Governor Not Ready to Pardon Turner and Bouklin
Attorney Joseph L. Hilton urged Governor Donahey to pardon Harry Turner and Harry Bouklin, who are serving 18 months to 10 years for perjury. Donahey said a release is possible “sometime” but not yet, with no date set. The men had violated probation by bootlegging and frequenting an illicit liquor site.
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A. V. Donahey
Harry Turner
Harry Boukins
Joseph L. Hilton
Columbus
Donahey
Hilton
A. W. Agier
Booklins
Turner
Franklin Co Common Pleas Court
Irs
Bobby
Don&iy
Olligals
Kirby Goes to Atlanta for Nine Year Prison Term
Josiah Kirby former head of the Cleveland Discount Co. is to be transported by United States deputy marshals to Atlanta federal penitentiary to serve nine and a half years for using the mails to defraud and jury fixing. He arrived in Cleveland from Berkeley California and was met by federal officers at the station and escorted to the county jail after posting a 35000 bond.
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Cleveland
Josiah Kirby
United States
Kirby
Atlanta
Cleveland Discount Co
Berkeley
Cal
Paint Streets To Cut Down Accident Toll
Safety Director Earl Hexamer announced that downtown crosswalks are being marked with white lines to guide pedestrians. He said following white lanes would reduce accidents and that outlying stop streets will receive similar markings to aid motorists and pedestrians.
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Earl Hexamer
Hexamer
Mayor seeks to dissolve restraining order on hearings
Motion filed in common pleas court by Mayor S. M. Swarts asks Judge A. W. Agler to dissolve a temporary injunction that barred hearings against civil service commissioners Price Jansen and John Burris. The mayor seeks immediate hearing and argues petitions do not present a cause of action and that conspiracy claims are false.
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Common Pleas Court
S. M. Swarts
A. W. Agler
Price Janson
John W. Burris
Civil Service Commission
Lynch, Day, Fimple, Pontius and Lynch
Court of Appeals of
Lucasco
Jansen
Burris
George Beresford
Swarts
Agler
Mednesday
Coolidge Remains Silent on 1928 Candidacy
Washington July 14 Calvin Coolidge shows no public stance on a 1928 bid. Friends and advisers press for clarity while political maneuvering, party unity, and cabinet speculation shape the outlook.
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Coolidge
Guns in Cicero Blaze in Gangland Violence
July 14 Chicago reports Cicero gang warfare claiming two or three victims. Joseph Ciccone a wealthy contractor and Genna lieutenant is shot dead before his home in front of his wife and six children. A second victim Jules Portugese a gem thief is found dead at Glenview and Milwaukee with bullet wounds. A black touring car fires five shots after the body is found.
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Chicago
Cicero
Joseph Ciccone
Genna
Jules Portugese
Glenview Rd
Milwaukee An
Ballardrd
Milwaukee Av
President Catches Three-Pound Pike at White Pine Camp
President Coolidge caught a three-pound pike at White Pine Camp in N Y. He had breakfast then fished from a guide boat. Everett Sanders, secretary to the president, confirmed the size of the catch.
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White Pine Camp
N. Y
Coolidge
Everett Sanders
Women in Politics Emphasis by Dye At Democratic Club
Thomas F. E. Dye, state Democratic chairman, told a Woman's Club audience that women should join and organize with the party. John McSweeney and Frank S. A. Monnett joined the discussion, with county office candidates heard and campaign plans set for the year.
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Thomas FE. Dye
Democratic State Central Committee
Woman's Club
Dye
Gov
Donahey
Crabbe
John McSweeney
Wooster
Congress
Frank S. A. Monnett
Columbus
Torney General
Democratic Party
America
Europe
Traffic code revisions not yet law in city
Safety Director Earl Hexamer cautioned that changes to the traffic code are not law yet and will not be enforced until after council passes the ordinance and an educational campaign informs motorists how to make proper left turns. Possible new lane markings may be added.
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Earl Hexamer
Cholera Fatal to American Passenger in Singapore
London July 14. An American traveler aboard the steamer Empura died of cholera in Singapore. Officials report another American woman remains hospitalized in Singapore as the ship arrived at Rangoon.
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London
Empura
Cholea
Singapore
Rangoon Kday
Rangoon
Short Circuit Fire Causes Blaze In Tenement
A late night fire started by a faulty hallway lamp short circuit in a three story brick tenement at 421-23 Market Av S. Occupants 41 people were affected but firefighters confined the blaze to a small area with limited damage.
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Market Av S
John Kennedy Charged With Vagrancy
John Kennedy faced vagrancy charges after a late Tuesday night police arrest.
