92 Year Old Canton Man Killed By Train
Samuel Yoder, 92, of 2230 7th St SW Canton, died after being struck by a B&O passenger train at the 9th St SW crossing Mon afternoon. He died within ten minutes of hospital admission. Witnesses said he did not hear the approaching train. He frequented a Market confectionery and barber shop with old friends and leaves a daughter Mrs Minnie Talber of Delaware and another daughter Mrs Emma Spongillor nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Yoder
Tark Co
Aultman Annex Hospital
Willam
Tuest
Christian Sommer
Father
Minnie
Talber
Delaware
Emma Spon
Sllor
Canton
Old Saw It’s Ill Wind Helps Dogs
The unexpected snowfall comes as a reprieve to untagged dogs in Stark County. Dog Catcher John Wilson was on duty Monday and laid off Tuesday due to weather. Deputy Sheriff Ed Gibson supported the lone capture by the dog wagon, noting tracking in the snow is easier and more captures may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark Ce
John Wilson
Ed Gibson
Girl Completes Term Prison Witnesses Grand Jury
Rose Putnam, freshly released after six months in Troy jail, travels to Cincinnati to testify before a federal grand jury probing James A. Ryan in a plot to extort 30000 from Springfield banker James A. Bushnell. She recalls Don Osborn, notes his Atlanta Prison post office job, and plans a trip to Long Beach, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Rose Putnam
Cincinnati
James A. Ryan
Chicago
James A. Bushnell
Springfield
Don Osborn
Atlanta
Canton Moves to Add 52 Blocks in SW District
Canton council proposes annexing 62 blocks west of the city adding 250 to 300 families to Canton's census, per a resolution by James Roberts. The plan would extend corporation lines from 17th Street SW to Raffid and east to Bellflower, with 84 blocks in total if adopted.
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Canton
James Roberts
9Th Ward
Thomas Miller
Corporation
Welts
Linwood Av
Raffid
13Th
Tuscarawas St W
City Planning Commission
George S. Carnes
Commission
17Th St
Raffrd
4Th St NW
Ith
Bellflower
Roberts
West End
Carnes
Linwoodav
Planning Commission
Strike Ties Up Scranton Cars
Scranton, Pa. April 1 six hundred Scranton Railway Company employees went on strike early today crippling traffic and business All lines from Forest City to Duryea and Scranton are tied up Over 190000 persons are forced to walk and large plants are badly crippled as workers fail to reach jobs Stores suffer from the shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Scranton Railway Company
Forest City
Duryea
Holiday delays miners walkout in coal fields
In Kansas City on April 1 the Giua! April Jat holiday halted the planned walkout of about forty thousand miners in the south Western coal fields. A wage conference deadlock kept the action in abeyance as the executive committee, which labored until midnight, resumed negotiations in a final bid to forestall the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
South Western
Oberlin Spring Festival to Feature Noted Soloists
Jeanneye Vreeland soprano Mildred Bryars contralto Norman Jollis baritone and Robert Quait tenor will headline Oberlin Musical Union annual Spring Festival to be held April 21 22 at Oberlin College The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra joins the program both evenings with the first night featuring the full program led by the orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Apri
Jeanneye Vreeland
Mildred Bryars
Norman Jollis
Haritone
Robert Quait
Oberlin Musical Union
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Voters Row to Polls in Skiffs in Benwood
Benwood West Virginia residents vote in a flood era municipal election with portions of the city still underwater. Skiffs transport voters from homes to the polling site as the law requires an election despite the flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benwood
W. Va
Potia
Daugherty Puzzles Critics In Gop Delegates Bid
Canton Daily News reports in 1924 that Klarry Daugherty seeks the delegate at large post on the Coolidge ticket in Ohio. The split with President Harding’s faction oddly boosts his chances, reversing expectations from the 1920 primary where he was defeated. The political mood shifts as supporters reconsider voting for him in the upcoming convention race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Smale
Canton Daily News
Cleveland
