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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1925
Page
1
A long feature describes Canton’s public scales where men women and children weigh themselves for free or for a small coin. People caution about privacy, removing hats coats and shoes as they step on the scale and watch the needle for personal pounds.
Police reported six robberies Saturday and Sunday nights with a seventh thwarted Sunday night. Three youths were arrested after the Farwick Brothers store robbery attempt in Tuscarawas, while Louis Weintraub was bound during a home invasion and $111 taken. An arcade basement break hurt pennies, and other thiefs hit a grocery and an auto theft.
Roald Amundsen arrives by seaplane in Oslo and states he will not retire but pursue a reconnoitering expedition to the Pole. He refuses to join Hugo Eckener's German airship project and insists Norway must act independently to prove its existence. He says his team will help publish a book about the flight.
In Cleveland a chase ended with Philip Kroger aged 35 and Mike Stark captured after more than a dozen shots were fired. Kroger was hit in the leg by a bullet and taken to hospital while Stark was detained for investigation. The pursuit followed several houses and fences and coincided with a reported filling station robbery. the pair had loot when seized.
Columbus police investigate the death of Joseph Cracco 34 found decapitated on Newark Central tracks near the Balmore and Ohio crossing. Cracco released from Franklin County Jail last Friday after a six months term for illegal possession of liquor, police believe death may have been self-inflicted by lying on the tracks.
A Chicago Limited train collided with an automobile at Waterworks Road crossing at Newark Ohio injuring and killing several occupants. Delbert Sprague 20 Catherine Sprague 6 Edith Humphreys 10 Leora Sprague 7 were killed while Homer Sprague the driver was in serious condition.
In the British house of commons Foreign Minister Austen Chamberlain declared Anglo Russian ties have become critical and urged Conservatives and Labourites to avoid inflaming the situation. He declined to commit to consulting the house before addressing Russia on the Chinese matter, saying the government must act freely if a note becomes necessary. Labour leader J R Clynes pressed the point after the king's opening address.
The Daily Telegraph warns that US demand for curbing extraterritorial rights in China could spark a dangerous confrontation with Japan. The Telegraph says Japan would see immediate modification as a challenge, risking Japanese interests.
A bootlegger feud is blamed for the killing of Hadley King a 38 year old man shot on his porch in Toledo early yesterday Police seek a man seen entering the King home yard just before the shooting Neighbors say the intruder fled in a car after the shot coroner's inquest details point to bootleg activity connections between King and a beer camp were disclosed by authorities
Lisbon reports a tragic sailboat accident as a vessel following the yacht race sank in the Azambia canal during the event. Eighty-one of fourteen passengers were drowned, with the loss attributed to the vessel overturning in rough water.
Dayton fears northern lawyers may derail the monkey trial moving from the Dayton circuit court to federal jurisdiction. Residents express anxiety that outsiders could manipulate the case and spoil the town’s hoped-for legal showdown.
Mrs. Coolidge braves the Atlantic in warm weather at the summer White House in Swampscott Massachusetts. The President did not join her for the dip.
George Loomis of 1548 Greenfield at SW was arraigned on a manslaughter charge after the Saturday shooting that killed Tony Zervas. Witnesses testified Loomis held the revolver and fired, with George Stein’s hand wounded before Zervas died of a leg wound.
In Creighton near Pittsburgh Michael Satanski, 43, miner and father of eight, attempted to kill his wife. Despondent over unemployment and heat, he fired a shot into his forehead after his son, 17, locked him in an upstairs room. The wife and seven children fled to the street.
Irene Slicker a 29 year old woman was abducted from her home by an unknown man and placed in a car. She returned about 11 20 p m saying she left the auto at State Street and told nothing, appearing unharmed.
J. H. Hagley of Slyke Pa arrested late Saturday night on a charge of disturbing the peace. Judge Bowman in criminal court Monday sentenced him to 60 days in the workhouse, but the sentence was suspended if he ceases to annoy his wife from whom he is separated.
Dayston police hunted four bandits who bound four Cincinnati Zoo employees and forced open the safe at dawn. The loot was estimated at $20,000 or more, with more than $17,000 in cash. Details remained scarce as investigators pursued clues.
Santa Barbara Cal July 6 A total of 279 earth tremors has rocked the city since shortly before seven last Monday morning records of a recording instrument owned by the Southern Counties Gas company show Early today only a faint tremor had been registered
Hoover Corp hosts over 400 salesmen from around the world for a four day convention at the North Canton plant beginning Tuesday. A parade in Stark County lasting over a mile leads the opening activities with industrial and floral floats. sessions follow at Hoover Park and on site, with all employees participating in the parade and delegates lodged at the camp in the park.
Canton endures sweltering heat as the mercury nears eight to nine degrees above normal Monday afternoon. Official observer Carl Meyer notes a 9 degree rise since 7 am with no wind keeping conditions sultry. A cooling relief is forecast for Tuesday with possible showers.
Eight men arrested Saturday and Sunday on speeding charges were arraigned Monday. Sentences included fines and costs for Albert Vitelli of Youngstown. Frank Valley of Mahoning Avenue NE. Ormie Graber. Paul Starr of Mahoning Road NE. Harry McKinnis of Dover. Charles Powell of Toledo. Ernest Whelin. and Dan Suzman of Hartville. Bond was forfeited for one defendant.
Five auto drivers faced fines after a holiday weekend policing by Paare Justices. William Carvour paid $25 for driving 52 mph on the Mansilion-Nevarre road as Justice Hominger presided. Four other reckless drivers pled guilty with varied penalties including John Schill $15, Glenn Hout $25, James Nicolas $26 and H E Faverty $15 plus costs. Nicolas faces 30 days suspended if he fails to drive for 10 days.
Rescue workers remove 43 bodies from the Pickwick night club wreckage in Boston as 15 to 25 more may be buried. District Attorney O'Brien says the building unsafe. grand jury to hear witnesses at Suffolk county courthouse.
Paris reports that Finance Minister Caillaux will likely visit London and Washington to finalize debt funding for France and to arrange a new loan of 8 billion gold francs. The loan aims to rebuild devastated North France regions and could be issued in New York or London during August.
Columbus report notes use of bootlegging to dodge the two cent Brown tax law. Enforcement officials say dealers export gasoline into Indiana to avoid Ohio taxes and many fail to file sales returns for taxation along the Indiana line.
Monday lawyers for Fr F Curtis former Canton safety director filed a motion in the Ohio Supreme Court to rehear his appeal from the Court of Appeals ruling upholding convictions for accepting a bribe. Luther Day Cleveland chief counsel argues indictment trial variance. prosecutors will oppose.
Firemen battled still smoldering piles as 2,000,000 feet of finished lumber burned at the H. H. Glesy and Brothers plant on the west side of Columbus. Loss estimated at $150,000. Smoke blanketed downtown and glow lit the city through the night. Cause remains unknown.
Columbus July 8. Ohio officials say the state could transport its entire population at once in the cars owned here. Auto death rates have fallen from 2.4 to .68 per thousand in 191 year. Ownership rose from 42,941 in 1910 to 1,204,980 now.
A Canton theatre shows THE MAN IN BLUE while readers note police heroism amid political pressure. The article praises officers as loyal to duty and lists the usual guest names in the “Where You Can Find It” section, which changes daily.
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