Bodies of Merrill and Ronne Found After Plane Crash
Searchers locating near Port Jervis N Y found the mangled bodies of M M Merrill Curtiss Flying Service manager and Edwin Ronne Buffalo Flying Field manager near Col Lindberghs abandoned airplane. The falcon biplane was believed exploded in air as it flew from Buffalo to New York. The wreckage lay five miles from former Gov Pinchots Pennsylvania estate with pilots Kelley Violette and Moore among observers.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
M. M. Merrill
Curtiss Flying Service
Edwin Ronne
Buffalo
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
William Kelley
William A. Violette
E. B. Moore
Merrill
Rome
Kelley
Fannie Craft
Charles Stroh
Milford
Cyclone Hits Italy Killing Nine At Monza
A cyclone swept Monza and surrounding areas last night killing nine people and injuring 40 seriously, with nearly 100 others hurt. One of the six spires on the Gothic Cathedral fell, chimneys and smokestacks toppled, buildings unroofed and trees uprooted.
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Monza
Italy
Wooster Boards Names Librarian And Physical Director
Miss Pauline Gerlach daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Gerlach of Wooster was chosen as high school librarian by the Wooster board of education at a special meeting this week Miss Elizabeth Yeend of Ravenna was named to succeed Miss Jacqueline Thompson as physical director
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Wooster
Pauline Gerlach
W. G. Gerlach
Kellogg peace treaty proposal prompts mixed reaction
Wil Rogers endorses a stop war idea in Santa Monica noting the Kellogg pact's appeal but critiques it as impractical. He suggests a rule that no nation may enter a war unless it has paid for the previous one, framing a bid based campaign against endless conflicts.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Worker Dies Under Saws at Hercules Plant
Earl F. Whitmer, 22, was killed at the Hercules Motor Corp plant when clothing caught on a milling machine near four eight inch saws. Coroner notes the death accidental. Whitmer lived at 837 Mahoning Rd NE and was a two year employee. Funeral arrangements pending at Arnold Funeral Home. Burial planned at Westlawn Cemetery.
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Earl F. Whitmer
Hercules Motor Corp
Whitmer
T. C. McQuate
Mahoning Rd
Hercules
Eagle Lodge No. 141
Robert L. Whitmer
Alvin
Ralph
Donald
Arthur Martin
Esther
Dorothy
Barbara Jean
Arn‘old Funeral
Westlawn Cemetery
Phantom ship to be target in German naval maneuvers
A cork filled phantom vessel named Zaehringen, unmanned, sails toward the North Sea as Germany uses radio guided waves to direct its movements. It serves as a target for naval guns during maneuvers and avoids sinking due to cork ballast.
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Wilhelmshaven
Germany
North Sea
Soldier Escapes While Being Brought to Hospital
Maryland police sought Stanley Kosick, 36, a six foot four giant soldier, who leaped from a moving train near Seabrook while being transported from Fort Totten New York to Walter Reed Hospital for mental observation. He eluded two guards, vanished into nearby woods as the train rolled at 40 miles an hour.
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Washington
Maryland
Stanley Kosick
Seabrook
MD. l
Kosick
Fort Totten
N. Y
Walter Reed Hospital
Arkansas rejoices as Robinson nominated for vice president
Hot Springs crowds pour into the resort town as Arkansas readies to be notified of Joe Robinson's nomination for vice president. Automobiles and radio create a giant modern spectacle. Arkansas marks its first national ticket notification since 1856 and the South witnesses a major political event.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Arkansas
Joe Robinson
South
Joe
Amundsen Plane Wreckage Reported Found Off Lofoten
An unconfirmed Aftenposten dispatch from Harstad says the wreckage of Roald Amundsen and four companions’ Farman plane was found off the Lofoten Islands south of Tromsø while searching for survivors from the Italia. Reported sighting faces doubt from Arctic experts.
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Oslo
Norway
Aftenposten
Harstad
Roald Amundsen
Lofoten Islands
Tromsoe
Amundsen
Farman
Italy
Latham
Lofoten
Westeraalans
Teachers hiss college head in Cincinnati incident
Dr. Harry Gardner of the University of Cincinnati faced a chorus of 500 women at the Hamilton County teachers institute when he argued against unmarried teachers in public schools. Miss Lucy Gage of George Peabody Institute defended the profession, saying most teachers are old maids by choice.
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Cincinnati, O
Harry 8. Gardner
University of Cincinnati
Hamilton Co Teachers’ Institute
Lucy Gage
George Peabody Institute For Teachers
Nashville
Tenn
Polish leader Pilsudski meets Romanian King in alliance talks
Vienna reports Marshal Jozef Pilsudski former Polish dictator was received by King Michael of Romania at Constanza while staying with Queen Marie. The visit centers on possible Poland Romania alliance discussions as tensions rise in the region.
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Marshal Pilsudski
Rumania
Vienna
Josef Pilsudski
Poland
Michael
Constanza
Pilsudski
Tunney Stuns British Notables With English Tour
Gene Tunney wins royal acclaim as Sir John Lavery plans a 1929 Royal Academy portrait. He prepares to tour Europe on a five week walking expedition with Thornton Wilder, while praising Shakespeare and criticizing the era’s boxing killer as he leaves for Paris.
