Three Elizabeth tourists held in Bowen murder case
Charleston West Virginia May 9 Police guard the county jail as three Elizabeth New Jersey tourists are held over the killing of Hernshaw filling station owner and restaurant proprietor Bowen. Wilmott confesses detailing the ambush and murder in Hernshaw while the trio fled in Bowen's car toward Charleston.
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West Virginia
United Press
Charleston
W. Va
Lens Creek
Thorities
Unty
Elizabeth
N. J
Oficer
Bowen
Wilmott
Hernshaw
Community Fund Drive Reaches $137,870.15 by Day Two
Canton police and community groups report strong second day results for the Community Fund campaign at the Courtland Hotel. The two day total stood at $137,870.15, $14,000 more than last year’s second day, with about 5,000 contributors and large gifts from various divisions.
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Courtland Hotel
Canton
North Canton
Big Gifts Committee
Civic Fund
Anxious to End Struggle Religious Talks Sought
In Mexico City on May 9 Catholic leaders avoided comment on President Emilio Gils readiness to discuss ending the three year clash over Mexican religious laws. They expected any move to come from Archbishop Ruiz y Lopez and to be dictated by Rome. Church officials learned of the proposal from newspapers and offered cautious predictions.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Emilio Gils
Rome
Ruiz Y Lores
Holy See
Will Rogers on European disarmament and hypocrisy
In Philadelphia May 9 Will Rogers mocks the Geneva disarmament talks and predicts failure. He argues Europe would not abandon armies and warns of war if Americans confront hyenas abroad. He jokes about U S celebrations while Europe argues over Germany and Mussolini. Ad note: Zettler Nurseries ad nearby.
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Philadelphia
Geneva
France
England
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Europe
Chicago
Washington
Lincoln
Will Rogers
Children Seek Court Action to Stop Father's Courtship
Three children of 84 year old Douglas Bussie asked Probate Judge Henry Horner to restrain their father from spending his fortune on a young woman in a five year courtship. The court appointed City Bank of Chicago as conservator of Bussie’s property. The judge said an elderly man’s pursuit of a love affair does not prove mental incompetence.
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Chicago
Douglas Bussie
Henry Horner
George W. Bussie
Frank H. Bussie
Evica Bussie
Horner
Bussie
City Bank of Chicago
Eddie Cantor Prepares to Retire from Stage at 1930
New York May 9 Eddie Cantor star of Florenz Ziegfeld production Whoopee has announced retirement from the stage when his contract ends in June 1930. He cites desire for philanthropic work and maintaining freedom from schedules as he leaves behind a career in Ziegfeld Follies and films earning about five thousand dollars weekly.
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New York
Eddie Cantor
Florenz Ziegfeld
Cantor
Youth Dies in Auto Accident Near Neffs Ohio
Jesse Brock aged 20 from Wileyville West Virginia was killed when an automobile driven by Velma Schneider 16 of Shadyside Ohio ran off the road and fell into a creek near Neffs. Helen Brown 19 of Shadyside and Ray Hill 22 of Silverhill West Virginia escaped unharmed.
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Bellaire
Jesse Brock
Wileyville
W. Va
Neffs
Velma Schneider
Shadyside
Miss Schneider
Helen Brown
Ray Hill
Silverhill
Topcoats at Exceptional Values at Homer's Cleveland
Ad shows knitted and fancy coats priced at 25 dollars each. Homer’s store in Cleveland ad highlights affordable outerwear with strong value for shoppers seeking warm, stylish options this season.
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Homer's
Cleveland
Ady
Helen Wills Prepares for British Royal Court Debut
Miss Helen Wills, American tennis champion, to be presented at the British Royal Court in London with 11 other American women. The event comes amid her Wimbledon play and nervous anticipation, with eight more Americans to be presented tomorrow night.
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United Press
London
Helen Wills
Miss Wills
Virginia Willys
Toledo
Elizabeth Behn
New York City
Alice Coonley
Chicago
Lillian Emerson
Black Mountain
N. C
Albert Hal
Wimbledon
Court of St. James
Buckingham
Harvard Junior Found Dead in Windsor Despondency Suspected
Walter Treadway Huntington a 21 year old Harvard junior was found dead in Windsor Connecticut with authorities leaning toward suicide. Detective Edward J. Hickey noted the lack of a weapon as negative evidence against murder. Huntington had returned home from Cambridge for a few days and was seen last by friend Burdett Williams Tuesday night at 10 30 near his home.
