Kirkland Found Guilty of Murder Life Sentence Likely
Virgil Kirkland a 20 year old Gary steel worker was found guilty of first degree murder in Porter County for killing Arlene Draves 18 at a Gary party last November. The jury fixed life imprisonment, rejecting the electric chair as the punishment. Judge Grant Crumpacker will formally sentence him next Monday.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Michigan City
Virgil Kirkland
Gary
Wridiron
Porter County
Arlene Draves
Grant Crumpacker
Kirkland
Crumpacker
Miss Draves
Leon Stanford
Crown Point
Stanford
Lake County
Robert Estill
Thompson
Virgil
Ariene
Sherif Burney Maxwell
Arlene
Maxwell
WIFE KILLER GETS UP TO FIVE YEARS IN TENNESSEE
Rex Knowlton 41 pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the December 23 slaying of his wife in a Memphis hotel. He was sentenced to not more than five years. A prior hearing ended in a mistrial after he claimed self defense during a custody dispute over their eight year old child. The county official said Knowlton has tuberculosis and will be sent to a hospital ward at Nashville penitentiary.
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Memphis
Tenn
Rex Knowlton
Knowlton
W. T. McLain
Nashville
Hawks land after long flight from New York to Houston
The Hawks arrived in Houston after an eight hour thirty six minute flight from New York. Team officials praised the lengthy travel for keeping players fresh ahead of games.
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Houston
Tex
Hawks
New York
Tennessee and Virginia Weather Report
Fair and continued cold tonight with rising temperatures by Thursday. Virginia shows generally fair skies, cold tonight, gradual warmth expected tomorrow. Readings at 6 PM show yesterday's high 52 in Tennessee and 65 in Virginia, with last year 52 and 30 respectively. No rainfall recorded.
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Tennessee
Virginia
T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
Death of Under Secretary Joseph Cotton Ends Notable Career
Joseph Potter Cotton died in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins Hospital after two major operations in six weeks. The undersecretary of state linked diplomacy, law and finance and led state affairs during the London naval conference when Secretary Stimson was away. He underwent a throat surgery last summer, spinal infection surgery in January, and had his right eye removed on February 16. He leaves a wife a daughter Isabel and his New York law partner George Franklin. The White House and Stimson’s office visited him.
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Joseph Potter Cotton
Stimson
Cotton
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Isabel
New York
Geo. *. Franklin
Stimeon
White House
Joel T. Boone
Missing Gerls Pony Discovered in San Diego
San Diego March 11 AP investigators traced a trail of tracks and fingerprints as they search for Virginia Brooks 10 whose dismembered body was found at Camp Kearny amid school books in a burlap sack. The case parallels earlier brutal slayings and follows a nationwide search from Oakland to the Texas Panhandle.
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San Diego
Cal
Virginia
Brooks
Camp Kearny
George Moses
Marion Parker
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Parker
Oakland
Ariyvona
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Virginia Brooks
Moses
Provisions Naval Accord Publicized by Britain
London reports the naval agreement between Great Britain France and Italy covering capital ships carriers cruisers and submarines aims to harmonize with the London treaty. The memorandum by Arthur Henderson and A V Alexander outlines bases of agreement with a likely text for the pact to be sent to the United States Japan and the British Dominions. The Franco Italian accord maintains the tonnage status quo with France holding an estimated 150000 tons lead.
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London
Great Britain
France
Italy
Arthur Henderson
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Paris
Rome
United States
Japan
Five Power Naval Accord Solidifies London Pact Reach
A British French Italian naval memorandum, issued by Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson and Admiral Lord Alexander, redraws the London pact into a five power accord. It seals a continued Franco Italian tonnage ratio to 1936, addresses armament concerns, and aims to curb a renewed military race ahead of Geneva disarmament talks.
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London
Mar
Arthur Henderson
Geneva
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
France
Italy
Love Bazaar scandal swirls around Pantages case
San Diego reports allege a Los Angeles love bazaar involved schoolgirls sold to wealthy men. Alexander Pantages denied charges as District Attorney Thomas Whelan filed complaints naming Jesse H. Shreve John P. Mills William Jobelmann Olive Clark Day and Lydia Nitto. Shreve posted bond and Pantages claimed the accusations were politically motivated.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
San Diego
Eunice Pringle
Jesse H. Shreve
John P. Mills
William Jobelmann
Olive Clark Day
Thomas Whelan
Girl Mart
Shreve
Mills
Jobelmann
Mrs. Day
Whelan
Mrs
Dorothy Clark
William H. Jobelmann
Miss Day
Widow in Deaths of Artist and Husband Held for Questioning
Daisy Dycus 25 year old widow is jailed in Hopkinsville Kentucky as grand jury probes the deaths of Jim McClure photographer and her husband Patrolman David Dycus. Police say she visited McClure's studio the day of the suicide after a threat to kill her employer. She fled the studio in a panic and was wounded while McClure was shot. Very jealous statements surface as investigators seek motive.
