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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1925
Page
1
Mrs Carrie Whitacre 21 living near Xenta Ohio lies at death in hospital from a bullet wound to the head. Her husband Jacob Whitacre 26 is held for questioning after claiming he was drawing a gun from a holster the woman held when it discharged.
Six school children drowned while swimming with a group of 35 at Hardelot beach near Boulogne France. Ten others were saved by four priests guiding the children. One body was washed out to sea.
Eight persons were injured in a series of automobile accidents late Saturday. Robert Beacon, 8, was struck near East Canton road and taken to Mercy hospital with a broken nose, upper jaw fracture, and internal injuries. Mrs Mayme Penland, 24, sustained a scalp wound, fractured rib and severe lacerations after a collision at 15th street and Garfield. She remained in a dazed condition at Mercy hospital. Police detained Bannister and Wallcraven, drivers involved. Joe Elesante, 11, suffered facial abrasions at 5th street and Madison Avenue, later released to his home. Emma Solenthaler, 59, at 8th street and Cleveland Avenue NW, had severe bruises and was sent home after hospital care. Two cars driven by Brumbaugh and Bowers collided at Gibbs avenue and 3rd street NE. Rizas reported damage at Cherry avenue and 8th street SE. Polins of Paris reported damage at the same intersection, driver unnamed.
In Dayton Ohio Mrs Mary Rentfrow 50 died from gunshot wounds at her home. Her husband Henry Rentfrow 60 and neighbor Thurman Stewart are held on suspicion with the shooting linked to a quarrel when Stewart allegedly struck with a chair. Witnesses say the husband had threatened to kill his wife on previous occasions.
A Canton parade closed a Stark County fairgrounds meeting as about 1850 Klansmen and Kamelias marched through the city center. Rain and lightning troubled the route but did not halt robes or head dresses. Officials had predicted tens of thousands, but attendance fell well short of that forecast.
A vast column of white-robed Klansmen and crowds marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington on August 8 as the anticipated riot failed to materialize. The procession drew tens of thousands, with spectators including women and children, presenting a peaceful, fairground like spectacle on the historic avenue.
Floyd Armstrong 15 son of Luther J Armstrong of Middlepoint was killed instantly when he fell into the cylinder of a grain separator this afternoon. His father witnessed the tragedy but could not pull him from the fast revolving cylinder after the boy stepped on the machine to replace a valve and toppled headfirst in.
Eight people were injured in a northbound collision near Dayton between a Dayton Covington and Piqua traction trolley carrying 38 passengers and a passenger bus. Drivers Gilbert Emmons 24 and his brother Harry 23 suffered grave body and head injuries.
The will of William Jennings Bryan filed for probate in Miami assigns his widow Mary Baird Bryan one third of his estate and all household effects. The remainder is split among his three children and his sister Frances Bryan Baird, with the final share funding an academy for boys combining religious and material education. Estimated estate value is at least 850000.
Weather outlook for Aug 10 to 15 calls for generally fair conditions in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions on Monday and Tuesday, with probable occasional showers thereafter. Temperatures near normal in the Ohio Valley and near or slightly below normal in the Great Lakes.
F R Klinger 28 of Richmond Indiana died after his hat blew off while driving from Dayton to Richmond He jumped from the car to retrieve it and was struck by an eastbound interurban car of the Dayton and Western Traction Co The incident occurred today and caused instant death.
The Jesuit pilgrimage of 590 priests, laymen and women from New York Chicago Philadelphia Baltimore and other Jesuit towns were received by the Pope Friday evening. The group presented 30,000 dollars for research work in the catacombs.
Columbus Aug 8 With only two council seats to be nominated in Westerville no candidates sought the offices Judge Tarbell Brown County sitting by assignment issued an injunction against the board of elections from holding a primary election in the town that hosts the Anti Saloon League of America headquarters
General Antrewa announced a doubled special customs patrol along the Canadian frontier to curb foreign rum. A 60 man force with motor boats and cars will operate from Portland to Seattle, targeting the Detroit river corridor and large illicit cargo flows entering the United States.
In a daring night robbery six men in a large touring car stole seven sacks of mail from a moving mail truck on the waterfront. The driver and guard were held at gunpoint as the truck was looted en route to the ferry post office. Authorities refused to estimate value. police were told valuables likely included many pieces from coats.
Paris Aug 8 French aviators Landry and Broussia reportedly exceeded the world nonstop distance record set by Lieutenants Kelly and MacReady. They had covered about 2,800 miles around a 62 mile circuit since Friday morning and still had enough gasoline for seven more hours.
Five persons were injured in an evening collision on the Dixie highway just north of Lima. Injured include Mrs. Fi Stettler of Bluffton and Elj Stettler with serious injuries, Mrs. Jacob Stull and two grandsons Gilbert and Arthur of Lafayette Indiana. The driver fled the scene after forcing the Stettler car into the ditch and overturning it.
Beatrice Louise Walsh of Dayton sues Nicholas Walsh a Cincinnati millionaire alleging cutting beating kicking threats and association with dissolute characters in their divorce action filed August 8.
A proposal to take over the naval dirigible Los Angeles and operate it in transcontinental freight and passenger service was presented to President Coolidge and Secretary Hoover. The plan is backed by a group representing New York financial interests including Herbert Satterlee, John Hays Hammond Jr., and Fred B. Hardesty.
Seven motorists were arrested Saturday on speeding charges. Named individuals include Sylvester Mobley of Cleveland Paul Rodabaveh of 2650 Mahoning Road NE William Brown of 1624 18th Street NE Harold Burna of 1643 Shriver Road NE W. Philips of 609 Hazlett Avenue NW J W White of Prospect Avenue Alliance and John Dillon of 229 Walnut Avenue SE.
Aug 8 18 year old Mexican worker Puad aculpe Gomez died after his motorcycle struck a freight train at a grade crossing near Galion. John Vasques, rider in the sidecar, was thrown and severely injured but expected to recover. The pair were traveling from Marion to Mansfield when the collision occurred.
A vent pipe from a water heater in A. J. Helm’s home at 1029 8rd NW ignited second floor joists Saturday evening. Firemen extinguished the fire with chemical.
East Liverpool reports the 100 day carpenters strike ends as 126 union workers vote to accept a $19.24 daily wage. The men had sought $11 a day and will return to work Monday after the peace proposal arranged by a committee of National Brotherhood of Operative Potters and the chamber of commerce.
Councilman Mitzel said he could not prove claims of corruption in the police department and would drop the investigation. The probe followed Otto Miller’s demotion from lieutenant to sergeant amid disputed counts and police activity rumors.
Two infirmary inmates drank a quart of denatured alcohol and were found in the basement at midnight. One was unconscious and the other crazed, having sold clothing to buy liquor. They could not state their names when taken into custody by deputy sheriffs.
In Stamford Connecticut Har old Newland 23 and Cyril Barrett 28 were electrocuted while stringing a radio aerial. Newland attached a weight and sent the wire over public lines but it contacted a Stamford Gas & Electric high tension line. Barrett touched the live wire and suffered severe burns while Newland attempted aid. Both men died before a physician arrived.
Springfield Ohio Aug 8 Jesse Dennis 45 his wife Rose and daughter Bertha 20 all of Columbus were injured when their car collided with a machine near here this afternoon Mrs Rogers and Mr and Mrs George B Bellevue Ky also injured slightly in the crash Sunday
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