Bandits Hit Mine Payroll Car in Pennsylvania Gunfight
A gang dynamited a mine payroll car on Newport mountainside near Wilkes Barre killing four and injuring six while attempting a $35,000 payroll theft. The robbers used a New York plated car CX-9406 and fled, but one survivor's quick actions helped foil the plan. Authorities traced the incident to a carefully staged holdup at Glen Alden Coal Co. tunnel No 20, tracing the payroll car from Tracedale colliery.
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Wilkes-Barre
Newport
New York
United Press
New ‘York
Tracedale
Glen Alden Coal Co
Police Bandit Fight Kills Three in West Side Chicago
In a West Jackson Boulevard duplex corridor detectives trapped three bandits early today. Two robbers were killed, the third captured, and one officer was wounded as Lieut. Edward Conroy led the assault with pistol and riot gun fire in the narrow hall. Residents hid as bullets sprayed the scene.
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Chicago
West Side
Harry Sucherman
Rich *Tusege Company
Edward Conroy
West Jackson Blvd
Missing plane found with two aviators dead in Amston
Amston Connecticut January 14 the last Fairchild monoplane used by Daniel Marra and William Kirkpatrick for an altitude test from Farmingdale was found wrecked in woods near Amston Lake. The aircraft was badly burned and the two men lay beside the wreckage as game keeper Fred Rowley discovered it.
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Amston
Conn
Daniel Marra
William Kirkpatrick
Farmingdale
S. 1
Fries
Amston Lake
Fred Rowley
Classified ads tease readers with bargains in Canton daily
Vaperienced pigwareater and Office girl van Frown reed baby buggy in excellent condition, very reasonable. Two nicely furnished rooms, private entrance, etc. ak bed, mess dresser Green e nalean and other articles. Tee dressers, rockers for are cheap. Turn to today's classified section and read of the many offers to be there. The Canton Daily Ows Classified Department.
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Canton Daily
Ows
Two Bandits Rob Man In Downtown Robbery
Police hunt for two bandits who robbed Nick Moussias, manager of Tops-All Baking Co., of $1,114 in broad downtown daylight as he parked near Rex ar SE. Victims Walter Yakovitch and George Biris also threatened with revolvers. suspects described as 5'9" 150 lb in gray suit and 5'6" stocky in dark attire. The crime follows a September payroll theft at Canton Foundry and a separate burglary at a Navarre Road grocery.
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Nick Moussias
Tops-All Baking Co
Clarendon
Moussias
Bert Minesinger
Ray Fitzgerald
Rexar SE
Walter Yakovitch
George Biris
Gobel
W. H. Cavanah
John R. Bucher
Canton Foundry and Machine Co
Navarre Rd
Parham Ousted from West Point Cadet Row
Cadet Alonzo Parham the sole Black cadet at West Point was among 64 cadets discharged for study deficiency. Discharges issued by Maj Gen William R. Smith. Rep Oscar de Priest had appointed Parham last summer and will appoint another Black cadet to West Point to fill the vacancy.
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United Press
West Point
N. Y
Alonzo Parham
Chicago
Military Academy
Parham
William R. Smith
Oscar de Priest
Congress
Annapolis
Washington
Illinois
U. S&s Military Academy
Banker Herbert Martin Dies In Eight-Story Fall
Herbert S. Martin, 46, vice president of S. W. Straus & Co., died after leaping from an eight story Park Avenue apartment window in New York City. Police say he planned to depart for Egypt and had been suffering a nervous breakdown. A Harvard graduate of 1903, he later led his father’s garment manufacturing business, M. Martin & Co., as president.
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New York
Herbert S. Martin
S. W. Straus & Co
Parkav
Martin
Egypt
Harvard
M. Martin & Co
Boxer Gustafson Dies After Boxing Bout In Olean
Swede Gustafson of Mt. Jewett died in Olean Hospital from injuries suffered in a boxing bout with Augie Carlson of Jamestown at St Bonaventure College last night. DeMolay notice lists a regular meeting Tuesday January 14 at 7 p.m. with election of officers and free lunch.
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Olean
N. Y
Swede Gustafson
Mt. Jewett
Olean Hospital
Augie Carlson
Jamestown
St Bonaventure College
P. Hamilton
M. C .W. Christensen
Helen journeys west to join sister, aided by Travelers' Aid
A five year old girl named Helen travels alone from Canton to join a western sister. Her neglectful parents were jailed for intoxication and left the child destitute. Childrens Bureau and a cooperating agency arranged passage funded by the juvenile court. A Travelers' Aid representative will meet her in Chicago and at her destination, with her sister awaiting. On the trains Helen remains a ward of the conductors.
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Eerto
Helen
Pennsylvania
Far West
Canton
Childrens Bureau
Travelers’ Aid Society
Chicago
Travelers’ Aid
J. E. Sell Takes Over Downtown Building
J E Sell and Sell Furniture Co lease the Vicary building at 428 Market Ave N for two years in a transaction totaling 750000 dollars. The deal involved Mrs Louise Vicary as owner and was arranged by E T Kelly and Morris Realty and Harris. The Sell Co will remain on the flower floor, with the rest of the space sublet. The four story, fireproof Vicary building fronts Market Ave and houses Canton Actual Business College and the chamber of commerce.
