Darrow Plea For Mercy In Leopold Loeb Case
Chicago August 23 Leopold Loeb trial moves toward conclusion as Clarence Darrow delivers a passionate mercy plea for the two youths who killed Bobby Franks. He asks why hang them, noting the state seeks vengeance yet cannot restore the dead boy. Darrow appeals to judge, public opinion, and humane justice.
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Chicago
Leopold- Loeb
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Bobby Franks
John R. Caverly
Illinois
Planes Tuned Up for Races in Dayton
Dayton date Aug 23 The Speery monoplane the world’s fastest of its kind is tuned for practice for the International races the first week in October Pilots from the United States air service will train with the Speery Three Curtiss racers are set for the big event piloted by Lieutenants Alex Pearson W H Brookley and Captain Perty Keel Keel to be reserve pilot with Pearson favored to win the $19000 purse and the Pulitzer cup trophy
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Alex Pearson
W. H. Brookley
Perty Keel
Keel
Pearson
Fire injures two in Cleveland apartment blaze
Cleveland, Aug. 23. Two persons were hospitalized after a fire swept an apartment at 6118 Hawthorne Ave last night. Samuel Kusenitz family of six slept through the blaze until a neighbor rescued them. Mrs. Kusenitz and daughter Margaret, 12, were taken to a hospital.
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Cleveland
Hawthorne Av
Samuel Kusenitz
Kostelnick and Kostelnik Arrested on Liquor Selling Charge
Sam Kostelnick and Joe Kostelnick, his son, were arrested by deputy sheriffs on a charge of selling liquor at their home northwest of Massillon. Susie Stonich, also northwest of Massillon, was arrested on possessing liquor after deputies found a small quantity of moonshine in her home.
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Sam Kostelnick
Joe Kostelnick
Kostelnicks
Massillon
Susie Stonich
Massillon Attorney Files Suit Over Sewer Construction
H ciffton Graybill of Tremontet Massillon sues the City of Massillon and contractors in common pleas court to stop a sewer across his property and seeks 2500 dollars in damages for work already done. A temporary injunction halted the construction. Graybill acts as his own attorney.
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H. Ciffton Graybill
ZR-3 Easily Recast as War Airship Aims Across Atlantic
Frederickshafen Germany August 23 Aged airship expert Captain Joachim Breithaupt says the ZR 8 built for a trans Atlantic flight could be converted within 24 hours into a fighting airship by mounting bomb devices. He notes zeppelins are impractical as attacking weapons but valuable for reconnaissance and as a vanguard for a high seas fleet. Breithaupt observed the start of the flight preparations and recalled 1917 findings on vulnerabilities to fast fighter planes.
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Frederickshafen
Germany
Atlantic
United States
Joachim Breithauph
Internationl
London
Railroad Brakeman Bryant Decapitated Near Massillon
The decapitated body of George H. Bryant, 42, of Erie Pennsylvania, a W&WI railroad brakeman, was found Friday evening near Massillon. Conductor E J Boylan located the body as Bryant, believed killed when he fell from shifting freight cars, was run over. He had just finished a run from Orrville to Brewster and was en route to Massillon. The body was taken to Gordon and Hollinger funeral parlors and will be returned to Erie for burial. He leaves a mother and sister and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Conductors' union.
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Massillon
George H. Bryant
Erie
E. J. Boylan
Bryant
Orrville
Brewster
Gordon & Hollinger Undertaking
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Trainmen
Conductors’ Union
Speeding Fines Loom In Canton Court
Cable Co 8 Canton charged with speeding was fined 80 and costs and given 10 days in the workhouse with sentence suspended for 30 days no driving. Police say he drove 45 mph in Harrison av SW last Thursday. Other speeders fined include Disher 20, Miller 20, Rice 20, Young 35 forfeited, Ley inge 15 with costs.
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John A. Young
John Leyinge
Cleveland
Costa
Coolidge Skips Ohio State Fair Visit
President Coolidge cannot attend the Ohio State fair. He telegraphed Governor Donahey and Agricultural Director Truax to say he appreciates the invitation and will not be able to visit.
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Coolidge
Columbus
Donahey
Ohio
Truax
Julia Avers Hubby's Skinner: Refused To Buy Wedding Dinner
Julia A Ball of Alliance files divorce suit against Philip Ball claiming he is wealthy but frugal to a fault. She alleges he refused to buy a wedding dinner, forced her to walk to his Beloit farm, kept lights off, and refused promised gifts and basic meals. Attorney E P Speidel represents her.
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Julia
Skinner
Philip Ball
Canton
Beloit
E. P. Speidel
Search for Lt Locatelli Delays Greenland Hop Mission
Fog hampers the search for Italian aviator Lt Tony Locatelli missing after separating from Lt Lowell Smith and Lt Erik Nelson during a Reykjavik to Frederikssdal leg. American cruisers and Danish help comb seas near Cape Farewell with searchlights, while Barry and Brazos mobilize to продолжать поиск as weather clears.
