Man Charged With Bigamy After Zanesville Marriage Document
New Philadelphia report states Ralph L. Koontz, age unknown, is jailed on bigamy charges after admitting marriage to May Guissinger in Zanesville. He earlier married Mary Koontz in Canton in 1908. The case centers on a February ceremony performed by Rev. Duncan Wells. Mrs. Koontz No. 2 resides with her mother in New Philadelphia. a prior divorce separated Koontz from Mrs. Koontz No. 1 two years ago.
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New Philadelphia
Ralph L. Koontz
S City
S. Mary Jane Koontz
Canton
S. Koontz
Amy
May Guissinger
Newiladelphia
Icarawasco
Guissinger
Zane
Ann
Reed
Inesville
Oontz
Duncan Wells
Zanesville
Kontz
Byrd Reaches North Pole First In Polar Flight
Lieut Commander Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett became the first to pilot to the pole and unfurl the American flag. They landed at Spitzbergen after a 14 hour flight in a Fokker exploraion plane.
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London
North Pole
Richard F Byrd
U. S. WM
Floyd Bennett
Pole
Spitzbergen
Oslo
Byrd
Kings Bay
King’s Bay
Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Norge
New York
Arctic
Lieut. Byrd
Cabinet Resigns After Tangled Political Strife
JrusseIs May 10 report says Prime Minister Timé Brunet a socialist and seven year president of the chamber resigned his post to form a new government. Longstanding cabinet differences and financial troubles are cited as the cause of the resignation.
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Ymile Brunet
Jrussels
Cabinas
Tmile Brunet
Mber
Dayton Neighbor Charged in Toledo Murder Case
In Dayton Ohio May 10 S John Smith colored reported tires slashed while leaving washing to start. Neighbor Charles Lynch aged 61 is charged with murder after allegedly striking Mrs. Smith and her husband in the back yard. A helper seized a revolver and Lynch was shot twice by a resident. Lynch surrendered to police.
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Dayton
S. John Smith
Charles Lynch
John Smith
Lynch
Coufy
Lyner
Smith
Farmer John Down death verdict expected in Ohio case
East Liverpool Ohio May 10 Coroner J M Mafossan prepared to return a verdict in the death of 63 year old farmer John Down found with his head partly blown away in the front yard of his home. A nearby organ lay by the body and Brown a former brick mason once in ill health was in the area.
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East Liverpool
J. Mafossan
John Down
Brown
Clash in Camdentown hospitalizes forty amid police action
London reports show a severe clash between strike sympathizers and police in Camdentown. Forty people are in hospital after police dispersed a communist meeting. The piece notes ongoing general strike turmoil and stalled peace talks between Trades Union leaders and the cabinet.
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London
Camdentown
WILL DEDICATE AUTOS BY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The First Baptist church will dedicate about 100 cars in a Sunday service on the church lawn between Sunday school and the sermon. A parking committee will help. the pastor Meg. W. BE. Bridge says the autos show the role of cars in bringing people to church and may precede picnic outings on Sundays.
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First Baptist Church
Meg. W. BE. Bridge
French Warships Bomb Damascus Again
French warships bombarded Damascus for a second time killing fifty rebels. French casualties were not stated. The communique said the assault was necessary after rebels planned to seize the city. Property damage was considerable with no estimates provided.
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Jerusalem
Damascus
Columbus Good Will Tour Heads East With 160 Local Delegates
More than 160 Columbus residents joined a four day goodwill trade tour of eastern Ohio. The group includes 139 representatives of local business firms and is organized by the manufacturers and wholesalers association of Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
The
Manufacturers and Wholesalers’ Association of
Four Thousand Klansmen Return Home After Southern Rally
Four thousand newly made Klansmen were en route to homes across the South after an elaborate ceremony in Cincinnati. The degree work was conferred under Youngstown and Columbus teams.
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Cincinnati
Youngstown
Columbus
Millionaire Baker Vanishes After Slayer Accusation
Walter Ward, 35, heir to a wealthy baking family, has been missing since last Wednesday after his brother Ralph reported him missing. His car was found in Trenton New Jersey last Thursday with a stone on the seat and a broken windshield. Ward had been involved in a 1922 shooting of Clarence Peters in Massachusetts and was acquitted in 1923 claiming self defense amid a blackmail claim.