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Windsor
Conn
Walter Treadway Huntington
Harvard
Edward J. Hickey
Cambridge
Mass
Burdett Williams
Williams
Huntington
Man Held On Liquor Charge In Dover Chase
A man who gave the name Martin Friery of 2347 Wood Street Wheeling West Virginia was arrested after a police chase in Dover. He attempted to flee by ramming a police car and then drove into a field. Fourteen five gallon cans of liquor were found in his machine. Friery said he was driving from Canton to Wheeling.
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Dover
Martin Friery
Wheeling
W. Va
Herman Frank
Frank Javens
Friery
Wooster Av
Wooster
Union Avs
Parrot Intrigue Tangles Washington Stimson Circle
A Manila to Manila voyage tale centers on Bill the snow white cockatoo arriving in San Francisco aboard the U S Grant. The bird, from Fiji and Manila, claims the Old Soak famed as secretary Stimson’s “first parrot” is a provocative drinker and profane talker feared to challenge social norms in Washington.
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Geo. D. Crissey
United Press
San Francisco
Washington
Stimson
Manila
New York
Secretary of State
Bill
U. S. Grant
Philippines
The
Herbert McKee Heads Canton Bankers Event
Herbert J. McKee assistant cashier First National Bank was elected president of the Canton chapter of the American Institute of Banking at the annual banquet in the Courtland Hotel. A slate of officers and new board members was chosen by unanimous vote, with Frank M. Totton addressing the gathering and presenting certificates to graduates of the Canton banking school.
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Herbert J. McKee
First National Bank
Canton
American Institute of Banking
Courtland Hotel
McKee
Carl W. Hummer
American Exchange Bank
Neva Rhodes
Central Savings Bank
William N. Frederick
The
People's Commercial and Savings Bank
Frank M. Totton
Chase National Bank of New York City
Leroy Jackman
Canton Morris Plan Bank
Glen Yohe
Canton Savings & Trust Bank
Charles W. Marchand
Dime Savings Bank
Louis H. Ream
George Nieport
Ruth Clark
George D. Harter Bank
Clarence Bell
Jacques Morris
Roy Holfinger
E. P. Eggenechweiler
W. R. Gorham
People’s Commercial & Savings Bank
Andrew Dudash
Canton Bank
Donald Betzler
Paul Crawford
James Mottice
Edward Rice
Robert Ross
Beth Mills
Warner Engel
Paul Hawke
Florence Immel
Austin Lynch
H. D. Jamieson
Midland Bank
Cleveland
American Banking Institute
Automatic chlorination control device shown at expo
A device that continuously automates the chlorination of New York city water was demonstrated at the chemical industries exposition in New York on May 9.
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New York
Coalition to battle Hoover tariff measure outlined in Congress
Washington May 9 The House Ways and Means Committee reported the tariff bill by 16 to 9 with nine Democrats voting against and Rep Hill voting present. A new cross party bloc of midwestern Republican farmers and Democrats formed to overturn Hoover tariff and farm legislation. In the Senate 13 Republicans joined 34 Democrats to approve the debenture feature by 47 to 44, boosting Democratic efforts to rally around the plan and potentially win support in both houses.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Hill
Wash
United Press
Congress
President Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Senate
Hoover
John Garner
Texas
Bond Asked in Murder Case
Amarillo Texas May 9 Judge R H Hamilton who has sentenced men to jail waited in jail overnight for a decision on bail after being indicted for murder in the shooting of Tom Walton Jr the 21 year old who told the judge his daughter Theresa then 17 had secretly married Walton The district attorney says bail is not allowed in a murder charge Walton was buried at McAlester Oklahoma his mother in grave condition after the shooting
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Amarillo
Tex
R. H. Hamilton
Tom Walton, Jr
Hamilton
Walton
Theresa
Young Walton
McAlester
Oklo
Phantom Killer Slashes Third Victim in Danbury
Bridgeport reports the phantom stabber struck again in Danbury, wounding 22 year old Florence Lattin as she left a theater. Police tie the four year spree to a single assailant with 35 women stabbed in similar attacks.
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Stabber
Bridgeport
Conn
Danbury
Florence Lattin
Miss Lattin
Michaelson Cleared in Federal Prohibition Case
Chicago congressman M. A. Michaelson was acquitted by a federal jury in Key West on charges of violating the national prohibition law. Walter Grann testified as co defendant about trunks claimed to contain liquor, which the government said belonged to them.
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Key West, Fla
Walter Gramm
Chicago
Rep. Michaelson
Ilinois
W. P. Hughes
U. S
United Press
Key West
Fla
M. A. Michaelson
House of Representatives
Michaelson
United States
Cuba
Congress
Federal
Rep
Inlaw
Walter Grann
Grann
Two Chicago Girls Battle For $2700 Diamond Ring
In Redwood City California on May 9 a $2700 diamond ring waits as Hazel Sterling and Iris McPherson, nieces of Thomas H Kelly, cast dice to claim the ring per his will. Kelly left $10,000 to two Chicago sisters and a brother.
