Increased Toll of Accidents on Streets Noted
Canton police report a surge in street traffic accidents and warn against reckless driving and unsafe pedestrian crossing. Notable incidents include Kenneth Berger struck by a streetcar on Market Avenue and 4th Street, fracturing a leg, and Frank Polasi hit while on Blecker Street NE, with the driver and three occupants said to be intoxicated. Gertrude Jones's car collision at Tuscarawas Street East and Walnut Avenue ended with both drivers leaving the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Police Department
Stark Co
Kenneth Berger
Sth
Market
Market Av
Con
Mercy Hospital
Richard Berger
Frank Polasi
10Th St NE
Blecker Ol NE
Young Polnsi
Gertrude Jones
Lyndhay Sn
Tuscarawas St E
Walnut Av
McKinley High Grad Jessie L Kelly Dies at 19
Miss Jessie L. Kelly 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Kelly of Dunnav near Edgefield died at home after a week long illness. A 1923 McKinley high school graduate she is survived by her parents a sister Marie B and a brother William Kelly. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie L. Kelly
DIES IN HOME Emma Dine 68 Canton resident dies at home
Mrs Emma Dine aged 68 died at 706 4th St NE Friday night after a two year illness. A Canton resident for 58 years she belonged to First Reformed church. Survived by three sons Chauncey Percy and George Grovemiller a brother Charles Schrope and sisters Mrs Hattie Beard and Mrs Rebecca Kail of Canton. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at home with burial in Rowland cemetery. Body at George Seesholtz funeral parlors until Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma .Dine
4Th St
Canton
First Reformed Church
Chauncey Dine
Percy
George Grovemiller
Charles Schrope
Hattie Beard
Rebecca Kail
Rowland
George Seesholtz
Pioneering Orrville resident Karl Gerber dies at 75
Karl Gerber aged 75 died Wednesday at his Orrville home after a two year battle with cancer. Survived by widow and ten children including George W. Gerber of Cleveland and Mrs Clara MccCon nell at home. Funeral Friday at home with Rev A I L Scherry. burial Crown Hill cemetery. Gerber emigrated from Switzerland and was among Orrville's pioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oarville
Karl Gerber
Clara MccConnell
George W. Gerber
Cleveland
Noah Starn
Orrville
Walker Stauffer
Charley Gerber
Barberton
Harry Gerber
Farrell
John
Fred
Chester Myers
Joseph Suden
Elwood
A. I L. Scherry
Crown Hill Cemetery
Gerger
Switzerland
Player Piano Damaged in Store Fire
Defective wiring sparked a short circuit in a Klein Heffelman Zollars department store piano department Friday. The fire was extinguished by firemen using hand chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein-Heffelman-Zollars
Ohio Gas Tax Revenue Boosts State Road Programs
Columbus June 20 The Ohio gasoline tax returns are appearing at the state Highway department. Officials announced that road building and repair programs previously mapped out are proceeding rapidly as tax receipts come in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Department
Picnic at Meyers Lake praised for safety and joy
Canton Daily News recounts a week long Kiddies Picnic at Meyers Lake drawing about thirty thousand children. Trusts in concessions Boy and Girl Scouts and staff are praised for exceptional safety, care, and protective planning while families share heartfelt gratitude for joyous, well organized events and safe return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Grounds
Tumble Inn
Ruth Vaughan
Field Hospital
Meyers Lake
Ohio
Canton
St. Paul's School
Mahoning Rd
Pari
Canton Players Do Notable Production He Who Gets Slapped
Canton Literary Theater delivers a distinguished staging of He Who Gets Slapped by Andreyev in Leon. Andreyev era, featuring Dr. John W. Timen as the title clown and Thorald March as the decadent count. The cast includes Irene Wicker and several others, with Mary G. McCann handling settings and Irene A. Converse costumes. The production closes the season, with plans to resume in fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis R. Smith
Canton Literary Theater
New York
Leon
Andreyev
John W. Timen
Timen
Thorald March
March
Irene Wicker
Consuelo
Bert Busche
Helga Chandler
Walter Wicker
Justin Townsend
John Steward
Earl Sha
Irene A. Converse
Literary Theater
Ohio Power Co Workers Picnic Parade in Canton
