Attack is on as first meetings open in Canton
Visitors to the American Legion of Ohio convention pour into Canton with Legionnaires, auxiliaries, and Forty and Eight members assisting. Canton aims for a memorable welcome with robust hospitality and efficient local organization. Herbert R. Mooney of Woodsfield arrives from Mansfield as part of the Ohio Legion events. Registration, badges, and theater privileges mark a busy start to the convention through New Meyers Lake Park.
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Legionnaires
Ladies Auxiliary
Forty and Eight
The
American Legion of Ohio
Canton
Legionnaires of
Legionnaire Freeters
Boy Scouts
Herbert R. Mooney
Woodsfield
Ohio Lefon
Mansfield
Mooney
Louisvile
Camp Knox
Courtland
Meyers Lake Park
Men of the Legion
Confession Targets Canton Murder Plot Gunmen
State officials renew a search for at least one more gunman tied to the Don R. Mellett murder after Jack Lopez’s confession. López names former Canton police chief Saranus Lene kel and other locals, suggesting a $3,000 payoff and a wider conspiracy. Prosecutor Harter questions the confession’s accuracy while federal authorities pursue leads.
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Jack Lopez
Laredo
Tex
Don BR. Mellett
Lopez
Saranus A. Lenekel
Canton
Chicago
Columbus
Charles H. Siasen
A. ¥. Donahey
Agro
John H. Wise
Ora Slater
Pennsylvania
Siasen
Henry W. Harter Jr
Slater
Harter
Sisson
Don R. Mellett
Chapman
Frank M. Clevenger
Lenger
Rites Planned for Mrs. Al G. Fields Widow of Show Producer
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon from her Columbus home for Mrs. Al G. Fields widow of the famous minstrel Al G. Fields. She had been ill for a year and died after a period of bed confinement. Born in Robben, Germany, Dec 28 1865, she came to the United States with her parents at 16 and settled in Chicago before marrying Al G. Fields.
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Columbus
al G. Fields
Wields
Lowing
Fieldy
Robbinsen
Germany
Chicago
Ohio wholesale grocery sales rise in June 1927
Columbus reports June 1927 wholesale grocery sales in Ohio show the largest increase in five years. Data indicates a notable jump over May figures, reflecting strong demand across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Train Collision in New Lexington Causes Major Damage
Two freight trains collided in New Lexington Ohio causing damage to two engines, two freight cars and a caboose. No injuries were reported as trainmen escaped by jumping. About $50,000 in damage and several hundred feet of track were incurred while railroad officials investigated the cause.
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New Lexington
New York
Lindbergh Lands Spirit of St Louis After Fog Gap
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh emerged from fog at Concord New Hampshire in the Spirit of St. Louis landing at 5 35 p m on the Boston to Portland leg of a national air tour. He planned a belated welcome in Portland tomorrow noon and a return to Concord Monday.
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Concord
N. H
Charles A. Lindbergh
Spirit of
Boston
Portland
Lindbergh
Earth
Andbergh
Morf
McPherson Returns to Leadership at Angelus Temple
Mrs. Aime Semple McPherson resumes active management of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles and plans to preach tonight. She says differences with her mother are minor and confined to management details, with no real split.
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Los Angeles
Aime Semple’ McPherson
Alaska
Evan
Wave Strikes Boat Drowning Woman Off Stinson Beach
In San Rafael California a gasoline launch ran aground off Stinson Beach and was nearly swamped by waves. A maid, Mary Shieltz, was washed from the boat and died despite rescue attempts. Among nine survivors was Mildred Cathoun, daughter of Pat Cathoun, president of United Railways.
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San Rafael
Cal
Ily
Stingon Beach
Mary Shieltz
Mildred (Aihoun
Pat Cathoun
United Railways
Cleveland
Storm leaves Pennsylvania bridges and tracks washed away
A cloudburst in central Pennsylvania caused widespread damage worth over 1 million dollars. Bridges, culverts, and railroad tracks were destroyed, with sections of highway washed out. Rail service between Harrisburg and Millerstown suspended. trains marooned, passengers ferried by taxi, and farms hit hard by flooded homes and lost livestock.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pincannon
Walifax
Dauphin
New Bloomfield
Pellville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Millersburg
Buffalo
Susquehanna Trail
Susquehanna & Western Railroad
General Patrick Flies In Rain To New York Arrival
The amphibian plane San Francisco arrives in a driving rain from Washington. Capt Ira Coaker pilots the craft carrying Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick as messenger to the city.
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Patrick
New York
San Francisco
Ira Coaker
Mason M. Patrick
Washingtonn
Mayor Swarts Remains Ill as Convention Nears
Mayor Stanford M Swarts showed little change Saturday night as he remained in bed with a severe tonsillitis. He cannot officially welcome the 40 and 8 into sessions Sunday or the American Legion delegates gathering Monday. Swarts regretfully noted his incapacity amid his wartime service and public role.
