Police shakeup and Lengel case loom in Lorain
A wave of department discipline followed the 30 day suspensions of five Lorain police members, including Captain Clarke, as Safety Director Rice and Acting Chief Martin push for a unified force. In Peoria bandits looted a Minneapolis and St. Louis freight train, looting merchandise and fleeing after halving the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siles A. Rice
Charles Martin
Department
Ben E. Clarke
Bertillon
S. A
Clarke
Joseph Metzger
Floyd Streitenberger
Homer Moore
Star Bodenheimer
Mar- UN
Rice
Fred Crankshaw
Canton
Crankshaw
Cleveland
Crank Shaw
Martin
Afernoon Clarke
Peoria
Ill
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Tivoli
Here
Cleveland ends murder probe in Volpe case
Cleveland police concluded their murder inquiry into Sam Volpe’s death, saying family feud sparked the shooting. Four men were questioned and released, with investigators noting the body was found near Canton or Pepper Pike, and pledging aid if requested. No arrests expected Thursday.
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Cleveland
Sam Volpe
Canton
Philip Dimario
Sam Pape
Nunzio Ctravolo
Cody
Volpe
Pepper Pike Village
Canton Celt
Dog Bites Girl. Owner Ordered Tie to Dog
Nettie Moreno, 7, of 903 Cherry Ave SE, was bitten by a dog near her home late Wednesday. The dog, owned by Gordon McCloud, 820 Rex Ave SE, was ordered tied for 10 days. The girl received treatment for bites on the right leg and back from Dr. Agnone, per police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Moreno
Cherry
Nettie
Gordon McCloud
Rex
Agnone
Red unions seek new area in South America
Moscow dispatch reports the fourth assembly of the council of the profitera urging intensive organization in Brazil and Argentina. Andreas Nine, speaking for Spain, cites 120000 organized in Cuba sympathetic to the red trade union though not affiliated. Hope for Central and South America akin to China.
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Canton Daily News
Moscow
Mar
Brazil
Argentina
Fourth Assembly of the
Council of the Profitera
Andreas Nine
Spain
Cuba
Red Trade Union
Central
South America
China
Profitera
Russia
United States
Suit Filed For $115 Over City Lot Title Transfer
Mrs. Marie Phillips sues John Martin of 1645 Dueber Ave SW for $115 claiming payment for a city lot and failure to deliver clear title. The case, filed Thursday in district court, seeks recovery of the amount.
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John Martin
Dueber
Marie Phillips
Proap
McDonald Aims Ten Years To Clean Buckeye State
State Prohibition Commissioner McDonald plans inspectors to arrest illicit liquor makers and sellers. He believes that if enforcement runs for another eight to ten years the Prohibition problem will be solved, declaring the salvation of the nation lies in a sober nation.
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Columbus
Mar
McDonald
United States
Canton Officers Visit State Capitol Over Bootlegger Cases
Canton police chief S A Lengel and attorney Joseph Hilton visited Governor Donahey at the Ohio Statehouse. Lengel sought data from prohibition chief B F McDonald regarding arrests in other cities, while Hilton pursued help for bootlegger Peter Loop, pardoned last Christmas after four months and a $500 fine. The governor was absent during their calls.
