Delay Sought in Leopold and Loeb Trial Insanity Defense
Chicago reports that lawyers for Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb aim to postpone the murder trial set for August 4. The defense plans an insanity plea with multiple alienists claiming moral imbecility, while State’s Attorney Robert Crowe seeks a swift trial and contends the youths may not be insane as defined by law.
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Chicago
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Little Robert Franks
Illinois
Leopold
Loeb
Clarence
Darrow
Benjamin Bachrach
Jacob Franks
Europe
James Whitney Hall
J Alienist
Robert H. Crowe
Crowe
Dawyers
Sleuth Captures Thugs After Thrilling Taxi Battle
New York detective James Lynch captured two armed desperadoes after an alleged attack on a woman. In a tense clash in a taxicab he disarmed one man and knocked the other unconscious with the revolver butt. A crowd watched as the pair were taken to police headquarters.
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New York
James Lynch
Lynch
Wets Defeated as League Declares Democratic Platform Dry
The Legislative Committee of the Anti Saloon League of America led by Bishop James Cannon Jr declares wets defeated in their bid for a wet plank or slate at the Democratic convention. The statement pledges there is no beer or wine in the platform and lauds the candidate as a strong law enforcement advocate.
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Washington
Legislative Committee
the Anti-Saloon League of America
James Cannon, Jr
Ku Klux Klan
League of Nations
William Jennings Bryan
Newton D. Baker
Wilson League
League
Auto Crash Fatality in Sharon Pennsylvani a
Frank Feinkovitch, year old, died from injuries after his car crashed into a fence in Sharon. He lost control of the vehicle on the road near the scene.
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Sharon
Penna
Frank Feinkovitch
Suspect in Hanover Mass Murder Seeks Severe Harm
In Hanover Germany the confessed mass murderer Friedrich Hearmann downgrades police concern and tells interviewers he deserves harsh treatment. He says he does not recall all victims names as the killings occurred so quickly.
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Hanover
Germany
Mriedrich Hiaarmann
Mass Mourderer
Hearmann
Divorce Looms as Speejacks Couple's World Sail Saga Fades
Mrs. Gene Gowen files for divorce from Albert Y. Gowen, VP of Lehigh Cement, after their one year around the world voyage in the 98 foot Speejacks, begun in 1919. The marriage, once world news, ends amid public interest and a dramatic frame of a perilous voyage from Aug 19 1921 to Apr 19 1922.
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Gene Gowen
Cleveland
Albert Y. Gowen
Lehigh Cement Company
Pennsylvania
Gowens
New York
Gowen
Chicago
Navy Plums to Butterflies Spark Promotion Controversy
Representative Britten of Illinois charged in a letter to President Coolidge that Navy promotions are governed by a social butterfly set rather than merit on ships. He accused a Washington ring of line officers of controlling assignments and favoring friends as six captains were to be promoted to rear admiral, with only two exceptions among the top ten on the list.
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Navy
Representative Britten
Illinois
Coolidge
Washington Line
Britten
House Naval Committee
Stone Named New Chief of Engineers and Labor Activities
Warren Sanford Stone, grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, is elected president of all brotherhood activities including insurance banking and the labor organization at the recent triennial convention in Cleveland. Ben W Hooper chairman of the United States railroad labor board dismissed charges of using office to provoke disputes and defended political action by organized labor.
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Warren Sanford Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
The
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Conference For Progressive
Ben W. Hooper
United States Railroad Labor Board
Mr. Stone
D. B. Robertson
Labor Board
Hooper
Hertzog Succeeds Smuts as South African Premier
General J B M Hertzog of the Dutch Nationalists wins the premiership of South Africa with Laborite support, forming a republic aligned government. He vows not to raise secession issues in parliament, while Smuts’ defeat signals a shift away from imperial unity and European settlement in the union.
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British Empire
South Africa
J. B. M. Hertzog
Laborites
Cresswell
Jan Christian Smuts
Hertzog
Smuts
General Smuts
Pretoria
South African Union
Ti 1A
Global unions and tech notes from 1928 era
About 18 percent of Australia's population belonged to labor unions. Bavarian invention could turn ordinary maps into relief maps. In London a flashing beacon steel light aids navigation. In 1928 White Star liners Majestic Olympic and Homeric sent and received over 82 000 wireless messages totaling 1 824 000 words. London hotels fortified flowers with synthetic perfumes to simulate natural odors.
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Australia
Bavaria
Mall
London
Majestic
Olympic
Homertc
Democratic National Convention Puts Davis Bryan Ticket
After 103 ballots the Democratic convention nominated John W. Davis of West Virginia for president and Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska for vice president. The long deadlock featured McAdoo and Smith factions. Bryan urged divine guidance as the party finally settled on the ticket amid protests and loud demonstrations.
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Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Illinois
Davis
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Democratic Party
Alabama
McAdoo
Smith
Ralston
Cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Govenor
Meredith
Walsh
Robinson
Underwood
Convention Ballot Totals Show McAdoo Loss With Strong Female Role
The convention adjourned to Friday amid expanded participation by women on the floor and in committees as delegates reeled off early ballot tallies. Underwood led with 42 percent, followed by McAdoo at 43 percent and Cox at 58 percent, alongside a slew of candidates including Davis, Ha bson, and Glass.
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Ton
New York
Jonathan Davis
Kansas
Ritchie
Maryland
Smith
McAdoo
Underwood
Robinson
Sweet
Brown
Saulsbury
Silzer
John W. Davis
Habson
Cox
Bryan
Beautiful Democratic Delegates Spark New York Convention
In New York a wave of notable women from the South and Midwest drew attention at the Democratic convention. Mrs. Leroy Spring of South Carolina led the vanguard as delegate at large, alongside Emily Newell Blair of Missouri and Cordell Hull from Tennessee. Nancy Cook, a local power, impressed delegates with charm and style.
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New York
Democrata
Leroy Spring
Large
South Carolina
Mis
Emily Newell Blair
Missouri
Democratic National Committee
Democratic
Blair
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Nancy Cook
Bronx
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Sleuth
Speejacks
W. S. Stone
Jan Smuts
West Virgina Statesman
William G. McAdoo
Wuhairman Hull
Forney Johnston
Pat Harrison
Harrison
Republican Party
Jackson
Wilson
Theter
Oscar Underwood
Phelan
California
al Smith
Ferris
Michigan
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Delaware
David F. Hous
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