Community Fund Parade Set to Kick Off Saturday
The Community Fund drive neared a goal with $223,452.82 raised of $384,446 as of Friday noon, and a grand parade was planned for Saturday at 1 PM. A 12:30 assembly at Walnutaw and Tuscarawas streets brought together 23 welfare groups, with floats bands and volunteers from Thayer's American Legion Salvation Army and other organizations.
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Sales Army
Walnutaw and
Tuscarawas St E
Thayer's
American Legion
Salvation Army
American Federation of Labor
Letter Found at La Luz Mine in Nicaragua Threatens Americans
A letter signed by Gen Augustino Sandino was found among the ashes of the La Luz mine in Nicaragua. It warns that because the United States refused to withdraw forces, all Americans captured by revolutionists will have reached their end. The note bears a Sandino signature and seal and was recovered by Harry Amphlett.
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Puerto Cabezas
Nicaragua
United States
Augustino Sandino
la Luz
Harry Amphlett
Amphlett
Sandino
Bombing Targets NY Executioner Sacco Vanzetti Case Sparks Vengeance
New York May 18. The home of Robert G. Elliott, official executioner, was wrecked by a powerful bomb amid fears of reprisal for Sacco and Vanzetti. Police suspect sympathizers angry at the executions, which previously drew belted threats and guard details. The blast shattered the Elliott home and nearby windows, tossing families from bed half a mile away.
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New York
Sacco
Vanzetti
Robert G. Elliott
Elliott
Richmond Hill
Sacco Vanzetti
General Stark praises Canton for successful spring cleanup
The General commends Canton citizens for keeping their homes clean during winter. City rubbish wagons collected less trash than expected, suggesting residents cleaned basements in advance and reduced health and fire risks. Fire Chief Mesnar would agree, he says, and urges continued effort.
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Gerald E. Mudge
RO Mesnar
Stark
Ener the Square
Reunions Planned at Nimisila Park and County Events
The superintendent of Nimisila Park approves several family reunion bookings for the next three months starting in June. The Shearer family reunion is set for Saturday in May at Chalmer Shearer's home west of Robertsville with all Shearer relatives invited.
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Everal
Nimisila Park
Shearer
Chalmer Shearer
Robertsville
Smile worth five dollars shocks local dance crowd
An orchestra member received a $5 bill from a woman during intermission after she admired her smile. The incident occurred at a local dance where the woman slipped the bill into the musician’s hand with the remark that the smile was worth five dollars.
George Marian jailed over dog license fine in county jail
George Marian of Columbia Heights chose jail over paying 13.85 in fines and costs for possessing a dog without a license. He admitted harboring the dog but refused to pay the license fee, and Justice Smyth committed him in default of payment. Last year Marian faced a similar charge and was bound over to probate court. Others paid fines for different dog-law cases.
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Eorge Marian
Columbia Heights
Marian
Justice of the
Donald Smyth
George Masonne
Isaac Garr
Lucinda Chamberlain
Sam Greco
John Eftimides
Roda Kirkilis
Hoover and Will Rogers clash in political musings
Beverly Hills note from Will Rogers recalls a fist fight between a former governor and a state leader in South Carolina, questions primaries violence, speculates on elections, urges stock buyers to consider de Pont’s Powder and Winchester Arms, mentions Oklahoma aviation stunts and Hoover fishing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey gathering 28 delegates.
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Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
Cal
May
South Carolina
de Pont
Winchester
Oklahoma
Hoover
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Bremen crew in long sleep during U S visit
Detroit dispatch says the three Bremen flyers Baron Von Huenefeld Major Fitzmaurice and Capt Koehl slept late after a 14 hour day. They toured the Fordson plant the Ford airplane factory and the Packard motor shop before announcing a 5 26 departure by train to Boston due to engine trouble on their sister ship.
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Detroit
Mich
Bremen
Baron von Huenefeld
Fitzmaurice
Capt Koehl
Fordson Automobile
Ford Airplane Factory
Packard Airplane Motor Shop
Boston
Hoover expense totals in West Virginia sum to 7589 dollars
West Virginia Hoover for President campaign figures show $3758 spent by state manager Harry C. Woodyard plus $3831.24 personally by Woodyard, totaling $7589.24, used to counter misrepresentations about Hoover and his Republican stance against Senator Goff.
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Washington
West Virginia
Harry C. Woodyard
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Woolyard
Goff
Hoover
Convict Wife Slayer Faces June 5 Sentencing
Cecil Clyde Campbell former U S army major who killed his wife Mary McLean Campbell with a hammer in a Broadway hotel will be sentenced on a second degree murder charge June 5. He was found guilty by a jury before General Sessions Judge Donnellan with a mercy recommendation after six hours deliberation.
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New York
Cecil Clyde Campbell
U. S. Army
Mary McLean Campbell
Broadway
General Sessions
Donnellan
Fourth Suspect Held In Child Kidnaping Case
Beatrice Rosenbaum kidnapping case remains unsolved as police prepare to question a fourth suspect in Youngstown Ohio. A 53 year old man remained in custody. police doubt ransom motives and fear a child killer may have taken Beatrice last Monday. Authorities search northern and central Ohio for leads including possible confinement in an institution.
