Gillette to Die in Chair at Auburn Prison
Chester Gillette faces execution in the electric chair for the 1906 murder of Grace Brown at Big Moose Lake. Governor Hughes refused a reprieve and the warden denied a witness request from the devasted mother and family. State Electrician Davis will carry out the sentence.
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Auburn
N. Y
Chester Gillette
Grace
Billy” Brown
Hughes
Big Moose Lake
Gillette
Charlestown, Mass
Perkins Taken as Suspect in Cam Murder Then Released
Inspector Neilan and Officer Hooley arrested John Leroy Perkins thirty at his room 18 Eliot Square Cambridge about 1 am as a suspect in Annie Mullins cas. Eight bloodstained handkerchiefs were found but no connects to the affair. Perkins, a Brattle Square meat cutter, knew Miss Mullins and was in her company several times. He was released at 4 15 am.
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Perkins
Gillette awaits execution as final visit and electric chair tests proceed
Gillette endures a quiet day in Auburn prison cell while a farewell visit with his father mother and aunt occurs. He reads writes and prepares a public statement not confessing the crime. State Electrician Davis conducts chair tests with Patterson Crowley and Martin as guards present. Governor Guild’s recovery report grows more favorable amid cautious official notes.
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Gillette
Auburn
Catherine Gillette
Albany
Denham
Chester
Davis
Patterson
Crowley
Martin
Guild
Marlboro Street
Policeman Kills Woman in Philadelphia Domestic Tragedy
George Eells a 60 year old Philadelphia policeman shot and killed Mrs Mary Andress a neighbor and wounded Ella Paschall his alleged common law wife and Kate Jewel a niece of Mrs Andress in a domestic tragedy. Eells has 28 years of continuous service.
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Philadelphia
Penn
George Eells
Mary Andress
Ella Paschall
Kate Jewel
Fair Forecast For Boston And Vicinity
Forecast for New England and Eastern New York calls for fair weather Monday and Tuesday with warmer conditions in Boston and vicinity. Fresh northwest winds accompany the clear skies across the region.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Arlington Chief Says Murder Case Advances Toward Arrest
Arlington March 29 Chief Urquhart reports sufficient evidence to arrest in the Annie Mullins murder after two days of clues followed by police.
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Arlington
Mullins
Annie Mullins
Urquhart
Kaiser Withdraws Disapproval And Seeks Hill Ambassador
Berlin March 29 Emperor William reportedly retracted recent critical remarks toward Dr Hill and indicated he would be glad to receive him as ambassador, sending the communication through the German foreign office to President Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Dr. Hill
Germany clears Hill nomination to Berlin embassy
The German foreign office declares it never intended to recall approval for Dr. Hill's appointment. It states Mr Hill will be welcomed in Berlin and that Ambassador Tower has remained loyal to both governments. Despatches to the Emperor at Venice were sent to provide a definitive solution amid public and U.S. concern.
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Hill
Berlin
Dr. Hill
Roosevelt
Tower
Venice
Baron Jentsch
Baron von Sternburg
Fire rages through seven story warehouse on Atlantic Avenue
Firefighters battled a seven story brick warehouse on Atlantic Avenue from 2 AM, with ladders damaged and several sailors injured. The blaze spread from the third floor to the sixth, filling the air with dense smoke as blasts sent workers crashing to the ground. Several firms, including Chandler Farquhar and Hill Clark Machine, suffered water and fire damage in adjacent buildings.
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Chandler & Farquhar
Oliver Street
Hill Clark Machine Company
Frank E. Fitts
Mill Supplies
Standard Glue Company
Oliver and
Purchase Streets
Purchase Street
Arrest Possible in Newfoundland Murder Case
Chief Urquhart hinted an arrest could come soon and said he is chasing one lead. He noted Annie Mullins planned to return to Newfoundland and that a man she was with might harm himself if she did not marry him. Mrs. Glasco of South Boston backs the story of Annie traveling with a man. Police discussed with State Detective Byrnes and Medical Examiner Swan. state authorities had not yet been asked to act.
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Annie Mullins
Newfoundland
Mary Glasco
South Boston
Annie
Brauhart
Charles B.B. Byrnes
Somerville
Swan
Byrnes
Firemen Hurt In Fort Hill Square Warehouse Blaze
Ten firemen sustain injuries as a Fort Hill Square storage warehouse fire worsens. Captain Jeremiah Gillen and several ladder and hose crew members are listed among the injured. The blaze spreads to 419 Atlantic Avenue occupying a paint district with oils and combustibles, threatening neighboring Hubbard & Sons. Estimated loss $25,000 to $30,000. Sears estate-owned buildings and multiple Purchase Street occupants affected.
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Atlantic Avenue
Colonial Paint Company
Engine 25
Hubbard & Sons
Sears Estate
Purchase Street
Hodgdon Brass Company
B. Neisel Press
A. F. Baird
Pitkin Supply Company
H. C. Rotten Company
Keystone Blue Company
Milford fire suspect taken after gunpoint arrest
Francesco Millay, 26, Italian, was captured in a dark Fountain Place cellar after a struggle with Milford police. He is a suspect in the Milford fire that killed two women and a 38 year old boy, and is wanted for an assault in the same town. An officer disarmed him. he offered resistance and refused to answer about the fire. He will be returned to Milford.
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North End
Francesco Millay
Milford House
Millay
Donovan
Joseph Cavagnaro
Cavagnaro
Milford
Bullets End Lives Of Vaudeville Couple At Hotel
In St Paul on March 29 a 30 year old vaudeville actor William W Trainor and 35 year old actress Mrs Wm F Pryor were found shot to death in their Clarendon Hotel apartments. Pryor lay dead from a temple shot as Trainor died later from a back head wound. A letter from Trainor to Pryor hinted at broken promises and a threatened separation. Pryor's husband home is in Providence Rhode Island.
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Trainor
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