Hanging of Black Jack Ketchum Ends With Decapitation
Clayton New Mexico April 26 A five foot six inch drop with a noose ended Black Jack Ketchum's life as the trap sprung at 1 pm The decapitation shocked spectators and deputies as the rope severed head and body The body and head were sewn together and interred at Clayton cemetery with Sheriff Salomie Garcia present
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Clayton
N. M
Denver News
Black Jack Ketchum
Salomie Garcia
J. C. Slack
Black Jack
E. J. Sipe
Las Animas
Colorado
Hf! Garcia
Harry Lewis
Father Dean
Trinidad
Vertiris Casadus
Garcia
H. J. Chambers
Denver
Secret Service
Ketchum
Witnesses introduced in Sam Strong damage suit
In the opening of the Strong case plaintiff witnesses testify. Sam Strong describes the day of the explosion from his yard near Mrs Henr’s boarding house and his escape with Miss Lewis to Colorado Springs. Nellie Lewis recalls Strong’s admission of intent to blow up the mine and the couple’s flight and Strong’s fear of further harm.
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Sam Strong
Deny Cole
Strong
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Nellie Lewis
Manitou
Lewis
Independence Mine
Railroad Grade War Begins in Utah
In Uvada Utah on April 26 twenty two heavy teams clashed with 150 Clark railroad men along the grade near the town. Harriman forces attacked early and a truce was set for 2 pm with both sides contacting Salt Lake authorities. By noon the duel paused as Clark men fortified two miles up with a barb wire trocha and preparations continued for fresh hostilities.
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Young
P. B. McKeon
Salt Lake
Virgil Kelly
Harriman
Black Jack Ketchum Confesses Innocence in 1897 Mail Robbery
In a letter to President McKinley written from Clayton New Mexico dated April 27 Tom Ketchum alias Black Jack says three men in Santa Fe penitentiary Leonard Albertson Walter Huffman and Bill Waterman are innocent of the Steen's Pass mail robbery while naming Atkins Cullen Carver Sam Ketchum Broncho Bill and himself as the true culprits and claims to have supplied evidence and witness names.
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N. M
McKinley
Tom Ketchum
Black Jack
Santa Fe Penitentiary
United States Mail
Steen’s Pass
Arizona
Leonard Albertson
Walter Huffman
Bill Waterman
Dave Atkins
Ed Cullen
Will Carver
Sam Ketchum
Broncho
Bill
Bills Approved by Governor Orman
Denver April 20 Governor Orman signed thirteen bills from the last General Assembly and two Senate memorials. A new four member Colorado industries exhibit commission is created with a chief salary of 2500 dollars and bonds of 10000 dollars for the treasurer.
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St. Louis
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Madden
Maxwell Land Grant
Senate Joint Memorial
Copp
Senat
Foreig
Lewis
Spain
Annear
Hallett
Board of Charities and Correction
Secretary of State
Whitford
H. N. Sales
Hill
Evans
Barela
Alleged Kidnapper Acquitted in Cudahy Case
James Callahan was found not guilty of any complicity in the kidnapping of Edward Cudahy Jr. in Omaha Nebraska. A judge voiced surprise at the verdict saying twelve intelligent men could not have agreed and discharged the jury without commendation of the court.
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Omaha
Neb
James Callahan
Edward Cudahy, Jr
No Timber Land Sales In Colorado After Appraisal
Denver April 28 After examining Colorado timber lands Appraiser A P Toombs of the land board announced that H B 250 by Mr Fall effectively bans timber land sales under any circumstances The bill prohibits selling timber land on watersheds and nearly all such land conserves the water supply.
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Colo
A. P. Toombs
Land Board
Fall
Toombs
German Millionaire Murdered by Cannibals Near New Britain
News from Sydney reports German millionaire Herr Mercke and his secretary Herr Caro were killed by island natives off New Britain near Papua. Caro’s body was eaten. Berlin says Emperor William ordered Captain Passchen to lead a punitive expedition from China to avenge the murder.
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Sydney
Herr Mercke
Herr Caro
New Britain
Papua
Berlin
William
Passchen
Han
China
Peach tree growers report successful winter covering in La Junta
Fruit growers in La Junta Colorado report success with laying down peach cords and covering fruit buds during winter. The trees have been uncovered to reveal heavy blossoms and the outlook says a large crop is sure to follow.
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la Junta
Colo
Denver News Special
Arbitration Drives Chicago Building Trades League Formation
Chicago April 29 arbitration of all disputes and opposition to sympathy strikes underpin a new central labor body named the Chicago Building Trades League organized last night. The group is backed by fifteen of eighteen strong trades in building, representing about 15,000 workers.
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Chicago
Chicago Building Trades League
Montana Co-operative Ranch Company
Montanat
Sweet Grass Hills
United States
Sh Srs
Inter
Montana
Great Falls
Gas Trust to Cut Lighting Costs Through New Coal Method
The Chronicle reports Dr Ludwig Mond has found a way to produce illuminating gas coal at two pence per 1 000 feet. The breakthrough is expected to cheapen electric power and impact open hearth steel production.
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Gas Trust
London
the Chronicle
Ludwig Mond
Smallpox in Ohio tops nation with 1,666 cases
The clipping notes Ohio reports the largest smallpox total last year at 1,666, surpassing Tennessee with 1,303 and Minnesota at 975. It also includes unrelated ads and brief quotations about medicine, travel, and everyday items from the era.
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