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Hilton
Lengel
B. F. McDonald
Canton Civil Service Commission
Peter Loop
Stark Co
Lenger
Gov. Donahey
Death of Wife Leaves Man Heartbroken in Cincinnati
Henry Brinkmann aged 73 hanged himself five months after his wife’s death. He had lived with her fifty six years, ever since their marriage. His daughter found the body as she visited. The coroner said the man was heartbroken by his wife’s passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Mar
Henry Brinkmann
Firemen Hurt in Boiler Blast at Elyria Greenhouse
A boiler exploded during a blaze at the Resar greenhouse injuring fireman C. Osborn in the head. He was dragged to a hospital by Chief Wallace Bates as the fire, the third in 12 hours, caused about $600 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Mar
C. Osborn
Wallace Bates
Akron man seeks $10,000 in wife’s death
Emil Hirth of Akron, administrator of Marie Hirth’s estate, filed a federal court suit against the Pennsylvania railroad for $10,000 damages. Marie Hirth died after a train struck the couple’s car at the White House crossing in Cleveland on November 15, 1925, leaving four children motherless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Emil Hirth
Akron
Marie Hirth
White House Crossing
Hirth
Pennsylvania Railroad
Four Drivers Arrested for Speeding
Four drivers were arrested late Wednesday on charges of speeding. The individuals named are R. A. Glen of 2612 12th Street NW, C. James of 1237 Oxford Street NW, R. R. Meeks of 1305 18th Street NW, and O. C. Bowers of 1946 Otto Place NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Glen
12Th St
C. James
Oxford
R. R. Meeks
18Th St
O. C. Bowers
Otto Pl NE
Canton Seeks Airport in Near Future for Canton
A Canton group pushes to establish an airfield for commercial and pleasure use. They cite daily U S mail plane stops and factory rush orders as key needs. Plans include a large takeoff field with a hangar and fuel, aiming for completion before summer 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd H. Rhodes
Canton
United States
U. S
Washington
Weat
Fire truck repair after collision with bus at 10th and Shorbay
Workmen repair a fire truck damaged when a Shorbay bus rear ended it at 10th Street and Shorbay NW. The impact crushed the two rear wheels and damaged the left side. Five people were injured, including three firefighters, in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorbay
10Th St
Man Hurls Self in Train's Path at Urbana
Edward Pickering a 45 year old rail carrier on a rural Urbana Ohio route threw himself under a Pennsylvania freight engine in Urbana on March 11 dying instantly. Earlier he attempted suicide by stepping in front of a passing car. He had been in ill health and mental balance suspected. He leaves a widow and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana, CO
Pennsylvania Railroad
Edward Pickering
Pickering
Urbana
Husband Pleads Guilty to Intoxication Charge
Joe Green of the Casey camp on the Pennsylvania railroad was fined 7 10 and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Justice A. B. Correll. Betty Chapman filed the wife beating charge against her husband Shirley Chapman, with the couple’s case pending in county jail awaiting a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Green
Casey
Pennsylvania
Court of Justice
A. B. Correll
Betty Chapman
Walnutay NE
Shirley Chapman
Chapman
Eighty five year old Justice Holmes marks birthday
The eight five year old Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes celebrates his eighty fifth birthday noting he has not missed a session since his appointment twenty four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Kirby faces two indictments as jury fixer
Josiah Kirby, Ohio financier and convicted mail fraudster, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Cleveland on two counts obstructing justice and attempting to influence a prospective juror. The case stems from a five week probe into jury tampering tied to Kirby’s six trials and names Akron attorney W. R. Irvin and Lathan Conger as figures in the scheme. Indicted alongside Kirby were John Brill of Cleveland James F Donovan of Mansfield William R. Trvin of Akron Ben Williamson of Cleveland and Jesse Tadow of Mansfield amid related charges and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Josiah Kirby
Ohio
Kirby
W. R. Irvin
Akron
Lathan H. Conger
Irvin
John Brill
Harry A. Mackey
Warren Brill
James F Donovan
Mansfield
Gustav Baer
Harry Smart
Galion
William R. Trvin
Lathan HW. Conger
Harry Ream
Ben Williamson
Jesse Jtadow
Divorced Wife Loses Verdict in Malicious Prosecution Case
Harriet Estelle Richards must pay her former husband Royal F. Ream 276 for causing his arrest. A jury in Judge Agler's court returned a verdict in his favor on Wednesday afternoon. Ream had been arrested after Richards alleged she had him perform a criminal operation, a charge the Carolino grand jury ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Estelle Richards
Royal F. Ream
Agler
Ream
Carolino Grand Jury
League Confab Near Deadlock Over New Roll
Geneva talks on a permanent League council seat stall as Briand arrives to push a Paris victory. Officials foresee a sharp deadlock amid 46 nations waiting while Spain's Quinones de Leon faces backlash from Latin American states and South American opposition to Brazil’s bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Ansel Mowker
Canton
Newa
Geneva
Mar
Aristide Briand
Paris
League Council
League
Spain
Quinones de Leon
Quinones
Brazil
Fire Chief Installs Alarm Bell At Office Front
A four light traffic signal and a large alarm bell are being installed in front of Fire Chief R. Mesnar's office on Court of SW. The chief's responding car heads out on Court pi, a one way street, and officials urge drivers to avoid that street to ease access. The signals aim to aid motorists on that route.