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London
Gene Tunney
John Lavery
Royal Academy
Tinney
Paris
Thornton Wilder
Tunney
William Lyon Phelps
Yale
Jack Dempsey
Europe
America
Canton on the Upgrade
T. P. Beegle predicts the next four months will be the biggest business period in National Cash Register history. He says Canton’s NCR branch drives a nationwide rise as department store sales surge 74 percent from last year and the firm forecasts a “Greater NCR” season.
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John G. Green
National Cash Register Company
T. P. Beegle
Canton
Dayton
Mr. Beegle
N.C. R
National Cash Register
United States
Canada
Ohio
Beegle
Coroner opens probe into fatal Pennsylvania railroad wreck
Coroner T C McQuate begins sweeping investigation into the crash near the 5th street crossing where a freight casting toppled into a passing passenger locomotive, killing the fireman and injuring the engineer. Possible causes include criminal negligence by West Gas Construction Co and crew errors.
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T. C. McQuate
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
5Th St NE
Philadelphia
West Gas Construction Company
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hoosier Company
Canton considers cut in municipal lighting costs
Canton plans to save about 18000 annually on a 148000 bill by Ohio Power Co. reducing street lighting, without altering the current contract. The move aims to cut monthly costs to 1500 by lowering candle power on outlying streets and surveying all lighting, with public hearings and council review.
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Canton
Ohio Power Co
Augustus G. Moser
Utilities Committee of Council
James A. Roberts
Council Chamber
Roberts
Plans to aid submarine crews proposed by Elisberg
Edward Elisberg, a submarine rescue expert, urged in a letter released by Rep. Celler that submarines be fitted with escape devices for crew suffocation risk after disasters. He cited the Italian sub F-14 loss and called for lifting pontoons and attached eyes to secure them for raising sunken vessels.
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Washington
Edward Elisberg
Rep. Celler
N. A
Elisberg
Braucher Named City Bench Stand-In Amid Judge Absences
Attorney Milton J. Braucher was appointed Thursday by Gov. Vic Donahey to sit in municipal court as Judge A S Johnston is sick and Judge A T Snyder is on vacation. This follows a rushed second appointment after Attorney Bernard Rodgers declined the first. Braucher also serves as Stark County Bar Association treasurer.
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Milton J. Braucher
Vic Donahey
A. S. Johnston
A. T. Snyder
Bernard Rodgers
Canada
New England
Rodgers
Police hunt music teacher Violet Whitehead in Columbus
Police search for Violet Whitehead 17, a Columbus music teacher missing since Saturday, shifted to Dayton after a stranger said he saw her at the Columbus interurban depot around 3 Wednesday afternoon waiting for a Dayton car. Parents report she had no money. Dayton police asked to watch for her.
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Columbus
Violet Whitehead
Dayton
Sailor Drowns After All Night Boat Party
Fred Milliken age 28 drowned near Belle Isle bath ing beach following an all night party aboard a Detroit Boat Club oatboat. Lawrence Weiberg 29 from Kansas City and Seymour Sanders 34 hosted the celebration with Milliken as guest.
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Detroit
Fred Milliken
Belle Isle
Milliken
Lawrence C. Weiberg
Kansas City
Seymour Sanders
Weiberg
War veteran buried in Paris as France mourns general
Thousands of French veterans who served under Marshal Emile Fayolle carried him to his grave in Paris today. All France mourns a great World War general as Paris pays its highest tribute. Band Concert and Festival Nimisila Park this Thursday evening by Orrville Wooster and rotto Band.
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Rosendale
N. Y
Rondout Creek
Catskills
Little Valley
M. O'Reilly
Kingston
Paris
Emile Fayolle
France
Nimisila Park
Orrvilles Wooster and
Rotto Band
Ady
Traction board to map Canton transportation growth
A new Canton transportation franchise is to be reported within a week detailing provisions for future growth. The plan may allow Northern Ohio Power and Light to buy operating rights of independent bus firms, with a 15 to 25 year term prioritizing combined bus and traction service under one supervision.
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Northern Ohio Power & Light Co
City Transportation Commission
Vision
Canton
Comlete
Japan Welcomes Kellogg Pact As Step Toward Peace
Tokyo reports the government hails the Kellogg treaty as a law to end war and advance world peace. Premier Tanaka planned to travel to Paris to sign but stayed due to domestic politics and China tensions. Count Yasuya Uchida signed the pact for Japan.
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Tokyo
Nowed
United Press
Giichi Tanaka
Paris
Japan
China
Yasuya Uchida
Pastor Marries 6000th Couple in Omaha
Rev. Charles W. Savidge, on his long awaited vacation, conducted his 6000th marriage ceremony in Omaha uniting James C. Nemec 31 of Dodge Neb and Eva Meyer 23 of Snyder. He noted his first ceremony was in Litchfield Minnesota.
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Omaha
Neb
Charles W. Savidge
Savidge
James C. Nemec
Dodge
Eva Meyer
Snyder
Litchfield
Minn
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Will
Cork
Robinson
Ralph H. Turner
Harry
Ganders
County Institute
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Marquis of Clydesdale
Lord Plunkett
Claude Champion de Crespigny
Godfrey Thomas
Charles Cochran
Hugh Walpole
Arnold Bennett
Gilbert Frankau
Dempsey
Wilder
Switzerland
Solon
Braucher
CITY
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Traction Board
Preier Tanaka
Sesson Ee
Pastor
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