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Stanford M Swarts
American Legion
Swarts
High corn prices prompt better feeding on farms
Chicago report cites American Farm Bureau Federation president Sar H Thompson stating higher corn prices push farmers to balance rations with protein rich feeds. He notes past use of corn alone was common but now supplementation improves returns at lower costs.
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Chicago
Sar H. Thompson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Thompson
Belmont Valley forecast promises strong chili harvest year
Local report from Kenton on July 23 predicts a fruitful year for defisies and mouth scents as foreseen by observers in the Belote Valley. Officials expect great yields and favorable conditions for the region.
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Kenton
Desitifries
Eron
Belote
Vyra
Four Swimmers Die in Water at Area Resorts
Four men drowned at nearby resorts in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania as authorities searched for bodies. John Radzunas 21 was struck by a motorboat driven by Eleanor Goff 22 while bathing at Harvey's Lake and died likely instantly. Robert Wagner 22 disappeared after drifting beyond his depth at Vosburg during a church picnic. George Pangraz 24 and Andrew Reberchak 45, both married from Hazleton, drowned when their rowboat capsized during a motor launch tow on the Susquehanna River.
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Wilkes-Barre
John Radzunas
Harvey's Lake
Eleanor Goff
Radzunas
Robert Wagner
Susqquehanna
Vosburg
George Pangraz
Andrew Reberchak
Hazleton
Susquehanna
Ban on Married Women as Teachers Stirs Lancastershire
London July 23 report says Education Committee of Singh in Lancashire bans married women from teaching. All women teachers must resign on marriage and no further appoints of married women are to be made.
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London
Education Committee
Singh
Lancastershire
Mystery Box Finds Itself in Local Case
Mystery box discovered by Marion county authorities from Washington Indiana is in the hands of Special Prosecutor Emsley W Johnson of Indianapolis. The box is plural and there were two boxes involved in the investigation.
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Indianapolis
D. C
New York Theaters Pay 750000 in Tips
New York on July 23 report that theater workers including box office managers receive about 750000 annually in tips. U S Attorney Tuttle cited testimony from graft investigations into ticket sales. George White and others described practices of shifting orchestra seats to agencies often weeks in advance.
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New York
U. Gs
Tuttle
Ploreng Ziegtein
George White
Death of J B Ken erick in Columbus on streetcar
J B Ken erick aged 54 a solicitor from Columbus died suddenly this afternoon on a street car after an acute indigestion attack. The death occurred in theDn route to a hospital. A coroner will view the body.
Poison liquor kills barber in Starkee case
Coroner C McQuate ruled that 49 year old barber Harry H Teal died from acute alcohol poisoning after drinking poisoned liquor. Teal left home Friday. he fell ill on return and died Saturday. He was a resident of 10 Mahoning Road NE, member of the Eagles lodge. widow Agnes F E Teal and sister Mrs Mansfield of Columbus survive. Body at Arnold's Undertaking. funeral arrangements pending.
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C. McQuate
Harry H. Teal
McQuate
Teal
Starkee
Mahoning Rd
The
Eagles' Lodge
Agnes FE. Teal
da Mansfield
Columbus
Arnold's
Boys to Enter Plane Contest Finalists to Be Picked
Washington reports details of a national contest to determine supremacy among U S household model airplane constructors. Finals will be held in Memphis in October, with five boys chosen from playground groups nationwide after regional competition and submission to New York.
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Washington
House of the
United State
Memphis
New York
Treck overturns injures crew in Cleveland truck crash
In Cleveland on July 24 E R Arcine 29 was detained on a careless driving charge after his truck carrying 14 construction workers overturned. Police reported no fatalities but several workers sustained injuries requiring aid at the scene.
New Gold Rush Not Feared In Barbour County
Clarksburg West Virginia July 28 Coal operators in Clover Run District and Valley Furnace Barbourge report gold quarts found but not in quantities to profit mining A G Waddell coal operator and A M Humphreys mining engineer say assays from Washington verify some value but unlikely to trigger a rush Further finds by other residents are being checked by the essayer's office in Washington DC.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Clover Run
Tuckeroo
Valley Furnace
Barbourge
A. G. Waddell
A. M. Humphreys
Washingto
Wilbur to Speak on Defense Plan in New England
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur will give a series of talks in New England on naval defense problems and may address the Geneva disarmament conference. He traveled from Washington to Boston and will visit Portsmouth Thameston and memorial services for Henry Knox before inspecting Marines at the navy gate. He plans to return to Washington midweek.
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Washington
New England
Wilbur
Geneva
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Thameston
Henry Knox
Ray
Naval
Navy
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