Never Willing for McNamara to Hang
Lin ecoln Steffens and District Attorney Fredericks clashed as antagonists in the Clarence Darrow bribery trial. On re direct examination Steffens said he was worse than an anarchist yet believed Christianity demanded love and purity. He added he would not have McNamara hanged if John J could be freed and said he spoke with Judge Bordwell in the judge’s rooms. Adjournment was taken until Monday.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Linecoln
Steffens
Fredericks
McNamara
Clarence 5
Darrow
James B. McNamara
John J
Bordwell
James B
Restrict Public Buildings to Larger Towns
Washington July 19 The committee chaired by Cline criticizes government building methods and waste. It condemns the supervising architect office and calls for drastic limits on new public buildings in towns under five thousand population or with post office receipts below ten thousand dollars 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 urged a special Senate committee investigation into forest service spending. He cited duplicate payments excessive staffing and rapid division of timberlands since the service began.
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Senate
Washington
Forest Service
Overman
North Carolina
Jury ties Horn and Jenkins trials in Laramie history
Juror James E. Barnes from the Jenkins murder case also sat on Tom Horn's trial a decade earlier. Horn, known as a professional killer, was hanged after being convicted for the 10 year old Willie Nichols killing. The Jenkins case drew cow men traveling long distances to attend.
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James E. Barnes
Tom Horn
Willie Nichols
Jenkins
Laramie County
Tom" Horn
Vic
Roosevelt Plans National Progressive Platform Contract
Colonel Roosevelt outlined the National Progressive party as a contract with the people, promising a practical, genuinely progressive platform. He approved the party name and aims to present his personal platform at the Chicago convention on August 6, seeking a faithful, concrete program.
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Oyster Bay
National Progressive Party
Roosevelt
National Progressive
Chicago
Colonel Roosevelt
Elk Reserve Inconsistency Noted By Deputy Warden Laughlin
Allen Laughlin of Glenda argues that Congress should spend a $60 000 elk reserve appropriation by buying hay and feed from ranchers rather than building enclosures or purchasing land. He notes residents may own elk and cites a 89 000 statewide tally with Jackson Hole as a major grazing area.
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Allen Laughlin
Glenda
Congress
Wyoming
Jackson's Hole
Father’s money costs son a Congress seat
In a party line vote the House Elections Committee recommended unseating Rep T E Catlin of St Louis and seating former Rep Patrick Gill. Testimony showed Catlin’s campaign spent over ten thousand dollars, well above Missouri’s $600 limit, and his father admitted funding the effort though the son claimed ignorance. The case moves to a full House vote.
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Washington, D. C
House
St. Louis
Patrick Gill
Catlin
Missouri
Train Riders Escaped Flood Through Canyon Wall
Riverside reports a cloudburst near Perris sent a towering wall of water down Velverde Canyon. The engineer throttled to outrun the flood saving the train. Anderson area near Perris flooded with severe damage. Mazuma Nevada suffered a deadly cloudburst near Lovelock with nine drowned and $200000 damage.
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Riverside
Cal
Perris
Velverde Canyon
Anderson
Reno
Nev
Mazuma
Lovelock
Board Blames Loading Error in Conductor Jones Death
A Rawlins board of inquiry reports Conductor Claude D. Jones died after a 70 pound rail fell from a car near Frew at about 30 mph. The train’s loader, N. Peterson, is named responsible for improper securing of the rail. Jones, known in Cheyenne, died en route to Rawlins after the injury.
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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 declares that a separate party in Texas must be formed by officials beyond the Republican fold. He claims to lead Texas Republicans and states Roosevelt is the Republican nominee with Texas electors already named and instructed.
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Houston
Texas
Cecil Lyon
Taft
Roosevelt
Skull of Jessie Jenkins Shown to Jury in Court
A murder trial in the district court featured the embalmed head of Jessie Jenkins as evidence. Dr. C Y Beard demonstrated the skull fracture while the prisoner J Warren Jenkins sobbed and fought to maintain composure. The gruesome exhibit drew gasps from a packed gallery including many women from the Congregational Aid Society.
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Jessie Jenkins
DR. Beard
J. Warren Jenkins
CongreganMe Aid Society
Testimony of Dr Beard First Witness in the Case
Dr C Y Beard coroner testifies about the Jenkins murder scene regarding timing of death about six hours prior found on dining room floor with body position details. He describes skull fracture caused by a frontal blunt blow and notes the wound’s direction and bone fragment.
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C. Y. Beard
Jenkins
Rigdon
DR. Beard
Jessie Jenkins
Frontier Days show to surpass all others says Stone
E W Stone chairman of the Frontier committee says this year’s Frontier Days will exceed all previous runs. The wild west themed program includes Indians cowboys cowgirls soldiers with new events and an army showcase led by Col Dyer and Col Guilfoyle. Bucks up to 1000 purse an entrance fee of 26 and a congress of 100 Sioux Indians are planned.
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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
Trooper May Die After Jail Fight Over Tobacco Funds
Allegations that prisoner James Wright of Troop MH Ninth Cavalry used a quarter given to him in jail to buy tobacco led to a fatal assault. Al Wallace of Troop 10Nighth Cavalry, released from custody, wounded Wright with a razor in a midweek saloon confrontation. Wallace, also jailed for disturbing the police, was held after the attack as Wright lay severely injured.
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James Wright
Ninth Cavalry
Beckune
Wright
al Wallace
le ‘Ennemy
Raxor
Wort Ruswell
Wallace
Kaiberg
Geary
Jo Belong
Morrill
Gantes
Ste
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Egbert
I. R. Story
J. H. Walton
Tritlimne
Tayeal
O. C. Massey
Geo. J. van Zande
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Davidson
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Barnes
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