Mrs Farmer Executed in Auburn Prison
Mary Farmer was executed in the Auburn state prison electric chair for the Brownville murder of Mrs. Sarah Brennan. She left a life confession exonerating her husband, and her spiritual adviser Father Hickey questioned her sanity. Her two year old son Peter is with an uncle in Watertown.
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Auburn
N. Y
Mary Farmer
Sarah Brennan
Brownville
N.Y
Farmer
Brennen
Court of Appeals
Hickey
Peter Farmer
Watertown
Benham
Nineteen Taken in Raid on Fairmont Coal Field
A major raid near Fairmont West Virginia led to the arrest of nineteen Italians, believed to be Blackhand members terrorizing foreign miners. A found room displayed a picture of Captain Petrosini, murdered in Italy, with red pencil notes. A fruit merchant received a blackmail letter and turned it over to authorities. money was sent as instructed and part of it was recovered on an Italian suspect.
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Fairont Coal Field
Fairmont
W. Va
Blackhand
Petrosini
Italy
Gorono Graftono
Graftono
Dynamite Kills Eight in Indian Creek Accident near Chillicothe
A labor gang unloading dynamite at Indian Creek near Chillicothe Ohio dropped a load and exploded several hundred pounds of the material. Eight men were killed including three whites and five Negroes. nine others were badly hurt. Dead whites named: Charles Buchanan Columbus Jonathan Floyd Pride C John Hayes Anton o C Indian Creek sees heavy activity as railroad work continues. the blast hurled bodies and sent debris in all directions.
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Indian Creek
Chillicothe
Charles Buchanan
Columbus
Jonathan Floyd
Pride
John Hayes
Anton O
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Gamden Estate Tax Payment Sparks West Virginia Debate
West Virginia records show the Gamden estate paid 642 500 in inheritance tax but a larger dispute looms over a 1 700 000 forfeiture claim. The case centers on alleged underreporting of property values to the assessor as part of the estate of former Senator Johnson W Gamden. Mrs Panny Friedman dies at 112 in New York after a life with no doctor visits. Born in Hungary on January 3 1794 she reportedly lived healthily to a grand age. Harvard President Eliot to be decorated by the Mikado with the Order of the Rising Sun.
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Virginia
West Virginia
United States
Johnson W. Gamden
Panny Friedman
New York
Hungary
Pittsburg Markets Report From Butter-lgin Prints to Grain
Pittsburg markets show butter and creamery products with varied quotations for butter fat tub lots and eggs. cattle supply at Herr's Island mixed with weights and prices from prime to common fat cows. Sheep and lamb receipts small with price spread. hog market firm with prime heavies and yorkers, Chicago grain closes near record highs but mixed, May wheat at 121 to 122 cents.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Herr’s Island
Chicago
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River Saloon
Eather Hickey
Ohio River
Wellsville
Good Citizens’ League
William Zoellers
East Liverpool
Ben Davidson
William Renoff
Frank Golase
Hamlin Barnes
Zoellers
Davidson
Barnes
Oslo
Judge Hole
Lisbon
East
Liverpool
Renoff
League
Geisse
Dr. Barnes
Baid Zoellers
Zellers
City Hall
Gamden
Bri
Eliot
Harvard Universia
Be Sapan
Pittsburg
Kleber
H. Kleber & Bro
Wood St
Pittsburgh
Patron’s Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Indiana
Farmers Bank Building
Syracuse
J. Ilr Orr
Indiana, Pa
Indiana Dye Works
Leving
Rowe
Phila
Oyer
D. M. Caldwell & Company
Hart Shaffner & Marx
You
Prince Albert
D. M1. Caldwell & Company
Appleby & Peterson
Vogel Brothers
R. W. Wehrle & Company
John F
Steving
Bell 'Phope
Vnion
Night Calle
Hell
Am. Valon
Phila, Bt
Fndiana
the Savings and Trust Company
J & Foresthe
Penn’a
G. E. Simpson
South Ninth Street
St. Paul
Minnesota
May
Ira A. Myers
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