The World at a Glance on Capital Punishment
Leslie Eichel surveys New York reactions to the electrocution of Anna Antonio and two others, with Governor Lehman and Warden Lawes weighing in. He argues the death penalty is a humane but flawed legal killing, while warning it fuels further violence and questions civilization’s future alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Eichel
New York
Anna Antonio
Herbert H. Lehman
Lewis E Lawes
Sing Sing
Wr Aptonio
Anson
Rome Prelate Attends Marian Congress in Portland
Thousands of pilgrims joined a four day Marian congress in Portland Oregon marking 700 years of veneration of Mary Our Mother. Alexis Henry Veocurantia of the Congregation of Religions attended as one of the highest Catholic officials to visit the United States. Major Joseph K Carson of Portland welcomed him to Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
Mary Our Mother
Florence
Stils
United States
Alexis Henry VeoCurantia
Congregation of the Religions
Joseph K. Carson
Oregon
Criminal Problem Breeds Across Tenements and City Life
The piece argues crime is bred in many places including tenements, city life, contacts, and jails, urging criminologists to seek a deep, broad understanding as the average American demands action after reading.
The Limits of Prisons and Social Reform
The piece argues that reforming the system is essential and critiques prisons, camp punishment, and corporal methods as failing to lift society toward a new era. It notes criminologists may one day shudder at the penal system and urges leaders to steer public focus toward humane change, acknowledging few wardens like Lanes stand out.
Farmers to Meet at Chippewa Lake in Eight-County Event
Lorain Huron Erie Medina Ashland Wayne Summit and Cuyahoga County farmers will gather at Chippewa Lake on August 24 for a full day meeting sponsored by eight county Farm Bureaus. Chester H Gray of the American Farm Bureau Federation will be the principal speaker in the afternoon session, organizers say.
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Lorain County
Chippewa Lake
Farm Bureaus
Chester H Gray
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Murray D. Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Lorain
Huron
Erie
Medina
Ashland
Wayne
Summit
Cuyahoga
Farm
Iny Ciry
The
Farm Bureau
Gray
Lincoln
National Farm Organizations
Huge Lobster Caught in Plymouth by Neil McIntosh
A lobster large enough to feed three families was caught in Plymouth, Massachusetts, by Neil McIntosh, a Boston real estate agent. The catch was reported as the largest lobster brought in locally.
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Plymouth
Mass
Neil McIntosh
Boston
Rockland man returns to Somerville by air with greetings
Eugene H. Philbrick, garageman from Rockland, who moved from Somerville eight years ago, arrived back in Somerville by airplane and dropped a greeting message over his old homestead. The note recalled a brick weighing eight pounds and length of eight inches from years past.
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Rockland
Fortreight
Eugene H. Philbrick
Somerville
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