M DERMOTT TO BE QUIZZED IN PRISON
A Canton column recalls M Dermott to be questioned in prison while local readers hear of traffic light disputes and a proposed convention of former Pipe Organ Pumpers in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania. Citizens discuss amber light rules and pedestrian safety as officials consider enforcement steps.
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M’dermott
Eneral Stark
City Hall
Punxsutawney
Homer H. Hill
Henry R. Bauhof
Charles J. Hexamer
Samuel A. Barr
Canton Pas
Earl W. Hafer
Order of Pioneer
Canton
McKinley Club in Canton targets Hoover and Willis bids
John T. Lewis testifies before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee detailing hardships of coal miners in West Virginia. He cites hungry wives and starving children as railroads cut coal prices and blames Mellon interests for wage declines since 1924.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
West Virginia
Lewis
Pennsylvania
New York
Wheeler
Montana
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Mellon
R. B. Mellon
Andrew Mellon
Jacksonville
R. RB. Mellon
Katherine Bates Seeks New Verse for America the Beautiful
Miss Katherine Lee Bates recounts the writing of America the Beautiful at a Boston teachers’ convention. She suggests another eight stanzas be written by a new author while recalling inspiration at Pike's Peak in Colorado.
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America
Katherine Lee Bates
McKinley High
Department of American
Boston
Missies
Amelia, the Beautiful
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Rogers Locates Stills in Park
Will Rogers reports touring Asheville and the Big Smoky Mountains and locating stills in a park. He criticizes relief aid and praises the scenery as a potential tourist asset while noting road access remains a challenge.
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Rogers
Asheville
W. C
Andrew Jackson
Will Rogers
One Is Dead One Injured In Crash Near Dumontsville
Patrick Byrne, 28, of near Basil, died from a broken neck when an auto left the road and overturned near Dumontsville late yesterday. David Ankle, 22, of Baltimore, was seriously injured and taken to a local hospital by a passing motorist. The driver was reported to have been traveling at high speed.
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Lancaster, O
Patrick Byrne
Basil
David Ankle
Baltimore
Dumontsville
Ankle
Byrne
Charity to Bury Bodies of Youths
East Chicago Indiana March 8 The bodies of George Chisholm 9 and Edgar 6 lay in an undertaker chapel awaiting burial arranged through the city's undertakers and citizens The father 35 who confessed to drowning the boys in a ship canal at Indiana Harbor paced in his county jail cell under indictment for the first degree murder of his two sons and will not attend the funeral
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Chicago
Ind
George Chisholm
Edgar
Crown Point
Indiana Harbor
Chisholm
Chicago Prays for Purged City Amid Vows of Reform
Thousands of Chicago church members gathered in afternoon and evening meetings to demand reform and combat vice and corruption. The rallies followed a Chicago Church Federation resolution accusing ballot boxes of violations and threats to life and property.
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Chicago
Chicago Church Federation
Air Mail Planned for Major Cities
Washington March 8 The postoffice department adopts a program to give every U.S. city with a population of 50 000 or more mail service within 10 years C Gove deputy second assistant postmaster general says 18 air mail routes now operate seven routes under contract and three advertised routes cover 8044 miles daily flying distance 17444 miles. The contracted routes will start before July 1 and cover 3656 miles with daily round trips.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
United States
C. Gove
Inquiry Follows Deputy Cleanup in Cleveland
Sheriff E. J. Hanratty opened a private inquiry into liquor sales by county jail attaches to county and federal prisoners. Six night deputies were suspended while Ernest J. Moore faced federal charges after dispensing liquor to four inmates. he was released on bond after pleading not guilty.
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Cleveland, March
E. J. Hanratty
Hanratty
Ernest J. Moore
Moore
Child gored by hog in Portersville incident shocks Columbus
Physicians say Betty Lou Townsend four remained unrecovered after being gored by a hog at her Portersville New Lexington home late yesterday. The attack left the child with severe injuries and possible fatal outcomes. Authorities investigate the incident as the community mourns a tragic accident.
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Columbus
Betty Lou Townsend
Portersville
New Lexington
Funeral services held for George B. Frease former publisher
George B. Frease, former publisher of the Evening Repository, died Monday at Lakeside Hospital Cleveland. Private services were at his Market Street home, public services at St Pauls Episcopal Church, with burial at Westlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers included family and local officials. attendees from Cleveland Chicago Detroit and Canton sent condolences including a cablegram from Ambassador Myron T. Herrick.
