Ed Curtis files motion for new trial in bribery case
Ed Curtis former safety director filed a 23 grounds motion for a new trial in common pleas court alleging prosecutor misconduct juror influence and trial errors. The document cites statements to witnesses and juror conduct as grounds. A ruling is expected next week with possible retrial or sentencing if denied.
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Common Pleas Court
Ed. FE. Curtis
C. B. McClintock
Eunice Wirebaugh
Turner of Bouklias
I. G. Curtis
Curtis
Bandit Robs Baltimore Trolley Car In Brief Hold Up
An armed masked bandit stopped a Baltimore trolley car today and robbed the conductor. He ordered a passenger to collect from others, fired one shot, and escaped with $3. Six men and a woman rode the car. the pair fled and were found hiding in the woods by police.
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Baltimore
Record-Setting Marriage Across Ages in Detroit
Edward H. Cochran, 23, and his bride, 69, arrived in Cincinnati after marrying yesterday in Detroit. The 48 year age gap set a record. The youth met his bride in California where she runs several hotels for working men.
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Cincinnati
Edward H. Cochran
Detroit
California
Plane parts stolen near Logan
An airplane left on a farm west of Logan for weeks was claimed by John McKitrick of Bowling Green Kentucky. He had flown in an exhibition nearby and left the plane in a field. On return he found $200 worth of parts missing and the area in an uproar.
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Logan
Thomas Leyshon
John McKitrick
Bowling Green
McKitrick
Soowly
Two Quarts of Water Daily Is Drunk's Penalty
In Cleveland on August 2 Thomas Murray faced Judge Silbert for intoxication. He claimed he drank something with an awful wallop and suspected wood alcohol. The judge ordered him to drink two quarts of water daily at noon for 30 days.
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Cleveland
Thomas Murray
Silbert
Labor Unites Behind La Follette in AFL Push
Atlantic City August gathering shows AFL executive council moving to rally its three million members behind Robert M. La Follette. Samuel Gompers, ill but influential, urges unity and backs La Follette’s platform over Coolidge and Davis despite reservations on international policy.
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Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
Organization of Labor
Robert M. LaFollette
Samuel Gompers
Labor
la Follette
Wheeler
Gompers
Coolidge
Davis
Gompere
LaFollette
Council
League of Nations
World Court
Lorain Schools Receive State Educational Aid
Education Director Riegel signed and mailed a $127,300 voucher from the state educational equalization fund to the Lorain Board of Education. The aid helps Lorain public schools after they were hard hit by the tornado in northern Ohio.
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Columbus
Riegel
Lorain Board of Education
State
Bee keepers hear promise of disease insurance
In Columbus on August 2 the Ohio Bee Keepers association, with 350 members, received from Gov. Donahey a promise that legislation is needed for proper bee disease insurance. The governor, a bee keeper himself, was re-elected and showed officers the inside of a bee residence.
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Columbus
Ohio Bee Keepers Association
Donahey
Woolwine Los Angeles D A Moved to American Hospital
Lee Woolwine former district attorney of Los Angeles County California who had been seriously ill here recovered enough to be moved to the American hospital at Neuilly.
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Paris
Lee Woolwine
Los Angeles County
California
Neuilly
Bulgaria summons 4000 volunteers amid mobilization fears
reports from Sofia claim Bulgaria is massing 4000 troops to fight communism. Athens observers fear the move signals a government mobilization and potential escalation in the region.
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Athens
Bulgaria
Sofia
England rejects Ulster boundary commission limits
London reports the English government rejected Ulster's proposal to restrict the proposed commission's functions in the Ulster Free State boundary dispute. The move sets the dispute on a firmer path toward a defined settlement.
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London
Ulster
Ulster-Free State
Alterations Public Safety Office Report on Canton Officials
The state bureau finds minor irregularities in Canton city government last year with total findings of 9 248 45, 1 020 64 paid. Unpaid 3 880 25 favors Stark County against the city. fines were from Crabbe act criminal cases.
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Canton
State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision
Samuel &. Barr
Thomas M. Miler
H. D. Degenbacher
Stark Co
Crabbe
Reparations Pact Near as Allied Talks Proceed
After a two and a half hour plenary session Col J A Logan announced an agreement on all points. The big seven heads of delegations then met to decide invitations to Germany. The Third Committee’s report on transferring reparations to allied states was not unanimous but submitted for adjustment as German delegates are expected Monday. They will address the inter allied reparations commission and may demand evacuation of Franco Belgian armies.
