General Stark Honors Canton Women With Papal Cross
The General praised Mrs. Rosa Klorer and Miss Rose Dannemiller for selfless church work in Canton. Bishop Schrembs presented the papal cross of honor on behalf of Pope Pius XI at St. Peters Church. The ceremony drew a full congregation as the two women received medals over their hearts.
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Eneral Stark
Canton
Rosa Klorer
Rose Dannemilier
Pius XI
St. Peter’s Church
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland
Ohio
Klorer
Dannemiller
St. Peters Church
Schrembs
Canton Taxi Driver Splits Fare With Three Strangers
A Canton taxicab driver charged three strangers from a Pennsylvania train for a single ride to a hotel. He claimed to be told to collect five cents from each person, but since the fare totaled 5 dollars the three agreed to divide the cost among themselves and settled the dispute.
Illinois ruling not affect Ohio gas tax, judge says
Ohio motorists must continue paying the 3 cent per gallon gasoline tax despite the Illinois Supreme Court declaring its gas tax unconstitutional. Judge John H. Cassidy of the Ohio tax commission noted Illinois and Ohio tax structures differ and Ohio, under the 1912 constitution, allows excise taxes on many commodities and franchise taxes on corporations.
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ANTON
Illinois Supreme Court
Ohio
John H. Cassidy
Ohio Tax Commission
Columbus
Canton Daily News
Cassidy
Illinois
Ilinois
Ohio Supreme Court
Commonwealth
State
Congress Kills "Lame Duck Bill" in Miami Beach
Miami Beach reports Congress killed the so called lame duck bill amid public commentary. A congressional figure vows to continue political pressure and criticizes the process while awaiting December actions.
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Congress
Miami Beach
Fla
Twenty Feared Lost in Teziutlan Mine Blast
In Teziutlan, Puebla, Mexico, more than 20 miners were believed trapped after a blast at the La Aurora silver mine. A gas wall hindered rescues but a Pachuca rescue squad arrived with gas protectors. Eleven miners were rescued alive as fears grew for those still inside.
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Mexico City
la Aurora
Teziutlan
Puebla
Pachuca
Physician Denies Moral Question in Buschman Case
Painesville March 12 Helen Buschman 19 remained in a coma after a bus strike today entering its 57th day. Dr W N March denied any moral question about keeping her alive saying her life should be sustained as long as medical science can aid her and there is hope if physical conditions continue.
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Painesville
Helen Buschman
W. N. March
March
Miss Buschman
Columbus Speaker to Address Transport Banquet Meeting
Judge Roland W. Baggett of Dayton will speak at the Columbus Transportation Co banquet in conjunction with the 11th annual meeting of the Ohio Valley Shippers' advisory board.
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Columbus
Roland W. Baggett
Dayton
Columbus Transportation Co
Ohio Valley Shippers’ Advisory Board
Moonshine Found Hidden in Reopened Grave
Richmond sheriff uncovers bootleg liquor cached in a grave reopened during a local liquor crackdown. Authorities say the discovery shows inventive hiding places used by moonshiners.
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Richmond
Prison Guard Indicted For Aiding Escaped Whitfield
Oren Hill state penitentiary guard faces indictment for aiding and harboring escaped criminal John L. Whitfield after his failed attempt to gain liberty. Hill's wife faces a harboring charge and confessed to hiding Whitfield in their home. Whitfield died from wounds after being shot by a prison official and his body lies in a Columbus morgue awaiting burial by the state. The couple admitted to police they joined the conspiracy for $2,000 and a farm from Whitfield.
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Columbus
Oren Hill
State Penitentiary
John L. Whitfield
Liberty
Chester
Hill
Whitfield
Eight Firemen Injured in Cleveland Store Blaze
A five story Crouch Store & Office Fixture Co building in Cleveland suffered a major fire that spread across many units. More than 25 fire companies fought the blaze and caused over 100000 dollars in damage. Eight firefighters were injured by flying glass and a minor explosion that hurled five men into the street.
