Riot Clashes In Niles Involving Knights and Flaming Circle
In Niles on August 5, a clash between Knights of the Flaming Circle and K K K left two seriously hurt, six arrested, about a thousand participants. Warren deputies aided Niles police to quell the riot as Mayor Harvey C Kistler and Police Chief Round face pressure from K K K supporters seeking to oust them. In South Charleston, hooded demonstrators posted K K K notices on homes and robed crowds rallied through Armour Park with aerial bombs signaling government guard deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Knights of the Flaming Circle
Warren
Harvey C. Kistler
Flaming Circle
Vic Donahey
Charleston
W. Va
South Charleston
Armour Park
Marine Guard
Flyers Safe at Destination
Lieut. Lowell Smith and Lieut. Erik Nelson reached Reykjavik Iceland safely after leaving Hornafjord earlier today amid a heavy gale. The two United States army aviators plan to continue to Greenland, with both planes New Orleans and Chicago thoroughly overhauled for possible headwinds along the Icelandic coast. The village population gathered to bid them farewell as they departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reykjavik
Iceland
Lowell Smith
Erik Nelson
Hornafjord
Erik Nélson
United States Army
Greenland
New Orleans
Chicago
Four Agrarist Bandits Captured in Mexico City
Federal Scouts captured four Agrarist bandits believed responsible for the murder of Mrs. Rosaire Evans, a woman ranch owner and British subject. They were summarily executed, according to private messages. Evans was killed returning to her Puebla ranch and her payroll was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Rosaire Evans
Defiant Roy Cubber Sentenced for Child Support
Aug. 5 Roy Cubber was placed under a $200 bond and ordered to pay $3 weekly for the support of his minor child after pleading guilty before Judge Fred Hay in common pleas court to a jury indictment charging non support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Roy Cubber
Fred Hay
Common Pleas Court
Frank Tinney Served With Divorce Papers
Mrs. Frank Tinney filed a separation suit on desertion grounds. She referenced Tinney's arrest in Imogene Wilson case and noted a grand jury did not indict. Tinney was served papers as he prepared to sail for Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Tinney
Imogene Wilson
Beauty
Tinney
Imogene
Durbin cites big business backing GOP in 1920s Ohio
Democratic chairman W. W. Durbin accuses big business of backing Coolidge and Dawes to mislead voters and elect a Republican administration. He highlights Ohio mortgage records, widespread business failures, high unemployment, abandoned farms, and agriculture at a low point, calling it a crime of the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily News Bureau
Spahr
Columbus
Coolidge
Dawes
W. W. Durbin
Oday
Durbin
Ohio
Republican Party
America
Affidavit Filed in Curtis Case
An affidavit by Attorney Oscar M. Abt was filed in common pleas court on Tuesday to support FE Curtis’s motion for a new trial after his bribery conviction. The document claims prosecutorial misconduct including statements about an investigation and actions toward jurors. Abt noted potential delays due to vacation of counsel Luther Day and asked that no action proceed in Day’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar M. Abt
Common Pleas Court
FE. E. Curtis
Curtis
Harry Rouklins
Harry Turner
Abt
Luther Day
Four Killed as Train Strikes Car in New Jersey
Four persons were instantly killed when a Pennsylvania express from Long Branch to Camden struck an automobile at a grade crossing near New Lisbon New Jersey. The crash occurred today and the report came to railroad headquarters in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Long Branch
N. J
Camden
New Lisbon
YMC A Junior Tennis Tourney Set for Aug 11 18 in Elyria
The annual Y M C A junior tennis tournament will be held in Elyria from August 11 to 18. Champions will be crowned in both singles and doubles events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Fires Cause 50,000 Dollars Damage in Ohio Mines
Two fires in eastern Ohio mines last week caused more than 50,000 dollars in damage. The origin of the blazes was not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Ohio
Diseased mind claim colors Loeb Leopold murder hearing
Boston psychiatrist Dr. William Healy testified that Richard Loeb has a thoroughly diseased mind and abnormal inner mental life. He cited lack of sympathy, vivid fantasies, and a pathological split personality as factors in the crime, saying the motive sprang from Loeb's mental life and the pairing with Leopold. Cross examination followed after Darrow noted the doctor’s $250 daily fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Richard Loeb
Wm. Healy
Boston
Loeb
Nathan Leopold Jr
Robert Franks
