Electric chair executions at Sing Sing described in detail
A detailed account of four inmates being executed by electric chair at Sing Sing, including room setup, straps, and the 1600 to 2000 volt current. Witness doctors note instant deaths with little to no pain, autopsy debates, and the undertaker receiving Smiler’s body for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Dr. Southwick
Warden Durstan
Dr. McDonald
McDonald
Davis
Slocum
Kemmler
Auburn
Smiler
Jugbro
Jugiro
Brown
Sing Sing
Jr. Rockwell
Rockwell
Brush
F. Husbung
West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
New York
Haire
Wood
Amany
N. Y
Sing Sing Prison
Ward
Hearst yacht No. 168 conducts first trial trip
W R Hearst's new steam yacht No. 168 built at Herressoff's Yard Bristol made a satisfactory trial run despite rough seas. Under 110 pounds of steam the engine achieved 260 RPM and about 18 mph. Official test set for late next week with owner traveling from the East. The vessel will receive electric lighting and proceed to New York Baltimore for fittings before a long cruise to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
W. R. Hearst
Herressoff
Bristol
Theodore Heilborn
Hearst
Bristol Harbor
Mount Hope
Fall River
Hog Island
San Francisco
New York
Baltimore
East
Hudson
Yongers
Straits of Magellan
Entertaining the Emperor at London Park Visit
After breakfasting with Queen Victoria the German emperor watched the Life Guards perform in the park with the Prince of Wales and numerous royals present including the Princess of Wales and Princess Beatrice. A state banquet followed in St George's Hall with a 150 foot table and royal plate valued at 1,800,000.
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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 Hartington
Ake
Duchess of Portland
Baron von Bieberstein
Fire losses hit Mann estate stables in Charlestown blaze
At about 8:00 yesterday morning Box 419 reported a fire in a stable on the Mann estate between Stacey and Phipps streets. Whipple & Co. horses perished and hay and harness were burned. four buildings suffered $5900 to $8000 damage. A second alarm later reported fires in Rutherford avenue and Lincoln Street. Several other fires across multiple cities caused additional losses, including Empire Printing Works in New York and a large tobacco warehouse in Clarksville, Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Mann
G. B. Howard and Whipple & Co
Teamsters
Stacey
Phipps
Pope
Whipple
Putney & Dodge
Lawrence & Co
Fitchburg
School
Main Streets
Whipple & Co
Mann Estate
E. B. Brooks
Washington Fire Insurance
Rutherford Avenue
Soston Ice Company
Maine Furniture Company
New York
Empire Printing Works
Jane Streets
Thirteenth Avenue
Owen & Cricht
Keene
N.H
Faulkner & Colony Manufacturing Company
Mill Pond
Burnett
Skowhegan
Nathan Antill
Caais
Thomas Daggett
St. Stephen
Providence
Rkl
Charles Woodward
Stump Hill
Pawtucket
Bsvrast
Fred White
Upper Bridge
Belfast
Clarksville
Tenn
Banner Tobacco Warehouse
Merriweather & Co
Drapey Bros
Henley Regatta Opens Under Rainy Skies With Large Boat Displays
The Henley annual regatta starts amid heavy rain and runs through tomorrow and Thursday. Spectators fill the riverbanks with decorated house boats near Henley on Thames. Putney shows strong representation and clubs London Rowing and Thames Rowing enter solid crews. London Rowing Club misses two key rowers H W Reeves and T E Coulson, traveling on the Continent, but a blue and white eight is expected to compete strongly on the Thames this meeting.
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London
Henley-on-Thames
Putney
London Rowing Club
Thames Rowing Club
H. W. Reeves
T. E. Coulson
Continent
Thames
Carlow Election Delivers Tense Polling Scene at Booth
Polling for a Parliament successor in Carlow occurs amid rival Parnellite and McCarthyite campaigns. Canon O Neill protests a curate’s alleged anti Par nellite guidance inside a booth while factions threaten a clash outside. Police restore order as voting proceeds peacefully.
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O’gorman Mahon
Carlow
Bagnalltown
Canon O’neill
Parnell
Mr. Parnell
Responsibility for Collision Off Cape Cod
The steam yacht Senaca, owned by W. H. Langley of New York, collided with schooner General Hall commanded by E. M. Maloney off Nausett Beach, Cape Cod, on April 4 at 11 10 pm. The General Hall sank with lime cargo. A US District Court trial to determine fault opened, with W. W and S. T. Douglas representing the Seneca and Fr P. Carver and E. E. Blodget for the plaintiffs. case pending.
