Ohio Flood Threat Deepens As Cold Wave Races In
Winter storm warnings spread across Ohio as rivers rose to flood levels in Massillon Dover New Philadelphia and Wellsville. Southern streams top danger while households evacuate and residents seek higher ground amid ice and rising water.
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Canton
Ohio
Alexander
Columbus
Dover
Newpee
Massillon
Tuscarawas
Agathon Ball Park
Service Department
Cade Market
New Philadelphia
Northern Ohio Power and Light Co
Baltimore and Ohio
Midvale
Dutchtown
Uhrichsville
East Liverpool
Wellsville
Marietta
Tax tips and moustache club lore in town column
General Stark urges early income tax filing ahead of March 15, noting who must file and thresholds. The piece also covers courthouse moustache club members, past and present, and a humorous restaurant menu anecdote ending with a quip about no cops nearby.
Mercury to Slip Says Observer Forewarns frost as dense fog clears
Canton endured a heavy fog night through Friday with lamp lights barely visible and 2.4 inches of rain since Tuesday. Weather Observer Carl Meyer predicts a drop to near freezing as temperatures fall from 47 to 0 degrees, with a likely inch more before night.
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Canton
Carl Meyer
No Reason Now to Carry Pistol in Canton
Coroner T G McQuate endorses strict gun laws and warns gun toters in Canton. He argues firearms are for police use only and that carrying a weapon risks accidents and murders, urging enforcement to reduce crime and personal risk.
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M'Quate
T. GC
Howard Lehr
John H. Wise
Henry Harter, Jr
Canton
Totter
McQuate
Miners Stand Pat for Wages at Indianapolis Convention
Columbus dispatch reports the Onleo district 6 miners voted to renew the 1922 Jacksonville agreement and instructed delegates to push the wage scale at the United Mine Workers convention in Indianapolis commencing Tuesday.
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Columbus
Jacksonville
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Prohibition Will Work Out if You Drink It
The neutral mayor of Lester West Virginia notes seven years of Prohibition with celebrants on both sides. The Christmas-like mood is reflected in the slogan Prohibition will work if you drink it. The item is signed The Neutral Mayor.
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Rogers
Will Rogers
Lester
W. Va
P. S
Congress Aims Quick Enactment of Veterans Loan Plan
Washington January 22 Congress prepared to speed a soldiers bonus loan law. Veterans Bureau Director Hines told the Ways and Means Committee banks are slow to participate, with only 1,270 of 28,000 banks reporting loans. He urged loans from the converted insurance fund to widen access for veterans lacking bank connections.
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Congressional
Veterans’ Bureau
Hines
House
Ways and Means
Four Detroit men held on $25,000 bond for rum running
Four Detroit men and three Cincinnati suspects were arrested near Cincinnati by federal agents after a truck carrying more than 700 quarts of liquor was seized in Wyoming. All four Detroit men face bond of 25 000 each as the investigation continues.
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Cincinnati
Detroit
Wyoming
Here
Harvard Talks to Cambridge
President A Lawrence Lowell of Harvard spoke in Boston to Rev G A Weeks vice chancellor of Cambridge England inaugurating a New England to old England telephone service connecting the two universities.
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New England University
Old England
Boston
New England
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
G. A. Weeks
Cambridge University
England
Seven Burned in Mine Gas Blast at Glen Alden Colliery
Seven men were seriously burned today in a gas explosion at the Peach Orchard Colliery of the Glen Alden Coal Co. in Parsons Pa. They were rushed to a hospital in Boranton. No statement was available from Glen Alden Co. at press time.
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Peach Orchard
Glen Alden Coal Co
Parsons
Mpan
Glen Alden Co
Justice of the Peace to be Supplanted by County Courts
Coshocton County Bar Association resolutions would abolish all justices of the peace and replace them with county courts. The plan aims to streamline local judiciary and centralize authority within county government.
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J. P. Coshocton
Justice of the Peace
Coshocton County Bar Association
Justices of the Peace
Undertaker Recalls A Call That Turned Odd
In Hamilton on January 22, Walter Cahill, an undertaker, recounts a curious prank call. A woman asked for police help, mistaking him for the department, then implied he should join in a scheme, ending with a firm but vague remark about returning later.
Wolfe's Will Awards 100000 to Ministers
The will of Robert F. Wolfe, Columbus publisher of the Ohio State Journal and Columbus Dispatch, leaves 100000 to the Presbyterian ministerial pension fund after his death from a fall. His wife receives 20000, Rev Dr S Palmer 5000, and Ursuline Sisters 5000. Robert O. Ryder gets 16000 and another sister a similar amount. Estate appraisal pending.
