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Showing posts with label Black Hand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black Hand. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

March 15, 1907 - COURT IN SESSION - Windber Mine Accident - Murder Sentence - Stealing - "Black Hand" (Mafia) Sentence

Alexander Kania sueing Berwind-White for loss of a leg.
Fred Cole - Murder
Joseph Mahaffey - felony
Samuel & Ella Miller
"Black Hand" Barnesboro case. 


Yonko Vukson - assault and battery

 

Monday, October 26, 2026

January 11, 1907 - Woodvale Robbery - Black Hand (Mafia) Shooting - Shot While Playing Violin - Minersville Lad Breaks Parole - Bad Trio Of Youngsters - Neglected Powder Burns May Die

William McDonald robbed in Woodvale
Black hand (Mafia) - Carrolltown Shooting - Frank Romano

John Podrosky shot Joe Kazic while he was playing a violin. 

John Maher - Minersville - broke parole.
Mike Washa, Lewis Jenko. Mike Roth
John Basgo - Powder Explodes



 

Friday, October 2, 2026

March 1906 - Black Hand (Mafia) Suspects in Jail & Morrellville Boy Killed By Train

Black Hand Members - Cambria County - Philip Maletta, John Treo, Joe Cook and Peter Smorto along with Joseph Cornelia

6 year old John Bukowski of 603 Virginia Avenue hit and killed by train at Brownstown.