Electrocution of Luigi Storti at Charlestown Prison
Boston reports the first Massachusetts electric chair execution. Luigi Storti, 26, was strapped in at 12:30 AM after years of legal proceedings, appeals, and clemency efforts tied to the murder of Michele Calucci. Witnesses and medical examiners deemed the process successful.
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Boston
Luigi Storti
Charlestown
Massachusetts
Storti
Michele Calucci
Jesus
Mary
Mother of God
Joseph
Ubaldus
Father Abalcus
Warden Bridges
Vincenzo Buccille
Hudson
Mass
Buccilli
Bond and
Lawton
Suffolk County Superior Court
Italian immigrant Calucci doomed for first US prison death
The story recounts Calucci’s scheme against Storti in Castelfranci and Boston. Salvatore’s letters and a family feud led to the father’s death by shock, a fight, and Calucci’s conviction. Storti was sentenced to die, the first execution under the new prison death protocol.
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Castelfranci
Storti
Calucci
Salvatore
America
Luigi
Caluccci
Pennsylvania
Boston
Italy
Worth family fights over Dr Worths mill estate in N C
Heirs of Dr J M Worth of Randolph County contest property stakes in a major dispute. U S district judge James E Boyd appoints Dr John H McAden of Charlotte and W H Ragan of High Point as receivers for Worth Manufacturing Co, which operates mills at Worthville Central Falls and Randleman. Company shows 125000 debt due within 90 days and a 33000 loss last year with a current 30000 monthly loss. Case hinges on non residents bringing it to federal court.
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Charlotte
N. C
J. M. Worth
Randolph County
James E. Boyd
United States District Court
John H. McAden
W. H. Ragan
Ifigh Point
Worth Manufacturing Company
Worthville
Central Falls
Randleman
Boyd
Worth Company
Dr. Worth
Bingham
McKee
Ferri Refuses to Retract Remarks in Naples Debate
In Rome the Chamber of Deputies censured Signor Ferri for remarks claiming criminality in northern Italy and honesty in the south during a Naples debate. He refused to withdraw, the chamber adjourned amid disorder, and the session was suspended with a committee ordered to enforce orders.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Ferri
Naples
Italy
Ferri
Butler's Condition In Six Day Bicycle Race
New York report on the six day bicycle race notes Butler suffering from a Friday fall and riding in a semi dazed state on Saturday. Archie McEachern and Nat Butler are reported in poor condition while McFachern and Walthour show varied states? Walthour is said to be in fine condition.
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New York
Nat’ Butler
Boston
Archie’ McEachern
Canada
Butler
McFachern
Walthour
Wood alcohol drink blamed for deaths in Beverly
Reports indicate the deadly mixture called splits was made from equal parts wood alcohol and water. A man states six pints were consumed after buying the fluid at a drug store, with the product reportedly sold in drug stores and grocers nationwide.
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Beverly
Dream Balm restores hearing and speech says Granger teacher
L G Brown of Granger Ohio reports two years of using Dream Balm by Ely Bros. improved his hearing and clarified his speech. He identifies as a local teacher and notes trial and full sizes, with mail order available from 56 Warren Street New York.
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Ely Bros
L. G. Brown
Granger
Warren Street
New York
Charity Ticket Offer Rejected by Society Men
Society men complain of the rarity of Christian charity as an offer of five dollars for a vaudeville ticket for charity is refused.
Governor William Gregory Dies in Wickford Rhode Island
Rhode Island governor William Gregory died at 3 15 pm at his Wickford home from acute Brights disease after a two month illness. He was the states first in-office death in 150 years and Lieut. Gov. Charles Dean Kimball will serve as acting governor. Gregory rose from loom fixer to mill owner and banker, born 1849 in Astoria New Jersey. He leaves wife Harriet Vaughan and two children Albert Winsor and Mary Louise. The funeral will be at St Pauls church Wickford with a state funeral planned at the State House. Flags will be half mast for days. mourning observed by militia and state officials.
