Night Court Tales and a Pardoned Friend at PS 22 Reunion
George Ross recounts Broadway Night Court’s dreary, comic, and real cases contrasting fiction with truth. He notes a Judge Moses Grossman tale of a pardoned boyhood friend who later found honest work, after a Sing Sing address sparked a governor’s pardon. Also reports Hawaiian leis at Hotel Lexington.
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Moses Grossman
P. S. 22
Grand Street Boys
Charles Whitman
New York
D. A
Whitman
Ise
O. Henry
Manhattan
Lexington
Honolulu
Charles Rochester
Islands
Kangaroo Rat Misnamed Relative of Mice in Southwest
The kangaroo rat of the southwest is not a kangaroo nor a rat but a close relative of the mouse. It belongs to a distinct lineage adapted for desert life and hops on strong hind legs.
Roosevelt Telegram Shapes Iowa Senate Nomination Battle
In Des Moines James Roosevelt issued a telegram supporting Otha Wearin by denying false claims of canceling a campaign trip due to Mayo Clinic plans. The move marks White House awareness in the Iowa Democratic primary where Wearin Gillette and three others seek the nomination. The telegram prompts mixed reactions amid a volatile race with Kraschel backing Gillette and Wegman backing Wearin as party factions solidify.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Democratic Senate
James Roosevelt
Otha Wearin
Wearin
White House
Guy M. Gillette
Gillette
Ily
Ed Dunn
Mason City
Roosevelt
Harpers Ferry
Dunn
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Nelson G. Kraschel
WPA
Harry
Red Men Postponed Meeting Because of Graduation Events
Chickasaw tribe No. 32 of the Order of Red Men cancels its regular Monday night meeting due to high school graduation exercises.
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Order of Red Men
Louisiana Could Grow Largest State by Soil Deposits
A historical note suggests Louisiana might become the largest state in the Union through soil deposits from 26 states. The Mississippi River carries millions of tons of fertile soil from farm land downstream annually and deposits it into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Louisiana
Union
Gulf of Mexico
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George Ross
Law
Broadway
Tion
Night Court
Hall of Justice
Damosela
California
Ganther
Carilee
Sheers
Harllee
Jold Storgae Now
Harllee’s
L. Hopkins
Leo Wegman
Colleag
Kraschel
Werm
Normandy
Hostess
Rayon
Rayons
Partiees
Bemberg
Romaines
Alpacas
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