Canton Underworld Dope Ring Leader Abbey Convicted
A federal jury found Teddy Abbey guilty on three counts of narcotics violations connected to Cantons underworld. The trial, tied to Don Melletts murder investigations, featured testimony on Abbeys ties to police, with sentencing to follow before Judge Killits. Authorities also announced related probes into Canton liquor rings and further arrests in Cleveland and Canton.
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Teddy” Abbey
John M. Killits
United Press
Canton Daily News
Canton
Don R. Mellett
Cleveland
Abbey
Howell Leuck
United States District Attorney
Mr. Leuck
Ben Rudner
Walter Ruff
Bresley Watson
The
Hudsons
Leuck
McKinley Hudson
Atlanta
United States
John Osman
Angelo Ferruccio
Charles E. Simonesky
Raips Minocchi
Simonese
Minocchi
Ferruccio
Mr. Osman
Simonesky
Ferro
General Stark praises Canton water department profits and growth
The General notes the Canton water department is a self supporting, profit making city asset with 200 miles of mains and large well fields. He cites a multi mile supply main funded from department receipts, plans a new NW field to replace the 9th Street field, and urges city council action to extend water service for 50 years.
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Eneral Stark
Canton Daily News
Louis B. Ohliger
Canton Water Department
Department For
Canton
Canton Water Use Drops After Meter Adoption
Waterworks Supt Louis B Ohliger says Canton residents now consume about 124 gallons per person daily, a drop from 200 under flat-rate days. Metered usage curbs waste in summer and keeps to pay for what is used, while officials note Canton is relatively low in per capita water consumption. The article also discusses editor Samuel Grafton's critique of advice columns and their impact on readers, citing Molly Sterk of The Canton Daily News.
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Canton
Louis B. Ohliger
Obliger
Samuel Grafton
Molly Sterk
Canton Daily News
Mr. Grafton
Marines Concentrate to Locate Sandino Rebel Leader
In Nicaragua US Marines pressed the pursuit of Augusto Sandino after El Chipote was surrounded and Sandino escaped. Marines expect his forces to split and move through rugged Neuva Segovia while Maj. Gen. Lejeune lauded the front’s morale and relations with locals.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Augustino Sandino
Honduras
el Chipote
Sandino
Neuva Segovia
Lejene
United States Starines
Bartlett to Speak at Canton Rotary Breakfast Event
More than 200 guests will attend at 8 30 a m Friday for a breakfast addressed by John H Bartlett assistant U S postmaster general and former New Hampshire governor. The event includes reception at Courtland Hotel and a McKinley Memorial drive before Bartlett travels to Dayton for a McKinley Club talk.
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John H. Bartlett
U. S
New Hampshire
Canton
Courtland Hotel
Gen. Bartlett
Leonard T. Cool
Rotary
Bartlett
McKinley Memorial
Dayton
William McKinley
Montgomery County
Republican Club
President McKinley
Washington
Ohio jurists gather for bar and judges midwinter sessions
Ohio judges and lawyers from across the state met in Columbus for the midwinter sessions of the Ohio State Bar Association and State Association of Common Pleas Judges. They discussed proposed criminal code revisions and plans for a new inferior court.
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Columbus
Ohio State Bar Association
State Association of Common Pleas
Man seeks damages for son's lost ashes in Queens suit
Daniel Fuchs and his wife of Elmhurst Queens file suit against a crematory firm for the loss of their son Daniel Jr’s urn. The son died and was cremated in 1884 and the urn was not found when Deante called for it on July.
