Gillette Confesses Murder of Grace Brown at Auburn
Chester R. Gillette, executed in Auburn prison, confessed to murdering factory girl Grace Brown at Lake Moone after she betrayed him. The confession, shared with Rev. Malravey and Chaplain Herrick, affirmed no legal error in the electrocution, and Gillette spoke of seeking God as he faced death. His family waited in silence at Salvation Army headquarters as two clergymen stayed with him through the night.
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Frick's Assailant Held on Suspicion
New York report says Alexander, once jailed for attempting to kill H C Weick and a noted anarchist, was arrested as a suspicious character after bomb throwing in Union Square. A card from the Anarchists Federated Union with Berkman's signature was found in Silverstein's pocket. Detectives matched the signature to his name. Six arrests tied to the Bellevue Hospital victim's case. Silverstein’s condition is serious. he may be blind and crippled. Berkman and Goldman deny responsibility for the act.
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America
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Specton
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Emperor withdraws objection in Hill envoy episode
Berlin reports the German government ordered Ambassador Sternburg to clarify to Washington that Kaleer never objected to Dr Hill and that the emperor recalls disapproval expressions sent to President Roosevelt. The Berlin embassy will welcome Dr Hill as American ambassador, with Tower regarded as loyal and proper in conduct.
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Germin
Sternburg
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State Department
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Maron
Willian
Hoonevelt
Wayid Jayne
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Charlemgane
Tower
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Emperor's Wishes Routed Through German Officials
A distorted report describes AK Boon as a declaration of the emperor's wishes received by the secretary for toraken aftirs. Von Schoen and Ambassador Tower held a lengthy talk at the foreign office. Von Schoen then cabled the statement to the German ambassador in Washington, with Tower briefing the State Department. Berlin expects De Hin to receive a cordial welcome if he visits, seen as a gesture of friendship from the emperor and government.
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Thirtiy Shots Fired Feud Battle Kills Two Men
A feud between Osbert Mitchell and Wilburn Osborn factions in Whitesburg Kentucky Sunday morning left two men dead and another seriously wounded after about thirty shots were fired. The dead are Mitchell Jr and Wilburn Osborn. One Osborn faction member was gravely wounded and brought home for burial. Nearby, Mrs Kian Trani Hill a longtime temperance worker and society officer died at her Somerville residence, aged 48. Additional brief items note a Well Known Woman Dies in Berea and economic news from Plainfield Connecticut reporting a ten percent wage cut for several local cotton mills affecting about 2,500 workers.
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Kian ‘Trani Hill
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Society of King’s Daughters
Somerville
Mistaken Identity Shocks Cleveland Death Story
Cleveland March 1 A travel ing found dead with Mrs Kathryn mmn on witow in her department at Sondiaky. The man claimed to be husband of Sie tau By Mendensing of Toledo whose husband has been missing. Toledo man arrived today with wife and inspectors to the court, leading to confusion over the deceased's true identity.
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Glendennt
Chevelind
Kathryn Mmn
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Sondiaky
Mendensing
Toledo
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Tie Corti
Fresh Conspiracy Revealed in Port Au Prince Arrests
Reports from Port au Prince detail a fresh conspiracy case led by CHP leader and General Lartany. A key conspirator, a cavalry former official, was arrested March 14, alongside four others on March 24, as authorities traced a plot to intercept and influence officials.
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Mme Heen
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Herence
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Speaker at Moans Hall Delivers Humble Rhetoric on Wealth
Attendees at Moans Hall in Thin City last night reported that Mr. Hogan avoided politics during his speech. He stressed there are greater things than wealth and that a man who lives for wealth alone cannot be happy, while declining to discuss his position with newspaper men.
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Thin City
Hrgan
Ridgely Reopens National Bank as President
Katisde City Missouri March 20 The reorganized National Bank of Commerce reopened this morning after financial stringency with former controller Ridgely as president.
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Katisde City
National Bank of Commer
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Muzzle Blows Off in Washington Shipyard Report
A garbled late report from March 1 describes a gun accident aboard a Missouri-bound vessel near Washington. No injuries were confirmed as details from Adina Cleveland and local police remain unclear. A separate tax dispute arises in Cleveland over poll tax applicability and double taxation for Brecksville farmers.
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A partial OCR fragment mentions Kevanavillé, Mid. Mayer st William Joanin Milvan arriving from Oinefimatl late Sunday afternoon and an unspecified adaptation or reaction. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or outcomes.
Double Tragedy Ends Secret Love Affair
In Cleveland on March 30, a married man and a teacher were found dead in a Cedar Heights woods. Lena Zeichmann, 41, a Mayflower School teacher, and Carl Bernthaler, a mute teacher, apparently shot themselves or were killed by a third party. The missing revolver leaves open the possibility of homicide. The dead woman's husband searched for his wife and learned of the affair through outsiders. The couple had met secretly for at least six months.
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Mare
Cedar Heights
Harry McNeil
Mayflower School
Carl Bernthaler
Zeichmann
Seventy-One Dead In Hanna Mine Explosion
Hanna Wis May 20 Hope faded for saving the seventy-one men trapped in the Hanna coal mine after an explosion and a second blast. Rescue crews withdrew as flames surged from the tenth level while five bodies were recovered earlier.
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Bandits murder express messenger on westbound train
Newton Kansas March 30 A Malley of Kansas City an express messenger for Weiss Fargo was murdered by two robbers early Sunday on a westbound Santa Fe train between Florence and Newton. The robber duo looted safes, took over 1000 dollars and jewelry, and escaped after throwing away way bills. Bailey's body was found in the car, head crushed, blood in the car. Investigators believe the murder occurred while the messenger slept, possibly due to an inside connection. A $1000 reward offered. about twenty arrests reported, nine released on bond.
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Weiss-Fargo Company
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Topeka & Santa Fe
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Ken
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Tiwan
Bailey
Strong City
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Aleap
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Baby Near Burned to Death in House Fire
A measly fragment reports a baby nearly dying in a fire at a home in Chiliicothe Metoppin'a area. The infant was removed from the flames and reached a doorway before responders or neighbors intervened. Further details are unclear in the damaged text.
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