Canton Road Crash Kills Elderly Man as Children Injured
A late Sunday traffic collision in Canton left Robert A. Quinn, 81, of New Kensington, Pa., dead after being struck while crossing near the First Presbyterian church. E R Ward, driving a car from 124th St NW, was cited as causing the fatality. witnesses included Pierstos and Koehm. Quinn’s widow and three daughters survive, with burial planned in New Kensington.
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Canton
Stark
First of Presbyterian Church
Fierstos
Cleveland
Koehm
Pierstos
Ward
Mr. Quinn
Brinkley
R. F
13Th St
Laine
Pyobee
Bop Hee
Sin
W. Mospens
Crescent
Nn- Annan
Neiland Minue Murals Featured in Page Two
A brief note indicates Neiland Minue is highlighted on Page Two, Columna 2, of the issue. Details remain sparse but point to a feature or review within the page segment.
Liquor Law Fines Set in Local Court Action
Monday proceedings levied fines totaling $1 200 against defendants including PMAN RUMMER and ige U Johnston for violations of liquor laws. Additional penalties of $800 and costs were assessed against George 19 at 16th gt SE with related charges.
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U Johnston
Jackson
Marys
Eze
Jaston Aleo
George
Smith Wheeling
Canton Community Fund campaign opens with strong pledge
Canton prepares for its 1926 Community Fund drive with a dinner at Courtland hotel as Paul B. Belden leads a plan to raise 25 000 in funds benefiting 10 000 people through agencies. Lloyd J. Noaker and Mrs. E. J. Heffelman praise turnout and the women volunteers.
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Canton
Community Fund
Paulb. Belden
Canton Community Fund
Courtland Hotel
Lloyd J. Noaker
Army
E. J. Heffelman
Indictments Sought in Quiz Beer Conspiracy Probe
In Cleveland on May 17 assistant U S Atty John B Osman will seek 14 indictments from the federal grand jury for a nationwide beer conspiracy under investigation. He and aides will also present 42 narcotic and liquor cases. Joseph Rieseman of Franklin Pa. was questioned about a shipment billed as linseed oil to Newburgh Gas & Oil Co.
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Cleveland
U. S. Dist
John B. Osman
Federal
Osman
Joseph Rieseman
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin
Newburgh Gas & Oil Co
Seiber Announces Run for Governor in Ohio
Joseph B. Seiber of Akron, runner up for the Republican nomination two years ago, declares his candidacy for governor. He says after deliberation he can win the nomination and defeat Donahey in November.
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Columbus
Joseph B. Seiber
Akron
Donahey
Carmen to Meet Blinn in Effort at Adjustment
Labor backs men as interurban service to Massillon reopens Tuesday. Carman representatives from Northern Ohio Power and Light Co. will meet A C Blinn in Akron to arbitrate differences, while Blinn refuses to discuss with the union leadership. Massillon city service and Canton street cars resume. buses are deployed to handle traffic as the system restores normal operations amid ongoing negotiations.
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Carmen
Northern Ohio Power & Light Co
A. C. Blinn
Traction Company
Akron
Blinn
Edward McMorrow
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
McMorrow
Union
Massillon
Canton
Conklin
Meyers Lake
Passengers Off Leaking Vessel Reach Train Safety
About nine passengers from the Clyde-Mae steamship Seneca, stranded two miles off Miami after grounding, were transferred to a train heading north. Captain B W Leek ordered a swift fire drill with life belts, aided by coast guard cutters, ensuring no injuries as the vessel awaited towing for repairs.
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Miami
Tay
Clyde Mae
Seneca
Yesterda
B. W. Leek
Coast Guard
Miami Beach
Nesbitt Denies Murder Guilty in Troy Case
Jacob Nesbitt, who confessed to killing his wife, pleaded not guilty at a morning arraignment in Troy court on a second degree murder charge. Judge A D Jones appointed Leonard H Shipman as his attorney as Nesbitt seeks indigence relief. The trial is expected in early June amid a large court presence.
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Troy
Jacob Nesbitt
Nesbitt
A. D. Jones
Leonard H. Shipman
Shipman
World Wide News In Brief Flashes
World briefs report the death of former Florida governor Albert Gilchrist at 68 from a thigh tumor en route home to Punta Gorda. Other items note Sir Esme Howard joining Phi Beta Kappa, Ales Hrdlicka’s Alaska survey trip, UC Berkeley student Fred Zeigler’s fatal parachute accident near San Jose, Cal, Cal Nobile to be honored as general by Mussolini, and a Detroit double shooting at 922 East Ferry Avenue with two suspects in custody as witnesses.
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New York
Albert Gilchrist
Florida
Punta Gorda
Fla
San Jose
Cal
Fred Zeigler
University of California
Detroit
Mary Pope
Joseph Jalany
East Ferry Avenue
Pegey Relden
Peter Todorut
Norge Dirigible Norge Lands at Teller Alaska
The Norge dirigible landed at Teller Alaska with heavy damage after partial deflation. Crew, scarce, struggled to control the craft in strong winds while aviation hero Oscar Ohmdal prepared for a life of Arctic aerial exploration.
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Nome
Alaska
Norge
Teller
Athough
Rauld Amundsen
North Pole
Arctic
Amundsen-Ellsworth
Oscar Ohmdah
Amundsen
Ohmdal
Wife Sues Over Alleged Abduction of Husband for 50 000
Helen FE Stanley of North Benton sues Corrine Robertson of Alliance for 59000 damages in common pleas court claiming Robertson lured her husband away from their family with automobile rides and long walks. Stanley, who earned 400 to 500 dollars monthly, left wife and two children, depriving them of support and companionship. Attorney H H Emmons represents the plaintiff.
