Canton Eyes New Public Safety Director Amid Shakeup
Canton mayor Charles Ball moves to appoint a new safety director as O. Curtis is removed. A. Lengel, previously ousted, is restored as police chief with Ball aiming to stabilize the department and reduce crime in the city. Ball promises to find a competent, conscientious leader to finish the mayoral term.
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Exclusion Policy Nears Law as July First Target
Washington May 3 Japanese exclusion moves forward with White House support. Senate conferees push to finish the measure by next week turning exclusion into federal policy. Diplomacy may temper it but the law’s goal remains to curb Japanese entry.
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Japan
White House
Dent Coolidge
Senate
Nator Reed
Repblican
Pennania
Center Committee
Con- Ace
Orning
State Department
Washington
YWCA Convention Recognizes Various Sects in Religion
At York on May 3 the No Convention of the YWCA approved a record recognizing a quality of all Christian sects. The vote affirmed that members of churches might have voting membership in the association, a question long debated.
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York
Y.W.C.A
Federal Council
Cuban Revolt Blocked by Swift U S Moves
Washington reports rapid Cuban actions by President Zayas within 24 hours cut off a looming revolution. An arms embargo and a $400000 credit fund to buy 10 airplanes, machine guns, rifles and uniforms were secured to arm the Cuban forces and mobilize the national guard. Captain E A Verona, Cuban military attache, sought munitions while Secretary Weeks considered action to be taken Monday.
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Cuba
State
War Departments
State Department
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War Department
Weeks
Ohio farmers seek good seed
Ohio farmers facing heavy losses from seed not suited to local conditions join with 15 other states to secure quality clover and grass seed of known origin. Officials disclosed plans for a large farmer owned seed handling agency to operate on a cooperative basis.
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Ohio
Buckeye
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
McAdoo Leads in Texas Primaries
Texas early returns show W. G. McAdoo as the Democratic presidential favorite. Senator Underwood trails, Governor Pat M. Neff is poorly placed. Republicans in Texas stand solidly behind President Coolidge.
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Governor Neff
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President Coolidge
Texas
Hunter murder probe ordered by prosecutor
Prosecutor C. B. McClintock will present the Ruth Hunter case to the May grand jury beginning Monday with over 70 witnesses. Private detectives have advanced the probe and several related cases, including the Lloyd Shaw assault near Massillon, are expected to be examined as the session opens.
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Canton
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Germans Raid Russ Embassy Sparks Diplomatic Tensions
In Berlin on May 3, authorities raided the Soviet trade headquarters amid a police search. Russian envoy M. Krestinsky protested alleged violations of diplomatic rights, claimed maltreatment, and missed a train to Moscow while awaiting further instructions.
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Forty Thousand Miners Return to Work in Southwest
A joint committee of mine union officials and operators announced that about 40,000 coal miners in the southwest will resume work Monday morning. Old wage scale agreements, expired April 1, are reported renewed ending three weeks of negotiations.
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Canton Daily News Sponsors Baby Health Contest in Canton
The Canton Daily News announces the first Better Baby Health Contest open to babies six months to five years old in Canton and any Ohio city with the paper. Free to enter with $100 in prizes, the event runs May 5 to May 29, includes a free photo at Parker studio and a free medical exam with personalized charts by local physicians.
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Scotland Yard Faces Bluebeard Mystery In England
Police probe parallel to famed Paris case after blood stained clothing found at Waterloo Station and grisly discoveries at Pastbourne villa. Reports say two women may be buried with a dismembered leg found at Wimbledon Common. Public and press demand answers as investigators guard the seaside house.
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Birth Not Affects New Jersey Prosecution Plan
New Jersey prosecutors say birth of a child to Mr and Mrs Burton Tucker will not alter their plan to prosecute the couple for alleged marriage law violations. The Tucker birth was revealed after a birth certificate surfaced in Hempstead showing a daughter named Violet born April 22 in Baltimore. The mother is listed as 47 but prosecutors claim a 1875 birth year would age her to 49.
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New Jersey
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Lawyer Named for Committee in DOJ Investigation
Washington May 38 Colonel William T Chandler special assistant to the attorney general has been assigned as government counsel to represent the Wheeler Brookhart senatorial committee in numerous lawsuits arising from its investigation of the department of justice Chandler was selected by Attorney General Stone for the role
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Department of Justice
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Atty. iGen. Stone
Fire Rages at Benwood Mine Amid Rescue Efforts
Columbus May 3 Fire is believed to be raging the Denwood mine of the Wheeling Steel Corporation in which more than a hundred miners were killed by a gas explosion last Monday Joe Watson chief mine inspector of Ohio reports carbon monoxide buildup has slowed rescue teams and as yet only 45 bodies have been recovered. He notes rescue crews have reached four miles into the mine but ventilation is poor and a 314 foot shaft is the only entrance with over three miles still to go.
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Wheeling Steel Corporation
Joe Watson
Ohio
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No Action Seen On Shoals Bill
Washington May 8 Congress may adjourn by June 5 for the political convention and action on Muscle Shoals appears impossible to night. The Senate Agriculture Committee has only half completed consideration of offers for the nitrate plants and some members believe no measure for disposal of the project can reach the Senate before June 1.
