Electric chair at Sing Sing executes four men in one morning
A detailed account describes the electrocution of Slocum Smiler Wood Jugiro and a fourth inmate at Sing Sing. The process involved strapped positions, 1600 to 2000 volt shocks, and an autopsy led by Drs McDonald Rockwell Southwick and Daniels with Professor Landy. Witnesses report instantaneous deaths and no apparent pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Southwick
Warden Dnurstan
Dr. McDonald
McDonald
Davis
Slocum
Kemmler
Auburn
Smiler
Jugbro
Jugiro
Warden Brown
Sing Sing
J. Rockwell
Rockwell
F. Husbung
West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
New York
Brown
Wood
Axnany
N. Y
Sing Sing Prison
E . Resen
Ward
Trial Trip of Hearst's New Steam Yacht Providence
W R Hearst's new steam yacht No 168 built at Herressoff's Bristol yard completed a first trial with 260 RPM at 110 pounds of steam and an 18 mph average. The test ran Bristol Harbor to Mount Hope Fall River Hog Island and back amid rough seas. Official testing will occur next week in New York before further outfitting in Baltimore and a cruise to San Francisco via Magellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. L
Specret
W. R. Hearst
Herressoff
Bristol
Theodore Heilborn
Bristol Harbor
Mount Hope
Fall River
Hog Island
San Francisco
East
New York
Baltimore
Hearst
Hudson
Yonkers
Straits of Magellan
Emperor and royal party enjoy Life Guards display in London
After breakfast with Queen Victoria the German Emperor watched the Life Guards performance in the park with the Prince of Wales and royal entourage. A state banquet followed in St George's Hall with a 150 foot table, gold candelabras, and royal plate valued at £1,800,000 attended by leading peers and diplomats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen Victoria
Emperor of Germany
Park
Life Guards
Prince of Wales
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of
St. George’s Hall
Lord Salisbury
Lord Kimberley
Count von Hatzfeldt
Lord Hartingzion
Duchess of Portland
Baron von Bieberstein
Fire destroys Mann estate stables and nearby buildings
A morning fire at Box 419 in Charlestown destroyed Whipple & Co. stables and damaged two Mann estate structures along with four other buildings. Losses ranged from five to eight thousand dollars with insured values listed. A second alarm occurred for a Lincoln Street fire and a third for a Rutherford Avenue blaze caused by children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Mann
G. B. Howard and Whipple & Co. Teamsters
Stacey
Phipps
Charlestown Burying Ground
Pope
Whipple
Putney & Dodge
Lawrence & Co
Fitchburg
School
Main Streets
Whipple & Co
Mann Estate
E. B. Brooks
Washington Fire Insurance Company
Providence
Brooks
German American Insurance Company
Lincoln Street
Rutherford Avenue
Tutherford Avenue
Boston Ice Company
Maine Furniture Company
New York
Empire Printing Works
Dane Streets
Thirteenth Avenue
Owen & Cricht
Keene
N.H
Faulkner & Colony Manufacturing Company
Mill Pond
Burnett
Skowhegan
Nathan Antill
Thomas Daggett
St. Stephen
N. B
Kk.l
Charles Woodward
Stump Hill
Pawtucket
Byvrast
Fred White
Upper Bridge
Belfast
Clarksville
Tenn
Banner Tobacco Warehouse
Merriweather & Co
Drapey Bros
Henley Regatta Opens Amid Rain Amid Festive Boats
The Henley regatta began in pouring rain with more decorated house boats along the Thames. Putney is well represented and crews from the London Rowing Club and Thames Rowing Club are entered. The London club cannot field its full grand challenge crew due to Reeves and Coulson traveling on the Continent, but expects a strong eight on the Thames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henley-on-Thames
Putney
London Rowing Club
Thames Rowing Club
H. W. Reeves
T. E. Coulson
Continent
Thames
Carlow Election Drama Damps Parnellite Hope
Polling in Carlow for a successor to the late O Gorman Mahon opened amid a clash at Bagvals booth. Canon O Neill protested a curate allegedly assisting anti Par nellites while bystanders prepared for a fight. Police kept order as polls stayed open and Parnellite backers grew despondent awaiting results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Parnell
Collision inquiry over Seneca and General Hall off Cape Cod
The steam yacht Seneca owned by W. H. Langley collided with the schooner General Hall off Nausett Beach on April 4. The General Hall carrying lime sank. The U S District Court began hearings to fix responsibility with W W and S T Douglas representing Seneca and E P Carver and E E Blodget for the plaintiffs. case still pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Steeran
Senaca
W. H. Langley