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New York
Daniel Fuchs
Elmhurst
Queens
Daniel, Jr
Deante
Ed Hickman Faces Gallows Again In Change Of Venue
Edward Hickman, awaiting execution for the Marion Parker murder, endures another day as lawyers secure a venue change from Judge Carlos Hardy. Hickman, dressed neatly, showed little emotion amid mounting spectator interest and courtroom ad campaigns by supporters and media alike.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Carlos S. Hardy
Hickman
Hardy
J. J. Trabucco
Cosgrave Seeks Sightseeing After Capitol Welcome
Irish Free State President William T. Cosgrave toured the Capitol today after a reception by lawmakers including Clancy Kelly Casey Connery O'Connell and O'Brien. Senator Heflin joined in handshakes as Cosgrave thanked America for support and planned to receive a law degree at Catholic University before a British embassy dinner and a Philadelphia departure.
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Washington
William T. Cosgrave
Senate
Cosgrave
Ireland
Catholic University
Esme Howard
Philadelphia
Rail plan to use motors to aid railroads proposed
A committee representing 70 American railroads favors a plan to use motor transportation as an aid not a competitor. Studies cover motor coaches for passengers on highways trucks for freight and motor vehicles as railway cars under the motor transport division of the American Railways Association.
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Chicago
Motor Transport
American Railways Association
Chicago gang war declared as bombs hit officials homes
Police labeled the blast at Charles C. Fitzmorris city controller and the later explosion near Dr. William H. Reid and John P. Allen as gangland self defense in a bid to disrupt Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair climate. No injuries reported though authorities fear ongoing violence. The targets suggest a political-gang clash amid civic efforts to project dignity abroad.
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Chicago
Charles C. Fitzmorris
Thompson
William H. Reid
John P. Allen
Reid
Allen
Sangsters
Michael Hughes
Fitzmorris
Army Board of Inquiry to Probe Bolling Field Fires
An army board of inquiry was appointed to determine the cause of a Bolling Field fire that destroyed the operations building, caused $100000 damage, and hampered flight work. Arson suspicion arose from comments by the chief engineer. The blaze started in the heating apparatus and affected a hangar with 50 parachutes and spare parts.
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Army Board of Inquiry
Bolling Field
Washington
Army Board of
Bolling
George Watson
Fire Department
John T. Doyle
Will Rogers Notes on Hickman Trial in Beverly Hills
Will Rogers comments from Beverly Hills dated January 26 speculate on the Hickman murder case. He jokes about the forthcoming trial with bluff and bravado, mocking lawyers alienists and photographers while offering a wry take on American murder procedure.
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Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
Cal
Hickman
Pair of Akron Prisoners Flee in Columbus
Two Akron prisoners escaped from deputies en route to the state penitentiary. Robert Fay, under sentence with Joe Manley who remains at large, was recaptured two hours after the attempt. The escape occurred when a deputy was assaulted during the transfer, allowing the men to flee. a third inmate warned staff. Fay was chased and captured after a brief pursuit through the streets.
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Columbus
Akron
Robert Fay
Joe Manley
Fay
Manley
Suippey
Remus to Bid for Freedom in Lima Hospital
George Remus former alcohol king and acquitted murder suspect may seek freedom from the Lima state hospital for the criminally insane this afternoon. Supt. Vorbau could release him if cured, with attorneys Elston and Durbin planning a habeas corpus petition to win permanent liberty. Remus was committed by a Cincinnati probate judge who found him sane but dangerous.
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Lima, O
George Remus
Imogene
State Hospital
W. H. Vorbau
Remus
Charles Elston
Cincinnati
Francis W. Durbin
Lima
Vorbau
Midget Plane Resumes Trip from Spartanburg to Washington
The two cylinder flivver plane piloted by Harry Brooks departed Spartanburg at 8 47 a m for Washington D C a distance of 400 miles.
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Spartanburg, D. C
Harry Brooks
Washington, D. C
Pan American union plans debated at sixth conference
Havana January 26 The Pan American union will be studied article by article at the sixth Pan American conference with Mexico leading calls for reorganizing to place all 21 nations on equal footing and reduce U S dominance. Others propose mediation by an independent tribunal while Peru and Venezuela back the present form.
