Six Murders Baffle Police After Rampage at House
In a grim case near the railroad station, six people were found dead with multiple stab wounds and a severed facial injury. A large sum of money and ornate regalia were recovered from sacks, suggesting robbery and a secret society motive. Investigators say two men were killed for money and the rest in a quarrel, while a Greek Church order regalia and emblems were found among the loot.
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Mirae
Dart
Chad
Eisen
de Bodes
Uorti
Seem Feng
de Toma
Bev Boskewter
Ve Grekchigeh
Jeiteors
Attorney Accused in Springfield and Chicago Fraud Case
Umemnai Olie March 28 charged Wah teensferemgy valusolo property in Springfield and Chicago to benefit a creditor. Attorney Th Ling Caphrun of efeld named defendant in bankruptcy suit brought by Clarkes D. Hauk of New York and Crugens Navoni Bank of Springfield. Proceedings allege Cochran Chicago property was pledged to secure payment for a town of 2h with intent to defraud. Debtors listed around $120.
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Umemnai
Olie
Wah Teensferemgy Valusolo
Springfield
Oh.g
Chicago
Th Ling Caphrun
Efeld
Unite Pitas Commis
Clarkes D
Bilanberh
Stewart
Jehania Flack
Stewart H. Miller
Prinagtie Wd
Cackran
Chicanaan Coch
Alleen
Sen
Saphanss the Peerson
Spruiel
United States
Cammessener AD
Luin Cochran
Unis
Teweksbury Case Overgoes Extradition Hearing
Philadelphia court delays further action on the case of Lewis G. Tewksbury after a postponement agreement. His former wife from New York pressed a $1000 claim as their divorce hearing proceeded. An extradition arrangement was noted with London authorities for Mrs. Tewksbury and she will be sent abroad.
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Philelphia
Moreh
Lewis G. Mewkebury
Tewiesbury
Uns City
Stromstn
Poice Department of
New York
Uhe City
Grand
Cony
Tewksbury
Uber
Tewkksbury
Lewis G. Tewksbury
London
Murdered by burglars near Mendota TL
A resident of Mendota was killed when burglars entered her home and bound her, demanding liberation. Neighbors reported a confrontation ended too late as emergency responders arrived after the assailants fled.
Hundreds Flee From Fire At Hoboken Gas Tank Explosion Threat
Hoboken fire at the Public Service Corporation plant drove hundreds from their homes as a massive gas tank containing a vast volume of naphtha threatened explosion. Firemen soaked adjacent tanks while an emergency valve was opened to drain the tank, saving nearby buildings and residents within a three block radius. Police evacuated those unable to reach safety. The cause of the blaze remained a mystery.
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New York
Servie Corporation
Hoboken
Lonrie Wie
Woman Witnessed Hanging at County Jail in New Jersey
The wife of Sheriff Norcross witnessed the execution of Johnson and Small in the county jail last Saturday. She is believed to be the first woman in the county to see such an execution. Afterward the family visited relatives in Marlton to aid recovery from the strain before returning home.
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Sproul
Washington
Mount Holy
N. J
Marea
Norcross
Johnson and Small
Marlington
Woman dies saving money in Jer-S City fire
Mrs Emeline Rigen aged and feeble ran a lathes store in Jer-S City. She perished today while attempting to save money as the store burned. A fireman found her lifeless body on the counter with a leash drawer under collapsing scaffolding. In Dayton Ohio two men Sanders and Charles Nson were hurt by same scaffolding at Mary's Church tower.
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New York
Emeline Rigen
Jer- 3
Dayton
Ohio
Mar Sanders
George —Charles Nson
Chile approves loan for border fortifications work
A decree signed yesterday authorizes a German financial lender to provide a loan for construction of a fortification line along the Chilean border area. The project, linked to activities near La Paz, Bolivia, aims to bolster regional security and infrastructure connections.
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Santiage, Ciute
Chile
la Paz
Bolivia
Arrestd banker Perkins seeks parole over campaign fund
George W. Perkins, former vice president of New York Site and Morgan & Co member, was arrested in New York on a grand larceny warrant connected to a 1904 contribution of 48,702.50 to Cornelius Bliss, treasurer of the Republican National Committee. Delafield argued the payment financed by Perkins, not recorded, and the finance committee approved the reimbursement. a habeas writ prompted a hearing before Justice Greenbaum. The case unfolds with a 2:30 pm hearing set, while a crowd gathered outside and photographers chased the scene.
