Indeterminate sentence plan eyed for all prisoners
Governor Morrison announced a move to indeterminate sentences for all prisoners in the state. The plan, tied to a new disciplinary system, would allow reductions for good behavior and is to be implemented via blanket orders after further coordination with officials.
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Bridge Worker Drowns While Working on Yadkin Span
E. D. Wages, 35, a carpenter for Hardaway Construction, fell from a platform into the swollen Yadkin River at Spencer while aiding construction on the state highway bridge. He swam 200 yards downstream before sinking in 20 feet of water. rescue efforts by fellow workers and dredging crews continued as the body remained missing. Wages, a native of Augusta, Georgia, was highly regarded and had worked on the project for years.
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Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhea Remedy Ad
A promotional note urges every family to keep Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhea Remedy on hand during summer. It claims the preparation is often needed and worth its cost, advising to buy it now.
Claud Kitchen Dies in North Carolina at 82
Claud Kitchen longtime representative of North Carolina's second district and former Democratic leader of the House died in Wilson after a three year illness. He will be buried at the family plot near Scotland Neck after services conducted by Rev. Charles Anderson. Kitchen was famed for his calm temper and witty exchanges, and his career included spearheading the 1919 revenue bill and leading the party in Congress during war and peace periods. He was born March 24, 1869 and began serving in 1901, later facing health struggles that forced him to retire to Scotland Neck.
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Minn
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House
Chanp Clark
Finis J. Garrett
Tennessee
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Nebraska legislature ends with 195 new laws
Lincoln Nebraska May 30 A 1923 session record saw 1056 bills introduced in both houses only 199 passed and Governor Bryan vetoed four leaving 195 new laws. The notable measure is a eugenic marriage law requiring ten days notice at the county clerk before marriage applicants may wed.
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Nebraska
Charles W. Bryan
Young Men Urged to Organize Peace Effort for World War Prevention
In Youngstown Ohio on Memorial Day former Supreme Court Justice John H Clarke urged young soldiers to form a definite national program to prevent a future world war. He warned of a coming conflict within years or a decade and criticized reliance on alliances without a peace organizing department. He called for mobilizing four million voters to press government to create organized peace efforts and to Americanize or improve the League of Nations rather than drift toward another war.
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John H. Clarke
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Russia
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Hard Contested Murder Trial at Hillsville Ends in Acquittal
Elliott Guynn, jailed since February, is acquitted of murdering his 82-year-old father John J. Guynn in a Blue Ridge hut. Prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence including a bloodstained club, while the defense presented alibi and eyewitness accounts. The jury deliberated about an hour before verdict.
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Hillsville News
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John J. Guynn
John Guynn
Blue Ridge
Elbert Allen
Elbert Allen Frances Haynes
Allen
Frances Haynes
Guynn
Commonwealth
Glenn Edward
Dexter Goad
S. F. Landreth
Harvest Hands Sought Across Plains For Wheat Season
Oklahoma Kansas and Texas Panhandle expect 43,600 harvesters as wheat harvest starts June 10. George E. Tucker of the U S farm bureau says wages will run from 3 to 6 dollars a day with board and lodging included.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas Panhandle
George E. Tucker
United State Farm Bureau
Year Round School? Capital Plans Four Quarter System
Assistant Superintendent of Washington schools envisions year round operation within ten years. Pupils would attend four quarters with supervised study hours for juniors. Illness could shift a quarter to a later term and students could select three quarters, accelerating those who take all four.
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