Aged Father Reveals Tragic Drug Addiction Warning
A Seattle father narrates his son Harry Carper s battle with narcotics and burglary. Carper, once industrious, fell to drugs after an 18th birthday addiction in San Francisco. He burglarized a physician s home and the Health Commissioner s residence, prompting a plea to parents and youths about narcotics dangers.
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Harry Carper
San Francisco
Henry Carper
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Seattle
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Hiram M. Read
Fifteen Years for A W O L Cases Cited by War Vet
The piece argues soldiers jailed by court martial deserve scrutiny citing Clell Perry a 24 year old drafted husband who left camp to see his wife during childbirth. His 15 year Leavenworth sentence was cut to two and a half years after clemency review.
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Six Month Sentence Protests In Military Justice Debate
The piece denounces a six month sentence for absence without leave as excessive and notes Perry had already served over six months. It argues the military justice system enforces discipline by officers on enlisted men, likening it to a British 16th century model and calling for citizen resistance.
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Confesses Slaying Wife 25 Years Ago
Albert Brooks 72 in Mandan North Dakota confesses to killing his wife in Columbus Ohio twenty five years earlier. He claims he struck her with a frog bar during a quarrel and fled to San Francisco roaming the country since. Doctors say no hope for recovery due to paralysis.
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San Francisco
Blind Lawyer Freed From Sing Sing
Ossining New York October 14 Charles Cossum former lawyer and blind prisoner at Sing Sing has been pardoned by Governor Alfred Smith and will learn to use a typewriter. He taught the touch system and hopes to earn a living typing after release. His blindness followed a self inflicted gunshot in his Poughkeepsie office and led to the discovery of stolen funds and securities. He is the only blind porter confined in Sing Sing.
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Eleven Women Students Enroll in UW Law School
The University of Washington reports 11 women have enrolled this semester in the college of law, the largest coed intake in the law school’s history. The comptroller released figures showing these aspiring Portias aim to match the fame of the famed character.
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College of Law
University of Washington
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