Sweatbox Confessions Rule Conflicts in DC Court of Appeals
A DC Court of Appeals ruling holds that a confession obtained under perspiring interrogation is admissible only if voluntary. It bans use of sweatbox style exhortations and notes that police coercion requires court scrutiny. The decision addresses whether such statements undermine voluntary confessions and their admissibility in trials.
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Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Weetoa
United States
City of Rome Outmoded Giant Ship Faces Scrap
An aging Anchor Line liner City of Rome, once a premier Atlantic steamer, is nearing junk after decades of service. Once rivaled by larger vessels, the Rome now starkly illustrates the rapid evolution of ocean liners and the shift toward mega ships in recent years.
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Rome
Ini
England
Oly
Romeoe & Voller
Wip
Livinia
Compania
Wannyuoh
Weawela
Bulldies Line
Germany
Uiatcoe
Oceanle
Liergent Veniels Inneres
Rone
Mary Leiters Elephants and other oddities described
An excerpt notes Mary Leiter's elephants as the most famed in Anglo Saxon Europe with a remarkable instance where an elephant lifted a brown baby, mistaken for a present, to the mother in a dramatic scene. It also mentions a Harper's Weekly observation of fashion and manners on a suburban train with coats off and gloves removed by passengers.
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Tady Carson
Comedines
Lady Curson
Lady Curzon
Rick Om
Harper
English at Foreign Hotels and Language Gaffes
A collection of amusing foreign hotel miscommunications. The text highlights an Greek hotel keeper who asks guests if they want figs or a chickhen and a naval officer's cafe placard with multilingual errors. It notes recurring confusions over price and service despite identical rates.
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Greece
Alexandria
Monte Carlo Glitz Masks Despair and Death's Quiet Presence
Harper's Weekly notes Monte Carlo's glittering surface hides ruin and shame for the poor. The article contrasts joyous façades with hidden sorrows as reports trumpet constant fêtes and nobility while violence and suffering remain unseen beneath the azure coast.
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Monsieur le Due
Saya Harper's Weekly
Monte Carlo
The Turkish Post Office and Its Pervasive Censorship
A fragmented report describes Turkey's postal system where telegrams are read by authorities and letters risk confiscation if deemed insulting to Islam. It notes foreign mail being intercepted and censored, with multiple foreign offices operating to avoid Turkish prying eyes. A London traveler’s miscommunication about Michigan illustrates unfamiliarity with American geography.
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Turkey
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