Chapman Loses Habeas Petition in Death Penalty Case
Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas denied Gerald Chapman’s writ of habeas corpus delaying his April 6 execution. State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn attacked Chapman's counsel as offensive to the President and officials, signaling a possible contempt move. A Hartford state court appearance tomorrow may seek a new trial or coram nobis.
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Prison Chaplain to See That Chapman Gets Decent Burial
In Wethersfield Connecticut Chaplain Rev M P Barry the prison chaplain says he will ensure Gerald Chapman's burial is decent if the condemned man is hanged He is the only spiritual adviser Chapman has seen and would not discuss comfort or religious seeks He may accompany Chapman to the gallows if the execution goes ahead on April 6 with a reprieve deadline at midnight April 5.
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Ends Life When Husband Chides Her For Smoking
Mrs. Rose Dykman attended a Joliet Country Club dinner with her husband and another couple. After being rebuked for smoking, she was chided at home and locked herself in the bathroom where she swallowed poison. She died at the hospital despite efforts to save her. She left a farewell note in the automobile.
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Easter Egg Rolling Festival at White House Grounds
Washington March 29 President Coolidge ordered the south grounds of the White House opened to Washington children next Monday for the annual Easter egg rolling carnival. Adults without a child under 10 will be barred in the morning while a Marine Band concert in the afternoon will include all. Several thousand youngsters attend each Easter. some hire escorts to gain admission.
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Tragic drowning in Duck Creek claims eight-year-old Carl Watson
Eight year old Carl Watson of 4704 Wilmer street drowned after the bank gave way at Duck Creek opposite Russell street Linwood while he and Stewart Willhoite, also eight, fished for rubber bands. Stewart escaped, Donald Whitacre 18 retrieved the body with life saving crews responding. It is the first drowning of the season.
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Three Negroes Said To Attack Girls Near Madisonville
Madisonville Kentucky March 29 County Attorney Gooch said Misses Beryl Nichols Annie Anderson and Vaden Laffoon reported three unidentified Negroes attempted to attack them Sunday night near Madisonville but failed. Clifford Martin named by escort Chapman Merrill as one of the three assailants.
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Bullet in heart for 30 years revealed by X ray
Charleston Illinois March 29. R E Curtis a paper hanger has carried a bullet in his heart for thirty years after a crowd shooting in 1896. An X Ray today showed the bridegroom’s bullet lodged in the heart wall and doubling its size.
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Jack All-Trades in Classified Home Services
A Mighty Handy Fellow presents "Jack All-Trades" an army of workers listed in Commercial Tribune Classified Ads offering daily services for garages, home decoration, roof repair, furnace overhaul, and other home improvements. Read about these services mainly in this section.
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Wall Street Slump Deepens as Stocks Fall Across Board
The New York Stock Exchange saw 216 stocks slide to new lows with heavy volume and broad losses across sectors. The market faced a two hour rush above 3,000,000 shares, weak bank liquidity, and fears of brokerage difficulties despite assurances of sound fundamentals.
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French Chamber approves April provisional credits
Paris March 29 The Chamber of Deputies voted provisional credits for April by 420 to 131. The measure funds government expenses and supplies for the coming month.
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German Fasts for Forty Four Days In Berlin
Herr Jolly, a professional faster, set a new world record by fasting forty four days in a glass cage in Berlin. He weighed about 103 pounds at the end, with receipts totaling $45,000 of which $15,000 went to his manager and $10,000 to municipal tax. Doctors will feed him a liquid diet under close supervision in a hospital. The stunt drew crowds and inspired imitators but Berlin police call such acts public nuisances and will not issue further licenses.
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Duel claims stain old veteran as horse thief
Asbury Park March 29 93 year old Crimean War veteran Dr E P T R Osbaldeston faces a 45 year old horse theft charge in Binghamton N Y. He calls the accusation laughable and recalls duels in Germany after following a shoplifter secretary. Deputy Sheriff Black warns the case tests law while the governor withholds requisition.
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Hearty Appetite Leads To Arrest In St Louis
Detectives identified a hotel guest as Harry Jacobs alias Green alias Teller, wanted on a $15,000 Scranton fraud charge and $10,000 bond jump at Poughkeepsie. He registered as Harry Ludwig, claimed innocence, and a large appetite aided the arrest. Emma Klauber filed suit for $5,115 against Ludwig and Jacobs for a presumed loan made under false pretenses.
