New Orleans mob lynches Italian prisoners after Hennessey verdict
A mob of about 2000 in New Orleans killed ten Italian prisoners and fatally wounded one other after the jury found most defendants not guilty in the Hennessey case. A mass meeting denounced the verdict, and coroner inquests detailed wounds from shootings and beatings.
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Prison Officials Incensed Over Lynching Handling
New Orleans on March 15 reports the Sunday scene at the prison with visitors checking the site while few are admitted inside. Officials vow repairs to the battered entrance wall and protest heavy censure of their defense, claiming officers remained at posts when the crowd surged.
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Mob Upheld Brings Mixed Backing From New Orleans
Reports from New Orleans on March 15 recount broad support for yesterday’s mob action. Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade condemn bribery in juries while praising the citizens who acted. Editorials in The Times-Democrat and The States lauded the mob as a cleansing force against a corrupt system. Observers in Texas and Kentucky note the justified nature of the event and identify key figures such as John C. Wickliffe, a Bardstown native and associate editor of the New Delta, linked to New Orleans leadership.
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U S Secretary Telegram Over New Orleans Massacre
Secretary Blaine sends a telegram to Governor Nicholls urging protection of Italian subjects in New Orleans after a mob violence incident. The message cites the treaty with Italy and calls for adherence to law, coordination to prevent bloodshed, and prompt pursuit of offenders. Italian government instruction follows in Rome with Baron de Fava noted.
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Mysterious Exeter Death After Drunken Trip
James M. Marston, 46, a North Hampton native, drank with an Irish farm hand from Stratham after a Hampton hire. Marston's body was found on the Plains road near Edmund Folsom's property with bruises and missing watch, fueling foul play theories while autopsy plans are slated. The companion, an Irishman about 46, is sought as authorities inspect the case tied to a Granite House incident and a killed horse in an unstable scaffold. Marston had long worked for Jordan & Marsh of Boston.
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Disturbances at Newry and Middleton O Brien Seat Meeting
Disturbances erupted at a Newry anti-Parnellite meeting with about 6000 in attendance as Parnell supporters clashed amid denouncing resolutions. Police used clubs to separate combatants while Davitt and Healy were interrupted. A separate Middleton Cork meeting failed to draw listeners before police intervened. Parnell led Galway speech as Father Sexton predicted O Briens retirement and McCarthyite success in Mitchelstown.
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Intercollegiate Baseball Muddle Cleared By Neutral Games
Harvard and Princeton end hostilities and agree to meet at Hartford on May 2 and 9 with potential tiebreaker. Yale remains active with each college, creating a unified schedule across New Haven and Cambridge venues. Harvard hosts Yale on May 16 and June 18, with Princeton dates split between New York and Cambridge venues.
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Parachutist thrown from balloon in New Broworp
Frank Dwyer, a parachutist, was hurled from his balloon and suffered serious head injuries this afternoon in New Broworp Texas near March 15.
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