Detectives Pursue Multiple Leads in McDermott Case
Canton authorities and federal agents press a multi angle hunt for the Mellett murder key man Pat McDermott. Ora Slater directs the inquiry while postal inspectors and grand jury probes on blackmail and perjury push ahead. A body found at the Elyria city dump is being checked for identification as McDermott.
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Dennis R. Smith
Ora Slater
Mellett
Pat McDermott
Slater
McDermott
Capt
A. Owen
Grand Jury
Canton
Dan W. Gallagher
Cleveland News
McDemott
Salem
Joseph R. Reach
A. P. Owen
Felyria
Patrick McDermott
Don R. Mellett
Tom Clarkson
Almeda Anthony Killed in Cleveland Auto Crash
Miss Almeda Anthony age 24 of 3020 3rd street NW was instantly killed when the car overturned. Rose and Anna Heller of 913 Lawrence NE were probably fatally injured, while Elizabeth Dehnke of 2604 Abbot NE escaped injury. Rose Heller and Anna Heller were reported slightly improved by Harvard hospital authorities the next day.
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Almeda Anthony
3Rd St NW
Rose
Anna Heller
Lawrence Rd
Cleveland
Elizabeth Dehnke
Abbot
Rose Heller
Heller
Harvard Hospital
Miss Anthony
Canton
Canton Daily News
Dehnke
Euclida
Milas Dehnke
Harvard
Anthony
Rowe
Miss Heller
Dehinker
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Stark Dry Goode Department
Reiner
fLouis Anthony
Grace
Shirly
Exhumation Considered in Rev. Hall Murder Case
In Somerville New Jersey special Prosecutor Alexander Simpson says the body of Rev Edward Hall murdered rector of a New Brunswick church may be exhumed this week. An autopsy hinges on discrepancies in doctors reports about wounds. The case ties to a love affair with Mrs Eleanor Mills.
Gasoline Explosion Harms Cincinnati Family In Home
Mrs Alfred D. Miller 28 and her two sons David 5 and Douglas 3 were in serious condition after a gasoline explosion destroyed their Cincinnati home late yesterday. Mrs Miller may recover, hospital reports state.
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Cincinnati
Alfred
Miller
David
Douglas
Mille
Bite The Hand That Fed Them In Ice Cream Heist
Three of eight boys who were treated to ice cream by Henry Shank then robbed him of 47 dollars. Police report states the incident followed by the youths andJuvenile authorities are now seeking three boys connected to the crime in Seattle, Washington.
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Man
Henry Shank
Allen Av SE
Congress seeks power to limit campaign funds
Washington Aug 9 Congress plans broader investigative powers and a new law to cap senatorial campaign funds at 25 000. The move follows the slush fund inquiry into 1 000 000 Illinois primary and 3 000 000 Pennsylvania campaigns. Leaders demand action to curb slush funds and jail recalcitrant witnesses if needed.
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Washington
Congress
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Frank L. Smith
William S. Ware
Senate
District of Columbia
Haflin
Alabama
Samuel Insull
Daniel J. Schuyler
Robert Crowe
Chicago
Thomas W. Cunningham
Philadelphia
Edward H. Wright
Babe Ruth Fined for Fishing Violations in Michigan
Babe Ruth paid 45 dollars in fines with companion Paddy Sexton of Detroit for violations of Michigan game laws in Brighton. Ruth was fined 15 dollars for fishing without a non resident license and Sexton 80 dollars for fishing out of season. They were arrested June 11.
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Brighton
Mich
Babe Ruth
Caleb Collett
Paddy Sexton
Detroit
Michigan
Sexton
Ruth
Two Are Knife Wounded in Negro Brawls in Columbus
In Columbus, two Negroes, a man and a woman, were hospitalized with knife wounds from brawls. Mary Parnce, 22, was slashed on the arm by an unidentified Black woman during a ride in a car. William Bray, 24, was cut on the face and body by a man then under arrest.
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Columbus
Mary Parnce
William Bray
Five Sailors Drowned Off Halifax Coast
Five sailors are feared dead after a West India hurricane swept two ships ashore off the Nova Scotia coast near Halifax. Reports say the disaster left two vessels wrecked and several crew missing as rescuers search the area.
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Halifax
Nova Scotian
French Cabinet Delays Debt Question After Meeting
Paris August 9 The French cabinet met to discuss measures to reduce the cost of living but ignored inter allied debts and did not address Clemenceau’s letter to President Coolidge. Officials expect debt talks to wait until Parliament reconvenes in October as commissions review the issue.
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Paris
Clemenceau
M. Clemenceau
Coolidge
M. Poincare
Commissions of Foreign Affairs and Finance
Clemenceau Letter To President Coolidge Draws Cool Reception
Georges Clemenceau sent an open letter to President Coolidge urging lenient handling of the Franco American war debt. Officials in Washington received the appeal with coolness and withheld public comment in Mélon’s absence. Privately some resented Clemenceau circumventing official channels.
