McAdoo campaign manager denies Klan influence in Georgia win
David Iadd Rockwell argues McAdoo landslide in Georgia cannot be blamed on the Ku Klux Klan. He notes a Macon heckler prompted McAdoo to reaffirm support for liberty under the First Amendment, including freedom of worship speech press and assembly.
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David Lawrence
Canton Daily News
Washington
David Iadd Rockwell
William Gibbs McAdoo
McAdoo
Georgia
Ku Klux Klan
Macon
Congress
Death sentence for wife slayer in Ohio court
Bucor Tudor was sentenced to die in the electric chair between midnight and morning of July 2 1924 by Judge Walter McMahon in Cleveland. Tudor admitted he killed his former wife after contemplating suicide, justifying the act as a response to their marriage disputes.
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Cleveland
McMahon
Tudor
Leaves M'adoo Goes for Cox
Columbus March 22 Further defection from McAdoo's banner for the Democratic nomination came with the announcement that George Cook of Belmont county the lone candidate in the Eighteenth district for McAdoo delegate has withdrawn. It was disclosed he had declared fealty to James M Cox for the presidency.
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Columbus
Wilm G. McAdoo
California
George Cook
Belmont Co
McAdoo
Forthcome
Cook
James M. Cox
Men Face Trials In Slaying Conspiracy Case
Huntington West Virginia March 22. Dillard Moore and Tex Lear Lester lead drivers charged with conspiracy in the slaying of ex state rooner Charles J Jordan on the morning of March 12. They will be arraigned this afternoon before Magistrate J T Stuart.
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Huntington
W. Va
Dillard Moore
Tex Lear Lester Xlead
Charles J. Jordan
J. T. Stuart
Senator Demands Daugherty Ouster Over Witness Intimidation
Senator Wheeler of Montana urged President Coolidge to suspend Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty for allegedly intimidating witnesses before the Senate investigation. The hearing opened with sharp exchanges as Chairman Brookhart pressed Daugherty's daily court comments and cross examination rights were debated amid illness of witness Roxie Stinson.
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Washington
Coolidge
Harry M. Daugherty
Senate
Wheeler Democrat
Montana
Wheeler
Daugherty
Brookhart
Republican of
Iowa
Eid Brookhart
George Chamberlain
Roxie Stinon
Gaston B. Means
Miss Stinson
Canton City Sues Traction Firm Over Fare Ordinance
City officials filed an answer to the N O T suit challenging Canton five cent fare return. The city alleges the traction company delayed promised extensions on purpose to dodge obligations and asks dissolution of the temporary restraining order and denial of a permanent injunction. City Solicitor T M Miller and Atty J E Kinnison filed the response.
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Traction Company
Canton
T. M. Miller
Atty
J. E. Kinnison
Senator Bruce Admits Taking Drinks at Banquet
In a senate exchange on prohibition Bruce a Maryland Democrat said he accepted several drinks at a Virginia bar association banquet. He used the moment to argue prohibition lacks majority support while fellow senator Wall of Montana countered that he was not offered liquor at a bar association event.
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Washington
Bruce
Maryland
Senate
Virginia Bar Association
Wall Democrat
Montana
Youngstown Woman Rich in Local Founding Family Turns 90
Youngstown March 22 Mrs George C Wilson oldest native born resident and descendant of a founder marks her 90th birthday today.
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Youngstown
George C. Wilson
State Lifts Testimony in Murder Case
The state builds its murder case against former Akron patrolman Claude Osterholt as Dr. T C McQuate testifies Quinn died from a .32 caliber bullet entering the head. Massillon officers Skalmutch and Long identify a revolver from Alex Paulus and Osterholt living in Canalst Massillon. The weapon’s calibre and tests raise questions about firing a .32 cartridge in a .35 gun.
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Claude Osterholt
Akron
Krrchbaum
Common Pleas
T. C. McQuate
William Quinn
Massion
Quinn
McQuate
Red Skalmutch
Clifford Long
Massillon
Alex Paulus
Canalst
Osterholt
Paulus
Edward Sheek
Skalmutch
Rioting in Ireland Leaves 2 Dead and 84 Wounded
In Cork and Queenstown raids by armed bands over 24 hours kill two and wound 84, including one British soldier killed and 28 wounded at Queenstown and another man killed and 28 wounded at Cork. Free State officials say attackers were Republican irregulars masquerading as Free State troops. Raiders opened fire from a suburb as English soldiers arrived for a visit.
