Beitzel Pleads Insanity In Girl Slaying Case
Alabama case involves Beitzel accused of slaying a girl as Darrow and an atheist group seek to enter special counsel. The deathbed claim of infidelity is under scrutiny with appeals arguing belief should not affect guilt.
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Beitzel
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
American Association For the Advancement of Atheism
Decatur
Charlie C. McCall
Clarence Darrow
McCall
Charles Smith
New York
Atheists’ Group
J. N. Powell
Emma Marshall
Smith
Powell
State Supreme Court
Marshall
Hickman Hanging Date Set for October 19
William F. Hickman was ordered hanged at San Quentin for the murder of 12 year old Arion Parker. Judge Douglas Edmonds overruled nine defense objections and fixed October 19 as the hanging date for the youthful kidnapper who killed the schoolgirl in December.
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Los Angeles
Willian F. Hickman
San Quentin Penitentiary
Arion Parker
Douglas Edmonds
Hoover at fifty four begins presidency quest
Herbert Hoover marked his fifty fourth birthday at Stanford while preparing for a national campaign. He discussed policy with Republican leaders Dr. Hubert Work Senator George H. Moses Governor John S. Fisher Percival Baxter and Frederick C. Walcott and reviewed plans to launch a nationwide organization. Tensions between Work and Moses were denied by both as they met with Hoover and the press at his birthday gathering ahead of notification ceremonies in the university stadium.
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Stanford University
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
John S. Fisher
Pennsylvania
Percival P. Baxter
Maine
Frederick C. Walcott
Connecticut
University Stadium
Work
Moses
Hoover
Highest Seas in Seven Years Hit Cuban Coast
Dispatches from Santiago report the highest seas in seven years along the Cuban coast with minor damage. The harbor tide floated the American schooner Salem, which had grounded years ago. The Cuban national bureau continues to monitor cyclonic disturbances near Santo Domingo as danger subsides.
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Havana
el Mundo
Santiago
Cuba
Salem
Santo Domingo
Pathfinder of Aerocade Halts at Local Airport
Three aviators from New Orleans arrived at Selman field near Monroe in a Ryan brougham monoplane a near replica of Lindberghs Spirit of St. Louis The craft seats five and is intended for a goodwill trip through Louisiana and Mississippi The arrival followed a flight from Jackson Miss and drew a small greeting crowd with departure planned for September
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Knights of the Air
Monroe
Charles A. Lindbergh
Spirit of
St. Louis
Tom Gillen
Frank Given
Menefee Airways, Inc
Jimmy R. Weddell
Selman Field
Atlantic Ocean
Jackson
Miss
Storm system drenches south Georgia as it shifts north
A Florida originated storm moved northeast over Georgia with heavy rains and winds up to 30 mph. Thomasville and Moultrie reported significant rainfall and wind damage as warnings urged preparations for higher river levels along the Flint and Chattahoochee.
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Atlanta
Florida
South Georgia
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Thomasville
Flint
Chattahoochee
Moultrie
Gulf of Mexico
West Palm Beach
Melbourne
Homasassa
Gulf
Atlantic Ocean
Jacksonville
Savannah
Triple Electric Chair Executions in Ossining NY
Three men were put to death in the electric chair in Ossining New York the first triple execution in the state since 1927. Daniel Graham 26 a New York policeman robbed and killed a paymaster he guarded and George Appel 41 a former Chicago gunman killed Lt Charles Kommer in a Brooklyn holdup. Alexander Kalinowski 49 stabbed to death James Durnin Auburn prison keeper after complaining about rations. Appel confessed to playing the paymaster but was not believed and Kalinowski refused clemency saying he protested rations at Auburn.
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Alexander Kalinowski
James Durnin
Auburn Prison
Appel
Graham
Judson Pratt
Kalinowski
Auburn
Kraft Paper Shipment Moves Entirely by Water
International Paper moves 24 freight car loads of kraft paper from Monroe by barge to Wellsburg, West Virginia. From Bastrop mills to Baton Rouge, American Barge Line handles transfer up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. This may start regular water shipments to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, reducing transfers and cutting costs.
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West Virginia
The
International Paper Company
Monroe
Mississippi
Ohio
Bastrop
Camden
Ark
Moss Point
Miss
Mobile
Ala
Comple
Louisiana-Arkansas Barge Service, Inc
Baton Rouge
American
Wellsburg
International Company
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Bastrop Mills
Pachyderms Run Wild as Jubilee Parade Causes Havoc
Five elephants rampaged through Lewiston during a Jubilee parade causing extensive damage to five storefronts several cars damaged porches and a house shifted off its foundation as Mayor Braddock halted the chaos with his bear gan and the animals were returned to the circus grounds.
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Ang YeeaRe Circus
Lewiston
Main Street
FE. G. Braddock
Gan
May
Memphis Club Rehires Williams and Trades Polvogt
Memphis announced the purchase of Baxter Williams catcher from the Boston Braves and the return of Fred Polvogt catcher to the Monroe club in the Cotton States league to clear room for Williams. Williams previously played for Asheville in the South Atlantic association.
