Negro Pleads For Freedom After 50 Years On Death Row
In Springfield Missouri on April 10, Samuel Moore a white-haired Black man requests mercy from the judge after 50 years of a life sentence for murder. He killed Henry Jandorf in 1891 while jailed in Washington, D C. His gallows sentence was commuted to life by President Morrison. The scene was moving with many tearful onlookers.
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Springfield
Samuel Moore
Moore
Henry Jandorf
Washington, D.C
Morrison
Wrestler Paul Boesch Demonstrates At Camp Wallace
A Galveston report recalls Paul Boesch, the wrestler, staging a mock battlefield scene at Camp Wallace. He shows how the American catch-as-catch-can could be used if a Japanese soldier tried to share a shell hole, disarming and defusing the rival before a shot could be fired.
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Paul Boesch
Camp Wallace
Aged Black Man Seeks Habeas Relief in Court
The aged negro pleaded his own case for release under a writ of habeas corpus. Judge Albert L. Reeves ruled no grounds supported the writ and suggested an appeal to the parole board and the attorney general. Separately New Mexico ships monthly carloads of shark livers to the United States.
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Courtrom
Albert L. Reeves
Parole Board
Attorney General
Mexico
United States
Pledge Drive Opens Tonight Across Potter County
Air raid wardens will visit more than 800 homes to secure pledges for U S Savings Bonds and stamps. The county aims for 100 percent coverage, with pledges reflecting both investment and wartime security, pledges confidential and distributed to Washington Austin and local offices. Wardens distribute window stickers and provide schedules to explain systematic purchases as a national effort launches.
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U. S
Treasury
Washington
Potter County
America
Uncle Sam
Amarillo
Austin
Kings Row Continues With Senate Action Mention
An excerpt notes Senator Depass acted on his own initiative while discussing Kings Row and a friend, continuing from page 8. The fragment references possible political maneuvering and unspecified actions.
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Senator Depass
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