Defense rests as Elba town flooded with suspected flood victims
United Press reports in Troy that Elba Alabama remains cut off by flood waters after failed efforts to reach the town from the north. Four lives were bel ieved lost as rescue crews press on amid rising waters and marooned residents.
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United Press Troy
Ala
Elba
Ira D. Thompson
National Guard
Highland
Thompson
Montgomery
Conecuh
World Protest Swells Over U S Tariff Plan
Foreign nations led by Great Britain Italy France Cuba and Canada unite in protests as the House Ways and Means Committee drafts a new tariff bill for the April 15 special session. An official note from France is reportedly on the way.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
United States
Hoover
Great Britain
Italy
France
Cuba
Canada
House Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Trial Nears Jury as Few Witnesses Remain to Be Summoned
In Wooster on March 15 defense rests in the Elias Arnold case with his son Arthur charged in the Melvin Horst disappearance. The defense and prosecution plan to call rebuttal witnesses possibly up to ten as spectators watch for a verdict window before sundown. Junior Hannah may testify again and Anvil Richmond is linked to the case as an alleged pool game companion during the errand near the grocery when the boy vanished.
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Riley Pf. Miner
Wooster
Elias
Nuts
Arnold
Arthur
Melvin Horst
Orrville
Hannah
Anvil Richmond
Arthur Arnold
Melvin
Spain to Act Against Riots Anticipates Government Measures
Madrid reports government seeks energetic steps to curb student demonstrations tied to a university law allowing Catholic universities to grant degrees in law. Primo de Rivera conferred with the minister of public instruction and police chief. arrests included Professors Giralt and Manuel Hilario Aquizo as protests remained largely calm aside from a medical school incident.
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Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Giralt
Manuel Hilario Aquizo
Atlanta Prisoners Denounce Government Spies
Will Rogers quotes prisoners at Atlanta as upset over government spies in disguise, praising the warden and jail but voicing concern that spies would ruin the facility. He urges Mabel Willebrandt to settle the issue to avoid driving inmates away.
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Will Rogers
New York
Atlanta
Polticians
Mabel
Federal Guns Move Forward In Mexican Civil War
Four regiments of federal artillery moved toward Torreon to aid the government offensive from three directions. Calles ordered encirclement to block Rebel escape, while Manzo’s rebel forces reportedly lost fifty men deserting between Hermosillo and Nogales. Cruz forces were retreating along the west coast.
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G. F. Fine
United Press
Mexico City
Torreon
Presidencia
Chihuahua
Plutarco Elias Calles
Federal Army
Durango
Querovabi
Sonora
Francisco Manzo
Hermosillo
Nogales
Manzo
Ortiz
Roberto Cruz
Raccoon Catchers Fined in Stonecreek Valley
William Hangeler and Eugene Dietwiler of Stonecreek Valley were fined $25 and costs each by Justice Eli N. Fair after daytime raccoon captures. Also items: shoe repair ad for C and J Shoe Shop. Canton Wallpaper Co offers wallpaper and Dupont paints.
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New Philadelphia
William Hangeler
Eugene Dietwiler
Stonecreek Valley
Eli N. Fair
Dupont
Duco
Canton Wallpaper Co
6Th NW
Ady
Notice to customers to limit power use in Louisville area
Suburban Power Co announces a required reduction in electricity use from 7 a.m. to 12 noon on Sunday March 17 1929 due to installing new equipment at the plant. Alliance Ohio based company requests cooperation from customers in Louisville territory.
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Suburban Power Co
Louisville
Alliance
Ohio
Capitalists in Cincinnati to Erect Building in Canton
A Cincinnati group has organized a company to take over the unfinished 11 story hotel on 3d Street NW Canton between Cleveland and Market and resume construction. William Gorman, formerly with the Miami Hotel Dayton, named president and general manager. The new venture plans to complete the hotel along original plans and operate the property.
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Canton
Sdst NW
Market
Cleveland
Avs
Cincinnati
3D St NW
Marketars
William Gorman
Miami
Dayton
Gorman
Belgrade to Subsidize Shipping By 49.5 Million Dinares Yearly
Reports from Belgrade say the government has decided to subsidize shipping by 49,500,000 dinares annually, about 871,200 dollars, as part of subsidy plans.
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Belgrade
Jugo Slavia
Lawyers form group to fight Jones prohibition law
A New York committee of lawyers including four former assistant U.S. attorneys aims to educate juries against convicting under the Jones prohibition act. They compare their effort to opposing the Fugitive Slave Law and will defend “worthy” defendants. Maj. Maurice Campbell says arrests will be made under the Jones law.