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John Kennedy
Battle Ends Fatally in Columbus Home
In Columbus on July 14 Henry Merchant aged 45 was dead and Monroe Woodlin 46 was dying after a knife and gun fight at Merchants home over the dead man's wife. Merchant was shot and Woodlin slashed, police said, with both men involved in the violence.
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Columbus
Henry Merchant
Monroe Woodlin
St. Francis Hospital
Merchant
Woodlin
Pool rumor fuels GM stock surge despite doubts
Wall Street investors push General Motors to new highs amid pool speculation led by W. C. Durant. GM climbs about 47 points from March lows, adding over $242 million in paper value as analysts note other motor stocks remain strong but uneven. Durant and Schwab allegedly edge into U S Steel as Morgan stocks rally.
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New York
Wall St
General Motors
W. C. Durant
Stock Exchange
General Motors Organization
Financial District
Durant
U. S. Steel
Morgan
Mr. Durant
Steel Common
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel
Durant Steel
Police Sergeant Wise Suspended 30 Days in Prohibition Affair
A city police sergeant and head of the booze squad, Sergt. John Wise, is suspended for 30 days without pay following an inquiry into alleged drinking. Safety Director Hexamer and Chief Lengel held hearings after Wise crashed on North Market Road to avoid a head on collision. Wise denies intoxication and claims investigation would reveal the facts.
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Swarts
Hexamer
S. A. Lengel
Lengel
Sergt
John “Jiggs” Wise
Wise
North Market Av
Serkt
Sergt. Wise
Earle Hexamer
J. Wise
Nexamer
Carl Studer
Civil Service Commission
Twilight Inn Fire Kills 21 in Catskills Hotel
A fire at Twilight Inn in Haines Falls near Catskill collapses the summer resort hotel. At least 21 are dead, with eight known bodies recovered and about 20 missing as rescue teams work through debris. Mrs Theda Martin and her four year old son Peter survived injuries after the mother hurled the child to safety then jumped.
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Haines Falls
N. Y
Twilight Inn
Catskill
Haynes Falls
Catskill Mountains
Theda Martin
Jersey City
N. J
Peter
Bungalow Colony
Whittemore to Die August 13
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie signed the death warrant for Richard Reese Whittemore known as the candy kid bandit and set August 13 for his execution for killing Maryland prison guard Robert Holtman. His wife Margaret Whittemore known as the tiger girl circulates a petition for clemency but with little success.
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Washington
Albert C. Ritchie
Richard Reese Whittemore
Whittemore
Robert Holtman
Maryland
Margaret Whittemore
Tiger Girl
Tuesday Last Day for Taxes with Extension Granted
The county treasurer office will be open Saturday 12:30 to 3 and Monday 6:30 to 8 for tax payments. Tuesday is the final day to pay taxes under the extension granted by the commissioners, after which penalties will be added on delinquent taxes.
Man Killed After Accepting Lift In Cincinnati
William Meyer aged 29 died after he accepted a lift and was struck by a street car while on the running board of a truck driven by John Crowley. Ten others were slightly injured in automobile wrecks last night in Cincinnati and vicinity.
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Cincinnati
William Meyer
John Crowley
Communists Arrested During Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris
In Paris on Bastille day July 14, twenty communists were arrested after a tense scene at the public reception for the sultan of Morocco. Alderman Joly among those detained as the parade was altered and the crowd dispersed following booing of President Doumergue and the Moroccan dignitaries.
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Paris
Joly
Morocco
Zen. de Rivera
Doumergue
Mororgo Crowe
Change Route of Akron Cars
Interurban streetcar routing changes began Wednesday shifting northbound lines to follow the city line along Market Avenue from the public square to 6th Street NW then Cleveland Avenue out of Akron. Southbound cars continue on Oxford Avenue NW with a curve at 4th Street and Cleveland Avenue North, remain until a two way curve is installed at Cleveland Avenue and 2nd Street NW. Public notice was not given until tracks were removed.
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Canton
Akron
Cleveland
4Th St
En. O. P
E. B. Atchley
The
Traction Company
6Th St
Cleveland Av
City
2Nd St NW
Oxford Av
Atchlev
Damages Sought in Fatal Bicycle Collision
A common pleas suit seeks 25000 damages from James A. Sigler over the death of 12 year old Carl Bules who was struck by Sigler's car at Tuscarawas Street and Warner Road. The complaint alleges Sigler drove faster than the speed limit and caused the fatal accident.
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Common Pleas Court
James A. Sigler
Carl Bules
Tuscarawas St KB
Warner Rd
Sigler
Ordie Nance
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Gene Gordon Culver
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Discount Co
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Petition
Janson
Lucas Co
David Lawrence
Canton Daily News
Calvin Coolidge
Cummins
Iowa
Mr. Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Charles Evans Hughes
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Ritchie
Candy Kid
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