Canton Welcomes New Year With Hopes Of Prosperity
General Stark praises Canton’s New Year mood as business leaders foretell a strong year 1928 with rising industrial momentum. Crowds celebrate, minor auto accidents, no major crime, and leap year gossip adds humor. Factories vary in holiday operations. Timken and Central Alloy plan full output while others inventory or close briefly.
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Eneral Stark
Canton
Oval
United Es
Fces
Central Alloy Steel Corp
Timken Rolterating Co
Pera Ting
Tns
Industrial Corporation
Cold Canton and nation endure deep freeze forecast
Canton faces continued subzero temperatures with a 35 mph wind as forecasters predict a warm spell Tuesday. Snowplow crews and snow fences are deployed statewide to combat drifts while two accidents injure two people and police report a DWI arrest. Chicago logs a brutal cold wave with subzero highs and a blizzard causing 19 deaths and travel disruption nationwide.
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Canton
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Carl H. Meyer
State Highway Department
J B. Yeung
Atlee M. Wise
Young
Ivan Dale
Roslyn Av SW
Peter Gambone
Lafayette Av SE
Harold Swab
2D St SE
Tuscarawas St E
Orchard Av
Swab
Sergt. Conner
Tatmsch
H. H. Ream
4Th St
F. Aeschbacher
Hartville
Highay
Tuscarawasst
Chicago
Middle West
Atlantic Sea
Pennsylvania
Florida
Alabama
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
Texas
Los Angeles
Edmonton
Canada
Miles City
Mont
Chenoa
Fil
St. Louis-Chicago
A. J Schultz
Marines Clash With Nicaraguan Rebels In Ocotal
Five United States Marines were killed and 23 wounded in a battle with Sandino rebels near Quilali in Ocotal Nicaragua. Reinforcements were requested as marine and national guard forces drove 400 to 500 rebels from the town.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Ocotal
Masson Gulick
Col. Gulick
Quilali
Sandinos
Sandino
Sandion
Mintter
Col
Gulick
Fea
Dr Jekyll and Hyde on Stage at Obert Louis Stevens Sons
A theater review notes the production of Dr Jekyll and Hyde by Obert Louis Stevens Sons, highlighting a dramatic portrayal of dual personalities. It contrasts morning commuter solitude on Canton streetcars with afternoon chatter, suggesting shifts in mood and social energy as the audience observes the same riders in different hours.
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Louis Steven& Son
Dr. Jekyll and Hyde
Canton
Girl May Be First Canton 1928 Baby
A prospective Canton first baby for 1928 is noted as a girl born Sunday night at Mercy Hospital. Parents Mr and Mrs Leonard McNab of 1752 Sherrick Road may have named the infant Marjorie Elizabeth Ha. Unclear reports say doctors attended at homes. hospital records are still being filed.
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Heaby Horner
Canton
Miss McNab
Marjorie Elizabeth Ha
Robertson Funeral Held in Malvern Church
J N Robertson funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday. Burial followed at the cemetery, with local mourners attending the service.
Scranton Sun Plant Bomb Blasts Newspaper Office
In Scranton Pennsylvania a blast rocked The Scranton Sun plant just after midnight injuring a woman and child nearby and causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. Police seek bootleggers linked to the paper’s crime exposure as editors vow to press on. State police questioned a Pittston suspect amid theories of bootleg gang retaliation.
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Scranton
Scranton Sun
Pennsylvania
Sun
Y Glass
Pittston
The
Robert B. Edgar
the Sun
United Press
Salvage Operations Delayed by Nantucket Gale S4 Sunk
Storm winds and rough seas off Provincetown delay S4 submarine salvage. Rear Admiral Brumby reports weather clear but cold with fresh westerly winds and rising seas. Diving impossible. only Sagamore at wreck on watch. Day to be spent preparing to resume work when conditions improve.
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Washington
Navy
Provincetown
Mass
New England
Frank H. Brumby
Navy Department
Brumby
Sagamore
Ruth Snyder Retains Hope As Execution Near
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray face 1930s fate with mixed feelings. Snyder seeks information on Auburn Prison for Women as she hopes for a governor commutation to life imprisonment. Gray remains resigned to death, with little public sympathy left for him as Jan. 12 approaches.