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London
Allied Reparations Commission
Col
J. A. Logan
Germany
Europe
Paris
Tension in Mexico City as riot turns deadly
Political tension rose in Mexico City after a riot near the national palace between civilians and police and firemen over high taxes. One civilian was killed and five injured as security forces dispersed the procession.
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Mexico City
National Palace
Five Die In Car Plunge Near Knoxville Pa
Five people were killed when a car skidded off a narrow road about one mile west of Knoxville Pennsylvania and dropped 20 feet to railroad tracks after a brake rod failure caused loss of control. The crash occurred last night, authorities said.
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Corning
N. Y
Knoxville
Fire Threatens Water Front at Alexandria Harbor
Fire broke out in the hold of the steamer Bellbrook threatening the historic Alexandria water front across the Potomac from Washington. The blaze burned for hours while damage to waterfront buildings appeared limited in early estimates despite fears of running out of control and a fleet of condemned ships nearby.
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Washington
Alexandria
Potomac River
Bellbrook
World War Began Ten Years Ago Today
Ten years ago today the world plunged into war as Europe erupted in conflict. The balance of nations shifted with Austria and Serbia, Germany and Russia mobilizing, and the British fleet at sea. amid fear and prophecy, the Kaiser spoke of defending Germany as the world neared a fateful clash.
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Consolidated Press Association
Washington
Europe
United States
Balkans
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Vienna
London
Paris
Rome
Russia
Germany
Austria
League of Nations
France
England
Belgrade
Serbia
Coolidge Concludes First Year as President
Washington notes mark the end of Calvin Coolidge's first year in the White House. He began the tenure after taking the oath the morning after President Harding died in San Francisco. A wreath was sent to Marion to honor Harding's grave.
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Washington
President Coolidge
White House
Harding
San Francisco
Mr. Coolidge
Vermont
Marion
President Harding
Akron Schools To Have Bible Read In All Classrooms
Akron, Aug 2. With two dissenting votes the board of education ordered that certain passages of the Bible be read daily in all public school classes. The move follows pressure from religious groups led by the ministerial association and faces opposition from Jewish and Catholic bodies. Pupils may leave the room if the readings are objectionable.
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Akron
Board of Education
Ministerial Association
Mercury Records Sharp Temperature Drop Overnight
In Columbus a 24 degree plunge over 48 hours ended this morning as rain cooled the region. By noon the temperature had begun a gradual rise as conditions shifted after the recent heavy rainfall.
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Columbus
Judge Shiras Dead in Pittsburgh at 92
George Shiras former assistant justice of the United States Supreme Court died in a Pittsburgh hospital after a lingering illness. He was 92 years old.
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Pittsburgh
George Shiras
United States Supreme Court
News Right Ad Contest ends in three days
Three days remain to enter the News Right Ad Contest with a noon August fifth deadline. Amateurs compete for cash prizes of 200, 190, and 50 as hundreds of readers submit ads and strive to write the best, hoping to impress the judges.
Lack of funds looms to slow down campaign plans
Democrats and Republicans will try untried funding schemes as they prepare for the coming race. A Canton Daily News report notes no rush of donations to either major party and the need to beat the bushes for funds. It highlights the GOP's loss of treasurer Fred Upham and introduces William V. Hodges as his successor amid early fundraising efforts.
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Robert T Small
Canton Daily News
New York
Fred Upham
Upham
National Committee
William V. Hodges
Denver
Republicans
Newton Baker in gar crash
Newton D. Baker former secretary of war narrowly escaped injury in a Cleveland street car collision. Five persons were seriously injured and scores cut or bruised as a Shaker Heights two car train struck a Moreland Circle car near the curve. Baker suffered only slight bruises. Five persons were hospitalized.
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Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Baker
Shaker Heights
Moreland Circle
Harding Tomb Covered With Flower Blanket
Marion observes the first anniversary of President Harding's death with tributes from the hometown, a White House wreath from President Coolidge, and planned visits by Mrs. Florence Kling Harding and Dr. George T. Harding. Church bells will toll for five minutes at 7 PM.
