Crime procedure reform urged by national commission
The national crime commission calls for drastic changes in state criminal procedures to curb courtroom advantage for criminals. It recommends weakening the presumption of innocence, allowing smaller juries to convict in felonies, reforming bonds and preemptory challenges, and speeding prosecutions to improve justice.
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Associated
New York
National Crime Commission
Herbert S. Hadley
Missouri
Washington University of
Woman Barricades Self in Cabin At Highland Lake
Mrs. Marion Heming of Hartford holds the Highland Lake cottage near Winsted while owner Louis Griffing seeks eviction. The home is sealed with boarded windows water cut off and telephone disconnected. Heming claims a marriage contract and has a week’s provisions plus her 12 year old son. Griffing’s hired men guard outside ready to seize the property, water and light are cut, kerosene smuggled in.
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Associated Press
Winsted
Conn
Marion T Heming
Hartford
Highland Lake
Louis §. Griffing
Griffing
Waterloo Street Surfacing Sparks Statewide Interest
Waterloo Iowa discussion on resurfacing streets funded by adjacent property owners drew state attention. Budget Director E L Hogue said he will reserve decision and revisit next week to study affected highways. He proposed state obligation to fund streets for heavy traffic, noting current laws are insufficient.
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Waterloo
E. L. Hoxne
Hogue
Charge Physician With Murder of Girl in Boston
Warrants charging murder issued for Dr. J A Walsh and his wife after the dismembered body of Miss Edith L Greene state ward was found. Police raided Walsh’s office in the south end. the couple had disappeared. James V Ford admitted taking the girl to Walsh and said she died after an operation. Parts of the body were found near Mattapan cemeteries. Ford faces accessory charges.
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Boston
Mass
J. A. Walsh
Edith L. Greene
State Ward
South End
James V. Ford
Walsh
Ford
Mattapan
Progress in Reorganization of Columbus Junction Bank
Columbus Junction Iowa July 14 reorganization of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank closed May 17 progresses. G W Weber reports about 300 shares sold at 133 33 giving a 30000 capital and 100000 surplus. Fr M Morrison says at least 50 percent of deposits will be guaranteed by certificates bearing 4 percent once the bank opens. A depositors meeting will be called to sign waivers relinquishing 50 percent of deposits and require signatures representing 75 percent of deposits before reorganization proceeds.
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Columbus Junction
Farmers’ and Merchants’ State Bank
G. W. Weber
Fr. M. Morrison
World poised for industrial boom says copper magnate
William Boyce Thompson, fresh from Europe, predicts a coming global boom. He cites a European building surge, good crops, rising wages, and currency depreciation aiding France, while envisioning Europe as recovering from receivership and needing new capital and restructuring before a wider world prosperity follows.
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Associated Press
New York
William Boyce Thompson
Europe
Tom
France
Direc
Funeral for Elizabeth Redd Held at A M E Church
Funeral services for Elizabeth Redd were held yesterday afternoon at four o'clock at the A M E Church, led by Rev. J P Jackson. Pallbearers included Henry Rhodes, Francis Rhodes, Robert Rhodes, Theodore Turner, James Turner, and Walter Williams. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Redd
J. P. Jackson
Henry
Francis
Robert Rhodes
Theodore
James Turner
Walter Williams
Elm Grove Cemetery
Swinburne Honored as Laureate of the Sea
Algerman Charles Swinburne, famed for finding in the sea his greatest inspiration, has been dubbed the Laureate of the Sea in recognition of his maritime poetry and devotion to ocean themes.