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Dubin
Cork
Queenstown
Free State
London Street Transport Strikes Shuffle Commerce
London faced downtown disruption as 40,000 street railway and bus workers walked off. Two thousand two hundred street cars and three thousand buses halted service, leaving millions of daily riders to walk as unions press for higher wages. A government inquiry investigates the men’s grievances.
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London
Lord Ashfield
Mannington Denies Involvement In Liquor Deals
Howard Mannington of Columbus, a member of the Ohio group named in Atty. Gen. Daugherty’s senate investigation, denies any link to illegal liquor money. He says relations with William A. Orr were regular business and denies collusion, withdrawals, or permits tied to Orr.
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Howard Mannington
Paris
Columbus
Ohio Group
Harry M. Daugherty
Washington
United Ss
Mannington
Place Vendome
William A. Orr
Jesse Smith
Today
Orr
Two Cantonians to Receive Federal Pensions
Two residents of Wooster area will obtain federal pensions after House action on McSweeney introduced bills. Mrs Jeasie Parsons will get 30 dollars monthly and Theodore Steffy 50 dollars monthly. Visitors to McSweeney included Robert Dannemiller M Kepling er and Levi Miller with Pradfute of Xenia and Mr and Mrs Pross of Wooster.
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House of Representatives
John R. McSweeney
Wooster
Washington
Jeasie Parsons
14Th St NE
Theodore
Steffy
Cherry
Congressman McSweeney
Robert Dannemiller
Keplinger
Levi Miller
O. FE. Pradfute
Xenia
American Farm Bureau Federation
Pross of
McSweeney
Pradfute
Fnr
Card Deputies Face New Peril in Workmen's Comp Case
Columbus March 22. The Ohio Industrial Commission weighs whether “card deputies” injured during dry law raids qualify for workers compensation. Cases involve Dr. F. Conrad of Salem who was wounded March 22, 1923, in Youngstown and seeks death benefits for his widow and child, and Earl Ritchey of Salem requesting weekly compensation for January injuries from a raid. The dispute centers on the legal standing of men working without state authority for compensation rights.
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Columbus
State Industrial Commission
E. Conrad
Salem
Med
Youngstown
Earl Ritchey
Atty
Crabbe
Acquittal Leads to Controversial Juror Kisses
In Cleveland on March 22 Sarah Jackson, a colored defendant acquitted of pocket picking, kissed members of the jury in celebration. Six women in the front row and six men in the back reportedly received kisses despite pleas from jurors who were married.
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Sarah Jackson
Sarah
Cleveland Grain Elevator Fire Destroys Union Elevator
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Union Grain elevator on Merwin av NW in Cleveland. Loss estimated between 204000 and 250000 dollars. Eleven fire engines, three hose companies, three ladder companies and two fire boats with 120 firefighters battled the blaze for hours under four battalion chiefs.
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Cleveland
Union
Merwin Av
Sinclair Defies Senate Panel in Teapot Dome Probe
Forbes magnate J. P. Sinclair refused to testify before the Senate committee investigating Teapot Dome oil deals. He argued the panel lacked authority to continue the probe, while allies Will Haye and Carmi Thompson waited to testify on Chicago convention deals. Senator Walsh presented precedents supporting the committee’s right to compel testimony.
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Ion
Iarry PF
Alelair
Ofl
Teapot Dome
Alert B. Fall
Senate
Saat
Will Haye
Republican National Committee
Carmi Thompson
Ohio
Chicago
Senator Walsh
Montana
Sinclair
Walsh
Woman charged after man confesses to Detroit murder
March 22. Mrs. Minerva Abbas, 38, widow of Hussian Abbas, is charged with murder after Ahmed Mahommed, 40, confessed killing Abbas at the wife s urging. Abbas was shot in a bed as Mrs Abbas had claimed a masked killer tied her in the bathroom.
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Detroit
Minerva Abbas
Hussian Abbas
Ahmed Mahommed
Abbas
Mahammed
Wilkins Murder Still Mystery
Kansas City report states Dillard Doyle may face murder charges in the case of Dr. Zee Zoe Wilkins. The coroner's inquest resumes with six witnesses planned as investigators seek circumstantial proof in the divorcee’s slain home.
