Walther Says Raid Framed Him At Canton Gym Show
Al Walther, owner of the Canton gymnasium raided Thursday night, says he was framed and did not plan an immoral show. He identifies Crowley emissary Smally as the only man in the hall who was not arrested, while the city administration allegedly hindered operations. The News reports on competing charges and seeks light from Chief Lengel. no one knows who framed Walther.
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Mel
Walther
Lengel
Walther Delares
Canton
Umbo Crowley
Woman Hit by Train Killed in Pittsburgh Incident
Mrs. Sarah Kitaewich aged 42 of 090 Mahon Ave SW was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train on High Avenue Tuesday afternoon. She suffered severe injuries and died at Mercy Hospital at 4 40. Survived by husband Kemuel Kitaewich and one brother Hyman Spien. Funeral services will be held at the home Wednesday at 3 and burial in Wish Cemetery.
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Sarah Kitaewich
Mercy Hospital
Kemuel Kitaewich
Kitaewich
Herusband
Hyman Spien
Oon
Wish
Colby Denies Divorce Report
New York December 16 Bainbridge Colby Secretary of State in the Wilson administration denies reports that his wife is seeking a divorce He says she sailed for Europe last night Colby plans to go to Paris to fetch their daughter Rumors of an amicable separation earlier are denied Colby and wife wed in Bridge Massachusetts on June 22 1895 They have three daughters The Macenances was married recently to Robert Thomas of California and Santa Rosa prior to marriage Miss Nathalie Sedge of Stockbridge Massachusetts was Colbys first wife
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R. V. Mitchell
Board of Trustees
Ruth Woodring
B. R. Belter
New York
Baindge Colby
Wilson
Ydenieg
Europe
Colby
Paris
Pare Colby
Iuridge Mass
Queen Margherita Ill. Dr Pescacolo summoned
Bordighera Italy December 16 Queen Margherita ill with influenza showed no improvement today and the famed specialist Dr. Pescacolo was summoned from Turin to treat her.
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Bordighera
Italy
Margherita
Pescacolo
Turin
Kirby Trial Goes to Jury
The government case against a Kirby, former head of the Cleveland Discount Co., went to the jury at 12:15 p.m. Luther Day, chief counsel for Kirby, made about fifty exceptions to Judge Killit's charge and argued parts favored the government.
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Cleveland
A Kirby
Cleveland Discount Co
Luther Day
Kirby
Killit
Street of Forgotten Men shows at Valentine Theater
Police Commissioner Enright notes persistent beggar networks and cripple factories in New York as efforts to suppress them continue. The era of Bowery traditions fades while individuals now run street operations. a moving picture at the Valentine Theater portrays these historic scenes. Ticket info appears in the usual reader notices.
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Father Knickerbocker
Joseph Enright
Beggars and Panhandlers
Boeing
Bowery
Valentine Theater
Canton
Bandits Knock Man Out and Take $48 in Heist
Louis Weintraub 48 of 928 Cherry AME NE was struck in the chin by a bandit and a second man rifled his pockets taking $48 after he locked his barn door near 1113 Liberty Ave SE Tuesday night at 8 15. Police searched area but could not find the robbers while a nearby woman provided a sighting. Weintraub suffered a split lip.
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Louis Weintraub
Liberty Av SE
Weintraub
Wentraub
Toledo Clubber Suspect Held in Nine Victim Attacks
Toledo December 18. Joseph Luczka 28 held as a possible slugger who attacked women near the west end campus. Miss Louise Washburn 18 Toledo University co ed identified him from a lineup and more victims await identification by police.
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Toledo
Joseph Luczka
Spelce
West End
Luczka
Louise Washburn
Toledo University
Toledo State Hospital
Rendville Man Convicted of Assault After Fatal Coal Yard Altercation
In New Lexington Ohio on Tec 16 Henry Smith 61 Rendville was found guilty of assault and battery after a common pleas court jury indicted him for manslaughter in a clash that killed Albert Edom 65 with a club over a coal pile. Judge T D Price fined him 50 dollars plus costs. Smith claimed self defense.
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New Lexington
Henry Smith
Rendville
Common Pleas Court
T. D. Price
Smith
Albert Edom
N O T Seeks Injunction Over County Taxes
The Northern Ohio Traction Co filed in federal court for an interlocutory injunction to stop eight county treasurers from collecting 1925 taxes. The company argues taxes exceed the 1924 re appraisal value of $27,061,180. Treasurers named include Elmer E. Lee Medina, L. Lloyd Weil Summit, Walter Cook Cuyahoga, Mavda Marsh Portage, Florence Limb Wayne, R. Z. Walter Tuscarawas, Luther H. Tarleton Noble, and A. F. Bowman Stark.
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Cleveland
Northern Ohio Traction Co
Federal Cour
Ohio
Traction Company
Traction
Ohio Tax Commission
Peti
Luther H. Tarleton
Noble
A. F. Bowman
Stark Co
Marvel Man Keeps Watch On Love Strikes In Elite Restaurant
A comic vignette shows a 28 year old in a black suit and a 20 year old in a blue dress in Elite restaurant trading barbed romance about being single soon. A separate private home scene has a couple arguing over sincerity while a piano plays, then another Canton Jersey couple quarrels about late nights and trust, ending with the note of a continued story.
