The Keller Kemmler Execution by Electric Chair Detail
A vivid eyewitness account describes the 1890 Kemmler execution in New York as Warden Durston and aides prepare the electric chair. William Kemmler calmly faces the procedure, endures an initial surge, and suffers a misfire with delayed death prompting a second current and a final, fatal convulsion.
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Avasanx
N. Y
William Kemmiler
W. E. Houghton
Water
Kemmiler
Kemmier
Arden Dursten
William Kemmier
Kemmler
Warren Durston
Evry
Kemmmler
Whotzka
Durston
McDonald
Spitzka
Spisrka
Dr. Bates
Dr. McDonald
Drs. Spitzka
Spiteka
Remimler
Pheer
Dynamo Room
Keommiler
Electric chair execution described in detail
Report recounts the Kemmler execution with a four and a half minute process, pauses, and a final death by electrocution. Doctors debate timing and whether revival was possible, noting the autopsy showed unconsciousness and painless death, with severe rigor mortis and tissue damage at the electrode sites.
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Daniele
Dr. Fell
Associated Press
Kemmler
Spitzka
Public Opinion of Kemmler's Execution
New York readers react to the Kemmler execution with horror and caution about electrocution as a capital punishment. Major papers report only brief notices, avoiding sensational detail while noting public condemnation of the method.
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Kemmler
New York
Kemmier
New York Mailand Express
Commercial Advertiser
Evening Post
Murder to solstice the Dispute in Gunnison County
Thomas Welch and Alexander Lavelle clashed over land on Muddy Creek. Lavelle’s party of five helpers and Welch’s group exchanged heavy fire, about a hundred shots. Welch’s son and Lavelle died. Charles Parham wounded near death. Pete Small shot twice but expected to live. Sheriff jurisdiction dispute delayed action.
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Soltice
Suerwoop
Staines
Cole
Thomas Welch
Alexander Lavelle
Gunnison County
Muddy Creek
Lavelle
Welch
Charles Parham
Pete Small
Itte
H. D. Jonss
Charles Magore
E. Harvest
Charlee Parham
Jones
Glenwood
Aanem
Ohers
Alliance backs the fight against the Louisiana lottery
At the State Warmers' Alliance meeting in Baton Rouge on August 6, President Adame stated the alliance remains the first secular organization to oppose the Louisiana lottery. The group pledged unwavering opposition to all lotteries as a matter of principle and order.
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Baton Royce
State Warmers’ Alliance
Adame
Wyoming's fertile soil praised amid Cheyenne gardens
A Sun reporter tours Cheyenne showing climate limits and irrigation aiding Wyoming crops. Describes A J Parshall home with rich plantings and vegetable beds, and neighboring residences adorned with extensive flowers and vines across two city blocks.
Gardens and fruit trees line Cheyenne streets in large city display
The article describes homes along Ferguson street Twenty-second Warren avenues in Cheyenne with extensive kitchen gardens. It highlights currants, gooseberries, blackberries, apples and cherries, peas, beans, corn, beets, onions, lettuce and other vegetables, plus shade trees, lawns, and decorative vines surrounding several residences and the city park.
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Wyoming
United States
Sun
Cheyenne
Sixteenth Street
Eddy Street
A. J. Parshall
Twenty-first Street
Warren Avenue
Twenty-second
Ferguson Streets
Hod. J. M. Carey
Ferguson Street
Nature
A. Bristol
Twentieth Street
Eighteenth Street
H. S. Bush
Registration Board to Sit in Cheyenne for 1890 Election
The county court house bulletin lists the registration agents for Laramie county Wyoming sitting as a board of registration at city hall Cheyenne for five days starting Tuesday August 12 1890. Sessions run 9 am to 6 pm with two hour breaks and 7 pm to 9 pm. Voters must appear in person to register for the September 4 1890 election.
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County Court House
Laramie County
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fighting the Louisiana Lowery Convention Opens
The anti lottery league met in Baron Rovax La August 7 with 400 to 500 delegates. T F Bell was elected president and committees were named. The resolution praised the farmers alliance and urged the State Farmer's Union to aid in the campaign against the Morris lottery proposition.
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Louisiana Lowery
Baron Rovax
Anti-Lottery League
Soo
T. F. Bell
Farmers’ Alliance
Lottery Company
State Farmer's Union
Morris Lottery
Omaha Delegation Tours Cheyenne City Parks and Residences
A party from Omaha led by H T Leavitt arrived in Cheyenne after traveling from Omaha via Union Pacific. They were welcomed by the mayor and council and toured Fort Russell and other sites before staying at the Inter Ocean hotel. Commenting on Cheyenne’s business district homes shade trees and the city park, C L Chaffee praised the gardens and lawns. The group plans to continue toward Portland with possible stops in Olympia Tacoma Seattle and San Francisco on return.
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Omaha
Pacific Coast
Cheyenne
C. L. Chaffee
E. P. Davis
E. O'Connor
A. H. Sander
W. J. Shriver
D. H. Wheeler
H. Osthoff
E. Morearity
Theo. Oleson
Fort Russell
Inter Ocean Hotel
Cheyenne Council
Sun
C. L Chaffee
Inter-Ocean Hotel
Chaffee
City Park
Portland
Ore
Olympia
Tacoma
Seattle
San Francisco
Eye Sores of the City Cheyenne
A Cheyenne editorial criticizes unsightly yard practices and neglectful displays that mar beauty around homes. It target s rock piles at Twenty first and Ferguson, clothing lines spoiling flower beds, and improvised window supports as signs of coarse taste.
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Tae Sun
Cheyenne
Omaha
Twentyfirst
Ferguson Streets
Wyoming
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V. B. Hicks
Mas
C. P. Organ
T. A. Kent
H. Hope
Seventeenth Street
J. B. Thomas
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