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Vicary
Market Av N
J. E. Sell
Sell Furniture Co
E T. Kelly
T. K. Marines Agency Co
Louise B. Vicary
Harris
Kelly
Morris Realty Company
Wendell Herbruck
Merman & Mills
Sell
Technicality Arises in Mesnar Charges
A dispute over the timing of Fire Chief R Mesnar charges hinges on whether safety director term expired Sunday or Monday. Harry M. Kimbel alleges insubordination and other faults, while city officials debate proper filing and review authority. Mayor Witter and City Solicitor Mack study statutes and civil service procedures before deciding next steps.
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R. ©. Mesnar
Harry M. Kimbel
C. C Curtis
Kimbel
Herman R. Witter
Russell Mack
Civil Service Commission
Mack
City Civil Service Commission
Witter
Homer C. Marker
Record Sale Ticket Sets Pennsylvania Railroad Pace
New York on January 4 marked a record sale when a seven foot ticket was bought by Robert M. Davis. He will visit 35 cities as chairman of the special committee of the national advisory committees on the census of manufactures, appointed by the secretary of commerce.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Robert M. Davis
National Advisory Committees
Secretary of Commerce
Stark County Flood Forces River Overflows
Flood conditions threaten Stark and nearby counties as the Tuscarawas River overflows its banks. Unseasonably heavy rain through Monday night and into Tuesday morning has dumped over an inch of water, swelling streams and inundating low lands.
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Stark
Tuscarawas River
Dangerous roads and flood fears in Tuscarawas County
A Tuesday survey by the state highway department found dangerous or impassable segments on the Maasillon-New Philadelphia road near Strasburg and areas along U S Route 21. Persistent rain and rising Tuscarawas river levels caused evacuations as flood stage neared six and a half feet. The Canton-New Philadelphia route was inundated south of Strasburg and the Massillon ball park flooded, with more high water expected by night.
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Hese
State Highway Department
New Philadelphia
Strasburg
Canton-Bolivar
Massillon-Canal Fulton
Crystal Springs
U. S
Canton-New Philadelphia
Tuscarawas River
Massillon Ball Park
McCulloch Plans Senate Campaign Week in Ohio
Canton Senator Roscoe McCulloch will launch his bid for the unexpired term of Theodore Burton with a week long Ohio tour starting the week of January 27. He has five speeches planned in Cincinnati Portsmouth Cleveland Dayton and Columbus and will discuss state and national politics as the McKinley Day speaker in Cleveland. McCulloch has not yet delivered a maiden Senate speech.
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Washington
Roscoe MccCuloch
Canton
Theodore Burton
McCulloch
Cooper
Ohio
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Cleveland
Dayton
Columbus
Ae Club
Senate
Inventor Rateau Dies in Paris at 66
Auguste Rateau, 66, a member of the Academy of Sciences and renowned mining engineer and inventor, died in Paris today. He was a pioneer in aviation development and held an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Wisconsin.
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Paris
Auguste Rateau
The
Academy of Sciences
Rateau
University of Wisconsin
Local robin sighting as weather dips in Canton
A lone robin was seen over Canton as the mercury hovered, prompting shopkeeper C. Bigle to speculate whether it marked the last southbound bird or the first northbound one, signaling changing seasons.
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C. Bigle
Cleveland City Manager Ousted by City Council Vote
City Law Director Harold Burton was named acting city manager after Cleveland’s council, in a 14 to 11 vote, removed William R. Hopkins. Hopkins refused to sign, alleging outside influence from Maurice H. Maschke. The council set Jan. 22 for a future transition with State Sen. Daniel F. Morgan to assume post.
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United Press
Cleveland
Harold Burton
Ity
William R. Hopkins
Hopkins
James J. McGinty
F. W. Walz
F. W. Walz, Voted To Oust Him Later Dr. Walz
Daniel FE Morgan
Maurice H Maschke
PROGRAM OPENS By PAULL BR. MALLON
Washington officials today clarified Hoover's dry program noting it imposes no relief on states for enforcement. Congress begins work on the plan and officials say recommendations by the president, Gen. Mitchell, and the law enforcement commission target federal enforcement flaws, not state responsibility. States should play a large part in making the country more dry.
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Washington
Jaw
Congress
Hoover
Arty Gen. Mitchell
Law Enforcement Commission
Germany Will Adhere to Plan for International Bank
In The Hague on January fourteen Dr Hjalmar Schacht yielded to Allied and German delegates insistence that Reichsbank join the bank of international settlements. He agreed to participate on the board of the new institution handling German reparations payments. The drafting committee began rewriting Article fourteen to require issuing banks of the involved nations, excluding the U S Federal Reserve, to join the bank under the Owen Young plan.
