New Year and Woman Suffrage in State Legislatures
A National League of Women Voters survey shows 122 women seated in four state legislatures for the new year, with 11 in state senates. Connecticut leads with 16 women. Wyoming has one. The report notes more Republican than Democratic members and fewer total women than in 1925–26.
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National League of Women Voters
Connecticut
Wyoming
Tllinois
Maine
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Special Assistant Prosecutor Appointed as Grand Jury Opens
C B McClintock retired as prosecuting attorney and is named special assistant to Henry W Harter Jr for the Ben Rudner trial. Judge Charles Krrchbaum presides as grand jury sessions begin with 60 plus transcripts on file. Ed Gibson becomes sheriff. Dr T C McQuate starts new term as coroner. Hazel Pead joins Harter staff. P D Howell named county secret service officer.
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C. B. McClintock
Common Pleas
Henry W. Harter, Jr
Ben Rudner
Mellett
Harter
Rudner
McClintock
Patrick E. McDermott
Charles Krrchbaum
PP. D. Howell
Secret Service
Hazel Pead
Co. W Kirk
Ed Gibson
Gipson
Kirk
West End
T. C.mcquate
Beulah Purvis Slaying Solved by Arrest Confession
In Cincinnati on January 3 1930 Joseph Carr alias Joseph Elliott confessed to the murder of Beulah Purvis a 19 year old Lawrenceburg Indiana girl. He said he grabbed her on a street car at Valley Junction hit her with a slipper and drowned her after assaulting her near the Big Miami river.
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Cincinnati
Beulah Purvis
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Joseph Carr
Joseph Elliott
Hee
Carl E. Iaster
Vailey Junction
Basler
Goitia
Indiana
Miami River
Akron Post Office 1926 Receipts Seen Above 1925
Akron postmaster C Nelson Sparks reports 1926 total post office receipts will exceed 1925 by over twelve percent indicating a strong year for mail and related services in Akron.
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Akron
C. Nelson Sparks
Hoover official dies suddenly in Cleveland Clinic visit
Harry G. Evans 46 longtime Hoover Co maintenance superintendent and North Canton figure died early Sunday at the Cleveland Clinic hospital after a prior nervous breakdown. He leaves a widow Alta Coleman Means a daughter Rebecca five brothers and four sisters. funeral Tuesday at 2 p m at Community Christian church with Revs Coosa Wise and Beck officiating and burial in Zion Cemetery.
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Harry G. Evans
Hoover Co
North Canton
Cleveland Clinic
K. of P
Moose and Macabees
Community Christian Church
M. A. Coosahoom
P. Wise
K. M. Beck
Zion Cemetery
Deer Chase Seeks Food In Westchester Delivery Run
Richard Kester of White Plains drove a hay and apples laden delivery car through northern Westchester County when a hungry deer burst from the woods and pursued him for five miles. To escape, Kester tossed out hay and apples. the deer paused to feed as the car sped away.
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Mount Vernon
N. J
Richard Kester
White Plains
Westchester Co
Kester
Butler Seeks Greater Gun Elevation For Navy Battleships
Representative Butler of Pennsylvania, chair of the naval affairs committee, announced a revival of the push to increase the range of big guns on American battleships. He notes British objections in 1922 and says higher elevation on German and British ships gives them greater range, urging elevation parity for the United States.
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Representative Butler
U. S
Washington
Butler
Pennsylvania
Hells: Naval Affairs Committee
Pary
Great Britain
Harding
Hintich
New Chance in Sight for Tris and Ty
Indications today suggested Cobb and Speaker may receive a new hearing to clear their names. Risberg’s sensational tale to Judge Landis about a 1917 purchase of a White Sox series against Detroit has sparked moves to allow Cobb and Speaker to face Leonard in a final showdown. Landis had not commented, but lingering doubt cast doubt on the managers’ careers as possible reinstatement looms.
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Cobb
Speaker
Charles
Risberg
Black Sox
Kenesaw M. Landis
Aye
White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Cleveland
Siddie Collins
Philadelphia Athletics
Donie Bush
Ittsbursh
Ray Schalk
Judge Landis
Leonard
Tris
Landis summons 38 players over 1917 White Sox scandal
Baseball Commissioner K M Landis released the list of 38 players and associates to appear in Chicago to answer charges tied to the 1917 World Series fixing alleged by Eddie Risberg and others. The document recalls Ty Cobb’s role in earlier investigations and references Teemin details.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
Risberg
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Ty Cobb
Leonard
Landis
South America Moves Toward Pan American Union
President Coolidge and advisers fear rising Latin American unpopularity and a shift toward a Pan American Union led by regional powers. Mexico City centers the effort with Chile, Peru, Colombia, and others resenting U.S. economic influence and interventions over decades.
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Washington
Jan
Coolidge
Latin America
Mexico
Chile
Peru
Tacna- Arica
State Department
Colombia
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Salvador
Dominican Republic
Guayamala
North America
Cuba
Porto Rico
Panama
Kaiti
United States
150000 Men Back on Job in Detroit Auto Plants
Detroit resumes work as 159000 workers return to automobile plants after months of idle time caused by inventories. Plants plan full or near full production in early 1946 months with one large firm signaling a substantial output increase.