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Congress
Muscle Shoals
Senate Agricultural Committee
Senate
Antitrust suit claims price fixing by several firms
United States District Attorney Ben son W. Hough filed a suit in equity alleging Sherman act violations against Morgan-Gardner Electric Co of Chicago Jeffrey Mfg Co of Columbus Sullivan Machine and Goodman Mfg Co of Chicago. The petition seeks a restraining order to halt enforcement of contracts and to break up alleged price fixing agreements among the companies.
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Columbus
United States
Benson W. Hough
Equity
Morgan-Gardner Electric Co
Chicago
Jeffrey Mfg. Co
Sullivan Machine
Goodman Mfg. Co
Hough
PENSIONS BILL VETO FORECASTS ACTION ON BONUS
President Coolidge vetoed the Bursum-Fuller pension bill denying pensions for wars 1812 to 1902 citing unwarranted expenditure. He signaled likely veto of the World War bonus measure, arguing class aid must not outweigh national welfare. Senator Bursum vowed to move to take up the pension bill again.
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Senate
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New Mexico
Tuesday primaries returns counted in Ohio and nation
Complete returns from Tuesday's primaries will be tabulated and released Monday. In Ohio Republican race Coolidge leads with 188 192 votes and Johnson 27 854. Democratic delegates at large show Cox 59 465 and McAdoo 20 236. precinct totals exceed 8 000 across 8 163 Republican and 8 228 Democratic precincts.
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Congressman Heilman Cleared by House Committee
The House committee investigating charges against Congressman Heilman informally exonerated him saying no evidence was found that he improperly received money. Rep Burton, committee chair, announced the finding after reviewing the Federal grand jury indictment involving Col. Charles R. Forbes.
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Federal
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Veteran Bureau
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Maryland
Burton
Hellman
Southeast storm warnings issued for Atlantic coast area
The Weather Bureau announced at night a display of southeast storm warnings on the Atlantic coast north of Sandy Hook. The disturbance centers over Lake Ontario and moves eastward.
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United States Weather Bureau Tonight
Sandy Hook
Lake Ontario
Forecast for Ohio Valley and Great Lakes Next Week
Weather forecast shows generally fair conditions in the Ohio Valley with a chance of local rain Tuesday or Wednesday. The Great Lakes region will be mostly cloudy with occasional showers and below normal temperatures.
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Weather Bureau Today
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Cox Victory Seen As More Than Empty Gesture
The Ohio Democratic primary win for former Gov. James M Cox is viewed as a strong signal he is the party’s logical candidate. Cox backers include Ike Harmon Campbell and Newton P. Baker, with Baker set to attend the Democratic convention to push a League of Nations plank. An undercurrent of support among Ohioans is expected as voting begins.
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Canton Daily News
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Coolidge
Wilson
Mhen Ike Judson Harmon
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League of Nations
Suspect Admits Killing Wife in 1917 Ohio Case
Cleveland May 8 Roy Lewis a colored man said to have confessed to Cedar Rapids police that he killed his wife Glenna Hawkins in October 1917 and escaped from the county jail in Cleveland later that year Hawkins fled from jail in December 1917 after being charged with the same murder local officers believe.
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Roy Lewis
Cedar Rapids
Oscar Hawkins Hawkins
Fail Here
Glenna
Man pinned under street car in Cleveland dies
Charles Blankenberg, 25, was struck and trapped under a street car for 16 minutes in Cleveland. Police refused to move the car to free him, leaving him pinned while he was transported to a hospital where he later died from a broken back. The car was lifted and jacked to release him.
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Charles Blankenberg
Blankenberg
Search Continues For Missing Aviators In North Pacific
In Cordova Alaska on May 2 the hunt for May Frederick I Martin and his three companions intensified into the 76th hour. The group, led by Lt Bilawel, is pursuing a theory they may have wrong course and made a forced landing in a northern Alaska bay. Dutch Harbor reported three planes ready to depart for Navan Island Atka when weather allows.
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North Pacific
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Alva Harvey
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United States
Dutch Harbor
Weanington
Mrj. Martin
Alaskan
Chignik
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Dutch Llarber
Coas Guard
Body Found in Lorain Street Sandusky
The body of a man, likely part of the Peerless tug crew burned in Lake Erie off the Canadian shore April 5, was sighted off Kelly's Island by fishermen. Attempts to recover the body failed due to rough seas.
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Peerless
Lake Erie
Kelly's Island
United States Won’t Interfere in Mexico’s Election
American Ambassador Charles Beecher Warren stated Washington will stay out of Mexican politics. He emphasized the U S role is to seek a stable Mexican government and that the United States has no right to influence Mexico’s presidential campaign.
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Mexico City
United States
Charles Beecher Warren
Amercan
Warren
Mexico
Body Seen Floating in Lake Eate Mystery Grows
Lorain police identify a man found in the street as George Temach of the city after more than 600 witnesses view the body. Authorities admit they know little about his livelihood and progress in solving the murder mystery remains slow.
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Lorain
George Temach
St Paul Bank Closure Signals Wider 1920s Banking Turmoil
The Capitol Trust and Savings Bank of St Paul closed its doors amid the 1920s banking crisis. Officials cited frozen assets as the reason, marking the first major Banks in its district to fail during a period when over 500 banks collapsed nationwide since 1920.
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Capitol Trust and Savings Bank of
St Paul
Federal Reserve
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