Congress urged to pass laws to speed judiciary
Washington Attorney General Sargent urged Congress to enact legislation to speed federal justice. He called for warrants valid nationwide, faster removal of defendants, federal crime for assaulting officers, stenographers in grand jury rooms, and more judges in several districts and circuits. He noted costs, revenues, pardons, and rising prison populations, with specifics on prosecutions and judgments.
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Congress
Washington
Sargent
United States
New York
Iowa
Sec
Girl hypnotized surgeon performs painless abdominal surgery
A Chicago hospital patient at St Luke's underwent a major abdominal adhesions operation while hypnotized by Dr Alfred P Solomon. She entered hypnosis instead of anesthesia, woke after about an hour feeling as if minutes had passed, and reported no pain during the procedure.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Alfred P. Solomon
Shawl of Mary Todd Lincoln Donated to Wisconsin Historical Society
Belmont woman Mrs. Marshall Sweet presents a paisley shawl once owned by Mary Todd Lincoln to the Wisconsin State Historical Society museum. The shawl was given to Mrs. Sweet’s ancestor by Robert Todd Lincoln, linking the artifact to the Lincoln family.
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Wisconsin Society
Madison
Wis
Mary Todd Lincoln
Wisconsin State Historical Society Museum
Marshall Sweet
Belmont
Sweet
Robert Todd Lincoln
Diary of Sea Tragedy On Ryo Yei Maru After 11 Months
A Japanese fishing smack named the Ryo Yei Maru drifted 11 months on the North Pacific with a crew of 12 starved and died, tying up in Seattle with a diary describing despair and misfortune after its crank shaft failed shortly after December 1926 departure. The vessel carried painted eyes on its bulwarks as sailors believed ships needed vision and fate.
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Seattle
Wash
Ryo Yel
North Pacific
Orient
Yellow
Japan
China
Misaki
Rio Vel Follows Time-Honored Eye Motif In Puget Sound
Wares off Cape Flattery and towed into Puget Sound. The Tokyo builders of the Rio Vel applied an eye motif to the vessel’s design, a nod to an old superstition. Only close inspection reveals that the tradition was indeed observed.
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Cape Flattery
Puget Sound
Philippine official trims 40 year sentence to 13 years
Paustino Garalde, an assistant postmaster in Bangui Ilocos Norte, with twelve prior convictions, has reduced a total sentence of over 60 years by a provision allowing consecutive counts to be telescoped, resulting in a projected less than 13 years to serve. The ruling relies on a toning down of multiple convictions under the law.
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Manila
Bangui
Ilocos Norte
Paustino Garalde
Accuser Seeks Penalty Cap in Public Document Case
A court notes the maximum penalty must cap at 49 years with the heaviest penalty eight years for Geralde's falsification of a public document. The ruling specifies the accuser may demand only the heaviest penalty plus one third within the limit.
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Geralde
Marland Oil Chief Bets $759000 for Employee Welfare
K. W. Marland, president of Marland Oil Company, backs his belief in corporate prosperity tied to worker welfare by spending about $759,000 to aid employees in Ponca City Oklahoma.
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Ponca City
Okla
K. W. Marland
Marland Oil Company
Unclear Text About Employer and Community Projects
Fragmentary note describes an employer and funds spent for a community center for workers. Mentions playgrounds pools dormitories and community houses as part of a project. Text is garbled with several misspellings and lacks clear names or dates.
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Alsa
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