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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-20
BRIDEGROOM ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

PITTSBURG. May 20.-Harry QuiIlen,
a bridegroom of stwenty-four hours, at
tempted suicide last night by drinking
lye and then jumping into the river.
He was rescued and then taken to a
hospital in a serious condition. Finan-
cial troubles are given Is the cause Of
his action.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-20

Lawn nfowcrs--Garden Hose.
Iacknet & Doremus Co. 796-7e8 Broad pt.--Adv.
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grave yards adjoining their chur H.
es. Attorney Rosenthal. q New
York lawyer. arrived today. AMI,
claimed the body in the name OF
Mrs. Ida s. Eastman, Of New York.
He stated that he desired to turn
the remains W. to the New York
authorities, who had offered a.. re-
ward of $1,000 for Eastman's cap
ture or identification. Local aus
thorities refused to give the body
up. 1t is still unburied. Two
reasons r offered as possible ok
PLANTATION of why Eastman killed
the girl. One is that she knew OF
the charge of grand larceny against
him in New York and Of the e
ward offered for the capture. that ne
killed her fearing she would dis
close his whereabouts. The otner
is that she had decided to return
to Los Angeles and have nothing
more to do with him and that he
killed her in q moment OF insane
jealousy.
Attorney Rosenthal stated tonight,
that Eastman and the girl had been
acquainted for several years.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
Former Foes Meet as Friends.

Burlington, N. j., June 2s.-The
surviving Yankees" and Rebels"
who took part in the stubborn and
memorable battle Of Salem Church,
Va, May 8, 1864. were the guests
of Gen. Edward Burd Grub at
Grassmere, his Edgewater Park
home, today. A number of members
of the Daughters of the C%onfederacy
assisted Mrs. Grub in receiving the
Northern and Southern veterans and
their wives and daughters, all Of
whom were invited to this men,
orable reunion.
All the survivors of the famous
Eighth Alabama regiment, who
could be mustered for the trip,
Joined their commanding officer in
that battle, Col. Hillary Herbart,
who was secretary Of the navy under
Cleveland, to meet at this reunion
their old time foes, Gen. Grub and
the survivors of the 23d New Jersey
Infantry, who fought so valiantly at
Salem Church. Gen. Grub, Gen.
Thos. Milford and Col. Hillary were
the principal orators of the reunion.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
Woodill Murder.

st. Michaels, Md, June 26. -
Jewels worn by Mrs. Edith Woodill
were today found in a Baltimore
pawn shop, where they had been
disposed OF by a man answering the
description Of Robert Eastman. 1t
is known that Eastman paid several
hundred dollars worth OF debts re-
Gently and when he returned from
Baltimore last Tuesday was well
supplied with money.
Notwithstanding the fact that
circumstances point strongly to
Eastman as being the woman's MUIR
derer. the foreman Of the coroners
jury is urging it upon the authorities
to make further Investigations IN
the use In a letter written to his
wife, Minnie Bradmore. in New
York, now in possession Of the jury.
Eastman states that Mrs. Woodill
was killed by a woman in the
launch party, who was Jealous of
her. Eastman also states in the
letter taht he was afraid to take
chances at being tried for the muir
der and decided as he words 1t:
Draw the curtain forever" The
theory is that after the woman had
been killed Eastman, who was he1
escort, took her money and jewels,
and being hard up pawnsd the latter.
When he found himself suspected
of the murder he fed and later com.
mitted suicide. when surrounded by
an armed posse.
The explanation most generally
accepted is that Eastman killed the
woman in his bungalow, sunk hel
body in the river and went to Balti-
more, where he pawned her jewsgelry
The sections OF all the churchei
have refused to allow the remains
of Eastman 70 be hurried within tn
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
PACKED BODY
IN A TRUNK.
Leo Loo Lin Kills His Sweet
heart and BrutaIly Chops
Up Her Body
RECALLsL LIKE CRIMES
Gotham Stirred by Grimes of
the Kind and Brief History
is Given