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New York
United States
Frederick O. Bellinger
Jumes
Frederick R. Coudert
Harold Content
Brooklyn
Maurice Campbell
Prohibition
Boy Struck by Car Injures Moody in Street Play
Delward Moody, 11, of 1360 Deberry SW, sustained minor injuries when he ran into a four car driven by John Kirch, 2106 Navarre Rd SW, while playing in the street Thursday evening. Moody was treated at Aultman Hospital after the collision.
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Delward Moody
Dueberry
John Kirch
Navarre Rd
Kirch
Aultman Hospital
How Doris Dawson Explains Attractiveness for Women
A four part interview with Doris Dawson, noted movie star and 1929 Wampacs Baby Star, on entering films, dressing to attract, makeup dos and don'ts, and care for hands and hair. Dan Thoms guides the Hollywood feature as it debuts on The News women's page in Stark County.
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Doris Dawson
Dan Thoms
Hollywood
Doris
Wampacs
Stark Co
City Council Seeks Bids After Fare Change Debate
The council will invite bids from transport firms to run bus and streetcar service. A motion removing a 5 ticket for 35 cent fare with cash and child rates was adopted, aiming for lower cost and better service rather than a streetcar monopoly. The meeting adjourned at 10 after noting ongoing study.
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G. 8. McKee
Transportation Commission
Harry W. Oliver
James Roberts
James Seccombe
James A. Hudson
Funeral for Rev Joseph Riccardi Held in Cleveland
A second funeral service for Rev. Joseph Riccardi, pastor of St. Anthony’s Church, was held Friday morning at St. Anthony’s in Cleveland. The body lay in state in his home church since Wednesday, after the funeral cortege arrived from Canton. He died in Mercy hospital from a bullet wound inflicted by Mrs. Mary Guerrieri and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland.
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Joseph Riccardi
St. Anthony’s Church
St. Anthony's Church
Cleveland
Father Riccardi
Canton
Mercy Hospital
Mary Guerrieri
Calvary Cemetery
Masonic Lodge to Hold Special Communication Friday
Special communication of Wm. McKinley Lodge F and A M will be held Friday March 15 at 7 p m. B A degree. Fromm W M H H Heingartner Secy Ady.
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McKinley Lodge F. & A. M
Fromm
H. H. Heingartner
Sec'y.— Ady
Quality Poultry Market Ad Offers Low Prices
Advertising brief notes poultry variety at lowest city prices with broilers and fresh eggs. Mentions 602 E. Tuscarawas and Ady as source.
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Tuscarawas
Richmond youth to be called by state in Massillon case
The Richmond youth is expected to testify as the state moves to press the case. He reportedly told authorities he was in Massillon the day the boy disappeared and returned to Orrville around midnight. Dan Gallagher may also be called. Arthur admitted on the stand that he wrote down details to avoid forgetting them.
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Richmond
Massillon
Orrville
Dan Gallagher
Cleveland
Arthur
Gallagher
Orrville Boy Plays Tom and Huck in Abduction Trial
Orrville witnesses recounted Junior Hannah eight and Harold Skaggs acting as Tom and Huck during the trial of Elias Arnold and his son Arthur for abducting Melvin Horst four. Junior described barn chores and a shifting contract while describing the boy’s escape and the dramatic pursuit that mirrored Mark Twain figures in a common pleas court scene.
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Canton Daily News
Ooster
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Elias Arnold
Arthur
Melvin Horst
Orrville
Twain
Junior Hannah
Arnolds
George A. Starn
Common Pleas Court
Junior
Tom
Huck
Melvin
Arnold
Harold Skaggs
Harold
Elias
London Fog Dims Stark County Roads
A thick fog rolled over Stark County on Thursday night bringing travel chaos as cars slid on slick roads. Daytime warmth reached 59 degrees then cooled to 40, boosting moisture and fog formation per Weather Observer Carl H. Meyer.
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Stark Co
London
Carl H. Meyer
Elsie Janis Improves. Expected to Leave Hospital
Miss Elsie Janis the American comedienne is greatly improved after influenza and appendicitis. Doctors say she may be released from Americar hospital within ten days.
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Paris
Elsie Janis
Last Day to File Income Tax Return
The article warns this is the final deadline for filing federal income tax returns. It notes a 25 percent late penalty if mailed after midnight and penalties for willful noncompliance. It cites joint net income thresholds of 3500 for married filers and 1500 for singles.
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Washington
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