New York
Boston
General Hall
FE. M. Maloney
Nausett Beach
Cape Cod
United States District Court
W. W
S&. T. Douglas
P. Carver
E. E. Blodget
Rose Leads The Golden Rod In State Flower Vote
Saratoga New York July 7 State Superintendent A S Draper announced results from the statewide vote on a state flower. The total tally 501 278 shows the rose 294 876 and the golden rod 206 402 with one district still to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
Draper
Freezer Explosion Burns Brewery Worker at McCormick’s
Robert Richell aged 36 of No 8 Mechanic Street was badly burned on the hands by an explosion in a freezing machine at McCormick's Brewery late yesterday afternoon. He was taken to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Richell
Mechanic Street
McCormick's Brewery
City Hospital
Ommonwerealth
Massachusetts
Suffolk
Ss.—Superior Court
A. D
George Y. Wellington
Arlington
Middlesex
Jerome Rice
Kansas City
Jackson
Missouri
Hazen Clement
Boston
Jennie G. Greene
Milton
Norfolk
Buston
Boston Post
Jos. A. Willard
Jamis J. Parmenter
Boy Caught in Hay Cutter Injures Fingers at City Hospital
12 year old Buggell of 89 Preble Street South Boston suffered severe finger injuries when his hand was drawn into a hay cutter wheel yesterday afternoon around 360 oclock. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Buggell
Preble Street
Boston
City Hospital
Close of Sixteenth Singerfest Awards in Newark
The sixteenth Singerfest of the Northeastern Band ended with prize awards for singing. Philadelphia won the special prize, a life sized bust of Franz Schubert, chosen by three judges over Brooklyn and Baltimore. Major first prizes went to Philadelphia groups, with several other cities earning second and third prizes. An immense crowd attended both parks and the hall despite a light shower. Fest expenses exceeded $60,000 with four days receipts covering costs and an expected $1,000 surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Franz Schubert
Philadelphiai Mannerchor
Brooklyn Arion
Philadelphia Quartrete Club
Philadelphia Harmonic Singing Society
Washington Sangerbund
Arion
New Haven
Jersey Heights
Deutscher Liederkranz
Philadelphia Concordia Club
New York
Schubert Mannerchor
Arbeiter Mannerchor
Elizabeth, J
New York Knights O Honor Singing Society
Brooklyn Friederich Glick Sangerbund
Republicans seize Providence town house after court ruling
In Lincoln Rhode Island Republican forces stormed the town house after the Supreme Court ousted the Democratic Town Council on the tissue ballot issue. They forced doors and elected officers as Town Clerk Smith refused to surrender records awaiting a new certificate. Police assisted, cries of Lookout—he'll shoot—echoed as vault access was sought. the situation remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R.1
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Smith
Lincoln's support for Hamlin cited by Nicolay
A telegraph from Colonel Nicolay to Hannibal Hamlin's widow reports that Lincoln favored Hamlin's renomination as Vice President and expressed this privately. Lincoln, however, did not publicly influence the convention and withheld any side on the candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hamlin
John G. Nicolay
President Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Bangor
Philadelphia Times
Lincoln
President appoints officials and land allotment agents
The President reappoints Brigadier General John Moore and Francis M. Gunnell to visit Government Hospital for the Insane. John C. Robinson and David S. Wright are named special land allotment agents to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians. The Vice President signs the commission of William M. Smith as postmaster of Florence, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape May Point
N. J
John Moore
District of Columbia
Francis M. Gunnell
U.S. N
Government Hospital
John C. Robinson
Kingston
Ind
David S. Wright
Salem
William M. Smith
Florence
Mass
City railway defies city on trolley operation today
In Pittsfield on July 7 the electric street railway directors voted to run cars by the trolley system without awaiting city action. The line is fully equipped and the move signals a direct defiance of city authorities and could lead to indictment of rail officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Electric Street Railway
Special auction sale of horses at Lyceum Hall Dorchester
A large sale of horses and carriages is set for Thursday at 10:30 AM. Buyers will see numerous bay, sorrel, chestnut, and gray mounts aged 4 to 9 with weights from 800 to 1100 pounds, many described as safe for ladies to drive. The event notes extensive pedigree details and mentions a complication over Lyceum Hall ownership and eminent domain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Susie
