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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1925
Page
3
Poor readability indicates an OCR fragment about a conflict event with unclear timing and parties. No definite date, location, or names can be confirmed from the readable text.
Thieves looted homes and businesses in Canton, taking a Ford roadster, a revolver, a tire and rim, suitcases, jewelry, cash, and other property across multiple addresses including 125 South 4th NE and 208 Young Ave SE. Several items were recovered or identified, with values varying.
Retired Rear Admiral William S. Sims asserts that airplanes have doomed the battleship and will decide sea battles with air superiority determining outcomes. He argues aircraft can cover vast distances and strike ships before they can respond, reshaping naval strategy.
Rome reports a Florence paper claims Prince Humbert the crown prince is engaged to Infanta Beatrice eldest daughter of the Spanish sovereigns. The rumor lacks confirmation and many doubt it given Beatrice youth. If true the marriage would be delayed at least two years and would charm Mussolini seeking stronger Spain Italy ties.
William Carmichael colored was arrested Sunday evening on a charge of shooting with intent to kill after discharging a revolver at Leon Jackson at 817 Cherry avenue SE following an earlier argument. Carmichael, who drove to Jacksons home, allegedly fired when Jackson appeared at the door. He later went to police headquarters and said he had shot at a man and would be at home. Police conducted the investigation prior to arrest.
Gay Kelly, 21, of Ashland died at General Hospital minutes after a rollover on the Harding highway two miles west of Mansfield at 2 AM. Four others were hurt, two remained hospitalized with bruises, and two were discharged uninjured. The driver reportedly sped toward Mansfield and struck a sign post.
The American National Association of Masters of Dancing met in Cleveland and said Henry Ford's color and design changes to the flivver might also influence public taste in dancing. President Fenton Bolt of Dayton announced Ford planned to send reps to major cities to promote the quadrille Waltz schottische and other dances of a previous generation.
London resumes a horse drawn omnibus ride for tourists to relive historic travel. Two young Englishmen operate vintage coaches in snuff colored coats and high hats, claiming the vehicles date back nearly a century.
Cambridge announces the rediscovery of the Borelly comet on August 14 by Dr. A. Schaumas at an observatory in Nice France. The comet, first seen in 1889 at Marseilles, has a ten year period and was last observed in 1918 near Nice.
Tonight KOA airs a football coach Tom McNamara program while WCBD WTAM WEAR and WHK present music and dinner hour concerts. News notes discuss new fall radio models battery eliminators louder loudspeakers and looming multi tube receivers with two conventions planned in New York September 14 16.
Sunday brought the hottest Aug 30 in years with a 95 degree high. Cantonians jammed roads and beaches as cold drinks and baths sold briskly while hospitals reported no serious heat-related cases. A cooling shower in Cleveland provided relief after 92 degrees the previous day.
In Stockholm on August 31, resentment grew over Lord Salveson’s attack on the United States at a world church conference. Thirty American representatives issued a formal protest denying his claim that an abbreviated Bible was published in the United States with wine passages omitted. The Scottish peer also asserted that smoking is a crime in at least one state, a point hotly contradicted by the Americans.
Returns from Sundays plebiscite show victory for President Alessandri who sponsored the document. The new constitution creates electoral reforms and separation of church and state, with government subsidies to the church for five years and plans for divorce legislation.
Port Said August 31 Japanese Deep Sea Corporation of Tokio reports successful salvage of Bold bars worth $500,000 from the Yasuka Maru torpedoed in 1925 off Port Said. The ship lies at a depth exceeding 240 feet, a challenging dive undertaking and a notable feat of engineering.
Paris August 31 plans for a Franco Spanish offensive against the Rif aim to finish the Moroccan war before the rainy season. Gen Jordana says aviation will play the major role with army and navy air forces attacking jointly to suppress Abd El Krim and his rebellion. He urges continued French Spanish army cooperation to resolve the Moroccan affair quickly despite complex intervening factors.
J. G. Graham of Canton was elected senior vice commander of the Army and Navy Union Ohio department at the state convention in Cincinnati. Eugene Midlay, also of Canton, was chosen as chaplain. Other officers elected include William Sanders, commander. Hadley Jr of Cincinnati, junior vice commander. J. J. Lang, Cincinnati, paymaster. A. V. Geoss, Dayton, inspector. H. D. Warne, Cleveland, surgeon. Walter Ziegler, Warren, historian. J. W. Meyer, Akron, instructor. The four day convention session concluded in Cincinnati.
Sam Pain, a Black man, was arrested Sunday night on a cutting with intent to kill charge. Police say Pain attacked Lula Hase three months earlier, slashing her throat. she was hospitalized and later released. Pain was found with a revolver at arrest.
A pay account ant named A. A. Grave and an assistant embezzled thousands from the government theaters. They gambled in a government casino and drank champagne, then fled to Baku, where they were arrested, tried, and convicted. Grave was sentenced to shooting, the assistant to imprisonment.
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