Bride freed in father's murder at Mt. M urder
Alma Petty Gatlin, bride of the Reidsville fire chief, was found not guilty by a Rockingham county jury of murdering her father Smith T. Petty. The defense claimed the murder occurred in 1927 after the mother killed the father while intoxicated. A evangelist supplied the confession motive and the trial featured a Bible sworn confidentiality claim.
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Associated Press
Wentworth
Alma Petty Gatlin
Smith T. Petty
Rockingham County
Petty
I F. Parden
Gatlin
Thomas Star Wit
Ambassador Regrets Attitude at Meeting in Paris
Myron T. Herrick American ambassador to France expresses regret over what he calls unjustified European press treatment of the Pan American conference in Havana. He deplores misrepresentation of American republics sentiments and asserts U S affairs should not be judged by European standards. Canada’s Philippe Roy attends the Washington day luncheon with South and Central American diplomats.
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Paris
Myron T. Herrick
France
Havana
Canada
Philippe Roy
Georgia day agent slain from ambush near Harlem
Augusta Ga Feb 23 Walter R Tolbert federal prohibition agent was slain Wednesday during a raid on a still 20 miles from Augusta He was shot from ambush by unknown assailants during the operation supported by local officers engaged in the raid
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Augusta
Walter R. Tolbert
Harlem
Chicago Man Seeks Six Offices in Democratic Ballot
William O Rourke, a Chicago coal dealer, announces a six position slate for the April Democratic primary. He gathered thousands of petition signatures by himself and planned a seventh bid but ran out of time. He could potentially fill four of the six roles including state representative and congressman at large. He notes signature effort was arduous and he avoided outside help to prevent fraud claims.
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Associated Presa
Chicago
William O'Rourke
O'Rourke
Ward Committee
Houston
Senate committee criticises judge in Indianapolis strike case
The senate judiciary sub committee, bidding farewell to its inquiry into the Indianapolis street railway strike injunction, offered tempered but positive criticism of federal judge Robert C. Baltzell of Indiana. Senator Norris of Nebraska, the chair, stated the inquiry concluded with cautious praise and measured remarks.
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W. H. Latta
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Associated Press
Washington
Robert C. Baltzell
Indiana
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Indianapolis
Norris
Nebraska
Midol touted as fast relief for menstrual pain
An advertisement praises Midol as non narcotic relief for menstrual pain. It claims the product stops pain in five to seven minutes, costs fifty cents, and comes in a small aluminum carrying case sold at drugstores. It markets female suffering as common yet reversible by this remedy.
Germany has Sacco case of her own
Germany faces a Sacco and Vanzetti style case amid nationwide agitation sparked by reports that a grandmother confessed to murdering her three year old illegitimate grandson Ewald Nogens in Neustrelitz in 1924. the case follows the execution of Joseph Jekubowski.
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Berlin
Germany
Sacco
Vanzetti
Neustrelite
Joseph Jekubowski
Ewald Nogens
German public doubts judicial murder in Jakubowski case
Report sparked nationwide debate as many Germans now view Jakubowski as a possible victim of a flawed judgment. The prosecutor calls the agitation gossip while human rights groups press for a new trial, citing circumstantial evidence and innocence claims. The case fuels arguments against capital punishment in the Reich.
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Jakubowski
German “League
Ministry of Justice
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