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Redwood City
Cal
Chicago
Thomas H. Kelly
Lady Luck
Tom
Hazel Sterling
Iris McPherson
Kelly
Philippines Witness Solar Eclipse With Awe and Fear
More than a million residents watched a sky event as the moon passed between sun and earth. The total eclipse occurred from 3 39 p m to 4 40 p m with observers across Panay and Cebu using expensive instruments to study spectral lines and relativity theories.
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United Press
Manila
Philippine Islands
Mother's Day Flowers at Dula Bahm's Downtown
Hydrangeas priced at 1.00 and a full line of cut flowers and plants available for Mother's Day at Dula Bahm's downtown store located at 227 Second Street Northwest Ady.
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Dulabahm
2D St
Ady
Three Officers Held in Abingdon College Boy Murder
In Abingdon Virginia police and two deputies were jailed on murder charges over J. W. Kendrick a 17 year old Emory and Henry student who was shot while in a car that failed to stop authorities say they fired at tires during an auto pursuit Kendrick died later at Abingdon Memorial Hospital his burial planned for 10 am today bond set at $5000 each uncle E M Kendrick vows to prosecute the officers.
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City Hall
Elizabeth
William Runne
Fallout
Roselle Park
N. J
United Press
Abingdon
J. W. Kendrick
Emory and Henry College
Mopie Cnuse
James McReynolds
Washington Co
James Crowe
J. T. Warley
Paul Phelps
Kendrick
Denning Dutton
E. M. Kendricks
Baldwine
Abingdon Memorial Hospital
Paris Session Will Continue In Reparations Talks
Paris dispatch reports British stance on the Young Plan remains central as Germany and allies seek to readjust reparations. Le Matin says the conference will not end this week and will continue to negotiate percentages. London sources anticipate a Churchill statement on reparations and note Stamp’s refusal to allow interference with the Spa percentage accord.
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Paris
Britain
Germany
le Matin
London
London Daily Mail
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Josiah Stamp
Waggoner Named President-Elect of Ohio Medical Association
Dr C W Waggoner of Toledo was unanimously chosen president elect of the Ohio State Medical Association at the annual Cleveland convention. He will assume office next year as Dr A N Freiberg of Cincinnati becomes president for 1929. The next meeting will be in Columbus with council members including Dr R C Hauser Urbana Dr R J Schlosser Defiance and Dr E R Bush Zanesville.
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Cleveland, O
C. W. Waggoner
Toledo
Ohio State Medical Association
A. N. Freiberg
Cincinnati
C. W. Stone
Cleveland
Columbus
R. C. Hauser
Urbana
R. J. Schlosser
Defiance
E R. Bush
Zanesville
Evacuation Advised for American Families near Kweilin
Washington reports that American women and children near Kweilin in northern Kwangsi have been advised to evacuate by Counsel General Jenkins at Canton. The State Department said Jenkins acted earlier but has no word on whether evacuation has begun or finished. Tennis Rackets, 3.75 to 15 dollars at O F Deal, 229 Cleveland NW.
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Washington
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Jenkins
Canton
State Department
Mix Indicted in Alleged Tax Return Fraud
Tom Mix and others were indicted for withholding more than 100000 in federal taxes in a Hollywood area tax return scheme. Marjorie Berger, an advisor to many film stars, is also linked. Mix planned to post a 15000 bond and return from a circus engagement in three weeks as the case proceeds.
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Mix
Los Angeles
Tom Mix
Marjorie Berger
U.S
Ames Peterson
Hollywood
Biplane Seeks World Altitude Record
Lt. A Soucek attempted a record flight in a small biplane at Anacostia Naval Air Station aiming to surpass 38 738 feet set by Lt. C C Champion in 1927. After 75 minutes the altimeter hit 40 000 feet but the propeller failed to climb further, leaving the attempt short of the target. Soucek plans adjustments with his crew to try again.
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Washington
A. Soucek
Bureau of Standard
United Press
Soucek
Anacostia Naval Air Station
C. C. Champion
Special features on style in curtains and draperies
Read what Julia Blanshard says on this subject. Turn to Page 8 today. Local notes and features mix with sports and classified ads. The Canton Storage Co advertises long distance hauling and pneumatic tires. Mother's Day gift ideas and art shop specials appear among the notices.
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Julia Blanshard
Harold Teen
Suaith Smith
Financial
Boeing Stars
Canton Storage Co
Ady
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