Nationwide Tong War Flares in Chinatown Shootings
Police detained Wong Toy after a shooting that left Wong potentially fatally wounded during a tong war flare up in Chinatown. Nine Chinese were held as authorities linked the violence to a bitter tong feud dating to 1925, with opium trade tensions cited and a $50,000 opium seizure. Loy Song of Hip Sinz Tong faces murder charges amid the unrest.
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Ga Fung Death in Newark Bullet Wounds
Louis Ga Fung died today in Newark New Jersey from bullet wounds. The incident appears linked to a shooting case under police investigation with few details released.
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Chinese gunman wounds owners in New York restaurant
A Chinese restaurant owner Sing On June 42 and a Black female patron were shot by an unidentified Chinese gunman in Harlem. Police fear a local tong war outbreak after a prior Chicago killing. Authorities monitored Chinatown and the lower east side for further violence.
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Seven Gables to Become Commercial Boarding House
Salem Mass. The House of the Seven Gables famed from Hawthorne is to be run as a boarding house marking a shift from its literary heritage to commercial use.
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Zeppelin Starts Out Wednesday
A young man, Buhskow, riding a bicycle, attempted to board the Zeppelin during a voyage from Friedrichshafen. He crawled along a narrow backbone and hid in an airshaft before being discovered and removed. He was detained for deportation after a summary immigration hearing in Gloucester, New Jersey.
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Otto Floto Dead at 66 Sports Writer and Critic
Otto Floto age 66, renowned sports editor of the Denver Post for 38 years, famed as a leading fight critic and early predictor of Jack Dempsey's career, died in Denver after a lengthy illness. He was closely associated with John L. Sullivan and other early boxing figures. Globo-Martin theatre installed Vitaphone equipment.
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