Under police escort the fifth annual Ohio Power Co picnic parade left Canton at 8:30 am. About 150 automobiles and floats passed the courthouse headed to Turkeyfoot Lake. Around 500 employees and families attended with a light bulbs float and a jazz band. A Summit Beach Akron escort joined. sports events and water program were planned for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Power Co
Canton
Turkeyfoot Lake
North Canton
Ohio Power Company
Summit Beach
Akron
Myers sues railroad for 350000 damages over train wreck
Doris B. Myers of Zanesville files suit against the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad for 350,000 damages for injuries from a passenger train passing a burning trestle near Beach City on July 27 last year. She, a chef on a wrecked parlor car, says spine injuries and other hurts. Attorney: Arthur L. Nebel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris B. Myers
Zanesville
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Beach City
Arthur L. Nebel
Mrs Morgan Shows Steady Improvement
New York June 20 Continued improvement in the condition of Mrs. J P Morgan wife of the financier was reported in the latest bulletin from her Glencove Long Island home She has been ill with sleeping sickness since Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. P. Morgan
Glencove
Long Island
Driver Fined After DUI Arrest in Local Court
G. H. McQuaid was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse, the sentence suspended on the condition he may not drive for a stated period, by Justice A. B. Correll on Friday. Harry Phillips, who accompanied him, was fined 25 dollars and costs for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. McQuaid
Justice A. B. Correll
Harry Phillips
Chinese Strike Delegates Target Shipping in Hongkong Harbor
In Shanghai on June 20 Chinese strikers sent delegates aboard steamers and other ships in Hongkong harbor and intimidated crews to influence them to join the general strike against British and Japanese rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Hongkong
Liquor Fine For Wesler And Butler in Crabbe Act Case
Joe Wesler of 724 Mahoning NE was fined 100 dollars and costs after police found illicit liquor during a raid at his home. E A Butler of 2138 Harrison SW was arraigned and fined 100 dollars plus costs on Crabbe act charges in criminal court Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wesler
Mahoning Rad NE
E. A. Butler
Harrison
Tribute to La Follette on Funeral Train
Nationwide tribute accompanies the LaFollette funeral as the body travels to Madison Wisconsin. A mammoth wreath from Mexican President Calles graces the casket while Governor Blaine contemplates a special election to fill the late senator’s seat. Potential successor Bob La Follette may enter the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Follette
Madison
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Lifer
Illinois
Indiana
Calles
Washington
Wis
Chicago
Northwestern
LaFollette
Little Green Spot
Forest Hills Cemetery
Blaine
Bob” la Follette
Appeal Planned Over Teapot Dome Lease Ruling
The government will appeal Judge T Blake Kennedy’s ruling upholding the Teapot Dome oil leases to Harry F Sinclair. Government attorney Atlee Pomerene said the move comes after the Walsh probe disclosures and accompanies Owen D Roberts, named as special attorney for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
T. Blake Kennedy
Cheyenne
Wyo
Harry F. Sinclair
Atlee Pomerene
Pomerene
Ohio
Owen D. Roberts
Philadelphia
United States
Walsh Oll
Washington
Canton to Host State Meeting of the Maccabees 1929
Canton delegates from Knights of the Maccabees celebrate the Ohio Great Camp choosing Canton for the quadrennial convention in 1929. The Columbus convention expects 140 delegates and several hundred visitors. George Weidman of Canton is a leading candidate for state representative to the national convention in Washington on July 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Canton
George Weidman
Washington
Amundsen May Use Dirigible In Next Effort
Oslo reports Captain Roald Amundsen believes no land is near the pole after a near miss within 18 miles. Telegraph from Spitzbergen notes latitude hints no land exists in the far northern basin. Norwegian scientists doubt decisive defeat and expect a future pole attempt, likely not this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
North Pole
Roald Amun Ten Amundsen
Pole
Gald
Spitzbergen
Far
Amundsen-Ellsworth Fy
Amundsen
Kings Bay
Spitaberfen
Amundsen-Fallsworth
Three Autos Stolen In Canton Friday Evening
