Taplin brothers seize control of Wheeling and Lake Erie
In Cleveland on May 23 the Taplin brothers moved to take charge of the Wheeling and Lake Erie System after ousting the Van Sweringens in a rump stockholders meeting. An injunction was sought to block the new board, with police guarding offices and records as the fight continued in common pleas court.
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United Press
Cleveland
Aplin Brothers
Common Pleas
van Sweringen
Taplins
Wheeling
Taplin
North Haven
Morrow Estate
Lindbergh
New Jersey
Morrow
Anne Morrow
FOUND SANE. GUERIERI W ILL BE FREED
Mrs. Maeme Guerieri, lover of Rev. Joseph Ricard, is reported perfectly sane after an exhaustive test by Dr. Arthur G. Hyde. The sanity finding clears her for a Friday morning custody hearing before Judge Alva Deal, with Hyde likely the sole witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maeme Guerieri
Joseph Ricard
Arthur G. Hyde
Masillon State Hospital
Asane
Henry W. Harter, Jr
Obate
Alva Deal
Hyde
Riccardi
St. Anthony’s Church
W. H. Vorbau
Lima State Hospital
Timinal
Rial
Harter
Dr. Hyde
Acquittal of Four Eller Henchmen in Chicago Case
In Chicago on May 23 1928 the prosecution of 17 Eller Henchmen ended with the acquittal of the last four. Ellers Morris city collector and Judge Emanuel escaped trial as charges of conspiracy to violate election laws were dismissed. The four acquitted last night included State Senator James B Leonardo who faces a remaining jury tampering charge amid a violent primary period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eller
Ellers—Morris
Emanuel
James B. Leonardo
Kerr resigns to become Miami University freshman adviser
Miss Jenee Kerr resigns from her teaching post at the Gallia academy to take a position as freshmen women's adviser at Miami University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jenee Kerr
Galliaco Acady
Miami University
Ebon Gun Notches Basis For Stock Issue
Detroit May 23 report hints at a major financial merger tied to weaponized assets. The piece notes notches on machine guns defining stock proportions and mentions caskets as part of the jargon, with investors urged to watch American Packers Corporation closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil Rogers
Detroit
Chicago
Thang
Mos
Mers
Cas
American Packete *Rs Corporation
Flyers Pass Half Way Mark in World Flight Record Bid
Texas cowboy and former railroad mechanic in a Ryan monoplane reach 96 hours aloft at Meacham Field near Fort Worth. They face potential beat of the Army’s 150 hour record as a bride waves from another plane.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Meacham Field
Kelly
Chicago House approves traction bills—fare changes eyed
May 23 Chicago reports the Illinois house passed traction bills and sent them to the senate. The measures propose a 10 cent surface line fare and a two for a quarter elevated fare, with public utilities committee approval already indicated in Springfield.
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Chicago
Illinois House of Representatives
Springfield
House
Senate
Committee On Public Utilities
Man Killed at Work in Dresden Factory
Granville Cullins a 35 year old worker at the Zanesville Washed Gravel Co in Dresden was killed yesterday when he was caught in a rotating machine at the plant. He died at the scene and his death is being investigated by local authorities.
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Zanesville, O
Granville Cullins
Dresden
Zanesville
Bomberger's Restaurant Opens on Market Avenue NE
Advertisement notes Bomberger's Restaurant now open to the public at corner 2nd stand Market av NE. Also promotes hearing the Model 28 Bosch Receiver before you buy from The Burs Radio Co at 3313 Belmont Place SW. Dial 20113, open evenings.
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Bomberger
Burs Radio Co
Belmont Place
Bomberger’s
2Nd St
Market Av NE
Ady
Testimony Attacks Dry Agent's Character in Groh Bribery Trial
In New Philadelphia on May 23 defense lawyers challenged Edward Little's credibility as the key state witness in the Groh bribery case. They called five Dayton men and the former Municipal Judge to question Little's reputation and past financial charges. Sheriff deputies were sent to Columbus to bring Mrs. Hallie Bagent to testify about an alleged assault by Little on Irene Engler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Philadelphia
Edward Little
Peter J. Groh
Dayton
Lon Bolt
George Holland
Irvin Belncamp
Charles Brennan
William C. Powell
Little
Samuel Beetham
Prohibition
Beetham
Groh
Bolz
Dayton Municipal Court
Columbus
Hallie Bagent
Resume Probe in Clinic Blast Issues Second Day
Cleveland coroner A J Pearse outlined a week long wait for an official report on the Clinic disaster that killed 125. Witness testimony will resume with Dr William E Lower recalled to discuss administration. Oxygen tents from other cities aid victims as authorities seek cause and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
William E. Lower
George W. Crile
A. J. Pearse
Explosion at Remington Arms plant injures worker in Bridgeport
A powder explosion at the Remington Arms Co plant in Bridgeport critically injures one man, Norris Atkins, who was alone in a small mixing shed when the blast shattered the shed and shook the city’s east side. He was taken to Bridgeport Hospital. The cause remains unexplained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Remington Arms Co
Norris Atkins
War threatens China as Chiang Kai-Shek faces Feng Yu-hsiang
General Chiang Kai-Shek's Nanking government declares war on Feng Yu-hsiang, who has formed an opposition bloc and gathered forces at Chengchow Henan. Feng denounces Chiang and seeks foreign neutrality while rising Kwangsi rebels threaten Canton from the south.
