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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1925
Page
1
Forty policemen including an acting captain face dismissal on graft charges tied to alleged bribery with brewers to permit beer distribution. A secret squad within the department and widespread investigations could lead to demotions across two stations as Butler reshapes the force.
Detroit observers report the Ford group awaits the Shipping Board's next move on potential ship allocations. Officials indicated no final action has been announced yet, with decisions expected to clarify which vessels may be released or held.
May 16. Farm manager Parsons says no invasion by Japanese forces and explains no definite arrival date for the 25 to 7 families planning to move, with celery crops in the Willard area expected to bring 7 arrivals rather than a larger influx.
Professor Thomas Liddington of the Kettering Naturalists Society was killed by a train while following a snail trail along a railroad track in London. The incident occurred during an outdoor field study with fellow members nearby. Authorities investigated the fatal accident and noted the victim’s long-standing interest in natural history.
Richard Barthlemess, noted film actor, and his wife dancer Mary Hay have chosen to live apart. Friends were shocked by the news and had long viewed them as the screen world’s real life couple.
Harry Turner and Harold Ellmore are held by Canton police on liquor counts at the request of state officers. Turner faces three criminal counts including selling illicit liquor and possession. Hearing on the three cases was continued to next Tuesday.
A motor bus carrying the Daughters and Maids of England drill and degree teams was struck by a switch engine at a crossing in Windsor Ontario. One woman, Mrs H C Potter aged 42, was killed and her daughter May Potter was severely injured. Two men aboard were also hurt and the group was returning from initiating proceedings at Kingsville.
The 29th annual Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs convention closed in Canton with a business session. Delegates from Willard and Zanesville, led by Mrs. Charles Fox and Mrs. R. P. Sharick, approved by-laws amendments and heard thanks from Canton hosts. Mrs. John D. Sherman of Washington and others spoke in farewell.
Ohio Relief Commission of the Red Cross, formed after the Lorain disaster, disbursed 1 021 545 23. Juvenile Judge Bostwick names Ellsworth Mayer administratrix of Frank Lux estate killed at Beulah Park May 8. Lux parents live in Germany. Captain John M. Phillips, 76, veteran Ohio river captain, dies at Gallipolis. He commanded City of Pittsburgh and Iron Queen and the boats sank with 70 lives lost. Mount Sterling orders 8000 gallons oil to keep streets dustless. Leonard Wise, 17, wins National Chemical Society essay contest in Springfield. Dr. N. A. Ulrich of Kent becomes president of the Ohio Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons.
In New York a crowd gathers outside the Rockefeller mansion as John D. Rockefeller Sr invites uninvited guests to see the wedding scene of Abby Rockefeller and David Milton Merriwether. He guides them through the hall, presenting bouquets and sharing the ceremony atmosphere with the guests including a tearful elderly colored woman.
D C Stephenson once grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan and two aides Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry will stand trial on a murder charge in the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. In Indianapolis Judge Collins overruled the motion to quash and the defendants pleaded not guilty after hearings were halted.
Governor Donahey proposes a public referendum on his political future. He may seek a third term as governor, run for U S Senate, or retire from public life. The move follows reports that Thomas E Dye announced the governor’s candidacy in Elyria.
In Faversham Kent two explosions ripped through a local powder works today killing at least three workers and wounding many others. The town northwest of London on the Kent coast hosts powder factories and oyster fisheries serving a 11 900 population.
In Cleveland Me the jury resumes deliberations in the Frank Lilaka case after an 83 hour ballot. Reports say Mrs Linka was found strangled in a yard with medical evidence indicating homicide.
An earthquake of moderate intensity was recorded by Fordham University seismograph. The first tremor occurred at 8:07 a.m. EDT, peak intensity at 8:15 a.m., and the quake lasted about 40 minutes. It originated roughly 4600 miles away near the Aleutian Islands in the north Pacific.
