Steffens and Fredericks Clash in McNamara Bribery Trial
Lincoln Steffens and District Attorney Fredericks faced off for nearly four hours in Los Angeles as the bribery trial of Clarence Darrow continued. On re direct Steffens called himself more radical than an anarchist yet said he would not wish James B McNamara hanged if John J could be freed. Adjournment was taken until Monday with Steffens’ testimony unfinished.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Linecoln
Steffens
Fredericks
McNamara
Clarence 5
Darrow
James B. McNamara
John J
Bordwell
James B
Restrict Post Offices in Small Towns Under Five Thousand
Washington July 19 The committee led by Chairman Cline criticizes public building methods and calls for limits on new offices in small towns. It argues against large drafting staffs and the supervising architect's high costs and urges legislation to bar erecting public buildings in towns under five thousand or with post office receipts below ten thousand annually.
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Washington
DD. C
Cline
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Congress
Senate to Probe Forest Service Expenditures
Senator Overman of North Carolina called for a special Senate committee to investigate forest service expenditures. He cited duplicated payments, overstaffing, and rapid division of timberlands since the service was created.
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Senate
Washington
Forest Service
Overman
North Carolina
Jury member Barnes recalls Horn trial spotlight in Jenkins case
In Laramie county the Jenkins murder trial draws as much attention as the earlier Tom Horn case. Juror James E. Barnes, who heard Horn's evidence and later helped convict him, weighs the Jenkins testimony as cowmen travel long distances to watch a pivotal proceeding. Horn, once known as a professional killer, was hanged after Willie Nichols's death ten years ago.
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Jenkins
Laramie County
Tom" Horn
Vic
Willie Nichols
Roosevelt Sets National Progressive Platform as Contract With the People
Oyster Bay July 19 Colonel Roosevelt described the National Progressive party platform as a contract with the people. He said the party would sign a formal agreement to pursue well defined measures and urged Chicago to adopt the name at the convention. Roosevelt plans a practical progressive program and will present it in a Chicago speech on August 6, hoping delegates meet that night for his confession of faith.
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Oyster Bay
National Progressive Party
Roosevelt
National Progressive
Chicago
Colonel Roosevelt
Elk Reserve Funding Debate Sparks Wyoming Rancher Support
Allen Laughlin of Glenda argues that Congress should use a $60,000 appropriation to buy hay for elk in Wyoming from local ranchers rather than fund enclosures. He notes residents can own elk and that paying ranchers would aid winter feed, with about 89,000 elk statewide and Jackson Hole as a major grazing area.
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Allen Laughlin
Glenda
Congress
Wyoming
Jackson's Hole
Papa Bought Congress Seat Son Unseated
Washington July 19 By a party line vote the house Elections committee moved to unseat Rep T E Catlin of St Louis Republican and seat former Rep Patrick Gill Democrat as campaign spending was cited as corrupt The committee noted Catlin’s father a retired tobacco magnate spent over ten thousand to elect his son The Missouri limit is 600 dollars and the matter goes to the House for final vote
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Washington, D. C
House
St. Louis
Patrick Gill
Catlin
Missouri
Train Races Flood Beating Death Spectre
Riverside California July 19 passengers aboard a train described how an engineer raced a wall of water in Velverde Canyon to save the train near Perris. The canyon flood caused heavy damage around Anderson near Perris. Reno Nevada July 19 Mazuma town near Lovelock was hit by a cloudburst killing nine and causing heavy property losses estimated at two hundred thousand dollars.
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Cal
Perris
Velverde Canyon
Anderson
Reno
Nev
Mazuma
Lovelock
Board Blames Loading Rider for Jones Death
A board of inquiry from Rawlins railroad officials faulted N. Peterson roadmaster for improper loading of a freight car that shed a 70 pound rail at about 30 mph, striking Conductor Claude D. Jones of Union Pacific as he looked from the caboose. Jones died en route to Rawlins.
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Rawlins
Claude D. Jones
Union Pacific Railroad
Frew
Claude Jones
Jones
N. ©. Peterson
F. H. Smith
G. F. Maitland
J. A. Ottman
A. W. McDuffie
D. W. Thornberry
D. D
C. F. Hopkins
Will Reid
Carbon County Journal
Conductor Jones
Cheyenne
Rawlings
Third Party Without Pale of Regulars in Texas
Houston July 19 Col Cecil Lyon asserts a Third Party in Texas would be formed by men beyond the Republican fold. He leads Texas Republicans and will remain at the helm. He says Roosevelt is the Republican nominee and Texas electors have named and instructed him.
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Houston
Texas
Cecil Lyon
Taft
Roosevelt
Head of Jessie Jenkins Shown in Court Amid Gruesome Evidence
In a murder trial, Jessie Jenkins head is displayed to jurors after Mrs. Jenkins was killed by a blow from a blunt weapon. Dr. C Y Beard explains the skull fracture as jurors witness the grisly exhibit while the defendant J Warren Jenkins sobs and shutters. The scene shocks a packed courtroom including Congregational Aid members as blood stained clothing is revealed and testimony continues. Jury panel forms and routine proceedings follow. trial resumes this afternoon.
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Jessie Jenkins
DR. Beard
J. Warren Jenkins
CongreganMe Aid Society
C. Y. Beard
Jenkins
Rigdon
Aatcher
Beard
Beara
First Witness Dr Beard Describe Jenkins Murder Scene
Dr C Y Beard the coroner testifies as the prosecution’s first witness. He describes finding Jessie Jenkins dead in the dining room with a fractured skull and blunt force trauma from a club, likely inflicted from the front about six hours old.
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C. Y. Beard
Jenkins
Jessie Jenkins
Rigdon
Frontier Days Show to Surpass All Others Says Stone
E W Stone, chairman of the Frontier committee, announced the 1910 Frontier Days program will outshine all prior editions. The wild west show will include Indians, cowboys, cow girls, soldiers and new army features with a large parade and increased bucking contest purse to $1000.
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Stone
E. W. Stone
Frontier Committee
Mr Stone
Cheyenne
Mr. Stone
United States
Dyer
Fort Russell
Williama
Eleventh Infantry
Guilfoyle
Ninth Calvary
Signal Corps
Prisoner in jail story ends in violent attack and injury
A jail incident spirals as James Wright of Troop MH and Al Wallace of Troop 10 trade money and blades. Wallace allegedly attacked Wright with a razor after a dispute in a saloon, leaving Wright seriously wounded and Wallace in custody.
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Ninth Cavalry
Beckune
Wright
al Wallace
le ‘Ennemy
Raxor
Wort Ruswell
Wallace
Kaiberg
Geary
Jo Belong
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