new YORK, June 2S.-W Leo
Loo Lin, after his butchery of Miss
Elsie Siegel, sought to hide his crime
by packing her mutilated remains in
a trunk, he but followed a prece-
dent established by numerous muir
derers whose crimes are famous in
the police annals Of America. The
famous Maxwell-Prellar case still
lives in the public mind, though
more than twenty years have elaps-
ed since the crime was committed.
Preller, an Englishman, murdered
his travelling compaion and left his
remains in a trunk in a St. Louis
hotel. The murderer was captured,
and after a trial that attracted in
ter%national attention he was convict
ed and executed.
Probably the most sensational of
the so-called trunk murders with
which the New York police have had
to deal was the case of John G.. Colt,
who murdered a man to whom he
owed money. Having attacked his
creditor with a weapon which was at
hand and killed him, Colt put the
body in a trunk and shipped it to
New Orleans.
All of the wealth of Mr.. Colts
brother, who was the inventor of the
revolver, and who made a great for
tune in manufacturing that and
other arms, was at the disposal Of
counsel retained for the defense.
These chief counsel retained many
Of the small political lawyers. They
reached out all over the city, both
for general and probably specific de-
,ense, hoping that some friend of
some n of these lawyers might be
found upon the jury.
But Colt was convicted and was
presumed to have committed suicide
an hour or two before the execution.
At the hour set for execution in the
Tomfbs fire broke out in the upper
part of the Tombs and in the con-
fusion, Colt was for a few moments
forgotten. What was said to be,
and in fact generally believed to he
ilo uCdu Douy Was lOulu III Ills cell
as soon as the officers remembered
their responsibility. Yet a tradition
has always prevailed that the fire
was a part of a conspiracy by means
Of which Colt could escape and a
substituted body be placed in his
cell.
A case of comparatively recent
date, the scene of which was within
a stones throw of where the Sigel
girls body was found, was the muir
der of Rev. Frank Kasper, the Ar
menian priest whose body was found
in a truk in a West Thirty-seventh-
street tenement house, on May 26,
1907. The crime was at first at
tributed to members of the Alfarist
section of the Hentchakists, an Ar
menian political organization. But
later it was pretty we'll established
that robbery furnished the motive
for the murder. The room in which
the priest was slain had been occu-
pied by several Armenians who dis
appeared before the trunk and its
chastity contents were discovered. No
trace of the suspects was discovered.
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Unable to give any satisfactory data

unable to give any satisfactory data
about her a~ntecedents. Col. Thomp-
son educated and reared her as his
own daughter and his son fell In
love with her when she was eighteen
years of age. The girl refused to
be his wife and he committed sui
eide. Later she married DR.. Cas-
we'll. of New York, and the mar
riage was annulled. Harry Adams,
Of Vernon, New York. was her next
husband. They were divorced and
subsequently she married Gilbert
Woodill. of Los Angeles, to whom
she seemed devoted.
Col. Thompson was the only
mourner at Mrs. Woodill's funeral to-
day. After the service was over he
was told of Eastman's death and
said that he was glad Of it. Secre-
tary Lyman Gage resents having
his name coupled with that Of Mrs.
Woodill, his interest in her having
been only that of a person who adj
mired her musical talents.
"A letter found in Eastman's
clothes is addressed to Miss Winnie
Bradcomb, care of Klaw and Erlang-
er, New York, states that he con-
templates committing suicide and
asks that she take charge of his re-
mains. In the letter it is also
stated that there were six people in
the launch party. which he and Mrs.
Woodill were members and all were
drunk except himself and her. One
of the other men hit her on the
head with a bottle. This theory is
not accepted because when last seen
alive, Mrs. Woodill was alone with
Eastman.
The father of the girl is said to
be Mathew Witt, Of Minneapolis.
Eastman has a mother and sister
living in Denver, where he once
published a paper called Facts.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
CONGRESS
Many Prominent Men from All Parts
of Country Attend.

Spokane, WASH, June 26.-Plans
have been perfected for holding a
national irrigation congress here be-
ginning the week of August 9. There
will be 5000 delegates in attendance
and many speakers of national repu-
%tation, including Secretary James
Wilson, R. A. Ballinger, Governors
Johnson of Minnesota, Gilchrist of
Florida. Brady of Idaho, and Hay f
Washington. The list of United
States senators includes Dixon,
Clapp, Hepburn. Cummins, w. L.
Jones, Carter and Newlands. James
]. Hill has promised to attend the
congress and so have many ex-gov-
errors of states and ex-senators and
representatives. President Taft has
signiied his desire and willingness
to attend if he can make his other
engagements to correspond with the
trip.
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Notice Tor Publication.

