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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1928
Page
1
General Stark argues the new police uniforms are military in style with high collars and concealment pockets for guns and clubs. He says the outfits slow access during emergencies, increase danger, and may force officers to unbutton coats to reach weapons, criticizing city officials for haste.
Chilean tremor last night caused multiple house collapses in Santiago and Talea, with major damage at Constitucion seaport. Casualties unconfirmed as reports arrive from across the region.
City council on Monday unanimously demanded a boxing commission or an acting official before any professional bouts can be held in the city auditorium. Service Director Mudge was instructed to withhold the venue until a commission is appointed or a temporary official acts in that capacity. Mayor Curtis had refused the council’s prior demand and was not at his office, with no comment issued.
Washington May 1 Harrs P. F. Sinclair acquitted lessee of Teapot Dome naval reserves told the public lands committee he never knew of the Continental Trading Co. He said he received 7,000 in profits and commissions from his oil company Son Walsh of Montana said Sinclair was informed early that a committee was probing Liberty bond transactions tied to the Continental Trading Co. Sinclair sat in the witness chair and noted his first knowledge of the company came on Oct 17 1921 during a meeting at the Vanderbilt Hotel.
Former Beach City girl Dorothy Dilley, now a leading dancer in New York musical comedies, married Louis Kaufman Jr in a secret wedding in upstate New York a month ago. The ceremony likely prevented a honeymoon due to her role in Take the Air. Dilley previously starred in The Music Box Revue and Kitty's Kisses.
Salina April 30 Will Rogers writes about newspapers covering aviation accidents and a recent Sunday toll of eight deaths in plane crashes. He jokes about Tunney training and references Grey Harold Bell Heeney and Dempsey in relation to boxing and literature.
Ohio state treasurer Bert B. Buckley says the treasury shows substantial growth over a decade. The 1927 report cites cash and securities rising from 13 million to 96 million for state agencies, with strong gains in worker funds, teacher retirement securities, and bank and insurer custody, while personal service costs rose only modestly.
E W Kettering of Dayton, son of C F Kettering, freshman in Cornell's civil engineering, was pulled from Cayuga Lake after a speed boat mishap. Coach Jim Wray of the Cornell crews saw the accident from a crew launch and rushed to assist. He is recovering at the university infirmary.
In Melbourne the actress and former Mrs. Somerset Miss Margaret Bannerman wed theatrical producer Anthony Prinsep at the Register Office. Witnesses included Dame ae Meiba and Sir George Tali.
Coroner report states Crystal Springs driver Schwendiman will face a manslaughter charge for striking Eli Oncea 12 of Massillon on Clay Street last Saturday. Witnesses say he did not stop promptly and was speeding. Bond set at 1100. Coroner to probe death of 8 year old Harry LeBerth and Donal Fulton. three companions to be brought to municipal court.
In Berlin an aviation dinner honoring Bremen's flight will be held tomorrow by the American club. Attending are Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann and Ambassador Jacob Gould Schurman.
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld marks his 36th birthday in New York with a wreath at the Washington statue, a birthday cake at the Ritz Carlton, and a municipal dinner at the Commodore. Accompanied by Major James Fitzmaurice and Captain Hermann Koehl, the trio will travel to Washington to receive honors after a tense voyage home from the Bremen expedition.
County official Walter G. Agier expects to attend an important Wednesday meeting in Canton to appoint a tuberculosis hospital trustee and to discuss workhouse improvements. He has been homebound for three weeks following injuries from a car crash.
A mob of about 800 gathered around the Columbia jail seeking to lynch Elmer Donnel charged with breaking into a woman's home Saturday night. Deputies moved him to safety in another county. Sheriff Sam A. Baker ordered all prisoners moved for protection. No charges were filed yet, and a previous lynching had occurred five years earlier nearby.
Rival schools Yale and Harvard clashed in an English literature exam contest, leaving the final result unknown. Harvard attended the event in Cambridge while Yale conducted its campaign from a New Haven study room.
Captain Hermann Koehl piloted the Junkers F-13 at Curtiss Field in New York, making four short flights totaling about 45 minutes. It marked his first takeoff and landing on American soil with Koehl at the controls, accompanied by John Schroeder and Fred Melchior. Plans to fly the F-13 to Greenery Island and return with the Bremen were deemed unlikely amid receptions for the transatlantic crew.
May Day seen as Child Health Day in U S officials say only radicals push strikes. Paris reports focus on preventing disturbances after Communist leaflets. Poland arrests, clashes, and guard actions mark May Day protests. Mexico plans large Obrera march. Berlin counts arrests and worker abstentions.
Washington May 1 Charles A Lindbergh completed plans for a four hop transatlantic flight and European tour this summer. The route likely starts from St Johns Newfoundland in June and includes Greenland Iceland and Croydon England before Europe. Major Lanphier may accompany him, subject to final decision.
In the Coe College senior class a questionnaire shows most would marry a man earning about two thousand dollars a year, with some favoring higher sums. Forty-one percent want a college mate, while five reject college graduates. one man wants to be the head of the family.
A eight foot constrictor escaped from its cage at Coney Island and wandered for more than 34 hours before returning home. Mme Belle Bonite, the snake charmer, predicted the reptile would come back after its arrest.
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