Condemned to death for drowning wife in love affair case
Worcester jury convicts Newell Paige Sherman, a 22 year old choir singer and scoutmaster, of first degree murder for drowning his wife after a backroads affair with 18 year old Miss Esther Magill. The death penalty is mandatory. Sherman vows appeal while denying intent to kill. The verdict followed testimony that he also allegedly overturned a canoe during the night on Lake Quinsigamond.
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Worcester
Mass
Newell Paige Sherman
Sherman
Supreme Court
Sherran
Lake Emeletary
Hhe
Esther Magll Onde
Whitinsville
Iil
Miss Mesill
Cty
Thomas J Hammond
Miss Magill
English Free Government Influence Across Nations
The passage notes that terms such as committees, pressing jury, speech, budget, and pamphlet have been borrowed not only in France but in other non English speaking countries, evidencing the impact of English free government and political discussion methods.
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France
Hope FERA meeting eyed for relief extension
The county faces a money shortage delaying bond issuance and sale by about two and a half months. A letter from Darton B Frost of FERA Ohio suggests a Columbus meeting with FERA officials. Extension to November 1 is hoped as the federal deadline for direct relief. The transfer of relief to counties complicates local funding as WPA subsistence wage work shifts beneficiaries from relief rolls. Loram County fears about 1,800 employed and 799 unemployables needing local support amid slow WPA rollout.
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Tax Commission
Darton B Frost
FERA
Ohio
Columbus
Loram County
WPA
Africa
Dunn
Italians Recall Humiliating Aduwa Defeat 39 Years On
United Press report from Asmara recalls the 39 year old Italian defeat at Aduwa and outlines a potential campaign plan. Italian officers site Aduwa as a symbol of imperial resolve, describe Mareb valley terrain, and note advanced frontiers with Ethiopia as preparations focus on storming peaks and passes.
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Aduwa
Ethiopia
Wendle Miller
United Press
Miller
Mareb Valley
Tia Adi Qualia
Asmara
Trahan
Manune
Italan
Adawa
Mareb River
Hatle Selassie
Mt. SceNloda
Ait
Semaiata
Mareb Valier
Grarter
Ther
Marebd River
New Hope For Cancer Patients From Coutard Treatment
In Chicago Dr Henri Coutard and Dr Warler describe a Radium and X-ray therapy approach aimed at cancer cells during division. They emphasize the cancer cells’ vulnerability at replication and show patients undergoing treatment in hospital beds with eyes and expressions revealing hope amid pain.
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Chicago
Henri Coutard
Curie
War ©Ler
Wickas Resco Tumor Clinic
Coutard
Dalton Blames British Government for Crisis at Labor Meet
In Brighton on October 1 Hugh Dalton former parliamentary under secretary charged the British government with criminal responsibility for the Italo Ethiopan crisis. He condemned MacDonald and Simon for missing Stresa leadership and urged sanctions against Italy while blaming the government for its Sino Japanese stance.
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Brighton
England
Ltalo- Ethiopan
Hugh Dalton
Uader
Labor Party
Dalton
Italy
Ethiopia
James Ramsey MacDonald
Sire John Simon
France
MacDonald
Simon
Stresa
Mussolini
Manchuria
Dattion
Japan
Cincinnati Bank Clearings Skewed by Refusal to Aid Lotteries
Cincinnati banks reported no daily clearings for the first time in years as figures were reportedly withheld to thwart lotteries tied to daily totals. The move, amid political pressure and public criticism, prevented newspapers from printing expected financial totals.
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Cincinnati
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