Department Of the Interior, u. s.
Land Office. Rapid City, s. D.. May
20. 1909. 81
Notice is hereby given that James
F. McNabb, Of Rapid City. s. D.. who.
on April 80, 1908, made Homestead
No. 20333-013341. for south half Of
southeast quarter, south half OF
southwest quarter section 20. town
ship 4 north. range 9 east. B. H. NJ.
has filed notice of intention to make
final communication proof. to estab-
lish claim to the land above describ-s
ed, before Register and Receiyer,sU u.
s. Land Office, Rapid City, s.. D., on
the Both day of June, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Jasper Roth, OF Rapid City, 8. D.;
Bert g. Sparks, Of Rapid City. s. D.;
Jessie Whitlock. of Rapid City. s. d.;
John Whitlock, Of Rapid City, s.. D..
JOHN Z. BURKE. Register.
First publication May Is.
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MORE BOMB THROWING
Telephone Exchange Wrecked-$3,.
900 Reward.

Chicago, June 2S.-The finance
committee of the city council has
authorized Mayor Busse to offer a
reward of $4,000 for information
leading to the arrest and conviction
of the persons who are responsible
for the explosion, which occurred
in the down town business district
last evening. The central telephone
exchange was wrecked, causing
damage estimated at $4,000 and
putting $4,000 telephones out of
commission.
The police are divided in their
opinions as to what caused the ex-
plosion. Some affirm that it is the
result of labor difficulties, while
others attribute it to the gamblers
war, which is being waged.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
MAUDE ADAMS AT HOWARD
schilIers "Maid Of Orleans" Present.
ed. in the Stadium.

Cambridge, Mass, June 22.-
Maude Adams and her company were
given an ovation tonight, when
schiller's "Maid of Orleans" was
presented in the Howard Stadium
before an audience Of 1000 people.
The historical atmosphere of the
play was carried out in detail by
several companies of the, Massachus-
sets national guard, who represent
ed French and English soldiers
lighting. The realism of the play
was enhanced by the beautiful trees,
which grow about the Stadium and
the costumes were a faithful repro
duction of the fifteenth century at
tire, both from a military and social
viewpoint.
This is commencement week at
Howard and Miss Adams and her
company in this historical drama Is
an incident Of the exercises.
An excellent line q finest jeseIry
1t Lange'G
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
Monmouth Battle Anniversary.

Spring Lake, N. June U.s.
Interesting exercises in celebration
of the anniversary Of the battle of
Monmouth were held at the New
Monmouth hotel today under the
auspices of the New Jersey society
of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton. Governor Fort, of New Jersey,
former Governor Warfield of Mary
land and Rev. DR.. William Force
Whitaker, of Elizabeth, were the
principal speakers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
TOO MUCH WIND
Army Tests of the Wright Brothers
Air Ships Postponed.

Washington, June 2S. - The
Wright brothers refused to make
tests with their a%reoplanes at Fort
Meyer today. Owing to a strong
wind which prevailed the brothers
feared to risk a flight with a new
machine. The senate adjourned at
an early hour in order to permit the
members to witness the trials. Many
senators together with several thous-
and Others sat in a sweltering sun
at the fort, only to be disappointed.
Should the weather prove favorable
tomorrow the tests will be made.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
WORLDS Metcorologists Meet.