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Hopkinsville
Daisy Dycus
Jim McClure
David Dycus
McClure
Dycus
Progressives Reject Third Party Move At Washington Meeting
Republican Senator Norris of Nebraska opened a session with a call for federal operation of the Muscle Shoals power industry as part of a broader tariff and power reform discussion. The gathering featured invited officials including Governor Roosevelt and others, with Norris cautioning against partisanship and warning of a potential monopoly shaping the 1922 presidential race.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Hoover
Catalan Autonomy Interest Stirs Amid Spain Tensions
Paris dispatches report rumors from Barcelona that the Republican Catalanist party issued a declaration favoring autonomy and self determination. No Madrid reaction is noted. Barcelona remains active in Republican and Radical circles with long held talks of a Catalonian republic, though no definite action has occurred. Admiral Aznar heads the Madrid government.
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Paris
Mar
Barcelona
Spain
Catalonia
Republic
Associated Press
Madrid
Aznar
Gandhi issues four commandments to followers in Ahmadabad
Mahatma Gandhi instructs followers on conduct: don't tell lies, don't use abuse, don't smoke, don't eat sweets. When asked about tea he smiles and says you may drink tea from the Sabarmati river, the holy river of Gujarat.
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Gandhi
Ahmadabad
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Sabarmati
Gujerat
Eaker Crashes in Kentucky Swamp During Transcontinental Flight
The wreckage of a Lockheed Vega monoplane lies in the Kentucky marshes after an attempted non stop flight from Long Beach to New York to beat the Hawks speed record ends in a crash. Captain Ira Eaker survived with injuries after a 12,000 foot, 235 mph flight before fuel pressure failure forced a landing.
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Tolu
Ohio River
Ira Eaker
Long Beach
Cal
New York
Frank Hawks
Cave
Rock
Illinois
Baker
Pope Pius XI to Broadcast Second Radio Message
Unofficial reports say Pope Pius XI will deliver his second radio address on April 4 holy Saturday during the Gloria mass. Bells, silent since Holy Thursday, are expected to ring again for the broadcast in Vatican City.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XI
San Diego Vaudeville Case Involving Juvenile Laws
Investigators say Miss Nitto and Miss Livingston gave full statements about trips to San Diego and hotel staff recalled a noisy October 30 party. Bond set as Pantages’ attorney moved to post bail. Pantages and wife remained in Mexico awaiting surrender. Conspiracy to violate juvenile court laws charged against the group. additional assault charges filed in Los Angeles against Mills, Jobelmann and Mrs. Day related to an agency that provided companions for fees from 175 to 1000 dollars.
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Pantages
Los Angeles
Mexico
San Diego
Miss Nitto
Miss Livingston
Clarice Tauber
Schroeder murder trial nears verdict after sanity ruling
The Harold Herbert Schroeder murder trial in Indianapolis nears its end as final arguments unfold. Prosecutors rebut Schroeder's insanity plea after two court appointed physicians said he was of sound mind and sane when an unknown hitchhiker's body was found burned in his car near Indianapolis last May 31.
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Indianapolis
Mar
Harold Herbert Schroeder
Schroeder
Mobile
Ala
Here
Boss Rule Must Go Says Chairman of Probe Body
Nashville tale of indictments against Col. Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell by the U S district grand jury at Greeneville for conspiring with J Basil Ramsey to violate national banking laws. Ramsey posted 25000 bond. Lea and Caldwell seek bond at 15000 each. capiuses to arrive via Knoxville marshal.
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Probe Body
Nashville
Tenn
Morning Mail
Luke Lea
Rogers Caldwell
U. S. District Grand
Greeneville
Lea
Caldwell
Caldwell and Co
J. Basil Ramsey
Holston Union National Bank
Knoxville
Ramsey
Jacksonville
Fla
William J. Carter
U. S
East Tennessee
A. V. McLane
McLane
Carter
Tennessee Assembly Eyes Boss Rule Challenge
Chairman Walter Faulkner warns of efforts to forestall further legislative committee probes into Tennessee finances as the general assembly reconvenes. He cites fatigue with boss rule and suggests restoring rule by the people, with 44 days remaining in the 75 day session.
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Nashville
Tenn
Legislative Committee
Tennessee
Walter Faulkner
General Assembly
New York Citizens Demand Probe of Walker Regime
New York on March 11 AP reports citizens demand official acts be investigated. Society for the Prevention of Crime asks Samuel Seabury to lead a sweeping probe aimed at removing Mayor Walker, who travels to California. A thousand member Citizens Union supports the effort. church groups press Governor Roosevelt for action. Seabury is to investigate District Attorney Crain for misfeasance as graft and corruption claims surface against magistrates and police officers.
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New York
Mar
Walker
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Samuel Seabury
Roosevelt
California
Samuel Marcus
Citizens Committee
Anti-Crime Society
Citizens’ Union
William Jay Schieffelin
New York City Congregational Church Association
City Hall
Greater New York Federation of Churches
Seabury
Thomas C. T. Crain
New York County
Crain
State Supreme Court
H. Stanley Renaud
Andrew J. McLaughlin
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