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Youngstown
M. B. Rosenbaum
Beatrice Rosenbaum
Beatrice
David
Columbiana
Rosenbaum
McNicholas
Ohio
Donahey Wife Back in Ohio After Southern Trip
Governor Vic Donahey and wife returned to Columbus after a sixteen day motor journey with their son James. They traveled from May 1 to May 18 through Florida Alabama Tennessee Louisiana and New Orleans. The trip aimed to aid Mrs Donahey’s health after injuries from a prior auto accident.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
South
James
Donahey
Miami
Fla
Atlantic Coast
West Florida
New Orleans
Alabama
Tennessee
J. A. Meckstroh
Wet track for Derby ends fast-track hopes at Churchill Downs
Rain drenched Churchill Downs on May 18 ending any chance of a fast track for the Kentucky Derby after a heavy downpour overnight. The soaked surface left organizers tallying track conditions and potential delays.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Champ Battle Delayed Again In Heavy Rain
New York May 18 The lightweight title bout between Sammy Mandell and Jimmy McLarnin is postponed again due to heavy rain. Promoter Tex Rickard plans to announce new arrangements for the Saturday night fight this afternoon.
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New York
Mandell McLarnin
Sammy Mandell
Jimmy McLarnin
Tex Rickard
Chinese Move Toward Pekin Sparks Far Eastern Tension
May 18 report says Chinese Nationalist troops advance on Pekin to seize the central government seat. Japan readies to shield its nationals in Tientsin and to prevent war in Manchuria, planning legation zone security and potential 20 mile clear area around Pekin.
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Tokyo
Pekin
Japan
Tientsin
Manchuria
Legation
Chang Tso Lin
Chang Tse Lin
United Press
Shaw Hai Kwan
Mystery in Death Crofoot Merchant Dies in Columbus
Cornelius O. Crofoot 53 prominent Findlay merchant died suddenly at his daughter’s Columbus home. Exact cause pending. Body to be returned for funeral and burial. Survived by widow Flora and four sons.
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Columbus
Cornelius O. Crofoot
Findlay
Flora
Cone
Lengel's Job Suit Postponed
Mandamus suit of Saranus Lengel against former Mayor Stanford M Swarts to recover Lengel's police chief position was indefinitely continued at the request of his attorney James L Amerman. The case, filed before Lengel's arrest and linked to the Don Mellet murder, may not be heard again until the September term due to heavy court assignments and vacations.
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Saranus
Lengel
Stanford M. Swarts
James L. Amerman
Don FR Mellett
Canton Daily News
Court of Appeals
Trail
Flora Fetzer
Thackerville Tornado Strikes Town. Residents Safe
Thackerville Oklahoma May 18 three hundred residents escaped injury as a tornado swept the town along the Red River. Practically every building was damaged or twisted. Mr and Mrs Gibbs on a farm north of Thackerville were bruised slightly but not seriously. Several others were shaken and bruised but unharmed.
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Marietta
Okla
Thackerville
Gibbs
Youth seeks $5 million from Perth estate
Bruce Thornborn, 20, a sailor in Boston, hires Max J. Meskew to claim a $5,000,000 estate from his presumed father James D. N. Thornborn after a Copenhagen dockside newspaper notice states the Perth death and near kin. The case hinges on Australian records and a photo of a mother who died in Seattle seven years earlier.
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Boston
Copenhagen
Bruce Thornborn
Max J. Meskew
Perth
Australia
James D. N. Thornborn
Thornborn
Seattle
Wash
Bruce
God
Ena Hopkins
James D. Thornborn
Moskow
James PD
Japanese Girl to Wed Prince in Japan
Setsuko Matsudaira daughter of a Japanese ambassador will graduate tonight from Friends School Washington and soon leave for Japan to wed the heir to the throne as Princess Chichibu. She has been on the honor roll for four years and will receive an American flag as a symbol of friendship.
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Washington
Setsuko Matsudaira
Friends School
Japan
Chichibu
Quaker Meeting House
Matsudaira
Byrd Aviation Associates Form Support Committee
A 37 member committee named The Byrd Aviation Associates for the Byrd Antarctic Expedition formed in New York to provide financial moral and material backing for Commander Richard E. Byrd. The group announced today as Byrd prepares for the expedition.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
Explorer
Byrd Aviation Associates
Byrd
Bill Haywood Former I W W Leader Dies in Moscow
William Big Bill Haywood former uncrowned king of the I W W dies in self imposed exile in Moscow at age 65 or 66 after weeks of illness linked to diabetes. He was a prominent Communist figure in the United States before the war and tied to Red Emma Goldman. Haywood had been a fugitive since 1921, active in labor farming and lumber sectors in the middle and northwest.
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Moscow
William ‘Big Bill
Haywood
United States
Imma” Goldman
Russia
America
Middle
Northwest
Grain Steamer Rammed in Fog Off Detour Beached
The grain steamer Krigsson carrying 300000 bushels was rammed by the Harvey and beached at Detour after a foggy night on upper Lake Huron. The J. R. Reiss rescued 30 crew members from the Ericsson and its officers cited the dense fog as the cause.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Krigsson
Harvey
J. R. Reiss
Ericsson
Stresemann Survives Illness Crisis in Berlin
Foreign Minister Stresemann has overcome a serious illness that earlier caused grave concern among physicians this week, with an official announcement confirming his recovery.
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Berlin
Stresemann
New Classified Ads Service Through Newsboys Launched
The Canton Daily News announces a new service allowing readers to place classified ads via their newsboys. Advertisers fill a weekly form with name address and copy then hand it to the newsboy when paying for the paper. No extra charge and no collector by the newsboy.
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Canton Daily News
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