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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
1
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Wartime and postwar politics shaped Robert M La Follette Sr as a lone radical in the U S Senate. He lacked a national faction or strong party organization yet influenced debates and individual members through persistent antiwar and anti-conformist stances. His death is noted as reducing Wisconsin’s influence but not reshaping national radical movements.
Captain Amundsen and Lieut Ellsworth along with four crewmen reached King's Bay Spitsbergen aboard a Danish steamer after 28 days lost in the North Pole region. They came within 150 miles of the Pole but sighted no land. The Norweigan government sent greetings and homecoming celebrations followed.
The article touts a move from plain colors to a hundred fall shades in dresses and hats. It links modern color names to historic tones and notes ensembles will mix many hues while maintaining harmony. The piece plays with names like Water Sprite, Alpine, Kazak, and Seraps to describe gowns and millinery.
Inspectors from the Ohio Public Utilities Commission probe a southbound Detroit Cincinnati line wreck five miles north of Kenton. Two men died, twenty were injured as No 33 derailed after an open switch at 50 mph. crew warnings reportedly did not reach.
Long Island City June 19 a thorough search of a ramshackle hut where William Gallagher lived in squalor revealed he died apparently penniless but left 3184 in a bank. Bank book turned over to Gallagher's 70 year old sister Mary who lived with him. Until his body was found it was not known that his sister also died in the shack.
Leonard Hoffman of Galion and Roxalena Garcelon of Charleston were hurled from a three car train at Crystal Lake Park. Hoffman died at 7:25 a.m. from a fractured skull. Garcelon was in critical condition with internal injuries and possible back fracture. Passengers say the belt may have been loosened.
A 13 year old girl, Alice Murray, wandered in her sleep and fell from a third story window in Yonkers New York. She was found unconscious in an alley by a policeman and died en route to the hospital.
Hackettstown New Jersey June 19 The latest death raises the toll from Tuesday wreck at Rockfort to 46. Victim is John Lacey of Chicago.
U S officials pay unanimous praise to Robert M. La Follette in telegrams from president to grieving family. His body leaves Washington for Madison for in state at the capitol and simple funeral services. The funeral party travels to Chicago then Madison on a special Capitol Limited train.
In Cleveland on June 19 a 31 year old mother Mrs Arthur Nelson tried to kill her five year old daughter Esther by throwing her from a pier then swallowed poison and waded into the lake with weighted clothes. lifeguard Otto Swatbaddived in and rescued the child while two assistants stopped the mother. Both mother and child are seriously ill at a hospital. Police report no motive.
In Cleveland on June 19 12 000 Rotarians wrap up the international convention with a keynote aim of world peace. Delegates say achievement of peace through business and professional ties will guide their return home worldwide.
Parents request police aid to locate Earl Stocker 17, of 15622 Harvard Ave NW Victor Mansfield 14, of 1517 Frazier Ave NW and Donald James 14, of 519 16th St NW who left home Wednesday afternoon and have not returned. Stocker is 5'6" Mansfield 5'2" and James is small for his age.
Paris June 19 Franco Spanish talks at Madrid agree on fullest naval cooperation to enforce the Riff blockade. French cabinet also approves a crackdown by the secret service against French communists aiding Abd el Krim.
Cleveland toll rises to 100 as two more fatalities are reported. John Keakley, 49, is struck while crossing a street and Ernest Vide, 9, dies after being run down while playing in the street.
Josiah Kirby the founder and former president of the Cleveland Discount Co. testified at his trial on charges of theft of 42 shares of preferred stock. He described founding the company with others and the stock selling campaign that built a nationwide network with branches in New York Pittsburgh Los Angeles Washington and more. The judge indicated the case should go to the jury.
Police identify George Dolan 41 as murder suspect in Akron Ohio for the August 26 1924 slaying of Lewis Vance Kovtch. Dolan admits ally Steve Drankovitch whose fingerprints match. He was arrested for disturbing the peace and will be extradited to Akron after waiving extradition.
In Los Angeles Thomas Gilchrist 85 confessed to beating his 19 year old stepdaughter Olive Morris with a hammer and then slitting her throat.Mrs Morris died in hospital after reporting the attack and a search found a bloodstained hammer. The victim was found in a vacant lot across the street from her home.
The Public Utilities Commission approved the Ohio Bell Telephone Company to issue 10,000,600 dollars in six percent demand notes. They will be sold at par and funds will be used for general improvements.
In Bellefontaine Ohio on June 19 a woman named Mrs J L A Franks of Hopewell held three intruders at gunpoint until Sheriff Charles Wolley arrived. She later refused to prosecute the men.
A robber armed with a revolver and a bottle of nitroglycerine held up the Union Savings Bank in Toledo Ohio. Teller Clare Langmaid gave the bandit the cash between four and five thousand dollars after reading a threatening note. The suspect escaped into a crowd before the alarm could be raised.
Dr. Thomas W Young, arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court for the poison gas murder of his wife Grace Grogan Young, claims insanity and says he does not remember confessing. He asserts intoxication the night of her death and seeks to repudiate the confession. The defense aims to avoid hanging.
Lloyd Russell was ordered committed to the state hospital for the criminal insane at Lima after an inquest found his mind abnormal and that he acted under a delusion that he must perform when he killed eight members of his family on June 4. He will be taken to the hospital at once.
Buckeye Pipe Line Company of Lima filed a federal suit in Columbus seeking a permanent injunction to restrain tax collection for the second half of 1934. The suit names treasurers of 85 Ohio counties and alleges a systematic general undervaluation of real estate for tax purposes.
Chicago June 19 the state rested its case in the Shepherd germ murder trial after noon with Dr C Haiman as the last witness. Faiman held to his story that Shepherd promised him 190000 dollars for typhoid fever germs given to ward Billy McClintock. He faced fierce cross examination as defense seeks to tear apart his tale while he maintains a joint plan to murder for wealth.
Charles Leonard 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. M Leonard of Fast Main Street extension, drowned at Massillon reservoir while swimming. He struggled near shore, cramps likely caused submersion. Clarence Hummel tried to rescue him. Leonard recovered by Fireman John Donk after about 30 minutes in 18 feet of water. He died en route to hospital. Coroner ruled accidental drowning.
In Toledo on June 19 Dr C W Hampton and Dr Albert Tanner, proxies of rival barber colleges, fought in the street after a dispute over alleged recruitment tactics. Patrolman Buckley separated them, and college presidents explained the incident.
Cedar Point Ohio June 19 The Ohio State Automobile Association opened its annual convention with delegates and visitors about six hundred each. State Finance director C A Locher represented Gov Donahey while Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover is to give the principal address. President Fred H Caley of Cleveland is not discussing retirement and is expected to be reelected.
A second blood transfusion was performed on Mrs J P Morgan wife of the financier in Glen Cove New York to combat sleeping sickness in its acute form since last Sunday. The latest transfusion was given last night.
W R Lam Jennings Bryan met with his legal team in Atlanta to prepare for the July 15 opening of the Scopes trial in Dayton Tennessee. He said the plan seeks full penalties under the Tennessee evolution law, ranging from 190 to 500 dollars for teaching evolution.
Eugene T. Lippencott formerly Allen County prosecuting attorney was named assistant district attorney for the northwestern district of Ohio. He takes office immediately.
The Mozart Theater presents a double bill with romance in The Hunted Woman and comedy in In Love With Love. Readers are told that two guest ticket pairs appear daily in Canton’s Where You Can Find It In Canton section.
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