Trade boom to persist into winter says J C Royle
An August 14 1926 Canton Daily News report notes broad evidence of strong trade and industrial activity through winter. Bank deposits rise 9 to 10 percent this year over 1925, national wealth reaches about 400 billion dollars, and General Motors dividends signal continued pace in autos.
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J. C. Royle
Canton Daily News
New York
General Motors
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
New England
Markling and Woman Arrested in Canton Narcotics Probe
Federal agents arrested Edward W. Markling and Mabel Oberwitte in Canton on narcotics charges tied to a widening probe into the Don R. Mellett murder. Authorities say the case could implicate several persons, with possible special prosecutors and a wide presentation of evidence.
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Dennis R. Smith
Canston
Don R. Mellett
McDonald
Edward W. Markling
5Th St
C. C. Crabbe
C. B. McClintock
Electric Chair
Canton
McClintock
Mellett
Man in Columbus Shoots Self After Despair Over Wife
Joseph Worthington, 34, of Columbus, shot himself through the chest and was hospitalized in serious condition. Officials believe despondency over his wife's death a year earlier and prolonged illness affected his ability to work.
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Columbus
Joseph Worthington
State Holds 3 New Witnesses in Jersey Quiz
Three new witnesses were being held to support Mrs. Jane Gibson in her claim that she saw the murderers of Rev. Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills near New Brunswick. Willard Straub, 27, of New Brunswick, held on $3,000 bail as a material witness. Straub and a young woman reportedly hid vital knowledge four years to shield a single woman from involvement. The pair stood about 75 feet from the crabapple tree where the rector and his companion were shot. Also named are Mr. and Mrs. Morris Eisler of Highland Park who were said to be driving near the scene the night of the double killing.
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Somerville
N. J
Jane Gibson
Edward Hall
Eleanor Mills
New Bruswick
Willard Straab
New Brunswick
Straub
Morris Eisler
Highland Park
Death by Own Action Shocks City as Knox Is Cremated
The body of Howard C. Knox 55 of Ashtabula Ohio lay in Cincinnati morgue awaiting cremation after he slashed his throat in a self inflicted death. He was found by a chambermaid and the coroner indicates he was wealthy. Sisters Mrs Walter Smith and Mrs Belle George are from Ashtabula and Akron respectively.
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Cincinnati
Howard C. Knox
Ashtabula
Konx
Walter Smith
Belle George
Akron
Burial plans kept secret for Candy Kid bandit
Baltimore reports hush over Richard Reese Whittemore’s burial a day after his execution at Marylana penitentiary. The body rests at Rawlings V Whittemore Jr.’s home as two policemen guard the entrance. the whereabouts of Margaret Whittemore remains unknown.
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Baltimore
Richard Reese Whittemore
Candy Kid
Marylana Penitentiary
Rawlings V. Whittemore
Margaret Whittemore
U S urged to protest Mexico Catholic rights row
Knights of Columbus formally asks the United States to protest Mexico over interference with religious freedom. State Department may respond or not, but dispatching the resolutions will show U S sympathy. Catholics influence could impact politics and party alignments in the coming era.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Knights of Columbus
Kellogg
Department of State
State Department
Mexico City
Democratic Party
League of Nations
America
Congress
Coolidge
Ku Klux Klan
NKP seeks 68 mile connecting link to join Ohio lines
The Nickel Plate railroad filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to build a 68 mile connecting link between Gregg and Valley crossings in Franklin County Ohio. It would connect with the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Hocking Valley. The plan stems from the original Van Sweringen merger proposal disapproved by the commission. a revised merger plan is expected soon.
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Washington
Nickel Plate Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gregg
Valley Crossings
Franklin Co. O
Chesapeake & Ohio
Hocking Valley
van Sweringen
van Sweringens
Second Fraud Charge Against James Sweeney
James Sweeney of Meyers Lake park was arrested Friday on a charge of issuing checks without sufficient funds. He had just been released on bond for a similar offense when the second charge was filed. Andy Colskey was arrested Friday and is held for Coshocton authorities on a charge of assaulting a girl.
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James Sweeney
Meyers Lake Park
Sweeney
Andy Colskey
Coshocton
Despondent man commits suicide after job loss
Emil Asbeck aged 57 shot himself at his Cleveland home after reportedly losing his job. Police confirmed the fatal act occurred in the residence on August 14.
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Cleveland
Emil Asbeck
Digging Reveals Mastodon Battle
OHNSTOWN OHIO August 14 Thousands of years ago two colossal mastodons fought and died in a scene now being unearthed at Friend Buck’s farm four miles from here Archaeologists from the Ohio State Museum supervise volunteer diggers led by Prof H R Goodwin as they expose rib bones and a second mastodon skeleton near the skull of the first dinosaur specimen found yesterday
Millionaire Special wreck kills six on Long Island Rail
The Long Island Railroad derailed at Calverton due to a suspected defective switch. Six people died and more than 60 were injured as the "millionaire special" carrying about 700 passengers crashed after leaving New York. Rescue crews from Camp Upton and volunteers searched twisted debris for victims.