Billy
Belle Andrews
Boston
Kentucky
New England
Stevens Top Buggy
Vermont
Minnie
Jenny Lind
Dirigo
Messenger Morgan
S.S. Houghton
Oxford
N. H
Misa Lucas
S. S. Houghton
Hobbs
Gen. Knox
Miss Lucas
Gohlen
Emery Fearnaught
Curtis Fearnaudt
Trerse
Montreal
Bessie
Kate
Goddard
Lyceum Hall
Dorchester
William R. Clarke
Owen Failure Settlement Proposals From Providence Banks
Special to the Post reports two settlement offers for the Owen failure. One offer provides 100 cents total as 35 cents cash 45 cents in St Croix Mills preferred stock and 20 cents in common stock. The other offer provides 50 cents cash for George Owen Sr and Owen Bros claims plus 5 cents cash for names including Charles D Owen. All but one bank have accepted the second plan and settlement is expected this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Failure
Providence
Owen
St. Croix
George Owen, Sr
Owen Bros
Charles D. Owen
Seals Catch Arrives From Victoria Fleet
The steamer Danube reached Victoria on July 7 with 18 000 seal skins, the Victoria fleet’s haul. Several American schooners were also sighted with strong catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Danube
Mining Stocks Close July 7 at Mixed Levels
Closing prices show Best & Belcher at 2.40, Ophir at 3.20, Potosi at 4.80, Crown Point 1.35, Eureka 8.0, Sierra Nevada 2.15, Union 0.5, and Gould & Curry 0.40 as listed. Trading names include Chollar and Savage with varied bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Best & Belcher
Ophir
Diavlo
Csesses
Cala, & Va
Potosi
Crown Point
Savage
Eureka Con
Sierra Nevada
Gould & Curry
Union Con
Llale & Norcroas
Asia Jacket
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Townsend
Hogan
Union
Arden Brown
Mr. Hogan
Court of Appeals
the Kaiser
Empire
Carlow
Parnell
Lincoln, R. L
Lincoln and Hamlin
John, Nicolay
T. Walker
Mammoth Horse and Carriage Bazaar
Portland St
Johnson
Johnson & CO
Mutual Life
Edwin J. Morse
Sup
Tremont Street
Home Savings Investment Company
New Hampshire
Main St
Cambridgewort
C. C.hoffman
Pres
H.d.winter
Treas
Chas.n. Conant
Sec
Ader
James A. Russell
Supreme Organizer
Boylston Street
THE
W. Virginia
Harry N. Hubbard
Ekcom
City OF
Architects’ Department
Nathan Matthews
Eni Indorsed
Lyceum Bell
Masons
City Hall
Bulletin Board
Edmund M Wheelwright
City Archive
Friendly Aid Society
Waltham, Mass
Hanover ST
Joan F. Harris
Lhuit Uiiller
B. Kiernan
Dobson & Hopper
Tremont St
Isac F. Dobson
John Hopper
Isaac F, Dobson
Abby H. Johnson
Newbury Street
Tesleyan Academy
Wilbraham
G. M. Steele
Prin
Braileroads
Royal Blue Line
Baltimore and Washington
Ashington
Aer
Inaipa Rail
Ice
Washlington
Chas. Winfield Scott, M. D
Union Park
Col. Tremont Street
Windsor
Nailed
California
Queen
Liverpool
Havel
Bremen
Yamari
Baracoa
City of Columbia
Yarmouth
Lacey R Miller
Herman Winter
Worcester
New London
Springfield
Ftartford
N. E
Willimenbitc
N. K
Springfeld and
Rnans
GT. Hempstead
Gea'l
Railroads
Old Colony
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stonington Line
Old State House
Central Division
Kneeland Street
Esrockton
Plymouth
Abington
Duxbury
Taunton
Central Station
Dean St
Cottage City
Nantucket
Provincetown
Buzzards Bay
Beyannis
Fairhaven
Woods Holl
Chatham Branch
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Land Street
Searsboro
RX Square
Mnited
Washington Street
West Roxbury
Vinheadville
Ball River
Meyde Park
Bnewport
Newport
Wickford Junction
Bnew Bedford
Pam Pawaucket
Eadville
Staunton
Tne Wrentham
Central Div
GSU
le Connor
J. Ks Kendrick
City Ticket Office
Washington St
Corner State St
NEW Southern
Southern Diy
Causeway Street
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Poughkeepsie
Bethlehem
Loston
Western
Haymarket Sq
Portland
Danville Junction
Saagor
Bar Harbor
St. Andrews
St. John
Halifax
Pullman
Augusta
Laymarket Sq
Causeway St
Benger
Haymarket St
Concorn
N. Fl
Upper Heads
Lewiston
Manchester
N. M
Malifax
Provinces
Lake Winnipesaukee
Alton Kay
Wolfeboro
Weirs
Centre Harbor
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Knox & Lincoln
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
Southwest Harbor
Kar Harbor
Rulibriese
Machiasport
Eastport
Calais
N. BB
Southern Division
Portland Street
Concord
N. Hs
Franklin, Jeuvens
White River Junction
Bristol Ranch
Claremont
Bohnabury
Nwport
Sherbrooke
Guanes
Norwich
Hanover
Thetford
Brad
Newbury
Buriington
Hieen
White River
Monte
D. J. Flanders
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