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Algerman
Charles Swinburne
Mary Stewart and Lena Phillips Named Opposing Federation Presidents
Des Moines Iowa July 15 Miss Mary Stewart of the federal department of labor in Washington and Lena Madsen Phillips a prominent New York attorney were named as opposing candidates for the presidency of the Federation of Business Women's clubs Elections are to be held tomorrow The nominations were set during the convention floor vote along with selections for vice presidents secretaries and treasurer The federation also considered the legislative committee report endorsing a federal child labor amendment but the matter was postponed for a later session
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Mary Stewart
Federal Department of Jabor
Washington
Lena Madsen Phillips
New York
Federation of Business Women's Clubs
Miss Stewart
Miss Phillips
Florence Sands
Dallas
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Salt Lake City
Legislative Committee
President Coolidge Becomes Expert Fisherman at Camp
President Coolidge shows growing skill on Os good Lake with guides Oscer Otis and Ormond Doty. He casts and handles line to reel in pike, often spending over an hour awaiting a strike. Mrs. Coolidge watches from the promontory as lunch guests arrive at White Pine camp and Homer Snyder and wife visit.
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Associated Press
Paul Smith
President Coolidge
Osgood Lake
Oscer Otis
Ormond Doty
Wilderness Lake
Coolidge
White Pine Camp
Homer PL Snyder
Little Falls
Snyder
White House
Joseph Tumulty
Lake Placid
Naval Aviators Injured in Crash Near San Diego
Six Navy aviation corps enlisted men were hurt when their monoplane shed its engine at 1200 feet. Pilot Anthony Tanucci guided a controlled landing after a tailspin. One crewman suffered a fractured skull, others had minor bruises, and a sixth member parachuted to safety. The squadron of 28 operated under Admiral Charles P. Trughes.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy Aviation Corps
Anthony Tanucci
H. T. Hammond
Lanuce
Peak Asserts Farm Leaders to Maintain Fight For New Laws
George Perk, chairman of the Corn Belt Committee, urged continued farm relief advocacy after a conference. He said farmers must unite now to keep agricultural tariff protection alive, warning that influence may wane as urban and industrial populations grow.
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Peak
George Perk
Corn Belt Committee
Peek
Denison Purchases Local Oil Business
Dale Denison has bought the trucks and other property of Gerald White and takes over duties in the Hawkeye Oil Company operation here. He will deliver to service stations in Washington and nearby Keota and Wellman and sell directly to farmers from his trucks, expanding the business locally. The Hawkeye Oil Company has long operated in Washington and surrounding areas.
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Dale Denison
Gerald White
Hawkeye Ol Company
White
Mr. Denison
Keota
Wellman
Washington
Hawkeye
Louis Anderson Funeral Friday
George Louis Anderson son of Mr and Mrs J T Anderson died at St Anthony hospital Oklahoma City after a sudden illness Born June 11 1896 he lived most of his life in the city He served in World War I as a private in the Engineers corps In recent years he was a traveling salesman covering Nebraska Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma His body will rest in Kim Grove cemetery beside his brother Charles The funeral is set for 2 30 PM Friday at the Jones McElhinney chapel Dr W G Thorne will officiate Pallbearers include Henry Berdo Harry Ward Glenn Mace Howard Baxter James Cunningham and Charles Barrett
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George Louis Anderson
J. T. Anderson
St. Anthony Hospital
Oklahoma City
Okla
Louis
Luis
Omaha
Neb
Engineering
Ft. Meyer, V
Camp Dodge
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kim Grove
Charles
Mary McCulley
Evanston
W .Southwell
Des Moines
Iowa
FE. D. Johneon
Alflambra
Calif
Jones & McElhinney Chapel
W. G. Thorne
Henry Berdo
Harry Ward
Glenn Mace
Howard Baxter
James Cunningham
Charles Barrett
Egypt issues airmail stamp featuring plane over the Nile
Egypt released an airmail stamp showing a plane in flight above the Nile. The issue highlights aviation progress and national imagery, linking postal service with transport advancement.
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Egypt
The
Nile
Subway Strike Wanes as 105 Join From 74th Street Power House
New life reported as 105 strikers from the 74th street power house join the walkout and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company hints at pursuing $239,000 damages in court. Officials say service remains near normal while the suit targets union members and supporting figures.
