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Newspaper

Canton Daily News

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1925

Page

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ISFL DENIES AGES AS HE IS ON STAND

In Eveland on June 4 J E Rus testified in a federal case about illegal whiskey permits tied to the Hayner distillery at Troy. He denied involvement by Barnett and said President Ing named him and Cope. prosecutors listed conspirators including Warren Bar and Merle Opeland as part of the alleged liquor ring.

Eveland J. E. Rus Ohio Red Court Ise Imer Warren Ging Ohio Post Russell Prohibition Rad Warren Bar- Columbus Merle Opeland Conus Cclal Grand Jury Walker Willebrandt Troy Ell Barnett State Ing Cope Usse Abe Ungerleider Ard Drug and Candy Co ilMcit Columbus Ter J. Higgins Youngstown Hayner Mears Samuel Ungerleider Cleveland Higgins Aigegins Apse Eta Ww ‘Tren Wena Bas Ely Grossberg Samuel Unger

Fragmented OCR Note on Prices and Items

A garbled OCR snippet lists various monetary amounts and stray terms like 500.19, 50.09, 1259 and 35.09. It also mentions floor, hose, heel, car v ing and vague measurements, with no coherent narrative or identifiable event.

Pie Burst in Her Dream Ends in Brutal Family Slaying

Dorothy Russell eight survived a massacre in Hamilton Ohio when her uncle Floyd Russell forty two killed her parents, grandmother, and five siblings after a pie dream. The killer wounded himself and was captured. Dorothy recounted the chilling events as neighbors aided her escape.

Daily News Lion Arrives From Missouri For Canton Zoo

The Canton Daily News reports its zoo editor has purchased a big young male lion from Lancaster, Missouri. W. P. Hall, expert with wild beasts, arranged the transfer, with the lion to join Nimisila Zoo. The sale’s proceeds were paid and the lion is to roar in Canton. Continued on page 8.

Zop Canton Daily News Lion's Club Nimisila Zoo Canton Lancaster W. P. Hall Loas

Battleships at Shanghai Quell City Unrest

Armored cars were sent to western Shanghai where Chinese workers had seized control of the suburb. The strike began with a walkout in Japanese cotton mills and spread to other industries. Two British warships arrived, legations guarded, and violence continued with residents evacuated amid clashes.

London Shanghai Peking Canton

World Court Aims to Prevent Wars, Bankers Hear

Manley O Hudson of Harvard told the state bankers convention in Columbus Ohio that the World Court will save the world from future wars by giving nations a forum to talk over differences. He said rational methods and machinery are needed to handle daily international life and that the court will maintain peace.

Columbus, CO World Court Manley O. Hudson Harvard State Bankers

War Veteran Impostor Case Ends in Custody

In Minneapolis on June 8 a jury found Arthur Lopez to be an impostor not Arthur Frazier, a World War II veteran. Frazier’s mother Hannah Frazier rejects the verdict, and Lopez, who sued for veterans compensation, faces placement with Frazier’s parents. Government records had listed the real veteran as killed in action.

Minneapolis Minn Arthur Lopez United States District Court Arthur Frazier Frazier Hannah Frazier Mra United States Lopez

Famous French astronomer dies at 83 in Paris

Camille Flammarion, renowned French astronomer and author, died at Juvisy where he led the observatory. Age 83, he was famed for arguing Mars is inhabited and wrote Death and Its Mystery and Mysterious Psychic Forces. He founded the Astronomical Society of France in 1887.

Paris Camille Flammarion Juvisy la Liberte M. Camille Flammarion Mars The Astronomical Society of France

Cantonian to Receive Doctor of Medicine at Emory

Walter Blaine Felger of Canton will receive the Doctor of Medicine degree at Emory University commencement in Atlanta on Tuesday June. A total of 143 degrees will be awarded, with sixty being Doctor of Medicine.

Atlanta Walter Blaine Felger Canton Emory University

Martins Ferry grad wins trip abroad to Romania

Clement Standru, a standout three-letter athlete at Martins Ferry High School, earned a graduation trip to his parents' birthplace in Romania. He plans to enroll at Denison University next September.

