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John Newell 1888 - 1973

John Newell of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois was born on May 1, 1888, and died at age 85 years old in July 1973.
John Newell
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois 61606
May 1, 1888
July 1973
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John Newell's History: 1888 - 1973

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    1973

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    July 1973
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    John Newell lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1888, in the year that John Newell was born, on July 25th, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City - Frank Edward McGurrin - decisively beat the competition in a typing contest in Ohio. He was supposedly the only person who used touch typing and is believed to have invented the method. Touch typing is ubiquitous now - but Frank's win is what convinced everyone that the method was good!
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In 1924, John was 36 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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