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Havana
Salvador Urbina
Mexico
United States
Gustavo Guerrero
Salvador
Pan-American Union
Jesus Salazar
Peru
Francisco Gerardo Yanez
Venezuela
Salazar
Urbina
Lengel to See List of Jurors for Murder Trial
A jury list for Saranus A. Lengel former police chief to face a murder charge in Don R. Mellett slaying will be served Friday at the Lisbon courthouse. Sheriff George Wright Colum bia co and Deputy Lawrence Kindswatter reported 68 of 75 jurors served personally in one week. Trial set for Feb 13 in Columbiana county after a venue change by Judge Edwin W. Diehl. Lengel remains free on 25000 bond.
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Saranus A. Lengel
Don R. Mellett
Lisbon
George Wright
Columbiana Co
Lawrence Kindswatter
Frank L. Lones
Wright
Canton
Lengel
Edwin W. Diehl
Liberty
Statement of Hill Recorded After Arrest for Murder
Harry Hill’s initial statement to a jury during his murder trial claims he killed his mother and buried her body in the Streator basement. Captain William Kent of Seattle, who arrested him, will testify Hill said he last saw Mrs. Eliza A. Hill on August 6 and confessed fleeing Streator due to check troubles.
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Ottawa
Ill
Harry Hill
Hill
Streator
William Kent
Seattle
Wash
Kent
Eliza A. Hill
Navy Awards 100 Aircraft Engines for Coast Patrol Planes
The Navy awarded Wright Aeronautical Corp of Paterson New Jersey a contract for 100 nine cylinder air cooled aircraft engines with spare parts totaling 1 141 912 50 dollars. Engines will power 25 new coast patrol planes in Santa Monica California with two engines per aircraft and 50 spares remaining.
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Washington
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Paterson
N. J
Navy Department
Coast Patrol
Santa Monica
Cal
Funeral services for Amalio Fernandez in Los Angeles
Funeral services set for Amalio Fernandez 65 a famed scenic artist of the Royal Opera Madrid who died after a long illness in Los Angeles yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Amalio Fernandez
Royal Opera
Madrid
Spain
Ruth Stonehouse and Felix Hughes Married in Tia Juana
Hollywood reports Ruth Stonehouse once a noted motion picture actress wed Felix Hughes brother of writer Rupert Hughes in Tia Juana. The marriage became known through word received in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Ruth Stonehouse
Felix Hughes
Rupert Hughes
Tia Juana
Clarke hearing may revive old investigations
The civil service commission hearing of Capt. Ben E. Clarke's case could revive and reveal new facts in the Bouklias Turner liquor case and related events. Safety Director Harry M. Kimbel continues study and likely will not decide before Monday within the five day hearing limit. Clarke has received fixed compensation for injuries totaling 1,036.60 this month with more possible. his wife has a nursing stipend and hospital expenses bring the total to 3,720.70.
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Ben E. Clarke
Civil Service Commission
Clarke
Bouklias-Turner
C. C. Curtis
E. E. Curtis
Harry M. Kimbel
Capt. Clarke
Congress Lake Co
Industrial Commission
Bernard Rodgers
Siemenear
Curtis
Canton
Columbus
Chamberlin to Assail Record in Next Flight
Clarence D. Chamberlin and co pilot Rogers Williams plan another attempt to break the world endurance record of 52 hours 23 minutes. The takeoff is tentatively set for Monday or Tuesday in Richmond Virginia where weather is expected to be favorable. Martine the backer said the effort would occur here with better conditions than New York.
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Richmond
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Rogers Willams
A. R. Martine
New York
Chamberlin
Martine
Alligator Declared Not an Animal in Local Ruling
Jacksonville January 26 Judge M B Craig ruled that the alligator is not an animal in a case brought by the 8 P C A against EF A Martin. The complaint claimed cruelty for allowing an alligator to stay in a water tank during a cold spell causing ice to form on its back. The judge did not classify the creature.
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Jacksonville
M. B. Craig
EF. A. Martin
Martin
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