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Part 5: The Wyoming “Knife-Affray,” The Judicial Process: Charges; Trial; a Dismissal; and a Conviction.

by Jerry Carbone | May 6, 2020 | Immigrants, Italian Genealogy, News

First, a brief recap of the events. On the evening of April 14 ,1907, in the coal camp of Carneyville, Wyoming, near the bustling western city of Sheridan, tensions were running high after a bet on a dog fight between two groups of miners. A fight broke out that...

Part 4: The “Knife-Affray”–The Charges and Possible International Incident.

by Jerry Carbone | Apr 11, 2020 | Immigrants, Italian Genealogy, News

My previous posts discussed the fight that erupted between Italian and American miners in the Carneyville coal-camp seven miles from the town of Sheridan, Wyoming.  There was one man killed, James Hughey; Charles Fuller was severely injured; and Dan Reynolds was...

Part 3: “The Wyoming Press and the “Knife-Affray.” Was it Yellow Journalism?

by Jerry Carbone | Apr 6, 2020 | Immigrants, Italian Genealogy, News, Yellow journalism

As we have seen in the previous post, four Italians were arrested and charged in the knife-affray of the evening of 14 April 1907 in the coal-camp of Carneyville, Wyoming. They were my great uncles, BrunoAntonio Carbone and Domenico Carbone; plus two other Italian...

Part 2: The “Knife-Affray”, Americans vs. Dagoes

by Jerry Carbone | Apr 3, 2020 | Immigrants, Italian Genealogy, News

The term “dago” is a corruption of Diego,  a Spanish equivalent of James. It has been applied as a generic proper name to Spaniards. A name originally given in the south-western section of the United States to a man of Spanish parentage; now extended to...

Part 1: An Actor in the Carneyville Knife-Affray : Domenico Carbone–My First Immigrant Ancestor

by Jerry Carbone | Mar 31, 2020 | Immigrants, Italian Genealogy, News

May 2020 was the 125th anniversary of the first ancestor of my family to immigrate to the United States. Domenico Carbone (1878-1967), middle in the photo,  was the first born son of Rocco Carbone (1837-1942) and Maria Perri (1856-1916) of Cirella, Reggio di...

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  • Part 5: The Wyoming “Knife-Affray,” The Judicial Process: Charges; Trial; a Dismissal; and a Conviction.
  • Part 4: The “Knife-Affray”–The Charges and Possible International Incident.
  • Part 3: “The Wyoming Press and the “Knife-Affray.” Was it Yellow Journalism?
  • Part 2: The “Knife-Affray”, Americans vs. Dagoes
  • Part 1: An Actor in the Carneyville Knife-Affray : Domenico Carbone–My First Immigrant Ancestor

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