Snake bites and Fourth of July reminiscences told by Canton resident
A Canton man warns campers in Ohio hills to carry potassium permanganate and emergency anti venom for snake bites. He outlines first aid steps and cautions on venom action, noting Ohio’s snakes and risky hill country north of Pittsburgh. Also recalls old Fourth of July celebrations, black hosiery saves, and a famous last word.
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Canton
South America
Texas
Pittsburgh
Demurrers Overruled in Fall Doheny Oil Bribery Case
Justice William Hitz in the District of Columbia supreme court overruled demurrers by Albert B. Fall E L Doheny Sr and E L Doheny Jr to indictments tied to the 1921 oil bribe scandal. Trial date not set due to summer recess. proceedings hinge on validity of Harding order transferring naval oil reserve jurisdiction.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Albert B. Fall
E. L. Doheny, Sr
E. L. Doheny, Jr
William Hitz
District of Columbia Supreme Court
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Dohenys
Fall
Justice Hitz
Harding
Naval Oil Reserve
Interior Department
Elk Mns
Doheny
Parole Granted in Stark County Burglary Case
John J. Murray of Canton, a prisoner serving a burglary sentence, is among those ordered discharged from the penitentiary on parole. He will be released July 21. The board heard 66 applications and granted 29.
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John J. Murray
Canton
Perole
Perdens
Auto accident kills 5 year old Pauline Sunday
Pauline Sunday aged five of 1430 Royal Avenue NE was fatally struck by an auto driven by Roscoe B. Summer of 829 19th Street NW near 16th and Mahoning Road NE Wednesday afternoon. The child was taken to the office of W. E. Kaufman at 2020 Mahoning Road NE where she was pronounced dead. Coroner T. McQuate is investigating the case.
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Royal Av
Roscoe B. Summer
19Th St
16Th
Mahoning Rd
W. E. Kaufman
Sumiere
T. ©. McQuate
Legal reforms urged by Ohio Bar Association committee
Cedar Point Ohio July 6 The Ohio State Bar Association committee on judicial administration and legal reforms plans four recommendations for criminal procedure reform. Abolish grand jury by constitutional amendment replace indictment with an information in plain language. Eliminate current evidence rules to allow broad witness questioning. Enact a law to establish adequate crime detection instruction.
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Cedar Point
Ohio State Bar Association
John A. Clyne
Chamberlin Medal Topic in Washington July 6
War department authorities said recognition for Glarence Chamberlin’s distance breaking flight to Germany would require action by President Coolidge or Congress. The investigation found Chamberlin is either in the army reserve or militia, so the Distinguished Flying Cross cannot be recommended.
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Washington
Glarence Chamberlin
Germany
President Coolidge
Congress
War Department
Chawbertin
Army Reserve
Department
Garaux Brothers Begin Market Ave N Repairs
Garaux Brothers started work Wednesday on Market Avenue North between 2nd and 6th Streets under a $41,000 contract awarded last week. The east side will be worked first with gasoline powered shovel, keeping the west side open for traffic. The project includes a one foot excavation and a 6 inch concrete sub base using Metropolitan block. Completion is targeted by July 23 to align with the American Legion convention. City officials note prior paving by Cable & Whitacre showed wear but remains sound, with some damage from conduit work affecting alignment. All property owners along Marketay supported Garaux Brothers due to their equipment and proven city contract performance.
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6Th Sts
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Cable & Whitacre
American Legion Convention
Marketay
City Board of Control
Woman Over 100 Celebrates Birthday in Hazlett Garden
Mrs Matilda Vorhees, aged 104, marked her birthday in Hazlett New Jersey as she tends flowers and remains active in social life. Her twin sister passed away at 87, leaving a long-lived family story.
Best Boy Scout May Go to Pole
Paris July 6 America s best Boy Scout may be invited to accompany Commander Richard E Byrd on his upcoming flight across the South Pole. Byrd said he would confer with Scout leaders upon his return to the United States regarding inviting the champion Scout to join his party.
