Wickersham Day Plan Dodged by Governors
Eastern Point Conn July 17 A by law of the governors conference probably will prevent action on George W Wickershams proposal for sharing prohibition enforcement between states and the federal government The plan aimed to modify 18th amendment to become reasonably enforceable and reduce crime readings of a letter to Gov Franklin D Roosevelt of New York were read to the conference.
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Eastern Point
Conn
Governors’ Conference
George W. Wickersham
Wickersham
1.1 Mile Cutoff Proposed For Hartville Aid
Hartville celery district flood relief plans moved forward with a 1.7 mile cutoff proposed to divert western water away from swamps. Deputy county surveyor George L. Sickafoose outlined a 17 mile straight ditch from Kurtz to Ebie to intercept runoff and reduce swamp flooding, despite a 34 foot cut through a hill.
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Hartville Celery
George L. Sickafoose
Lake and
Marlboro Tps
Hartville
Kurtz
Ebie
Swartz Ditch
Stark Co
Sickafoose
Vessels Limp Into Seattle After Fog Collision
Two ships limped toward Puget Sound after a foggy collision off Cape Flattery. The General Petroleum tanker Lio from Los Angeles and the schooner Santa Ynez from San Diego suffered minor bow damage, no distress calls were made.
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Cape Flattery
Wash
Farm Board Meets Wheat Up 20 Cents
The new Farm Board convened but had not organized long enough to avoid a first blunder as wheat rose by 20 cents. The tangled dispatch suggests political undercurrents and satire about farming policy and party influence.
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Africa
Missionary
Bishop Cannon
Democratic Party
New Farm Board
Three Hurt In Auto Accident At Massillon
Special to Canton Daily News Massillon July 17 Three people were injured in a head on crash in Massillon a man woman and an infant Curtis Kilgore Jr were riding with Curtis Kilgore Sr driving his car into the Wilson vehicle near a spring on 1st street NE They were taken to Massillon City Hospital Wilson and Kilgore baby were released while Mrs Wilson remained hospitalized with serious injuries expected to recover says the physician
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Canton Daily News
Massillon
Carl Wilson
Ist St NE
Mary
Curtis Kilgore, Jr
Curtis Kilgore
Lincoln Way E
Kilgore
Wilson
1St St NE
Girl 16 Seeks Mate Arrested at Tama Reservation
Lillie May Peper 16 from Talaahoma Tennessee traveled to the Mesquakie Indian reservation at Tama Iowa in search of a spouse. She selected Joe Runninghorse as a fiancé and asked to marry immediately but police intervened. She was jailed at the girls reformatory as a runaway. She called it a narrow escape and questioned Indian bravery.
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Cedar Rapids
Lillie May Peper
Talahoma
Tenn
Tamala
Tama
Joe Runninghorse
Redman
Lillie May
Girls’ Reformatory
Farm Board Urges Patient Approach To Reforms
The federal farm board asks farmers to be patient while foundational agricultural improvements are prepared. Despite pressure for dramatic actions to prove resolve, President Hoover appointees emphasize deliberate planning before direct welfare projects, noting the need to address one third of Americans directly and the other two thirds indirectly.
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Washington
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
James C. Stone
Lexington
Hyde
Alexander Legge
Chicago
C. C. Teague
Los Angeles
William F. Schilling
Northfield
Minn
Charles 8. Wilson
Hall, N. Y
Carl Williams
Oklahoma City
C. B. Denman
Farmington, Mo
United Press
Hoovyer
Minor riots in GAR strike in New Orleans
New Orleans July 17 reports indicate fresh disorders during the street car strike. Police stopped a clash between strikebreakers and men tied to dock workers and sailors. one strikebreaker was hit by a rock and two others were arrested. Authorities said no inquiry would proceed as strikebreakers violated guard-protected zones around the barns.
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New Orleans
Four Die In Cornwall Fire Destroys Four Buildings
A blaze in Cornwall Ontario today killed four people including a couple and their nine month old grandchild and Cecile Piche a second victim. Four others were injured as four adjoining buildings were destroyed.
