Post Office Stamps Honor Bennington Burgoyne Oriskany
Readers learn of a two cent stamp issued August 5 depicting a Revolutionary soldier with Bennington and another stamp showing Burgoyne’s surrender with Oriskany Saratoga Fort Stanwix and Bennington noted. The Canton post office does not carry them. sale limited to Vermont and Washington. Local telegram history and parable of the Incas’ relay system are contrasted with modern telegraph speed.
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Post Office Department
Bennington
Burgoyne
Oriskany
Saratoga
Fort Stanwix
Canton
Vermont
Washington
Western Union
Peru
Ae Goebel Leads Hawaiian Race With Four Planes Competing
Four planes contested a cross Pacific race from California to Hawaii for a $35,000 prize. Woolaroo led late, nearing Wheeler Field as Miss Mildred Doran rode the Miss Doran, the only woman entrant, with other competitors including Aloha Golden Eagle and Alpha. Initial starts were disrupted by engine trouble and a damaged fuselage, but the field resumed with varying speeds and radio gaps.
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Oakland
Cal
California
Hawaii
Arthur C. Goebel
Mildred Doran
Wheeler Field
Alpha
Miss Doran
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Woolaroo
Art Goebel
Ste
San Francisco
At & Pp. m
Aloha
Martin Jensen
Golden Eacle
Jack Frost
Auggy Pedlar
Michigan
Bennett Griffin
Oklahoma
Norman Goddard
Livingston Irving
Angey Pedlar
Maj
William P. Erwin
Dallas Spirit
Griffin
Mussolini Saved Italy Says H. H. Timken
Timken of the Timken Roller Bearing Co returns from a Italy trip praising Mussolini. He notes improved conditions, reduced beggars, and stronger national energy under fascism, with admiration for the premier and American industrial methods.
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Mussolini
Italy
H. H. Timken
Louis E. Deuble
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Producion
Eye Level Traffic Lights Proposed for Downtown
Arnold G Maurer superintendent of fire alarm and police telegraph proposes a uniform eye level traffic light system for downtown streets. Only two such signals exist now at Market and 12th street NW and Cleveland avenue and 3rd street SW. Plans to convert existing lights to the new design and add more streets after funding are with the traffic committee awaiting a council vote on bonds.
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Arnold G. Maurer
Market
12Th St
Cleveland Av
3Rd St
Sheriff investigates burglary outside city limits
Deputy Sheriffe John McPeak and Phil Hibaugh probe a break in at Harry Lewis’s home at 2007 28th NE near the city boundary. Intruders, described as boys, broke a window and ransacked the house while the family was away.
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John McPeak
Phil Hibaugh
Harry Lewis
Mother seeks visiting rights for Cleveland bank robber in pen
Cleveland August 17. Permission for the mother of George Jiggs Losteiner to visit her son in the Ohio penitentiary was requested from Warden P. R. Thomas. Losteiner, a Cleveland bank robber, is in solitary confinement for attempted escape and is serving a sentence.
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George “Jiggs
Losteiner
P. E. Thomas
Cleveland
George “Jiggs” Losteiner
Ohio Penitentiary
P. RB. Thomas
Edwin D. Barry
Wife of French pilot delivers daughter Monique
Paris reports Mrs Maurice Geurin wife of the Bellanca Plane Columbia aviator gave birth to a daughter last night. The newborn was named Monique and the aircraft was to carry Charles B Levine as a passenger to New York.
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Paris
Maurice 4Eurin
Columbia
New York
Charles B. Levine
Monique
Ex Senator Pomerene Declines 1928 Presidential Bid
U S Senator Atlee Pomerene of Canton says he will not seek the 1928 Democratic nomination. He spoke in New York before leaving for Europe to help secure witnesses in the Teapot Dome inquiry, and noted Ohio Governor Donahey and Gov. Smith as potential contenders.
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Wormer
U. S
Atlee Pomerene
New York
Europe
United
Canton Daily News
Pomerene
Mrs Wheeler Rites Planned In Columbus
Mrs Wayne B Wheeler wife of the Anti-Saloon League general counsel died from burns suffered at a Michigan cottage. A league committee led by Bishop Thomas Nicholson attended the funeral and arranged double services for Mrs Wheeler and her father Robert Gandy before burial in a local cemetery.
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Columbus
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League of America
Infantile paralysis toll reaches seven deaths
Columbus reports 88 cases of infantile paralysis since early July with seven fatalities. Health officials note no cause for alarm though Rosenow serum shortages hinder treatment. Doctors urged to report cases promptly and enforce strict quarantine. Most cases traced to Martins Ferry, Uhrichsville, Dennison and nearby areas. An unusual number of adults affected.