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Power House
Traction Company
Associated Press
New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
74Th Street
East Side
Manhattan
Interborough
Brooklyn
Corona
Astoria
Queens
Danbury Hatter
James L. Quackenbush
Danbury Hatters
English Scientist Designs Air Belts to Cool Miners
Belts with contained compressed air escape around the wearer to cool miners as they work, according to an English scientist. The device aims to improve comfort and safety in harsh underground conditions.
Thompson Proves To Be Good Listener On Philippine Visit
Carmi A. Thompson, President Coolidge's investigator in the Philippine Islands, is famed in Manila for listening. He spends his day interviewing Filipinos and Americans about economic development and lets visitors do most of the talking. He plans to attend the legislature opening at the new capitol, to be dedicated after seven years of construction.
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Thompson
Philippine
Ity
Preas
Manila
Carmi A. Thompson
Coolidge
Philippine Islands
Man Ends His Life After Family Quarrel
John F. Miller, 66, hanged himself from a tree behind his Davenport residence following a family quarrel. A passerby found the body this morning.
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Invy
Associated Press
Davenport, Ja
John F. Miller
Golf Tournament Entries Close Friday at Noon
More than twenty members of the Washington country club have paid the entry fee for the handicap golf tournament set to start Saturday and run for a week. Entries close Friday evening. players must notify Frank Carter and bring a quarter by tomorrow afternoon. Handicaps range 14 to 26 strokes and will be learned upon enrollment. This afternoon Fairfield country club members visit as guests for a golf period with dinner and dancing at the clubhouse this evening.
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Washington Country Club
Eentries
Frank Carter
Fairfield Country Club
Clu
Release of Robert Leeper From Fort Madison Pen
Iowa City reports Robert Leeper, twice tried for murder in the Roy Wertz case, is freed after a governor suspended sentence. Leeper, previously convicted of Wertz murder and sentenced to life, was in Fort Madison since 1923. his larceny sentence was also suspended. The case involved his wife Mima Wertz and Beryl Leeper amid a series of trials and appeals.
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Iowa City
Fort Madison
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
Bob Leeper
Wertz
Hammill
Walter M. Davis
Leeper
Mima Wertz
Rey Wertz
Stoy Wertz
Mima Vertz
Beryl
Wertz Bery
State Penitentiary
Supreme Court
Georgia banks close as Georgia faces banking turmoil
Eight Georgia banks shut their doors amid a week of closings tied to bankruptcies and real estate tied securities. Federal officials urged calm and said southern state banks face risk from mortgage and real estate operations, not from national banks.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Georgia
Bankers’ Trust Company
State Banking Department
South
Federal Reserve Board
Atlantic Federal Reserve Bank
Fall Results in Death at Mechanicsville High School
J B Lougherty a 48 year old bricklayer died from injuries after a scaffold collapse at the new high school building in Mechanicsville last night. Two coworkers William Rocarek and Joseph Livermore suffered serious ligaments and bruises in the incident.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
J. B. Lougherty
High Schoool
Maechanicsville
William Rocarek
Joseph Livermore
Hamilton Holds Criminal Court
Judge D. W. Hamilton of Grinnell presided in Washington this morning and disposed of three criminal docket items. Sam Rogers of Wellman plead guilty to forgery and was sentenced to up to ten years in the state reformatory at Anamosa. Morgan, cited for operating without a license, received a three month jail term suspended for good behavior and paid costs. C. B. Nicola, jailed on multiple bogus checks, was ordered sent to the psychopathic hospital at Iowa City for observation.
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D. W. Hamilton
Grinnell
Washington
Sam Rogers
Wellman
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Ed Morgan
C. B. Nicola
Psychopathic Hospital
Iowa City
Peacock Feathers Seized By British Customs Officials
British customs officials seized a collection of peacock feathers prompting a crackdown on contraband items. The seizure highlights ongoing efforts to control wildlife products and enforce import restrictions at ports.
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Columbus
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Louis Anderson
NEW Life IM Strike
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Quackenbush
County Masons
Masons
Masonte Diente
County Masonic Association
Ainsworth
Washington Lodge
Washington County
Hammile
Charge Werts
Washington, D. C
J. W. McIintosh
Florida
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