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April 19, 1897
The Scranton Tribune
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Dot Sanger, daughter of a murdered mine boss in Pennsylvania's 1872 Molly Maguire killings, became a companion to Vice President Hobart's invalid daughter, and after her death, remained part of the family.
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DOT SANGER'S ODD ROMANCE.
Took Hobart's Daughter's Place as an Indirect Result of Tragedy.
A Centralia, Pa., dispatch says: Even the Pennsylvania coal regions furnish a romance now and then, as the career of pretty Dot Sanger, who is now a member of Vice President Hobart's family, shows. Miss Sanger is the daughter of Mine Boss Sanger, who, with his bosom friend, Mr. Uren, was murdered by Molly Maguires at Raven Run, eight miles east of here, in 1872.
The double killing of these miners was one of the most heinous in the long list of the Mollie Maguire assassinations. Beside a widow, Mine Boss Sanger left two children. After the murder of her husband Mrs. Sanger supported herself by keeping a boarding house at the Scott colliery, near Mahanoyville. She is now a resident of Mt. Carmel.
Several years ago Dot Sanger, the youngest daughter of the mine boss' widow, went to live with her grandmother in New Jersey. While there she became acquainted with the family of Garret A. Hobart. Mr. Hobart's invalid daughter and Miss Sanger became firm friends, and subsequently the latter was engaged as companion to the sick girl, and when the Hobarts went to Europe Miss Sanger went with them.
A year or more ago Miss Hobart died; but Miss Sanger had become so much a part of the family that she was requested to stay. Thus it is that she is now a member of the second family of the land.
Took Hobart's Daughter's Place as an Indirect Result of Tragedy.
A Centralia, Pa., dispatch says: Even the Pennsylvania coal regions furnish a romance now and then, as the career of pretty Dot Sanger, who is now a member of Vice President Hobart's family, shows. Miss Sanger is the daughter of Mine Boss Sanger, who, with his bosom friend, Mr. Uren, was murdered by Molly Maguires at Raven Run, eight miles east of here, in 1872.
The double killing of these miners was one of the most heinous in the long list of the Mollie Maguire assassinations. Beside a widow, Mine Boss Sanger left two children. After the murder of her husband Mrs. Sanger supported herself by keeping a boarding house at the Scott colliery, near Mahanoyville. She is now a resident of Mt. Carmel.
Several years ago Dot Sanger, the youngest daughter of the mine boss' widow, went to live with her grandmother in New Jersey. While there she became acquainted with the family of Garret A. Hobart. Mr. Hobart's invalid daughter and Miss Sanger became firm friends, and subsequently the latter was engaged as companion to the sick girl, and when the Hobarts went to Europe Miss Sanger went with them.
A year or more ago Miss Hobart died; but Miss Sanger had become so much a part of the family that she was requested to stay. Thus it is that she is now a member of the second family of the land.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Family
What keywords are associated?
Dot Sanger
Molly Maguires
Murder
Hobart Family
Companion
Tragedy
What entities or persons were involved?
Dot Sanger
Mine Boss Sanger
Mr. Uren
Mrs. Sanger
Garret A. Hobart
Miss Hobart
Where did it happen?
Centralia, Pa.; Raven Run; Scott Colliery Near Mahanoyville; Mt. Carmel; New Jersey; Europe
Story Details
Key Persons
Dot Sanger
Mine Boss Sanger
Mr. Uren
Mrs. Sanger
Garret A. Hobart
Miss Hobart
Location
Centralia, Pa.; Raven Run; Scott Colliery Near Mahanoyville; Mt. Carmel; New Jersey; Europe
Event Date
1872
Story Details
Dot Sanger's father and his friend were murdered by Molly Maguires in 1872; she later became companion to the invalid daughter of Vice President Hobart, traveled with the family to Europe, and remained after the daughter's death.