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C. W. Rowley
Storti
Sughrue
McLaughlin
Gambali
Calucci
Caluccei
Buccilli
Castelfranci
Italy
Stort
Massachusetts General Hospital
Calucei
Charles Street
Supreme Court
State House
Crane
Ubaldes
St. Leonard’s Catholic Church
America
The
Boston Traveller
Boston
Wickford
R. L
William Gregory
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Bright
State Capitol
Gregory
Charles Dean Kimball
Providence
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
District Courts
General Assembly
Sackett
Militia
National Bank
Gov. Gregory
Astoria
S. J
Westerly
Harriet Vaughan
Albert Winsor
Mary Louise
Slade Woolen Mfg. Co
Ansonia
Board of State Charities and Corrections
Wickford National Bank
Union Trust Company of Providence
R. S. Safe Deposit Company
Bridges Destroyed by Flood Near Noblesboro Hinck ley Trenton Falls
Destruction reported along the river with four costly railroad bridges and seven major highway bridges wiped out. One mill was washed downstream and torn apart while two more mills suffered serious damage.
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Noblesboro
Hinckley
Trenton Falls
Storm causes great damage in New York state
Malone New York December 16 The Saturday storm did more damage than earlier estimates. Adirondack division washouts totaled 34 and a wreck train en route to Fulton Chain was stalled beyond White Lake. Widespread financial losses occurred in all low lying districts.
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Malone
N. Y
Adirondack
New York Central
Fulton Chain
White Lake
Flood Waters Recede. Onondaga Creek Damages Tallied
Syracuse reports Onondaga Creek waters receded with little standing water beyond the lowlands. Total damage from the flood is estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Onondaga Creek
Low appoints new water, bridges and civil service heads
New York mayor elect Low announces additions to his cabinet with J Hampden Dougherty as water commissioner Gustav Lindenthal as bridges commissioner Willis L Ogden as civil service board chair Alexander T Mason Cornelius Vanderbilt William A Perrine, and W P Dykeman Theodore M Banta Nelson Spencer as Democrats. He cites Dougherty as a reformer with Brooklyn water aims and stresses continuity and nonpartisan civil service aims.
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New York
Low
J. Hampden Dougherty
Gustav Lindenthal
Municipal Civil Service Board
Willis L. Ogden
Alexander T. Mason
Cornelius Vanderbilt
William A. Perrine
W. P. Dykeman
Theodore M. Banta
Nelson
Spencer
Mr. Dougherty
Brooklyn
Merchants’ Association of New York
Board of Civil Service Commissioners
Commission
Shepard
Civil Service Commission
Lindenthal
Herman Ridder
Platt
Republican
Floods Ravage Colebrook as Rivers Overflow
The Mohawk and Connecticut rivers freshet yesterday brought record floods to Colebrook New Hampshire. Meadows flooded highways impassable and the Factory Village dam washed away. Maine Central railroad suffered washouts but trains expected to resume by afternoon. Citizens worked to avert property loss with limited personal damage reported.
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Colebrook
N. H
Mohawk
Connecticut
Factory Village
Maine Central Railroad
Iit
Heaviest Delaware freshet floods Bordentown area
The Delaware river there is at flood levels with docks and piers near the Delaware and Raritan canal submerged. The Pennsylvania railroad tracks between Bordentown and Trenton are three miles underwater and trains are delayed.
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Bordentown
N.—J
Delaware River
Delaware and Raritan Canal
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trenton
Eastbound Central train resumes service after washouts
Itica New York reports the first eastbound New York Central train since midnight Saturday at 10 20 this morning. Six washouts lie between Itica and Rome and one between Rome and Oneida. One track has been repaired and freight trains will not run before tomorrow.
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Itica
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Rome
Oneida
Bridges Gone in West Canada Creek Flood
Utica New York December 16 The flood damage in the West Canada Creek valley is expected to reach about half a million dollars Estimates indicate 75000 to 100000 logs were carried away or destroyed by the rising waters.
