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for San Francisco. Landeker was coming home for the last time. The Telegram Tribune reported on his arrival to Port Harford (now Avila): “from thence by railroad, under an escort of committees from the Masons, Odd Fellows, Jews, and fire companies.” Once in front of the newly constructed City Hall on Higuera Street, about 1000 people on foot and in carriages stretching “over half a mile in length” processed to the newly opened Odd Fellows Cemetery. The saddened community “had never before seen” so large a turnout for a funeral. He was laid to rest next to two of his children.
For thousands of industrial workers, it wasn’t their boss who was
The trial and verdict of guilty of second-degree murder may have provided some consolation for a life cut short. The Tribune was outraged by the sentence of the “assassin” to 12 years at hard labor. “At present, the administration of justice is a farce,” the editor fumed, suggesting all laws calculated to restrain murderers should be eliminated from the law since crime received little punishment.
working them to death....
It was of no importance to Lazare. For much of his life, he had garnered the admiration of those who knew him. While death was a specter in every life, its sudden, brutal arrival shocked his universe. It was unexpected, even unimaginable; yet all too real. Destiny had been benevolent to Lazare. From Louisiana to San Luis Obispo, the rhythm of his life balanced the reality of the moment with the promises of a future. In one terrifying, outrageous moment, all was gone. Lazare Landeker met his destiny leaving behind those who declared their “universal respect” for the intelligent, enterprising young man full of promise. If only he had more time. Thank you to Emily McGuinn for her generous sharing of early Jewish history. Landeker’s Hammer patent
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