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Providence
Sreeran
Senaca
W. H. Langley
New York
Boston
General Hall
E. M. Maloney
Nausett Beach
Cape Cod
United States District Court
W. W
S. T. Douglas
Fr. P. Carver
E. E. Blodget
The Rose Leads the Golden Rod in State Flower Vote
Saratoga July 7 State Superintendent A S Draper announced the public school state flower choice with 501 278 total votes. The rose led with 294 876 followed by the golden rod at 206 402 after all districts reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
A. S. Draper
Freezing Machine Explosion Burns Brewery Worker
Robert Richell aged 36 of 8 Mechanic Street sustained severe hand burns from an explosion in a freezing machine at McCormick's Brewery yesterday afternoon. He was rushed to City Hospital for treatment.
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Robert Richell
Mechanic Street
McCormick's Brewery
City Hospital
Boy hurt by hay cutter at 39 Preble Street
Foster 8 and Buggell 12 years old of South Boston were playing with a hay cutter at about eight in the evening when his hand was caught in the cog wheels, crushing his fingers. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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Foster
Buggell
Preble Street
Boston
City Hospital
Newark Saengerfest closes after successful prizes
The sixteenth Singerfest of the Northeastern Band ended in Newark with prize awards for singing. Philadelphia won the special prize a life sized bust of Franz Schubert. Prizes ranged across classes with Brooklyn Arion and others named among winners. An immense crowd attended both parks and the hall despite a brief shower. Expenses exceeded $60,000 with four days receipts covering costs and a hoped for $1,000 surplus.
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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
New York Knights of Honor Singing Society
Brooklyn Friederich Gluck Sangerbund
Republicans seize town house after court ruling in Lincoln
In Providence July 7 Republicans stormed the Lincoln town house after a Supreme Court decision ousted the Democratic Town Council. They forced doors and elected officers while Town Clerk Smith withheld records awaiting a successor’s certificate. Police assisted entry amid cries of violence as townspeople feared shooting. the situation remained unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Smith
Lincoln backs Hamlin renomination says Lincoln
Colonel Nicolay reports to Mrs. Hannibal Hamlin that President Lincoln favored Mr. Hamlin's renomination and expressed no opinion to influence the convention. He also notes he has Lincoln's written words confirming this stance and that an editorial claim to the contrary is erroneous.
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Washington
Hamlin
John G. Nicolay
President Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Bangor
Philadelphia Times
Lincoln
President appoints officers and agents in Indian allotment
The President reappointed Brigadier General John Moore and Francis M. Gunnell to the Government Hospital for the Insane visit, named John Robinson and David Wright as special agents to allot lands in severalty to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians, and signed William M. Smith as postmaster of Florence Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr May Point
N. d
John Moore
District of Columbia
Francis M. Gunnell
U.S.N
Government Hospital
John ©. Robinson
Kingston
Ind
David S. Wright
Salem
William M. Smith
Florence
Mass
City electric railway defies city authorities
Pittsfield July 7 The directors of the electric street railway voted to install cars by the trolley system without waiting for city action. The road is fully equipped. The vote signals a practical defiance of the city government and may lead to indictment of railway officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Electric Street Railway
Auction of horses and carriages at Lyceum Hall sale
A Thursday sale at Lyceum Hall Dorchester features 27 horses and related gear from private owners. The listings include Buckskin, Sorrel, Bay, Chestnut and Roan horses and mares with weights heights ages and driving capabilities noted. a few entries specify pedigrees and origins from Maine Kentucky Vermont and New England. A digressive note explains Dorchester Lyceum Hall was seized by eminent domain, with a 100 share early society funds dispute and potential heirs under review.
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Maine
Susie
Billy
Belle Andrews
Boston
Kentucky
New England
No. Il
Stevens Top Buggy
Vermont
Minnie
Jenny Lind
Dirigo
Messenger Morgan
S.S. Houghton
Oxford
N. H
S. S. Houghton
Hobbs
Gen. Knox
Miss Lucas
George
Sir Walter
Prince Pelah
Woodbine Pilot
Gohlen Sorrel
Emery Fearnaught
Wilkes
Curtis Fearnaught
Montreal
Bessie
Kate
Goddard
Lyceum Hall
Dorchester
William R. Clarke
Owen Failure in Providence Offers Settlement Proposals