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Columbus
State Department of Health
Department
P. Robbins
Division of
Martins Ferry
Ubrichsville
Dennison
Anati
American union delegation arrives in Moscow led by Albert F. Coyle
An American trades union delegation arrived in Moscow on August 17 led by Albert F. Coyle. The group travels to engage in discussions with Soviet trade representatives and seek cooperation on labor issues amid growing Cold War tensions.
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Moscow
Albert F. Coyle
Who Is the Right Clarence Miller
A misidentification led prosecutors to arrest Clarence Miller at 1929 4th Street NE for reckless driving in a fatal crash. After hours in custody, officials discovered the wrong man matched the name. the correct Clarence Miller, living in the southwest city area, was still to be found. Five Clarence Millers appear in the city directory.
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Mussolini
Clarence Miller
4Th St NE
Henry W. Harter, Jr
Business Men To Honor Gary In Chicago Memorial
Chicago Aug 17 business leaders from major industries head to Chicago to pay final respects to Elbert H Gary head of United States Steel. Body from New York to Wheaton then lie in state at Gary Memorial church with funeral tomorrow led by Reverend Penniwell and bishops and ministers. Honorary pallbearers include Nathan L Miller George F Baker Jr James A Farrell and others from business and law professions.
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Chicago
Elbert H. Gary
United Staes Steel Corporation
Gary
New York
Wheaton
Gary Memorial Church
Ahbmer Penniwell
F. D Leet
Indianapolis
Ernest F. Tuttle
Evanston
Ill
James T. Ladd
Elgin
Nathan L. Miller
George F. Baker
James A Farrell
W. J. Filbert
George K. Lee
Junius Morgan
K. Kerr
Clarke
Lewis Nixon
Charles G. Dawes
Charles 8. Deneen
Frank
English Flyer Ready for Hop From Michigan to New Zealand
Mt. Clemens, Mich., Aug. 17. Frederick A. Giles, English aviator, planned to attempt a 11,000 mile flight from Michigan to New Zealand. After two false starts at Selfridge Field, he took off for Oakland, California, but returned due to engine trouble. A second attempt also ended prematurely.
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MT. Clemens
Mich
Prederick A. Giles
Michigan
New Zealand
Oakland Airport
California
Selfridge Field
Ex detective's son killed in hunting mishap near Holmesville
Edward Herdlicka 11, son of former Canton detective James Herdlicka, died from a gunshot wound to the forehead during a frog hunting trip near Holmesville. The coroner ruled the accident, saying the .22 rifle discharged when the trigger snagged on a boat obstruction. He had been camping with family and friends at Howard Station and attended Gibbs School last June. Funeral arrangements set for Saturday at First Ste. formed church, burial in Westlawn.
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Edward Herdlicka
James Herdlicka
Gibbsay NE
VT. C
Herdlicka
Aultman Hospital
Holmesville
Holmesco
MccQuate
Canton
Howard Station
Holmenville
Herdiicka
Donald
Robert
Franklin Bowen
Gibbs
Herdueka
Gibbs School
Tehiman Wiech
Police
James
Albert
Isabella
Dorothy
Fr. W. Hemker
Ste. Formed
Westlawn
Officer Hurt in Auto Crash in Cincinnati
August Barber, 27, a patrolman, suffered a fractured right leg when a collision in Cincinnati was described as a deliberate attempt to wreck the police car. Leslie Washington, 36, driver of the other vehicle, was charged with reckless driving.
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Cincinnati
August Barber
Leslie Washington
Beverly Hills Mayor Says He Was Drafted Into Office
Wil Rogers specials report that Beverly Hills officials echo a broader California law restricting nonpoliticians from office. The mock statement alleges the town’s decline, noting no recent developments or infrastructure, while the former mayor claims he did not choose the position.
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Wil Rogers
Beverly Hills
Cal
California
Beverly
Increased Fines To Be Levied On Auto Violators
City to raise fines and workhouse sentences for traffic violations after a police led conference. New schedules apply to parking, driving regulations, and other offenses with escalating penalties up to third offenses. A hearing option remains available in municipal court.
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A. Talmadge Snyder
Columbus
Canton
Parka
Nazimova Announces Exit From Movies in New York
Alla Nazimova says she is through with the movies after arriving from Europe aboard the Ile de France. The actress spoke of quitting motion pictures but offered no plans for her future. Also arriving were Johnny Howland and Francine Lavey among others returning from stage engagements.
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New York
Ite
Alla Nazimova
Europe
Ile de France
Lonton
Paris
Johnny Howland
London
Francine Laveimore
Ancle Croft Sharland
Wilda Bennett
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Genoa
Florence
Venice
Mrs. Timken
Fringe Lescalae
Mars
Brea
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Holinois
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Beverly Mayor
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