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The
Hague
Hialmar Schacht
Reichebank
Bank of International Settlementa
International Institution
International Bank
United States Federal Reserve Bank
Owen D. Young
Belgrano Flooded as La Plata River Rises
A large portion of the Belgrano suburb near Buenos Aires was submerged today due to a rapid rise in the La Plata River. A strong southeast wind is blamed for pushing the floodwaters and affecting stream flow.
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Buenos Aires
Belgrano
la Plata
Is Tubbs Guilty of Kalling the Duke
Canton Daily News reports a mock trial for the comic strip character Wash Tubbs as seven suspects contend who killed the Duke. Readers enter a contest to name the guilty party with five Loew's Theatre tickets as prizes. The contest ends Saturday night and winners are announced after the trial.
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Wash Tubbs
Canton Daily News
Loew's
Tubbs
Flint
Countess
Tramp
Bull Dawson
Proceeds With School Plans Amid Legal Delay
The Canton Board of Education delayed building plans after a temporary injunction by Judge Edwin W. Dichi halted construction on 19 parcels at Rowland and 22nd. Protests were led by Ramsberg, Maddrell, Hambleton, and Johnston, claiming to represent 99 percent of Mapleay district residents. City council agreed to close 21st Street N as board actions paused until the injunction fate is decided.
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Canton Board of Education
Cowtgecy Ereym
Weuna Avena Shaft
Mapleav District
Common Pleas
Edwin W Dichi
George W Cooper
Mapleay District
Rowland Av
City Council
Louis Ramsberg
Walter Maddrell
Mark Hambleton
Don Johnston
Tardieu Holds Busy Session in Paris Debates Hague Meet
Premier Andre Tardieu arrived in Paris for a packed day, addressing ministers before the chamber of deputies. He noted Allied unity against Reichsbank chief Behacht demands and planned to return to The Hague for the naval conference, then depart for London.
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Paris
Andre Tardieu
Hague
Tardieu
Council of Ministers
Chamber of Deputies
London
Six Die As French Storm Rages Across France
Paris reports six deaths from a fierce storm sweeping France. A collapse in Falamue buried two women inside their home. Dunkirk radio station logged numerous SOS calls. The Italian steamer Signaled distress with Vive Italia as the Marne River rises amid the weather.
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France
Falamue
Dunkirts
Bvvive
Italia
Marne
Stated meeting of Lathrop Lodge No 676
Stated meeting announced for Tuesday January 14 with J E Kinnison Director of Census as speaker. John H Barnes W M Geo C Mast Secy Adv listed among attendees in the notice.
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Lathrop Lodge
J. E. Kinnison
John H. Barnes
W. M
Geo
C. Mast
Jury selection proceeds slowly in Thayer bribe case
Judge Charles Krrchbaum adjourned as jurors were examined for the trial of Albert L. Thayer, Canton architect accused of soliciting a bribe for Molly Stark Sanitarium work. Seven lawyers, hotel lodging for jurors, and four story challenges per side were anticipated as selection continued. Thayer, living in New Castle, faced charges tied to $7,500 from Melbourne Construction Co. and an earlier $40 bribe offer related to hospital equipment.
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Albert L. Thayer
Molly Stark
Charles Krrchbaum
Krrchbaum
Alony
Ball
James M Aungsti
W. BR. Quinn
H. Clifton Grayhill
Donald W. Bennett
Walter & FR
James J.merman
Canton
W. Waltz. Praham
Aiken & Breham
New Castle
Thayer
Melbourne Construction Co. General Contractors
He Sino
Eb BS Ae Sedecones Aoe
Pace
Cleveland
Cleveland Colson Co
Fromm
Grand Jury
Ohio
First National Names Board Directors for Year
First National Bank stockholders elected new directors at the annual meeting on Tuesday. The directors will meet Friday at the bank to elect officers. Named directors include F. A. Bowman, Paul B. Belden, F. Case, H. R. Jones, R. W. Leichot, Austin Lynch, H. J. McKee, W. G. Saxton, W. W. Steele and J. Fred Strough. Bank officials reported favorable business for the past year.
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First National Bank
Fel A. Bowman
Paul B. Belden
FF. Case
H. Ross Jones
R. W. Leichot
Austin Lynch
H. J. McKee
W. G. Saxton
WW. Steele
J. Fred Strough
Probe traffic plans by city officials to Columbus
Traffic Commissioner George Muehleisen Councilman Kurl Bauer and former Councilman C. H. Rose traveled to Columbus on Tuesday to study traffic utilities and police pensions. Bauer chairs the utilities committee and Rose sits on the police pension fund. They plan to return Tuesday night.
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George
Muehleisen
Kurl Bauer
Rose
Columbus
Bauer
Utilities Committee of Council
Police Pension Fund
Will Offers to Be Levine for Flyer
In a breezy signed note from January 3, Will Rogers offers to be Levine for a flyer. He jokes about slogans and sea travel while imagining a pilot flying to America. He adds a postscript wishing to disarm the waves.
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Will
Levine
Will Rogers
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