Conviction of SixYearOld Boy Sparks Protests in Paintsville
A Kentucky juvenile case draws national scrutiny as Judge Hoffman and local lawyers discuss presenting to the U S Attorney General and offering bar assistance to appeal the 6 year old Carl Newton Mahan's 15 year sentence for murder. Jurists criticise the verdict, arguing a child of seven or younger cannot be held criminally responsible under common law and urging alternative discipline.
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Carl Newton Mahan
Kentucky
Hoffman
Thomas Darby
Common Pleas Court
England
Darby
Ohio
Buten
William C. Buten
Campbell County
Greendale Reform School
Greendale
Convicted Boy Faces Fate of Reform School Sentence
Carl Newton Mahan, fifteen, was convicted of manslaughter in Johnson County for killing eight-year-old Cecil Van Hoose with a loaded shotgun after taking a piece of scrap iron. Protests arise over under ten age trials, and Circuit Judge J. F. Bailey will hear defense appeals regarding jurisdiction and new-trial motions.
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New York World News Service
Paintsville
State Reform School
Johnson County
Carl Newton Mahan
Cecil van Hoose
Kentucky
J. F. Bailey
Lexington
Greendale
Carl
Albert van Hoose
Cecil
John A. Butcher
Union Terminal bids planned as work to start mid August
Union Terminal Company directors authorized Col. Henry M. Waite to call for bids on grading and filling the Millcreek bottoms. The project will use 6,000,000 cubic yards of earth from Bald Knob or other sources, with bids due in 30 days and a further 30 days for contractor setup, aiming to begin mid August and complete the fill in about one year.
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Henry M. Waite
Temple Bar
H. A. Worcester
Col. Ware
Millcreek
Bald Knob
Harrison Avenue
Fit
Judge Palmer Denounces Six-Year-Old Sentence in Ohio Court
Hamilton Ohio May 24 Judge Gideon Palmer of the Juvenile Court condemned the six year old Carl Mahan sentence from Paints run. The dispatch notes the judge’s strong stance against the punishment, signaling controversy over juvenile justice in Hamilton.
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Hamilton
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Gideon Palmer
Carl Mahan
Paints
Village home near schools ideal five room cottage
Want ad notices describe a convenient village home near schools and churches with a garage, electric utilities, and small down payment. Also offered are a furnished Walnut Hills room near Eden Park and a large Covington brick home suitable for two families.
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Eden Park
Covington
Virginia Willys to Wedding Senor de Aguirre in London
Miss Virginia Willys daughter of John Knight Willys to marry Senor Luis Marcelino de Aguirre in St. Margaret's Church London. Ceremony with full choral service, breakfast at Hotel Carleton, maid of honor Mme Marta de Vienna, best man Aurelio Del Cerro. Bride debuted in New York and London season.
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Virginia Willys
John Knight Willys
Carleton
Paris
Aurelio del Cerro
Buenos Aires
Senor de Aguirre
Porter
Farmington
Plans for Crime Commission Heard by Cincinnatus Association
The Cincinnatus Association Crime Committee will present a plan to form a crime commission for Southwestern Ohio and beyond. The proposal, shaped after talks with Hamilton officials led by Charles P. Taft Jr and John Clippinger, aims to coordinate police across counties and states, share information, speed trials, and curb organized crime with regional cooperation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hamilton
Charles P. Taft Ir
Hamilton County
John Clippinger
Taft
Ohio
Kentucky
Clippinger
Middletown
Dayton
Indiana
Administration of Justice
Hit-Skip Driver Kills Own Cousin in Akron Incident
Akron Ohio May 24 H A Wolf 31 of Copley died in City Hospital after being struck near Fairlawn golf links on Monday. The driver Leland E Wolf 25 his cousin fled the scene then confessed.
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Copley
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Harvard Housing Plans Unearth New Student Unity
Harvard undergraduates would live in mixed class housing designed by President A Lowell and Edward Harkness. Triangular courtyards and two small wings characterize the buildings, but the core aim is intimate, diverse grouping to foster friendships and broaden life perspectives among students.
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A. Lowell
Edward S. Harkness
Yale
Lowell
Julian L. Coolidge
Chester N. Greenough
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Harvard Clubs
Linton
Pressure to Open Inquiry Into Lenroot Vote Source
A Republican Senate Rules Committee group agreed to open Monday’s session to press on the source of a published roll call purporting to show the executive session vote confirming Irvine L. Lenroot as a Federal Judge. No cognizance has been taken of Senator La Follette's protest or AP’s objection to withdrawal of floor access for reporters.
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Senate Rules Committee
Irvine L. Lenroot
la Follette
Rep
Wis
Associated Press
Senate
Widow Defends Father in Habeas Corpus Appeal
Theresa Hamilton Walton, 19, testified to defend her father R H Hamilton in Amarillo Texas as he seeks habeas corpus release from a murder indictment after killing Tom Walton Jr. The widow embraced her father and described marrying Walton against his wishes. Hamilton, a prominent attorney and former Texas Supreme Court judge, faces possible further evidence as the court reconvenes.
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Amarillo
Tex
Theresa Hamilton Walton
R. H. Hamilton
Tom Walton
Hamilton
Texas Supreme Court
Appeals Commission
E. W. Thomerson
H. G. Hendricks
Walton
Theresa
House to Vote Next Week on Tariff Bill
Wext week the House schedules a single vote on a new tariff bill. The committee report supports the measure. The article notes duties on live cattle rising over two cents and higher rates on butter and substitutes, with opponents described as making a weak effort to defeat Republicans.
