First Woman Put to Death in Electric Chair at Sing Sing
Martha Place, the first woman executed in the electric chair, died at Sing Sing after a swift procedure. Witnesses observed a calm, prayerful demeanor as the shock ended her life instantly. details recount the process and prior trial, including Roosevelt's refusal of clemency.
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Sine Sina
N. Y
Martha Place
Place
Irvine
Warden Sage
Mrs. Place
Sing Sing
Roosevelt
Katherine Coultry
Mrs. Placa
Hudson
Gaged
Garretson
Savacell
Ida
Mr. Place
Miss Place
Piace
Deaths of the Week List Local Burials for March Week
City undertakers report the weekly deaths ending March 18. Notable entries include David Doughman 70 general debility Frederick Rehbling 68 heart trouble James Bradley 66 cancer of the throat Clara Stumps 30 consumption and many infants with pneumonia exhaustion and other causes Common causes listed include tuberculosis heart disease Bright's disease and peritonitis with several railroad and accident related fatalities.
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David Doughman
Frederick Rehbling
James K. Bradley
Clara G. Stumps
Harry M. Cummings
Mary B. Meisner
Pliny Hoagland Fleming
Alexander Mc
Thomas Manning
John Gillie
Dora Friend
Emma Grepke
Werner Schroeder
Henry A. Steup
Glenn Denius
Helen E
Farmer Herman Seddlemeyer Wins Ten Dollar Prize
Herman Seddlemeyer a farmer four miles south of the city received ten dollars at Patterson's for a ticket A 33076 in a local drawing.
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Herman Seddlemeyer
Patterson
Household Recipes and Cleaning Tips from Old Cookery Pages
Practical fare includes stain removal steps for ink and blood and methods for washing blankets. Also contains oatmeals, stuffed cabbage, oysters in sauce, baked prune pudding, home ginger ale, an omelet method, a simple pudding sauce, and steaks smothered with onions.
Why He Signed the Pledge in a Coastal Standoff
Ronald and Angelica converse aboard a stormy coast ride as tensions rise. He declares love while she admits engagement to Rathbone and jokes about Paris hats, with a looming rainstorm and a dangerous plunge adding urgency to their fragile relationship.
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Ronald
Angelica
Nan
Cowes
Mr. Rathbone
Mamma
Chicago Herald
Outwitted His Sharp Tongued Wife
A Chicago Herald brief recounts an English couple from Lymington in a long quarrel. The husband jokes that a sea burial injunction guards him, while the wife survives to threaten a dance on his grave. The piece closes with a quip about women and theater seating.
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Lymington
Citizen and Belle in a Building Telephone Mixup
A humorous vignette from a large building shows a man asking to use the Citizens' phone in a woman’s office and later the woman asking to use the Bell instrument. The pair exchange light, punning dialogue about being a citizen and a belle.
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Citizens’ Company
Citizens
Bell
Grand Rapids Press
Vamos Scotch Crippice. Two of the most famous living are cripples
A garbled fragment references notable figures including Lord Kelvin and Riga Macgregor, noting their physical impairments and positions in Scottish science and public life. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event or date details.
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Lord Kelvin
Missouri Labor Chief cites 70 percent of women deserting spouses
The Missouri labor commissioner reports that seventy percent of women seeking work at St. Louis public employment offices have either deserted their husbands or been deserted, highlighting a social trend linked to employment needs.
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Womes
Labor Commissioner of
Missouri
Public Employment Bureau
St. Louis
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Ida Place
Hancock Street
Brooklyn
William W. Place
Herman Seddelmeyer
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mr. Grant
Mr. Weddling
Tadge
MUSEU
Y.M.C.A
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