Healy
Leopold
Clarence Darrow
La Follette to Run Wisconsin as Independent Progressive
Senator La Follette will run in Wisconsin as an independent progressive rather than a Republican to avoid forcing President Coolidge to run as an independent in that state. Robert M. La Follette Jr. sent a letter to William Butler, chairman of the Republican national committee, explaining the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
la Follette
Wisconsin
Coolidge
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Wm. Butler
Republican National Committee
Bandits barricaded in mine resist officers near Palisades
Three bandits who robbed the Palisades post office of 15000 dollars in stamps and cash hid in a deserted mine. Police efforts used shooting and chlorine gas to force them out, but the fugitives sealed the section and resisted further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palisades
Col
Here
Long Hiking Pair Reach Glouster After 1500 Mile Trek
Helen Weinberg and Anna Rose from Cleveland stenographers on a Pacific coast hike arrived in Glouster after trekking 1500 miles. Their route included visits to New York and Pittsburgh as they continue toward the west coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Helen Weinberg
Anna Rose
Cleveland
Pacific Coast
New York
Pittsburgh
Trouble Looms on Ulster Line
London reports a boundary dispute between the Irish Free State and Ulster, with Cosgrave urging immediate commission appointment per treaty. Ulster resists, fearing loss of territory, while officials warn further delay could trigger clashes between north and south Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Trish Free State
Ulster
Thomas
Dublin
Cosgrave
Free State
Ireland
Southern
Stockholders Meeting to Consider Railroad Abandonment
Stock holders of the Ohio River and Western Railroad Co. will meet in Columbus on September 4 to decide on abandoning 58 miles of track between this community and Lawton ten miles west of Zanesville. Protests from affected communities prompt the meeting over transportation losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodsfield
Ohio River and Western Railroad Co
Columbus
Lawton
Zanesville
Fireman honored in Wellington burial with military honors
Roy Paul, 35, a volunteer fireman killed when the apparatus he drove crashed into a tree, was buried in Wellington with full military honors. Two other firemen suffered minor injuries in the crash and were treated locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Roy Paul
Freman
Luce Promoted to Sandusky PA Office Cashier Chief Clerk
Frank A. Luce, after 13 years in the Pennsylvania railway freight service at Bucyrus, is named cashier and chief clerk of the Sandusky city office of the Pennsylvania company. The promotion follows the resignation of John Hiskey of Sandusky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus
Frank A. Luce
Pennsylvania Railway
Sandusky City
Pennsylvania Company
Luce
John Hiskey
Sandusky
Dayton youth held on highway robbery charges
Lawrence Coates eighteen of Dayton is held for the Hamilton county grand jury on charges of highway robbery. F W Roberts Jr says Coates pointed a pistol and took three dollars as he waited for a car. Bond set at two thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Lawrence Coates
Dayton
Hamilton County
F. W. Roberts, Jr
Coates
Death Claims Joseph Higley Pioneer Brick Manufacturer
Joseph L. Higley, 77, once tied to Peerless Reaper and C Aultman Reaper Co, died at his Cleveland home after a 10 day illness from a nervous breakdown following a Florida trip. Born in Windham Portage County, he worked in Ravenna Waynesburg Mansfield and Canton before settling in Cleveland Brick and Clay Co. He retired two years ago to spend winters in Florida. Survived by wife Jane Scott Higley and three sisters and a brother. three children died in infancy. funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Higley
Peerless Reaper
C. Aultman Reaper Co
Stark Co
Cleveland
Florida
Mr. Higley
Windham
Portage Co
Ravenna
Waynesburg
Mansfield
Canton Brick Co
Metropolitan Brick Co
Cleveland Brick and Clay Co
Canton
Market Av N
Higley
First Presbyterian Church
Jane Scott
Emma Kellogg
Woodland Ar
Frances Nichols
Nelle Higley
H. G Higley
Portland
Ore
Arnold Funeral
Fire Destroys Business Blocks in Millerstown
Five business houses burned in Millerport during the night causing about 50000 in damage. Mary C. Rist a telephone operator stayed at her board directing calls for help from nearby towns until the lines to the exchange burned out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersport
Mary C. Rist
Last Day to Enter the Right Ad Competition
Final hours to submit ads for the Right Ad contest with a cash grand prize. Entries must include at least one ad for each of the 27 listed advertisers and are due by noon today.