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Cornwall
Ont
Olais Givogue
Cecile Piche
Hailstorms Damage Crops Across Lunas Joncels and Prades
A Montpellier dispatch reports violent hail in the regions of Lunas Joncels and Prades Sur Vernalobre causing heavy crop damage over a wide area.
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Paris
Montpellier
Lunas Joncels
Prades Sur Vernalobre
Dog Delays shuttle at Coney Island tracks
A calm dog lay on the shuttle tracks near Coney Island causing a 20 minute tie up. Motorman William Nealson stopped the crowded car and with a passenger lassooed the animal to free the train. Passengers aided the rescue before service resumed.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Coney Island
William Nealson
Nealson
Betsy Ann Loses Its Race to Greene Line
Cincinnati July 17 Victorious yesterday over Betsy Ann the once proudest side-wheeler on the Ohio in a neck and neck race to New Richmond Tom Greene returned to her wharf to race the Chris Greene for the river speed title The Betsy Ann flying Pittsburgh’s flag nosed out by a half length in a dramatic race as Tom Greene paddles clawed through the muddy Ohio The river contest climaxed years of rivalry between the ships and set the stage for a rematch with the Chris Greene
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Cincinnati
Betsy Ann
Ohio
New Richmond
Tom Greene
Chris Greene
Pittsburgh
Robert FE. Lee
Natchez
Mississippi
Betsy
Hagen and Smith to Play Here in Exhibition Match
Canton fans will see Walter Hagen, 1922 British Open champion, and Horton Smith, rising star and 1920s champion, in an 18 hole exhibition Friday at Tam o Shanter Golf Club on Hills and Dales road. The 2:30 start and large gallery are anticipated as Hagen brings a record of multiple Open and PGA titles and Smith headlines as a remarkable young talent.
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Canton
Walter Hagen
Horton Smith
Tam O' Shanter Golf Club
Hills and Dales Road
Hagen
Bellaire
America
Smith
Lindbergh Rebukes Cameraman Over Hidden Microphone
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh spoke in San Francisco on honesty. A sound motion picture reel recorded the lecture despite his aversion to the device. He challenged a reporter who used a concealed microphone and faulted the camera operator for honesty.
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New York World News Service
San Francisco
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Incendiary Fire Damages Autos at Local Coal Co Shed
Fire Chief R O Mesnar reports an incendiary blaze damaged a frame shed owned by A and B Coal Co at 922 Warner Ave SE, destroying two motor trucks though the gas line tank nearby, holding 240000 gallons, was found empty. Fire from a match caused a moving van blaze on Madison Ave SE, and two garages owned by W Slyman at 1517 and 1521 Olive Pl NE also ignited late Tuesday night.
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A. & B. Coal Co
Warner Vd SE
Mesnar
Madisonavy SE
Central Fire Station
W. Slyman
Olive Pl
Gov Green In Another Crash Near Kalamazoo
Gov Fred W Green was aboard an air mail plane halted by engine trouble during a Kalamazoo to Lansing flight. After a 40 minute engine check the plane resumed and landed safely in Lansing before noon with Pilot John Lauber.
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Kalamazoo
Mid
Fred W. Green
Lansing
Midway Airport
Here
Thompson Aeronautical Corp
Michigan Airmail
John Lauber
Capital
Knoxville man confesses to Roanoke murder
Jamee 8 Cerruther, 25, of Knoxville, Tennessee, confessed to killing E H Abbott of New York as they motored into Roanoke yesterday. Police say robbery was the motive.
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Roanoke
Jamee 8
Cerruther
Knoxville
Tenn
E H_ Abbott
New York
Belief 42 Of Abtao Crew Lost In Violent Chilean Storm
United Press reports that forty two of forty three crew members are believed dead after the Chilean transport Abtao sank near San Antonio in a violent storm. Only one midshipman was rescued by the Imperial. other ships Flora and Antarctica assisted. The fate of the others remained unconfirmed at dawn.
