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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
1
Administration leaders abandon the Underwood farm relief bill as a filibuster by 14 senators threatens 70 hours of talks to death. The plan shifts focus to the McFadden banking bill and other measures before Congress adjourns, aiming to save time for enactable legislation.
New York reports negotiations for selling the Equitable Building, among the world's largest offices, likely to close within a week. A Hayden, Stone led banking group is seen as prospective buyers at about 40 million dollars.
Charles James of 117 Cornvhan Ave NE was charged with possessing illicit whisky and fined 100 dollars plus costs in a criminal court Thursday morning.
The Prince of Wales will attend two Bucking ham Palace levees on March 10 and 19 for his sick father King George. If the Duke of York is away on a hunting trip in Africa, Prince George, the king's third son, will act for his father.
London February 26 King George recuperating from bronchial attack is expected to depart from Portsmouth on a royal yacht for a Mediterranean convalescence cruise around March 5. The first southern port and exact Portsmouth departure date have not been fixed. Prince Henry, third son, rests in a military hospital with influenza. David Lloyd George, nearly recovered from influenza, is convalescing at home.
The White Star liner Adriatic carrying 500 passengers ran aground on the south bank in the upper bay. Four tugs freed the vessel after five hours of effort aided by the tide. no damage was found and the cruise continued.
In Mansfield Ohio on February 26 the jury returned a verdict for Edward J. Dawson in a breach of promise suit filed by Donna Edwards seeking 15000 dollars. The trial lasted several days with many women on the jury. Dawson proved he was out of town on several dates using time slips from his employer.
Montreal reports government circles say Canada will receive about 800000 dollars as the initial Dawes reparations payment in the coming weeks. Britain has already received 85 million gold marks, with Canada set to receive 4.55 percent.
Berlin reported February 26 that President Ebert is gravely ill and may not survive the night. A hospital attendant said his life hinges on restoring intestinal function as doctors battle to stabilize him. The official bulletin confirmed the seriousness of his condition.
Berlin report recalls a 1923 horoscope predicting the possibility of President Ebert's death during 1925 and noting great honors coming to him, as the Reich observes today after his serious illness.
Postoperative bulletin reports tonitis and inflamed veriform process causing intestinal failure. President’s condition deteriorated from satisfactory to serious. doctors fear complications as officials brace for possible death amid anxious hospital staff and concealed prior warnings.
Winter returns to Ohio as a cold front trims temperatures. In Columbus the day opened 17 degrees above zero after a 30 degree drop and snow fell across the morning. Cleveland recorded 20 with a 40 mile gale making streets slick and busy with motion.
A thief entered the home at 802 Thompson SE and stole a watch and chain worth 75 dollars. The resident saw a colored man flee the scene as the break in occurred on Wednesday night.
Sun Yat Sen the dying leader in south China was rapidly nearing death as attending physicians reported he grew progressively weaker through the day. The condition was unchanged from morning assessments.
Deputy Sheriff C. % Alspaugh filed charges against A. B. Peek head of Lake Shore Transportation Co. in Cleveland for an overloaded truck. A company truck weighed 16135 pounds on the Canton-Ariron road. State and county orders bar trucks over seven and one half tons on spring thaw roads and notices were posted at the county line. C. F. Knutzen of Cleveland admitted guilt to exceeding the 10 ton limit before the new rules and was fined $100 and costs by Justice A. B. Correll.
Rome reports Premier Mussolini in more serious health than first thought though officials call it not grave. Bulletins avoid mention of a stomach operation said to have occurred this week as the senate and chamber adjourn indefinitely until his recovery, leaving Italy in a one man show.
Osborne Wood the youthful American diver who vanished from Paris with debts was found at the Hotel Ritz in Barcelona. He arrived at 9:30 a.m. yesterday, spoke with an officer from the U S S Bcorpion in Barcelona harbor, and had planned to depart for Valencia but delayed his departure.
The Stark County Farm Bureau launched a six week membership drive after a banquet at Central Y M C A. Glenn Lotz and C C Bair outlined plans from the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation in Columbus. Wards urged cooperation to boost rural prosperity and a life membership option was proposed.
Juries in three common pleas courtrooms fixed damages for injuries to body parts. Awards ranged from 500 to 2500 dollars, with the largest verdict going to Mrs. Olive K Hogan for a broken leg after slipping at Courtland Hotel Co. Edward B Arter won 1500 in a suit over a brick and sidewalk incident. Henry Schneider received 500 after being struck by a car while boarding a streetcar.
Indiana lawmakers flee to Ohio to dodge action on a gerrymandering measure. The 15 insurgent Democratic senators face possible extradition as Marion County grand jury weighs the case amid Republican calls for arrest warrants. Senate leaders refuse peace talks and plan a special session to press the bill.
County and city authorities probe a brutal murder after a 3 to 6 month old child was dumped into a hog pen four miles west of Lima. Evidence is sparse a few clothing fragments and part of a skull. A man and woman fled in an automobile after the infant cried for several minutes before the hogs attacked. Sheriff Harvey Crosson leads the investigation aided by local farmers S T O and James Hathcock who reported the crime.
Kurdish rebels claim Prince Selim son of Sultan Abdul Hamid as king of a new eastern Turkish state. Shiek Said seeks to carve the region while the government fears complications if the effort succeeds as reports say Hargout Elazil and Dersym have fallen to warring tribes.
Cleveland report says federal grand jury will vote indictments against ten or eleven people over the Armand Hayner distillery liquor withdrawal in Troy in 1921 and 1922. Witnesses include Joseph H. Shearer and Charles Kleinhaus as probes focus on high officials, politicians, and truck drivers tied to the case.
Judge Clevenger of Wilmington is to preside in Ohio court Monday over the Falkoff heirs suit against Esther Sugarman in the Falk estate dispute valued at about 250000. The case involves marriage legality and heirs claim to the estate with ties to Russia and the Soviet era. defendants argue the plaintiffs are nonresident aliens and cannot sue here.
Blanche Tobias, 20, confessed slayer of her two months old baby, went on trial here for murder. The defense will claim she was temporarily deranged when she strangled the infant last November after her husband questioned its paternity.
Panshen Lama head of Tibetan Buddhism, arriving in Peking yesterday, conferred with President Tuan Chi Jul on Tibet possibly recognizing Chinese sovereignty after years of de facto independence.
Washington mourns Medill McCormick of Illinois as another member of the famed battalion of death dies. The article notes his fierce opposition to the League of Nations, his European knowledge, flamboyant personality, and lasting impact on Washington political life.
George Bolit of 1714 South Street NE was fined $100 and costs in criminal court Thursday for interfering with police in enforcing the prohibition law. The incident occurred as officers carried out enforcement duties.
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