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Auburn Prison
Gray
New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Traffic Court Hearings Rise Sharply in New York
Traffic court cases increased by 36208 in New York during the year with total fines of 406410 collected.
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New York
New York New Year gaiety proves fatal to nine
New York woke to a grim toll as nine New Yorkers died in postwar celebrations from bad liquor and excess. Lockouts on Broadway venues and high prices marked the city wide revel, with raids by prohibition officers and several liquor-related incidents across Manhattan. In Hoboken and Chicago similar New Year scenes unfolded with injuries and orderly observance noted.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bellevue Hospital
Broadway
Fifth
Hotel Astor
Waldorf
Plaza
Iceman of 1928 to Play Bridge in Uniform
Chicago January 2 1928 news notes the ice industry plans to groom its delivery men as neat handsome refrigeration experts with engraved cards. The National Association of Ice Industries aims to brighten homemakers days and boost ice sales by promoting a refined image and even teaching workers to play bridge to fill in as a fourth on routes.
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Chicago
Council to Pick Its Officers At Monday's Meet
The new city council meets Monday at 10 in city hall to organize for the year with Harry W. Oliver reelected president. Vice president likely among C E Hexamer James Roberts and John W Burkhardt. Earl Hafer to be reelected clerk and Bernice Jackson named stenographer. Transportation and the Northern Ohio Power and Light Co franchise fare hike loom as early 1928 issues.
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New City Council
Council Chamber
City Hall
Harry W. Oliver
C. E. Hexamer
James Roberts
John W. Burkhardt
Northern Ohio Power & Light Co
Do. C. Curtis
Samuel FE. Barr
Curtis
Russell G. Chase
Charles W. Flory
Denton Automobile Ub
Flory
Mayor Curtis
William H. Miller
The
Automobile Club
Stanford M. Swerts
Swarts
George Muehleisen
Police Department
Middle West
Auto Board To Meet Tuesday Canton Club seeks new manager
The Canton Automobile Club board will meet Tuesday at noon to review manager applicants after Charles W. Flory’s Sunday resignation. Directors expect final selection to be delayed about a month. In interim, Dr. H. M. Schuffell serves as president, J. H. Denny as vice president, Carl F. Nuerr as treasurer, and Charles R. Kumpf as secretary.
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The
Canton Automobile Club
Charles W. Flory
H. M. Schuffell
J. H. Denny
Carl F. Nuerr
Charles R. Kumpf
Couple Celebrates 60 Years of Marriage in Gnadenhutten
New Philadelphia Jan 2 60 years of married life celebrated by Mr and Mrs William McCreery at their Gnadenhutten home as friends gathered to praise their long union and active civic educational and spiritual involvement in the community.
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New
Philadelphia
William McCreery
Gnadenhutten
Legion of Friends
Vanes Stolen Tire and Rim Reported on Edwards Ave
Jacobs of 1235 Edwards Ave NE reported to police Sunday that thieves stole a tire and rim from his automobile while it was parked at Edwards Ave and Mahoning Rd. The case details a property crime in a residential area with no injuries reported. Police are investigating and seeking information from residents in the vicinity.
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Vanes
Jacobs
Edwards Ay NE
Edwards Ay and
Mahoning Rd
Dinner incident during New Year celebration in Brooklyn
John Weldon, 19, ate his New Year's dinner while standing after breaking seated on a curbstone during Brooklyn festivities. Physicians at Cumberland Street Hospital removed glass from his hip pocket and the surrounding area.
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Brooklyn
John Weldon
Cumberland St Hospital
Weldon
Father Stabs Daughter in Family Dispute
John Kish of 2539 13th Street NE was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of stabbing his young daughter with shears. Police reported he threatened to kill the family with a butcher knife. The girl sustained only minor injuries.
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John Kish
13Th St NE
Kish
Governor's Teacher In Westchester Ill at Home
Washington Fleming Roberts 68, former teacher of Governor Donahey and pupil of Donahey’s father the late John C. Donahey, is ill at his home with a sleeping malady in Westchester on January 2.
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Westchester
Washington Fleming Roberts
Gov. Donahey
Donahey
John C. Donahey
Death Laid to Chicago Gangs In Weekend Shootings
Chicago police opened the 1928 record with the weekend murder of Frank Dutch Carpenter a saloon keeper tied to the underworld. His body was found in a snow drift after gunmen whisked him away Saturday night, linking the case to recent gang shootings.