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Riverhead
N. Y
Long Island
Calverton
Here
Alexander Blue
Suffolk Co
Camp Upton
Long Island Railroad
Pennsylvania Station
New York
George A. Schuford, Jr
Asheville
Taft Health Concerns Stir Washington Amid Recovery Notes
Reports from Murray Bay say Chief Justice William Howard Taft is recovering from a severe cold but his fragile health since before leaving Washington fuels unease. Taft plans to return Oct 1 for the Supreme Court's fall term, with hopes he can resume duties. He remains a beloved and familiar figure in the capital, alongside President Coolidge.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Murray Bay
Quebec
Taft
United States
Supreme Court
Coolidge
Capiz Welcomes Carmi Thompson Arrival With Pro-Philippines Rally
Capiz, P. I. Aug. 14. The city greeted Col. Carmi Thompson and his party with a long procession and placards urging United States independence for the Philippines.
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Canton Daily News
Capiz
P. Il
Col. Carmi Thompson
Carmi Thompson
The
Philippines
United States
Two Children Die In Cleveland Traffic Crash
The Cleveland toll of deadly street traffic rose by two as Thomas Cook aged two and Lester Feltman aged four died last night. Cook was struck by a street car and then hit by a truck as he ran into the street. Feltman was killed after running into an automobile while crossing.
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Cleveland
Thomas Cook
Lester Feltman
U S Steel Hits Highest Point in Its History
Wall Street notes United States Steel surged to 156, the highest level in its history, up more than eight points from Friday. General Motors also rose strongly along with a Dupont dividend story and a continued run in American Smelting. Close remained firm near session highs.
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Canton Daily News
Wall ST
New York
United States Steel
Stock Exchange
General Motors
Dupont
American
Detroit gang war claims third victim in alley
Aug. 14 Detroit reports a fatal shooting as George Lewis dies instantly in an alleged blind pig. Police say thirty gang war suspects have been identified, with two assailants fleeing the scene.
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Detroit
Garlie
George Lewis
Locomotive Boiler Blast Kills J Mayhart in Cleveland
Joseph Mayhart aged 42 died at St. Luke's Hospital from scalds after a locomotive boiler exploded at the Pennsylvania Railroad yards near 84th street and Kinsman road in Cleveland. Police say Mayhart poured cold water into the dry boiler just before the blast.
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Cleveland
Joseph Mayhart
St. Luke's Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad
84Th St
Kinsman Rd
Mayhart
Bandits Rob Mail Train Near Rawlins
Two armed men stopped Union Pacific mail train No. 5 near Rawlins Wyoming and held up the mail car. They gagged a clerk and messenger, emptied a registered mail pouch into a bag, then jumped from the halted train and escaped.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Union Pacific
Vendetta Killings Claim Fourth Victim in Pit Ralo
In Pit Ralo Nevada Frank Polizzi aged 28 was shot five times and killed by two men who fled in a high powered car. Polizzi is considered another victim in a vendetta that has claimed five lives in the last month.
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Pit Ralo
Nev
Frank Polizzi
Polizzi
Risler Again In Law's Clutches At Steubenville
Frank Risler a 54 year old tinsmith who was acquitted two weeks ago of shooting Dry Agent John C McCoy is jailed on a 500 dollar bond for an old liquor charge. Prohibition officers arrested him at his Bloomfield area home and he faces Bloomfield justice court. His lawyers Cohen and Gardner who defended him in the murder case again appear. The charge cites two bottles of beer found at his home as exhibits at the McCoy murder trial.
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Markling
Gig” Hahn
Paul E. Kitzig
Mellett
Mabel Oberwitte
Cherry
McDonald
Col. L. G. Nutt
Wilcox, Wade and Fischbach
Washington, D. C
United States
Julius Whiting, Jr
Hahn
Meyers Lake
Steubenville
Frank Risler
John C. McCoy
Prohibition
Bloomfield
Risler
Cohen & Gardner
McCoy
Canton Firm's Road Bid Low on Inter-County Highway 376
State Director of Highways Schlesinger announced the low bids for repair and construction on inter-county highways. Laughlin Coal and Builders' Supply Co. of Canton was the low bidder for grading construction and a bridge on inter-county highway 376 section M at Sherrodsville Carroll County.
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Columbus
Schlesinger
Laughlin Coal and Builders’ Supply Co
Canton
Sherrodsville
Carroll Co
Roach says officials held by underworld in Canton case
Attorney Joseph R. Roach asserts canton's city and county officials are under control of organized crime hindering the Mellett murder inquiry. He alleges blackmail plots tied to suspects in the assassination and says evidence pointing to first degree murder has been kept from investigators. Continued on Page 2, Cot.
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Mexico City
Andres Araujo
Senorita Dolores Lemus
Calles
Secret Service
Canton
Little Cicero
Don R. Mellett
Joseph R. Roach
Eectric
Mellett
Stark Co
Roach
Santa Barbara shaken by early morning quake
A 3 A.M. earthquake in Santa Barbara, California, woke many residents for about 15 seconds with a faint vibration afterward. No damage was reported in initial notes from telephone operators.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Unlucky Friday the Thirteenth Wedding Couples Go Abroad
Dr and Mrs W Lester Griffith wed yesterday in Columbus and celebrate the bride’s 23rd birthday born on Friday Aug 13 1903. They depart for a Canada honeymoon lasting 13 days visiting 13 states beside Canada with plans kept secret.
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Columbus
W. Lester Griffith
Canada
Heat claims life of 85 year old in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Aug 14 An 85 year old resident Mary McDonagh died as a heat victim, the coroner ruled after an inquest.
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Cincinnati
Mary McDonagh
Widow of Civil War veteran dies after long illness
Died at 76 in St Clairsville after injuries from a fall two years earlier. Survived by husband James A Stewart a Civil War veteran and eight children.
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ST. Clairsville
James A. Stewart
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