Executions Reported in Barboursville and Russellville Ky
In Barboursville Jesse Fitzgerald, a Black man, was executed for Mrs. Broughton's murder after requesting no black cap. In Russellville two white men Guy Lyon and Polk Fletcher were hanged for criminal assault on Miss Mary Glader, a German girl, two years prior.
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Jesse Fitzgerald
Barboursville
Robert Broughton
Fitzgerald
Russellville
Guy Lyon
Polk Fletcher
Mary Glader
Electrocuted killer Fred Castor dies in Ohio prison
Fred Castor, convicted of killing Police Officer Dan E. Davis during a June 1905 robbery in Columbus, was electrocuted at the Ohio penitentiary annex shortly after midnight. Governor Harris rejected a respite despite appeals including one from Castor’s father Amos Castor of Flint Michigan seeking time for a U.S. Supreme Court review.
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Columbus
Fred Castor
Dan E. Davis
Ohio Penitentiary
Harris
Amos Castor
Flint
Mich
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ohio
Castor
Larchmont Disaster Identifies 55 Dead as Protests arise
Providence reports the Larchmont death toll reached fifty five identified victims after Bernard Hollingsworth of Jamaica was identified. Survivor counts fell to eighteen with eighty seven still missing. Direct charges by Fred Hiegesell of Brooklyn and Sadie Golub of Boston target officers and crew amid ongoing Block Island search and lifesaving patrols.
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Providence
Bernard Hollingsworth
Jamaica
Larchmont
Samuel Lacomb
Manchester
N. H
Shor
Larchmount
Sadie Golub
Bost
Womer
Fred Hiegesell
Brooklyn
Block Island
Life Savings
Young
Red Hiergesell
New Shoreham
Sandy Point
Two Burned To Death In Pontotoc Fire
Pontotoc Mississippi February 15 Mrs Charles Mauldin burned to death trying to extinguish flames enveloping her infant son at their home near here. The child's clothing caught fire from burning leaves and both perished before aid could reach them. Paredes Captured in Venezuela. Washington February 15 Venezuelan legation says President Castro is well and General Paredes, revolutionary leader, captured with all followers.
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Pontotoc
Miss
Charles Mauldin
Paredes
Washington
Trinidad
Castro
Formal transfer consolidates Kansas City Oklahoma and Gulf line
Formal transfer of the Kansas City Oklahoma and Gulf railway to the Missouri River and Gulf railroad creates a consolidation. The Missouri River and Gulf will manage the line, extending from South McAlester through Oklahoma and Indian Territory to Houston and Denison, with connections to Union Pacific at Kansas City and a branch to Shreveport.
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Kansas City
Kansas City, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Texas
McAlester
I. T
Missouri River and Gulf Railroad
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Gulf
Oklahoma and
Kansas State Line
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Houston
Kansas
Denison
Harriman
Shreveport
Larchmont Disaster Dead Count Reaches Fifty Four
Providence Feb 15 Fifty four names were reported as identified dead from the Larchmont collision with the schooner Harry Knowlton off Block Island. James Stabies, the Larchmont quartermaster, was at the wheel and watched the other vessel too late to avert disaster. Captain McVey, age twenty six, faces a detailed report to the inspectors and will be unable to travel to New London immediately due to frozen limbs.
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Providence
BR. I
Block Island
Toy Line
Larchmont
Harry Knowlton
James Stabies
McVey
United States
New London
Conn
Savage Passes Away After Runaway Injury
Belton Texas February 15 Richard Savage son of Representative H B Savage died Thursday after injuries from a runaway. He was to be married in June and had lived most of his life in Belton aside from a brief period in Dallas.
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Belton
Tex
Richard Savage
H. B. Savage
Dallas
Five Die in Blizzard Tragedy Near Sturgis Report
A Pioneer Press special from Sturgis, South Dakota, reports that Bessie Seim, 30, and her 12 year old sister froze to death during the recent blizzard. Two women and one man, homesteaders, are also said to be fatalities in the same storm.
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St. Paul
Pioneer Press
Sturgis
S. D
Bessie Seim
Bryan City Democratic Ex. Com. Ad Published
Advertisement for Jno A Moore Jr named as Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee in Bryan. Ex. Com. city party notices.
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Jno
A. Moore Jr
Dem
City,of
Bryan
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Tmaster
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Wan
Brands
T of Whi
Rohde
Rippe
Baccos
Savage
Bank OF Bryan
Resources
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H. O. Boatwright
H. O. Boat Wright
W. Howell
L. McInnis
F. M. Law
T. R. Batte
Brazos County
T. S
Grand Opera House
Mike
J. W. Allen
Howell Building
City Democratic
City of
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N. Jametta
Dod James & Nunn
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