New Political Life Of Nation Chief Watched
Washington debates new political influences on President Coolidge as Charles B. Warren former ambassador to Mexico visits the White House and Col. George Harvey has been consulted on party affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
President Coolidge
Charles B. Warren
Mexico
White House
Col
George Harvey
Honeymoon Robbery: Roy R. Bobbitt Foils Bandits
Roy R. Bobbitt and bride were ambushed near Metuchen New Jersey while returning from a summer school trip. After a tire change two masked men forced them toward a rural lane taking $100 and a watch. Bobbitt wrestled one gun from a robber and the other fled with the accomplices. The prisoner was later identified as William Boughton of New Brunswick and held without bail on highway robbery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy R. Bobbitt
Canton Y. M. C. A
Metuchen
Bobbitt
New York World
Parkersburg
W. Va
Silver Bay
Lake George
New York
Traffic Violators Held in Akron July Sweep
Akron safety department figures show 200 traffic violators arrested in July with many fined. Since the boulevard stop system began about 19 days ago hundreds have been arrested, including prominent citizens. The rule requires full stops at side streets and main roads, reducing accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Safety Department
Beer gardens in upper Hocking valley shut after seizures
Police seized 252 bottles of brew at Murray Cay and Buchtel near Logan. Officers report 1.2 bottles found at one location and 140 at another as part of the operation targeting alleged beer gardens operating in the upper Hocking valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking Valley
Murray Cay
Buchtel
Heat Deaths Add To Cincinnati Heat Wave Toll
Cincinnati reports two drownings and three prostrations amid the heat wave. Wennas Pierson, 15, and Olan Stenson, 12, both African American boys, drowned last night in a pond while seeking relief from the extreme temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Wennas Pierson
Olan Stenson
Fourth Victim Also Reported In Massillon Gas Tragedy
In Massillon on August 5, Mrs. Eugenia Shorb 81 turned on gas in her bedroom and died. her son-in-law Edwin Simon and daughter died at the hospital, while her grandson Donald 14 remains critically ill. The incident followed an explosion and fire caused by a gas leak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Eugenia Shorb
Edwin Simon
S'mon
Donald
Simon
Massillon City Hospital
No Relief In Sight For Heat Sufferers
Temperatures were in the nineties across Ohio with no relief in sight from the heat that has hung over the state since Sunday. Thundershowers along the Ohio river and Lake Erie brought brief cooling during the night but today was cloudless. Rain was promised by the weather bureau but skies remained clear in the morning. No deaths or prostrations were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Weather Bureau
Donahey to welcome Foresters at Columbus convention
Gov. Donahey will formally greet several hundred delegates at the international convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters in Columbus. The sessions will be held in the house of representatives at the capitol with a banquet Thursday night to conclude the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Donahey
International Convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters
House of Representatives
Capitol
Fire destroys Bucyrus Hotel and adjoining block
Fire of undetermined origin gutted the Deal house Bucyrus oldest hotel and damaged the Jacob Bach Co. stock in the same block. Loss estimated at 1090000 and fully covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus
Jacob Bach Co., Clothiers
Fines for Liquor Charges Substantially Rise in Athens County
The Athens county common pleas court reported fines on liquor charges totaled 41 200 dollars last year, collected from 1115 persons, ten times higher than the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens County Court of Common Pleas
Germany Will Subscribe to Dawes Report Agreement
London Aug 5 Chancellor Marx head of the German delegation told the allied reparations conference that Germany intends to carry out all provisions of the Dawes plan. He praised the proposal as a path to freedom peace and cooperation in European reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
DAWES
London
Marx
Europe
MacDonald
G O P Head to Quiz Candidates
State General Committee Chairman Montgomery sent a letter to GOP primary hopefuls asking in case of nomination whether they will back President Coolidge and Dawes, and in defeat whether they will support the Republican nominee for Governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Genetral Committee
Montgomery
Coolidge
Charlee G. Dawes
Co op Market Meet Planned by Agriculture Groups
Cleveland August 5. Forty representatives from national agriculture groups will attend a four day committee meeting at Hotel Cleveland to plan an international institute of cooperative marketing for summer 1926. Participants include Raisin Growers American Farm Bureau Federation Patrons of Husbandry and American Wheat Growers Association. USDA will cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Agriculture Organizations
International Institute of Co-Operative Marketing
Raisin Growers
American Farm Bureau Federation
Patrons of Husbandry
American Wheat Growers Association
United States Department of Agriculture
Shoots Wife After Fight Near New Lexington Ohio
Thomas McCoy of Rendville is jailed after a quarrel at the McCoy home last night ended with him shooting his wife Kate McCoy twice. One bullet struck just below the heart the other hit the hip. She lies between life and death in a Columbus hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Thomas McCoy
Rendville
Kate McCoy
Columbus
McCoy
Youth given suspended sentence in Mansfield machine case
A one year sentence to the state reformatory at Mansfield for George Kliingenberger, of Bucurus, was suspended pending appeal. Police say he was implicated in the operation of 14 machines, twelve of which were later found abandoned at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucurus
State Reformatory
Mansfield
George Kliingenberger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Knights of Flaming Circle
Smith and
Nelson
Reykavik
J. W. Fisher
Dick Loeb
Ers
Bob
Hazel Goodwin and
Elizabeth Fleisch
Hazel Goodwin
Syracuse
N. Y
Brooklyn
Loyal Order of Moose
New York City
Britain
By Hal O'Plaherts
Canton Daily News
Joseph
Harvey
Robert T. Small
Canton Y
Bucyrus Hotel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!