Canton Educators Return Proud From National Education Convention
Canton Board of Education president Henry D. Bercaw reports that Canton schools compare favorably with other cities after attending the National Education Association convention in Boston. He praises McKinley High School as a model and says Canton remains progressive and up with national educational standards.
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General Stark
Henry Dd. Bercaw
Canton Board of Education
Boston
Canton
Bercaw
Canton Long
McKinley High School
United States
Board of Education
Fleeing convict shot by officer during manhunt
Manomet Point Massachusetts March 10 a coast guard surfboat capsized while racing to reach the wrecked steamship Robert E Lee. Nine crewmen were thrown into the sea as rescue efforts began amid a 70 mile per hour gale and ongoing storm warnings on Cape Cod Bay.
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Manumet Point
Mass
Coast
Manomet Point
Robert E. Lee
Coast Guard
Mary Ann Rocks
Navy Yard
Plymouth
Cape Cod Bay
H. W. Robinson
Eastern Steamship Lines
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
McDermott confesses trigger men in Mellett murder
Patrick McDermott, serving life for the Don R. Mellett murder, claims Floyd Streitenberger and Louis Mazer were the trigger men. He detailed how they planned the killing, shadowed Mellett’s home, and fired the shots, though prosecutors doubt the uncorroborated account.
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Columbus
Patrick KE. McDerinoll
Ohio State Penitentiary
Don R. Mellett
Canton Daily News
Floyd E. Streitenberger
Louis Mazer
P. E. Thomas
Streitenberger
Mazer
McDermott
Thomas
Steve Kascholk
Cleveland
Kascholk
Ben Rudner
Canton
Floyd Streitenberger
Mellett
Romance ends in Cleveland deportation case in Canton tale
A 21-year-old Romanian mother Mrs. Marc Brodella faces deportation after arriving in the United States in 1924 via a Canada route and a boxcar transfer. She married Nicholas Brodella in Canton, now living in Cleveland with their baby Nicholas Jr. Immigration Inspector Stephen Sullivan probed her entry last Tuesday and her account may force her to return to Romania, leaving her husband behind.
Speed Will Lead Big Auto Turners (Will Rogers Special)
In Savannah Georgia March, a humorous riff on car speeds and quick turnover. The piece touts faster cars, better roads, and rising auto demand, linking undertaker shares and General Motors to the broader “quick turnover” theme.
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Speed
Big Auto Turners
Will Rogers
Savannah
March
Tihey
Undertaker
Chicagoan Doctor Sentenced to Die for Illegal Operation
CHICAGO March 10. Dr Amante Rongetti is sentenced to die in the electric chair on April 13 at Cook county jail for murdering Miss Loretta Enders by an illegal operation. Judge Frank Comerford denied a motion for a new trial. Rongetti, claimed to be the first physician in the country sentenced to death for performing such an operation. Attorney James G Beott faced contempt of court charges for allegedly intimidating state witnesses.
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Chicago
Amante Rongetti
Loretta Enders
Cook County
Frank Comerford
Dr. Rongetti
Jame G. Beott
Jury Is Given Hickmans Case
Los Angeles march 10 jury of twelve for William Edward Rickman and Welby Hunt faces murder charge in Ivy Toms death. Ten jurors favor death for Hickman with two seeking life. Hunt likely not eligible for execution due to youth. deliberations continue after a night locked up.
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Los Angeles
William Edward Rickman
Welby Hunt
Ivy Toms
Hickman
Hunt
Settlement plan approved for Greek war debt plan
Washington March 10 the house ways and means committee reported favorably a plan to settle the 18 125 000 Greek war debt to the United States and provide a new 12 170 000 loan to Greece at four percent interest repayable in twenty years the vote was 15 to 9 party line with all Democrats opposing the loan provision the funding plan spans 62 years
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Greece
Friends of William Rommel Pay Him Tributes at Death
Friends and colleagues remember William Rommel banker businessman and civic leader whose death draws tributes from Canton. Statements praise his fairness kindness loyalty and his long service on bank boards and as a company founder with emphasis on his extensive German library and public spirited nature.