Klarry Maugherty
Coolidge
Daugherty
Harding
Chicago
East Side Gang War Flare Up Scenes of Double Murder
New York April 1 The East Side endures renewed gang violence after the murder of Louis Greenberg and his companion Max Kanowicz last night. Police say the killings stem from the feud between the Kid Dropper and Little Augie gangs. Jacob Kaplan known as Kid Dropper was killed last August near Essex Market court. Louis Cohen, convicted killer, is serving a long sentence for that crime. Bodies found on the sidewalk opposite the court with Greenberg gripping a loaded revolver. Kanowicz was unarmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Side
Louis Greenberg
Max Kanowicz
Police Bay
Kid Dropper
Little Augie
Jacob Kaplan
Essex Market Court
Louis Cohen
Sing Sing
Greenberg
Cohen
Kanow'tz
Kanowiltz
Interior Department Honors Woman Miss Julia Banks Named AUSA
Miss Julia Banks, chief of the stenographic division in the solicitor's office at the Interior Department, has been appointed Assistant United States Attorney. A Pennsylvania native who has served the department 11 years, she will handle part of the solicitor's department's legal work. Banks is a graduate of the Washington College of Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Banks
Solicitor’s Office
United State Department of the Interior
United States Attorney
Department
Solicitor's Department
Miss Banks
Pennsylvania
Washington College of Law
Old Man Winter Will Have His Little Chuckle
Newark April 1 snow arrived after night and lasted until daybreak with unsettled conditions. Dayton reports robins out but wearing rubber boots and ear muffs in a three inch snowfall. Wheeling April 1 sees 5 to 7 inches blanketing the region as winter lingers and flood worries grow. Marion April 1 records a sharp 40 degree drop and a snowy morning after March’s wild arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Dayton, O
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio River
Marion
Flood Devastates Kitzmiller Garretto Area in Maryland
Desolate scene reported near Cumberland as flood swamps Kitzmiller Garretto. Five family members drowned and hundreds displaced with houses wiped out. Rail and wire communications down, Oakland road impassable, Western Maryland tracks washed out between Cumberland and Kitzmiller. Food and shelter scarce. Cumberland restoration underway with four fire engines pumping water from the Fort Cumberland hotel basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Kitzmiller
Garletto
Oakland
Western Maryland
Fort Cumberland Hotel
Wed Two Months Asks For Divorce
Charles A Welgand of 5618 5th St NE files for divorce two months after marriage alleging wife Oste Wiegand ordered him from the home and warned of arrest upon return. Attorney W N Bogue represents Welgand. Other Tuesday filings include Victoria Kulszak versus John Kulszak for neglect and cruelty. Ethel Springer against Charles Spranger for neglect and cruelty. Helen M Bruskey against Stephen Bruskey for neglect and cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Welgand
5Th St NE
Oste Wiegand
W. N. Bogue
Victoria Kulszak
Young At
John Kulszak
J. A. Burris
Ethel Springer
2Nd St
Charles Spranger
Floyd &. Yutzey
Helen M. Bruskey
Stephen Bruskey
Permit Refusal Upheld by Court
Columbus April 1 The state utilities commission may withhold motor bus permits on routes adequately served by railway and trolley lines the state supreme court ruled today in a formal decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Utilities Commission
State Supreme Court
Workman Killed in Fall at Republic Iron & Steel Plant
James L. Brown of Youngstown was fatally injured when a pipe fell from the top of a tube mill at Republic Iron and Steel company striking him on the head. The accident occurred today as workers operated the mill in the Ohio plant. Brown, a long-time employee, was pronounced dead at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
James L. Brown
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Ford to Open German Plant in Berlin Area
Henry Ford announced an agreement with Berlin Burger Iron Works for exclusive sale of Ford cars and tractors in Germany. The plant near Magdeburg will assemble cars with Detroit plant efficiency, using parts built in the United States except the chassis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Henry Ford
Berlin-Burger Iron Works
Ford
Germany
Madgeburg
Detroit
