Insanity in the Courtroom and Prohibition Policy Debate
The piece critiques the insanity defense and calls for reform in psychiatric handling of cases. It cites Dr. Winfrend Overholser and Massachusetts Briggs law as models, arguing for limited trial focus and automatic psychiatric reports. It also argues for repealing the eighteenth amendment and state sovereignty over liquor regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickman
Remus
Winfrec Overholser
Department of Mental Diseases of
Massachusetts
McNaughton
B. C
A.D
Loeb-Leopold
Overholser
State Department of Mental Diseases
New York
Butler
Anti-Saloon League
al Smith
Dwight Morrow
Roosevelt
Charles H. Tuttle
Nicholas Murray Butler
Republican Party
Circumstantial Evidence and Public Sentiment in Early 20th Century Boston
A long chronological piece details the Cero Gallo murder case in Boston with trials, appeals, and the role of circumstantial evidence. It notes public interest tied to Sacco Vanzetti and Mooney Billings cases and critiques the reliability of jury verdicts and legal process. It also surveys prohibition politics, fiscal commentary in Congress, and assorted editorial observations on governance and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gangi Cero
Joseph Fantasia
Wero
Philomena Romano
Fuller
Fantasia
Samuel Gallo
Cero
Gallo
Romano
Supreme Court
Boston Bar Association
World turmoil through arms and revolutions draws silent US
The piece argues that Europe faces imminent war over Bulgaria Romania and Balkan tensions while the United States stays aloof. It notes Russia’s possible invasion of Romania, Brazil’s revolutions, and France’s stance against disarmament amid German fascist influences. It critiques the League of Nations for inaction and warns against becoming a global shock absorber.
Prohibition Era Outlaw Diamonds Asks Place In Literature
A columnist argues Jack Legs Diamond and peers will enter literature like Robin Hood and Dick Turpin. The piece notes Diamond’s notoriety, repeated arrests, and the public’s mixed fascination with racketeers. It compares past criminals to today while exploring lawmen’s role and media sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legs” Diamond
al Capone
Robin Hood
Dick Turpin
Jack
Legs) Diamond
Scarface
Rob Roy
Cain and Abel
Hemorrhage May Cause Anemia
Dr Morris Fishbein explains how blood loss lowers red cell count and hemoglobin, triggering anemia. He notes causes include hemorrhage, poison, or failure of blood cell formation, with bone marrow and organs like spleen and liver involved in production and regulation. Techniques to control bleeding include vessel ligation, pressure, rest, elevation, and warmth.
The Domestic Relations Court In New York
A Times observer visits the domestic relations court to witness alimony debates and child support in a city where couples argue over payments. The reporter notes bluntly the drama, the cost of living, and a wrestler husband’s attempt to dodge obligations through professional failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagg
New York
Louis B. Brodsky
Punch
Battle of Hastings Turns on Norman Victory in 1066
In 1066 William of Normandy led a three‑part Norman army against King Harold of England at Hastings. Harold’s forces were drawn north after defeats at Stamford Bridge, but the Norman center repulsed the English, paving William’s conquest and eventual coronation in Westminster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
William
Duke of Normandy
Harold
Hastings
Edward the Confessor
Harold Just
Tostig
Stamford Bridge
Ether concept in modern physics explored by Spinney
Professor L. B. Spinney, president of the Iowa Academy of Science, discusses the ether theory in his address. He traces its rise, fall, and revival as a pervasive space medium essential to light and heat transmission and its enduring influence on science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon
Byrns
Burns
Treasury
L. B. Spinney
Iowa Academy of Science
Academy
Spinney
Evolution of the ether concept from ancient air to modern light theory
Professor Spinney traces how early ether ideas treated a rarified air around Earth and the Ptolemaic system, then how Copernicus, Descartes, and Newton challenged and replaced them. He notes Descartes' vortices and Hooke and Huygens advancing the light transmission theory in the late 17th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spinney
St. Thomas Aquinas
Descartes
Newton
Hooke
Huygens
Jewish population in Russia reported at 2,820,429
The American Jewish Year Book notes that in the current Russia Union of Soviet Socialist Republics there are 2,820,429 Jews, making up 0.02 percent of the total population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
Questions and Answers Mixed Facts From a Quiz Page
A quiz style item lists that okra is used as a vegetable and in salads, with soups as well. It places Tanner Touva in an imagined Mongolian setting, and cites the George Washington as the ship for a peace conference voyage. It credits Jonathan Swift, Rog ers Hornsby, and Abraham Lincoln with various facts, and notes about 216 stitches in an official baseball.
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Times Errs of Co
West
Maryland Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Marion County
Boyd Gubley
Rlilev
United Press
Sceripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Anal Audit Bureau of Circulations
Roy W. Howard
Frank G. Morrison
Representative Byrns
Tennessee
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Melion
Cal
Coolidge
Vergil
Virgil
Malaya
Frederick Landis
Rome
Horis
Bulgaria
Giovanna
Italy
Balkans
Rumania
Europe
United States
Sam
Brazil
South America
France
Germany
League of Nations
M. E. Tracy
Ohio
Cleveland
Mal. Daugherty
Diamond
Mr Diamond
Mr. Diamond
Eare
James Boys
Renos
Daltons
Forrels
Lafittes
Captain Kidd
John Hancock
Manhattan
Staten Island
Los Angeles
Daily Health Service
Morris Fishbein
Journal
American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
Heywood Brown
America
Solomon Urely
Solomon
Mr. X
Floyd Gibbons
the Times
David Dietz
Daily Thought
I Timothy
Carlyle
Tanner Touva
Mongolia
Asia
Wilson
George Washington
Rogers Hornsby
Anglum, Mo
United State
Oregon Territory
Abraham Lincoln
Estes
Indiana
Heald Realty Company
Southmoor Realty Company
Graham Hotel Realty Company
Llanhurst Manor Realty Company
Alpha Gamma Realty Company
City Securities Corporation
Dick Miller
East Washington Street
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