Best Executed At 12 22 This Morning
John C. Best was executed by electric chair at the State Prison for the murder of George E. Bailey of Saugus. He walked to the chair with calm composure, sat down easily, and died at 12 27 a.m. after two shocks of high voltage. Medical witnesses described the procedure as a professional success with Best maintaining his cool demeanor throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Best
George E. Bailey
Saugus
State Prison
Joseph I. McLaughlin
Robert A. Blood
George Stedman
William Cronin
I. Murray Mellish
Salem
Associated Press
Best
Breakhearst Hill Farm
Sion
Mellish
Blood
Stedman
Mclaughlin
Old Home Week Letter Endorses Father John's Medicine
Denman Thompson, author of the Old Homestead, endorses Father John's Medicine as a tonic and body builder. He warns against patent medicines with nerve-deaden ing drugs and praises this alcohol free remedy as a pure food product that nourishes blood, aids digestion, and strengthens run-down bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denman Thompson
America
John
Father John
John O'Brien
Lowell
Mass
John C Best Crime Executed This Morning
John C Best was executed for the murder of George F. Bailey at Breakheart Hill farm on October 8 1900. The crime occurred two years prior, with the case noted as part of a longer story continued on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Best
George FE. Bailey
Breakheart Hill Farm
Big Brother Cigarro Promises Quality and Value
The Cuba Big Brother Cigarro combines quantity and quality offering five cigars for the price of one at 10 cents. Each smoke is nearly as long and as good as the more expensive option, a quality that has driven sales to over 1,900,000 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Big Brothers
Big Brother
Speeches at Faneuil Hall Coal Meeting Urge Arbitration
James Carey of Haverhill and others urge action on the coal strike. Carey calls for miners to own the mines or the people, while Hamlin and Fitzgerald demand arbitration. MacCartney faults hypocritical listeners and favors government ownership. McNeill urges Pennsylvania’s governor to take mines into public hands. Winship supports using arbitrators and potential troop use. Harry Lloyd condemns company stores and rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Pennsylvania
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Boston Traveler
Torrey KE. Wardner
The
Traveler
Charles 3. Hamlin
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
W. S. McNary
A. E. Winship
Frederick O. McCartney
Martha Moore Avery
Harry Lloyd
George E. McNeil
A. H. Plumb
Baer
James J. Carey
Frederic 0. McCartney
George FE. McNeil
Charles S. Hamlin
Roosevelt
Washington
John Mitchell
Wardner
David Taylor
Freeman O. Emerson
Galvin
Torrey E. Wardner
Resolutions Offered by Wardner at Faneuil Hall Coal Meeting
The document records resolutions from a Faneuil Hall gathering demanding arbitration to settle the coal strike between mine owners and workers. It calls on the U S president to aid arbitration and instructs sending copies to the President, mine owners, and the Miners' Union president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardner
Faneuil Hall
Massachusetts
Mags
Cradle of Liberty
United States
Miners’ Union
Second or Socialistic Set of Resolutions at Faneuil Hall Coal Meeting
The mass meeting at Faneuil Hall on September 8, 1902 declares that Massachusetts people demand government ownership and operation of coal mines to end the anthracite strike, secure justice for mine workers, and prevent future deplorable conditions.
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Faneuil Hall
Massachusetts
Cradle of Liberty
Democrats Elect Sheriff of Portland
Portland returns show Republicans carrying the state by about 21 000 with Pennell the Democrat winning Cumberland County sheriff. Knox County reelects all county officers. heavy voting irregularities noted. Amos J Allen reelected to Congress. Socialist votes rise.
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Portland
Sept
Pennell
Cumberland
Samuel F. Pearson
Hill
Gould
Lord
George F. Hughes
State Democratic Committee
House of Representatives
Knox County
Waterville
Lewiston
F. Marion Simpson
State Republican Committee
Simpson
Maine
Androscoggin
York
Hancock
Amos JL. Allen
Alfred
Congress
Seth C.gordon
Dem
Fred E. Irish
Mr. Allen
Dr. Gordon
Socialist Party
Pearson
Maine Republicans Send Post Election Telegrams
Bangor telegraphs to President Roosevelt and National Committee Chairman Hanna reporting a Republican landslide in Maine. Simpson notes 25,000 plurality, full Congress delegation, all but one Senator, and a large Legislature majority. Endorses Roosevelt administration with a strong pro Republican tone.
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Bangor
F. Marion Simpson
Republican State Committee
Rooseveltt
M. A. Hanna
Republican National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Asheville
N. C
Maine
Kent
Congress
Pine Tree State
M. Simpson
Hanna
Boston Area Weather Forecast Brief
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity reads Tuesday partly cloudy with possible showers and fresh south to southwest winds. Wednesday expected fair and cooler with westerly winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Temperature Yesterday At Thompson's Spa
The thermometer at Thompson's Spa on 219 Washington Street recorded yesterday's temperature as follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gene Trust
Coal Operator
James Carey
Haverhill
Coal Trust
Wright
Fitzgerald
F. O. Maccartney
George E. M’neill
Democrats
Strauss
St. Louis
John F. Hill
State Inctorses Administration
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