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Chicago
Chicago Police Department
Killigs
Frank
Steel magnate taken by death in Pittsburgh
B F Jones Jr head of Jones and Laughlin Steel Co a major independent steel firm died in Pittsburgh after a heart ailment. He graduated from Princeton in 1891 and joined the family business later becoming chairman of the board of directors from 1923 until his death at age 59.
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Pittsburgh
B. F. Jones
Jones and Laughlin Steel Co
Princeton
Jones
Jones and Laughlin, Limited
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Ohio Man Listed as Dead in Battle
MANAGUA Nicaragua Jan 2 The marine casualty list from the battle of Quilali names dead First Sgt Johnny E Hemphill Chicago Corp Adolph Theilhart Middle Village LI First Class Private George E Goldsmith Deer Park Wis First Class Private W Grady Weast on Point La First Class Private Mstler Grosson Pleasant Plains O Wounded seriously Capt Richard Livingston Philadelphia Gunnery Sgt Fred Coryell Anaconda Mont Private Robert H Collins Cobble town Ga Private Charles Turner Terre Haute Ind Private Bernard W Coyne Framingham Mass Private Leonard J Smith New York City Slightly wounded Thieu Willem T Minnick Medical Corps USN South Hills Pittsburgh First Lieut Moses J Gould Patterson NJ
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Managua
Nicaragua
Battle of
Quilali
Johnny E. Hemphill
Chicago
Adolph Theilhart
Middle Village
L. I
George E. Goldsmith
Deer Park
Wis
W. Grady
Weatson Point
Mstler Grosson
Pleasant Pleins
Richard Livingston
Philadelphia
Marines Suffer Fatal Nicaragua Clash Record
Official reports delayed confirm that American Marines were killed in Nicaraguan fighting. They had sailed from the United States on February 17, 1927, arriving in early March to quell disorder after President Jaz Sacasa disputed the election. Chamorro supported peace, while Sandino refused to abide by the treaty and took to the hills.
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United States
Nicaragua
Jaz
Sacasa
Chamorro
Diaz
Gen. Sandino
Washington
Wilbur
Lejeune
Marine Corps
Senate
House
Henry Stimson
The
Philippines
Rdse
Hickman Aides Being Sought in Parker Case
Los Angeles authorities believe William Edward Hickman had accomplices in the Marion Parker kidnapping and murder. They cite telegrams to Perry Parker allegedly sent with a middle aged woman nearby, and reports of a man and companion seen with bundles from Nellevue Arms after the girl was butchered. The body was later found in Elysian Park.
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Los Angeles
William Edward Hickeman
Marion Parker
The
Fox
Parker
Nellevue Arms
Hickman
Mareion
Elysian Park
Woman dies of bullet wound in failed operation
Mrs. Wil lam Ripley, 42, of Dennison, died from a bullet wound inflicted by former husband Alonzo Mears, who then killed himself. Ripley died at Twin City Hospital after an operation to remove the bullet proved unsuccessful. Burial and funeral details noted for New Philadelphia, Freeport, and Westchester, with services at Elmer Mears’ home.
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Mr. Mears
Aea
Elmer Mears
Westchester
Police folding rank of pictat in Orlando case
Wm. F. Born, held by Cleveland police for Orlando authorities, is wanted for obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly sold supposedly unencumbered mortgages to a Morris Plan Bank, netting about $12 000. Titles were unclear and liens existed.
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Orlando
Fla
Jen
Wm. F. Born
Cleveland
Ohio
Born
Havin
Morris Plan
Doctor Holds Murder Denial In Appleby Case
Los Angeles dispatch reports Dr. Charles McMillan steadfast in denying involvement in the murder of Mrs. Amelia Appleby, widow of a Chicago twine binder inventor. After 36 hours of questioning he was moved to county jail awaiting grand jury action, with a murder indictment expected Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
Charles McMillan
Amelia Appleby
Chicago
McMillan
Only One Canton Daily News Edition On Holiday Monday
The Canton Daily News prints only one edition on Monday so employees may enjoy the New Year holiday. The edition went to press at midnight Sunday and will be delivered to subscribers early Monday morning. Regular weekday editions resume Tuesday.
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Canton Daily News
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Welcoming
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Catherine Micille
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