16 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1926
Page
1
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A spate of traffic crashes over two days left one man dead and several others injured. An N O T interurban and a coupe collided on McKinley avenue at Fifth Street NW on Monday night, while a streetcar auto crash injured a man and a woman nearby. Subsequent accidents caused minor injuries and vehicle damage across the county with multiple victims treated at Mercy Hospital.
Testimony in a civil service hearing recounts a raid at 1805 Sth St NE with officer Turner accused of protection for gamblers. Walter Winton testifies Lengel said to bring in four or five gamblers and Turner followed the raid, paid fines, and faced internal friction.
Washington March 16 Mem 8 of congress may legally inspect the tax returns of taxpayers presented by them as attorneys A W Crege solicitor of the bureau of internal revenue ruled today The law prohibits members of congress from acting as seats or attorneys in the prosecution of claims against the government but this provision does not apply to the case of inspection of tax returns according to Gregg
London dispatch reports floods in Lithuania nearing catastrophe with Koyno railway station submerged and 18 people drowned as waters rose. Other casualties are feared as rescue teams assess the damage and ongoing danger.
Ruthornbaugh, 16, and Harriet Paddack, 17, were in police custody in Cleveland awaiting return to Brooklyn. They admitted running away from a boarding school to seek excitement and said shoes charged to their parents were involved.
Threats of industrial action loom as workers demand wage increases up to 24 dollars a day affecting ongoing building operations in Atlantic City. The dispute centers on higher pay for labor amid rising costs and project budgets.
Lorain Ohio names Florence Grall as safety director the first woman to hold such post in the state. She succeeds Henry C. King discharged for disloyalty and poor cooperation. She presides over charges filed against Police Lieutenant Frank Bark a 25 year veteran of the department.
William LaSalle a lip reader was sentenced in federal court to 90 days in the Dayton workhouse for impersonating a federal officer. He was jailed in Cleveland awaiting transportation to Dayton. He accepted the sentence without emotion.
Col John C. Coolidge awoke brighter and sipped liquid nourishment. Nurse Mrs May Johnson said he appeared much better though still weak. Dr Albert M Cram will not visit until noon. he rests well at night and remains under sedative medicines to ease suffering.
In Newport Kentucky on March 16 a disputed claim swirls around a supposed order mandating longer skirts for teachers. The board denies issuing any order while the superintendent remains noncommittal.
Columbus March 16 five hundred bus and truck operators in Ohio failed to file their annual reports with the Public Utilities commission as required by the Collister Freeman law. J B Dugan acting secretary said delinquents were given notice and will be cited for certificate revocation if reports are not on file by April 1.
Six United States destroyers sail for China from Manila. The McCormick and Bulmer have left, while Simpson Kasall Parrot and MacLeish are ordered toward Chinese waters.
President Coolidge weighs government stance on private loans to foreign monopolies. State and Commerce Departments clash with bankers over whether the United States should disapprove or regulate credits to foreign concerns that control raw materials. House committee urges use of conservation and other tactics to curb foreign monopolies while avoiding explicit price controls.
Willi Simpson and Ed Geslak were taken to Mansfield Tuesday to begin sentences in the reformatory for grand larceny.
Troy Ohio March 16 The defense for Jacob Nesbitt plans temporary insanity arguing wife Frances Drake Nesbitt’s nagging triggered the act. No lunacy commission will be called and Nesbitt’s attorney I H Shipman bans further interviews as the case awaits a May grand jury.
A muskrat digging through the canal bank between Canal Fulton and Massillon washed out a five mile section turning water into the Tuscarawas river. Massillon Gas & Electric and Central Steel Co. will repair after ground thaw. The canal, a clean fishing spot stocked for wildlife, may lose many fish if water remains low or frozen.
A special grand jury in Steubenville, Ohio, continued its investigation into the March 3 murders of Robert Herron and his sister Nettie. County Prosecutor Merryman said the jury would complete its inquiry today but likely not report until tomorrow. John Cook, a Steubenville resident, is held for the crime.
Gov Al Smith sharpens his critique of President Coolidge in a missive to New York congressmen about the all American ship canal from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Republicans view the move as key to Smith's 1928 Democratic nomination bid. He denounces the president’s “open mind” stance as unsuitable for the project.
Jacksonville. Florida's income tax receipts up to last midnight were more than 3,000,000, nearly matching last year's total. The collector of internal revenue said three quarterly payments due are expected to raise Florida's total income tax for the year to more than 5,000,000.
A 28 hour hurricane swept Turkistan causing heavy property damage and the destruction of many houses, reports from Moscow say. The storm's long duration led to extensive destruction across the region with numerous buildings damaged or wiped out.
Reports from Arabia say Imam Yehla ruler of Yemen supports ex-King Ali in efforts to restore Hashemite rule to Hedjaz. The clash centers on Ibn Saud who has forged a desert empire in under three years by force of will and military moves.
Wednesday marks the end of the Canton Chamber of Commerce membership campaign with a one day cleanup expected to add 200 to 300 members. Fred Witter leads the effort with four campaign generals and a breakfast start at 8 AM and a dinner finish. The goal is over 1500 members as a stable, active base to benefit the city.
Cleveland dispatch reports Miss Mary Helen Kilbane a 22 year old nurse at City Hospital died from influenza. The previous day a patient, dying in delirium, cried for his mother and she comforted him before her illness forced her off duty.
Fire marshals were asked to investigate a $100000 blaze that destroyed the former Black Whale Inn and a palatial home at Avonillage near Cleveland last night. Three other serious fires have occurred in the vicinity in five days and officials suspect a fire bug.
The emperor of Japan, recently ill, shows marked improvement and is now able to leave bed for short walks, as reported from Tokyo on March 16.
Testimony from 25 witnesses given in Atlanta on behalf of Mrs. Imogene Remus in her divorce suit against George Remus was ordered opened by Judge C W Hoffman on request of plaintiff's counsel. The 300 page depositions cover part of the evidence for Friday's hearing refuting the husband's claim of her infidelity since his conviction. Remus had been released from the Atlanta federal penitentiary last September.
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