Word: trial
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...protest against police methods at the meeting. They might well keep in mind that Harvard must assume its share of the blame for these occurrences. Only if the rumors of police brutality inside the station turn out to be true or if those arrested do not get a fair trial is there ground for justifiable criticism. To this end the Committee should devote itself...
...state court where charges of embezzlement awaited Insull an additional bond of $50,000 was demanded. Six private citizens stepped forward with $100,000 in real estate to pledge for his appearance at trial. One was John R. Palandech, advertising and publicity representative of foreign language newspapers. Another was Abe Salitsky, junkman, who did not know Insull and had lost $50,000 in the collapse of the Insull companies. He put up a $60,000 apartment house. To his six benefactors Sam Insull made a little speech: "I want to thank you. This is encouraging. I appreciate it more because...
From those misty beginnings down to Admiral Byrd's first Antarctic junket ("A splendidly equipped expedition") the long tale of man's investigation of his terres trial abode is unfolded in the 338 pages of A History of Exploration, by Brigadier General Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes, him self a distinguished traveler-soldier. The story lingers admiringly with such illustrious voyageurs as Leif the Viking, Marco Polo, Diaz and Vasco da Gama, Columbus and Magellan, Livingstone and Stanley. Doughty and Lawrence, Peary, Scott and Shackleton, but does not neglect a multitude of colorful, less familiar figures. There is Hsuan...
...committee made perfectly clear in his statement on the formation of the committee Saturday evening that it was neither Anti-Nazi or Pro-Communist in sympathies, but was merely concerned with the action of the police in the matter and the possibilities of securing a fair trial for the defendants...
Professor Holcombe in his statement said: "I hope that Harvard men will follow the trial of the three Harvard students with close attention. The charge of 'inciting to riot' against these students seems to be wholly in conflict with the evidence. They are entitled to whatever support is necessary from Havard men to secure them prompt acquittal...