The state rested its case in the trial of former Governor Jonathan M. Davis on charges of conspiracy tied to alleged pardon sales. The testimony focused on A. L. Oswald and a claimed offer to obtain a parole for Walter Grundy for 2500 dollars, with questions to Mrs. Grundy and other witnesses about Oswald's meetings with Peterson and Davis.
In Toledo Ohio May 16 three bandits who robbed the Ohio Savings Bank and Trust Co two weeks earlier and fled with 14000 recovered were found guilty. Robert Hartley 19 and George Mingtone 19 received 18 years in the Ohio Penitentiary. William Hartley 16 was sentenced to an indeterminate term in Manafield reformatory.
Two men died and two others were seriously injured when a speeding car struck a curve and overturned in Bunbury Pennsylvania today authorities said.
Cleveland man C. Carte trum, 45, salesman for the Sinterbes Mfg Co, is reported to be in a city hospital in Akron after taking poison late Thursday.
The state tax commission extends the 1996 filing deadline to June 16 under the Dempsey corporation tax law. The original date was May 16.
Pedro Canoe was executed by firing squad at the state prison in Salt Lake City after his conviction for the March 15 1928 murder of June St Clair in Park City. He maintained his innocence to the last. Mexican consul Carlos Ariza sought a stay of execution.
John Muntain a 24 year old night watchman at Plant No 6 of the Metropolitan Brick Co is in serious condition at Mercy hospital after drinking water poisoned with likely paris green He reported pain began about 730 last night and police will examine the jug and water Officials have no motive found yet neighbors say he is well liked and he had chased a gang of boys from the premises recently Authorities pursue possible link to local youths amid ongoing inquiry
Dr. H H McClellan of Dayton State Hospital announced a new consulting staff today saying operations run on schedule. He has faced accusations of unfairness and mismanagement and many former consultants have resigned.
The cane of Mildred Babe Sage, tea room proprietor accused of shooting Samuel Cantelmo, was delivered to the jury at 11:58 this morning in Paterson New Jersey as the trial moved toward verdict.
Donahey asked Common Pleas Judge W W Cowan to advise on sanity testing for Fred Ward 40 convicted slayer of Janette Panella 14 near Bellaire. Ward slated for electric chair Saturday at Ohio Penitentiary.
Harold Bush two year old son of Samuel Rush died after drinking horse medicine found in a bottle at a farm one mile northwest of Greentown. The death occurred about a half hour after ingestion before a doctor could arrive. Coroner summoned and investigation ongoing. funeral planned for Saturday at 2 p.m.
After a wide 44 hour search deputies found a about 14 year old girl wandering in Canton Southwest. She was held at the juvenile detention home and had in her possession part of about 160 dollars worth of clothing stolen from Tola Ramsey’s home on Park Avenue Southwest. The Ramsey residence was entered through the front door and the intruder fled through a rear door.
Washington reports the end of government ownership of shipping could be near as talks between Chairman O Connor and Henry Ford raise the possibility of 400 ships being sold or scrapped. Critics warn private control risks higher reliance on foreign fleets and eroded wartime naval reserves. The dispute centers on cost versus national defense, with estimates of twenty million dollars a year for maintenance as the benchmark.
Huntington West Virginia May 15 A five foot black snake and a 14 year old boy held police at bay for three hours. The boy trapped in a cave used the reptile as a shield while officers tried to coax him out. Police killed the snake to lure the boy out and took him into custody. He cried saying he did not mind the arrest but they killed his pet.
Notables from finance and industry join a six hour aerial tour aboard the Los Angeles dirigible. Passengers include J P Morgan partner A tatesbury W W Atterbury and Irene Dupont as the craft flies over Philadelphia Camden Trenton Easton Reading Washington and Chester with speeches planned and a seven hundred mile dinner event noted.
Chicago reports nationwide results show the Safetha Interpropopal Church North backing unification with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Secretary KR Worte announced the vote outcomes from the general conference.
A Spanish romance of legends recedes into a modern picture shown at the Strand Theater. The review notes the film ambiance and notes an unusual naming inversion in the classified listing, with readers invited as guests of the Daily News.
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