Pardon Effort Grows for Bernard Grant in Chicago
Attorney Thomas Swanson prepares a pardon petition for Bernard Grant a nineteen year old boy awaiting execution October 17. Public support aims to shield him from the hangman arguing against class based justice and likening to Leopold and Loeb clemency.
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Chicago
Thomas Swanson
Bernard Grant
Swanson
Grant
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
World air fliers arrive in Chicago greeted by thousands
The Army around the world flyers landed in Chicago from Dayton at 12:51 PM as thousands of spectators lined the streets to welcome the airmen.
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World Air Fliers
Chicago
United Press
Dayton
Ohio
Flyers Pass Over Wabash on Way to Chicago
The American World flyers passed over Wabash Ind at 10 35 en route to Chicago from Dayton.
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Wabash Ind
Chicago
Dayton
Twenty Six Ships Reach Shanghai in Defense of Settlements
The Daily Mail correspondent reports twenty six ships arriving at Shanghai with about seventeen hundred seamen and marines landed to defend French and international foreign settlements amid the international naval contingent.
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United Press
London
Shanghai
Daily Mail
Ben F Smith Shot and Dies in Lufkin
Ben Smith former Angelina county sheriff candidate died from bullet wounds after a Sunday shooting in Lufkin. Grover Dunn state ranger claims self defense as officers plan to file murder charges against Dunn for the attack that ended Smith's life.
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United Press Lufkin
Ben Smith
Angelina County
Grover Dunn
Dunn
Smith
Mother postpones master’s degree at Northwestern
Mrs. Augusta R. McDonald, who began graduate work at Northwestern University while her daughters were undergraduates, will delay her master's thesis on The Concept of Reality in Christian Science until next June. She returned to campus in September with her freshmen son Leon, as her daughters, now gone from school, helped initiate her into Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
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Chicago
Augusta R. McDonald
Northwestern University
Jime
Leon
Census says U S cotton use climbs in August
The census bureau reports that cotton consumed in August totaled 857,455 bales, up from 492,425 bales in August of the previous year. The rise reflects stronger demand and mill activity across the sector.
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Washington
Census Bureau
John Robinson Shows Delight Crowds Despite Downpour
The John Robinson Shows performed amid mud and rain, parading despite rumors of cancellation. The piece profiles staff like cashier Karl Knudson and head ticket takers Lawrence and Barker, notes Miss Julian Rogers and Miss Patsy, and highlights a charity matinee with about seventy children and chaperones, funded in part by Lindsey’s Ice Cream and a $5 donation from C. IT. Van Zandt, ending with praise for the band and the show’s humane spirit.
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John Robinson
Noah
Chicago
Rube
Karsche
Karl Knudson
Dallas
Lawrence
Barker
F. Bernard Head
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Julian Rogers
Fayetteville
Ark
Sunny South
Knudson
Head
Mr. Heag
Lindsey
Mgr
C. IT
van Zandt
Allen Memorial Hospital
Unclear brief from United Press network in Marshall Texas
Partial text shows multiple garbled lines about railways and cars with fragmented names and places. No coherent event or person details emerge beyond street and station mentions. The fragmentary notes lack a clear action, date, or organization to summarize as a distinct news item.
Petition Seeks Life Sentence for Bernard Grant
Cincinnati Business Men's League director S. H. Fryberg launches a petition urging Governor Len Small to commute Bernard Grant's death sentence to life imprisonment. Fryberg argues Grant and Leopold and Loeb share youths deserving mercy, asserting this preserves dignified justice in all cases.
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United Press
Cincinnati
S. H. Fryberg
Business Men’s League
Len Small
Bernard Grant
Leopold and Loeb
Fryberg
Suit Filed Against Missing San Antonio Attorney
A. B. Slimp filed a $1,200 suit in San Antonio against Judge J. F. Carl, a missing attorney whose clothing was found on the Colorado River near Austin. Carl’s whereabouts are unknown. Slimp says he signed a note due September 16.
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United Press
San Antonio
Texas
J. F. Carl
Colorado River
Austin
A. B. Slimp
Carl
General Wu to Confer With Kun on Pekin Defense
General Wu te Fu the leading Republican war figure is due back in Pekin for a defense conference with President Kun. Chang Ts Lin the Manchurian warlord advances southward and has mobilized about 200 800 troops at Jehol 115 miles north of Pekin.
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KR United Press
Pekin
Wu Te Fu
Republian
Kun
Chang Ts» Lin
Chang
Jehol
Here
Standard Oil Cuts Ohio Gasoline Price One Cent
Cleveland report states Standard Oil Co. reduced gasoline price at Ohio filling stations from 18 cents to 17 cents per gallon on September 15. The move lowers costs for motorists across the state and reflects competitive pricing in the refining sector.
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United Press
Cleveland
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Lightning strikes wipe out oil tanks in Monterey
A Sunday lightning strike ignited several crude tanks along a pipeline in Monterey California. Flames leaped hundreds of feet as oil burned fiercely, killing at least two people and causing about three million dollars in damage. Firefighters soldiers and civilians guarded two tanks that remained smoldering as the blaze burned out.
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United Itress
Monterey
Calif
Leopold presents bra s to museums in Chicago
The extensive bird collection of Nathan Leopold Jr, totaling about 1 500 specimens, was presented to two Chicago museums by the young slayer. Except for six rare mourned birds, the set was to the Museum of Natural History and the American Museum.
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Chicago
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Muuman
Elgriz
MUTILATED GIRL ELIZABETH JOHNSON FOUND
Net report says the mutilated body of Elizabeth Johnson a fifteen year old girl was found after she had vanished around August 12. Police are investigating the death as a possible crime in Kingston.
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United Press
Kingston
Elizabeth Johnson
Legion Delegates Attend Convention Amid Tense Debates
In St Paul Minnesota on September 15 about a thousand World War veterans gathered for the annual Legion convention. Minority delegations push to inject politics into the gathering demanding convention statements on key issues including the presidential campaign.
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United Press
ST Paul
Minn
Legion
Dr George Butte Resigns to Enter Texas Politics
Austin reports Dr George Butte resigns from the University of Texas and plans to run for governor as a Republican. A board member says the resignation will be accepted at the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, with President Walter Splaver involved.
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George Butte
United Press
Austin
George TC. Butte
Texas
Efe Fs
Board of Regent
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