London, June 21.-Every civilized
nation Of the world is represented by
one or more weather experts at the
international conference of Meteor
ologists which opened here today.
This conference is the outgrowth Of
q similar gathering of meteorologists
from all parts of the world which
was held a few years ago and
promises to be OF unusual import
ance in extending the scope of scien-
tific weather observation and facili-
tating the distribution of weather
reports and storm warnings on land
and sea over the entire surface f
the earth.
One of the principal problems to
be taken up by the conference during
its session Of II week is the ques-
ton of bringing about an interna-
tional agreement as to the taking
and sending by wireless of marine
weather reports. The committee in
charge Of the subject favors a
scheme to obtain the adoption by
all the leading nations of a uniform
method of taking and transmitting
wireless meteorological observa-
tons so that each observation NO
matter by what nation taken. will
be comparable with the observations
taken by any other nation. There
Is now no uniform system of making
such observations and of transmit,
ting them with the result, that it is
impossible of comparing the reports
as the same features and conditions
are not observed and reported in
every case.
The report of the committee
which consists of DR.. w. N. Shaw
Great Britain; Prof. A. Augat
France; Rev. L.. Froc, China; Rear
Admiral Hirz, Germany; Prof. H,
Mohn, Norway; Prof. Willis L.
Moore, United States, and K. Naka.
mure, Japan, will be thoroughly dis.
cussed and it is hoped that a definite
plan will be evolved which will be
submitted for sanction to the various
governments.
Another committee, consisting o.
Messrs. Augat, HIM, Moore and
Lieut.. Gen. Rykaycheff, Of the Cen
trail Physical Observatory of st
Petersburg, Russia, will submit q
plan for the establishment of a uni
form. system of storm and genera
weather signals by all nations. I
Is hoped that by the adoption of thi
plan the confusion arising from tn.
different signals used by. the differ
ent nations will be eliminated AM
It will be made possible to make thu
weather warnings displayed on lant
or flashed by wireless to the ships o.
the ocean more ineligible and
therefore, more valuable for the pro
tection.of life and property upon tn
high seas.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
shattuck Champion.

Chicago, June 26.-In the cham
pionship shoot held by the Chicago
Gun club, F. A. Shattuck, of Ohio.
won the grand American handicap.
prize in the shoot off by a perfect
score of 20 birds killed. There were
435 entries. he tied with three
others with sc birds each.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
Woman of Mystery.


Baltimore, Md. June "a. - The
body of Mrs, Edith May Thompson
Woodill was found in the river by
some boys, who were bathing this
morning. There was no clothing
on the body and it was weighted
with a stone hitching post. The skull
was fractured. Mrs. Woodill came
east with her husband from Los
Angeles two weeks ago to visit her
foster father, who is Col. Charles
H. Thompson. After the return of
her husband to the west a week ago,
Mrs. Woodill was seen much in the
company Of John T. Roberts, a
magazine writer, who removed to
st. Michaels about a year ago, where
he had purchased a farm and built
a bungalow. Last Saturday they
were seen together in a launch on
the river and afterwards Mrs. Wood
i'll was missing. She is said to have
had a large amount of money and
considerable jewelry Of value.
The woman possessed rare beauty.
and has led a life surrounded by
mystery. While here, she stated
that she was a ward Of Lyman T..
Gage, former secretary of the treas.
ury, and now resident of Sandiego,
Cal. In Los Angeles it is reported
that she was the daughter OF
wealthy Chicago people, but was
stolen from her parents when two
years Of age. This report is sub
stantiated by the fact that her hus-
band advertised extensively in Chi
cago papers, hoping to gain knowl-
edge Of them. Mr.. Gage declined
last evening to give any information
concerning Mrs. Woodill but admit
ted having received a telegram an
nouncing her death.
The bungalow of Roberts, who is,
believed to be the murderer OF Mrs.
Woodill, was surrounded here to-
night by an armed posse, which left
st. Michael early in the evening in
automobiles. The bungalow is at
Coyman, seven miles away. Roberts
is in the house heavily armed and.
threatens to shoot anyone who at
tempts to enter. His whereabouts
were discovered by the wife Of a
farmer of whom he asked q drink
of water.
st. Michaels, Md, June 25.-
Emmett e. Roberts, formerly a New
York broker, who murdered Mrs.
Edith May Woodill, committed sui
eide early this morning by shooting
himself through the heart. Roberts
had been missing from his bunga-
low several days and after Mrs.
Woodill's body was found and cir
cumstances pointed towards him as
her murderer, he fled to the swamps.
A posse was organized and through
information furnished by a farmers
wife his hiding place was located.
when called upon to surrender a
| pistol shot was heard and the MEM
bers of the posse surprising they had
been fired upon returned. the fire.
When Eastman's body was found it
was riddled with bullets but the
coroner returned a verdict of death
from suicide.
Eastman was known in Wall
street as lame" Bob Eastman and
was wanted for having swindled his
clients out of 100000. About a
year ago he was arrested in Chica-
go and released on 1880 bonds.
The murdered woman was the
foster daughter of Col. T. H. Thomp.
son and he today told what he knew
Of her history. His wife Received
her when a baby from a sstreet cal
conductor in Minneapolis Who m
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Royalty to Meet.