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Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican National Committee
New York Life
Perkins
Lewis L. Delafield
Nassau Street
Ix lIafield
Reardon
Supreme Court
Quetee Greenbaum
Moss
Jerome
Delafield
State of New York
George W. Perkina
Pate Honey
Edward Rearden
Grorey
W. Perkins
Hbelafield
Republica National
Cornelius Buse
The
Republic Nation
Mamnister
Valle Jupio
New York
Morgan &O
Cold Jim
Chield
Perks
Gregnbaum
Jereme
Stewart Guilding
Justice Greenbuim
Darwin F. Kingsley
Edmund D. Randolph
Randalph
Fullonpp
Ana Oiraningsiey
Delatiebt
Justice Greenbaum
Randolph
Explosive Hell Fire Linked to Miners Union Plot in Idaho
Detective McParland notes confession details from Stephen Adams about the Western Federation of Miners plan using a nonextinguishable explosive named hell fire. George Pettibone allegedly crafted the mix of phosphorus and solvents placed in bottles to start fires that water could not extinguish as they aimed to destroy trains and cause chaos.
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Western Minera Federation
Bolae
Idaho
James McParland
Stephen Adams
Pocatela
Stephens W. Adams
Western Federation of Miners
Apd
George A. Pettibone
Postmaster Merritt May Leave Washington for New Post
Postmaster John A. Merritt may be appointed collector at Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge to replace Maj. John Low who died suddenly. Congressman Wadsworth will discuss the matter with President Roosevelt after Low’s funeral, and Merritt confirms friendship with Wadsworth and Low.
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John A. Merritt
Suspension Bridge
Niagara Falls
Maj
John Low
Wadsworth
Roosevelt
Merrit
Merritt
Republican State’ Committee
Mal. Low
Mas. Low
Farragut
Maj. Low
Washington
Chear
Geneseo
N. Y
Death by Own Action Identified as Laura Cushing of Boston
London report confirms the dead woman in Pimlico is Laura Cushing of Boston wife of John S. Cushing, once an actress with Donnelly Girard. Her sister Gertrude Wood identified her, noting a separation from a millionaire husband. A coroner adjourned the inquest for three weeks.
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London
Maron
Marie Derval
Pimlico District
Gertrude Wood
Starvey Wood
Laura Cushing
John 8. Cushing
Boston
Cushing
Wood
Lince
Donnelly & Girard
John P. Cushing
2. P. Cushing & Co
Knapp Street
South End
New York
Contempt of Cuban Court in Steere Case in Havana
The Steere treasurer case to turn over warehoused chattels was called in Havana but he was absent, having gone to Washington, risking contempt. American witnesses were subpoenaed from Isle of Pines. A petition seeks a thirty day extension before the order takes effect. Sloan’s sale at Meline rooms drew crowds with auctions today and tomorrow in the morning and afternoon sessions.
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Havana
J. M. Steere
Isle of Pines
Steere
Washington
Can of dynamite found near Jersey City line
Special to The Washington Post reports a can of dynamite concealed by confessed dynamiter Charles Moran was found near the Secaucus road city line in Jersey City. Police notify Central Avenue station as Moran implies larger targets and possible union connections in the dynamite outrages. Moran pleads guilty to attempting to use dynamite on a New York project with penalties up to twenty years if lives were lost.
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Washington Post
New York
Charles Moran
Jersey City
Secancus Roads
Central Avenue
Moran
Jersey
Post & McCord
Bride elect journeys to marry in Cape Town abroad
Rebecca Thompson, heiress from Honesdale Pa, sails on the Grosser Kur furst to Cape Town South Africa to wed John Torrey Euler of Wilkesbarre Pa. The ceremony will take place on arrival with plans to settle at Kimberley. her father and brother accompany her for the voyage. The groom works for DeBeers Mining Co and could not secure leave.