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George B. Frease
The
Evening Repository
Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland
1503
Market At
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Walter R. McCowatt
Westlawn Cemetery
David B. Day
A. M. Dueber
E. O. Morrow
J. H. Kenny
E. P. Morrow
Will R. Myers
Mr. Frease
H. S. Belden Jr
Paul Belden
R. B. Kuhn
Hurxtall Frease
Joseph Frease
Joseph Smith
R. V. Mitchell
Henry W. Harter Jr
Lucius Guernsey
William Lowenstein
Frease
J. D. Sackett
J. M. Brooks
Chicago
Will N. Almee
Detroit
Atlee Pomerene
Canton
S. R. Detweiler
Myron T. Herrick
United States
France
Mrs Goodhue Restful Night Reports
Mrs Mentions Lemira Goodhue mother of Mrs Calvin Coolidge remains in hospital since last November. Officials say she is comfortable and rested well overnight with no change in her condition cited from Northampton hospital on March 8.
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Northampton
Mass
Lemira Goodhue
Calvin Coolidge
Television Challenge to J L Baird Hits Five Projections
London reports a challenge from Popular Wireless offering 5000 pounds if J L Baird can televise five successful transmissions to a committee. The test requires three recognizable faces a tray of dice geometric devices and four clock faces across 25 yards with four weeks to accept and six weeks to satisfy the panel.
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London
J. L. Baird
Popular Wireless
Baird
Norris-White Bill faces uncertain fate in House
The Norris-White lame duck constitutional amendment remains in doubt as the House resumes debate. Several amendments must be voted on today, with a final decision hoped for before tonight. The Bankhead proposal to extend terms from two to four years is expected to be defeated.
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Washington
March
House
New York Cancer Expert Dr Abbe Dies at 77
Dr Robert Abbe died at his New York home aged 77. A noted cancer specialist and ally of Mme Curie, he pioneered radium use against cancer and served for 40 years as senior surgeon at St Luke's Hospital in New York.
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New York
Robert Abbe
Mme. Curie
Paris
Abbe
St. Luke's Hospital
Justice Holmes Turns 87 Quietly at Home
Oliver Wendell Holmes, veteran U S Supreme Court associate justice, observes his 87th birthday in Washington. He has served over 25 years on the high bench and 45 years on judicial courts, but a slight cold keeps him home for two weeks with no public celebration.
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Washington
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Man's Bones Found in River Near New Philadelphia
A body found in the Tuscarawas River near New Philadelphia is identified as a man about six feet tall, not Viola May. Coroner Lewis and three physicians confirmed the finding after a month in water. Herron may face first degree murder if identified. Prosecutor Patrick noted the possible charge.
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New Philadelphia
Lewis
Tuscarawas River
Here
Viola May
William Herron
Miss May
Port Washington
Abe Laird
John G. Senhauser
Dover
Herron
H. A. Coleman
E. C. Davis
James E. Patrick
Dyken Pleads Guilty in Youngest Murder Sentence
Andy Dyken, 15, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in St. Clairsville for killing his mother after she urged school attendance. Judge Warren W. Cowen sentenced him to life with parole eligibility in 10 years. Dyken also wounded his father and a farmhand during the incident.
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ST. Clairsville
Andy Dyken
State Penitentiary
Warren W. Cowen
Young Dyken
Patten Traces Bonds in Teapot Dome Inquiry
Chicago wheat king James A. Patten told the Teapot Dome committee that ex Republican treasurer Fred W. Upham proposed a deal involving 25 000 of Continental Trading Co bonds in exchange for 25 000 from him. The bonds tied to the Teapot Dome affair trace to Will Hays and Harry Sinclair with Fall involvement. Hodges later stated Upham handed over 6780.95 dollars when he assumed the Republican treasury.
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Washington
March
James A. Patten
Chicago Wheat King
Senate ‘Teapot Dome Committee
Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Continental Trading Co
Upham
Republican Committee
Patten
Will H. Hays
Hays
Harry Sinclair
Teapot Dome Naval Reserve
Frank V. Hodges
Denver
Hodges
Republican Treasury
Indiana Supreme Court Reverses Malt Extract Case
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that state prohibition laws cannot convict a seller of malt extract unless it is proven the seller knew it would be used for beverage making. Morris Bernstein’s Marion County conviction for selling a case of malt extract with 3.23 percent alcohol was overturned as the product was sold to prohibition agents and used as evidence. Judge Clarence F.E. Martin noted the extract was not sold for drinking, only as evidence.
