County Tax Board Row Deepens Over $25 Million Personal Property Claim
The dispute pits George Brissel, county commissioners president, against the board of review. Brissel claimed in a newspaper interview that $25 million in personal property in the county was untaxed. The board of review denounces the remark as unjustified and says Brissel offered no specific instance of tax dodging. Joseph Emmeter and Calmelet released statements confirming Brissel’s lack of detailed information.
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George Brissel
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Review
Nan End Brlocel
Tus
Joseph Emmeter
Board of
Calmelet
Brisset
Brisse
Iim
Feview
Cyclone Sinks Ship in Mississippi River Tragedy
United Press reports seven dead as the U S steamer Henry Bosse sank near Keokuk after a cyclone. Survivors include three carried away, four bodies recovered near the wreck. Victims named: George Rickel Carthage Iowa. Mrs Welch and son William Jones Quincy. Tom Noonan Keokuk. Hugh Beaver and sister Virginia Quincy. W Welch St Louis. The vessel sank as cyclone winds hit while heading for shore.
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United Press
Keoruk
U. S
Henry Bosse
Mississippi
George Rickel
Carthage
Tila
Mia
William Welch
St Louis
Tom Noonan
Keokuk
Hugh Beaver
Vir
Rinia
Quincy
Tils
William Jones Quincy
Delay on Canton proposed sewage disposal plant action
A Columbus dispatch to the Daily News says Canton will delay action on a new sewage disposal plant for several weeks. The report, expected at the next meeting, will not come for weeks. Dittee was here to monitor the situation with no immediate recommendations.
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Canton
Columbus
Daily News
Dittee
Dispatch
Stark County Seeks Witter Backing for License Board
County leaders Frank N. Sweitzer and Emil J. Kauffmann traveled to Columbus to brief the state liquor license commission on Stark County’s license board appointments. They relayed Witter’s endorsements and connections while noting possible opposition linked to his clash with Weber. They expect no announcement for a week or ten days.
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Frank N. Sweitzer
Emil J. Kauffmann
Columbus
State Lquoricense Commission
Stark Co
Witter
Kauffmann
Kaufmann
Weber
Kauffman
Sweltzer
Sweitzer
Wate
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Portrait Amid Madison Square Tragedy
A new photograph of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw recalls the Madison Square Garden murder case. It notes her husband Harry Thaw’s flight from Matteawan Asylum after Stanford White’s death and mentions a prior threat he allegedly made. Aug Columbus update reports a commission being appointed to locate and build a new penitentiary.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Harry
Stanford White
Matteawan Asylum
Tree
Thaw
Columbus
Aug
Cox Oday
Thaw Case Delayed as Immigration Threats Roil Canada
In Sherbrooke Quebec on August 20 the Thaw case stalled as lawyers prepared habeas corpus and faced immigration threats from inspectors if Thaw is freed on the current charge. George Latimer Carnegie wired a peremptory order to delay. White, an immigration law expert, would lead the Thaw legal push while Thaw remained cheerful in his hospital cell.
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Gory Edwin Nevin
United Press
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Harry K. Thaw
Aes
T. B. Williams
Dr. Reynolds
Thay
Counehl
George Lat Ler Carnegie
Charles D. White
Thaw
White Saan
Anc
Mele
Old St
Matteawan
Sam
Shaw
Globensky
White
Thave
Thana
Evelyn Thaw
Daily News
Stamford White
Evelyn T
Evelyn Ty Evelyn
New York
Canton Excursion by Business Men Association Paralyzes City
More than 1500 Canton residents join a long excursion to Cedar Point Put-in-Bay and Euclid Beach causing a citywide standstill. The Business Men's Association reports the event the most successful outing yet with many shops closed and all downtown activity halted as trains depart for Cleveland attractions.