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Cleveland
Crouch Store & Office Fixture Co
Liner Rides Storm At Sea In Pacific Hurricane
The Dollar liner President Lincoln docked in Tokyo after riding out a hurricane feared to threaten the ship. The crew lost radio contact and Captain H L Jones improvised a temporary radio to signal distress but could not reach Yokohama. In Greece, the torpedo boat Panormos sank after a collision near Aegina. its commander died by suicide as the vessel sank with no other casualties.
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Tokyo
President Lincoln
Pacific
Seattle
H. L. Jones
Athens
Panormos
Gulf
Aegina
Faulty Compass Blamed in Wreck at Manumet Point
The coastwise liner Robert E. Lee ran aground near Manumet Point during a snowstorm en route to New York with 150 passengers and 113 crew. The captain blamed a faulty compass for the disaster after all aboard were saved. three coast guardsmen died in a surfboat accident, and the body of surfman Frank Griswold was later found on the beach.
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Manumet Point
Mass
Robert E. Lee
Mary Annledge
New York
Coast Guard
H. W. Robinson
Lee
Frank Griswold
Byrd’s Airplane Passes Test Ahead of Pole Dash
The Bellanca monoplane used by Commander Richard E. Byrd for the South Pole dash has been tested and found satisfactory at Miller Field Staten Island. Floyd Bennett piloted two trial flights. the craft will be moved to Lake Champlain tomorrow for ski testing.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Floyd Bennett
Miller Field
Staten Island
Lake Champlain
Beggar John Riehfeld Found With 1848 In Pocket In Union City
In Union City New Jersey on March 12 police found John Riehfeld after he begged for shelter. He carried 1848 dollars in his pocket and was taken into custody for inquiry.
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Union City
N. J
John Riehfeld
Witness backs miners charge in coal quiz
Senate coal investigation hears Thomas Sagle of Roseville Coal claim railroads conspired to destroy United Mine Workers. He alleged Pennsylvania Railroad officials refused a $2 a ton sale to keep operation and later removed a mine siding. Report praises miners and condemns coal police and the Ohio and Pennsylvania Relief Society. Full committee to continue hearings with mine operators.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Senate Coal Investigation
Thomas Sagle
Roseville Coal Co
Roseville
Senate Interstate Commercee Committee
Pennsylvania
Slagle
Henry Owens
Jacksonville
Owens
Chester Penrod
Robinson Coal Company
Crooksville
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Senate Coal Investigating
Coal and Iron
Ohio and Pennsylvania Relief Society
United Mine Workers
Coal and Iron Police
Levine May Try Endurance Flight in Palm Beach
Charles A. Levine, arriving by monoplane Columbia from St Petersburg, weighs a sustained flight attempt to exceed the 62 hour record held by German pilots. He plans a final announcement today though equipment to keep aloft long may be unavailable. In St Petersburg he described a planned air Flivver built in his plant at about 1500 dollars with folding wings for small hangar storage.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Charles A. Levine
Levine
Columbia
St. Petersburg
AFL Leader Names Smith and Hoover as Top Presidential Prospects
William Green president of the AFL said in Lima that Gov. Smith of New York and Secretary of Commerce Hoover are the strongest men in their parties for presidential honors. Green spoke last night highlighting their influence and potential bids.
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Lima
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Gov. Smith
New York
Commerce Hoover
Confession Declared Stale in Murder Probe
Ora Slater, detective in the Don Mellett murder case, says Pat McDermott’s confession from last year was used by the state before the grand jury that indicted Streitenberger. Slater blames Ben Rudner for reviving the sensational story as part of an appeal for clemency. Prosecutors warn against any effort to free Rudner in Columbus.
