Alleged Parking Party Extorter Nabbed in Alliance
Alliance steelworker P. L. Akins was arrested for impersonating a deputy sheriff to extort settlements from women in parked cars. He wore a silver badge, used prosecutor stationery, and claimed to be Deputy Sheriff Ed Gibson. No injuries reported. case referred to federal officials for possible mail misuse.
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P. L. Akins
Alliance
Stark Co
Akins
Louie
C. W. Kirk
Kirk
Sebring
C. B. McClintock
Ed Gibson
Alliance Police Force
Gibson
William Ed Gibson
Sheriff's Office
Tremors Felt in Montana Valleys Overnight
Earth tremors of slight duration were reported in Livingston and across the Gallatin and Shields valleys on Wednesday night. Reports indicate the quakes caused no damage and no injuries, with minimal effects in the dock areas.
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Bozeman
Mont
Livingston
Gallatin and
Shields Valley
Paris Passes Reno as Divorce Center
Paris overtakes Reno as the divorce hub due to shorter French residence requirements under statutes. The piece notes Reno’s historic role and highlights a Paris setting featuring Florence Victor and Matt Moore in a film by The Theatre. A Royal Crest cottage advertises in the same section.
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Reno
Nevada
Paris
Featurin
Florence Victor
Matt Moore
Thunder storms sweep across Ohio state on Aug 10
Brisk thundershowers covered the state with Bellefontaine reporting 1.41 inches and Cincinnati 0.88 inches. Columbus saw 0.83 inches in an hour with powerful lightning that damaged windows and trees. Streetcar service halted for hours amid the weather’s violent display.
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Columbus
Weather Bureau
Bellefontaine
Wilmington
Lancaster
Zanesvile
Cincinnati
Dublin
Bucyrus
Akron
Findlay
Napoleon
Ohio Boy Tells Of Steps That Led To Murder
Everett Adams a 17 year old from Wilmington Delaware recounts inquest and his flight westward after a friend offered him a TEE West. He describes a breakup with a girl and a failed theft that ended with a body found near Lamonte Kansas. Adams faces murder charges in Pettis county Missouri as authorities plan arraignment after the Sedalia filing.
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Kansas City
Flight Westward
Everett Adams
Wilmington
Union Station
Sedalia
Roy Rucker
Pettis County
A. R. Clawson
Lodi
N. Y
Lamonte
Garden City
Kans
Ohio
Henry Adams
Profane Remarks Over Phone Lead to Arrest in Canton
Canton police say a man’s use of profanity over the phone led to his arrest. George Bickis of 1801 Winest SW is jailed on disorderly conduct and using profanity over the telephone. A vice squad visit to his Place Thursday found no liquor. Bickis allegedly cursed the desk sergeant in a later call, prompting Officers Miller to arrest him.
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Canton
George Bickis
Winest
Bickis
McDonald
Miller
Cleveland Man Found Murdered at Calvary Cemetery
The body of Harry Goldman, a known gambler in Cleveland, was found on a cemetery fence near Cleveland. He had twelve stab wounds from an ice pick and knife blade and a slashed throat. Sam Adelman identified the deceased, and officials suspect a gamblers feud as the motive.
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Cleveland
Calvary Cemetery
Sam Adelman
Harry Goldman
Woman in Jail 281st Time for Booze in London
Ellen Larkins, a 70-year-old London woman, received her 281st drunkenness sentence. She again protested she was not drunk, but the magistrate, noting prior convictions and 11 years spent in inebriate homes, fined her 8 dollars.
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London
Ellen Larkins
Canton Grocery Company Sold to Dannemiller Co
The Canton Grocery Co has been sold to The Dannemiller Grocery Co with possession taken Monday August 17. The Canton store will close Saturday for inventory and reopen Monday at 206 Cherry Ave with current staff except officers. The deal places Dannemiller in a strong wholesale position. Canton has been in business since 1909.