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United States
Richmond
Tony” Locatelli
Lowell Smith
Erik Nelson
Reykjavik
Frederiksdal
Greenland
Cape Farewell
Angmagesalik
Falk Ts
Iceland
Locatelli
United States Army
Smith
Nelson
Magruder
Barry
Pictou Harbor
North Atlantic
Washington
St. Locatelli
Navy Department
Milwaukee
Labrador
Feeble minded boys found after escape near Cleveland
Cincinnati police detain two youths who escaped from a state institution for feeble minded residents near Cleveland. They described a companion killed in a fall from a freight train near Cleveland. The youths named Henry Scott, 16, Edward Jarzenbosser, 15, and Elmer Evanshire, 16, with relatives confirming the escape.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
Henry Scott
Mahoningco
Edward Jarzenbosser
Columbus
Elmer Evanshire
Klan Rally Injuries From Car Skid In West Virginia
Returning from a Ku Klux Klan rally in Clifton, W Va three New Haven residents Eliza Tripp Ora Johnson and George Kirby were badly hurt when their car skidded off a narrow Mason City road near Pomproy Ohio. Tripp suffered a broken back.
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Pomproy
Clifton
W. Va
Eliza Tripp
Ora Johnson
George Kirby
New Haven
Mason City
Tripp
Linton Calls South Sea Stories Bunk At Club
Dr. Ralph Linton of the Field Museum, Chicago, told Chillicothe Rotary Club that magazines have printed bunk about the South Sea Islands. He said after returning from the islands that the island group area is greater than North America, astounding his audience.
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Chillicothe, C
South Sea Islands
Ralph Linton
The
Fields Museum
Chicago
Chillicothe
Corn Going Up in Bucyrus Market, 1920s
Local grain and livestock men in Bucyrus Ohio predict corn will sell at parity with wheat per bushel and hog prices will reach 15 dollars per hundredweight on the fall livestock market.
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Bucyrus, CO
Wreck Half Dozen Safes Looters Get Watch and Chain
In Cincinnati on August 23 safe breakers wrecked six safes and carried off a seventh. They obtained only a watch and a chain as their haul. Authorities investigated the break in, with the modest loot signaling a small robbery outcome.
Split in Ranks of States 0 P Nearer
Columbus reports Indications show the selection of a campaign committee and a chairman for Ohio Republican canvass will widen dissension beyond prior divisions. Marton eyed as state central committee chairman, with Harry L. Davis as the nominee reportedly approving Warner.
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Ohio
Fred W. Warner
Marton
State Central Committee
Warner
Harry L. Davia
Five Killed in Auto Crashes Across Cities
Cincinnati report cites a Friday evening wreck on the Decoursey pike south of Covington leaving Harry Irwin 32 Leonard Turner 45 and infant William Greeg 18 months dead. Injured are Hazel Greeg 23 and Frank Barton 35. In Fremont two Toledo bound electric car deaths and two minor injuries result from a fog tied collision at Busy Corners.
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Cincinnati
Decoursey Pike
Covington
Harry Irwin
Leonard Turner
Gardnersville
William Greeg
Hazel Greeg
Frank Barton
Fremont
Motorman Freed In Boy's Death in Columbus
Motorman A G Anderson in charge of the street car that struck Marion Bush a four year old was cleared of blame after witnesses said the child suddenly ran into the car path. Michael Krisovensky six who suffered a slight brain concussion when he fell from a truck has regained consciousness and is not considered in critical condition.
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Columbus
A. G. Anderson
Marion Bush
Michael Krisovensky
Search is Made for Two Girls in Akron
Relatives of Rachel Puckett, 14, and Jenny Mc Coy, 13, enlisted Cleveland and Cincinnati police today to locate the pair missing since August 13. They left to sell crocheted dust caps their parents made, taking no extra clothing, and neighbors fear for their safety as neither girl had ever mentioned running away.
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Akron
Rachel Puckett
Jenny McCoy
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Speeding Charge Filed Against Jack Smith
Jack Smith was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with speeding and reckless driving. Deputy Sheriff A F Wade reported that Smith rode his motorcycle along Canton Alliance road at 65 miles per hour in traffic.
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Jack Smith
A. F. Wade
Smith
Canton-Alliance Rd
Dav is Speech Leaves Klan At Coolidge Door
Report notes John W. Davis challenges President Coolidge and Dawes on the Ku Klux Klan. Davis denounces the Klan in Sea Girt New Jersey and signals a campaign turning point as Dawes is expected to state Coolidge’s stance. Observers view the issue as pivotal in the 1934 contest.