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Starta
Washington Post
Jervis
Europe
Rebecca Thompson
Andrew Thompson
Honesdale
New York
A. A. Thompson
Thompson
Cape Town
South Africa
John Torrey Euler
Henry A. Fuller
Wilkesharre
Debreers Mining Company
America
Cape ‘Town
Kimberley
Errors in Telegram Costs Kept in Court Ruling
Justice Maddox of Brooklyn denied the Postal Telegraph Cable Company’s motion to dismiss the Halstead suit and denied a new trial. The case concerns a 19% July Québec price quotation for beet cotton sand and an alleged inadvertent transmission error routed by a subcontractor. Halsteads, bag and bagging firms at 75 Pearl Street, sued over telegram inaccuracies affecting a price quotation from Armour & Co. of Chicago. The decision stresses the telegraph company’s responsibility for transmissions and errors in messages.
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Washington
New York
Mark Supreme Cour
Justice Maddox
Brooklyn
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
B.S Halstead & Co
Pearl Street
Manhattan
Halsteads
Armour & Co
Chicago
Maddox
Ersor
Tur Condemns Mrs Duke In Supreme Court Row
Special to The Washington Year from New York reports a jury verdict in Chicago that Alice Webb Duke engaged in improper conduct with an unmarried man in a sleeping car. Brodie Duke seeks an absolute divorce. defense failed to obtain delay. The verdict will be sent to the Supreme Court for action.
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Washington
New York
Brodie
Duke
Alice Webb Duke
Blanchard
Supreme Court
Chicago
Jealous Suitor Shoots Two then Kills Self in Dallas
In Dallas Texas March Wil T Walker of Ardmore Indiana waylaid Grover Record and Myrtle Smith as they left a skating rink. He shot them both then killed himself. Record and Miss Smith are expected to recover. Walker, a railroad man, had been courting Miss Smith and rivalries with the other man.
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Dallas
Tex
March
Wil T. Walker
Ardmore
Ind. T
Grover Record
Myrtle Smith
Record
Miss Smith
Walker
Agnes Stone Dies Reading Death Notice in Boston Singer
Agnes Stone, sister of Marie Stone and sister-in-law of William MacDonald of the Bostonians, collapsed and died in Tairmart West Virginia while reading news of his death. She was an opera singer with a Robin Hood Company, and the wife.
Artist Darby Burned In Mysterious New Jersey Fire
Special to The Washington Post reports Miss B C Darby an aged artist famed for decorated china died in a March fire at Grielle near the Manasquan River Asbury Park New Jersey The blaze spread to nearby cottages and the coroner in Freehold investigates while a robbery murder theory is discredited by locals The body was found at daylight with remains severely burned
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Washington Post
Asbury Park
Grielle
Manasquan River
B.C. Darby
4. C. Dennett
C. H. Freeman
Miss Darby
New York
Cravatt
Freehold
Japanese lawmakers clash as rails bill advances
In Tokyo the House of Representatives saw a violent scene when the House of Peers amendments to the nationalization of railways bill were submitted. Members exchanged blows and torn clothes until police restored order and closed doors to prevent a parliamentary walkout. The bill passed with the government defending constitutional governance.
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House of Representatives
London
Tokyo
Daily Telegraph
House of Peers
Ihe
Mrs Standifer Indicted in Fulton County Murder Case
Atlanta March 28. The Fulton County grand jury indicted Mrs Willie Standifer who is jailed on 5000 bail for the murder of her sister Miss Chappel Whisenant. Solltor Hill said no rearrest or new bond is needed.
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Atlanta
Fulton County Grand Jury
Willie Standifer
Chappel Whisenant
Solltor Hill
Standifer
Carnegie at Home Talks on Railroad Rates
Special to The Washington Post from Hot Springs Va March 28 1908 Carnegie hosts visitors at M E Ingalls cottage amid mountain scenery and resort leisure. The article portrays a steady stream of callers seeking backing for varied schemes while Carnegie remains personable yet distant, his quiet routine punctuated by brief admissions of interest or refusal.
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M. E. Ingalls
Hot Springs
Virginia Mountains
Ira E. Bennett
Washington Post
M. E. Tagaks
Hig Four
Andrew Carnegie
Itgel
Shenandoah Valley
Chesapeake and Ohio
Covington
Skibo
Carnegie Cottage
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