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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1929
Page
1
United Press reports that after four months of expert debate, representatives from seven nations have formed a tentative accord on how much Germany should pay for World War I. American banker Thomas W. Lamont announced the progress to the press.
Windsor Castle bulletin reports King George has had a good night and his chest abscess is progressing normally. Doctors order rest and postpone thanksgiving services, while allowing limited public duties. Belgium currency dispute remains unsettled as reparations talks continue with Owen Young leading.
British party leaders launch conference to resolve hung parliament after Labor fails to win a majority. Ramsay MacDonald signals intent to form a government while Baldwin contemplates candidate coalition options as talks proceed.
The Canton Daily News will publish for Sunday an edition with more than 500 portraits of McKinley High School 1929 seniors across six pages. Circulation will be limited and ordered copies should be reserved by calling the circulation department at 7321. The issue also features a magazine section with color cover and eight pages of comics.
Old Orchard Me June 1 The long delayed trans ocean flights of the American monoplane Green Plaesh and the French monoplane Yellow Bird have been postponed with no hop off before tomorrow morning at the earliest Storm areas over the north Atlantic keep the planes grounded at Old Orchard Roger Q Williams and Lewis A Yancey of the Green Flash and Rene Lefevre and Jean Assolant of the Yellow Bird are at the local country club Armeno ti Jr radio operator of the French plane remains in New York awaiting a favorable weather bulletin from Dr James H Kalmb meteorologist With improved local weather conditions the French team plans a trial flight today to test a new gasoline mixture.
The body of a man found hanging in an abandoned barn in East Wooster is identified as William H. Kah a 438 jeweler and Morse police officer at Sid who had been missing two days. He was traced to Cleveland and apparently had no known whereabouts after.
Judge Harvey F. Ake of the domestic relations court will deliver the address at the cornerstone laying for North Canton High School. The 2 15 parade from Witwer park precedes a program conducted by Jr. O U A M with state officers participating including W H Hoover and R A Pollock.
Buffalo Bayou waters near Houston began receding on June 1 after heavy rainfall. No confirmed fatalities. Rumors of a drowning boy at bicycle near the surge were denied as unverified. the boy was found safe and no other drownings could be confirmed.
In Cleveland on June 1 43 year old maid Anna Szeman pleaded guilty to first degree murder of her employer Mrs Dorothy Marsh Snyder. Judge Stanton Abaams held her to the grand jury without bail after questioning she gave conflicting statements about the motive.
In New Philadelphia on June 1 Stanley Salla 16 and Frank Moscow 14 from Oldtown Valley sustained painful burns after throwing powder into a bonfire. The blast caused injuries but details of treatment or hospital stay are not provided.
Metropolitan Utilities Incorp reported by A R Horr that over 51 percent of Cleveland Railway Co stock had been deposited to V S Group under a plan to rent control at 10 dollars a share. total 165865 shares held by 267 stockholders out of about 6000. They aim to acquire ownership over 20 years with an extra 100 dollars per share.
James Roberts files as Republican candidate for at large council seat and W C Fashbaugh seeks councilman from the 9th ward. Both petitions indicate Republican affiliation.
The Alhambra Theater in Canton joins 12 other Silverman Brothers venues in Altoona to be sold to Warner Brothers Pictures Inc. No price or purchaser plans were released. The group also includes theaters in Cleveland Mansfield Lorain East Liberty Hagerstown Waynesburg Akron Altoona and others. The Alhambra, once run by Jacob and Isaac Silverman, has been intermittently open, most recently showing talking pictures after a DeForest unit installation. Announcement came from Cleveland.
Ray McCoy first baseman for the Massillon Agathon was struck by a pitched ball Wednesday in Cannonsburg Pennsylvania. A wire from Cannonsburg reported he rested comfortably Friday night and appeared slightly improved. He played for the Agathons against the Brown Stars of Youngstown when the accident happened.
State prohibition department will investigate alleged discrepancies in statements by former Dover mayor P Groh about a $50 bribe and his court testimony. Groh was arrested March 22 by Edward A Little who charged bribery. Groh was acquitted after claiming the money was in his pocket at gunpoint.
Reports from Brunswick Georgia say Charles A Lindbergh and his bride may be honeymooning on Sapelo Island or St Catherine Island off the Georgia coast. Howard E Coffin hosts at Sapelo while James C Wilson hosts at St Catherine Island. Coffin yacht Zapalia is offshore and an amphibian plane with Wilson and friends was seen near St Catherine Island.
In a 12 year separation reunion, Leon Warren once a bootblack joins Louise Agnes Strother, heiress to 6 million, as siblings. Leon, now aiming for college, learned his sister's fortune after years apart from their Missouri miner father and lost guardians. The pair plan to meet guardians in Richmond.
The body of a 25 year old Canton man tentatively identified as Robert Scanlon was found in an alley behind a service station in Springfield. Police and coroner disagree on suicide as the cause, with evidence including a bloody broom handle and marks suggesting a struggle near city hall.
Akron readers learn that Melvin Horst is missing since last year. A torso believed to be hers was found near a lake, but the latest discovery turns out to be a dog in shallow water. Police investigate the recurring confusion over the missing boy.
Coroner A. J. Pearse will start the full Cleveland Clinic disaster report on Monday. County Prosecutor Ray T. Miller and assistants P. L. A. Leighley, Frank Merrick, and Emerich Freed helped in questioning witnesses and will help finalize the document.
Gov. Myers Y. Cooper urged Geauga county officials to stop horse-race betting at Bainbridge. He enclosed an Attorney General opinion on anti gambling laws and stated sheriff Ben FE Hotchkiss and Prosecutor Richard Bostwick have authority to enforce the law amid citizen protests.
Safety Director Harry M. Kimbel announced the appointment of ten provisional policemen to the Canton city department. They begin duties Saturday night at 10 and include two African American officers endorsed by the Urban League and local Negro churches. Apprenticeship pay is $140 monthly. The group marks Canton’s first Black officers and will take a civil service exam after a commission date is set.
In a Pittsburgh dispatch from June 1, the writer notes memorial day rituals fade as new wars rise. Prominent figures lose decoration day speeches yet conflicts continue. The piece urges solving peace through brains and science and calls out Owen Young and party politics.
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