Two settlement options for the Owen failure were presented in Providence. One proposal offers 365 cents on the dollar in cash plus 46 cents in St. Croix Mills preferred stock and 20 cents in common stock, totaling 100 cents. The other plan divides 37% on George Owen Sr. claims and 12% on Owen Bros. claims, totaling 50 cents cash, with all names including Charles D. Owen, plus 6 cents more in cash. All but one Providence bank have accepted this last offer, with settlement expected this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Failure
Providence
Owen
St. Croix
George Owen, Sr
Owen Bros
Charles D. Owen
Seals Catches Reported for Victoria Fleet
Catch reports from Catches of seals near Victoria British Columbia note 18 000 skins aboard the steamer Danube as well as good catches on several American schooners spoken en route with the fleet in ballast and ready for markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Danube
Closing July 7.1 Supl Te Best and Belcher
The list shows mining labels and prices for several claims including Ophir Eureka Sierra Nevada Gould & Curry Union Con and Yellow Jacket with small decimal values, suggesting a catalog of ore or mine stock figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supl Te Best & Belcher
Ophir
Eceseeee
Cala
Potosi
Crown Point
Eureka
Sierra Nevada
Gould & Curry
Union Con
Tlale & Norcroas
Yellow Jacket
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Townsend
Hogan T
Union
Arden Brown
Mr. Hogan
Court of Appeals
Warden Brown
Hogan
the Kaiser
Empire Print Works
Lincoln, R. L
Lincoln and Hamlin
John
Nicolay
T. Walker
Mammoth Horse and Carriage Bazaar
Portland St
Heston
Johnson
Johnson& CO
Bostom
Mutual Life Endowment
Edwin J. Morse
Tremont Street
Home Savings Investment Company
New Hampshire
Main St
Cambridgewort
C. C. Hoffman
H.d.winter
Treas
Chas.n. Conant
Sec
Order OF the Golden Shield
James A. Russell
Supreme Organizer
Boylston Street
THE
W. Virginia
Massachusetts
Harry N. Hubbard
Eroom
City OF
Architects’ Department
Nathan Matthews
Lyceum Hell
City Hall
Massach
Hoston
City Mall
Bulletin Board
Edmund M Wheelwright
City Archite
Friendly Aid Society
Waiham, Masi
Massachussetts
Suffolk
Superior Court
A. D
George Y. Wellington
Arlington
Middlesex
Jerome Rich
Kansas City
Jackson
Missouri
Hazen Clisment
Jennie G. Greene
Milton
Norfolk
Boston Post
Loston
Jos. A. Willard
James J. Parmenter
PEO United Legion
Hanover ST
Boston, Mass
Paes
John F. Harris
P. B. Kiernan
Abby H. Johnson
Newbury Street
Wpal
Wilbraham
G. M. Steele
Prin
Dobson & Hopper
Tremont St
Isaac F. Dobson
John Hopper
Brailroads
BET
Pailroad
New Jersey
Philadelphia & Reading RR
Altimore & Owi RR
Oh Gale
Pina i Ratt Roe
England
Aston Ofics
Washington Street
Chas, Winfield Scott, M.D
Union Park
Col. Tremont Street
Pamphliet
Windsor
Grenada
Ed J Atkinson
Newburyport
California
Queen
Liverpool
Haven
Bremen
Yamuri
Baracoa
City of Columbia
Yarmouth
Lucy R Miller
Herman Winter
Gov
Robie
Hong Kong
Barks
Bianca
Stettin
Preciosa
Stockholm
Britannic
Waesland
Grant
Antwerp
Rotterdam
Vandersee
Amsterdam
City of New York
Lewis
Elbe
Thaienhorst
Spain
Griffiths
Hi. F. Dimock
Nickerson
al Ral
Springfield
Worcester
New London
Sinrtford
Willimebthc
N.Y
Papenten and
Spripfield and
T. Hempstead
Qgen
L Pass
Agoa
Railroa BS
Old Colony
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stonington Line
Old State House
Central Division
Kneeland Street
Esrockton
New Bedford
Newport
Central Station
Dean St
Cottage City
Sundava
Nantucket
Provincetown
Buzzards Bay
Heyannis
Fairhaven
Woods Holl
Chatham Branch
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Knee
Y Land Street
Searsboro
Leominster
Oy Geo
L. Connor
Pass’r
J. R. Kendrick
RX Square
SHORE
Au Fe
Stoniington
West Roxbury
Readville
Yeno
Brall River
Weyde Park
Bnewport
Wickford Junction
Bnew Bedford
Pawsucke
Beadville
Otaunton
Wrentham
Central
Ls. Connor
J. J. Kendrick
Boston & Maine RA
City Ticket Office
Washington St
Corner State St
NEW Southern Train Service
Southern Diy
Causeway Street
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Poughkeepsie
Bethlehem
Bar Harbor
Western Div
Haymarket Sq
Portland
Spanville Junction
Poland Spring
Saager
St. Andrews
St. John
Halifax
Augusta
Haymarket St
Causeway St
Benger
Concord
N. Ji
Upper Rie@ads
Lewiston
Manchester
N. M
Malifax
the Provinces
Lake Winnipesaukee
Alton Bay
Wolfeboro
Weirs
Centre Harbor
All White Mountains
North Conway
Intervale
Glen
Crawfords
Fabians
Twin Mountain
Maplewood
Methlehem
Profile House
Whitefield
Jefferson and
Lancaster
Rockland
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
Southwest Harbor
Billbridge
Mackinnon
Eastport
Calais
St Andrews
N. B
Haymarket
Southern Division
Portland Street
N. Hs
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Bristol Sranch
Claremont
St Johnsbury
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Norwich
Hanover
Thetford
Bradford
Newbury
Montpelier
Essex
Hurlington
White River
D. J. Flanders
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