Legal Flaw Lets Nebraska Convict Beat Life Sentence
Robert R. Garrett, jailed for a brutal Nebraska ranch slaying, gains a new chance after a divorce timing loophole. A wife witness testified against him, but the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled the six month waiting rule constitutional, allowing his retrial without her testimony. He faces the bar again as the state seeks a fresh case.
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Robert R. Garrett
Nebraska
Sandhills
Garrett
William Kinsley
Kinsley
Supreme Court
Rainfall Report Shows Light 0.08 Inch Pluvial
The weather bureau reports only 0.08 inches of precipitation in the past 24 hours indicating light rainfall in the area.
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Weather Bureau
River level drops as Tennessee gauge hits 6.8 feet
The Tennessee river is receding today with a local gauge reading 6.8 feet, indicating a falling water level and easing flood concerns for nearby communities.
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Tennessee
Stations Checked On Record Playing
Commissioner Harold A. Lafount notes a federal rule requires broadcasters to name phonograph records honestly. He says 35 listening device records have come from Los Angeles as fans monitor claims of live performances. California now leads in radio facilities ahead of New York.
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Los Angeles
Federal Radio Commission
Harold A. Lafount
Washington
California
New York
Evacuation reshapes Manhattan East Side community
Manhattan near east residents Armenians Syrians Greeks and Turks leave Washington Street to make way for Battery Town a proposed wealthy district near the financial district. Some move to Greenwich Village while others disperse to the east side. A Hassam’s restaurant switch spurs talk among old customers.
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Richard Maslock
New York
Manhattan
East Side
Greenwich Village
Washington Street
Hassam’s
Boston
International romance greets Graf Zeppelin crew member
An American wife welcomed Franz Baartschack with a car placard reading Welcome Franz to America as the Graf Zeppelin arrived at Lakehurst New Jersey. Baartschack, pilot, wed Mitzi Perry in Germany and plans to settle in the United States after the dirigible’s round the world flight.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Franz
America
Franz Baartschack
Baartschack
Mitzi Perry
New York
Friedrichshafen
Miss Perry
Germany
Eskimo English Schoolhouse to Labrador Expedition
Boston reports Com. Donald B. MacMillan will erect a knock down schoolhouse at Nairn for Eskimos with English instruction to ease contact with the outside world. The first of five planned structures, the Nairn facility will serve as a community house as Moravian missionaries have taught in the region for 165 years. About 40 students travel 130 miles to attend, sleeping on the floor for roughly 50 cents daily. Accompanying MacMillan are Prof. S C Palmer, a Swarthmore botanist and geologist, and Prof. W C Kendall of the U S Bureau of Fisheries to study a 275 000 year old glacier and local fish species.
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Boston
Labrador
Com
Donald B. MacMillan
Nairn
MacMillan
Explorer
Hopedale
S. C. Palmer
Swarthmore College
W. C. Kendall
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
Palmer
Kendall
Hats fall from favor as sun exposes skin less yet body adapts
Report notes growing dislike of hats as people shed coverings for sun exposure. Authors say hair blocks UV rays, skin area exposed is small, yet habit signals willingness to wear fewer clothes and seek light exposure. They caution against sunburn as a sign of overdoing it.
Incorrigible May Be Good Citizen
Boston report from Harvard Medical School expert Dr. Douglas A. Thom argues that defiant children who lie and misbehave may be physically and intellectually superior, yet struggle to adjust due to mental condition. Treatment begins with physical welfare and includes methods to cure lying and stealing.
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Boston
Douglas A. Thom
Harvard Medical School
Yacht uses radio to run WBBM business on Lake Michigan
Links Office Chicago reports Leslie Atlass, owner of WBBM, has installed radio gear aboard his yacht. While cruising Lake Michigan he stays in contact with his Chicago office, mixing pleasure with business as easily as ashore.
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Chicago
Leslie Atlass
WBBM
Lake Michigan
Emotion in Science in New York Socializing Knowledge
Dr Otis W Caldwell of the New York Botanical Garden argues that scientific knowledge lacks value for most people until it is popularized and demonstrated. He states the worth of science to humanity hinges on socializing and practical demonstration.
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New York
Otis W. Caldwell
New York Botanical Garden
Weather Record: 84 High and 70 Low for 24 Hours
The weather bureau reports a maximum temperature of 84 degrees and a minimum of 70 degrees for the 24-hour period ending at seven this morning.
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the Weather Bureau Today
Sterchi Growth Seen in First Half 1929 Earnings
Sterchi Bros. Stores reports net earnings for the first half of 1929 at 111.67 percent of 1928’s level based on balance sheet inventories. J. G. Sterchi, president, says the merger of 5 partnerships and 26 corporations into one Sterchi organization has been a focus and by August 15 plans to open or acquire five more retail stores in strategic Southern locations.
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Sterchi Bros. Stores, Inc
General Busi
Sterchi
J. G. Sterchi
Hatless vogue in scientific favor
New York report cites Ronald Miller and Dr E E Free in Sun rays and Health arguing a scientific basis for men going hatless. The book presents sun exposure as beneficial to health and suggests fewer hats may improve wellbeing.
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New York
Ronald Miller
E. E. Free
Cloth sale ad with discounted fabric price
An advertisement offers patterned cloth at a reduced price of 39 cents, with a 36 inch width. The copy emphasizes beauty in patterns and perfection in construction as the selling points.
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