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Indianapolis
March
Indiana
United States
Indiana Supreme Court
Morris Bernstein
Marion
Supreme Court
Clarence FE. Martin
Bellamy divorce case opens in Los Angeles
Actress Madge Bellamy sues for divorce from Louis Metcalf alleging refusal to wear the ring and mistreatment within days of marriage. Complaint filed in Los Angeles seeks dissolution of marriage with Metcalf named as defendant.
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Los Angeles
Madge Bellamy
Louis Metcalf
Metcalf
Metcalfs
Prisoners urged to talk again on Don Mellett murder
At Ohio State Penitentiary Patrick F McDermott Louis Mazer and Floyd Streitenberger were to be questioned by Canton city officials and special prosecutors over the Don R Mellett murder. Cross examination by Bernard Rodgers was planned as depositions may restart civil service hearings in Canton on the Clarke case.
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Columbus
Ohio State Penitentiary
Patrick F. McDermott
Louis Mazer
Floyd KE. Streitenberger
Don R. Mellett
Canton
Ben FE. Clarke
Bertillon Bureau
Hubert C. Pontius
James A. Rice
C. C. Curtis
Harry M. Kimbel
Karl W. Hexamer
Bernard Rodgers
Clarke
McDermott
Don R. Melrett
Civil Service Commission
Capt. Clarke
Streitenberger
Mazer
Rodgers
Henry W. Harter, Jr
Civil Service
Paul Kirman
James B. Allardice
Harley Homan
French Flyers Arrive in San Francisco for West Coast Tour
Capt Dieudonne Costes and Lieut Joseph Le Brix arrived in San Francisco after crossing the American continent from Rock Springs Wyoming. They began a round of official receptions and will sail for Toyo on March 15 aboard the Nungesser Coli which will be dismantled and shipped to Tokyo before continuing to Paris by air.
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San Francisco
Dieudonne Costes
Joseph le Brix
Toyo
Costes
le Brix
Rock Springs
Wyo
Tokyo
Paris
Sayre Injured in Street Car Crash Resting Comfortably
Dr. Frank M. Sayre city health commissioner, injured in an automobile collision with a street car, was reported resting comfortably at Mercy Hospital. William Rommel, noted Canton and Stark Tuscarawas Brewing figure and bank director, remained unchanged at home in Mt. Marie.
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Frank M. Sayre
Mercy Hospital
William Rommel
Mt. Marie
Rommel
First National Bank
First Trust & Savings Bank
Stark Tuscarawas Brewing Co
Canton Brewing Co
Chicago gang leader Jack McGurn shot by rivals near Holy Name
In Chicago three gunmen shot Jack McGurn 25 near the heart and arm three blocks from a former killing site. Nick Mastro 37 wounded. McGurn, lieutenant to Capone, and Mastro were in a north side gambling resort as police questioned McGurn about a recent bank robbery.
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Chicago
March
Little Flower Store
Dean O'Banion
Jack McGurn
Leutenant
Scarface
al Capone
McGurn
Nick Mastro
Holy Name Cathedral
Hymie") Weiss
O’banion Klan
W. W. O'Brien
MacGurn
Joe Lewis
Mastro
Carmen Vaceco
Robbers Take 70000 In Stock And Securities In Cicero
Chicago bandits flee with 70000 in stock and 70000 in negotiable securities from Borin Manufacturing Co Cicero. Watchmen Leon Malinowski and Anton Bunerd were overpowered and bound. Jewelry stolen belonged to Mrs Nathan Borin wife of the president.
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Chicago
Borin Manufacturing Co
Cicero
Leon Malinowski
Anton Bunerd
Nathan Borin
Lindbergh Plane Hovering at Bolling Field
Col Charles A Lindbergh remains in a hangar at Bolling Field Washington with no word on his departure. He flew in from Belleville Illinois on Tuesday and avoided questions from reporters after visiting Secretary Kellogg to receive congratulations on his recent air tour.
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Washington
Bolling Field
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Beleville
Kellogg
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Ohio
FE. G. Williams
McKinley Club
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Herbert Hoover
Stanford M. Swarts
Curtis
McKinley
Republican Club
Vinton I. Stansbery
James E. Kinnison
James H. Emsley
Eighth Ward
James Roberts
Ninth Ward
Wilbur Crowl
Mr. Kinnison
Haldeman
Stinson
MT. Clemens
Mich
George Haldeman
Ruth Elder
Eddie Stinson
Wil Rogers
Lancaster Hospital
Night Force of
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Mrs. Goodhue
Justice Holmes
Dyken
St. Claresville
Chicago “Wheat King
Trigger Man
Ben Clarke
Golden Gate City
Col. Lindbergh
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