British Flyer Forced Down Afloat In Atlantic Rescue Efforts
The seaplane piloted by Captain Frank T. Courtney and three British crew members was forced to land mid Atlantic between the Azores and Newfoundland during a Lisbon to North America leg. The President Hayes and Minnewaska headed to the scene after radio contact indicated no immediate danger, while crews coordinated rescue with London and New York.
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S. S. Thuringia
President Hayes
Frank T. Courtney
Atlantic
New York
Azores Islands
Newfoundland
Lisbon
North America
Courtney
London
Minnewaska
Hayes
Smith Maintains Lead In Canton Presidential Straw Vote
In Canton downtown balloting Gov. Alfred E. Smith leads over Herbert Hoover with 195 to 181 votes as Norman Thomas records 19. The tally across locations includes Strand Cigar Store and Lyceum venues with Smith and Hoover differing totals, while a second factory ballot at Central Alloy Steel Corp NE End is to be canvassed Thursday.
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Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Canton Daily News
Smith
Hoover
Norman Thomas
Canton
Wee Central Alloy Steel Corp
Fternoon
Strand
Simpson's Cigar Store
Thomas
Loew's
Mozart
Grand
Palace
Lyceum
Wife testifies she raised husband from garage owner to director
A Memphis divorce case heard in Chicago features Mrs. Roy Morris alleging she advanced her husband from a small town garage owner to a corporate director and stock exchange member by teaching him about stocks and bonds.
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Hicago
Roy
Morris
Es “Vecego Stock Exchange
Will Rogers on New York booze ban at night clubs
Will Rogers comments from Santa Monica about night clubs in New York selling alcohol after hours. He notes enforcement by Willebrandt and questions political motives. He argues a crackdown harms public morale and could affect how leaders are viewed back home.
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Will Rogers
Santa Monica
Cal
New York
Willebrandt
Cleveland detective kills wife and himself after family shooting
Thomas Lear a 49 year old Cleveland railroad detective shot his wife and step son after a quarrel over divorce filings and breakfast. He then killed himself as the children witnessed the attack. Mrs Lear died from seven bullet wounds. Frank was wounded twice. In New Jersey Dr Arthur Woolsey was jailed for the murder of his wife and two children to spare them embarrassment from bankruptcy.
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Cleveland
Thomas Lear
Frank
Lear
City Hospital
Stenson
Sears
Chicago
Laura
Marie
George
Thomas
Elizabeth
WN. J
Arthur F. Woolsey
Canton youth burglary ring busted five held in Canton
Detectives under Capt E M Swope broke up a burglary ring operating since early in the year. Five men were arrested John Jacoby Raymond Locy John Locie John Barnhart and Harry Hap Miller with more suspects to follow. Targets included Hansen Tire supply Co Canton Army and Navy Store Canton Auto Wrecking Co and others with losses in the thousands.
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E. M. Swope
Canton
John Jacoby
9Th St
Raymond Locy
Allen
John Locie
John Barnhart
Louisville
Harry
Hap) Miller
Tanner Ct
Norman van Alman
Tim Lloyd
Albert Bush
Jack Beatty
Capt
Swope
Miller
Hansen Tire and Supply Co
Navarre Rd
Canton Army and Navy
Tuscara
Canton Auto Wrecking Co
Market Av
Fred Cohen
12Th St
Tony Ravino
E. W. Hexamer
Capt. Swope
Ex-Governor William S. Taylor Dies in Indianapolis
William S. Taylor, 76, a disputed 1899 Kentucky governor winner later declared fraudulent by the Kentucky legislature, died at his Indianapolis home. He had sought Kentucky charges over the Goebel assassination and lived in Indiana since 1900, later becoming a life insurance executive and vice president of Empire Life & Accident Insurance Co.
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Indianapolis
Williams
Taylor
Kentucky
William Goebel
Goebel
Indiana
Empire Life & Accident Insurance Co
Haywood to be buried in Kremlin wall tomorrow
The ashes of William D. Big Bill Haywood who died here months ago will be interred tomorrow afternoon in the Kremlin fortress wall after funeral services attended by delegates to the Communist Internationale congress and Moscow organization representatives.
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Moscow
William D
Big Bill
Haywood
Kremlin
Communist Internationale Congress
Stallings Condition Critically Stable in Macon Hospital
George T. Stallings baseball owner remained unchanged but critical at Middle Georgia hospital in Macon on August 2 as details of his health were reported.
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Macon
George T. Stallings
Middle Georgia
Lindbergh Receives Texas Apology From Publisher
Amarillo Globe News publisher Gene Howe issued a conciliatory remark about Charles A. Lindbergh in his column The Tactless Texan. Howe had criticized Lindbergh for being discourteous and aloof during a visit to the flying field. Lindbergh responded he had almost forgotten the incident.
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Amarillo
Tex
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gene Howe
Ohio Dry Groups Split Over Begg Candidacy
Ohio anti saloon league and the women's Christian temperance union split over backing Rep James T Begg of Sandusky for the Republican nomination for governor. The W C T U favored Cooper and Shanley while Begg was rated equal with Cooper. Turner and Smith were dismissed for not answering questionnaires.
