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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
1
Court heard testimony on Mrs. Wise amid claims of insanity and motive in a poisoning plot that targeted relatives. Witnesses described long battles, spiked by claims of hallucinations and possible criminal intent.
In Knoxville Tennessee on May 8 former athletic director faces criminal court proceedings after a trial on six complaints. The cases involve multiple youths aged 14 to 16 across six charges.
At 81, Dr. George T. Harding, father of the late president, abandons his fifty year old one horse, Dolly, and buys a flivver. Dolly will be sent to the country to live out her days, the physician said.
New York report says the dry fleet has nearly stopped the rum fleet with wear out tactics and coast patrols noting no landings since blockade began. Contraband prices rise slightly as enforcement intensifies along the coast from New York to Washington.
Geneva May 8 The arms traffic conference moves ahead with limited clarity and a five week horizon. Small states oppose public disclosure of arms purchases and fear domination by larger powers. Greece and others push for safeguards while factions split along alliance lines and producer status. United States resistance over St Germain and constitutional limits may doom any pact, risking continued illegal arms flows.
The Ohio Automobile Association test case on the new gasoline tax is being heard by the state supreme court. The issue is whether the law took effect upon enactment or is subject to referendum, tied to mandamus to issue reduced license tags under the old law. Attorneys for the state defend Secretary Thad Brown, with C D Saviers and ex Senator J F Atwood representing the association.
Scores of cripples arrived for the formal opening of the shrine of Our Lady of Consolation. Catholics from across the country make semi annual pilgrimages to the shrine where stacks of crutches and canes testify to the healing powers of faith.
Officials of the Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West show announce a street parade will be held at 2:30 this afternoon in the city. The troupe will perform at 4:30 and 8:30 later, after trains were delayed en route from Columbus to Canton.
Secretary of State Kellogg will depart this afternoon for St Paul Minnesota to attend the funeral of his former law partner C A Severance who died this week in Pasadena California mansions not specified.
About 150 miners from the Great Lakes Coal company near Pomeroy are reportedly ready to return to work at the 1917 scale, following a union scale dispute. Officials may appeal to international leaders to persuade a reconsideration of the vote to resume.
New York May 8. Colorful war game pictures from Hawaii were quickly transmitted by radio and wire across 237 miles of ocean and 2774 miles of land. Ley developed and adjusted the images within 20 minutes at Koko Head, and RCA received them after five relays, in cooperation with the War department and wire companies.
Three suspended narcotic agents Howard R. Bayne Andrew T. Bradley and F O Williston faced a federal perjury trial in Cleveland on charges they framed Akro n seller Le Roy Warfield by testifying Warfield sold narcotics in Akron earlier this year The Warfield case was not before the grand jury in this session
The widow of John Bagnano is expected to take the stand in New Haven as the trial over the murder of Olympia Macr unfolds. Prosecutors seek to prove alleged talks with the defendant and a promise to care for Olympia’s baby amid testimonies from Coroner Mix and others about statements made after the shooting near a local theater.
The southern Philippines endured continued earthquakes today causing partial building wrecks and damage across many localities. Aftershocks were traced to activity in the Pacific Ocean, with ongoing reports of destruction.
Union car men in Cleveland will vote tomorrow on striking all city car lines after Cleveland Railway Co announced open shop operation. The company offered a five cent per hour wage increase while the union demanded ten cents more per hour.
Mrs Elizabeth Ladinsky aged 5 and a defendant in the murder trial of her husband Abraham Ladinsky, a wealthy jeweler, was acquitted by a Pittsburgh jury after 20 hours of deliberation. The defense argued a prowler killed the jeweler as he slept on May 31 1924. the Commonwealth claimed the wife killed him due to threats to leave.
James Matis, 45, sought for years across three countries, was arrested in Rochester. A Justice Department agent will return him to El Paso to face a charge of impersonating a federal officer. He allegedly smuggled aliens into the United States via Cuba and Mexico.
In Taxwell near Knoxville two farmers, Oscar O'Dell 22 and Carl Cole 23, argued then fired. Cole was charged with the shooting as O'Dell died from the duel.
Philadelphia May 8 Louise Callahan 27 was killed instantly and five other occupants of a car were injured when a fire engine responding to a false alarm crashed into the vehicle at Broad and Cayuga streets early today. Albert Callahan, brother of the dead woman, was among those injured.
Fort Wayne detectives pursue the revolver ownership linked to the deaths of Howard Fisher and Misa Katherine Herbers, found shot in Fisher's car on a country road near Fort Wayne. The .38 revolver lay in Herbers lap, two bullets struck Fisher and one her, with robbery and jealousy theories under review.
A Spitzenbergen dispatch reports a snow storm and meteorologists advise Roald Amundsen not to start a planned polar flight today unless conditions improve. He plans only a trial flight to a new base on the ice edge before the main attempt.
The first community hospital of its kind in America will be dedicated in Bora Ohio on Sunday. Owned in partnership by Berea Middlebury Brook Park Olmstead Strongaville and Columbia villages, the project cost 200000 dollars. The federal Department of Agriculture studies the institution and works on a model to aid other rural areas.
The general committee met to select a site for the second annual first aid contest to be held July 18 in Zanesville. Reports from subcommittees will guide the decision. The event is conducted under the state department of industrial relations.
May 8 report from Athens notes the Civicne enolution of Southeastern Ohio formed by businessmen from several towns endorses a gas tax and the use of convict labor at the Stoseville brick plant.
In Elyria Ohio on May 7 1937 Howard Jones father of Lucille Jones 20 tests as main defense witness in common pleas court. Prosecution alleges Lucille as procurress and seeks to show a frame up linked to clergyman Lorain Dan Gukenhower testifies to impeachment of Marion Stevens who claimed dates arranged by the defendant.
Former nurse testifies of neglect at Infants' home run by Mrs. Geiser-Volk. Police found 14 infants and five older children under untrained nurse care. One baby died at a hospital before her court appearance as bond set at 435000.
Toyo Maru, a 470 ton steamship, wrecked in a fierce storm off Sasebo Japan. About 100 passengers feared dead as three destroyers search the scene for crew and survivors. Lloyds lists several Toyo Maru vessels. the wrecked ship is thought to be a small domestic trade craft.
J Scarborough age 19 of Tampa Florida was sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the murder of Professor W C Wright near Eatonton. Two companions were sentenced to die for their roles in the crime. Wright was beaten on a lonely road.
Columbus May 8 Announcement from the governor's office says a conference is set between Governor Donahey and Kenmore Mayor H V Johnson at 10 am Saturday. The meeting will address charges by N G Staley Akron alleging failure to enforce dirty laws at Kenmore, now referred to State Prohibition Commissioner McDonald.
Rev. J. R. Keeling resigns as pastor of the First Christian Church in Patostop Illinois on May 8 due to a nervous breakdown in his wife, prompting a move to a different climate for health reasons.
The Canton Daily News invites slogans for the Community Fund aiming to raise 59567 to support 23 local charitable health hospital and character building agencies. Prizes include 25 dollars per winning entry with contests closing May 15 and eligibility open to Canton Stark County residents.
The Metropolitan Grand Opera Co. received the warmest welcome Cleveland audiences have shown on any tour from New York. Verdi's Aidat drew vast crowds and high praise for music quality, with broad enthusiasm across social classes. In Canton, Miss J Ball of Books Shoe Store sold a Volrola and records after a single advertisement, reflecting strong interest in classical music in the area.
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