Battle's Murderer May Live by Rope Deterrent
A Walla Walla dispatch discusses Washington state's death penalty history, the planned April execution of John Schmitt, and prison attitudes toward capital punishment. Prisoners question hangings while authorities describe the gallows and deterring death.
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Supreme Court poised to decide Schmitt hanging fate
An early report covers John Schmitt awaiting April 1, with a stay possible if the supreme court rules the hanging law unconstitutional. Prison guards and inmates describe Schmitt as unafraid, stable, and unlikely to seek leniency, while Isam White’s appeal continues in the same case.
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Isam White
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Supreme Court
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Timner Court
Battleship not obsolete say naval experts
Rear Admiral David W. Taylor disputes Sir Percy Scott that airplanes and submarines end battleships. He argues Britain risks losing capital ship leadership in 1924 if the U S continues its program, while planes offer limited, not replacement level, capability and battleships remain central to fleet power.
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America
David W. Taylor
Percy Scott
England
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Anatinh
United States
Mitchell Enys
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Moet
Haan
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Farmer Fatally Struck While Crossing Highway
John Olson, a farmer, was fatally injured at 6 30 PM Monday after noon when crossing the road between Happy Valley and Medmond near Lake Washington. Louis Landa, driver of a truck, and R Terple, driver of another car, said Olson failed to look backward as he crossed the road.
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Changes Back to His German Name at University
Ernest Ehrke Borman, a University of Washington student, reverted his name from Ernest Borman Ehrke to Ernest Ehrke Borman on a superior court petition. He cites Germanic sound and desire to honor his father, noting a brother who never changed his name.
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Ehrke
Ernest Ehrke
Borman
University of Washington
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Sourdough Reunion and Ball at Ma sonic Temple
Sourdoughs and friends gather for the Yukon Order of Pioneers annual reunion and ball at the Ma sonic temple Tuesday night. Community leaders expect a record turnout for the event and festivities.
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Yukon Order of Pioneers
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Increased Gas Rates Upheld by State Supreme Court
Increased gas rates for Senttia, effective April 1, 1920, were upheld by the state supreme court Monday, according to word received in this city.
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