Man on the Square Warns of Ohio Flood Disaster Risk
General Stark urges Gov and Vic Donahey to invite homeless flood victims to occupy thousands of deserted farms across Stark Carroll Wayne Tumblana Summit Portage and Mahoning counties. He notes floods recur each spring in flood lands while Canton is said to be safe, amid concerns counties around Canton have been abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eneral Stark
Govnor Vic Donahey
Ohio
Stark Co
Carroll Co
Wayne Co
Tumbana Co
Summit Co
Portage
Mahoning Co
Canton
Court Grants Harter Aid in Ex Official Case
The common pleas court on Monday granted Prosecutor Henry W. Harter the right to appoint former Prosecutor C. B. McClintock as assistant for the trial of Floyd E. Streitberger for the murder of Don R. Mellett. Ora Slater and George W. Armstrong return to Canton to aid the investigation as Judge Frank M. Clevenger may preside. The May term opened with grand jury action and no immediate plans to probe the Mellett case.
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Common Pleas Court
Henry W. Harter
Aoint
C. B McClintock
Floyd E. Streitenberger
Don R. Mellett
Ora Slater
Canton
George W. Armstrong
Frank M. Clevenger
Witerington
Streitenberger
Clevenger
Judge Clevenger
Ohio
Common Pleas
Frank T. Bow
Harter
Krrchbaum
Mellers
Auto Death Near Massillon Debris Fatal Collision
Kenneth Wentzel four died when he ran into a car near his Massillon home at noon Monday. Coroner T C McQuate ordered a probe and planned to question the driver Theodore Rochlig of nearby Joekeon Lane after witnesses were examined for a fractured skull diagnosis.
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Kenneth Wentzel
S. Jackson Lane
Massillon
T. C. McQuate
Theodore Rochilg
Joekeon Bane
Metquate
Goody Goody Will Rogers Ride in Big Airplane
New York May 2 Will Rogers reports arrival from Beckley West Virginia after a short flight in a Bellanca plane piloted by Whamberlain The aviator is to take the craft to Paris The scene hints at a big night at a show with McCormack and others amid talk of a Red Cross fundraising appeal and renewed public generosity.
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Will Rogers
New York
Beckley
W.va
Casey Jones
Washington
Bellanca
Whamberlain
Paris
McCormack
Mr. Coolidge
Red Cross
President Will Greet Returned Good Will Flyers
Four months after departing from San Antonio Texas eighteen airmen carried a goodwill message to Latin America. Eight flyers and two others died in flight while four planes commanded by Major Herbert A. Dargue reached Bolling Field near Washington to be received by President Coolidge and senior officials. The planes were expected to arrive from Langley Field Virginia at five in the afternoon.
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Washington
San Antonio
Tex
United State
Central
South America
Bolling Field
Potomac
Coolidge
Kellogg
Davis
Herbert A. Dargue
Langley Feld
Bitter strike debate in Commons over unauthorized strikes
London May 2 bitter scenes in the house of commons on the first anniversary of the general strike as Sir Douglas Hogg moves the second reading of a government bill to prohibit unauthorized strikes. Labor MPs clash over phrases and calls of liar and rubbish while the speaker warns MPs to stop interruptions.
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London
House of Commons
Douglas Hogg
Douglas
Widow falters as she is put through grill
Cross examination of Mrs Ruth Brown Snyder in the murder trial of her husband Albert Snyder and her former sweetheart Henry Judd Gray began at 10 18 am. She claimed Gray killed Albert while she fainted and denied poisoning or plotting to hire assassins. She said the murder was an accident and that Gray sought the insurance payout. In Columbus a separate opinion held mortgage holders may claim priority in seized auto fund distributions if they hold a bona fide lien.
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Long Island City
Mis
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Gray
William M. Millard
Mulhousers
Judd Gray
Mother
Columbus
E. C. Turner
B. F. McDonald
Raging Waters Add Others to Homeless List
The Mississippi flood disaster widens as new groups of homeless are added to the relief rolls. In Louisiana's flood zone engineers warn of levee breaches at Glasscock releasing torrents to three west bank parishes south of the state capital area. Governor J. M. Parker mobilizes aid and evacuations as rivers surge.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Louisiana
Glasscock
West Bank
J. M. Parker
Red Cross Over Top in Flood Drive
The American Red Cross said total contributions reached 5 040 400 dollars, surpassing the 5 million dollar goal for relief in the lower Mississippi valley. A new appeal may soon set a 10 million minimum target.
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Red Cross
Washington
Mississippi Valley
American Red Cros
Mississippi flood forces largest evacuation in state history
Federal relief orders evacuate 300 square miles of cotton sugar and rice lands north of New Orleans. Concordia Avoyelles and St Landry parishes floodproof as refugees stream to camps. General Toombs and Red Cross crews coordinate to establish a concentration camp while reports warn of potential Big Bend and Glasscock breaches. Hoover summarized conditions as terrible upon arrival in Washington.
