Entitled Act to Expedite Justice in Rape and Lynching Cases
Reform proposal argues against jury trial abolition and endorses preserving a strong grand jury system. It outlines an act to speed justice in rape assault murder arson lynching and mob violence cases and to suppress lynching and expedite insanity pleas. It calls for continuing grand jury organization, called meetings, secrecy protection, attendance penalties, and empowering jurors to disperse mobs.
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Nobles
Allen
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Georgia
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Reenthronement of Grand Jury Powers urged in defense of law
The piece argues for restoring robust grand jury authority to meet at call, issue warrants, and oversee sheriffs and police, with safeguards for witnesses and rapid trial steps. It condemns mob violence, calls for strong law enforcement, moral support for courts, and enforcement of anti mob and anti liquor measures to improve justice and social progress.
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Mississippi river steamboat race and boiler explosion
The faded haired man recalls a famed race between the Prairie Rose and the Minnesota Belle on the Mississippi River. Engineers stoked fires with bacon for speed, and the Minnesota Belle finished first before parts of its engineer were lost in a boiler explosion.
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Chicago Tribune
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