Former Judge Nabbed as Drunk Driver
William H. McGannon former chief justice of Cleveland municipal court and prominent figure in a famed murder case was arrested for driving an auto while intoxicated. Bond set at 1000 after a nervous collapse excuse. case to be continued as he remains hospitalized.
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Cleveland
William H. MecGannon
Municipal Court of
Cleveland and Central
McGannon
Erimy City
Mary McGannon
Orr
Bucliday
Harold Kagy
John W. Joyce
Kagy
Joyce
McGannon ‘Ll
States Star
Agreement on Release of Ruhr Almost Certain
London reports a near final agreement on Ruhr evacuation and the Dawes plan protocol. The conference is expected to sign in part and initial in part the reparations protocol, establishing the machinery for Germany's war penalties payments.
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Ruhr
London
Ace Zupke in Jail for FirstDegree Murder of Ex Sweetheart
Emil Ace Zupke, 24, awaiting circuit court trial for the murder of Cora Raber, 25, his ex sweetheart who was to become the mother of his child. Zupke waived examination at arraignment in Justice Ray Davis's court. He is without legal counsel and deserted by his family. Florence McKinney, 19, his fiancée, was also charged with murder in the first degree.
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ST. Joseph, Mich
Emil “Ace” Zupke
Berrien County
Cora Raber
Weetheart
Zupke
Justice of the Peace
Ray Davis’ Court
Florence McKinney
Flyers Await Better Weather Aboard Round the World Flight
London reports unfavorable weather again delays the American flyers departing Reykjavik Iceland. Wind and ocean currents threaten the next leg with ice floes along the route delaying takeoff until they dissipate.
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London
Reykjavik
Iceland
Aireless
Police mix up arrest record for Deloris Quinn
Police reported Deloris Quinn living at 134 4th Street SE after her arrest for destruction of property. Records show the owner’s address matches that, while the arrestee had given 134 4th Street SE but actually resides on Rex Avenue SE.
Chautauqua Opens Defiance With Red Path Sessions
The Red Path Chautauqua that opened here this week will run through August 18, offering 17 sessions during the event.
One Dead Eight Hurt In Toledo Traffic
A man, Norman McCory, 28, was killed in a head on crash with a street car in Toledo. He died at a hospital from a fractured skull. Theodore and Mrs. Lewis, riding with him, were severely hurt. W. H. Haskell, VP of Toledo Lumber and Milling Co., injured when his car overturned in the Haskell home driveway. Four other occupants of nearby vehicles were also injured.
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Toledo
Norman McCory
Theodore Lewis
W. H. Haskell
Toledo Lumber and Milling Co
Haskell
Judge Denies Guilt in Bribery Case at Columbus
In Columbus on August 16, Judge Dean Throckmorton and L W Josephson face extended probe into the Ohio Industrial Endowment Fund Company. Prosecutor John R. King signals more indictments likely after September county grand jury review. Throckmorton vows innocence and pushes for a rapid trial while bond remains at 4000 dollars. Josephson also faces embezzlement and bribery charges with bonds set around 10000 dollars. Gov. Donahey notes no prior suspicion of Throckmorton.
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Columbus
Ohio Industrial Endowment Fund Company
Dean Throckmorton
L. W. Josephson
John R. King
King
Throckmorton
Liberty
Ohio Industrial Endowment Company
Louis W Josephson
Josephson
State “Blue Sky” Department
Louis Pearlson
Blue Sky” Department
Donahey
Blue Sky
T E J. F. Seidel
Columbus Municipal
Nomination Costs Reported for Crabbe and Clarke
Columbus reports two campaigns filed with the secretary of state. Republican Attorney General C. C. Crabbe listed 239.35 in expenses for renomination while Democrat J. D. Clarke of Dayton reported 295.75 in his bid that secured a state supreme court nomination.
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Columbus
C. C. Crabbe
Secretary of State
J. D. Clarke
Dayton
Supreme Court
County reports no communicable disease cases in month
Hocking county board of health reported no communicable disease cases in the past month for the first time in county history. Mortality rate stood at 44.6 percent, a high figure despite the all clear on contagions.
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Logan
Hocking County
Poles Celebrate Cleveland Picnic at Luna Park
More than 20 000 Clevelanders of Polish birth gathered at Luna Park for the annual Polish picnic tour in the city.
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Cleveland
Luna Park
McCoy murder case moves toward grand jury indictment
Los Angeles August 16 Dist Atty Asa Keyes begins shaping evidence to indict Norman Selby Kid McCoy for the murder of Teresa Mors wealthy antique dealer The coroner verdict leaves doubt whether death was suicide or murder McCoy's sister Jennie Thomas may prove crucial while police note a bloodstained axe found under the victim’s car carpet Mrs Mors may have killed herself according to Dr Wagner providing testimony at the inquest
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Los Angeles
Asa Keyes
Norman Selby
Kid McCoy
Teresa Mors
McCoy
Norman
Youths Held as Check Suspects in Columbus
Columbus news reports Raymond Bradford and Gordon Bennet, both in their early twenties, held in city jail awaiting Dayton authorities orders. They are suspected of passing a worthless $2,000 automobile payment check, with no formal charges filed yet.
