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Hellraisers Journal: The Scene of Ex-Governor Steunenberg's Murder, Cold-Blooded Assassination

Submitted by JayRaye on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 12:57pm
There are no limits to which the powers of privilege will not go
to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones

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Saturday January 27, 1906
Caldwell, Idaho - The Scene of the Cold-Blooded Assassination of Steunenberg

From Indiana's Fort Wayne Daily News of January 26th, comes a vivid description of the horrific murder of Ex-Governor Steunenberg:


Scene of Steunenberg Murder; Victim
and Suspected Assassin
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Harry Orchard, Ex-Gov Steunenberg, Assassination, Fort Wayne (IN) Daily News, Jan 26, 1906.png

Recipes, Food Prep Tips, & Spices as Medicines

Submitted by wendy davis on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 8:29am

veggies mexico

There’s arguably a ‘next’ crash coming to us before too long, and partially because of that, I thought I might be able to a short series on how we might prepare for it as per the advice of a number of activists and writers.  Making food count is first, even though not all of my choices are the wisest, for instance: I sincerely can’t like WW pasta. brrrr.

Open Thread - Wed. Jan. 27 -Effects of Militarization on Police Culture

Submitted by gulfgal98 on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 7:00am

In the previous essay in this series, we discussed how the police have become increasingly militarized, aided and abetted by US government policies that promote the hiring of veterans as cops, under the Vets to Cops program, and the outfitting of local police departments with surpl

Public art to be created as tribute to transgender victims of violence

Submitted by Robyn on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 2:41pm

Los Angeles-based sculptor Heath Satow has been commissioned by the Transgender Community Coalition to create a tribute to transgender victims of violence to be displayed as public art somewhere in Palm Springs.

photo clinton_zpsezlhbyzq.jpgThe original rendering of the statue was created by coalition director Thomi Clinton and R. J. Taylor.

The original iteration of the transgender sculpture illustrates a life-size figure, made of steel butterflies, lying on its side. Where exactly the statue will find a permanent home in Palm Springs is still to be determined.

photo statue_zpsa16ta9ac.jpg

Hellraisers Journal: Pinkertons Search for Clues in Steunenberg Murder; Seek Jack Simpkins of WFM

Submitted by JayRaye on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 12:52pm

There are no limits to which the powers of privilege will not go
to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones

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Friday January 26, 1906
Boise, Idaho - Authorities Seek Simpkins of W. F. of M. in Steunenberg Case

From The Salt Lake Tribune of January 22, 1906:


NEW CLUES IN STEUNENBERG CASE
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Detectives Had Busy Sunday in
Searching for New Evidence.
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OFFICERS ON TRAIL OF SEVERAL SUSPECTS
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Sheriff Nichols of Canyon County Has
Collapsed Under Strain of Work.
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Special to The Tribune.

Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, wiki.png

BOISE, Ida., Jan. 21.-Among the detectives, today was an active day for them in the search for more evidence against Harry Orchard and others in the Steunenberg murder case. It is reported that some new clues were found, which officers seem to think are very important.

View of Pinkerton Men.

Pinkerton men have been hunting up the new evidence, and they are positive in their findings. One of them said:

Til Tuesday 01/26/16

Submitted by hecate on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 6:18am

"Do you all come here from different places?"

"There are some here from Siberia, some from Lapland, and I can see one or two from Iceland."

"But don't they fight each other for the pasture?"

"Dear me, you are a silly," she said. "There are no boundaries among the geese. How can you have boundaries, if you fly? You humans would have to stop fighting, in the end, if you really took to the air."

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