United States
Fire damages Keith theater in Columbus area
Defective wiring is believed to have caused a blaze at the Keith theater building in Columbus, inflicting an estimated $1000 loss. In Dayton, four year old Jean Elizabeth Sonnansteine died after her clothing ignited at an open grate, suffering severe burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Keith
Dayton
Jean Elizabeth Sonnansteine
Puzzling Bill Brought Before President Coolidge
President Coolidge faces the McNary Haugen bill asked by Senator Cummins to back a plan to position government as the export agent for agricultural sales. The measure faces sharp opposition, enforcement questions, and potential veto without major changes before it could gain federal support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lawrence
Canton Daily News
Washington
Coolidge
Cummins
Iowa
White House
Legisis
Fraud convictions still hold land in Oklahoma case
Washington April 1 A new sensation in the Daugherty inquiry arose when H M Peck former United States district attorney in Oklahoma charged former Attorney General Harry M Daugherty with negligence for failing to recover 500000 worth of Oklahoma Indian lands taken by fraud Peck said 10000 acres of Osage and Ponca lands were obtained by fraud by the Miller brothers owners of the 101 ranch who pleaded guilty in federal court Daugherty allegedly let the brothers keep the lands which Peck says have since been seized but are still held by the Millers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daugherty
HH. M. Peck
United States
Oklahoma
Harry M. Daugherty
Peck
Miller Brothers
Gunmen Raid Cicero Town Election
Eighteen gunmen in four cars raided Cicero polling places during a town election. They shot two election workers and forced voters from the polls as police from Chicago and local agencies raced to restore order and secure the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cicero
Race horses die in blaze at Southern Park racing back
Nine race horses valued at four thousand dollars perished in a fire that destroyed a two-stall barn and two ten-stall sheds at Southern Park racing back early today. A change in the wind saved many horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Southern Park Racing
Veteran rider braves mud on 20 mile Civil War ride
In Coolville Ohio on April 1, 84 year old Taylor Devore, a Union cavalry veteran, rode to Reedside and back about twenty miles through heavy mud, showing enduring fondness for horseback riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Taylor Devore
Reedside
Whisky Hidden Behind Christ Picture Leads to Arrest
Police raided John Koloteh’s Harrison ay SW location Monday at 7 55 PM and found a pint of corn sugar whisky concealed behind a picture of Christ. Kolot eh was charged with violating liquor laws and fined 200. Padlock proceedings will be instituted against the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Lene
Minesinger
John Koloteh
Harrison
Kolvich
United Alloys 1923 Net Profit Reported at 3 Million
United Alloy Steel Corp of Canton posted a 1923 net profit of 3.07 million dollars with a capital surplus of 27.42 million as of year end December 31 1923. President Edward A. Langenbach told stockholders the report notes strong patronage growth and retained confidence from existing customers. The statement details assets including real estate buildings machinery and equipment current cash and deposits government securities receivables and inventories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Alloy Steel Corporation
Canton
Edward A Langenbach
Fraud trial postponed in Remington case in Philadelphia
The $1,090,000 fraud trial of six Remington Phonograph officers and directors was postponed to tomorrow after several defendants could not appear. Government charges allege stock sales falsely claimed inter alliance with Remington arms and typewriter firms. Witnesses from California Oklahoma and Washington have been summoned from a dozen states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Remington Phonograph Company
Phonograph Company
Remington Arms
Remington Typewriter Company
California
Oklahoma
Washington
Eighth Canned Heat Victim Dies In Toledo Hotel Find
John Sesak the eighth person stricken in 30 hours from drinking canned heat died at Municipal Hospital after being found delirious in a local hotel. He died shortly after arrival. Police work to identify seven prior victims, two identified so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
