Four Men Executed by Electric Chair in Sing Sing
In Sing Sing prison the four condemned men James J. Slocum Joseph Wood Harris A Smiler and Shikok Jugigo were executed by electric chair with the switch turned on twice in each case. All died on first contact with the current according to attending doctors and witnesses.
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Sina Sina
N. Y
James J. Slocum
Joseph Wood
Harris A. Smiler
Shikok Jugigo
Slocum
Kemmler
Auburn
Sing Bing
Kemmmler
Decmare
Sine Sina
Hogan
Partridge
Baxter
Edgerton
Jugigo
Smiler
Southwick
Daniels
West
Barber
Davis
McDonald
Kemmier
Dr. McDonald
Executions by Electrocution Face Lengthy Appeals
The article details multiple electrocution cases with failures and stays, noting apparent muscle reflexes during attempts. It names Harris A. Smiler, James J. Slocum, Joseph Wood, and Shibuya Jugigo, all facing executiondates in 1889 and reports Westinghouse dynamos opposed for capital punishment.
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Harris A. Smiler
Maggie Drainey
New York City
James J. Slocum
Cherry Street
New York
Joseph Wood
Carlo Ruiii
Shibuya Jugigo
Mura Commi
Westinghouse
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Testimony of witnesses on electrocutions deemed successes
Witnesses interviewed by United Press after execution say all four electrocutions were painless and flawless. They report none resisted and describe the process as calm, with first contact death and instant, painless outcomes. Officials and observers affirm success and secrecy.
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Sing@ Sina
N. Y
United Press
Kemmler
Auburn
Alphonso D. Rockwell
Rockwell
New York
E. A. Brown
State Prison
Dr. Law
Tombs
Uison
Dallon Press
George Edgar Oliver
Albany
Army to institute two daily roll calls and special cases
Washington July 17 By direction of the secretary of war regulations on army roll calls are amended to provide two daily calls at reveille and retreat with officers authorized to order additional calls in special cases. The call to quarters is set for fifteen minutes before 11 p m The change follows the Walla Walla affair and aims to reduce absenteeism significantly.
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Walla Walla
Drowned Captain Dies Saving Wife and Child
A schooner wreck north of Port Washington led to the drowning of Captain Johnson while he tried to rouse his wife and child. The crew of three sailors was rescued by a tug after the Silver Cloud capsized. The wreck was beached two miles north of the area. Fire in the South Homestake Mine trapped miners, with several suffocating by gas. all but a few were saved.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Journal
Port Washington
Johnson
Silver Cloud
Baileys Harbor
Here
Fort Morgan
Colo
Hanna J. Epson
Louis
Little Beaver Creek
Yellow Fever in Georgia
Yellow fever alarms Brunswick Ga with two confirmed cases and officials secrecy. Residents flee the town in crowds, moving families and valuables to avoid a possible outbreak amid heightened tensions and concern.
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Georgia
Workmen suffocated in burning South Homestake mine
A fire at the South Homestake mine near Santa Fe New Mexico reported at 5 30 am Wednesday left several workers overcome by gas and body recovery found two men dead in the drift by Friday dawn. Other items note an unidentified man killed near Trempealeau Wisconsin a mother and son drowned near Fort Morgan Colorado seventeen sailors missing after a Dover fog collision a diamond thief arrested in New York lobster factory closures in Newfoundland and Samoa naval movements with Iroquois and Charleston deployments.
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South Homestake
Santa Fe
N. M
White Oakes
New York
William Duncan
E. Valdes
Lewesohn & Co
Maiden Lane
Astor House
Duncan
St. Louis
Dallas jury convicts man in rape case with death sentence
Dallas county jury returns a first time in over ten years verdict of guilty for A Lafayette Rodgers in the rape of 9 year old Rhoda May Dexter and sentences him to death. Farrouay Colorado reports Fyffe is sentenced to thirty years for killing A C Rorbner on April 24.
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Iape
Dallas
Tex
A. Lafayette Rodgers
Rhoda May Dexter
Farrouay
Colo
E. O. Fyffe
A. C. Rorbner
Nickel Shipments Signal Nickel Market in Sunbury Ontario
The Canada Copper company ships 240 car loads of nickel matte to the United States worth about 1.5 million dollars. Freight to the Canadian Pacific railroad exceeds 25 thousand dollars, underscoring the shipment’s significance. The sale supports the U S government Carnegie Phipps Co Harvey process nickel steel contract and promises Sunbury district prosperity amid expanding companies and new furnaces.