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New Orleans
Concordia Parish
Avoyelles
T. Landry
Black River
Avoyelles Parish
Adjt
L. A. Toombs
Red Croas
Red River
Mississippi
Angola
Mississippi State
Parker
Big Bend
Cottonport
Odenburg
Hamburg
Simmesport
Glasscock
Atachafalaya River
Gulf
Chanels
Atchafalaya
Poydras
Toombs
Lengel Sues City Over Police Chief Return
Former Canton police chief B A Lengel sues Mayor Swarts and the civil service commission seeking restoration to duty. The mandamus and injunction suit was continued pending presentation to a nonresident judge and may be heard by Judge Frank M Clevenger after current proceedings before Judges Pontius and Agler.
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B. A. Lengel
8. M. Swarts
Canton Civil Service Commission
Lengel
Swarts
Drunken Drivers Sent To Workhouse After Guilty Pleas
Massillon court actions on two drunken drivers, T Hout and Stanley Shannon, led to six months in the workhouse and license revocations after guilty pleas. J S Kessler faced a lesser fine, while a crash involving Witcraft and a parked car on Mill Street was noted.
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Massillon
A. N. Kaley
Filarrisoway
Columbia Heights
Graze Reappointed Trustee at Fairmount Children’s Home
Jacob Graze of Massillon was reappointed by the county commissioners as trustee of the Fairmount Children’s Home on Monday, renewing his service through the new term.
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Jacob Graze
Massilion
Fairmount Children’s Home
County
Former Cantonian Held for Shooting Officer
Joe Comph, a former Canton resident and ex Central Alloy Steel employee, is jailed in Steubenville on charges of shooting Officer Don Davidson who is reported in critical condition. Comph allegedly stole a 49 automobile and attempted escape. Canton police tracked him by description but he was captured after asking a DUS driver for Baseltine to aid in flight. Comph had prior bootlegging and auto theft arrests in Wested.
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Joe Comph
Canton
Central Alloy Steel
Steubenville
Don Davidson
Comph
DUS
Baseltine
Marconi Engagement Reported in Rome
Rome May 2 Count Bersiseau announced the engagement of his daughter Christine to Guglielmo Marconi, the noted wireless inventor. The marriage is planned for mid June. Marconi's first marriage to Beatrice Ofrien, daughter of the fourteenth baron Inchiauii, was recently dissolved by the Catholic Church.
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Rome
Bersiseau
Christine
Guelielmo Marconi
Signor Marconi
Beatrice Oo Frien, Dausnte
Inchiauii
Miners Trapped After Explosion at Morgantown WV Mine
Rescue teams fought gas delays to reach the New England Fuel and Transportation Co. mine near Morgantown West Virginia where sixteen were believed trapped after a Saturday explosion. The fate of the entombed men remained uncertain as smoke and gas hindered efforts and surface casualties rose.
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Morgan Town
W. Va
New England Fuel & Transportation Co
Pyerellsville
W. Fi
Marty Smith
Theo Syard
Trereeet
Ealé
Brent Bamber
Seokins Paward Allen
Thomas Tehteariy
Dr. Davis
Virgil Stratene
Tragedy After Play Ends in Suicide of Player
A chaotic account describes a fatal incident where a person wounded a playmate during a game and then committed suicide. Funeral services are planned for Gerald George with details uncertain due to garbled text.
Hard Cyber Accusation Ties Killing to Bowers Scheme
In Woonsocket May 2 Neld Ono reports a man named Hard ordered by Bowers to Roc 22 Calais fatally shooting Bert Web. The incident is alleged to involve Tremere Wehr and his wife with coroner Thornaey noting Wehr survived in critical condition after the fire.
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Ono
Bowers
Roc
Calais
Bert Web
Fawyver
Dog Wehr
Thornaey
Unclear text block on London rubber supply and production
Fragmentary notes mention London and rubber supply with references to quantities and production changes. Details are unreadable and no coherent event or figures can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
Canton Bill Limits J P S Jurisdiction
The Anderson bill passed by the legislature limits justices of the peace and village Mayors from handling civil cases in Canton. Gov. A V Donahey criticized the measure Monday citing complaints that local justices were soliciting hearings, undermining the Canton municipal court and targeting Justice Donald I Smyth who held hearings and conducted court business in the city.
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Anderson
Justices of the Peace
A. V. Donahey
Columbia
James T. Anderson
Canton
Donald I. Smyth
Lake To
One Day Grace for Taxpayers Granted
County Auditor A A VanDorsten extends the filing deadline to May 1 for personal property assessment blanks due to a Monday arrival. Assistant Auditor Ralph A Bauker notes the one day grace stems from May 1 being the final filing day when Sunday is involved. Large volume of blanks arrived Monday. late filing risks a $100 exemption loss under the law.
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A. A. VanDorsten
Ralph A. Bauker
Four killed two hurt in crossing crash at New Riegel
In New Riegel Ohio yesterday a New York Central train collided with an automobile killing four occupants of the car and injuring two, including driver Paul Mitchell who was bruised. Train engineer C F Hotten of Bellefontaine was severely burned. Isie Eifriam, seven, drowned in a cistern near Columbus. Berlin discusses cutting occupation forces in the Rhine area.
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NEW Riegel
Perrone
New York Central
A. D. Mitchell
Myre
Mra
Paul Mitchell
C. F. Hotten
Bellefontaine
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