London, June 22.-Oficial an
nouncement is made to the effect
that Emperor Nicholas Of Russia
will meet King Edward at Cowes
early in August, following the Cars
meeting with President Fallieres Of
France at Cherbourg on July 81.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
CORPORATIONS
May Be TAXED
Aldrich Makes Crafty Move to
Secure The Passage of
New Bill
FLINT TAKLs ON BILL
Will be Passed TO Prevent
Legislation for an In
come Tax.

Washington, June 29.-The cor
poration tax matter came before the
senate today as a rider on other
tax propositions. When the ques-
ton was taken UP Senator Lodge
moved that as a substitute for SEN
ator Bailey's straight income tax,
a measure providing counter-pre-
vailing duties against all countries
imposing duties on articles exported
to the United States. Senator AL
drich Immediately moved that the
corporation tax be made an amend
ment to the Lodge measure. BY
this parliamentary game the cor
poration tax proposition takes the
place of a third degree" amend
ment, beyond which no further
amendments can be offered in the
senate.
This move on the part of Senator
Aldrich, chairman OF the finance
]! committee showed his real hand.
His interest in the corporation tax
law appears to be genuine, because
he believes that the passage of this
bill will effectually kill an income
tax measure. He confessed this to-
day when he said that in his opinion
there would be a deficiency in the
treasury for the next year or two,
which he was willing to have made
good by the corporations. The SEN
ator thought the law would be ma
terially modified if not entirely re-
pealed after two years.
Senator Tillman was behind an.
amendment to tax corporations two
per cent on net earnings but it was
lost by a vote of SIS to 10. The only
democrats who supported the amend
ment were Tillman and Bailey.
Senator Flint has charge of the
corporation tax bill and spoke at
length in explaining the various
features OF the proposed law. While
Senator Flint expressed the opinion
that the revenue from this source
would amount to from forty to fifty
millions annually, Senator Kean be-
lieved that the amount would be
nearer 100000 Senator Az
drich interrupted Senator Cummins
while speaking in support of the
income tax law to say: with adj
ditional revenu from the corpora
ton tax, ! shall be very much sur
prised if any deficit exists lex year.
The present tariff bill will produce
3350,000,000 of revenue next year.
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There is nothing old about The
Black Hills Union except the name.
Come in and get acquainted Office on
Main street v postomce. It's easy
to find. ~
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Sizzling in New York.

New York, June 26.-With the
thermometer standing at so de-
agrees today there we're ten deaths
reported and score q. p~rostrattoas
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Elected President.

Portland, Ore, June 29.-Presi-
dent Harry Pratt Judson OF the uni
syeraitysof Chicago was today elected
president Of the Northern Baptist
convention:
Q0foSLange's for high class watch
EhasSzpart does the work
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An excellent line q finest iese1ry
1t Lange,a
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Union - for job PRINTING.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-29

between 20 and so years. Is: so and over. 2.
Diseases-Abscess 1: anaemia. 2; a~poplexy or
cerebral hemorrhage, s; asphyxia, j; asthenia, /;
bronchitis, capillary, 4; burns, !; cancer. 3;
i: diabetes meiitus, /; dysentery, l; eclampsis,
2; endocarditis, 1. entero-colitis, 1; enteritis,
/: epilepsy, ]; fever. scarlet. I; fever. typho-
malarial. /; fever, typhoid. 2; fstula in ano. 4;
fracture skull, 2: eastro-enteritis, 2; %gastritis,
i; heart disease, 0; heart, valvulsr. /; inanition,
8; marasmus or malnutrition, 3; meningitis,
acute. 1; meningitis. tubercular. /; meningitis.
csrehro-spinal, !; nephritis. -; old age or senil-
ity. 4; peritonitis, acute or chronic, 8; phthists
puimonalis. 4: pneumonia IA: pneumonia, bron-
cho, S: premature birth, 81; pyaemia, 1: sciero-
losie, 4: ulcers. stomach, i: uraemia- l.
Places Of E~ativity-United States. 81 Ireland,
II; m I; Russia, 1; Austria, /; col
ored, 7.
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TO INSTALL OFFICERS.

The newly elected officers of Bloom.
field Lodge No. Tss. B. r. Q. Elks. will
be installed with appropriate cerenio-
MES on Thursday night. Edward
ssaery, past. exalted ruler Of Paterson
Lodge will oflciate. A social session
will follow.