John Sesak
Municipal Hospital
Ballot Box Stolen At West Virginia Wesleyan College
A prank disrupted the campus as a ballot box used to choose the most beautiful girl at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon was stolen on April 1. No injuries reported and the incident prompted an investigation by college authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
W. V
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Cleveland Chess Championship Opens With Eightteen Entrants
Cleveland hosts the city chess championship starting Friday night with about 16 participants including three former state champions among the field. The event runs under local chess club auspices and attracts a mix of rising players and veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland City
Former Oklahoma Head Testifies on Harding Money Deal
Senate hearings reveal R H Wilson testified Jake Hamon paid 25000 to Harry Daugherty to secure Harding's 1920 nomination. Dyche denied Jennings claims of vast payments, insisting Hamon supported Wood and later Lowden, and that Oklahoma delegation did not take bribes or bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warren G. Harding
Senate Public Lands
R. H. Wilson
Wilson
Hamon
Hardings
Harry M. Daugherty
Hamnon
Chicago
General Wood
Spencer
Ed Dyche
Hammon
Jim McGraw
Dyche
al Jennings
Jennings
Hannon
Senator Penrose
Harry Daugherty
Will Hays
Harding
Senator Stanfield
Oregon
Oklahoma
Stanfield
Gen. Wood
Jake
Wood
Lowdon
Jake Hammon
Lowden
Memon
Crusader dies in Cadiz at age Miss Phillips longtime temperance pioneer
Cadiz Ohio April 1 Miss Martha Phillips a Crusader who helped lead prayer and singing in front of saloons 50 years ago died here recently Her work sparked the temperance movement that organized the W C T U the Anti Saloon League and allied groups across the state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Martha Phillips
Phillips
Ohio
The
Anti-Saloon League
Canton Mayor Silent on Gas Rate Increase and Chief Suspension
Mayor C. C. Curtis refuses to comment on the East Ohio Gas Co rate increase ordinance and the reinstatement or suspension of Chief Po Nee 8. A. Lengel. Citizens press for a statement as the city faces a 30 day suspension of Canton's police chief and a court-directed inquiry. Curtis again says no comment until a formal statement is issued. Leniss remains on 30 days suspension for insubordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Curtis
East Ohio Gas Co
Po- Nee
A. Lengel
Curtin
AL Lengel
Common Pleas
BE. W. Diehl
Canton
Curtis
Leniss
Surtis
Physician's car hits Canton boy in accident
Four year old Gerald Cox, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur F Cox, was struck by Dr O C Crawford's auto near Harmoniav NE Monday afternoon when he stepped behind a hay wagon. He suffered a fractured right leg and head bruises, was taken to Mercy hospital, and regained consciousness about 7 30 pm. Hospital said he was in good condition Tuesday morning and expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Cox
Arthur F. Cox
Harmoniav NE
O. C. Crawford
Woodland
Coolidge Heads for Cleveland Campaign HQ
National campaign headquarters for President Calvin Coolidge will open in Cleveland on May 1. Willam M. Butler, national campaign manager, announced his arrival and said he will take personal charge of operations there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Officers of
Cleveland
Calvin Coolidge
Willam M. Butler
Coolidge
Tooay
Butler
Time order places Zanesville branch in central zone
The Interstate Commerce Commission today modified its order to move Ohio lines into the central standard time zone. The change includes the Zanesville branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad west of Lancaster, Ohio, extending to Morro, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
Zanesville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lancaster
Morrow, O
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Samuel Yoder
Nanogenarian
Rose Putman
Bushnell
Miss Putnam
Long Beach
Cal
City
Foliday
MINER
Interior Department
Miss Julia
Danks
Winter
March
Maryland
Workman
Gang of 18
Antos
United Alloy
Edward A. Langenbach
Kenington Phonograph Co
Weeness
Oil Man
Jennings Story Bank
Crusader
WANT
Hemlock
Lengel
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