Britain Sees Slater as Parallel to Sacco Vanzetti Case
London reports renewed interest in Oscar Slater dubbed Britain’s Sacco Vanzetti, with his 1910 death sentence commuted to life. The German Jewish defendant, jailed in Scotland for killing a housemaid, faced contested evidence and calls for review echoing the U.S. Sacco-Vanzetti controversy.
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British Clemency Appeals For Sacco and Vanzetti Go On
London dispatch reports continued clemency pleas for Sacco and Vanzetti. British labor leaders and trade union bodies sent appeals to Governor Fuller and the American embassy denouncing executions as harming U S moral prestige. A radio appeal reached Governor Puller in Massachusetts for Birmingham trades council, touching 120000 workers.
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Capitol Guards Armed With Rifles in Washington
Guards at the U S Capitol increased from ninety to one hundred men and were issued rifles and heavy revolvers as a precaution against demonstrations over the Sacco-Vanzetti case. Entry to the building now requires known employment or a special permit. Temporary guards also remained at nearby government buildings as police maintained heightened security around embassies and residences of prominent figures.
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Latest Developments In Sacco Vanzetti Case
Boston reports a day of twists in the Sacco Vanzetti case as Justice Brandeis declines a stay petition on ethics grounds. Defense leader Arthur D Hill heads to Maine to present a similar plea to Justice Stone. Sacco and Vanzetti resign to die in the electric chair tomorrow night. Vanzetti visits his sister and Sacco sees his wife in a death scene. A girl in a red raincoat with a protest placard triggers a Boston Common clash where police disperse about three thousand people.
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Brandeis refuses to act on stay in Sacco Vanzetti case
Justice Brandeis declined to consider a stay of execution after defense counsel sought action on a writ of certiorari. The move followed similar attempts by Arthur Hill to secure a stay from Justices Holmes and Stone. Hill cited Brandeis's family ties to supporters of Sacco and Vanzetti and noted Brandeis would not act on any matter connected to the case.
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Macdonald hopeful pair will be saved
J Ramaay Macdonald former labor premier sends a message from Lossiemouth Scotland to the Daily Herald. He calls the Bacco and Vanzetth affair terrible and says he hopes the reputation of the United States will be saved from the horror of the executions.
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Vanzetti and Sister Embrace in Cell Corridor
In Charlestown State Prison Boston August 21 Bartolomeo Vanzetti and his sister Miss Luyla Vanzetti met for about an hour behind a barred door. The sister arrived from America to urge him toward faith, but both men remained steadfast in their beliefs. Warden Hendry and prison chaplain Murphy observed the encounter as guards kept watch outside.
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Government may open its files in Sacco Vanzetti case
The Department of Justice refused to disclose its confidential files to unofficial groups but would allow Massachusetts authorities or the Lowell commission access if requested. Farnum noted no collusion between state and federal bodies, while defense attorneys press for broader access amid ongoing appeals.
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German journal sees Sacco Vanzetti civil war in U S
Berlin dispatch notes that German papers depicted an imagined U S crisis over Sacco and Vanzetti. Headlines spoke of state of siege in New York and alarm in America, with taunts about justice and even cartoons on the electric chair. Many papers exaggerated the tension in the case.
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Pickets Arrested as Sacco-Vanzetti Rally Gathers Boston Common
A Boston Common rally for Sacco and Vanzetti drew thousands as police arrested about 20 people for disorderly conduct and inciting to riot. Miss Paula Hollaway of New York wore a red slicker bearing Save Sacco and Vanzetti as police dispersed the crowd.
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Driver of Death Lab Recovery at Griffin Hospital
Hany Everson twenty nine of Oak Street New Haven driver of the auto that struck a tele gram pole fatally injuring his companion Miss Emma Jackson seventeen of York Street New Haven was convalescing at Griffin Hospital Derby with deep bruises after the crash near Racebrook Country Club on the Orange Derby turnpike. The girl died an hour after admission from internal injuries and punctured lung.
