Ferry Sinks Tug. 17 Rescued in Icy New York Bay
In dense fog the municipal ferry William Randolph Hearst plowed into the tug Mutual at the inner bay foot of Van Brantst, sinking it and sparking a frigid rescue. Seventeen men were plunged into icy water but all were saved within twenty minutes as life lines and harbor tugs aided.
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United Press
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Mutual
Carl Carlson
Hearst
South Ferry
Manhattan
van Brantst
Harry Bass
Hearat
Rliipa
39Th St
Brooklyn
Gandhi shifts stance as India fears violent revolt
Reports say Mahatma Gandhi may abandon nonviolence as Indian nationalists push for independence. The independence faction signals peaceful methods first, then possibly violence, risking a broad uprising that could drive 29,000 whites from India and strain British rule amid a 204,000 strong army presence.
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Canton Daily News
York
Mahatma Gandhi
India
Great Britain
Gandhi
Dispatches
Independence Party
Congress
Spouse SAYS SHE SHOT IN SELF DEFENSE
Elizabeth Grove 44 arraigned on a coroner's charge after admitting she shot and killed her husband William Grove 42 at their SE side home. She said the incident followed domestic strife and a struggle in which she defended herself. Grove died of bullet wounds at Mercy Hospital. Bond set at 1000 dollars.
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Alan Slaughter
Elizabeth Grove
Willet Av SE
T. H. Leahy
Canton
Grove
Earl W. Hexamer
Bert Minesinger
Raymond Fitzgerald
Willett Av SE
Contempt Case for Romanain Consul Set for Supreme Court Argument
The John G Popovici contempt case involving a former Romanian consul in Cleveland who resisted alimony and sought to halt Ohio court actions returns to the U S Supreme Court Monday. The dispute centers on immunities claimed by Popovici and the legality of lower court orders against him with representation by Atty Harry Nusbaum for the common pleas judges and a team led by former Senator Atlee Pomerene for Popovici.
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John G. Popovici
United States Supreme Court
Popovici
Cleveland
Mre
Helen G. Popovici
Canton
Ohio Supreme Court
Common Pleas
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Atty Harry Nusbaum
Counsil
Atlee Pomerene
Unloaded Gun Kills Man in Chicago Incident
Chicago report states Michael Budz, 21, was killed and his sister in law Mrs. Jacob Budz wounded when a revolver believed unloaded was fired after being pulled by the woman. The tragedy occurred last night as the weapon discharged unintentionally.
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Chicago
Michael Budz
Jacob Budz
Detective Sues Swindle Victim in Wire Tapping Case
R. E. Martin of Columbus Ga, victim of a 90000 dollar wire tapping swindle, has recovered 32500 and may recover the rest. P W Biffle, private detective, sues Martin for one sixth of recovered funds. Martin described a Canton race track betting scam that collapsed after staged arrest. The operators have been indicted in federal court. Amerman Mills represent Biffle.
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R. E. Martin
Columbus
Martin
P. W. Biffle
Riffle
Canton
South
Amerman & Mills
Alimony Sought in Grimes Divorce Case
Mrs Florence Ruth Grimes of Minerva asks alimony in her divorce suit filed last week by Burleigh A Grimes star big league pitcher. She also seeks more definite details in 12 points including naming other players tied to false statements and specifics on bills referred to mountain landis and jealousy over his success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Ruth Grimes
Minerva
Burleigh A. Grimes
First Twins Born in Canton in 1930
James and Donald Clair Phillips are Canton’s first twins of 1930. Born Thursday night at Aultman Hospital to Mr and Mrs Howard K Phillips of 1700 Fulton Road NW, they arrived at 9 26 and 9 30 respectively.
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Obert James
Donald Clair Phillips
Canton
Howard K. Phillips
Fulton Rd
Aultman Hospital
Hunt for Heffner Drives Taylor Murder Case
San Francisco January 3 The final solution to the murder of William Desmond Taylor hinges on locating Otis Heffner also known as Arthur Nelson an ex convict and key witness. Heffner is sought at his parents home in a small California town and in Texas where he was born and has a wife and child. Through Heffner officials hope to locate Edward Sands former Taylor valet believed in Mexico and in hiding due to threats from the underworld narcotic and rum ring tied to Taylors death.
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San Francisco
William Desmond Taylor
Hollywood
Otis Heffner
Heffner
Arthur Nelson
California
Texas
Edward Sands
Husband forces wife to ride 11 miles in cruel divorce suit
Mrs Ella Blohm Sage files for divorce from William C Sage charging cruelty by forcing her to ride 11 miles on horseback though she was not used to riding. She says they married in 1924 and went to Peru where she learned he was a professional gambler instead of a mining engineer.
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Chicago
Ella Blohm Sage
William C. Sage
Peru
Cuban Exiles Depart Mexico for Hamburg on Nordfriesland
Four Cuban communists Manuel Valdez Sandalio Junco Alexander Barreiro and Fedosia Montalvan leave Vera Cruz Mexico for Hamburg Germany aboard the Nordfriesland exiled for political activities they say they are glad to be away from Cuba.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Manuel Valdez
Sandalio Junco
Alexander Barreiro
Fedosia Montalvan
Hamburg
Germany
Cuba
Boston Protest Over Rum Slayings Sparks Common Demonstration
Boston citizens rioted on the Common to protest what they call injustice after three rum runners were shot by coast guards off Newport last Sunday. Posters praising life at sea were torn down and frames torn apart as coast guard officials denounced the action as an insult to the flag and a service to the nation.
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Trited Press
Boston
Boston Common
Beacon Hill
Newport
R. 1
Coast Guard
United States
Youngstown Banker A. E. Adams Dies at 62
A. E. Adams, president of First National and Dollar Bank and a key Youngstown business leader, died at his home from pneumonia after a week of illness. Born in Cleveland, Adams led Youngstown’s largest financial institution for 22 years and was a nationally known figure in banking.