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Canton Grocery Co
Dannemiller Grocery Co
J. E. Figley
Cherry An N
Edwin F. Figley
R. D. Roudebush
Dannemiller Company
Canton
Benedict Dannemiller
William
Augustus
RB. Dannemiller and Sons
Augustus Dannemiller
Felons Escape Kill Two Guards In Oregon Prison Break
Salem Oregon August 13 three convicts fled the Oregon State Prison during dinner hour seizing a Winchester rifle to raid the arsenal. They killed guards J M Holman and John Sweeney and wounded Luther Savage. Warden Dalryple and guard John Davidson returned fire. Three prisoners Tom Murray James Willis and Flsworth Kelly escaped across the Willamette River after commandeering a car.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon State Prison
A. M. Dalryple
John Davidson
Bert “Oregon” Jones
J. M. Holman
John Sweeney
Luther Savage
Tom Murray
James Willis
Flsworth Kelly
Willamette River
Convict Slayer Mercy Sought After First Degree Verdict
Marion Ohio August 13 Vernon Bowers 29 was found guilty of murder in the first degree with mercy recommendation for shooting his common law wife Betty Singery in Crawford County. He sat motionless as the verdict was read and his attorney announced plans for a new trial.
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Marion
Bucyrus
Vernon Bowers
Crawford Co
Bowers
Betty Singery
Hit Skip Drivers Detained After Street Collisions
Columbus. Two men are under arrest accused of being hit and run drivers. Louis W. West, 33, suspected motorist in collision with Lawrence Gilbert, 25, who suffered a fractured skull and may die. George Nye accused of fleeing after his car struck Helen Orton, 4, who sustained severe head bruises.
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Columbus
Louis W. West
Lawrence Gilbert
Gilbert
George Nye
Helen Orton
Molly Stark Club Meets at St Pauls Parish House
The Molly Stark Club holds its regular Thursday evening meeting at 8 o'clock in the Parish House of St Pauls Episcopal Church at Cleveland avenue and Fifth street SW. Entrance is on Fifth street. Members and prospective members are urged to attend for important business followed by a short program of good numbers and singing.
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Molly Stark
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Cleveland Av
Fifth St
Troops Break Up Klan Battle in Reading Massachusetts
Reading Massachusetts August 18 state troops broke up clashes between Ku Klux Klan members and anti Klan forces using tear gas bombs. Police and constabulary blocked lines as Klansmen were escorted away while two men Morask and Davidson were arrested on charges of assault and weapon carrying. About 600 people gathered in Reading Square and a heavy police and trooper guard protected the prisoners heading to Woburn court.
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Reading
Mass
Ku Klux Klan
Reading Square
Woburn Court
Louis Morask
Brookline
Sudbury
Louis Davidson
Maplewood
Malfen
Morask
Patrick Long
Davidson
Mystery Girl Dies Unnamed in Cleveland Theater Find
A unidentified auburn haired woman, aged about 25, died in Charity hospital after three days in a coma. Police found 19 cents and a gold ring with a red onyx in her purse. autopsy cites obscure brain disease as the cause. She wore a black coat with fur trim, black dress, hat, shoes, silk stockings and a black bracelet.
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Cleveland
Charity Hospital
Unions protest court rulings in Cleveland street car case
The Ohio Federation of Labor went on record in Steubenville Ohio protesting the Cuyahoga county court of appeals and Ohio supreme court rulings in the Cleveland street car men’s case. It recommended that local unions oppose new efforts to extend the judiciary term.
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Steubenville,c
Ohio Federation of Labor
Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Cleveland
Nabbed in Booze Case Grigor Kozik Arrested
Grigor Kozik of 613 Rossay NE was arrested after police found a half gallon jar two thirds full of sugar whiskey and two pint milk bottles each half full hidden in a wall in his basement. He faces a charge under the Crabbe act.