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Utica
N. Y
Canada Creek
Injunction Bars Spalding From National League Presidency
New York December 16 Andrew Freedman won an injunction in Supreme Court to stop Spalding from assuming the National League presidency and to prevent interference with the National League’s business. Freedman represents the New York Boston Cincinnati and St Louis clubs. He aims to have Spalding’s election declared illegal and vows to pursue rights in court. Spalding had just declared himself president and was leaving the hotel meeting.
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New York
Andrew Freedman
Supreme Court
G. Spalding
National Base Ball League
National League
Freedman
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Fifth Avenue
Freedom
Spalding
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburg
Mr. Spalding
Colombians move forces along coast as Liberals retreat
At Colon Panama a gunboat and Gen Pinzon carry troops and supplies toward Agua Dule and Cockle to curb Liberal bands. Porras and Lorenzo retreat toward La Negrita with Liberal forces dwindling. Colombia eyes possible Chile Argentina war as Panama discusses regional alignments.
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Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Panama
Agua Dule
Porras
Lorenzo
la Negrita
Pinzon
Cockle
Atlantic
Costa Rica
Presidente Pinto
Argentina
Chile
Zepher Co Christmas Stock Opened in Lowell Junction
A Caring Act. Inspect before purchasing elsewhere, the Christmas stock of the Zepher Co. never attempted before in Lowell at the junction of Central and Middlesex streets.
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Zepher Co
Lowell
Central
Middlesex Streets
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Ratified by Senate Vote
The Senate ratified the Hay-Pauncefote treaty by 72 to 6 after five hours of closed debate. Key speakers included Teller against the measure and Clay Mason and Bacon for it with amendments debated and defeated. The final vote followed quick approval of amendments and a formal ratification, with many senators paired or absent.
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Washington
Senate
Clay
Fairbanks
McCumber
McLaurin
Mississippi
Culberson
Mallory
Mason
Tillman
Bacon
Bate
United States
Great Britain
Yeas
Aldrich
Allison
Bard
Berry
Beveridge
Burnham
Burrows
Burton
Carmack
Clapp
Clark
Montana
Wyoming
Cockrell
Cullom
Deboe
Dietrich
Dillingham
Dolliver
Dubois
Foraker
Foster
Frye
Jallinger
Gamble
Gibson
Hale
Wansborough
Harris
Hawley
Heitfeld
Hoar
Jones
Ark
Kean
Kearns
Kitredge
Long
McComas
McEnery
Miss
McMillan
Martin
Millard
Mitchell
Money
Morgan
Nelson
Penrose
Perkins
Pettus
Platt
N. Y
Pritchard
Proctor
Quarles
Scott
Simmons
Simon
Spooner
Stewart
Taliaferro
Turner
West
Warren
Wellington
Wetmore
Blackburn
Teller
Bailey
Depew
Ekins
Rawlins
Hanna
Sewell
Daniel
Patterson
Quay
Knox Nomination Confirmed as Attorney General
The Senate adjourned after confirming Philander C. Knox as attorney general of the United States. The vote followed debate on the nomination triggered by the disposition of the treaty.
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Washington
Senate
Philander C. Knox
United States
Boston Mayor-Elect Collins To Visit Princeton
Gen Patrick A Collins Boston’s mayor elect leaves for Princeton to see former President Cleveland. He visits his sisters in Manhattan and Brooklyn. At the Hoffman house he vows to give Boston the best administration and notes the 118,000 majority as a sure prize, joking about predicting his own sanity.
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New York
Patrick A. Collins
Boston
Princeton
Cleveland
Collins
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Hoffman House
A Sensible Present Manicure Set at Carleton Hovey’s
Carleton and Hovey 226 Merrimack Street offer manicure sets as practical gifts for ladies. These sets are of high quality steel, built for use and appearance, available in satin or leather lined cases from 1.59 to 7.50 dollars.
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Carleton & Hovey's
Merrimack Street
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