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Youngstown
A. E. Adams
First National and
Dollar Bank
Adams
Bank Youngstown
Cleveland
Comfort A. Adama
Special Communication of Canton Lodge Friday at 7
Canton Lodge holds a special communication Friday at 7 o clock in. M. M. Degree. Geo. C. Boyle is Worshipful Master and C. E. Norris serves as secretary. Adv.
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Canton Lodge
Geo. C. Boyle
W. M
C. E. Norris
Woman Confesses Killing Her Man in Argument
Elizabeth Grove, 44, jailed after admitting she shot and killed her husband during a heated dispute. She wept in court preparations, insisting the act was a tragedy and asking about his condition, unaware he was already dead. The case unfolds as authorities review the events and consequences.
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Elizabeth Grove
Two Navy Men Missing After Saratoga Launch Explosion
In San Pedro California two Navy seamen are missing after an explosion aboard a launch alongside the aircraft carrier U S S Saratoga. Three others were seriously injured as the launch scraped the carrier while refueling after bringing ashore Capt. F J Horne. Sparks ignited the fuel in the launch.
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San Pedro
Cal
Saratoga
F. J Horne
Measles Epidemic Kills Forty in East Prussia
In Berlin reports say forty children have died and many more are hospitalized at Hammerstein East Prussia from a measles outbreak. Officials claim the disease is now under control.
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Berlin
Hammerstein
East
Proseia
Former Store Head Arrested for Embezzlement
Bert Whitson former manager of the Klein Heffelman Zollars store was arrested in Bayldon Manor on a secret indictment charging $2421.97 embezzlement. The indictment cites payroll padding with fictitious outside workers. Benjamin Bachrack of New York joined the investigation and Whitson remains silent through legal counsel.
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Bert Whitson
Klein-Heffelman- Zollars
Bayldon Manor
Whitson
George Thorn
Phil Heibach
Benjamin Bachrack
New York
Canton
Aunget
Atty
Walter S. Ruff
Gunwoman Irene Schroeder’s car found in Wheeling garage
Police report the stolen vehicle linked to Irene Schroeder, the sought gunwoman in Corporal Brady Paul’s case, recovered in a Wheeling Island private garage. Two men matching suspects’ descriptions rented the space and paid two months in advance. Rewards total 3400 dollars, as officers press for capture. Donnie, the four year old son, is being held as a hostage by officers.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Irene Schroeder
Brady Paul
Pennsylvania State Police
Wheeling Island
W. E. Uber
Seine and Marne Rivers Rise Threaten Paris Region
Flood warnings spread as heavy rains over the past week push the Seine and Marne to high levels. In Paris workers inspect embankments and report no danger of collapse, though Chalons-sur-Marne area remains seriously threatened by floods.
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Paris
Seine
Marne
Chalons-sur-Marne
Comp troller of the Currency Pole in bank call
A brief Washington dispatch notes the Comptroller of the Currency Pole being involved in a bank call as of December, signaling ongoing federal financial oversight and actions.
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Washington
Plane crash kills 10 during film stunt over Pacific
Ten people die when three planes collide during a movie shoot off Santa Monica. Kenneth Hawks and nine others, including cameramen George Eastman and Otto Jordan, remain missing as rescuers search the Pacific for bodies. Warner Baxter is the film star but was not in the party.
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Mary Astor
Santa Monica
Kenneth Hawks
United Press
Cal
Pacific Ocean
Alfred Lowenstein
Lowenstein
English Channel
Aearn
Coast Guard
Hawks
George Eastman
Otto Jordan
Paul Rous
Ross Cook
Tom Harris
Hank Johaness
Max Gold
Conrad Wella
Ben Frankel
Witness Recalls Graphic Film Plane Crash Tragedy
Burt White, recounting to United Press, relays a witness account of two motion picture planes colliding over the Pacific near Anta Monica. He describes a midair explosion, flames, and the impossibility of survival for all ten men aboard as they plunged into the sea.
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Burt White
United Press
Anta Monica
Cal
Pacific Ocean
Jones lauds Hoover in radio talk on prohibition law
Senator Jones of Washington praised President Hoover as a model citizen in a radio address on enforcement of prohibition laws. He cited Hoover’s rule that citizens may oppose a law but must discourage its violation, warning that disrespect for law endangers institutions and liberty.
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Washington
Hoover
Sen. Jones
Jones
Prince of Wales resumes Africa expedition after illness halt
The Prince of Wales leaves London for Southampton to sail on the Kenilworth Castle to Capetown and resume a hunting and big game expedition in central Africa. He may use a plane to reach the base at Doedonia, with guides suggesting aviation as safer than long overland travel.
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London
Prince of Wales
South Africa
Southampton
Kenilworth Castle
Capetown
Central Africa
Prince
Spoksman
Africa
Wales
Broken Hill
Rhodesia
Doedonia
Dressmakers Plan General Strike in Cleveland
Cleveland cloak and dress shop workers prepare a general strike involving 5 000 employees to begin early next week. About one thousand women attended a union meeting led by Anna Epstein national organizer who condemned non-union shops and the American Plan Association for failing to provide decent wages.
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Cleveland
Anna Epstein
American Plan Association
Will Rogers Special Reports Methodists Defeat Presbyterians
In Hills California on January 3 interdenominational football saw California Methodists 47 Pittsburgh Cumberland Presbyterians 14. The Methodist squad threw seven touchdowns from eight passes while Right Rev Russell Saunders delivered the message.
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Alata Hills
Cal
California Methodists
Modern
Pittsburgh Cumberland Presbyterians
Russell Saunders
Pittsburgh
Joe Grundy
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