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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1927
Page
18
The article recounts Don R. Mellett editor of the Canton Daily News and Pulitzer winner. It follows detective Ora E Slater from Cincinnati who traces a cold trail to solve the crime using his sugar over vinegar theory.
ORA Slater reports his investigation into the Don R. Mellett murder in Canton Ohio. He travels from Cincinnati with Cal Crim and meets Canton officials Prosecuting Attorney C B McClintock and Safety Director Earl Hexamer to review the case and premises before clues emerge.
In Canton the investigation into Don Mellett's murder unfolds with witnesses naming Pat McDermott as a primary figure. Details trace meetings, a blue revolver, and a web of associates including Ben Rudner Louis Mazer Bernard McDermott and Floyd Streitenberger as prosecutors and police coordinate across cities to capture McDermott and pursue verdicts.
Florida tourism is expected to boom this season according to state hotel commissioner Jerry W. Carter based on a report by deputy hotel commissioner Robert E. Laneenberry and tours by Christenberry. The exposition train drew 225000 visitors in fifteen states, boosting optimism that Florida hotels restaurants and apartment houses will enjoy unprecedented prosperity this year.
A shipment of one thousand baby chicks arrived via parcel post at the Ocala post office from Missouri for a rural resident. The unexpected order caused a stir as locals noted the peculiar nature of the delivery.
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