Three Van Wormer Brothers Executed at Clinton Prison
Willis Frederick and Burton Van Wormer were executed in Clinton Prison, N Y, for murder. The three brothers died within minutes of each other after rapid electrocutions begun at 11:34, with Father Belanger offering prayers and precautions taken to muffle sound.
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Dannemora
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Govwnor Odell
Willis
Frederick
Burton van Wormer
Clinton
Peter A. Hallenbeck
Greendale
Columbia County
Christas
Father Belanger
Willis van Wormer
Burton
Charbonneau
van Wormers
Cummons
Father Charbonneau
Fred
Allen Mooney
Mooney
Triple Execution Follows Vicious Family Crime in 1902
Harvey Bruce testified that Burton Frederick and Willis Van Wormer boasted of shooting their uncle during the Greendale mortgage dispute. The three brothers were condemned after a lengthy legal fight, with Governor Odell twice delaying their hangings and the public urged against the morbid spectacle.
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Supreme Court
Odell
Alden Chester
Albany
Harvey Bruce
van Wormer Brothers
Greendale
Kinderhook
Court of Appeals
O’brien
Higher Court
Hallenbeck
van Wormers
Cady
van Wormer
Van Wormer Brothers Convicted in Uncle Killing Tragedy
The Van Wormer brothers and cousin mobbed into Greendale in 1901 to rob robes from farmers, then shot Peter A Hallenbeck and his wife’s family. After a brutal assault, Hallenbeck died and Bruce testified, leading to three brothers' convictions at Clin ton prison in the electric chair.
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Wormer
Harvey Bruce
Kinderhook
Greendale
Columbia County
Peter A. Hallenbeck
van Wormers
Hallenbeck
Mr. Hallenbeck
Burton van Wormer
Mr. Halle
Belfast man Edward Keegan Plunges Into New Orleans River
Edward Keegan of Belfast Ireland, president of a millionaire concerns, unable to borrow money, plunged into the Mississippi River. His body was recovered and buried in the potters field. Remains to be exhumed and shipped to Belfast.
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New Orleans
Millionaire Corporation
Edward Keegan
Belfast
Ireland
Mississippi
Keegan
San Francisco
Mexico
Potters’ Field
Tragedy in Union City as axle breaks on freight car
One man killed one fatally injured five others with broken bones and serious injuries when an axle failed on a Big Four freight lumber car. All injured were tramps and their names are not known.
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Union City
Ind
Cathedral fund tied up in mining stocks loss
Denver reports Father Callahan, pastor in charge of cathedral finances, is short about twenty thousand dollars. The cathedral fund totaling fifty two thousand dollars is invested in mining stocks with at least half lost. No claim he profited personally, authorities believe he aimed to bolster funds before shifting to full investment.
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Denver
Father Callahan
Dynamite Wrecks Northern Pacific Track Near Elliston
Dynamiters placed one or two sticks on the rail at Sampson Siding four miles east of Elliston Montana and exploded them as a westbound freight engine passed. The blast caused heavy track damage and disrupted service. Local authorities investigated the incident and searched for leads.
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Elliston
Mont
Northern Pacific
Sampson Siding
German horse stock warned for regeneration pace
Berlin reports Count von Lehndorff, the Prussian master of the horse, says climate and food make German horses inferior to English and French stock, delaying regeneration by importing stallions. Much horse feed in Germany now comes from America.
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Berlin
Count von Lehndorff
William
Germany
America
Instructive War Maneuvers Near West Point Ky
Camp Young at West Point Kentucky hosts the second peace time war maneuvers since the Civil War with about 14 000 troops. Regulars from the Lakes department arrive and militia from Indiana Illinois Michigan Kentucky Ohio and Wisconsin join as infantry and light artillery to practice maneuvers.
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Camp Young
West Point
Department of the Lakes
Fort Riley
Kan
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Kentucky
Ohio
Wisconsin
Balkans Hope War Averts Through Spring Prep Suspensions
Official Balkan reports indicate war may be delayed until spring. Bulgaria's revolutionary committee signals suspension of preparations if hostilities do not resume within two weeks. Envoy Natchevics will push for a Bulgarian majority and presidency on the mixed commission overseeing Macedonian affairs.
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Paris
Balkans
Bulgarian Revolutionary Committee
Serafoff
M. Natchevics
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Turkey
Mixed Commission
Guidi Mission Fails in Philippine Land Negotiations
Rome dispatch says Pius X called off talks on friars land sale and monk removal after Mgr Guidi refused the American price. Guidi recalled to Rome to await European assignment as Vatican shifts to direct Rome Washington handling or a special Holy See representative.
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New York
Philippine Islands
Vatican
United States
Pius X
Rome
Mgr. Guidi
Manila
Pontifical Secretary of State
Washington
Holy See
Japan Considered to Send Two Regiments to Korea
Paris reports reliable information that Japan plans to deploy two infantry regiments to Korea. The move is viewed as a major factor affecting Russo Japanese relations and increasing war crisis risk as Russia pushes for Manchuria evacuation. China’s reluctance to sign terms suggests evacuation may be blocked.
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Paris
Japan
Korea
Russia
Manchuria
China
Collapse From Weakness Hits Sir Michael Herbert Relative
London reports from Davos Platz say Sir Michael Herbert suddenly collapsed from weakness after improving from a lung hemorrhage. The Earl of Pembroke, his wife and Lady Pembroke were present. Funeral planned for Wilton, likely Oct 6. Ambassador Choate conveyed Roosevelt and Hay’s sorrow.
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London
Earl of Pembroke
United States
Sir Michael Herbert
Davos Platz
Switzerland
Associated Press
Michael
Lady Pembroke
Wilton
Choate
Washington
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Hay
Robber Fatally Wounded in Chicago Hold-Up
Four robbers attempted a hold up in Chicago on October 1. Theodore Ray, a private citizen, shot and fatally wounded one of the robbers after they confronted him. Ray fired his revolver and drove off the attackers.
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Chicago
Theodore Ray
Ray
Troops arrest Daily Record staff in Victor Colorado
A cavalry and infantry detachment surrounded the Daily Record office, arresting proprietor George Rayner and staff W S Langdon Charles Langdon linotype operator W A Sweet and foreman H J Richardson. They were taken to Camp Goldfield and later placed in the guardhouse as libel coercion and intimidation charges were prepared.
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Camp Goldfield
General Chase
Thomas Scanlon
Victor
Chase
Miners’ Union
Western Federation of Miners
Iron and Bridge Workers Vote to Affiliate with AFL
The International Association of Structural Iron and Bridge Workers, meeting in Kansas City, voted unanimously to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor. The secretary was instructed to seek a charter immediately. The convention postponed conflicts over internal fights and backed a bid to press railroads to pay standard wages or rely on fair contractors.
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Kansas City
International Association of Structural Iron and Bridge Workers
American Federation of Labor
Iron and Bridge Workers’ Association
New York City
Buchanan
Minneapolis
Denver
Salt Lake City
Des Moines
Peaceful settlement expected at Chicago stock yards
Representatives of the packing trades unions and the packers held a conference at the stock yards to settle the threatened trouble. At the close officials announced no definite decision but a peaceful settlement was expected.
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Chicago
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Palmer
Meltons
Cory
McAdam
Clin
ITALK
UTES
Wells
Burton van
van Wormer Boys
Bruce
Rich Irish Corporation
Harrass Turks
Guidi
Herbert
Solorado
the Military
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