James H. Hawley collection, 1906-1907.

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James H. Hawley collection, 1906-1907.

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Investigative reports and letters from agents of the Thiel Detective Service Company and the Pinkerton's National Detective Agency addressed to Governor Frank R. Gooding and James H. Hawley concerning the assassination of Governor Frank Steunenberg and the activities of Harry Orchard, William D. Haywood, George Pettibone, and Charles H. Moyer. The majority of the reports are from W.S. Swain and James McParland.

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Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historical Society

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Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historical Society

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Gooding, Frank Robert, 1859-1928

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Orchard, Harry, 1866-1954

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Went by the name of Harry Orchard. Paid union terrorist. Hired by the Western Federation of Miners to kill former Idaho governor, Frank Steunenburg. Died in prison in 1954. From the description of Confession of Harry Orchard, 1906 [microform]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50436717 Albert E. Horsley (Harry Orchard--pseudonym) murdered the former governor of Idaho, Frank Steunenberg in the early 1900s. Through the kindness and Christian witness of the Mrs. Steu...

Swain, W. S.

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Thiel Detective Service Co.

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Pinkerton's National Detective Agency

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Biographical Notes and Organizational History Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) 1819, Aug. 25 Born, Glasgow, Scotland 1842 Married Joan Carfrae Fled to North America fearing arrest for activities in Chartist Movement, residing first in Mont...

Hawley, James H. (James Henry), 1847-1929

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McParland, James P.

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James McParland was manager of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency's Denver, CO office. After the assassination of former Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg at Caldwell in December 1905, Governor Gooding called on the Pinkertons to direct the State of Idaho's investigation of the bombing. McParland went to Idaho in 1906 and interrogated Harry Orchard, who had been arrested soon after the murder. McParland obtained a confession that implicated most of the leadership of the Western Federation of...

Steunenberg, Frank, 1861-1905

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Haywood, Big Bill, 1869-1928

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Moyer, Charles H.

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