Bradley explosion read in Haywood trial depositions
Haywood jurors heard parts of the San Francisco depositions on the Bradley explosion as the case against William D. Haywood for the murder of Frank Steunenberg continued. The state noted Bradley recanted his initial gas explosion claim and suggested a bomb might have been used while the defense argued Orchard could not have placed the device as described and that a gas leak caused the blast.
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Schmitz Sentenced for Extortion in San Francisco
Mayor Eu gene Schmitz was sentenced to five years in San Quentin for extortion. The crowded courtroom erupted in cheers as Judge Dunne spoke, amid protests from the defense. The case follows Schmitz’s conviction for extorting $1,175 from French restaurant keepers.
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Wives of Idaho suspects visit Ada County Jail
In a photograph Mrs Steve Adams and Mrs George Pettibone stand outside the Ada County Jail where their husbands await trial for alleged complicity in ex governor Steunenberg’s murder. Orchard testified he deserted his wife, while Adams and Pettibone are identified as alleged accomplices.
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Hanged From Window in Ingenious Suicide Method
New York woman Rosanna Provinsana, reportedly demented, hanged herself from a third story window by tying a rope to a bedpost and to a table, then dropping two stories as two daughters slept. Her body dangled before passersby until police were summoned by her awakened daughters.
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Prisoner complaints idea at Jersey's state prison
Head Keeper Osborne in Trenton introduces weekly Saturday audience for convicts to air complaints and request favors. Convicts must apply Friday. He says personal attention reduces misconduct, and notes reforms such as ending corporal shaving and lockstep. Parole program reduced prison population by about thirty.
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Heaven and Hell on a Central Star, Rev Copp States
Washington July 9 Reverend Zed H Copp of Bethasy Chanel proclaims heaven lies beyond hell on a central star Alcyon directing the cosmos. He describes brick and stone palaces as transient while observers on the star perceive neighbors and thoughts across a universal network.
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Jim Crow Law Upheld Over Separate Car Question
Washington July 9 The interstate commerce commission upheld the Jim Crow car law as not discriminatory when equal facilities are provided for both races. The decision notes the 18th and 14th amendments as upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court and cites a Georgia Edwards case against the Asheville Chattanooga and St Louis railway.
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