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Grigor Kozik
Rossay NE
Crabbe
Curtis Loses 39 As Board Makes Official Count
Official tally shows Mayor C M Ball renominated by 48 votes over former Mayor C C Curtis, reversing an unofficial lead by nine votes. The board notes errors in precinct tallies, with Curtis observers present and a potential recount sought through the common pleas court if requested. Results also update clerk of municipal court race. Edgar Jackson leads with 192 to 167 for C W Ream. Harley Homan praises Curtis backers while pledging support for the Republican mayoral nominee.
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C. M. Ball
Board of Elections
Ball
C. C. Curtis
Curtis
Election Board
Order of Common Pleas Court
Canton
Tps
C. W. Ream
Edgar Jackson
Jackson
Ream
Harley Homan
Council
Leaders balked in efforts for special session
Ohio Republican leaders failed to rally the Republican majority in both houses to call a special session. The maneuver aimed to resolve disputes between the state building committee and the legislative auxiliary commission and to push through several items lost in the April rush.
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J. W. Fisher
Spahr
Columbus
Robby Burns
Ohio
General Assembly
House
Senate
State Building Committee
Legislative Auxiliary Commission
Man and wife slain and children shot in Roxbury
Boston Aug 13 George H Curtis a railroad ticket agent and his wife were found shot dead in their Roxbury home. Their children George H Jr 20 and Margaret 7 were seriously wounded. Dorothy 18 sole survivor blamed the mother saying she had been acting strangely. Police recovered the scene after waking to revolver shots.
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Boston
Mass
George H. Curtis
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Roxbury
Dorothy Curtis
Dorothy
George H. Jr
Margaret
George
Young driver held in court in fatal accident case
John Setch age 17 of 1449 Willer av SE faced manslaughter charges after his vehicle struck and killed Mrs Barbara Shorthill 78 at 1228 5th st SW last weekend He pleaded not guilty Monday and the case was continued His age led to transfer to juvenile authorities He was accompanied by his mother and father and is free on bond
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Robert T. Small Popyright
Canton Daily News
Philadelphia
Ifford Pinchot
United States Sene
Pennsylvania
E Wiseacres
Smedley D. Butr
United States Marines
Iladelphia
Gen. Butler
Brotherly Ve
Butler
Pinchot
United States
Eorge Wharton Pepper
Dictor of Public Safety
Eak
Harrisburg
John Setch
Willer Av
Barbara Shorthill
Bowman
Selch
Highway plan to awaken local interest across 15 towns
Mansfield Ohio Aug 13 a 15 town board of directors will oversee the proposed Sherman highway from Sandusky to Marietta with Governor Donahey backing the project. The committee plans a motor tour along the route to arouse interest and secure support.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Sandusky
Marietta
Donahey
Lenroot Opens Wisconsin Republican Convention Adress
Senator Irvine L. Lenroot delivered the keynote at the Wisconsin Republican state convention in Oshkosh Aug 18 urging voters to reject radicalism and return to the regular party fold. The convention plans to endorse a regular school senator for the upcoming primaries against young Bob LaFollette.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Protest over Canton Cleveland bus route by utility
August 13 Northern Ohio Traction Co protests before Ohio Public Utilities Commission against Canton Public Service Co application for bus operations between Canton and Cleveland via Cairo Hartville Suffield Brimfield Kent Twin Lakes Streetsboro Aurora Colon Beechwold and Shaker Heights.
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Columbus
Northern Ohio Traction Co
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Canton Public Service Co
Canton
Cleveland
Cairo
Hartville
Suffield
Brimfield
Kent
Twin Lakes
Streetsbore
Aurora
Colon
Beechwold
Shaker Heights
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U.S. Senate
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Clark Metzger
S. L. Geiger
Niles Sponseller
Shauf
W. J. Pontius
Harry Kimball
Charles R. Raedel
The
Price Janson
William R. Lipp
Massillon
Ohio Boy
Canton Grocery Company
Dannemiller CO
New Heads
Molly Stark Club
Cleveland Theater
CVV
ALO
Roxbury, Mass
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