Defiant Anarchists Hanged In Cook County Jail
Four men Adolph Fischer Albert Parsons George Engel and Louis Lingg were hanged for the Haymarket murder after a yearlong trial. The executions occurred at 11:59 as they faced the noose with defiance. Parsons reportedly spoke despite his strangled last words. The tragedy highlighted the era’s intense anti anarchist sentiment and public grief.
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Louis Lingg
Matthias J. Dagan
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Georgy Engel
Louis Linge
Paul Tentiary
Bantue Fielden
Michael Schwab
August Spies
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Schwab
Samuel Fielden
Tony
Bichakov
Oateny
Guvernor
The Last Gallows Steps For Eight Executed Men
The narrative describes the execution sequence of eight condemned men led by Spies, Fischer, and Engel. Clergy and sheriff figures present as the prisoners, including Parsons, are dressed, bound, and led to the gallows. Messages are exchanged, final goodbyes spoken, and the procession to death proceeds in orderly file with a somber crowd observing.
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Fischer
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The Four Anarchists Hanged in Graf Spee Trial
A detailed account describes the execution of Anges Spies, Rudolf Fischer, George Engel, and Parson after a court-martial. It recounts the procession, the white robes, the drop, and the final moments, including the reactions of the crowd and officials as the four men faced the gallows and death.
Guarded Jail as Anarchy Probe Stirs City
Nov 12 Chicago witnesses a heavy armed police presence around the jail after a guard line was enlarged and streets fenced off. Officers on Clark and Michigan, with riot rifles, baton and revolver carry, patrolled from Clark to Pearborn as hundreds of troops and detectives maintained tight security during and after the execution amid anarchist disturbance chatter.
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Sparks Walks the Plank Resigns from General Land Office
Sparks, Commissioner of the General Land Office, tendered his resignation to the president on Tuesday afternoon. A letter accompanies the resignation stating that he was advised by the secretary of the interior that a change was needed, and he references a decision in the Omaha land case.
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Hawley Marries Edith Homer in Philadelphia Church
United States Senator Joseph Br. Hawley of Connecticut married Edith Homer at St Clem ents Protestant Educas church in Philadelphia. The ceremony noon Tuesday was conducted by Rev BW Maturin D D. The couple tied the knot amid a city church setting with hospital ties noted.
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Joseph BR. Hawley
Connecticut
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Eudacops Church
Edith Homer
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Philalglphia Hospital
Maturin
Red Reverence as Twenty Thousand Mourn in Solema
Five high priests of anarchy laid to rest amid outpouring of grief in Caicano. Thousands line sidewalks and windows as flowers and banners mark the funeral for Spica Parsons Engel Fischer Siegg and others. The crowd fills streets and the hearse passes under arches of blooms as bands play solemn hymns.
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Parsons
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Fischer
Siegg
Chicago
United States
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August Spies Funeral Procession Across Chicago
A grand funeral march for August Spies moves from Fischer's house to Aurora Turn Verein hall then to Waldheim cemetery. The cortege includes the Aurora Turn Verein, unions, and diverse German groups. women in mourning carry the caskets as crowds line streets. The ceremony culminates with the Haymarket memorial and Fielden and Schwab’s transfer to Joliet prison, asserting innocence regarding the bomb.
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Spica
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Chicago
Altenheim
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Haymarket
Relief for driven-well owners in patent ruling
Nov. 15. A state supreme court ruling, based on record in case involving George Hovey and Gruen, declared a driven-well patent invalid due to prior use by others over two years before application. Court affirmed circuit court decree in favor of Hovey. Also reports prices and market notes on wheat, corn, pork, lard, and livestock at local exchanges and stock yards.
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