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Memphis
Baxter Williams
Boston Braves
Fred Polvogt
Monroe
Williams
Asheville
Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley
A fragment from Hambone's Meditations recounts Sam Pone's breakup and a railroad shop incident. Menny tools were taken to tote cross ties, but nothing could be broken despite the strain.
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Hambone
Meditations
J. P. Alley
Sam Pone
Menny
Louisiana Training Institute names new board and superintendent
Governor Huey P. Long announces the new Louisiana Training Institute board. Former Judge Charles Schulze is expected to be named superintendent at an upcoming meeting. Board members P. M. Atkins and J. T. Austin are currently in Hot Springs for vacation but may return for the meeting. Labor leader Sam H. Awl joins the board, confirmed to a News-Star reporter as he works as a foreman for J. E. Ousley.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Huey P. Long
Charles Schulze
P. M. Atkins
J. T. Austin
Hot Springs
Ark
Sam H. Awl
Begunion
Organized Labor
Mr. Awl
News- Star
J. E. Ousley
Governor Smith Visits Brennan Bier in Chicago
Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York arrived in Chicago to honor George F. Brennan a Chicago political leader. Smith spent a brief private service at Brennan's home and attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel. burial was planned for Des Plaines. Demonstrations were to be avoided per Smiths request amid large crowds and family sorrow.
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Chicago
Alfred FE. Smith
New York
George F. Brennan
Illinois Democracy
Smith
Brennan
Our Lady of Mount Carme Curoff
Des Plaines
Fatal shooting in Franklin Parish swamp during hunt
Clem Hilburn aged 50 died at Riverside sanitarium from gunshot wounds to the abdomen suffered in a Tensas swamp accident. His son donated a transfusion but he deteriorated. Victor Duncan, 22, also wounded, shows improvement. Wallace, 30, led the line when the gun discharged injuring another man. The trigger had fired in dense jungle undergrowth.
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Clem Hilburn
Riverside Sanitarium
Tensas Swamp
Franklin Parish
Victor Duncan
Hilburn
Wallace
Youth with Battery Loses Fingers in Home Explosion
James Robo aged 11 suffered multiple finger losses and part of his left hand after a battery powered explosive detonation behind his Washington street home. Investigators found a mashed battery with a frayed wire and a small copper jacket, suggesting a dynamite cap as the likely cause.
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James Robo
Washington Street
Bobo
James Bobo
Manne
Prettiest Paris Child Crowned in City Contest
Denize Alegrand a three year old was judged the prettiest baby in Paris after competing with 2 000 youngsters. Clowns amused the children during the judging.
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Denize Alegrand
Paris
Wage Reduction Not Shaping Remedy In New Bedford Plan
Walter H. Langshaw of Dartmouth Manufacturing rejects wage cuts as a cure for textile industry woes in New Bedford. He argues a ten percent cut would barely affect demand, would be absorbed by middlemen, and overproduction driven by changing fashions, not worker fault, underpins the trouble. He notes his mill follows old wages during the strike and opposes wage redirection.
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Associated Press
New Bedford
Mass
Walter H. Langshaw
Dartmouth Manufacturing Company
Langshaw
Manufacturers’ Association
Defense of Hickman Is Being Used in Murder Case
Russell St. Clair Beitzel, charged with two counts of murder for the slayings of Barbara Mauger and her newborn, entered not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity pleas. Trial set for September 4 before Judge Douglas E. Edmonds. Evidence includes Mauger found Aug 2 near Hollywood with a child’s skull nearby. prosecutors say the infant was born after the shooting.
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Associated Presa
Los Angeles
Russell St. Clair Beitzel
Barbara Mauger
Court of Superior
Douglas E. Edmonds
Miss Mauger
Hollywood
Stone Canyon
John Doe
District Attorneys Office
Helen Wills Reaches Maidstone Final in East Hampton
Helen Wills defeated Marjorie Morrill of Dedham Mass 6-1 6-1 to advance to the final round of the Maidstone club invitation tournament in East Hampton N Y A strong performance from Wills sets up a likely championship clash at Maidstone Club tomorrow.
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East Hampton
N. Y
Helen Wills
Maidstone Club
Marjorie Morrill
Dedham
Mass
Census Bureau Official Arrives to Make Count in Monroe
Herbert R. Green, special enumerator of the United States census bureau, arrives in Monroe to organize the special census. Enumeration begins Monday as the city, chamber of commerce, and residents cooperate to include all residents and annexed suburban areas. Twenty-two enumerators will work in sectors under the extension program.
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Census Bureau
Herbert R. Green
United States Census Bureau
Monroe
Green
City Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Public
Arnold Bernstein
Peti
W. F. Neel
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Tim
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Red
Shreveport
Droorcard Bee
Alexandria
Ouachita
Samsnpes
Menrge
By James L. West
Cuban
N. O. Craft
Lindbergh
Sintsen
Georgia
Pealce
Daniel Graham
George Appel
Memphis Club
Polvogt
Drillers
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Boston
Lou Gehrig
Yankee Red Sox
Charlie Rugging
International Life Insurance Company of
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