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HOUSE
Egyptian Envoy Solves Social Precedence Question
Washington May 24 Mahmoud Samy Pasha Egypt’s envoy devised a simple solution to the Longworth Gann precedence issue by hosting two dinners with distinct guests of honor. One dinner featured Speaker and Mrs Longworth, the other Vice President Curtis and Mrs Dolly Gann. The arrangement follows earlier diplomatic rulings and precedents set by the Chilean ambassador and Mrs Eugene Meyer.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Mahmoud Samy Pasha
Egypt
Longworth-Gann
Longworth
Curtis
Dolly Gann
Former Dover Mayor Freed Of Bribe Charge In Dry Case
In a civil liberties era ruling, federal judges say associations with bootleggers do not prove unfitness. Sir Esme Howard, Britain's envoy, offered to surrender diplomatic liquor privileges if the U S desires. The case includes Lykens Valley Ice and Beverage licensing amid small town economic ties.
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Diplomatic Corps
Girl, 6, Attacked and Choked To Death Near Ft. Bragg
Theresa Johnson, six, disappeared on the way home from school and was found murdered near a lonely road several miles from Ft. Bragg California. Preliminary exam shows she was assaulted before being strangled and her body tossed across a log. Her lunch box and books were scattered as footprints show a desperate struggle. A gag made from her cap was stuffed in her mouth.
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Theresa Johnson
Ford Averts Drunken Flying With Prohibition Reform
Washington May 24 Henry Ford praised Washingtons presidents at the White House and urged strict regulation of flying under the influence. He told President Hoover prohibition must come and pressed a campaign against drunken air driving, arguing aviation should not be driven by rum running. Ford called for tighter laws to protect passengers and the public on the ground.
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New York World News Service
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Resignation of Anna Logan Tops Cincinnati School Board Meeting
Miss Anna E. Logan, assistant superintendent, resigns due to failing eyesight. She joined Cincinnati Public Schools in 1915 after leaving Miami University professorship. The board approves nine summer vacation schools led by Margaret Daly and others. Dr. Douglas E. Scates named director of research and statistics at 3500 dollars.
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Cincinnati Public Schools
Board of Education
Randall J. Condon
Margaret Daly
Douglass School
Anna Johnson
Fairview
Caroline Easting
Garfield
C. L. Miller
Roosevelt
Viola Hawthorne
Sands
Marie Schroer
Stowe
Lucy Mitchell
Windsor
E. P. Reeve
Branch Hospital
T. C. Mobberley
Woodward
Douglas E. Scates
University of Indiana
Jury Delivers Favorable Verdict in Innocence Appeal
A Common Pleas jury returns a favorable verdict after a trial in which the defendant reaffirms innocence. Judge Groh reiterates the request for full exoneration and motions for post trial relief are discussed.
Former Dover Mayor Acquitted of Bribe Charge
Former Dover mayor Peter J. Groh is acquitted by a Common Pleas jury in New Philadelphia Ohio after being accused by the State Prohibition Department of taking $50 from Edward Little to aid liquor transport. Groh testified Little forced the money into his pocket at gunpoint and said he was framed by state officials. Gov. Cooper ousted Groh weeks earlier amid the lax enforcement complaint.
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Peter J. Groh
Dover
Common Pleas Court
Groh
State Prohibition Department
Edward Little
Little
State Department
Gov. Cooper
State Prohibition
John Cole
Diry
Cole
Hallie Bagent
Columbus
Irene Engler
Miss Engler
Endurance Flyers Near Their Goal in Columbus Air War
The Blue Army presses toward Columbus as hostilities near a noon end. Armistice rumors swirl while a Fairfield Airport demonstration seeks to show airplane fire power. Casualties include Staff Sgt. Frank Deeman and Lieutenants Meadow and Shade.
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Reds
Blue Army
Wright Field
Ohio
Blue Headquarters
Fairfield
Ft. Worth
Tex
Reginald E. Robbins
James Kelly
Earth
New Investigation Sought in DeKing Killing
Albert J. Kelley, lawyer for the DeKing family, says a petition will be filed in Kane County Circuit Court on Monday seeking the appointment of a special prosecutor to reopen the grand jury investigation into the March death of Mrs. Lillian DeKing during a dry raid in Aurora Illinois.
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Aurora
Ill
Lillian DeKing
Kane County
Albert J. Kelley
Kelley
Mrs Tunney Relapses in Italy Convalescence
In Brioni Italy on May 24 Mrs Gene Tunney has suffered a relapse after an emergency appendectomy on April 30. Doctors will determine severity after further study.
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Brioni
Italy
Gene Tunney
Mother slays three children and herself near grave
In Lebanon Kentucky on May 24 a mother Mrs Mamie Shey Shoaf slashed her throat and killed her children Tom Porter Shoaf 2 Ina Louise 7 and Catherine 11 near Ryder Cemetery. Coroner Marion Russell suspects the mother carried out the killings and her death. Two boys found the mother and searchers located the children hours later.
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Ryder
Mamie Shey Shoaf
Marion Russell
Tom Porter Shoaf
Ina Louise
Catherine
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