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The “Black Hand” Murderers
A DASTARDLY OUTRAGE New York, May 2. A dastardly outrage was perpetrated by the “ Black Hands” in New York yesterday. Some Italians living in a tenement in New York, occupied by 20 Italian families, received a blackmail demand from the “ Black Hand ” for a thousand dollars. With this demand they refused to comply. The “ Black Hand ” thereupon fired * the tenement, which was completely destroyed. Eight of the inmates, including five children, were burned to death.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4406, 4 May 1909, Page 2
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79The “Black Hand” Murderers Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4406, 4 May 1909, Page 2
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