General Stark Relates City Chauffeur Anecdote and Radio Sales Forecast
General Stark jokes about a police sergeant and lieutenant driving him around the square while Safety Director Lehr seeks 25 new officers for relief driving. The piece then shifts to Canton radio sales, predicting a strong summer season with high efficiency, quieting static, and continued dealer enthusiasm. It also notes historical wires growth, state debt and expenditures, and per capita figures from 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eneral Stark
Howard Lehr
Canton
United States Census Bureau
Mer
Canton Shows Strong Auto Industry Employment
Canton’s employment is improving with 68 large plants dominating the auto material sector. Federal figures note a district decline since 1926, yet Canton maintains steady skilled labor and high production, aided by efficiency improvements and hours adjustments to keep operations running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
H. S. Hastings
Canton Industrial Corporation
Bulletin of the
Federal Reserve District
Cantonia
Toledo
Detroit
Federal District
Soe
Ambassador Tellez to Return to Washington Within Three Weeks
Mexico City report states Ambassador Tellez will return to Washington within three weeks. He held two long talks with President Calles here, the discussions reportedly concerned two recent U.S. notes whose content has not been disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mar
Tellez
Washington
Callee
United States
Habeas suits test Ohio prohibition law rulings
In Columbus Franklin county opens the first habeas corpus challenge since the U S Supreme Court ruling. Alexander Hobbs challenges a $200 fine from a Bexley justice of the peace amid the prohibition enforcement dispute. Cincinnati and Cleveland actions follow as cases test court power and legality of underpaid local judges. Ohio AG Turner says no fear for enforcement and notes existing mechanisms to prosecute bootleggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Franklin Co
United States Supreme Court
Common Pleas
Kinkead
Supreme Court
Justices of the Peace
Alexander Hobbs
Justice of the Peace
Bexley
Cleveland
Morris Morgenstern
John Jarkowitz
Cincinnati
Mar
Hamilton Co
Ohio
Edward ©. Turner
Turner
Buckner Hughes to Defend Dillon Read Co Attorneys
Emory R. Buckner United States attorney will defend Dillon Read & Co in the Goodyear control suit once he resigns. Buckner and Charlee Evans Hughes will share the defense of the firm as minority stockholders seek removal of Clarence Dillon as trustee and an accounting of an alleged 15 million dollar profit.
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New York
Mar
Emory R. Buckner
United States
Dillon, Read & Co
Goodyear Corporation
Clarence M. Dillon
Johnny Mostil Fights for Life After Suicide Attempt
Shreveport report says Johnny Mostil, famed Chicago White Sox outfielder, suffered multiple stab and slash wounds in what is described as a suicide attempt. He arrived from Chicago with Bill Barrett and Pat Prunty, received care at Schumpert Sanitarium, and remained in critical condition with limited hope for recovery.
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Shreveport
Johnny Mostil
Law
White Sox
Youree
Pat Prunty
Johnny
Chicago
Bill Barrett
Prunty
Pruonty
Moat
Ray Schalk
Willie Kamm
Schumpert
Body of Boy Identified in Palmer Case
The body of a boy found on a dump in Palmer was identified as John H. Kelly. Initially thought to be Billy Gaffney of Brooklyn, the child was confirmed as Kelly. Albert Dee was arrested for first degree murder, and the boy’s mother Ida Kelly was charged as an accessory before and after the fact.
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Palmer Maas
Mar
John H. Kelly
Billy Gaffney
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kelly
Albert Dee
Ida Kelly
Dee
Knife to attempt life saving throat surgery in Memphis
Gaston Rutledge, a 7 year old ward of the Kiwanis club of Memphis, will undergo risky modern surgery in Philadelphia to reopen his throat after swallowing lye five years ago. He has been fed by a stomach tube since the incident and doctors warn that a tiny slip could be fatal. The Kiwanis club and Memphis residents are urged to pray for his recovery.
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Gaston Rutledge
Memphis
Tenn
Kiwanis Club of
Philadelphia Phyasicians
Kiwanis Club
Memphia
Muocers
Amrwical Ventunre
British rubber price move eyed by Britain and US
A British monopoly plans new export restrictions and a 10 percent cut to lift profits at the expense of American buyers who use most of the world’s rubber. Officials note 100000 tons stock in the U S and reduced role of speculators as price risks ease.
