Noose Must Go Is Official Cry After Hanging
The article reports officials nationwide demanding abolition of the scaffold after two Maryland penitentiary executions on August 3 in which the noose failed to break the necks of Charles Carey and Benjamin Spragins. Witnesses described the deaths as gruesome and searing for spectators.
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Maryland Penitentiary
Charles P
Carey
Hifer
Benjamin F. Spragins, Jr
Tarboro
N. C
Alfred H. Walker
Spragins
John L. Meyers
George C. Blades
Blades
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Alabama to Decide If Word of Infidel Is Good in Court
An Alabama appeal asks whether lack of belief in God can impeach a dying declaration. Emma Marshall is charged with murdering her husband Thomas Marshall. defense argues infidel status could affect credibility, while the trial court excluded the issue. The case now goes to the Alabama Supreme Court.
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Alabama
Decatur
Ann
J. N. Powell
Morgan County
Attor
Marshall
Supreme Court
Powell
Body found hanging from live wire in Phoenix
The body of U. S. Deem of Tahlequah Oklahoma was found yesterday dangling from a high tension pole in Phoenix. Police believe the death was by self electrocution and say he left a note for his wife in Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
U. S. Deem
Tahlequah
Okla
Oklahoma
Paris uses missing girl crisis as police study
Paris faces a weekly loss of over 100 girls as authorities split cases between judiciary police and regular police. Many disappearances end in jails or hospitals, with white slavers steering victims to houses in poor districts or toward South America and India. Police note lack of rail and subway supervision seen abroad.
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Paris
South America
India
Existe
England
United States
London Enjoys Best Post War Tourist Season
London reports an unprecedented post war tourism boom with hotels restaurants theaters jewelers court dressmakers and florists all indicating record business. The season opened unusually early with hotels filling from Easter and demand forcing reservations weeks ahead by May as June approached.
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London
Record Season Boosts London Rooms and Spending
The record season saw a surge in American visitors with about 25 000 more Americans than last year arriving by sea. A single company added 12 000 more than in 1927 by July first. Americans’ spending in London this summer is expected to near one billion dollars. Theaters report strong patronage with late dinners a notable feature, reversing prior closures.
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London
Pieccadilly
Classified Day at Globe-News Saturday
Saturday 18 classified day at The Globe-News office offers non helper ads of at least 25 words for 50 cents. Mail ads with payment for out of town. In person ads restricted to cash. Ads appear in The Sunday News-Globe with 3 cents per extra word.
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Globe-News
Sunday News-Globe
Theaters Report Strong Attendance and Economy Notes
The piece notes robust theater attendances in Drury Lane with Show Boat drawing about 2 500 per evening and the London Pavilion hosting Thin Year of Grace. It also references Mussolini and economy themes in a Fascist text praising rewards for large families.
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London Pavilion
Rome
Latto
Mussolini
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