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R. ©. Mesnar
Court of SW
Court Pi
Court Reverses Booze Sentence in Prohibition Case
In Cincinnati on March 11 the WA district court in Detroit reversed the sentence of Alfred Watkins of Detroit for alleged conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. The court of appeals affirmed sentences for Alfred Lewis and Alfred Edmond, fellow Detroit defendants. A yacht chartered in Watkins name allegedly carried whisky from Canada to the United States.
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Cincinnati
Mar
Alfred Watkins
Detroit
Mich
Court of Appeals
Alfred Lewis
Alfred Edmond
Watkins
Canada
United States
Eight Injured in Akron Traffic Incident
Eighth injury toll rises from late night Akron accidents. A mail car hit by a train was pushed into the canal, an automobile rollover hurt four, one possibly fatally. A mother and her three year old daughter were struck by a machine, and a schoolgirl on the way to class was hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Diamonds Stolen After Robbery at York Jewelry Store
George Hoenig, a York diamond salesman, was attacked by two men with a blackjack and a revolver at Jack Art's Jewelry, 138 Tuscarora, as diamonds valued at about 200000 dollars were reportedly in his possession. The robbers fled through a jammed door before police arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hoenig
York
Jack Art
Tuscara
St FE
Hoenig
Lady Luck Pals With Policeman at Jewelry Heist
Officer Booth faced a Wednesday night hold up at Jack Art's jewelry store. He had mused about 10 o'clock and a tired week before a young man alerted him that the bandits were bringing Jack Art, the jeweler. Booth rushed to the scene.
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Booth
Jack Art
Man Standoff After Store Holdup Fails
A crowd of more than a dozen people responded to screams from a store, forcing through the throng as the attackers fled. After a careful check, nothing was missing and one onlooker alerted authorities to the incident near the square.
Missing 12 Year Old Chin Quong Kidnapping Report
Cleveland police search for Chin Quong a 12 year old son of Chin Yu a wealthy Chinese merchant. Detectives investigated kidnapping rumors as the boy about three feet five inches tall was reported missing with possible ransom demand.
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Cleveland
Mar
Chin Quong
Chin Yu
Joe Son
Canton
On Leon Tong
Ada Farmer Found in Lima Suffering Amnesia
Orin Klinger, Ada farmer who vanished last Thursday, was found in Lima and returned home. He, identified by neighbor Earl Borden, recalls wandering northern Indiana towns while begging for food. His memory is blank about the Lima return.
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Lima
Mar
Orin Klinger
Ada
Klinger
Earl Borden
Indiana
De Valera Resigns as Republican Party Chief
Dublin March 11 Eamon De Valera today tendered his resignation as president of the Republican party after his convention defeat over Republicans taking seats in the Dial His resignation was accepted ending his long control of the Republican movement dating from after the Easter rebellion
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Dublin
Mar
Eamon de Valera
Republican Party
de Valera
Republican Movement
Chinese fortress town Taku destroyed by two Mukden warships
London March 11 The Chinese fortress town of Taku has been almost completely destroyed after a two hour bombardment by two Mukden warships, according to a Central News dispatch from Tientsin.
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London
Mar
Taku
Mukden
Tientsin
Waterway row may end with complete tie up
Washington debate over two rival inland waterway plans stretches into months. The St Lawrence route and New York state canal project face Army survey results due in April and White House remarks from President Coolidge. Senators from New York and the Midwest weigh costs and politics as rail and freight interests watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lawrence
Canton Daily News
Washington
Mar
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Gov. Smith
New York
Coolidge
Army
St. Lawrence Project
Secretary of War and Navy
New York State
Wadsworth
White House
Secretary of the Navy
Hudson
St. Lawrence
Chicago and
Lake Party
United States
Great Lakes
Druggists Robbed by Two Bandits in Cincinnati
Two men robbed Emil Kraft, a Cincinnati druggist, of 300 dollars in cash and valuables at his store in an incident on March 11. Kraft fired at the fleeing robbers, who returned fire. neither side’s shots hit.
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Cincinnati
Emil Kraft
Washington
Kraft
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Gran
King
Fifth City
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Buckeye State
Lengel, Hilton
Statehouse
Gertain
Justice
Holmes
NEW Roll
Briand
Lady Luck
Canton Chinaman
Waterway
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