20 Jan 1927
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1927
Page
1
Coroner T C McQuate and Canton police state a post-mortem shows the man was choked and beaten to death with a belt noose used. A bar or iron struck him unconscious, skull fractures and facial injuries noted. The body was unclothed and burned in what may have been a bonfire. death occurred before burning.
Mandamus suit by Canton municipal court forced city council to fund remodeling of the safety building to house the civil and criminal courts. Up to $10,000 will convert the gym space into offices, jury rooms, witness rooms, and toilet facilities. police rooms to be remodeled. work to start at once.
A jumble of notes and anecdotes from Canton Ohio area items. Florida plans for Ed Schario and a case of mistaken overshoes involving Kurtz of Minerva dry goods. Recounts of weather tricks, long-ago newsstands lines, a prison escape dream, and portraits of Lincoln in Judge Quinn's office.
Rain or snow mixed with sleet threatened Thursday and Friday as midwinter floods rose in southern Stark county. Floods were reported along the Mahoning river at Alliance and the Tuscarawas at Dover while ice gorges required dynamiting to secure water supply. Traffic on the Canton Massillon corridor remained disrupted with interurban service halted briefly.
Ben Rudner was served with a list of six jurors for his first degree murder trial in the death of Don R. Mellett in Judge Edwin Diehl's court. Deputy Daily handed the list to Rudner who gave it to attorney E L Mills. Hearing on Rudner's change of venue motion remains pending until Judge Agier returns from Toledo. Woman dies in Cincinnati traffic crash raises 1927 toll to four in Hamilton County.
In the Want Ad Section of today’s News readers are offered numerous attractive places for rent in a hypothetical order. Street name first to ease selection plus convenient and watchful home options from your membership.
A dated satirical missive from Spartanburg mocks naval arms and politics. It questions how many more ships are needed to influence elections and mentions marine transport, the senate vote on cruisers, and a sign-off by the seated mayor.
Washington dispatch notes that the administration favors settlement of the land law dispute with Mexico through peaceful negotiation rather than open break. Kellogg denies any commitment to arbitration. Reports from Mexico City quote Calles on peaceable adjustment and no arbitration of the Mexican constitution.
New York report says Eva Tanguay the famous vaudeville star will wed Allan Parade a 25 year old Hungarian pianist who accompanies her. Eva keeps her age secret insisting she does not care about numbers and is definite about the marriage plans.
Washington notes report that the French government sent confidential correspondence to the State Department about possible changes to the Mellon Berenger debt accord. State officials would not confirm or deny, noting the American debt funding commission holds authority to modify the agreement.
Mrs Atel Warshawsky former Valentine Warshawsky filed for divorce in Paris. The couple married in New York on May 4 192% and Warshawsky is a artist formerly of Cleveland now living in Paris.
Frank L. Smith of Illinois waited for a decision on taking the oath as U S senator as politics split. Supporters pressed for temporary admission while opponents cited Meed committee gifts totaling 410000 and personal expenses 287000, arguing he should not be seated.
About 600 guests will attend the annual Canton chamber of commerce dinner at the Courtland hotel. New president, introduced by L D Klisworth, will preside. retiring president Kuhns to review 1926 activities. Leiper of Pennsylvania Railroad to speak. Red Arrow quartet to perform. late arrivals can buy tickets at lobby desk.
Cleveland January 26 Hope was abandoned for a boy who floated out into Lake Erie last night on a cake of ice. The youth was seen signaling for help about a mile from shore as coast guard boats and fire tugs searched through ice and darkness all night. It is believed he succumbed to the cold and drifted away.
Rev Degier of Dayton was sentenced to six months in Miami County Jail after pleading guilty to charges of rifling the mail. A postal inspector stated he was formerly a postal clerk.
Safety Director Howard Lehr and Chief of Police John Wise announce immediate enforcement of a city ordinance to curb gun carrying and illegal firearms sales. The 1917 emergency measure bans purchase of concealed weapons without a police permit, issued only after thorough questioning.
The city offers a final window for 1927 dog licenses from 6:30 to 8 in the auditor’s main office on the courthouse first floor. Beginning Friday morning a $1 penalty applies with each tag, and unlicensed dog owners may be arrested. Dog catchers will begin patrols when weather allows.
Virginia's Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Sunday baseball illegal in the state after the Richmond and Portsmouth clubs staged a no admission game in Portsmouth in May 1925. Players and two umpires were fined $5 each for laboring on Sunday. They appealed the decision.
Cleveland January 20 Tris Speaker begins two hour daily workouts in a local gym to recondition for a possible return to baseball as he awaits vindication by Commissioner K M Landis regarding an alleged thrown game.
Service Director Joseph Gossett and City Engineer W. E. Sarver outline sewer routes leading to the three man holes as the likely path for a body found in the sewer system. They discuss Mahoning road NE and Navarre road SW interceptors, main sewers, and the route toward the disposal plant near Flowenstine, with timing considerations noted.
Boston January 29 aviators swept the Massachusetts coast in a bid to locate the missing steamer John Tracey overdue eight days from Norfolk Virginia with a cargo of coal. The vessel carries 27 crew members and no word has been heard since it left Norfolk.
A report notes the death by own action of Garvey Jones, a University of Chicago medical student, affecting Alyce C. Davey of Bryagyse University who is sent to the country to recover. Her father spoke today, describing the tragedy and its impact on her.
Canada exported 20.905 million dollars worth of alcoholic liquors into the United States in 1926, according to a statement from the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment issued today.
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