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Marion
Harding Mes
White House
President Coolidge
Florence Kling Harding
George T. Harding
Woman Denies Killing Spouse in Ohio Court
Mrs. Annora Yeoman, charged with first degree murder in the death of her sixth husband Lewis Yeoman, pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Mount Gilead. She faces trial on September 2. A claimed confession that she poisoned his coffee was repudiated.
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Mount Gilead
Annora Yeoman
Lewis Yeoman
Franklin Wood records longest stupor of 31 days
Frank Wood rural mail carrier in Meigs county spent 31 days in a stupor after sleeping sickness attack. The northern Meigs county resident has shown gradual improvement in health.
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Pomeroy
Frank Wood
Meigsco
Argentine aviator Zanni reaches Bunder Abbas in world flight
In Persia at Bunder Abbas Major Zanni the Argentine aviator undertaking an around the world flight arrives at the Persian port city on August 2.
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Karachi
Persia
Zanni
Bunder Abbas
Nelson Stays On Course Amid Air Crew Separated
Lieut. Erik Nelson, US Army aviator, separated in fog en route from the Orkneys to Iceland, flew near the destroyer Reid off Scotland. His fuel for 15 hours remained, while companions Smith and Wade attempted recovery from Houton Bay. A note dropped in Kirkwall confirmed Nelson missing. search vessels were alerted as the perilous flight over the Orkneys–Iceland route continued.
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Houton Bay
Scotland
Lieut
Erik Nelson
United States Army
Orkneys
Iceland
Reid
Smith
Nelson
Houten Bay
Wade
Billingsley
Raleigh
Teeland
Faroe Islands
Faroes
Kirkwall
Lieut. Smith
Major Davidson
United States
London
Magruder T
Ieland
Woman Jumps From Bridge In Cleveland Tragedy
Coast Guards searched the Cuyahoga River for over two hours after Captain Oscar Bullock of the freighter Stafford reported seeing a woman's body fall from the Detroit-Superior high level bridge. Police found a straw hat and a black sailor hat on a box at mid span, weighted with iron.
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Cleveland
Coast Guards
Cuyahoga
Oscar Bullock
Stafford
Detroit-Superior
Bullock
Matthew Farrel
Cruiser Sails for Envoy's Body from Naples to Bushire
The United States cruiser Trenton, now at Naples, will proceed to Bushire in Persia to receive the body of Major Robert Imbrie the slain American vice consul and bring his body back to the United States, the Navy Department announced.
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Washington
United States
Trenton
Naples
Bushire
Persia
Robert Imbrie
Navy Department
Truck Driver Fatally Hurt at Grade Crossing
Harvey Redman aged 20 suffered probable fatal injuries after a collision with a Norfolk and Western passenger train at a grade crossing in Columbus today. He was taken to St. Francis hospital in critical condition.
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Columbus
Harvey Redman
St. Francis Hospital
Redman
Norfolk and Western
Loeb Leopold Mental Expert Under Fire In Chicago Trial
Chicago witnesses debate insanity versus sanity for Leopold and Loeb after the Franks murder. Dr William White testifies mentally sick but not legally insane as prosecutors press for clear responsibility. Cross examination reveals friction over definitions as the state seeks a flat verdict of sanity or insanity.
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William A. White
Crowe
White
Leopold and
Loeb
Dr. White
Farmer Killed Unloading Hay Near Newark
Charles E. Keller aged 68 was killed in Newark when a fork on a wagon threw him from the hay as he unloaded into his barn. He struck his neck and died instantly.
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Newark
Charles E. Keller
Thief Steals 34 Feet Of School Spouting
Aug 2 in Martins Ferry an unknown person removed 34 feet of spouting from Central school. The thief dug up a steel guard protecting the base, an effort thought to take several hours.
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Martins Ferry
Suspect Held in Iowa Murder Case
Harlan Simons, 26, of Tipton Iowa, wanted for the murder of Otto Ferguson 45 of Detroit near West Liberty Iowa on July 13, is under arrest in Tiffin. He denies committing the killing Ferguson was beaten to death at an Iowa tourist camp.
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Harlan Simons
Tipton
Iowa
Otto Ferguson
Detroit
West Liberty
Ferguson
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