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Washington
Mar
Far East
Moon Run families escape after dynamite blasts near Pittsburgh
In Moon Run, near Pittsburgh, two families living in an eight room double house on Pittsburgh Coal Co property narrowly escaped injury when two successive dynamite charges exploded under the home just after midnight. A gunfight also occurred during the incident, which marks an outbreak of violence in the mining community.
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Pittsburgh
Moon Run
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Driving charge filings dismissed and fines recorded
Tom Hanning was dismissed on a driving while intoxicated charge. Huckwalter was fined 15 dollars plus costs for reckless driving. Arthur Running paid costs for stealing coal. Joe Clans was fined costs on a charge of susp.
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Tom Hanning
Huckwalter
Arthur Running
Market
Joe Clans
Tract At
Japanese Quake Zone Refugees Face Starvation
In four provinces hundreds of refugees face starvation as rail and transport bottlenecks hinder relief. A gale and rain devastate shelters. bodies are recovered and burned in streets. Doctors rush from Kobe and Osaka, relief ships and troops aid, emperor donates 65 000 yen.
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Tokyo
Sanin
Kobe
Osaka
Japan
U S Rest in Sinclair Trial
The government rested its case in the contempt trial of Harry F. Sinclair, lessee of the Teapot Dome reserve, who refused to answer seven Senate questions in 1924 about 1922 leasing negotiations with former Secretary Albert B. Fall. District Attorney Greyton Gordon was blocked in detailing the underlying story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Mar
Ita
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Senate
Sinclair
Albert St Fall
Atty
Yreyton Gordon
Right to vote in Texas primary sparks mixed-ticket quip
A letter from Beverly Hills remarks that the Supreme Court ruling giving Negroes the right to vote in Texas Democratic primaries could lead to blacks and whites voting the same ticket. The writer jokes about a white Republican allying with a white Democrat in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WU Rogers
Beverly Hilla
Cal
Mar
Bee
Supreme Court
Texas
South
Indictment filed as Meller murder probe continues
Prosecutor Harter and Judge Agler pursue the Mazer confession as the grand jury weighs immunity and possible further indictments in the Don Mellett murder case. Streitenberger faces first degree murder charges while McDermott corroborates parts of Mazer story amid ongoing checks.
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McDermott
Mazer
Dennis R. Smitts
Doll Carey
Louis Mazer
Pat McDermott
Don Mellett
Columbus
Floyd Streiteberger
Cleveland
Rudner
Streftenberger
Lne
Hudner
John Floyd Strettenberger
A.W
Harter
Grand Jury
Canton
Murder Trial Notes Reveal Witness Gaps and Delays
Four hours before his recital a man quit work without reporting. Investigators will review Mazer’s statements and seek corroboration as jurors prepare for another session Thursday. Prosecutor Harter says he is not aligned with Mazer and seeks full truth before the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witesses Bhealhe Mazer
Mazer
Henry W. Harter, Jr
Slater
Coolidge Receives 50 Western Vacation Offers
President Coolidge considers a westward summer retreat as observers note he seeks higher ground and political sentiment amid abundant offers from Michigan to Utah. He aims for altitude good fishing or a secluded setting while deferring the east and mountains this year.
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Washington
Mar
Althoug
Coolidge
White House
Michigan
Utah
Beast
West
Income Tax Revenues Expected to Reach 600 Million
Treasury officials expect first quarter tax receipts for 1926 to total at least 600 million dollars with installment payments due by March 15. This marks a 100 million dollar rise from the prior year’s first quarter receipts of 499 million.
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Uhle
Washington
Mar
Treasury
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Pennsylvania Railroad
U.S
Calles
Alice Grote
Charles Grotte
Omaha
Alice
Milwaukee
J. P
Buckner, Hughes
Ald Dillon, Read & Co
Goodyear
Outfielder
Tom Banning
Muny Court
Ane
State Department
Democrats
Strefpenberger
Mellett
A. W. Agler
Stor
Meller
Ora Slater
Maze
Merlett
Streitenberger
John Boyer
Bird Gibson
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