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Labor leader says mobs harm Sacco cause
Edmonton August 21 Associate Press. Tom Moore president of the Canadian labor congress says demonstrations one day strikes and extreme actions harm the Sacco and Vanzetti cause. He notes capital punishment opposed but doubts exist after seven years of trial and condemns intimidation of government by force in Canada.
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Philadelphia unions call protest strike over Sacco Vanzetti case
Philadelphia unions and supporters issued a general protest strike call to halt executions in the Sacco Vanzetti affair. Circulars distributed at a mass meeting reported the strike action ordered by Sacco Vanzetti supporters and affiliated organizations.
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Artist Shoots Self Refuses to Name K
In New York Allen B Cox age 23 an artist was found in his loft studio with a self inflicted bullet wound near his heart. He refused to name his relatives to police and claimed a different philosophy. A sealed letter addressed to Miss Clara Diane Rift hints at Cox's family whereabouts.
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Explorer Ashley Scarce in River of Darkness Cave
Trapped explorer Ashley Ashley reportedly used the cave for fifty years and believed another man died in the River of Darkness. Coordinated drag efforts were planned as shellsmound tensions flare over an alleged publicity stunt Faked claim. Miners from South Pittsburg offered help while Shellmound and South Pittsburg feud over highway routing.
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Fog delays visit to Isle au Haut in Maine
The report notes a fog likely delaying a visit by Hil and his party to Justice Stone on Isle au Haut. Arrival is uncertain with travel time of four hours plus a six hour conference and return, and no telegraph or telephone facilities exist to the island, complicating communication to the mainland before midday.
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Explosives Found by Police in Saco Maine
Police in Saco uncover 13 boxes of high explosives, a box of blasting caps, and 75 feet of fuse wire in a field near a new country road. Officials remove the materials to the city jail as investigations continue into a report that the explosives were en route to Massachusetts in a disabled truck.
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Vanzetti Sister Urges Noon Protest for Execution
Miss Lugia Vanzetti sister of Bartolomeo Vanzetti appeals worldwide to pause at noon to protest the impending execution. The Sacco Vanzetti defense committee plans an all day conference at Scenic Auditorium with speakers including Edna St Vincent Millay and continuous picketing of the state house.
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Fall not auto crash cited in Barry death case
New Haven Aug 21 The injuries that caused the death of Thomas C Barry 59 were caused not by a hit and run driver but by a fall down the front stairway of his home Aug 15 Dr George H Joslyn Hamden acting medical examiner said in a finding released today Barry employed by American Roadway Express was found wandering in the apartment below his own with injuries including fractured ribs punctured lung and other internal injuries He maintained he was the victim of an automobile operator who struck him and drove away but the investigation found no auto involvement.
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Walker visits in town from which father emigrated
Castlecomer Kilkenny County Ireland August 21 By Associated Press Mayor James J. Walker of New York visited the Irish town his father William Henry Walker left fifty years ago. Residents crowded around as he spoke of emotion and gratitude for Ireland and his family roots. He hinted at a longer stay on a future visit and invited locals to visit him in New York. The mayor and Mrs Walker later dined at the Abbey of John McCormack with the famous Irish tenor and his guests.
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Pacific Air Race Toll Mounts in 1930s Chronicle
A historical summary recounts fatal and missing events during a Hawaiian race. Entries include the August 10 crash near Point Loma killing Lt. Covell and Lt. Waggener, August 11 Griffin and Lungren crash in San Francisco Bay, August 12 Rogers death after parachute failure, and later missing ships Golden Eagle and Dallas Spirit along with SOS calls during searches.
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Death Row Letter From Sacco and Vanzetti
A fragmentary letter from the Sacco and Vanzetti case depicts warnings of deadly outcomes and emotional farewells. It notes heightened prison security with armed guards and restricted access to streets around the facility, signaling intensified measures following the ongoing case.
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