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Washington
Georges Clemenceau
Coolidge
Clemenceau
Méllon
Europe
Treasury
Fist Fights Erupt At Ohio Sheriff Coroner Rally
Dozens injured as three Cincinnati hecklers plus many others clash during speeches by Hamilton County sheriff candidate I. D. Mumby and coroner candidate Dr. Frederick Swing at Peach Grove Community House. A village officer is knocked down as disorder ends with quiet restored.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
I. D. Mumby
Charles Leveron
Hamilton Co
Frederick Swing
Bose
Apeak
Peach Grove
Leveron
Hynicka
Severon
Two Killed in Prestonburg Primary Election Fight
In Prestonburg Kentucky a Saturday polling dispute on the upcoming primary ended with two men dead and one deputy sheriff wounded. One man remained jailed and two others were released on bond as the case unfolded on the campus of Prestonburg Institute. Mrs Doll Mellon was wounded as a bystander. The clash involved Old Rev Mellon Burly Banks and Deputy Sheriff Arthur Sturgill amid an arrest attempt after the altercation at the polls.
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Prestonsburg
Doll Mellon
Prestonburg Institute
Mellon
Banks
Arthur Sturgill
Grudge Pistol Duel Ends In Double Fatal Shootings
In Clintwood Virginia on a Saturday night clash between Sheriff Pridmore Fleming of Dickinson County and State Prohibition Agent James S Mullins ended with both men dead. Fleming fired first shocking Mullins at the courthouse steps before the agent returned fire and killed Fleming with a shot to the heart.
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Sheriff
Dry Agent
Clintwood
Pridmore Fleming
Dickinson Co
James S. Mullins Fleming
Mullins
Diad
Deputies Find Beer and Mash at Gonzales Farm
Deputies Wade and Schwartz discovered five and a half cases of beer and wine mash in the Gonzales farm house on the old George Slewits farm below Howenstine. Gonzales was jailed on liquor possession charges after the Saturday find. Two large stills had been found there in previous years.
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Aquilino Gonzales
Wade
Schwartz
Gonzales
George Slewits
Howenstine
Grasp4 May End Jung Career In Akron Crash
Alfred Jung former German ace in World War II remains unconscious with a fractured skull in City hospital Akron after an exhibition flight crash at Stow field three miles west of Kent. Jung worked as a research specialist for Safety Airways Co of Stowfield. Milo Evans injured with cuts and bruises. Jung served on Italian and French fronts during the war.
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Akron
Alfred Jung
Jung
Stowfield
Kent
Safety Airways Co
Milo Evans
Planted blast wrecks house in Kenton Ohio
County officials sought the person or persons who dynamited the farm home of James Fulton late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. The house and furnishings suffered about 5000 dollars in damage and the Fultons narrowly escaped harm as they were in the home at the time.
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Kenton
James Fulton
Local Man Jailed on Assault Charge After Slap Incident
Joseph Lee age 60 was lodged in the county jail Monday on a charge of assault and battery. He allegedly became enraged and slapped a woman but did not injure her.
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Joseph Lee
Lee
Tragedy at Lake Erie Beach Harbors Eleven Dead
A monster undertow swept Brant Beach Park and Wide Beach on Lake Erie. At least 11 people died and many more struggled to reach shore as rescuers battled heavy waves. Hero Heine Carstens, 20, Farnham, died after twice rescuing others and attempting a third rescue.
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Buffalo
Brant Beach Park
Brant
Wide Beach
Farnham
Lake Erie
Elmer Henry
Yvette Henry
Kenmore
John Augustine
Hilda Timmerman
Howard Timmerman
Anna Lange
Silver Creek
Glenna Bronson
Gladys Bronson
Ann Hartman
Heine Carstens
Back to Camp for Coolidges
President and Mrs. Coolidge were to leave Plymouth Vermont this morning to return to their summer camp in the Adirondacks. The return journey is by special train.
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Plymouth
Adirondacks
Kalinga Tribe Slays 13 in Northern Luzon Christian Settlement
Thirteen people were killed when a Kalinga raid struck a Christian village in northern Luzon. The attackers burned and robbed the settlement in a violent swoop reported today from Manila.
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Manila
Luzon
Light vote expected as Stark county holds primaries
Stark county election board predicts about 22 000 votes in Tuesday primaries with 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m polling. Democrats focus on precinct committee contests while Republicans see tense races for sheriff and recorder and a four way fight for congress.
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Stark Co Election Board
Canton
Anti-Saloon League
Ku Klux Klan
George H. Shauf
Stark Collection Board
Stark Co. Election Board
W. J. Pontius
Emil J. Kauffmann
Election Board
Congress
C. B. McClintock
J. Frank Booth
Jacob S. Coxey
Ed Gibson
William A. Herbst
Roscoe W. Oberlin
Adam Jackman
Recorder
Jeanette I. Smith
Sarah Smith
George L. Sickafoose
Charles W. Ream
Champion Seeks New License in New York Fight
Jack Dempsey filed his formal request to renew his boxing license in New York state reporting the loss of his 1923 license. Gene Normile, boxing commission secretary, submitted the application for consideration by the boxing commission.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
New York State
Boxing Commission
Dempsey
Gene Normile
Chanapian
Moffatt Rides Airship on Navy Practice Flight
Rear Admiral William A. Moffatt, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, was aboard the giant U S Navy dirigible Los Angeles as it took to the air for a scheduled practice flight from Naval Air Station in Dakeshurst New Jersey toward Amagansett Maas.
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Naval Air Station
Dakeshurst
N. J
United States Naval
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