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...Indian National Congress or its spiritual leader St. Gandhi. These Indians, comprising the largest, most resolute, most highly organized body of Indian public opinion quietly boycotted the Conference, continued last week their non-violent demonstrations for Independence (see p. 21). St. Gandhi squatted placidly spinning in Poona Jail. Jailed also are some 30.000 Gandhites, including Jatindra Mohan Sen Gupta, "The Lord Mayor of the Second City of the Empire," Calcutta...
Another feature of the campaign was that the government placed 64 opposition candidates in jail "permitting them to stand for election but not to electioneer." One of these was M. Wincenty Witos, leader of the Peasant Party, thrice prime minister, locked up in the military prison at Brest-Litovsk without any charge being preferred against...
...Fernando, Calif., Theodore G. Sherwood, 86, Civil War veteran, was sentenced to jail for two days because he refused to buy a license to have a bathtub in his home...
...court of appeals for a decision declaring him an equal partner with La Varre. But one J. T. Webb Jr. of Macon, Ga. was appointed by Federal court as commissioner to manage the newspapers pending their sale. La Varre ejected Commissioner Webb from the Columbia Record office, went to jail for contempt. He emerged to fight a petition by Partner Hall for the sale of the papers. He lost...
...chair he tore her stocking. Soon after she received a dozen roses, six handkerchiefs, an amorous telegram signed ISLE OF VIEW and a pair of silk stockings. Then Allen Orman telephoned her, asked for a tryst. Frances Tauber agreed, took with her two detectives, sent amorous Allen Orman to jail...