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Helen FE. Stanley
North Benton
Common Pleas Court
Corrine Robertson
Ramsey Ct
Stanley
H. H. Emmons
Theater Robbery in Cleveland Targets Ticket Seller
Police seek a lone bandit who forced Rose McGuire, 18, a Lexington theater ticket seller, to surrender 374 dollars in receipts after menaced with a gun at the Lexington Avenue location on May 17.
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Cleveland
Rose McGuire
Lexington Theater
Lexington Av
Canton Bootlegging Suspect Nabbed With 95 Gallons In Car
Motorcycle officer Ike Conner arrested Albert Williams after a pursuit for speeding. A rear compartment held 17 five gallon cans of corn sugar whisky totaling 85 gallons. A decoy reported to be the queen of bootleggers was seen ahead as Williams passed the officer near Market and 19th streets. Williams was charged with transporting liquor.
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Canton
Ike Conner
Albert Williamis
Williams
Conner
19Th St
Market Av N
14 St
Deputy Leaves to Get Custer Extradition Papers
Deputy Sheriff George Thorn traveled to Columbus to secure extradition documents for William Custer a Massillon broker jailed in Miami Florida on embezzlement charges. Officials say up to one hundred thousand dollars may be missing from Custer accounts while a Florida court fight looms over the extradition. Milford Russell of Massillon says Custer swindled him of four thousand dollars for stock not delivered. Canal Fulton resident William Felmuth says he invested heavily but will not file charges.
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George Thorn
Columbus
William
Custer
Massillon
Miami
Fla
Thorn
Florida
Milford Russell
Central Steel
Russell
William Felmuth
Canal Fulton
Home Explodes from Gas Leak in Cincinnati
Fire marshals traced a gas leak in the home of Gabriel Schwartz, wholesale clothier, to explode causing 19060 dollars in damage and shaking the neighborhood for 10 blocks. The Schwartz family was away, and maid Kate O Malley fled after smelling the gas and rushing to summon help.
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Cincinnati
Gabriel Schwartz
Schwartz
Kate O'Malley
Man Arrested for Carrying Razor and Drinking in Public
Tom Plakis, 1886 Dueberry Street, was arrested Sunday and charged with drunkenness and carrying a concealed weapon after officers Wilhelm and Reiss found a razor in his pocket and saw him discard a half pint bottle of whiskey. Charles Lucas, no address given, who was with Plakis, faced a drunkenness charge.
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Tom Plakis
Dueberry Sn
Wilhelm and
Reiss
Charles Lucas
Plokis
Solicitor Upholds Lengel Over Traffic Director Move
City Solicitor James E. Kinnison backed Police Chief Saranus A. Lengel in resisting the appointment of Charles Martin as director of traffic. Lengel had ordered Martin to take the post to handle business district traffic, but Kinnison's ruling was awaited. Martin did not report for duty, having been on leave.
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James A. Tice
Saranus A. Lengel
Charles Martin
James E. Kinnison
Lengel
Kinnison
Figld
Martin
Rice
James I. Kinnison
Hice
Rison
Sidney Man Nabbed on Canton Charge In Liquor Scheme
Dayton police detained Sal von E Williams 28 after a Canton warrant for highway robbery tied to a Sidney bank holdup case. Williams, a horse trader from Dayton, allegedly swindled Cantonians in a "country slicker" whiskey scam, claiming he found cases of antique whisky and sought permits to move it. He denies bank robbery links, stating a single Canton visit for a meal.
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Dayton
Salvon E. Williams
First National Bank
Sidney
Sidney Bank
Williams
St. Wayne
Ind
Chrysler
Canton
Norwalk
J. Creig
Creig
Minerva
Federanl
Ife
Music Teacher Defies Judge Fined From Sunday Lessons
Massillon music teacher Oscar Puegner was fined 16 dollars and costs by Judge Duncan for contempt of court after violating a Sunday music ban. Neighbor Calvin Black, a frequent litigant against Puegner, pursued the case, alleging repeated breaches of prior orders.
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Oscar Puegner
Massillonimusic
Duncan
Hemutted
Calvin Black
Puegner
Krrchbaum
Black Sala
Chapman’s pal admits guilt in New Britain store raid
Walter Ky. Shean, accomplice of Gerald Chapman, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and carrying concealed weapons in the October 1924 Davidson and Leventhal department store robbery at New Britain. He was sentenced in Hartford to one to five years in state prison.
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Hartford
Conn
Walter Ky. Shean
Gerald Chapman
Davidson and Leventhal
New Britain
Sheany
HoldUp Report Involving Two Young Suspects
A man of 1393 Harrison Street reported to police that two youths robbed him late Sunday night at 7th and Walnut. They took 56 dollars and a gold watch. The assailants were about six years old, wearing light caps and dark suits. one was light complected and the other dark.
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W. J. Camin
Harrison
7Th St Aid Walnut Ar SK
British Return to Work Slowly
London reports a cautious restart as Britain resumes business and industry after two weeks of idleness. Rail service lags at first, but normal operations begin to reappear. urban transit and utilities resume with little visible change. newspapers agree to resume printing the next day.
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London
Great Britain
Idio Hess
In Fight in Cleveland Harrig, Wife Arrested for Assault
Following a quarrel between Charles Harrig and his wife Elizabeth and visitor Robert Thomas an ax was employed police say Thomas was at death's door in City Hospital today Harrig and his wife are jailed on assault with intent to kill charges.
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Cleveland
Charles Harrig
Eizabeth
Tobert Thomas
Thomas
Harrig
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