Larceny Case Report From Unclear 1929 Text
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to a larceny case and a person named How Tude or Howlude. Details are unreadable. no clear date, place, or authorities are identifiable.
24 Jul 1920
Page 1
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1920
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to a larceny case and a person named How Tude or Howlude. Details are unreadable. no clear date, place, or authorities are identifiable.
Morning blaze starting in a Chinese laundry leveled Sebring's main block eight families fled Victoria building in night clothes. Loss estimated at 150000 with Herman Drygoods Co. heavily damaged along with the Ohio State Telephone building and Sebring Times. Firemen lacked water. Alliance trucks fought flames as winds fanned the fire. No injuries reported. town left without light or gas.
New York July 24 Authorities suspect a woman found dead may have been shipped from Detroit in a trunk. A pink sweater a petticoat and undergarments were found with the body. Police believe exam of the clothing could identify the deceased or any living person at 150 Harper is Detroit bound. Investigators here say they can do little until more evidence arrives from Detroit.
On July 24 W W C Holmes of 129 Tiberst Columbus reported a car theft and joined a police pursuit through rural roads toward Richmond Indiana. The bandit eluded officers after a lengthy chase lasting several miles, escaping on country lanes near Matze.
A fragment indicates President Roosevelt resigns from a secretary post amid a Democratic vice candidacy discussion. The text references August timing, a single assistant, and political context without clear names or places.
Fragmentary weather note mentions cooler conditions and a forecast for Saturday in Canton and nearby Tuscarawas, with tentative temperatures and a hint of dimmer morning. No complete details available.
Six detectives hunted a cave beneath a barn and found a functioning still, 30 gallons of liquor, and a barrel of raisin mash. George Jaco, owner, was fined $500 and costs after a Friday arraignment on a Prohibition charge. Detectives Weidman Hamlin Pilcher and Biffle led the liquor raid and distillery search near a rear barn. John Muldovan, owner of a soft drink saloon, was fined $300 and costs for selling liquor after a Saturday arraignment.
Canton aims to become an aviation hub as locals form the Canton Aviation Club affiliated with the Aero Club of America. A Monday meeting at A A Bordner's office will organize the group, seek inclusion on aerial mail routes, and draw Stark county flyers from Massillon and Alliance. Leon Sherrick and Dr F L Nape back the effort as visiting airs teams prepare for a Cleveland Canton air race and a DeHavilland No 6 orders arrive for four passengers.
Rioting between Orangemen and Sinn Feiners in Belfast last night left three more dead, raising the weeklong toll to 17 with fatalities feared to rise. Ambulances were stoned en route to hospitals as unrest paralysed business and crowds looted, while troops intervened as citywide clashes continued and relief workers set up tents on the outskirts.
The First Methodist Episcopal church grants Pastor Dr. Albert E. Day a month off starting next week. He will preach Sunday and depart for a motor trip to central Ohio. A Cleveland firm will fresco the church during his absence for the September installation of a three manual pipe organ with Vox Humana and chimes.
Columbus faces four weeks or more with hard water as red tape slows soda ash purchases. City Auditor Ginder refuses open market buys due to competitive bidding rules, while the contracted supplier withholds delivery for better offers. It may take a month to unwind the bureaucratic knot.
In Columbus on July 24, Republicans race for the gubernatorial nomination with two weeks left. McCulloch appears in a strategic Harding-like position, threatening to surge if Cole and Davis fail to curb his wave. Democrats, led by Vic Donahey, await August 7 Cox nomination to chart their general election path.
London reports an armistice agreement between Russian and Polish field commanders, with fighting in the Russo Polish theater to cease immediately though full terms may take days to settle. Official telegrams note uncertainty over complete terms from Moscow and Warsaw. Ad notices include a sacred concert at First Christian Bible School, free admission, and Melons advertised by Ady on Cherry Avenue SE.
Land ay and Fifth st SW Ady. Seven room house and garage NW priced at 5950 with terms. Contact 3568 M Ady for details.
COLUMBUS July 24 A local grocer Chester Hawley cashed a $22 check from a stranger whose groceries totaled $3. Later he found a robe and revolver stolen from his car, and learned the check was worthless.
Charles Raspiller, sixty four, committed death by own action at his home 1918 Crowell SW early Saturday morning by shooting himself through the forehead. Ill health and grief over his wife’s death three years ago were cited by Coroner McQuate as causes. Miss Molly Karcher, his niece, found him at 9 15 am after giving him his medicine at 1 80 pm. The revolver used was an .88 caliber weapon, held close to the head to muffle the report. Body taken to Seesholtz undertaking establishment for burial preparation.
The deciding race between Shamrock IV and Resolute was postponed to Monday due to high winds. Both yachts were ready at the starting point near Sandy Mook New Jersey when the regatta committees signaled a postponement for the day.
Frances Clark seeks a Dayton common pleas divorce from Charles M. Clark claiming their 1919 marriage was invalid due to his prior marriage to Grace M. Hrammer in California in 1905 and a bigamy indictment. she states he vanished after bond. Also notes a Canton ad for traveling bags at Arthur's Leather Shop with prices from 2.75 to 25 dollars.
The Colored Jubilee Singers will perform at the First M Church on Sunday, presenting a program of spirited gospel songs and spirituals. The event invites community members to attend and enjoy an afternoon of music.
The Colored Jubilee Singers will perform at the church Sunday evening at 7 30 with free admission. Note says admission free and time listed.
Citicago July 24 union leaders urge rank and file to accept the United States railroad labor board award in an immediate ballot. The outlaw switchmen refuse the award citing no seniority rights for April strikers. Federal subpoenas target leaders in the Lever Act case as hearings on higher wages continue. Insurgents in Columbus persist in a stay on vacation until a fair settlement is reached for all involved.
Mrs. Louise Mullone Braxton of the Macon Normal and Industrial School brings the Jubilee Singers to sing at Sunday morning service in the First Methodist Episcopal church. The sacred songs reflect Negro spirituals such as Steal Away to Jesus Swing Low Sweet Chariots Prepare Me Oh Lord Nobody Knows The Trouble I See Walk in Jerusalem Just Like John. Braxton will briefly speak on the school’s educational work among colored southerners after the service.
Robert Stockdale, 43, a painter from East Liverpool, died in city hospital after breaking his back from a fall while working on a house at Holiday's Cove, WA. He was brought to the hospital after the accident. Royal Order of Lions picnic set for Sunday at Sippo Lake with tickets on sale at Kendall's Jewelry Store.
Five gunmen held up L J Gsehwend and William Linten as they left the Elbel Manufacturing Co payroll office in Canton. They seized a satchel containing about $4.7 million in payroll funds, then fled in a waiting car. Gsehwend and Linten, armed officers with the firm, were uninjured. The theft, the first payroll holdup in Canton in years, prompted police to seek fast pursuit cars and increased patrols on routes into Akron and nearby towns.
William Dunn and Fred Graub, in a Goodrich test car, chased five payroll robbers early Saturday. They traveled up to Akron and back with no arrests, learning the robber carried a description and headed north toward Akron fifteen minutes ahead. Graub and officers extended the search to North Canton before returning the car to service.
Canton Merritt Co lists Meyers Lake Park events with dancing in the afternoon and evening at the park and notes Saturday hours until 9 p m. The ad references Macks Popular Players and promotes the venue at 217 Tuscarawasst W.
The Y M C A reports a near complete $281,000 drive with $211,900 in pledged gifts and an added $60,000 from Hoover Co for a North Canton community building. A special committee will pursue remaining $18,000 to reach the $300,000 goal, with plans for three buildings and continued fundraising.
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