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Davis
KLAN
Coolidge
David Lawrence
Canton Daily News
Washington
John W. Davis
President Coolidge
Seagirt
N. J
Prince Sails on Berengaria for New York Visit
Prince of Wales sails from Southampton aboard the Cunard liner Berengaria to visit New York. He spent the night at a friend’s Isle of Wight home and crossed the Solent in a motor boat. He goes to his imperial suite on the ship.
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Southhampton
Eng
Prince of Wales
New York
Cunard
Berengaria
United States
England
London
Isle of Wight
Solent
Southampton
Imperial Suite
Overnight Rain Eases Ohio Heat Wave
Overnight showers brought relief to a heat stricken Ohio. Two people died from heat effects as temperatures hit 94 degrees in several areas. One death occurred in Cleveland and one in Dayton. Weather bureau forecasts lingering clouds and possible additional rain today.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Dayton
Weather Bureau
Posse Wounds Chicken Thief in Ambush
Williamsburg August 23 Charles Minnie 26 alleged chicken thief is in serious condition after a posse ambushed near a suspected chicken stash. Charles Ashmore 27 alleged accomplice was arrested.
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Williamsburg
Chas. Minnie
Chas. Ashmore
HURT IN FIGHT AT HOCKING VALLEY WORKSITE
In Marion Ohio on August 23 twelve stitches were required for J. J. Cavanaugh a track worker for the Hocking Valley railroad after a fellow worker in an argument threw a cup striking him on the head and behind the ear.
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Marion, O
J. J. Cavanaugh
Te Hocking Valley Railroad
Cavanaugh
Bishop Grose to Lead China Mission Trip from Cadiz
Bishop George Richmond Grose and his family visit Mrs Grose's parents in Cadiz Ohio before sailing on September 4 to China. Grose will oversee Methodist missionary work there after being elected bishop at the recent Methodist Episcopal general conference in Springfield Massachusetts.
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Cadiz
George Richmond Grose
Actress found badly battered in Rochester NY
Police probe the death of Clita Lou Bauman in Louths Rochester beverage shop. Coroner says injuries not from a fall. George Louth, 47, held under suspicion as Bauman’s common law husband and possible assailant. Bauman, an actress, had separated from her Canton, Ohio husband Paul Bauman.
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Rochester
N. Y
George Louth
Clita Lou Bauman
Louth
Luth
Killip
Paul Bauman
Canton
Lester Louth
Paul J. Bauman
Buffalo
Dawes Attacks Radical Labor Leaders In Maine Speech
General Dawes opened his campaign for vice president in Augusta Maine assailing radical labor leaders as enemies of trade unions. He defended unions, praised honest administration, and spoke on the Ku Klux Klan amid crossfire with Democratic figures over Klan involvement.
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Augusta
Maine
Dawes
American Federation of Labor
Mars Near Earth Still A Mystery In Observations
Lowell Observatory reports Mars approached Earth to 84,600,000 miles, showing heat levels that could support life and visible canals. Cloud interference faded, revealing a clear disk as southern polar cap receded. Next close approach in 15 years will not match last night, with further study planned through 2000 A.D.
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Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Ariz
Mars
Earth
Sales Manager Taken by Death In Canton
Graham B. Ferrell aged 365 of 1234 15th st NW sales manager of the Clima line Co. died at his home Saturday morning from mycoretitis. He had been a Canton resident for 8 years. Survived by wife Edith Ferrer a daughter Elinor and a sister Mrs. Austin Hyatt. Funeral will be conducted at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2.
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Graham B. Ferrell
15Th St NW
The
Climaline Co
Canton
Edith Ferrer
Elinor
Austin Hyatt
Communists disrupt Dawes debate in Berlin rally
In Berlin on August 23 disturbances again interrupted discussions over the Dawes reparations plan and the London settlement. Chancellor Marx spoke in favor of ratification, but much of his address could not be heard amid red shouting and disorder.
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Berlin
London
Marx
Pheasants released in state game preserve. divorce suit filed
In Glouster Ohio a group of game protectors and local sportsmen release pheasants at the state preserve north of town. They report arresting several legal hunters and trappers. Howard C Anthony files divorce suit from Euphen Anthony charging absence. attorney Charles R Raedel of 1117 4th Ave NW represents him.
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Glouster
Howard C. Anthony
Euphen Anthony
Charles R. Raedel
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Sues Massillon
Robert M. Livingston
Matt Green
Relief Hospital
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Robert R. Livingston
Green
International News Service
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Alliance
LT. Locatelli
Hunt For Companion
J. W. Fisher
Daily News Bureau
Spahr
Indica
Babe
Bridge
Republican Party
la Follette
Plymouth
Charles G. Dawes
Ku Klux Klan
Coolidge-Dawes
Prince
Wales
Posse
Chicken
China
Rochester N. Y
Husband
Gibbs
6Th St
Bauman
Syracuse
William R. Pate Taneill
Ku Klug Klan
Plagstaff
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