Martins Ferry Clement Standru Romania Standru Denison University

Traffic violators fined heavily in city court

Judge Bowman imposed penalties on eight speeding cases and two reckless driving charges. Fred McCauley paid 25 dollars plus costs and a 60 day no driving order. Others received 20 or 25 dollar fines with costs and some 10 day suspended workhouse sentences. Chief Lengel announced a continued crackdown as the new traffic signal system on the public square gains acceptance.

Judge Bowman Fred McCauley Elmer Flowers Lee Thomas Steve Walker Bowman Richard Bastian Grant Kane Weal Schwalm R. J. Haag Arthur Rohr Harold Lautenstein Public Square

Governor’s Daughter Weds James Huffman on Honeymoon Run

Miss Margaret Donahey and James Huffman wed in the governor Vic Donahey’s mansion in Columbus. They hosted a reception then set out for Chicago to visit relatives and plan a Great Lakes cruise before returning to their Broad Street apartment.

Columbus Indiana Margaret Donahey James Huffman Vic Donahey Chicago Great Lakes

Prisons committee to study state system and costs

A special legislative prison committee will open in Columbus to study the state prison system with aims to cut costs and speed completion of the London prison farm. Members include Senators Waitt Tigler Allan and W A Clark along with Representatives Vange Green Perry Wendt and Welfare Director Baker. Also attending are Warden Thomas, London prison farm superintendent Amline, and Marysville prison superintendent Mitten Dorf.

Columbus New London Maud C. Waitt Cuyahoga Allan Tigler Huron W. A. Clark Champaign May M. Vange Hamilton Perry L. Green Portage Wm. C. Wendt Franklin Baker Thomas Ohio State Penitentiary W. F. Amline London Louise Mittendorf Marysville

Plunges To Death In Chicago Hospital Window

H. FE New man aged 62, a Chicago sales manager for a Worcester thread house, leapt from a second story hospital window. Police call it self inflicted after a period of illness, with Newman identified as the deceased.

Chicago H. FE. Newman Worcester, Mass Newman

Parker Put Forward for Canton City Mayor Race

Friends of J B Parker announce plans to file a petition for him as a Democratic mayoral candidate in Canton. He is well known there but has not run before. A Democratic rally is set for Saturday at 8 PM in room 608 Canton Bank and Trust building with many Democrats expected.

Parker J. B. Parker Scovilleau SW Parker Studio Canton Canton Bank and Trust Building Co. W. Goodwin Pikest. Alliance Norman KE Clark Tuscaranas St E Henry A. Call Park Av Fifth Ward William J. Carter Superior John J Brown South Hainesaw Alliance Harvey K. Woblen Euclid St. Massion

Gerald Chapman Gets Reprieve From Governor

Hartford June 4 Gerald Chapman was reprieved this afternoon by Gov. J H Trumbull aiding his case and delaying execution as supporters await final outcome in ongoing clemency review.

Gerald Chapman Hartford Conn J. H. Trumbull

Japanese Government Won’t Interfere in China Crisis

Tokyo reports say the Japanese government will not take any action against the Chinese at present juncture. It will only consult and provide maximum protection to Japanese nationals and property. Authorities say the situation is being watched with deep concern and carries a political weight unseen in China for more than ten years.

Canton Daily News Tokyo China

Ohio tax board puzzled over cas and excise act

The Ohio Tax Commission voiced uncertainty over classification under the new excise tax law. It upheld naphtha as subject to gasoline tax but delayed ruling on casing head or absorption gasoline and natural gasoline. The board cited unclear law, seeking court guidance and expert input before final decisions.

Ohio Tax Board Daily News Bureau Spahr Columbus Ohio Tax Commission Tax Commission

Two Men Held for Burglary in Sebring Robbery

Sheriff Kirk and Deputy Gibson arrested two men named Solars Dunn and Wilford Simpson on burglary charges after a filling station robbery near Sebring, lodging them in the county jail.

Kirk Gibson Solars Dunn Wilford Simpson Sebring

Wife seeks work to fund fight for husband’s life

Mrs Catherine Scott, wife of Russell Scott, sentenced to hang in Chicago on July 17 for a drug store clerk murder during a holdup, says she will find employment to support her bid to continue the fight to save Russell. She left three children in a Windsor Ontario orphanage to be near her husband.

Chicago Catherine Scott Russell Scott Russell

France and Spain in talks on cooperation against the Rif

Premier Patniere told the cabinet France and Spain are negotiating potential cooperation against the Rif threat. He said morale among French troops in Morocco is excellent and all French operations have been carried out successfully.