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Earl
Japanese Occupy Mukden End of Historic Control
Japanese troops have occupied Mukden the Manchurian capital for the first time since the Russo-Japanese war. Chang Tso Lin has been forced to retire to the suburbs while authorities insure protection of property amid concern from other powers. In a separate report from Peking Gen Feng Yu Helang and Li Ching Lin clashed near Tientsin with heavy casualties.
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Tokso
Mukden
Manchuria
Chang Tso Lin
Peking
Feng Yu Helang
Li Ching Lin
Chihli
Tientsin
Riegel Denies Ohio School Closure Charges
Columbus dispatch reports Vernon M. Riegel, state director of education, denying claims that chaotic school tax legislation has forced many Ohio schools to close. He says 2,500 schools are largely adequately financed and only a very few districts lack funds, which could self-finance if belief in schools and education were stronger.
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Columbus
Vernon M. Riegel
Ohio
Riegel
Weges
Ucation
Federal chief plans nationwide radio survey
The Commerce Department announced a nationwide radio survey to start immediately if Congress approves 150000 for study of interference signal strength and coverage. Initial steps, before year end, focus on Detroit Chicago districts and the Midwest where hundreds of stations create chaos. A portable car radio unit was sent to Detroit to coordinate field work in northern Ohio Michigan and Indiana.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Congress
United States
Detroit
Chicago
Middle West
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Court martial ends tense session as drum and mitchell clash
Washington December 16 bitter personalities marked the closing chapters of the court martial of Colonel William Mitchell. Major General Hugh Drum clashed with Representative Reid of Illinois who cross examined Mitchell's chief opponent. The morning session ended with a fireworks exchange and the jury retiring to consider the incident.
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Washington
Wm. Mitchell
Hugh A. Drum
Mitchell
Representative Reid
Illinois
Reid
Dances Probed In Hackensack High Schools
The Hackensack New Jersey board of education probes two high school fraternity dances over petting parties and hip flasks, seeking details of student conduct and possible violations.
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Hackensack, N. J
Board of Education
Senator Blease Demands Amendment to Enforce Prohibition Abroad
The showdown over the dry law shifts to diplomacy as Senator Cole Blease proposes amending the Volstead Act to require foreign embassies and consulates in the United States to follow American prohibition. He argues diplomats enjoy immunity and would force a vote to make foreigners subject to U.S. restrictions.
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Washington
Cole Blease
South Carolina
State Department
Congress
Senate
Edge
New Jersey
James A. Gallivan
Massachusetts
John Philip Hill
Maryland
Wiilis
Ohio
Sheppard
Texas
Willis
Blease
America
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Beating Trial Details Alleged by Elder Webb Accuser
In Canton courtroom Mrs. Merle Webb testified in a 25 000 damage case that four men including RE Webb and W D Gilmore horse whipped William Lloyd Shaw in a Massillon area woods tied to a tree. She said masked assailants struck him with a horsewhip and kicked him while her husband arranged the event and watched.
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William Lloyd Shaw
Massillon
RE. E. Webb
R. L. Webb
Warren Saunders
W. D. Gilmore
Merle Webb
Krrchbaum
Gilmore
Canton
Walter Ruff
Shaw
Mrs. Webb
FE. B. Webb
Akron
Columbia Heights
el. B. Webb
E. FE. Webb
Death Sparks Major Rum Raid in Lawrence
Following the death of Jack Tilley a 44 year old well known New England duelist police raided the West End Social and Athletic club and seized one of the district's largest liquor and gambling caches since prohibition.
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Lawrence
Mass
Jack Tilley
New England
Municipal Hospital
West End
Police seek missing New York broker Alfred Benscher
Intensive search underway for Alfred Benscher head of Alfred Benscher & Co brokers with a Broadway office missing since December 1. Firm office closed after a bankruptcy petition and state attorney general investigation alleges he owes customers about 500000.
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New York
Alfred Benscher
Alfred Benscher & Co
Broadway
State Attorney General’s
Benscher
Doumer Picked For Finance Job In France
Paris December 16 The cabinet approves Premier Briand’s nomination of Senator Paul Doumer as finance minister to replace M Loucheur. Doumer will respond tonight to Briand’s invitation to lead France’s financial recovery and steer the country from its economic crisis.
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Paris
Briand
Paul Doumer
M. Loucheur
Doumer
M. Briand
France
Brick fails to stop prowler near Minnesota home
J Ko Babcock of 696 6th St NE reports a prowler on his porch Tuesday evening. He saw a tall negro flee as he opened the door and threw a paving brick which struck the man but did not halt him. Police could not locate the suspect.
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J. Ko Babcock
6Th St
Wag
Babcock
Contention on Regularity Is Now Settled
Washington dispatch reports the Senate accepted Robert M. LaFollette as a Republican committee member while admitting no defined test for regularity. The piece notes tensions between regulars and insurgents over loyalty to Coolidge and the Roosevelt era, with implications for future votes and party unity.
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Canton Daily News
Washington
Senate
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Remus To Face Witness Stand In Federal Trial
George Remus the Cincinnati bootleg czar, heavily guarded by secret service men and local detectives, is expected to take the witness stand today in the federal court trial at Indianapolis. The case involves a number of defendants charged with bootlegging and related offenses during Prohibition.
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Indianapolis
George Remus
Cincinnati
Secret Service
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Radio Survey
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