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Northwestern President Walter Dill Scott Injured Cranking Car
Walter Dill Scott, president of Northwestern University, sustained a broken arm today while attempting to crank an automobile in Chicago.
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Malt Health Booster To Be Sold In Drug Stores
Washington March 29 A malt health booster with 3.75 percent alcohol will be sold in drug stores for six months under Treasury prohibition enforcement. Anheuser Busch and Pabst Brewing Co receive permits to manufacture and sell without prescriptions with store limits of five to twenty five cases weekly. The product must contain 25 percent malt solids to deter use as liquor and boosters pledge cooperation with prohibition authorities to keep it from bootleggers.
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Coolidge Bids Byrd Bon Voyage on Polar Flight
President Coolidge bade farewell to Richard E. Byrd as the explorer prepared to depart from the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the first leg of an Arctic air voyage. The Byrd expedition, carrying 44 aboard the Chantier, aims to reach Tromso Norway and Kings Bay before testing the Fokker plane for a 400 mile jump toward Peary Land and the pole.
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Flu Attacks Three Royal Family Members in London
The Prince of Wales recovers from influenza after ear operation. Duke of York also ill with flu. Princess Victoria sister of the King contracts the illness developing pneumonia symptoms. No further bulletins tonight. Duke and Duchess of York relocate to the Earl of Strathmore's town house for Easter as a domestic event is anticipated.
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Town to Move Within Yosemite National Park
Yosemite California March 29 authorities order the town of 150 residents moved half a mile north to clear land for government use. The relocation aims to accommodate national park plans and ensure continued park operations.
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Italian poet-soldier Gabriele d Annunzio ill with influenza
March 29 in Gardone Italy reports that Gabriele d Annunzio the famed soldier poet is ill with influenza. He has been ill for several days and the disease is following its normal course.
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New York Sky Seen as Square Or Triangle By Children
March 29. In a Brooklyn kindergarten Miss Nora Kahn had children cut out sky shapes of squares and triangles. She argued the sky is a bowl, yet the class looked out and proved the horizon is shaped by tall buildings. A few admitted bowls exist only at summer camps.
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Snowstorm Sweeps Across Midwest and Southwest
A fierce late winter storm extends from Western Kansas into Missouri and Oklahoma, bringing four to six inches of snow in Dodge City and heavy snowfall across Southeast Kansas. Temperatures drop to near or below zero in western areas with continued cold forecasts. The Weather Bureau says several inches may fall, with rain possible in Southern Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas, not seen since 1921 for such late spring snow.
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March Lamb Faces Snowbound Colorado Rim
In Denver Colorado March marks a harsh stretch with 19 degrees below zero and snow depths from forty-two inches to a light covering. Four days of heavy snowfall followed by rain leave little snow on the ground except at mountain points. Stockmen report cattle and ranges weathering the season well as farmers welcome the moisture for crops.
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Scientists Find No Cause for Unusual World Weather
Victoria B C March 29 AP reports Napier Denison superintendent of the British Columbia Meteorological Station says abnormal winter conditions likely result from competing forces in the upper air and possible long term solar radiation decline influencing global patterns. He notes worldwide extremes including cold, warmth, floods and droughts while affirming nature maintains a balance.
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Wilson refuses to prosecute burglary case
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of the president, declined to sign a burglary complaint against two youths accused of entering her New York apartment. The court discharged the pair after she said she was satisfied with the return of her stolen property.
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Rumpus in Senate Over Italian Debt Settlement
The Italian debt settlement triggered a Senate clash as rules were broken and critics assailed the American Debt Commission for a so called new mathematics. Senator Reed and others urged delaying action until after a disarmament conference while Mussolini was accused of unsettling Europe.
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Mojave gold strike draws caravan to desert roads
Los Angeles reports crowds flood toward Kramer Hills as gold is mined within six feet of the surface. Assays run from 600 to 3000 dollars per ton and a temporary city of tents sprawls over five square miles with thousands visiting, many pitching tents in the foothills.
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