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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1925
Page
1
Cleveland dispatch reports Frank Liska told police his wife Mrs Catherine Liska tried to kill herself then he helped end her life by strangling her with a kimono and setting the chicken coop on fire. Police doubt portions of the confession and plan to charge Liska with first degree murder.
Harry Williams was fined 500 dollars plus costs for illegal possession of liquor before Judge Bowman. Jack Thorley, 1117 20th St SW, paid 100 dollars and costs for violating the Crabbe Act. Frank Marsh’s assault case was dismissed after an argument arising from a sick benefits inquiry by lodge officers filed with a physician.
A North Canton auto bus and a Ford truck collided at Woodland Avenue and 18th Street NW on Tuesday morning. Both vehicles suffered heavy damage and a tree was uprooted. there were no injuries reported. The bus was driven by EM Brkon of 2010 Fenn Place, and the truck by Paul Klelver of 715 Shorbay NW for Kle Well Electric Co.
The Ohio House finance committee approves a $3500 award for the mother of Miss Mary HerTM of Columbus. The teacher was killed a year ago when a tree limb fell on her on the statehouse grounds.
Ralph Behmer and Ed Wolf both of Cleveland were arrested Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff O B E Alspaugh on charges of driving over loaded trucks on improved roads.
The Akron board of education adopted a resolution stating that 20 percent of the 200 wives teaching in city schools will not be reappointed when their terms expire and that only women with husbands capable of supporting them will be engaged in the future. The move targets the least efficient teachers.
John R B Bracken Pittsburgh broker sues John E Carnahan former head of Carnahan Sheet and Tin Plate Co alleging Bracken found buyers for 3686 common and 737 preferred shares and appraised plant. Stock sold to W E Thomas and associates then plant joined Falcon Sheet and Tin Plate Co. Bracken claims Carnahan refused payment of 90000 commission plus interest.
Paris fashion circles report women wearing dinner jackets cut like men with knee length skirts and bat wing collars. The look, denounced as vulgar and unpatriotic, risks making Paris the subject of ridicule as a style capital.
Newport New Rhode Island March 24 Newport's three hundred thousand dollar city hall was destroyed by fire today. Fireman John H Malloy was killed another fireman injured and two are missing. Malloy fell fifty feet with a burning stairway into the blaze. The building's floors and roofs collapsed. Mayor Sullivan led firemen into the burning building and saved all city records.
Expect a record summer season on the Ohio River as wharfmaster A. L. Willis reports lines are planning schedules through June and July. Freight traffic is heavy with prospects of higher express and parcel post rates increasing volume.
Senator Frank Willis of Ohio contemplates a 1928 Republican presidential bid framed as the league’s first White House effort. The Antisaloon League is said to drive Willis through Ohio primaries, with the senator presenting himself as a League ally rather than an independent candidate.
Storm aftermath in Illinois reports nearly 790 dead with reconstruction costs surpassing 16 million dollars. Murphysboro losses around 4 million, and West Frankfort shows minimal disease with isolation care. relief workers depart as doctors stay on duty,, tentative rebuilding timelines set at four to six months.
In Cleveland on March 24 the state presses to prove Josiah Kirby ordered fictitious entries in the 1920 balance sheet of the Cleveland Discount Co. to balance accounts. Judge Cull admits the balance sheet as evidence against Raymond Pol but not against Kirby, founder and ex president. The case alleges 17 000 stockholders were defrauded and witnesses testify about pencil notations and cross outs on assets and liabilities possibly in Kirby handwriting.
Ruth Malcomson, Miss America, speaks of her love for beefsteak and simple routines. The Philadelphia beauty jokes about beauty not being her fault, notes her mother’s equal charm, and recalls a noisy Canton night before travel.
John Haines, a 14 year old from Ohio, confessed in Harrisville to murdering 65 year old Mrs. Benjamin Summers who had taken him in. He said he shot her when she would not let him wander, then wounded her son Paul Summers before fleeing and being arrested the next day.
Lester Herndon seven years old wandered from his mother at the National Flower Show in Kansas City. Floor officials radiocast his wails for mamma to all sections of the park and soon the mother claimed her son.
Nashville March 24 Governor Peye signed a bill passed by the General Assembly prohibiting Darwinian evolution in Tennessee schools and colleges. He called the bill a protest against irreligious tendencies that exalt science over the Bible warning of harmful effects on children and the nation.
In London on March 24 Mrs Dorothy Dennistoun won a 25000 verdict against her ex husband Colonel Ian Dennistoun after a high profile divorce trial that traced alleged affairs across Spain France Hungary Italy and Switzerland. The jury found she had lent him about 6000 pounds for club and other expenses prior to the divorce.
Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators left his rural farm house near Coffeyville Kansas vacant. Police discovered six young men and women there. They were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and violating the dry law.
In Cincinnati on March 24, wholesale quashing of liquor charges was expected as part of the graft probe. Indictments of 48 policemen and 23 narcotics agents could cripple major prosecutions, with justice jeopardized as testimony from the accused officers was implicated.
In San Francisco on March 24 sixteen year old Dorothy Ellingson refuses to testify in her mother's slaying case. Her lawyers plan to block her confession and press for a circumstantial case by the state. No witnesses to the shooting exist and police testimony will reconstruct events. The defendant showed signs of collapse after hours in court.
Safe breakers drilled the local post office and escaped with an estimated 30 000 to 40 000 dollars in post office and war savings stamps. Local authorities investigate the daylight burglary and search for suspects.
Treasury officials estimate a tax cut of about 25 percent may be possible this fall. With March 15 income receipts tallied, about 374 million dollars is available as a surplus to fund the planned new reduction.
In Columbus on March 24 Representative Charles A. Wentover Mahoning spoke against the Brown gasoline tax bill calling it closer to taxation without representation than any recent action. He explained his lone negative vote in the house.
Reports from the tornado district show refugees slowly rehabilitating in tent structures made from wreckage. Red Cross and National Guard units provide tents and medical supplies to prevent epidemics as nationwide aid accumulates. In Canton a rental ad led to a house being rented, underscoring local relief despite the disaster.
Washington report says President Coolidge will keep the cabinet intact for months with no reorganization planned. Weeks may retire from the war department, while Melon and Hoover are fixtures. others may wait until after elections to act.
In Tampa on March 24 the freighter West Chetac carrying Lieutenant Osborne C. Wood is listed to arrive March 30. An ocean going yacht is being prepared by local millionaires to escort the ship into Tampa harbor if it reaches Mobile, while local church circles debate how Wood should be received on American soil. A Methodist church pastor, who has urged a welcoming stance, reported a $1 gift from the KKK with a written endorsement of the attitude.
March 24 Toledo reports 12 year old Robert Townsend killed by 8000 volts after touching a high tension line while climbing a pole. He burst into flames and was hurled 70 feet to the ground.
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