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Columbus
Presbyterian Ministerial Pension Fund
Robert F. Wolfe
Wolfe
Ohio State Journal
Columbus Dispatch
Della Wolfe
Woman Hurls Hot Water Thwarts Jail Escape
Morgantown West Virginia January 22 A jailer’s wife stopped Howard Wyer a murder indictment suspect from escaping by pouring hot water on his back after finding him wriggling through the bars He boasted of escaping from 26 falls in five years and was foiled by soap and scalding water placed on his bare back
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Morgantown
W. Va
Webhater Co
Howard Wyer
Wyer
Storms Sweep U S Northwest Bring Extreme Cold
Storms continued to sweep Washington state with heavy snow on northern roads and extreme cold. Ellensburg registered 1033 below zero for the coldest reading in 20 years, while Chemult hit 38 below in Oregon as Portland and the state shivered.
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Washington
Oregon
Mercury
Seattle
Ellensburg
Portland
Ore
Bus Driver Recounts Warning Before Fatal Crossing
Alfred Hannover, driver of the Springfield bus struck by a Big Four passenger train Thursday, testified he heard the warning bell before the collision in Columbus. The admission was reported from the hearing held today as details of the accident emerged.
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Columbus
Alfred Hannover
Springfield
Hurford Estate Valued at $416000 Probate Filed
The will of the late Alvin Hurford was filed for probate on Saturday. The First National Bank is named executor and trustee, and the estate is appraised at $416000.
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First National Bank
Alvin Hurford
Executor and Trust
U S Ready To Use Force In Shanghai Amid Riots
Washington reports gravest anti foreign demonstrations in Hankow Foochow and other Yangtze towns prompt swift US preparations. Shanghai becomes target for actions to protect Americans with 40 ships and nearly 18 000 personnel in theater plus maritime and land forces across Pekin Cavite Pearl Harbor Manila. In Shanghai riots foreign patrols mobilize restrained units and baton use to avert bloodshed.
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One Woman Burned to Death in Five-Story Tenement Fire
A five-story tenement on 5th Avenue in New York City was gutted by fire. One woman, Mrs. Anna Farrell, 34, died from burns, while nine others were injured, including her husband John 38 and daughter Marion 7 who were severely burned and in critical condition. The blaze left two more victims likely fatally hurt.
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Here
Anna Farrell
John
Marion
Girl Found Guarding Still in raid on Benning Road
Washington police raided a Benning Road area still early today and found a 190 gallon still guarded by a young woman named Violet Clark 22. Twenty gallons of whisky and 500 gallons of mash were seized. Police say the still was owned by her sweetheart.
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Benning Rd
Violet Clark
Canton Sequel to Sewer Rent Plan Sets Minimum Rate
A proposed Canton ordinance outlines a minimum sewer charge of 3 per year with quarterly payments and a sliding usage rate up to 0.25 per 1 000 ft3 for the first 20 000 ft3, 0.20 per 1 000 ft3 thereafter, plus per diem charges for 45 day vacancies. The plan requires accurate discharge figures for large users and restricts income to sewer purposes.
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Ohio
Canton
Water Department
Increase in pay for Marion firemen and police
Marion Ohio delayed local notice reports officials approve a ten dollar monthly raise for firemen and policemen effective immediately. The move follows formal notification to the departments today.
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Marion, O
W. L. E. jumps to new high on merger rumors
Canton interest grows as speculation swirls around a possible amalgamation of Western Maryland Wheeling and Lake Erie and Pittsburgh and West Virginia with the Nickel Plate system. Reports cite Van Sweringens of Cleveland eyeing stock control and note improved earnings at Western Maryland and Wheeling & Lake Erie. Canton figures include E A Langenbach former United Alloy Steel chairman and attorney David Day of Lynch Day Fimple and Lynch connected to the railroad.
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van Sweringens
Cleveland
Maryland
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Wheelng & Lake Erie
Western Maryland
Wheeling & Lake Erie Common
Canton
E. A. Langenbach
United Alloy Steel Co
David B. Day
Lynch, Day, Fimple and Lynch
Railrroad
Thieves Repeat in Coal Office and Home Burglaries
Two burglaries and an attempted break in were reported to police Saturday. The Hursh Schory Coal Co. along rd st and Sterling av SE was entered with nothing stolen, marking the fourth such entry in recent weeks. A rear window at Clyde Heaston’s home on 1449 Shriveray NE was opened and $4 was stolen. Two hams were taken from the C. and N. Barbecue shop at 726 12th st NE early Saturday.
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Hursh Schory Coal Co
Sterling Av
Clyde Heaston
Shriveray NE
12Th St
Woman hunted in spinster murder at Cape May
Police doubled efforts in Cape May to find a middle aged woman seen with Miss Mary Clarke the Pittsburgh spinster murdered here and robbed of 59009 in bonds jewelry and cash. The suspect was described as well dressed and refined and may have accompanied Clarke to Cape May last Friday night before her body was found on the beach.
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N. J
Pe- Nee
Mary
Clarke
Pittsburgh
Miss Clarke
Senator Gee's Car Involved in Fatal Hit Run
A car owned by Senator Gee Pp. MelLean Connecticut driven by chauffeur Frank Passini struck and killed Alexander Reeks aged 54% the night. The senator was not the car owner.
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Senator Gee
MelLean
Connecticut
Frank Passini
Alexander Reeks
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