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Columbus
Raymond Bradford
Gordon Bennet
Dayton
Two men charged in assault case in Hagerstown
In Hagerstown Maryland on August 16 William C. Bell and Jesse Bruger were charged with criminally assaulting 15 year old Nellie Mentzer, who is married. Bell, who recently suffered a broken neck, received $10,000 from a railroad company. The girl has not been living with her husband and is currently on bond.
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Hagerstown
Mds
Nellie Mentzer
William C. Bell
Jesse Bruger
Liberty
Bell
Stepladder fall ends in eight day death at hospital
Filmer Lamby died at St. John's hospital after eight days living with a broken neck from a 20 foot fall when a stepladder broke. Cleveland records the accident dated Aug. 18.
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Cleveland
Filmer Lamby
St. John's Hospital
Salt Makers Move Output to Southern Markets
Middleport August 16. Salt producers at Pomeroy Bend plan to ship most output by water on the Ohio river due to freight rate hikes. The shift will raise river traffic as steel plants in northern areas adopt the same transport method.
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Middleport
Pomeroy Bend
Ohio River
Cook fined $100 for illegal liquor possession
Mrs. John Cook was fined $100 and costs by Judge Agiler Friday after being charged with illegal possession of liquor.
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John Cook
Agiler
Army Airman Thaws After 12,000 Foot Photo Flight
Lieutenant George W. Goddard of the Army Air Service was thawing his frozen face after ascending 12,000 feet above Washington to take aerial photographs. He mapped fifty square miles but had to descend as temperatures fell below zero.
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Washington
George W. Goddard
Army Air Service
First Christian Plans 9150,000 Annex At Canton Church
Plans and specifications for a new educational annex to First Christian Church in Canton were listed at the Builders Exchange. The four story addition, 74 by 85 feet, will be on the south side at Cleveland and 4th streets SW and will house Sunday and summer school classes. Bids will be received on the specifications. Rev. P. H. Welshimer, pastor, said the project is estimated to cost 100000 to 150000 dollars.
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First Christian Church
Canton
Cleveland
4Th St
P. BH. Welshimer
Al Smith Seen as Real Moses of Democrats
Washington dispatch reports Democratic leaders view Al Smith as a pivotal figure whose decision will steer the party’s eastern campaign. While some hope he lands in the White House, others warn his choice could aid or injure Davis’s bid. Davis himself worries over Smith’s stance as friends press for a 1924 White House run.
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AL Smith
Moses
Democrats
David Lawrence
Canton Daily News
Washington
John W. Davis
la Follete
Coolidge
Gov
East
Bootleggers barred from naturalization in Stark County
Judge A W Agler ruled that bootleggers are not fit to be American citizens and rejected six naturalization applicants for liquor law violations. He admitted 105 applicants, the largest Stark county class. Two of the successful applicants were women. Disqualified applicants face at least five years before reapplying. papers were dismissed and reapplication starts from the beginning.
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A. W. Agler
President Coolidge begins vacation in Plymouth Vermont
President Coolidge starts his first White House vacation by rising at 6 A M in Plymouth Vermont his birthplace and home of his father isolated with no telegraph or rail service he will study tariff commission reports on sugar and may decide on a new sugar tariff before returning accompanied only by Mrs Coolidge their son John and secretary C Bascom Slemp he visits the family farm grave site of Calvin Coolidge Jr and plans brief political briefings from a special Washington link during the trip
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Plymouth
Washington
Coolidge
Tariff Commission
Little Cross Roade
Calvin Coolidge, Jr
Woman Killed on Pilgrimage Shrine Site Tragedy
Carey August 16 One of thousands on the annual pilgrimage to Our Lady of Consolation Mary B Woznik 85 died after falling from a stair at Peter Krupp home opposite the church beloved by cripples seeking relief from pain and deformities at the shrine.
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Carey
Our Lady of Consolation
Mary B. Woznik
Peter Krupp
Krupp
Bandit killed in Cincinnati during robbery attempt
British war veteran Robert Blake of Syracuse disarmed and killed a bandit who tried to hold him up in Cincinnati early today. The two men grappled and Blake wrenched the pistol from the assailant and fired.
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Cincinnati
Robert Blake
Syracuse
Blake
Valentino’s Shifting Role as Wife Boss of Valentino Couple
Article reports Rudolph Valentino now secondary to wife Mrs Winifred Valentino who governs domestic and business matters for the Valentino household and oversees his new film projects. Feature writer Karl K Kitchen visited and gathered material for a magazine story. The note promotes Meet the Sheik’s Wife in the Sunday magazine section.
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Valentino
Rudy the Shiek
Desotic
Rudolph Valentino
Winifred Hudnut
Valentinos
Karl K. Kitchen
Indian Couple May Be World's Oldest
Tribesmen of the Cuyapipe Indians in California declare Juan a former chieftain, probably the oldest man in the world at about 150 years. His wife is said to have reached the century mark. They live on a reservation near the United States Ranger station at Yaguna, Cal.