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Columbus
Ohio Anti- Saloon League
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
James T. Begg
Sandusky
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
Begg
Cooper
Harry A Shanley
Forest
Shanley
E. C. Turner
Harry Clay Smith
Cleveland
Senator Elect William S. Vare Stricken Near Atlantic City
Senator Elect William S. Vare of Pennsylvania suffered a stroke at Ventnor New Jersey and is described as very ill. His wife Mrs Vare is prostrated by shock and under medical care. Dr Edwin A Stretcher, Vare's physician, said the attack was not a hemorrhage and termed it a stroke.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William S. Vare
Pennsylvania
Ventnor
Here
Philadelphia
Edwin A. Stretcher
William. Vare
Vare
Canton on the Upgrade Sparks Canton Area Prosperity
An editor's note introduces a Canton Daily News survey showing growth in farming and industry. farmers in Stark and nearby counties report strong crops with haying and harvest near completion. meat, poultry, and fruit prices indicate purchasing power near 1920 peak, boosting local retail, manufacturing, and employment as a prosperity cycle feeds Canton’s economy.
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Canton
Ohio
Canton Daily News
Stark County Farm Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Hartville Girl Named Miss Personality at Meyers Lake
Mary Graening of Hartville won the Miss Personality title at Meyers Lake Park in Canton. Twelve contestants competed as crowds cheered. Second place went to Jane Kathryn Halliday of Canton, third to Melva Salberg of Navarre, with prizes including a diamond ring and wrist watches. Miss Graening then drove the Chrysler 75 roadster on display.
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Cleveland Ar Merchants’ Association
Jean Kathryner
Genevive Nye
Canton
Mary Groening
Hartville
Martha Lewis
Sebring
Melva Salberg
Navarre
Mary Graening
Meyers Lake Park
Cleveland Avenue Association
Miss Groening
Jane Kathryn Halliday
Hoover
Genevieve Nye
Moonlight Ballroom
Lake victim known here in Canton church circles
Rev F P George pastor of United Brethren Church Canton drowned Wednesday in Sandusky Bay while fishing with Rev F E J Haldeman Memorial United Brethren Toledo and Rev George D Reap Green Springs Ohio They set out from White's Landing in a rowboat when heavy seas capsized the craft and George drowned despite rescue attempts Haldeman recovered the body and with Reap pulled him to the capsized boat and held on until rescued.
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F. P. George
United Brethren Church
Marion
Sandusky Bay
Canton
U. S
FE. J. Haldeman
Memorial United Brethren Church
Toledo
George
Reap
Green Springs
Ohio
White's Landing
Haldeman
Voter Turnout High in Pennsylvania Bond Election
In Haverford Cooperstown precinct a lone vote was cast in a special election where a school bond issue was approved by an overwhelming majority. Polling costs cover election official salaries ballots and printed forms. The loan was approved by a large margin.
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Coopertown
Haverford
Nota
Arbitration Sought to End New Bedford Strike
New Bedford faces a stalled 16 week textile dispute as 26 mills and 228000 workers await arbitration decisions. The state conciliation board hopes its peace proposal will be accepted, but no alternative path to settlement appears available today.
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New Bedford
Mass
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Bowersox Ends Life at W L E Tracks in Station Row
Bowersox 30, a salesman, killed himself at the Wheeling and Lake Erie station noon Thursday. He left a note signing C. W. Paige stating despondency over ill health. Eye witnesses saw him step under a passenger train, his head severed. body taken to Hiller’s for identification and to confirm address 714 3dst NE.
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B. W. Bowersox
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Bowersox
C. W. Paige
Cleveland
21 St NE
Hiller
Erie
Miller
Ohio Power to Reduce Rates Across Most Ohio Towns
The Ohio Power Co with Canton offices filed new uniform residential and commercial lighting schedules with the public utilities commission. Effective Sept 4 the rates aim to save about 400000 yearly, with a 50 cent minimum and tiers from eight to five cents per kilowatt hour. A contract service option with different minimums and a room count alternative is offered.
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Ohio Powr Co
Canton
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio
United Press
Columbus
Canton Daily News
New Egg Record At Huntington Pullet Lays Four-Ounce Egg
L 1 A fi x four months old pullet owned by Ava Rett George laid an egg weighing four ounces that was perfect in form. The finding marks a notable record in local poultry notes from Huntington New Egg record scene.
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Huntington, L
Avarett George
Ghost Wife Seeks Shelter After Abusive Husband
Police at headquarters encountered Mrs Alex Fehn of 1315 Warner Rd SE wandering barefoot in a nightgown after fleeing her intoxicated husband who pistol threatened her. Children supported her report as Fehn was arrested following investigation.
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Alex Fehn
Warner Rd SE
Fehin
Fehn
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H. Tursday
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Cdr Tee
Lindy
Texas
Anti-Saloon League
Vare Stricken
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Stark
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