Opera Influence Alleged in Murder Trial Verdict
Canvist Morris argues in U S district court that an opera staged during his trial biased jurors. He claims the performance centered on a hanging and that the audience applauded a last minute reprieve affecting the jury’s view of his conviction for murder.
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Chcago
Edward Morrs
Tiseers En Surete el Stateville Porpertary
Commie Ofera
Bezssr
Qpers
Morris
U.S. District Court
Feetien
Two Women Trade News Of Navy Return And Bar Discovery
An overheard chat reveals Helen telling about Jack returning from a tomb test and Navy service while excitedly planning to share news of a new lively bar on Lexington Avenue with her friend. The fragment hints at social gossip and personal updates in a city setting.
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Helen
Jack
H E
Lexington Ave
Tragedy on the bridge as crowd watches search
A crowd on the bridge watches divers pull from the lake a body identified as young Dee Warren. Police find a car with a missing driver and a gunny sack containing a decoy, amid questions over whether Warren jumped or was murdered. The town remembers his army service and his father the doctor.
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Dee Warren
William Warren
National Guard
States
Lute
Doc Warren
Promptu memories and a city’s drift through a waterfront scene
A narrator describes a crowded waterfront day with a siren and crowd reacting to a possible death. Eldar ly man Warren appears near a car as townsfolk discuss missing body searchers and the arresting sense of drama. A gas station scene follows with Phil the Pril-Er-Up owner and a newborn baby noted by excited bystanders.
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Phil
Ike
Pai
Doc
Pittsburgh Council Moves to Abandon Stephen Foster Memorial Home
Pittsburgh votes to abandon the Stephen Foster Memorial home and deed the property to heirs of James H. Park to avoid a 10000 rehab cost. The 14 room mansion has fallen into disrepair with children throwing stones at its windows and three Foster descendants may lose their long term homes.
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Pittsburgh Council
Stephen Foster
Pittsburgh
Stephen C. Fostr
Foster
Jessie Rose
James H. Park
Park
Old
Kentucky
University of Pittsburgh
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
William McNair
Evelyn Foster Morneweck
Detroit
Playing Child Termed Human Caution Sign
A nationwide plea for highway safety urges motorists to watch for children. Citing 1947 Accident Facts, it notes one third of child deaths are from motor vehicle accidents and lists six rules to protect kids in driveways, school zones, and residential areas.
Humorous Ward Tale of Medical Missteps
A patient recuperating after surgery describes a second operation to remove a mistaken instrument left in the incision and then a scalpel sewn up inside him by error. The tale ends with a doctor searching for his missing hat, causing a relapse in mood.
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Wst
Zion
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Prince
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Fort Math Brothers
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Acme
Acme White Lead & Color Works
Michigan
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