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California
Juan
United States Ranger Station
Yaguna
Cal
Probers Urge Change At Home In Dayton
Investigation into conditions at the Soldiers' Home in Dayton resumes as lawmakers consider reforms in management and accounting. Hearings reveal calls to separate in mates, probe expenditures from the post fund used for building and coal, and a St Patrick's Day party marked by heavy drinking and dancing.
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Dayton
Roy Fitzgerald
A. L. Bullwinkle
Thomas J. Kehoe
Mason
George Denny
American Legion
Middletown
Post Fund
Hugh Clements
Robert T. Tooley
St. Patrick's Day
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Nora Bayes to Wed Lew Cody
New York Aug 16 Nora Bayes vaudeville star to marry Lew Cody film heart breaker per London cablegrams. Miss Bayes has been married four times before.
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New York
Nora Bayes
Lew Cody
London
Miss Bayes
Dope Ring Busted in Cincinnati Arrests Made
Police in Cincinnati arrest five Black suspects including Marie Red alias Daniels said to be the ring queen. Three thousand dollars worth of narcotics were seized.
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Cincinnati
Marie Red
Daniels
Meigs County Meigs County Section Of Pomeroy Athens Highway Finished
Completion of the Meigs county section of the Pomeroy Athens highway was announced here by contractors in charge of the work. The last three miles of the improvement were put in twenty seven days.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy-Athens
Massillon Man Killed in Crash Near Navarre
Ray mond G. Harsh, 20, of Massillon was killed instantly when his Ford collided with a Paige car driven by Henry Brehm on the Canton Massillon road. The Ford veered over a fence into a field and overturned. The Paige car was only slightly damaged.
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Navarre
Raymond G. Harsh
Massillon
Henry Brehm
Canton-Massillon
Body of Socialist Deputy Mattettoi Found Near Rome
The body of socialist deputy Mattettoi, missing after a kidnapping that sparked political turmoil, was found near Crafano, a few miles from Rome. It was naked and buried under 14 inches of soil with a long steel file driven into the breast. A waistcoat matching Mattettoi was discovered in a vault near Rome, pierced with numerous holes as if made with a stilett.
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Rome
Mattettoi
Italy
Crofano
Mattettol
Court halts county work on Canton road grade
County commissioners were permanently enjoined by common pleas court from changing the grade on the South Canton Mansfield road. Henry Indorf, a property owner, charged plans to raise the grade in front of his farm. The court ordered the road built according to the profile formerly approved by the commissioners and on record in the courthouse.
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Common Pleas Court
Canton-Mansillon
Henry Indorf
Commissionera
Dry Agents Battle Police in Youngstown Shootout
In Youngstown on August 16 twenty men posing as dry agents battled police after a gunfight. They tried to collect ten thousand dollars in hush money from Mike Protich, who police say manufactured liquor. Protich’s daughter alerted authorities. Chief Powell was shot at but escaped unharmed.
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Youngstown
Mike Protich
Powell
Suit Filed Over $450 Auto Collision Damages
Esther Ackerman files suit in common pleas court against Sam Simonelli for $450 in damages from an automobile accident on July 27 at Dueber ay and 11th at SW. Herbruck Black McCuskey and Ruff are her attorneys.
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Esther Ackerman
Common Pleas
Sam Simonelli
Dueber Ay
Herbruck
Black, McCuskey & Ruff
Transfer Approved for Canton Public Funds
Common Pleas Court granted permission Friday to move 5000 dollars from Canton’s poor fund to the road fund. The transfer will mainly finance road improvements near Canton.
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Common Pleas Court
Poor Fund of
Canton
Gland crime theory ridiculed in Leopold Loeb trial
State experts contest defense claims on Loeb and Leopold. Dr. Singer testified that gland trouble is not a cause of crime and that paranoia and split personality are common, normal phenomena. The court scene centered on contrasting alienist opinions as execution looms for the defendants.
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Criminal Court
Chicago
H. Douglas Singer
Richard A. Loeb
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
John R. Caverly
Bobby Franks
Babe
Dickey
Patrick
Church
Singer
Dr. Singer
Costs 50 To Be Funny With This Justice Of Peace
DAYTON August 16 Getting funny with the court cost Ed Stetler appeared before Squire A L Smith on a charge of driving an automobile while drunk A fine of 50 and costs was imposed Stetler asked for 100 and was told to stay in jail until paid He was arrested by Marshal Walter Creager of Oakwood after his car ran into a ditch Two other men fled from the auto and one dropped two bottles said to contain liquor
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Dayton
Ed Stetler
Squire A. L. Smith
Stetler
Walter Creager
Oakwood
Gregor
Main street paving planned with state aid along river road
Aug 16 report from Pomeroy states Main Street along the Ohio river from Wheeling to Cincinnati will be surfaced with help from the state highways department. Several stretches of the heavily traveled river highway are already under repair.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Wheeling
Cincinnati
State Highways Department
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Crabbe
M'Coy
Selby
Cook
First Christian
Davis
White House
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Justice of Peace
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