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William Rommel
Fourteen Women Elected to London County Council
London March 10. Fourteen of 34 women candidates for seats on the London County council were elected today. Included were Isabel McDonald daughter of a former labor prime minister and Kitty Collier wife of Harry Day. The labor ticket also won with Capt Bertram Mills a noted circus producer among the elected men. Three leading society figures were defeated Lady Amherst Lord Alington and Lois Sturt member of the Prince of Wales social set.
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London
London County Council
Isabel McDonald
Kitty Collier
Harry Day
House For Commons
Lady Amherst
Lord Alington
Lois Sturt
Prince of Wales
The Canton Daily News Sunday News Menu
The Canton Daily News previews Sunday features including income tax guidance due by March 15 and a full page on what makes a good bridge player by Milton Work. It highlights exclusive “news behind the news” pieces by Stolpher Bird Hard McGann Colfax and Jones, plus new five cent price on stands.
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Uncle Bam
Canton Daily News
Milton
Gustave Stolpher
William Bird
William Hard
Sparrow McGann
Hardin Colfax
Bobby Jones
Businessman and Banker Dies at Mt Marie
William Rommel 82 a Canton banking and business figure died at his Mt Marie home after months of illness due to asthma complications. A director of First Trust & Savings Bank and former director of First National Bank since Louis Leichot era he attended board meetings until illness. Born in Wertheim Germany Aug 23 1845 he came to America 1868 working as a paper maker before moving to Canton 1887 to rebuild Canton Brewing Co later Stark Tuscarawas Brewing Co. Survived by two sons John and Edward three daughters Katherine Mrs Quinn and Mrs Zollars five grandchildren two sisters and one brother. Private funeral services at home with Dr E P Herbruck officiating burial Westlawn Cemetery.
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William Rommel
Canton
Mt. Marie
Rommel
Rick
First Trust & Savings Bank
First National Bank
Louis Leichot
Mr. Rommel
Wertenburg
Germany
America
Middleton
West Carrollton
Canton Brewery
Cherry Av
3Dst
Canton Brewing Co
Stark Brewing Co
New Philadelphia
Massillon
Dover
Stark-Tuscarawas Brewing Co
John Rommel
Tuscarawas St
Harrison Av
Wertenberger
Tuscarawas
E. P. Herbruck
Trinity Reformed Church
Westlawn Cemetery
Hendershot in Serious Condition After Electric Shock
Washington March 16 Les ter J Hendershot inventor of the fuelless motor remained in a serious condition at Emergency hospital after an electric shock received last Tuesday. Doctors said he had trouble speaking as nerves in his palate were partly paralyzed and the inventor refused to speak to newspapermen.
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Whitfield
Penitentiary Hospital
P. E. Thomas
Dennis Griffin
Cleveland
Detroit
Oren Hill
Washington
Lester J. Hendershot
Hendershot
Downtown restaurant liquor raid corrected address
Police liquor squad raid at a downtown lunchroom occurred at 137 Tuscarawas Street East, not 134 as previously reported. Proprietor John Xynos was arrested and charged with violation of the Crabbe act.
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Tuscarawas Est E
Tuscarewas St E
John Xynos
Crabbe
Eastern Coast Swept by Storm Brings Heavy Snow
New York and the eastern seaboard faced a blizzard that halted harbor traffic and disrupted telegraph service on Long Island. High winds and heavy snowfall marked one of the season’s worst storms as rescuers sought 263 crew and passengers aboard the stranded steam er Robert E. Lee off the Massachusetts coast.
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New York
Seaboard
Long Island
Massachusetts
Robert E. Lee
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John L. Whitfield
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Youngstown
Patrick McDermott
Henry W. Harter, Jr
Northern Ohio Power & Light Co
Public Utilities Commission
Rudner
Frudner
Steve Kasecholk
Lengel
Las
Stark Co Grand Jury
Streltenberger
Marc Brodella
LU Rogers
Chicagoan
Ways and Means
Frank Collins
W. G. Saxto
H. Cc. Milligan
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Republic Stamping & Enameling Co
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Bertram Mills
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