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Kansas City
Dillard Doyle
Negro House van
Zee Zoe Wilkins
Auto Toll Mounts in Cleveland Traffic Fatality
Cleveland reports a 1924 traffic toll rises after the death of Mrs Marie Radtke 45 who was struck and killed last night by a car driven by an 18 year old youth held on a manslaughter charge.
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Cleveland
Marie Radtke
Ftadske
Robbery Trio Caught After Bedford Avenue Station Break-In
Three boys registered at police headquarters as James Deania and Nick Hoss were arrested early Saturday after an armed robbery at a Bedford Avenue filling station. Entrance was gained by breaking a rear window. officers nabbed them as they ran from the scene.
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James Deania
Albertex
Gonderay
Nick Hoss
Sherrickrd
Bedforday
Bertillon Head Clashes With Canton Safety Chief Over Enforcement
In Canton 1923 the Bertillon expert Captain Ben Clarke clashed with Safety Director Ed Curtis over raids on bootleggers and gamblers. Clarke kept his post amid tension with Mayor Curtis, who sought to disband the Bertillon office for economic reasons. Clarke’s actions brought tens of thousands in fines to the city while the dispute escalated toward possible suspension.
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W. Bernard Rogers
Canton Daily News
Curtis
Ben BE. Clarke
Bertillon
S. A. Lengel
Curtis & Curtis
Ed Curtis
Lengel
Clarke
Bertillon Gallery
Common Pleas Court
Canton
Lahm Elected to Presidency of Canton Aeronautic Group
Frank 8 Lahm former Cantonian vice president of the International Aeronautic federation and Knight of the Legion of Honor was unanimously elected president of the Canton Chapter of the National Aeronautic Association at a Canton club meeting. Joseph M Blake was named vice president and Harry Lueth was chosen secretary and treasurer.
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Frank 8. Lahm
International Aeronautic Federation
Legion of Honor
Canton
National Aeronautic Association
F. M. Fullam
U.S. N
Canton Club
Joseph M. Blake
Harry Luetht
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph M Blake
John Pearl
Pearl Motor Co
Henry Roemer
Superior Sheet Steel Co
E. A. Langenbach
United Alloy Steel Incorporation
J. S. Markley
R. G. Dunand Co
William T. Kuhns
The
Kuhns- Bachelor’ Co
Charles Zollinger
Wm. R. Zollinger Co
C. A. Dougherty
C. A Dougherty & Co
W. Renkert
Metropolitan Paving Brick Co
Paul Belden
Belden Brick Co
Whyz A Radio Fill In The News Ad Sold Quick
A radio fill titled Whyz was placed in The News as a quick sale tactic. The ad led to a prompt sale, with the item described and sold soon after publication.
Curtis Orders Receipts In Police Cases
Mayor Curtis announced a new policy at police headquarters requiring receipts for all money deposited for fines or costs. The change ends the longstanding practice of taking payments without issued receipts and directs carbon copies of each receipt to be kept in city records.
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Curtis
Curtie
Poice Department
Curtia
Two Women Plead Not Guilty in Marino Costanzo Murder
In Cleveland on March 22 Mrs Emma Colavito and Mrs Fannie Costanzo faced an indictment for murder of Marino Costanzo four years prior. Colavito held for trial on 25000 dollars bond and Costanzo, widow of the murdered man, held on 10000 dollars bond amid poisoning accusations.
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Marino Costanzo
Cleveland
Emma Colavito
Fannie Costanzo
Pugilist Injured In Pennsylvania Shop Accident
Alex Simms 21 of 1400 Park Ave SW, a boiler maker at the Pennsylvania roundhouse, is hospitalized with a badly lacerated left hand after a work accident at the Pennsylvania shops Saturday morning. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Hiller's ambulance where the third finger of his right hand was amputated. Simms is well known in boxing circles.
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Alex Simms
Park Ay SW
Pennsylvania Roundhouse
Mercy Hospital
Pennsylvania Shops
Simms
Hiller
Kane guilty of murder in park killing of 6 year old
In Youngstown on March 22 Joseph C. Kane dubbed candy murderer was found guilty of first degree murder for killing Paul Prologo, age 6, after luring him to a wooded park with candy. The 11 hour jury deliberation had the court house waiting all night.
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Youngstown
Joseph C. Kane
Paul Prologo
Candy
KinMubous Bemidiind
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