Police report three cars were stolen in Canton on Friday evening. W L Wade of 1908 3rd St NE reported his Ford coupe with license 768-105 taken from 2nd St NE between Walnut and Rexary NE. Ross Boone of R F D No 6 said his Chevrolet touring car with plate 27-600-B was taken from a Canton Drop Forge plant. George Naby of 1902 Mapleay NE reported his Chevrolet touring car with plate 763-430 stolen from a garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
W. L. Wade
3Rd St NE
2Nd St
Walnutaw
Rexary NE
Ross Boone
Canton Drop Forge
George Naby
Mapleay NE
Sentencing in Hayner case reveals bootleg ring leaders
Eleven men pled guilty and were sentenced in federal court before Judge D C Westenhaver. Barnett acted as go-between for officials and bootleggers in a whiskey release scheme via permits. Others named include Higgins, Scanlon, Scanlon, Grossberg, Gardos, Fleps, Evans, Gluck, and more. Testimony showed about 22.50 gallons released from Hayner distillery to Northern Ohio bootleggers, with immunity for Abe Ungerleider. Appeals planned for Russell Copeland and Barnett, while motions for new trials were overruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnett
Peter Higgins
Youngstown
Atlanta
Edward Scanlon
Patrick J. Scanlon
Harry Grossberg
Cleveland
Armand A. Gardos
Armand Drug and Candy Co
Carl Fleps
Frank J. Evans
Alias Eccles
Louis Gluck
Hayner
Troy
Ohio
Russell
Copeland
Russel
Abe Ungerleider
Columbus
Peter J. Higgins
Jesse Smith
Harry Daugherty
Ungerleider
Washington
Westenhaver
William L. Day
Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Westerhaver
TJ Masheon
RULINGS IN OIL GASES CLASH IN Teapot Dome Case
The article outlines conflicting rulings by Kennedy and McCormick on Teapot Dome leases. Disagreements cover loan retainer payments to Fall, secrecy of leases, oil for construction in lieu of cash, and government posture on leases. Special prosecutors Atlee Pomerene and Owen Roberts carry forward with divergent views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Albert B. Fall
Interior
Sinclair
Fall
Russia
McCormick
Doheny
Teapot Dome
Congress
Executive Department
Elk Hills
Atlee Pomerene
Owen Roberts
Ranging parties clash by mistake near Camp Creek West Virginia
Federal and state prohibition forces misidentified each other at Camp Creek in Wayne County. William F. Porter, field chief of federal officers in West Virginia, was killed. W. F. E. Worktner and George Ball, state officers, were wounded and rushed to nearby hospitals with the aid of YWCA workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. C
William F. Porter
West Virginia
W. F E. Worktner
George Ball
Camp Creek
Wayneco
Porter
Merger Planned for Evangelical Churches in Washington Conference
Cincinnati June 20 The Evangelical Protestant churches of North America will merge with the Congregationalists at a national conference in Washington next October, decided during the annual conclave of the former sect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Evangelical Protestant Churches of
Jury verdict favors defendant in Massillon auto case
A Massillon jury in Judge Wood's court returned a verdict for the defendant Friday afternoon in the suit of Cecilia A. Curtis against Gordon & Hollinger. Curtis claimed she was injured while riding in one of the defendant company's cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Cecilia A. Curtis
Gordon & Hollinger, Massillon
Four Are Fined In Criminal Court Arraignment
Robert Austin of 813 Liberty ay SH Charles Miller of 2009 10th st NE Minnie Rose of 2009 10th st NE and Mary Demoso arrested years ago on suspicion charges were fined 10 dollars plus costs each after arraignment in criminal court on those charges Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Austin
Liberty Ay SH
Charles Miller
10Th St
Minnie Rose
Mary Demoso
New Club House Opens For Women In Elyria
June 20 Elyria The Ww. Club of Elyria has secured a io residence at Middle Avenue and Fourth street and will formally open it next October for use as do rooms by women of the city. Pat Scanlon of Youngstown proclaims being a victim of a frame up after receiving a year and four months in the Hayner case and a year and six months plus a 7500 dollar fine for the Smith products brewery case. Both sentences run concurrently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ww. Club of
Middle Avenue
Fourth Street
Pat Scanlon
Youngstown
Hayner
Smith Products Brewery
Alf
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Daily News
Lafillette
INE
Robert M. la Follette
Washington, D. C
la Follette, Jr
Robert M
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Mrs. Morgan
Explorer
D. C. Westenhaver
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