Paris France Spain Patniere Morocco

Balva tion Army aims for mile of pennies in Bucyrus

June 4. The Balva tion Army plans to raise 844.80 for defraying the expenses of an Old Folks pileate later this season. Capt. W. H. Gilmore estimates 14 pennies to the foot, or 84,480 pennies to the mile.

Bucyrus Balvation Army W. H. Gilmore Army Foot

Ohio State professor resigns over denied raise

QUITS HIS PLACE COLUMBUS June 4 Although his classes are preparing for final examinations next week Eyl Hacker assistant professor of romanos languages at Ohio State University here has resigned unconditionally and immediately because he was not granted a salary increase it became known today The resignation was accepted.

Columbus Eyl Hacker OhIo State Hae

Heat drives Floyd Russell to a family massacre and suicide

In Hamilton Ohio on June 4 Floyd Russell 42 killed his mother brother sister in law and five children aged four months to ten years then killed himself. He cited heat and financial reverses as motives and told officers he could not think.

Hamilton Floyd Russell Russell

Last Rites for Marshall Held in Indianapolis

Wartime vice president and former Indiana governor Thomas Riley Marshall was laid to rest in Crown Hill cemetery after a simple private service at his home. The ceremony included Masonic rites, floral tributes from President Coolidge and General Pershing, and a funeral procession attended by hundreds of Masons as public offices paused in his honor.

Indianapolis Ind Nfe Thomas Riley Marshall United States Indiana Crown Hill Cemetery Masonic Order Marshall Home North SiMnots St Wm. S. Smith First Presbyterian Church of Marshalls Wm. Gacke Port Wayne Supreme Cornei Mra. Coolidge Gen. Pershing Wabash College Marion Federal State House

Fire Sweeps Through Mechanicsburg Business District

A fire in Mechanicsburg caused an estimated 25 000 to 30 000 dollars in damage last night. It started in a trash pile and spread through FP ages warehouse, a fine ware dealer, a garage, three barns, and several outlying buildings across the business district.

Mechanicsburg Oho

Boy Drowns While Bathing in Walhonding River

Coshocton Ohio reports the death of 14 year old Elmer Leonard Pignan from drowning while swimming with companions in the Walhonding river during a heat wave. The accident marks the first victim of the county's swimming season.

Coshocton Elmer Leonard Pignan Walhonding

Cantons Endures Hottest June Day As Heat Kills Rise

Cantons sweltered on the hottest June day with temperatures around 92 degrees by early afternoon, up 16 degrees since 9 am. A cooling breeze after 11 offered brief relief, but officials warned the heat wave already claimed 68 lives.

Carl H. Meyer

Thieves Lock Deli Worker In Ice Box For $175

In New York on June 4 George Taros was locked in an ice box at his delicatessen by two thieves who robbed him of 175 dollars before he could escape. Ansonia Connecticut also saw a June 4 factory fire sprinkler incident as automatic sprinklers opened and employees welcomed the cooling shower.

New York George Taros Ansonia Conn

Heat wave ravages cities with record temperatures and deaths

The article details extreme heat across multiple cities with at least 43 deaths in the first three days, dozens of prostrations, and record highs. Floyd Russell killed eight people in Hamilton Ohio amid the heat. Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh New York Washington and Buffalo report deaths and widespread illness. A cloud burst in West Iowa and eastern Nebraska caused over 1 million dollars in crop and building damage. Patrolmen rescued five families from flooding in Neota and Slouxty Blaine.Continued on Page 7 Col 3.

Floyd Russell Hamilton Ohio Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh New York Rostow Washington D.C Buffalo Albany Atlanta Ia Iowa Nebraska Slouxty Blaine Neb Eledsee Frink

Barer Son of Kzan at Mozart Theater

The stirring epic of the far North features Anita Stewart and screens at the Mozart Theater. Two Daily News readers can win free tickets by showing their names in the Where You Can Find It In Canton section.

Arctic Far North Anita Stewart Mozart Theater Daily News Canton

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ISFL T of Cantonian Higgina Pie Uncle Floyd Grandma Julia Grace Daily News Zoo By Maude M. Howell World Court TO Flammarion Plan Alliance Marshall Mercury Neota
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