31 Jan 1927
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1927
Page
1
A Canton column surveys traffic law, advertising excess, and civic chatter. Readers hear about a New York Jewish Women’s Organizations bid to ban smoking in cars, a business advertising overload, a council dispute echoing old conventions, a dentist’s quip on diet and teeth, and a police department monthly meeting plan.
Peking reports Beijing demands Britain recall troops as US pledges steadfast watchful waiting. British proposals to China pause publication as Shanghai foreign settlement limits spark troop evacuations. Kidnapping of editor Francia Zia highlights risks if extraterritorial rights end.
A 20 ton boulder rolled from a hillside in East Liverpool on January 31 damaging a new concrete highway and sweeping the Stephenville Beet Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction Co’s rails. Debris spread hundreds of yards and damages were estimated at 25000 dollars.
White Plains N Y January 31 Justice Albert Seeger ruled Browning separation trial the diary of Mrs Frances Browning detailing her flapper days will not be admitted as evidence. Testimony covered payments to croner and syndicate interviews for exclusive Browning stories. disputed authorship and approved salary at the Woodward hotel.
Jan 31. Attorney General Turner began a probe into alleged widespread abuse by Ohio common pleas clerks and deputies who act as notaries public and pocket fees. State officials say clerks sometimes issue affidavits or oaths in private capacity and retain the standard notary fee.
Harold L. Yoh a University of Pennsylvania sophomore from Van Wert Ohio was held by police on a holdup charge after a taxi driver identified him as the bandit who robbed the driver of $6 a week earlier. The arrest followed a fraternity dance at a local hotel.
News describes several ships affected by dense fog off the northeastern coast. The Celtic sails from Boston to Queenstown after collision with the Anaconda near Fire Island, while the Anaconda returns to New York. Other vessels face delays or incidents as coastal fog disrupts schedules.
A church dedication took place in Cincinnati with Rev L J Lammers of Newark and Rev Theatore Huwel from Coshocton joining the ceremony. The event marked a formal dedication of Emanuel Fivangettea Church with participation by local clergy.
New York excerpt reports WILL ROGERS sending a satirical special on Walker's absence. He riffs on national protection and adequacy in food shelter and votes, noting New York as Jimmy Walker travels to Cuba for recovery from Tammany.
George G. Battle head of a New York law firm is in Canton as associate counsel for Ben Rudner who faces a first degree murder indictment. Rudner seeks a venue change claiming an unfair trial in Stark County. hearing before Judge A W Agier set for Monday afternoon.
The executive committee of the communist Internationale calls on South and Central America to protest alleged U S exploitation and plunder by the United States. The statement pledges support to Nicaragua against American oppression.
A cold wave hits flood victims in Memphis area and across eastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri. Levee breaks increase suffering for about 2000 refugees as White River breaches a 22 mile span from Dem Are to Cotter Plant, leaving 606 families homeless and flooding 26000 acres. Ohio River levels in Cincinnati edge down toward normal after record floods.
A 40 year old man, Fred Monroe of Covington Blvd NE, was hospitalized with a fractured skull after a hit and run on Louisville road NE. Driver Walter Miller took Monroe to Mercy Hospital and then reported the incident to police. Other Sunday crashes were reported with at least one wheel torn off a Harbaugh vehicle, and multiple drivers left the scene.
In Cincinnati on January 31 Ruth Orendorff 25 said she expected a visit from an intruder and wounded a man who tried to enter her room. She reported he had previously claimed to bring a delivery letter and that she used paper shears before buying a revolver. He reportedly cried out after being shot as he fled.
In Philadelphia on January 31 nine people were killed and a police officer and a woman wounded in a clash at a saloon. Patrolman William Rommel reportedly intervened to calm a quarrel between four girls and five men, and shots erupted. A prominent local figure died of heart disease after a five day illness.
Insistent rumors circulated for a week that the South End plant of Central Alloy Steel Corp had been sold. Officials from Superior Sheet Steel Co and Central Alloy denied any sale or purchase plans, stating the plant remains in the company's possession and was closed due to weak automobile production with a reopening possible if demand improves. The plant, equipped with modern steelmaking machinery, may be retained for future operation rather than sold.
Detroit report says Antonio Fells Patalich sues Henry Ford and Ford Motor Co claiming royalties and other promised payments for six years of patent work with the auto firm. He says he shared an office with Ford and that his alleged inventions were used by the company. Mysterious details follow.
Washington January 31 congress refused treasury department requests for an undercover spy program to enforce the Volstead act. Dry leaders warned enforcement will be hampered without money while wets called the idea a confession of failure and vowed to fight any appropriation for a spy army. Wheeler warned that if funds are denied agents may advance their own money to sustain enforcement.
Ohio Institute study notes juries vary in death penalty use. Not all death sentences lead to execution due to new trials or governor commutations. Report lists first degree murder sentences at Ohio Penitentiary through 1926, showing death sentences often under one-half of cases, with execution rate highest in the latest five-year span.
Reported in Cleveland on January 31, raiders linked to justice of the peace courts face fresh trouble as they are blacklisted amid federal and state probes. Officials say repeat offenses could trigger suspension or cancellation of bonds and licensure.
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