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SunpBeury
Ont
Canada Copper Company
United States
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Harvey
Sunbury
Chicago Nickel Company
Vivians
Inland Sea Rising in Death Valley Mystery
Water in the Colorado desert rises steadily as engineers of the Southern Pacific explore the new inland sea in Death Valley. They theorize Gulf of California sources feed the lake, potentially imperiling the railroad tracks if the surge continues.
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Death's Valley
Salton
Cal
Colorado
Death’s Valley
Southern Pacific Railroad
Gulf of California
Southern Pacific
Senor Romero dismisses sensational Mexico revolt telegram
Washington dispatch reports Mexico ripe for revolt against Diaz. Senor Romero, the Mexican minister, calls the telegram wholly sensational and entirely untrue. He rebukes the claim as unfounded and misleading.
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Washington
Daly
Senor Romero
San Francisco
Mexico
Diaz
Beamish Evening Blaze Destroys Prison Walls and Sinks Steamboat
A disaster at Baton Rouge leaves many injured and convicts killed as a steamboat the Smoky City breaks apart and walls collapse. Rescue squads remove the wounded and dead, while nearby areas suffer extensive damage. A church camp meeting and sacraments are announced for July 12 with sermons and invitations extended to all. Beulah Township thanks local contributors for Fourth of July help and a hail storm devastates a stretch near Chamby, affecting 300 acres of wheat.
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Louinlang Co
Republcan
St. Paul
Minn
Baton Rouge
SeVergl Tcat
Deditent
Rouge
Jay School
Grove
Bradley
Burroughs Mitchell
Buckien's Arnica Salve for Cuts and Skin Erup tions
Buckien's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25e per box for sale by S. Seallin.
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Seallin
Ladies Have Trye Mother’s Friend Says Mothers Recommend It
A Greenville Alabama pharmacist notes many female customers have used Mother’s Friend and would not be without it. He says it is highly recommended to all about to become mothers and cites endorsements from Dr Wy Bradfield and others in Atlanta as well as H Scullin and L O Gale as druggists.
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Blair
Washinaton
Wharton
United States
China
FR. A. Payne
Kuggist
Greenville
Ala
Bradfield
Atlanta
Hys
H. Scullin
L. O. Gale
Remarkable Facts On Cure Of Heart Disease
Claims heart disease is often curable with Dr Miles New Heart Cure and Ely s Cream Balm. Cites Elmira Hatch and Mary L Baker cured after years. Drugstore endorsement from Linburger of San Jose Ill. Lew Logan reports renewed health after 30 years. Testimonials include William H Hamilton praising Ely s Cream Balm for influenza and catarrh relief enabling opera singing.
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Elmira Hatch
Elkhart
Ind
Mary L. Baker
Ovid
Mich
C. Linburger
San Jose
Ill
Miles
Lew Logan
Buchannan
S. H. Scallin
Ely
Wm. H. Hamilton
C. D. Hess Grand Opera Co
Framed fragment hints at trial to admit friend into discussion
A fragmented OCR snippet suggests a trial or hearing involving a friend or associate. Details are unclear, with names, dates, or precise charges not readable. The readable bits point to a legal proceeding or discussion about a personal relation within a court context.
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Princess of Wales
Schoener
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la Crosse
Burlington
Trempealeau
Sventeen
Dover
Kinloch
Dunholme
Middlesborough
Rio Janiero
St. Joans
N. F
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Navy Department
Samoa
Malietoa
Mataafe
Honolulu
Apia
Canada
Inland Sea
Hannibal Hamlin
Paneras
Bangor
Hamlin
H. H. Beal
Unitarian Church
Nxt
Loyal Legion of the State
Washington, D. C
Santiago de Cuba
State Department
Mole St. Nicholas
Port Au Prince
Puerto, Plata
San Domingo
Northwestern
Minnesota
M. L. Edwards
Esteville
Benton County
U. C. Tower
New Duluth
A. P. Bloomgren
Spring Vale
Isanti County
Montana
W. A. Clark
South Butte
Silver Bow
Charles Krauth
Hebron
Morton County
N. D
Frederick Dickson Mueller
Nettleton
S. C. Osborn
Henry Metz
Palo
Philadelphia
E. R. Priestly
Lawrence Street
Furbush & Co
Dubuque
New Albion
Todd
Owatonna
J. C. Ogle
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jackson Grove
Beulah Township
Miss Spink
Miss Platts
J. M. Smith
Geo. A. Silhy
Chambylain
Nort
Dr. Pierce
Buckien
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