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New York
Walter
Ward
Ralph
Trenton
N. J
Clarence Peters
Haverhill
Mass
White Plains
Peters
Toll of traffic deaths at 41 with two women killed
In Cincinnati on May 10 two more women died from automobile crash injuries raising the traffic toll to 41. Mrs Grace Fuller aged 66 was instantly killed when she alighted from a street car. Mrs Ruhana Wilson aged 68 of Portsmouth died of injuries suffered April 17. Fifteen people had broken limbs or skull fractures in weekend crashes.
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Cincinnati
Grace Fuller
Ruhana Wilson
Portsmouth
Police arrest driver three hurt in crash
Police say John Gergl of 709 Young NE was drunk behind the wheel when his car ran a stop sign at 3rd St NE and Gibbs Ave with Paul Withrow and two passengers injured. Lois West 6 and Mrs. Robert Ulrich of Girard treated at Aultman Hospital. A police car hit two sisters and another crash occurred at 7th St and Gibbs. Bus collision at Gibbs and 7th involved Green Transit Co. bus driven by Sam Bertie. Stanley Rowland driver of other car. Witnesses named Wingt and Waiken.
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John Gergl
Young
3Rd St
Gibbs Av
Aultman Hospital
Robert Ulrich
Girard
Lois West
Last Palestine
Paul Withrow
Canton
Ace
van Gunten
Blanford
Goshorn
Ritz
Mherdlicka
C. Schockey
Withrow
Aultman
Ardst
Gibbe
Eugenee
Virginia Waltken
4Th St
Virginia
Rheil
W. B. Wingt
Mahoning Rd
A. Waiken
7Th St
Gibbs
Sergt. van Gunten
Carnahan Av
The
Green Transit Co
Stanley Rowland
North Canton
Rowland
Sam Bertie
Nemmens Singer
Warrisbureg Rd
John Padinos
5Th St
Chicago Plans Strike on Gang Rule Leaders
Chicago authorities say they will aggressively target gang hubs as a grand jury plans 300 indictments for killings tied to Asst. State's Atty. McSwiggins case. Spike ODonnell mocks reform while noting gang violence and machine gun era shifts. Local gang leaders face pressure amid proposed crackdown.
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Chicago
Morgan A. Collins
William McSwiggin
Spike” O'Donnell
O’donnell
O'Donnell
Terry Prugan
Frank Lake
Wife of Senator Capper Dies in Baltimore
Mrs. Arthur Capper wife of Kansas Senator Capper died in Baltimore after an extended illness at 3 30 a m Senator Capper was at her bedside at the time of her death
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Baltimore
Arthur Capper
Senator Capper
Kansas
Senator Tapper
Girl Held Prisoner After Cabin Kidnapping Claim
Cincinnati May 10 police hold two men after Goldie Mae Young a 13 year old schoolgirl said she was kidnapped and kept for 2½ hours in a lonely cabin. One man in custody has been identified by the girl.
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Cincinnati
Goldie Mae Young
Horvath to enter plea as youths face reformatories
Four prisoners were sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory and two to the penitentiary after arraignments before Judge Ayler. Toney Horvath faced second degree murder charges but his arraignment was postponed due to language barriers. Krony Shinekos’s case and Lester Wilson’s robbery plea are noted with Wilson receiving a 10 to 26 year reformatory term, described as nominal under reformatory supervision.
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Mansfield Reformatory
A. W. Ayler
Toney Horvith
John Kovacs, Jr
Charles Hamilton
Krony Shinekos
Lester Wilson
Reformatory
Man Sentenced for Pocketed Dice and Marked Cards
Judge U S Johnston fines Pedro Reveles fifty dollars costs and 30 days in the workhouse on a suspicion charge after detectives arrest him near the bus termini for pocketing marked cards and loaded dice. Reveles is described as a Mexican whose pockets contained the prop found by Herdlicka. Three other theft reports were linked to the same area.
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Pedro Revelos
U. S. Johnston
Herdlicka
Whiskey Test Reveals Harsh Judge of Whisky Quality
Clerk Edgar Jackson of the Municipal Court says bootleggers show him a home test for whiskey quality. They place a hammer in a bucket of liquor. if it floats the whisky is bad, if it sinks it is fair, if the hammer dissolves it is real whisky. Jackson notes no bad batch has floated a hammer, only varying grades.