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United Press
Santiago
Chile
San Antonio
Abtao
Imperial
Flora
Antarctica
Ilustradors
Arraignment set in Dayton killing case involving striker clash
Frank Marshall of Springfield, 34, will be arraigned today before Justice Leo Gross at Troy on charges of shooting and killing Frank Metzler Jr. of Dayton. The shooting occurred last Saturday near Brent in a dispute between striker and strikebreaker workers at the Gem City Brew Co.
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Dayton
Frank Marshall
Springfield
Leo Gross
Troy
Frank Metzler, Jr
Baturdey
Brendt
Gem City Breve Co
Press Editor Found Guilty in Contempt Case
Cleveland July 17 Contempt of court charges against Louis B Seltzer editor and Carlton K Matson editorial writer of the Cleveland Press were found guilty by Common Pleas Judge Frederick P Walther and carried to the court of appeals pending a hearing Judge Walther fined each $500 and sentenced them to 30 days in jail for publishing an editorial criticizing an injunction against interference with Thistledown race track The judge ruled the editorial obstructed justice and sought to bring the court into ridicule and disrepute He overruled a defense motion noting the injunction case was pending and that the court has inherent power to punish contempt
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Cleveland
Louis B. Seltzer
Carlton K. Matson
Cleveland Press
Court of Appeals
Common Pleas
Frederick P. Walther
Rana
CI Ann
Willis Vickery
Walther
Thistledown
Newton D. Baker
Seltzer and Matson
Freckles and His Friends Joins The News Comics Page
The Cleveland artist Blosser introduces Freckles and His Friends on The News comic page. Read the first installment today on Page 16.
Army Officers Warned Against Political Activity
Secretary of War Good sends a letter to all army posts warning officers against engaging in political activity amid congressional criticism of pressure related to pending bills including army promotion legislation. Navy warns naval officers about maintaining a Washington lobby. War department did not release the letter publicly.
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Washington
Wer Good
War Department
Wee
Adams
Trousers for Women Foreseen in 1928 Fashion
Boston July 17 The National Association of Cotton Manufacturers style advisory board predicts trousers for women will dominate 1928 fashions alongside beach pajamas and overalls. The report notes house wear porch and lawn use pajama trends and cites the bloomers of the bicycle craze as early daring styles. Also mentions Al Benders Cafeteria and Sixth Annual Spring Chicken Week.
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Boston
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Style Advisory Board
War clouds in Asia dissipate at 11th hour
Chinese forces sever rail links between Manchuria and Siberia cutting lines at Manchur and Pogranitochaya amid fears of Soviet invasion. Nanking replies to Soviet ultimatum with conciliatory tone easing war tensions but full text awaited.
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Asia
Tokio
Manchur
Pogranitochaya
Manchuria
Siberia
United
Moscow
Nanking
Soviet Union
Russia
July 25 Dollar Day set in Canton sales event
Barga hunters eye Thursday July 25 as Canton's second and last Dollar Day of the year. Ed Carey, president of the retail merchants board, says merchants will offer unusual bargains and real value merchandise. Local stores will cooperate to provide some of the lowest prices ever seen in Canton.
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Barga'a
Canton
Ed Carey
Retail Merchants’ Board
Bargai Hunters
Carey
Earl of Derby to visit United States for Belmont and Kentucky Derby
London July 17 The Earl of Derby announced plans for his first U S visit in 36 years. He will stay into spring and attend Belmont races and the Kentucky Derby without entering his horses.
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London
Earl of Derby
United States
Earl
Classified Ads Tease Cobwebbed Canton Items Today
Bits of news from today’s classified section advertise kitchen cabinets breakfast sets iron and cleaning services by a reliable woman. Small pocketbook tests money and ring. Fox terrier puppies listed for sale.
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Canton News
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Lindy
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R. O. Mesnar
GOV
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Tsing-Tao
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