Devonshire House for rest. A health bulletin cited a weak heart. at 74 he remains in bed and his condition concerns the political world. Other items note Sir Robert Bond sailing for Montreal and the King of Siam visiting London. General Booth returns from Japan and Canada. A Foresters entertainment and Tent Services in the Northeast are announced.
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Ascot
England
Duke of Devonshire
Windsor Castle
Edward
Devonshire House
Boat Burns On Washademok Lake Kills Four Crew
The steamer Crystal Stream was destroyed by a fire on Washademok Lake in St Jom New Brunswick on June 3, with four crew members perishing in their bunks. Fire cause undetermined. Victims include Willard Logan Allan Logan Fred Smith and Koward Baxter. mate Herbert McLeary suffered severe burns. The riverboat operated on the St John River between St John and Coles Island.
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Washademok Lake
St. Jom
N. B
Willard Logan
Allan Logan
Fred Smith
Koward
Auto turns turtle kill Philadelphia chauffeur Edward O Donnell
Philadelphia motor accident kills Edward O'Donnell a chauffeur as his car overturns due to a tire burst while rounding a corner outskirts of the city. He is pinned under the vehicle and dies en route to hospital. Two other occupants escape uninjured.
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Philadelphia
Edward O'Donnell
Somergault
O'Donnell
Deserted wife and pupils elopement scandal in Cincinnati
Prof. Christian Zimmerman Garfield public school principal and music teacher fled with Elsie Kraft sixteen, daughter of William Kraft, after confessing a two year infatuation in a letter to his wife. Kraft seeks arrest for abduction alleging hypnotic influence. Zimmerman left behind $1,100 and a respected record.
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Christian Zimmerman
Garfield
Elsie Kraft
William Kraft
Llewellyn Street
Zimmerman
Cuba
Prof. Zimmerman
Govin Protests To Taft Over Cuban Church Property
Congressman Govin editor of El Mundo cables Secretary Taft protesting the purchase of Cuban church property including the old custom house for 2,000,000 with an option expiring June 30. He calls for restoration of church property and new buildings to keep money in Cuba and employ Cuban labor. Secretary Taft to decide if property is restored or sale stands after Gov Magoon’s report.
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Havana
Govin
el Mundo
Taft
Custom House
Cuba
Magoon
Washington
West
Bundrick Hanged for 1902 Cordele Murder Feud
Cordele Georgia June 21 George W Bundrick was hanged for the 1902 murder of John Schroeder in Dooly County. The feud-based killing involved Bundrick and his brother, who is serving a life sentence. Bundrick fled to South America, was recaptured, twice convicted, escaped prison in Americus last November, and surrendered voluntarily in Downey California last April.
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Cordele
George W. Bundrick
John Schroeder
Dooly
Bundrick
Schroeder
George Bundrick
South America
Americus
Downey
Cal
Italian Man Sentenced to Die in Death Chair at Sing Sing
Salvatore Gouvernale, an Italian, was sentenced in New York to be electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison the week of August 5 for the murder of Policemen Selleck and Sechler on April 15. He fired on officers in plain clothes during a pursuit, hid in a hallway, and killed both officers when they entered after him.
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New York
Salvatore Gouvernale
Sing Sing
Selleck and Sechler
Gouvernale
Foraker Opposes Hepburn Law At Railroad Convention
Senator Joseph Benson Foraker spoke to railroad men in Put In Bay Ohio on June 21, asserting many proposed railroad laws won t become law and criticizing the Hepburn rate power bill as unconstitutional. He praised President Roosevelt s mind and energy but urged adherence to his decision against the measure. The address, on rate legislation, was delivered to the National Association of Freight Traffic Agents in the Hotel Victoria auditorium.
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Weshington Post
Bay
Ohio
Joseph Benson Foraker
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Foraker
Victora
National Association of
Woman's neck broken in buggy wreck near Batavia
Mrs George Barker, thrown from her buggy as she drove near Batavia, broke her neck when her carriage was struck by an automobile driven by George B Titman of Philadelphia. An angry mob pursued Titman. he fled to Buffalo where he was arrested but released after circumstances were explained.
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Auto
Buffalo
George Barker
Batavia
George B. Titman
Philadelphia
Mra. Barker
Titman
Grover Cleveland improves after illness in Princeton
Former President Grover Cleveland rests at his home in Princeton and shows signs of improvement after a night of rest. Officials say if his progress continues he may be able to leave bed tomorrow. A sacred open air concert by the Naval Gun Factory Band is scheduled for Randle Highlands this and every Sunday through summer from 3 to 6 pm with easy Capitol access via F and G transfers.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Naval Gun Factory
Randle Highlands
Ake Capital Traction
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
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