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Detroit
Stark County Auto Ownership Surpasses One Per Four
Stark County reports one car for every four residents based on Ruth Kauffman’s figures. Last year 2,762 licenses were issued and 345,137.76 dollars in fees were collected, with expenditures noted as minimal.
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Stark Co
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Ruth Kauffman
Nine new shops brought to Canton in 1926 growth drive
The Canton Chamber of Commerce industrial committee led by Mark Rambleton reports nine new plants secured for the city in 1926. Firms include Canton Furnace Mfg Co Spun Steel American Mine Door Louisville Brass & Steel Foundry Damp Proof Tile Co Interstate Clothing Mfg Co Skages Automotive & Equipment Brant Bid Luehra Mfg Co Young Engine Co and The Children’s Play Suit Co. The effort follows a 1925 groundwork and aims to expand Canton’s industrial base.
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Canton Furnace Mfg. Co
Spun Steel Corporation
American Mine Door Co
Louisville Brass & Steel Foundry
Damp Proof Tile Co
Whipplerd
Interstate Clothing Mfg. Co
Tusest
Skages Automotive & Equipment Co
Brant Bid
Luehra Mfg. Co
Pennsylvania Railway and
Genoard Southwest
Young Engine Co
Southwest
Children’s Play Suit Co
Hambleton
Canton
United States Chamber of Commerce
Thie Elty
Industrial Finance Corporation
Chamber
Markimidleton
M. Maratta
F. J. Wilson
Harry Patrick
J. M Markley
B. T. Bonnet
John Wynn, Jr
Brinkworth
James DeWitt
Red Likker Liked in Moscow New Year Poisonings
Moscow reports multiple deaths from poisonous alcohol during New Year celebrations. The toll includes fifteen dead from fights and related incidents as hotels filled with raucous revelry. New York is not alone in alcohol related fatalities during the holidays.
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Moscow
New York
Captain Ben Clarke Faces Verdict and Ill after Wounding
Capt. Ben Clarke, wounded in the line of duty, is moved from Mercy hospital to Lakeside in Cleveland for examination and possible bullet removal. Doctors say paralysis may ease if the bullet is relieved. his wife and relatives remain by his side as he endures intense pain and uncertain prognosis.
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Ben Clarke
Mercy Hospital
Cleveland
Capt. Clarke
Lakeside Hospital
George Hackett
Clarke
Hackett
Mark
John Walter
Spiker
May White
Hen Chirke
Orge
Gladys Walter Houck
Washington, D. C
Knute Houck
Hornell
N. Y
One Killed Four Hurt in Sled Collision Toll
Dayton report cites three days into the new year with Cletus M. Kuhl 13 dead from a fractured skull after a sled collision with a car. Oliver 15 is hospitalized with injuries while Cyril Volz 10 remains unconscious from a separate sled impact. three others expected to recover.
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Dayton
Cletus M. Kuhl
Oliver
Cyril Volz
Lucky Mexico’s Share of the Earthquake Quip
Hollywood humor column notes a fictional split of earthquake damage with Mexico as Will Rogers jokes that the nation narrowly avoided a larger quota. The piece references reciprocity in quakes and a playful sign-off from Mayor Kours.
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Will Rogers
Hollywood
Cal
America
Mexico
Kellogg
Meacow
Mawor Kours
Congress Lake to Seek Claim for Capt Clarke
Officials of the Congress Lake club plan to file a claim under the Ohio workmen's compensation act for Captain Ben Clarke who was seriously injured on New Year’s Eve while on special service with Canton Police Chief John H Wise. The club must file as Clarke and Wise were not regular employees but performed paid outside duties for the club. The case seeks the maximum compensation and evidence is being gathered from Wise, Ralph Fawcett, and Karl Walter.
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Congress Lake Club
Ben Clarke
Bertillon
Canton
Kinnison
Clarke
Ralph Fawcett
Bar
Chief Wise
Capt
Clark
Wise
Industrial Commission
Benjamin Kuehling
Washington
Karl Walter
Gladys Houck
Walter
Kuehring
Capt. Clarke
Mary Walter
Don
Walter Brothers
Escaped Sextet Members Re-Arrested In Ohio
Dayton authorities recapture two of the Montgomery jail escapees Nelson Sipes 17 and Chester Fague in Kenton Ohio. A stolen Payton motor and four other escapees John Caleman 13 George Caleman 20 Teddy Jone 19 Lyman Cray afl Dayton are noted. Sipes led the breakout while Fague is described as a Dayton boy.
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Dayton
Nelson Sipes
Chester Fague
Montgomery
Kenton
Payton
Bipes
John
George Caleman
Dayeton
Teddy Jone
Lyman Cray
Afl
Fague Alec & A
Sines
Columbus
Legislative agent signs Columbus for upcoming assembly
Arthur MoeWililema, once an aide in the seeds and fertilizer division of the Ohio agricultural department, becomes the first legislative agent registered at the secretary of state's office for the next general assembly session in Columbus.
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Columbus
Secretary of State
General Assembly
Arthur MoeWililema
Obie Agricultural Department
Mary Margarey Allen Granted Divorce in Paris
A divorce was granted to Mrs. Gilbert HL Miller, identified as farmer Mary Margarey Allen, in Paris on January 3. The brief notice confirms the dissolution of the marriage and the party involved.
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Mes
Midler
Paris
Gilbert HL Miller
Mary Margarey
Allen
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