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Pat McDermott
Youngstown
Ora Slater
Don R. Mellett
Streitenberger
Pat
Slater
Canton
Ben Rudner
Mazer
Henry Harter
Columbus
Thomas
McDermott
Mystery Girl Identified as Pittsfield Woman in Cleveland Case
Cleveland March 12. Mary Lou mystery girl who died of scarlet fever in a hospital has been identified as Hazel White Fallon of Pittsfield Massachusetts. Her brother Basil White identified the girl by a high school ring he engraved for St Joseph's High School in 1924. He had not heard from her since Christmas and requested permission to have the body disinterred for burial in Pittsfield.
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San Angelo
Tex
W. J. Juergens
Myrna
Juergens
Rose Schirra
Newt Burns
Juergen
Burns
Sulphur Springs
Hugh Allen
Pittsburgh
Schirra
Academy of the Immaculate Conception
J. W. Juergens
Big Lake
Cleveland
Mary Lou
Hazel White Fallon
Pittsfield
Mass
Basil White
White
St. Joseph's High School
Cleveland High School
St Joseph
Harry L Rockwood
Wrigley Profits Over 9 Million in 1927
William Wrigley Jr. Co. posts 1927 balance sheet showing net profit after dividends of 3.404 million dollars on 9.767 million gross earnings. Both foreign and domestic sales set new records, company reports.
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Chicago
William Wrigley, Jr
New Fund Tied to Teapot Dome Oil Deals Reported
A mysterious fund of more than four million dollars managed by H. S. Osler linked to Liberty bonds. The July 1921 to December 1922 deposits coincide with naval oil leases in Wyoming and California. Basil Manly notes a possible connection to the Teapot Dome scandal and Republican committees. The report mentions Ex-Secretary Fall and stock ties to Standard Oil of Indiana. Senate inquiry continues as Butler faces summons.
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New York
New York Evening World Today
Basil Manly
H. S. Osler
Continental Trading Co
Manly
Wyoming
California
Teapot Dome
Dominion Bank of Canada
Senate
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome Committee
Republican National Committee
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Robert Stewart
Indiana Company
Senate Committee
Poison used seen as children die
In Michigan City Indiana two young children Arvilla Bohle and Richard Bohle died after suspected poison exposure from oxalic acid. An exhumation and autopsy are planned for Arvilla, while Richard’s organs tested positive for traces of oxalic acid. The uncle William Sims has fallen ill with a similar condition.
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Michigan City
Ind
Arvilla Bohle
Richard
William Sims
Arvilla
Air Forces To Meet Washington For Joint Exercises
Navy and army air forces agreed on cooperation and will conduct joint exercises this spring. The plan aims to unite air power across services under shared command and practice scenarios.
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NAVY
Washington
Army
Landslides Hit Santos Brazil as Death Toll Rises
In Santos, Brazil, new fissures and falling granite blocks endanger rescue work after Saturdays disaster. Over 100 bodies recovered with up to 200 feared dead. authorities urge residents near the mountain to evacuate as cleanup extends for days. Rescue crews, dock workers, and volunteers mobilize despite continuing slides and rains weakening unstable slopes.
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Santos
Brazil
Montserrat
Santa Casa Misers Cordia Hospital
War Officials In Flight To Panama From Fort Bragg
Assistant Secretary of War Davison and Major General Fechet were set to depart Fort Bragg bound for Galveston en route to Panama. The pair landed Sunday due to heavy mist that grounded their planes. If weather clears they plan to reach Montgomery to refuel before continuing to Galveston.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Montgomery
Ala
Galveston
Early Revolutionary Signature Tale Inspires Classified Ad
A fragment recalls John Hancock signing the Declaration of Independence without glasses in bold script. It notes Mrs. Corey of 3606 Woodlanday NW placing a classified ad in The Canton Daily News to rent her home at 493 Lymand NE, and that the ad drew attention, helping rent the house quickly.
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John Hancock
George II
Corey
Woodlanday
Canton Daily News
Ag George
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