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Cedar Yount
Euclide Beach
Cleveland
Canton
Business Men's Association
Court House
HMA
Canal policy favoring state car system in Ohio
A Weyaniet legislative committee report from Columbus shows a large majority of canal counties favor Ohio keeping its car system. The panel, traveling from Zanesville to Cincinnati to inspect the Miami and Erie canal, eyed connecting canals with rivers to form an inland waterways network. Senator Jacob Wise of Stark county praised the idea.
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United Prom
Columbus
Counles
Ohio
Weyanit Legislative Committee
Zanesville
Cincinnati
Toledo
Iam
Jacob Wise
Stark Co
Bond Posted to Support Wife by Young Mill Catcher
Lee Clark, nineteen, posted $800 bond before Judge Quinn on Wednesday to support his wife Marie Clark for a period recognized by law. He claimed his wife refuses to live with him and has gone to her parents. Clark, earning about $11 a week as a steel mill catcher, was ordered to pay his wife $4 weekly.
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Lee Clark
Judge Quinn
Marie Clark
Clark
Victimizer Miller Walks Free After Judge’s Remembrance
Homer Miller faced Judge Quinn for prior depredations upon police officer Ross Harford and clerk Ross Harford. The judge recalled a past fifty cent loan incident and spared Miller from a workhouse, giving a suspended sentence on condition of employment. A free band concert advertised at Meyers Lake followed.
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Quinn
Ross Harford
Homer
Walter Ruf
Miller
Harford
Brumbaugh
Qui
Renkert Building Foreman Freed Over Safety Gaps
Police court clears foreman Guy Haughtaling in death of riveter Fox at the Renkert building. City to rewrite code with guards for modern reinforced structures as judge notes Ohio statutes lack modern safeguards. Jury returned not guilty after extended session. testimony cites loose ladders and scaffolding but no culpable act by foreman.
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Guy Haughtaling
Renkert
Laughtaling
Sapaguard
Quinn
Ohio
Fox
Tune
Local Weather And Public Notices From Meyers Lake
Weather notes show daily 4:30 and 7:46 p m times with reminders to start early and avoid crowds at Meyers Lake events. A fatal blast near Mobile Alabama claims four lives at a lumber mill with survivors listed and safety code reforms promised.
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Niagara
Alturn
Meyers Lake
Canton Teck
R. Steamers
Rand
Youths Held for Murder After Last Night Fight
West Hazleton youths Raymond Fischer and Thomas Paisiet were held for the murder of Thomas Wilkins after a fight at Holden Street. Christine Williams complained she was insulted, but the incident led to the fatal clash cited in police records.
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Raymond Fichster
Thomas Paisiet
West Hazleton
Thomas Wil
Holden
Christine
Williams
Widow Sails for Europe as Inquest Resumes
Mrs. Pell widow of a man killed in a Long Island auto crash two weeks earlier left for Europe aboard the Mauretania. Coroner New resumed the inquest at Long Beach, hoping for her testimony today. The accident also killed William Laimbear and the chauffeur while Mrs. Pell and Vanderbilt, Jr. were in the car.
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Degood Pell
Long Island
Europe
New
Long Beach
Pell
England
Mauretania
New Building Sought for NE School Annexes
Citizens along Sapte and St Kimo avenues NE petition the board of education for better facilities. They say many children must cross to Crystal Park or travel to Cherry Bay due to no nearby school, with Crystal Park crowded and portable classrooms in use. Residents urge annexes to Crystal Park for Mapleay NE or a new permanent building nearby to accommodate growth.
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Sapte
St. Kimo Avenues
Board of Education
Crystal Park School
Thearest
Cherry Bay School
Crystal Park
Mapleay Fustriet
Mapleay NE
Private Farm Sale Near Louisville Adv Nine-Gun Road
A private sale of a 107 acre farm near Louisville, three miles north on the Adv nine gun road, fully built and improved as one of the best. Sale date in Louisville Sauas Ny on the 23rd. Private sale handled by Rev. C Irenot.
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Ei Ry
Louisville
Sauas
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