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Paris
America
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Byrd
United States
Four Perish As Plane Crashes In Lake Washington
Seattle reports a plane crash over Lake Washington last night. Pilot Harry Johnson and two passengers Fred Stancliffe and Robert Wolin were recovered, while John Dach remained missing. The plane dived about 1000 feet, the cause unknown, as harbor patrol searched the lake.
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Seattle
Lake Washington
Harry Johnson
Fred Stancliffe
Robert Wolin
California
Harbor Patrol
John Dach
Free Wife for Other Man Divorce Begun in Chicago
In Chicago a divorce suit is filed by Henry C. R. Japing seeking to free his German wife from marriage so she may wed Walter Reichenback. Japing, a Belgian-born 1911 husband, left for the British army during WWI while Mrs. Japing lived in Leipzig. They had two children and later Japing, living in Germany, fell for Reichenback who urged the divorce so the couple could marry.
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Chicago
Henry C. R. Japing
Belgium
Japing
England
Reichenback
Uhrichville Residents Hurt In Truck Fire
July 6 Columbus man Tom Watlsh sustained a deep cut to his right hand while passenger Frank Cathell of Uhrichville suffered burns to his arms and body when a truck they rode in caught fire from a short circuit. Firemen put out the blaze and both men were taken to Mt. Carmel hospital by police before returning home.
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Columbus
Tom Watlsh
Frank Cathell
Uhricheville
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Police promotion reshapes city force under Chief Wise
Chief John H. Wise announces a broad reorganization and promotions. Detectives Ralph Trump Emmon Ritz and J ck Beatty rise to detective. Pence becomes sergeant and Conner to traffic bureau. New captains Manderbaugh and Patterson swap shifts. Muehleisen retains traffic command with added duties. Dozens of patrolmen receive new assignments as civil service exams for additional hires are scheduled.
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Ralph Trump
Emmon Ritz
Ck Beatty
John HH. Wise
Joseph Pence
Alva Conner
Pence
Conner
Traffic Bureau
George Muehleisen
Ira Manderbaugh
R. F. Patterson
Manderbaugh
Patterson
Sergeant Pence
Patteragn
Remy
Stitz
Calac and
Stefke
Clarence Vobeck
Samuel Heckaman
Muehieisen
Goweer
Nist
Kendall
Joseph Lauer
Gower
Homer Baughman
Charlies Wood
Civil Service Commission
JUDGE TO PASS UPON WAITS DAYTON ARRAIGNMENTS
Dayton notes United States Commissioner Thomas Hudson of Springfield will arrive this afternoon for arraignments of prisoners taken in raids Saturday and Sunday. Some detainees were released on bond last night. Prisoners from Columbus jail complain of no bedding and sleeping on steel grating. Federal Judge Engon W. Hough may rule on habeas corpus writs and release when arrests lacked bond or access to attorneys.
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Dayton
United States
Thomas Hudson
Springfield
Hudson
Columbus
Judece Enson W
Aviation Offer Is On the Level
Beverly Hills receives a spoofed inquiry about a supposed nonstop Ford flight between Claremore and Beverly Hills. The letter from Will Rogers promises a $500 deposit to a reputable intermediary, notes lack of trustworthy locals post scandal, and hints at various travel routes and methods to verify the trip.
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Cal
Ford
Claremore
Navy
Newfoundland
Byrd Plans Radio Broadcast From Pole Flight
Commander Richard E. Byrd says a powerful wireless will be on his plane during the anticipated December fly over the South Pole. He will radio stations as he reaches the Pole and may install portable sets at both ends to cross-check position if navigation is hampered. Byrd seeks scientific data to fill maps and determine if a southern continent exists or is largely water.
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Paris
America
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Byrd
New Zealand
Pole
Chief Wise Loses Pet Terrier Pup
Chief of Police John H Wise said his Boston Terrier was stolen from his yard last Sunday. He called the dog the children’s pet and expressed hope the thief will return him.
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John H. Wise
Canal Settlement Talks In Columbus
Dayton city officials Fred Eichelberger and John Harshman traveled to Columbus to press for a compromise with state officials on the Miami Erie canal appraisal value. The meeting aimed to resolve differences over the canal’s assessed worth and property matters affecting the city’s interests.