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Edgar Jackson
Cherry
Jackson
Cleveland Man Dies After Fall From Horse in Shaker Heights
May 10 Cleveland. Funeral services scheduled for Wednesday afternoon for John L. tleharty, 49, president of Far Street Savings & Trust Co. He died after a horse accident Sunday in Shaker Heights. Coroner’s inquest found heart failure contributed to his death.
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Cleveland
John L. Tleharty
Far Street Savings & Trust Co
Shaker Heights
Coronner
Canton Rummer Tends Posses On Blind Homelawn
Not in prison Bouklias still under probation in Canton. He is reportedly living a cushy life at the state hospital for the blind while appeals and attempts for clemency continue. Associates linked to Bouklias faced perjury charges and police tensions flared during liquor raids.
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Canton Rummer
Harry Bouklias
Canton
Stark
Tuscarawas
Columbus
A. W. Agler
Bouklias
Harry
de Luxe
Canton Police Department
State Hospital
Wedge
Asies
Booklas
Clary Turner
Bouklins
Jumbo Crowley
Lengel
Turner
Jiggs Wise
Jack Campbell
Martin Unger
Wise
Campbell
Moore
Clark
Paul Kizman
Unger
Kizman
Goth Turner
Ed Curtis
Curtis
Boukhas
Aggies
Proposed Columbus measure to ban horse racing bets
Columbus officials prepare a city council discussion on an ordinance to prevent bookmaking on horse racing at tonight's session. The proposal aims to curb illegal wagers and regulate betting activity within the city.
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Columbus
Robbery in Cleveland Garage Yields Pin and Cash
Benjamin Sigal was held up by four bandits at his Cleveland garage early today as he stored his car. He reported a diamond stick pin and $50 stolen by the robbers.
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Cleveland
Benjamin Sigal
Automobile hijacking near Cincinnati prompts family walk home
Joseph Miller tried to retrieve his car in Cincinnati on May 10 but two highwaymen forced his wife and child to abandon the vehicle. The family ended up walking ten miles home after the incident.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Miller
Miller
Outlook bright as 16 cars run under steel and tinwork strike
Northern Ohio Power and Light Co reports 16 street cars operated Monday in week two of the carmen strike, down from 19 last week. F. J. Conklin says old workers are returning and new hires are training to restore pre strike service quickly. Akron service has also been restored.
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London
Trades Union Council
Miners’ Federation
Sir Herbert Samuel
Royal Coal Commission
Trades Union Congress
Sir Herbert
Northern Ohio Power and Light Co
F. J. Conklin
Akron
Nomal
Three Autoists Burn to Death in Detroit Collision
Three men died when their automobile burst into flames after being struck between a Detroit United Interurban car and a city streetcar on Woodward Avenue. Identification was difficult due to severe burning. Leo Conway, 22, is a tentative identification, with Frank Sternke, 32, and Oskar Walters, 25, confirmed as the others.
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Detroit
Detroit United
Woodward Av
Leo Conway
Frank Sternke
Oskar Walters
Cincinnati Hit by Heavy Storm
Cincinnati faced a damaging electric storm that caused multiple auto accidents and eight fires. One bus passenger, George Fisher, suffered a fractured skull after a bus struck a water pole during the blinding lightning, possibly fatal. Officials estimate losses above $13,000.
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Cincinnati
George Fisher
Miami County Grand Jury Hears Nesbitt Case Resumption
The Miami county grand jury resumes consideration of the Jacob Nesbitt case, the confessed slayer of his wife Frances Jake Nesbitt. Nesbitt’s attorney L H W Shipman says Nesbitt will not appear before the jury as it is expected to report Wednesday or Thursday.
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Troy
M.iy
Miami County
Despondent 18-Year-Old Woman Recovers After Poison Attempt
Mrs Nel lie Russo of Cleveland aged 18 is recovering after a self administered dose of poison. Despondency over the death of her baby last November prompted the act, according to her husband Anthony a World War veteran of the Italian army.
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Cleveland
Nellie Russo
Anthony
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Millionaire Baker
Owen Tl, Scott
Canton Daily News
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Ilness
Horvath
LADD
John Flehart
PEN
Harry Turner
Daily News
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BANDI
Outlook Bright Company
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