Darrow to plead unwritten law in Massie case in Hawaii
Clarence Darrow, 75, prepared to offer unwritten law as defense for Honolulu murder case involving Mrs Forté, Lt Massie, and others charged with the killing of Joe Kahahawali Jr. The defense seeks a continuance from March 28 to April 4 as the trial nears.
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Mer
Clarence Darrow
H Darrow
Chicago
Hic
Granville Roland Forteacue
New York
Weekington Society
Thomas H. Massie
A. Lord
A. O. Jones
Navy Engines
Joe Kahahawali, Jr
Thalia Forescue Massie
Darrow
United Press
Home Is Where the Heartache Is In Storm Case
Sources say Mrs Fortescue defense rests on alarm clock insanity a temporary mental lapse triggered by bitter memories. Psychiatrists label the reaction as temporary insanity tied to Kahahawai sight recalling Mrs Maseie attack. Defense said there is no controversy among counsel despite earlier opposition to Island law.
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Darrow
Representative Would Establish Arbitrary Price On Foodstuffs
Washington March 25 Federal price fixing for basic agricultural products was urged by Representative Andresen Minnesota a member of the house agriculture committee He proposed a bill to fix minimum prices with alleged adminstration by the secretary of agriculture Wheat at 1 25 per bushel cotton 15 per pound corn 75 per bushel rye 80 per bushel barley 65 per bushel hogs and cattle 19 per pound and butter 32 per pound
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Washington
Mar
Andresen
Minn
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Tar accident claims life of Horace Camp
Rutherfordton report says highway worker Horace Camp was scalded to death when hot tar spilled on him after a car driven by F. H. Stroupe of Charlotte struck a tar truck. Stroupe was placed under a $5,000 bond.
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Rutherfordton
Horace Camp
F. H. Stroupe
Charlotte
Life in Wrong Element at Philadelphia Union League
A humorous, rough anecdote describes a Philadelphia judge from the Democratic party tripping on a loose grate near the Union League club, ending with an accidental tumble into the coal bin while returning to his office.
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Philadelphia
Judge Renshaw
Union League Club
Northwestern Accepts 20 Child Prodigies Under 15
Northwestern University screens two hundred Chicago applicants and will admit twenty prodigies, all under age fifteen, into its program this year.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
the University
Auto thief dupes police using two pairs of handcuffs
In Bainbridge Georgia officers chased a thief who used two sets of handcuffs to lock the steering wheel of a patrol car. The suspect escaped with both cuffs and a vehicle, leaving officers frustrated by the unusual ruse.
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Bainbridge, Ga
Houdini
Gunpoint pawnshop note ends in swift arrest
In New York a robber entered a pawn broker with a pistol and note demanding 200 dollars at six percent interest to be repaid in 90 days. The pawnbroker pressed the alarm and a policeman soon collared Wilbur T Harris.
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New York
Wilbur T. Harris
Wilbur
Two Russian Stowaways Face Fragile Status in New York
Leon Grinbaum and Leon Alterman, two stowaways from Russia, hover between illegality and deportation as the land they inhabit does not recognize their origin. The men consider vanishing into a vacuum to avoid return.
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New York
Leon Grinbaum
Leon Alterman
Sam
Russia
Leons
Greer Declines Name as GOP Gubernatorial Candidate
Prof J. G. Greer of Appalachian State Normal College declines to let his name be used as a possible Republican gubernatorial nominee.
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Greer
Boone
J. G. Greer
Appalachian State Normal College
Negroes Seek Rehearing In Alabama Death Appeals
Applications for a rehearing of appeals to the Alabama Supreme Court were filed for seven Scottsboro defendants sentenced to death after last year’s attacks on two white girls. Chief counsel George W. Chamlee asked the court to set aside its judgment affirming seven of eight convictions and fixed May 13 for the executions. one defendant received a new trial due to alleged juvenile age at trial.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Scottsboro
George W. Chamlee
Chattanooga
Tenn
Schumann-Heink Confined by Illness in St Louis
World famous contralto Mme Ernestine Schumann-Heink was treated for grippe and laringitis and confined to bed at the Coronado hotel. Her doctor warned the illness may develop into pneumonia as she was to open a week long engagement near the theatre today.
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ST. Louis
Mme
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Coronado Hotel
Population drop in Shanghai amid Sino Japanese hostilities
Shanghai public safety bureau estimated the city’s population fell by about 20 600 since the outbreak of Sino Japanese hostilities. The normal population is nearly 2 000 000.
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Shanghai
Mar
Shanghai Public Safety Bureau
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported for March
Treasury receipts for March 23 amounted to 6,472,261.46 with expenditures of 11,527,241.30 and a balance of 706,230,277.91. Customs duties for March 23 totaled 16,862,020.00.
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Washington
Treasury
Private Planes to Be Shown at Detroit Air Show
Airplanes for personal and private business use will headline this year’s National Aircraft Show in Detroit at the city airport mammoth hangar. The April 2 to 10 dates align with the sales season opening as exhibitors plan a vigorous drive. More than 80 manufacturers will display private, transport, and airline models including a model airline operating over 60 miles with five ports near Detroit and Windsor Ontario.
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Detroit
Ray Cooper
Windsor
Ont
American Airways
Mellon Says No Change Expected in Debt Situation
Andrew W. Mellon told reporters in Washington that he sees no immediate prospect of any change in the European reparations and debt situation. He spoke after being received by the House Foreign Affairs Committee before departing for his post as ambassador to Great Britain.
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Washington
Mar
Andrew W. Mellon
Great Britain
Mellon
House Foreign Affairs
Weather pattern hints at variable Easter conditions
The weather man warned of uncertain Easter temperatures. He forecast showers starting tomorrow across much of the United States, with possible warmer, wetter conditions or fair and cooler skies depending on a Dakotas Montana disturbance. If colder air arrives, the East would see clear weather except near the Great Lakes for light rains and snow.
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United States
Dakotas
Montana
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Beauty Shop Operator Back Home After Kidnap Ordeal
CENTRAL CITY Neb March 25 Miss Laurel Morrison a six year old Aurora beauty parlor operator was found at home with her parents after two days disappearance She said she had been kidnapped and held captive in Lincoln Lincoln Cosmetology school operator George Gohde said Morrison had attended classes there and he recognized her from pictures in Lincoln newspapers
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Central City
Nebr
Laurel Morrison
Aurora
Lincoln
George Gohde
Seven Die in German Domestic Tragedy In Meurer Case
In Jena Germany March 25 seven people were slain in a domestic tragedy following the divorce of Dr Wilhelm Meurer prominent attorney He shot and killed his wife two children his parents a visitor and himself The tragedy follows the couple s divorce proceedings and ends with Meurer s death.
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Jena
Germany
Wilhelm Meurer
Meurer
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