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Miami-Phi
Dayton
Fred Eichelberger
John Harshman
Columbus
Probe into death of Mrs Emma Toftus in Cincinnati
Coroner F C Swing ordered an inquest into the death of Mrs Emma Toftus aged 34. The inquest was set for 1 a m tomorrow to probe the circumstances of the Sunday death in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Emma Toftus
Bunday
F.C. Swing
Star witness punished for rule infraction at workhouse
Steve Kascholk, star witness in the Don Mellett murder prosecutions, was subjected to a workhouse discipline change after an incident where a guard called him a yellow rat and struck him. Superintendent John Boyer ordered that any inmate who strikes a prisoner faces immediate dismissal. Kascholk, housed for safekeeping in the chapel, said the assault followed a minor rule violation and that Boyer claimed those rules were not intended for him. Separately, Floyd Streitberger, the chief witness in a Saranus Lengel murder trial, narrowly escaped serious injury in a woodworking plant incident at the penitentiary in Columbus.
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Steve Kascholk
Don KR
Mellett
John Boyer
Kascholk
Boyer
Columbus
Floyd EF. Streitenberger
Saranus A. Lengel
Penitentiary
Death Takes Mrs Obermier
Mrs Mary Obermier 65 wife of J G Obermier Timken Roller Bearing Co vice president died Tuesday night at 11 at her home 4415th NW from pneumonia after 12 weeks in Mercy hospital following a broken hip They moved to Canton in 1892 active in social and business affairs She daughter Alice and brother Bernard survive Funeral at St Johns Catholic Church Friday at 10 burial in St Peters mausoleum later Calvary
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Mary Obermier
J. G. Obermier
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Bernard
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. Peter's Mausoleum
Calvary
Chicago Blast Kills One as Gasoline Fumes Ignite
A smoker's match ignited accumulated gasoline fumes in a garage in Chicago, causing explosions and a fire that damaged property estimated at 150000 dollars. Alex Sims, a colored man, allegedly bought gasoline and threw a lit cigarette into the doorway. One body was found burned beyond recognition, with two more believed in the ruins as police seek Sims.
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Chicago
Alex Sims
A& Cigaret
Sims
Canton yard plan prompts rail buy of Canton Foundry site
The Pennsylvania Railroad holds an option on the Canton Foundry & Machine Co. plant and grounds at 600 3rd St SE for 130000, to be exercised by July 11. The terminal project aims to create a large freight facility east of Cherry and toward Wheeling & Lake Erie, with ground purchases likely before construction begins years hence. Foundry president W J Poyser says the option has not been exercised to his knowledge and may not be until July 11.
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Pennsylvania Railway Company
Canton Foundry & Machine Co
3Rd St
Cherry Or SB
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Savannahavy SE
Ohio
Foundry Company
W. J. Poyser
W. H. Cavnah
John Bucher
Warren Slentz
Soldier and Dog Pals in Death at Fort Sheridan
Fort Sheridan Illinois July comrade dog named Beddie followed Sergeant Michael Tierney through World War I battles including Champagne Marne Aisne Marne St Mihiel and Argonne. Weakened lungs due to gas, the sergeant asked his wife that the dog be euthanized with him when he died. The dying wish was granted, and the old dog was put to sleep beside him.
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Fort Sheridan
Michael Tierney
Champagne-Marne
Ainse-Marne
Contempt Case Ties Oklahoma City Man to Cell
In Oklahoma City a jailed man named Owens continues a routine of pinochle games and business deals from his cell while Oklahoma’s two high courts clash over his case. He had defied orders after remarks about state supreme court members and a dispute over a $1,209,960 ail company, resulting in contempt.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Okhemia
Owens
Tulso
State Supreme Court
Sul Generis
Lawyers Investigate Steamenville Murder Case
A committee of attorneys is to investigate the variances in the murder case of James Fratinig. The county prosecutor declined charges, and a judge named Paisley ordered the probe to proceed.
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Steamenville
James
James Fratinig
Uiggelie
Paisley
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