Englishmen Lose Faith in Courts and Police
London April 14. A year after the new court of criminal appeal, public opinion doubts its impact. Critics say juries, prosecutors, and three-judge panels fail to prevent miscarriages, citing Crippen and Morrison cases. Scotland Yard faces scrutiny as witnesses contradict officers and police credibility erodes amid dissent in the force.
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London
Court of Criminal Appeal
England
Old Bailey
United States
Morrison
Scotland Yard
Houndaditch
New York
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St Ia
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The Hobbie Shoe Promises Comfort for All
A quirky verse praises a fashionable hobble shoe with a narrow toe and high heel design. The speaker notes both slender and stout maids already wearing them, asking how the unusual footwear moves about and remains fashionable.
Poor Old San Marcos To Be Annihilated By Monitor
The aged battleship San Marcos will be bombarded in Chesapeake Bay on April 19 by the monitor Tallahassee, formerly the Florida, firing twelve inch shells to gain technical data for the navy. After the exercise the San Marcos is expected to be junked, ending a storied career including a role in the 1896 naval battle off Santiago.
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San Marcos
Texas
Monitor
Chesapeake Bay
Florida
Navy Department
New Hampshire
Tallahassee
Santiago
King and Queen visit London Housing Suburb
King George and Queen Mary toured London sights over two weeks visiting the National Gallery and Garden Suburb in Hampstead. They inspected Waterlow Court, viewed a tenant flat, and discussed rebuilding plans for slum areas. The duchess of Sunderland House hosts kept preparations for coronation month.
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London
King George
Queen Mary
National Gallery
Union Jack Club
Hampstead Garden
Lundeo
King George Bay Justi Peen
Mufti
Waterlow Court
Watemoble
George
Martyr in National Anti Alimony Bid Faces Jail
In April 15 special dispatches from Kan Hailed as martyr to the anti alimony cause a man who seeks the presidency of a national anti alimony association is jailed for refusing to pay alimony to his ex wife. He declares he will stay in jail until any payment is made. His former wife has married his enemy the town marshal. The tale notes heavy mail and hints at romantic irony.
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Kan
Ball
Beefsteak Breakfast for E Lee Worsham at Capital City Club
A Beefsteak Club stag dinner honored E Lee Worsham on the eve of his marriage at the Capital City Club. Members wore chess caps in white gowns, enjoyed beefsteak and beer, and featured vaudeville acts led by roastmaster Halph Bingham with Ignored names in attendance.
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Capital City
E. Lee Worsham
Igne Club
Ough Cordox
Forsyth
Tom Corwin
Cincinnati
Halph Bingham
Philadelphia
Charles J. Bayne
J. Edward Paultin, Jr
Lauren Forejean
Lewis Gregg
Russell Bridges
H. L. Bridges
Wayne Pendleton Sewell
P. D. Yates
Charles Shelton
Joseph B. Babb
Birmingham
Bo le Bridges
Blaville
John Wy Oltton
Nashville
Fred Lewis
Hugh Cordoze
Ben Simma
Marion Smith
Willan Seabrook
Duc Gene L. Perry
Dr. HL
Flynt Howard Fate
Gabriel Solomon
W. A Wornam
Sam Dibble
Homer Curran
Sy. Powell Halo
MR Siew
Millionaire with cane seeks license to wed
New York April 15 George Henry Hughes vice president of the Standard Oil Cloth Company hobbled into city hall with a crutch and a cane to secure a license to marry Hathleen Douglas 36 of Oreton Falls N Y He aged himself as more than 65 He is rated several times a millionaire and is 78 His wedding to take place April 18 they met a few months ago.
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New York
George Henry Hughes
Standard Oil Cloth Company
Hathleen Douglas
Oreton Falls
Hughes
Knights Templars Elect Officers in Dalton
Knights Templars St Johns Commandery No 19 elect officers on Good Friday. Eminent commander T D Hidley, generalissimo C D McCutcha, captain aral C C McCamy, senior warden H B Ferrar, junior warden J Godwin, prelate H Buchholtz, recorder G W Orr, treasurer Howe McKnight, standard bearer G M Sm...'
Sergeant Cooper Electrocuted at Fort Taylor
Key West Florida April 15 Electrician Sergeant Cooper was instantly killed at Fort Taylor when he attempted to insert a switch controlling fort lights and was struck by twenty two hundred volts. He fell to the ground and died before help could reach him.
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Cooper
Key West
Fla
Fort Taylor
When a Man Is Growing Old A Story
A speaker reflects on the discard faced by aging workers and argues illnesses like nervous disorders and chronic diseases, especially gonorrhea and syphilis, hasten retirement. He touts his career focused on these conditions, offering health guidance and free monographs by mail.
Knife to cure thief’s desire in hospital operation
Criminologists watch the case of Mrs Jean Thurnher, known as the cowgirl burglar, as she is hospitalized for an operation on her skull to remove her need to steal. The 30 year old has lived many roles from bellboy to vaquero and has a history of break ins in Arizona. The operation aims to end her craving for theft.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland House
Curzon Street
Charles Honeyman
Thackeray
Vanderbilt
Catherine of Russia
North American Review
London
Marquis of Blandford
Elnor Glyn
America
Mansion House
Promonsi
Scottish Home and Industries Association
Lansdowne House
Royal Irish Industries
Lady Granard
Lord Granard
Misa Gladya Deacon
Dorothy Deacon
Albert Badsiwil
Ostrand
Cal
Jean Thurnherz
Algo
Thurnhesr
Sahe
Bellboy
Vaquera
Bebo
Clerk
Arizona
Immigrants Detained Near White Rock Border
Forty men from Kansas City Missouri traveling to Vancouver British Columbia were stopped by Canadian immigration agents at White Rock on the border north of Vancouver. They were returned after the agents offered no reason for the action.
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Bellingham
Wagb
Kansas City
Vangouver
British Columbia
White Rock
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