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United Press
Shanghat
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Feng Yu-lHsiang
Nanking
Feng
Kuomintang
High Council
State Council
Chiang
Keng Yu-Hsiang
Chengchow
Henan
Yellow River
Eng Yu-Hsiang
Canton
Stark County Farmers Face Over Million Lost To Heavy Rain
Stark county farmers may lose more than 1 million dollars as eight weeks of near daily rain damage oats wheat corn and hay. farm agent Ormann R Keyser says 160000 acres are affected with one third of oats possibly cut and some areas seeing 50 percent losses. drainage could save two thirds of winter wheat while yellowed wheat may drop five bushels per acre and corn and timothy hay also face about a one third decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark Co
Ormann R. Keyser
Keysey
Keyser
Kayser
Charge error in tax returns involving Boardman and Vidor
Los Angeles reports that Eleanor Boardman and her husband King Vidor face government charges over alleged income tax underpayments. Boardman allegedly owes $8,931 while Vidor is accused of underreporting $38,876 in two years. both attended the U S district attorney’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Eleanor Boardman
King Vidor
Miss Boardman
Vidor
United States District Attorney's Office
Freeman Harry Hoffman Acquitted After Fourth Trial
Harry Hoffman was acquitted last night in Brooklyn Supreme Court of murdering Mrs. Maude Bauer on Staten Island. This marked his first freedom since April 1924 after four trials in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Hoffman
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Maude ©. Bauer
Staten Island
Hoffman
Pastors Clash Over Profanity in High School Play in Danbury
In Danbury Connecticut on May 23 a Congregational minister condemned profanity in The Seven Chances performed by high school students to a 1500 member crowd. Rev Charles S Gray walked out after threats to leave if words continued. The audience cheered the remaining acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury, Conn
Charles S. Gray
Carl Legge
Wilton
Legge
Gray
Hell
Engineers Lift 260-Ton Arch at Akron Hangar
Engineers completed the top span of the 260 ton arch at the Goodyear Zeppelin hangar in Akron Ohio. The arch stands 200 feet high and rests on two legs each made from 275 tons of steel. The milestone marks a major stage in the facility's construction with no incidents reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Goodyear-Zeppelin
Widow Edna Howe fatally stabbed in Brooklyn home
In Brooklyn on May 23 widow Edna Howe 34 was stabbed to death as her three children slept upstairs George L Taylor 48 an electrical worker was arrested on homicide charges after witness Harry Lukey said Taylor returned home intoxicated with Howe following a motion picture. Lukey said a quarrel led to the kitchen confrontation then the sun parlor stabbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Edna Howe
George L. Taylor
Harry Lukey
Charles Edward Howe
Corporation
Lukey
Taylor
Mrs. Howe
George
Howe
Clue to Murder Is Police Goal
Police squads hunted in gangland haunts for clues to the murder of Detective Joseph Sullivan slain in Chicago. Sullivan, aide to Deputy Police Commissioner John Stege, was found dead in his car after overtime work on extortion cases linked to a gang that killed Detective Lawrence Martin last week. Six suspects were questioned but yielded little information.
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Chicago
Joseph Sullivan
Sullivan
John Stege
Lawrence Martin
Kansas City Journal Post Raises Weekly Subscription Price
The Kansas City Journal Post will raise its weekly subscription from 10 to 15 cents for seven issues, including afternoons and Sundays, starting June 1. Managing editor Dick Smith cited editorial improvements and a belief readers will pay for quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Journal-Post
Dick Smnith
Cantor trio confess to long series of house robberies
Orby Gee Homer Johnson and Paul Lehner confessed to a spree of about 24 robberies in Canton during recent months. Twelve cars jewelry guns and about 15000 dollars in valuables were stolen. Some loot was recovered hidden under a stairs in Market ay and 5th st. All face burglary and larceny charges.
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Trio
Cantor
Richard R. Harter
Canton
Orby Gee
Irwin
Homer Johnson
6Th St
Paul Lehner
4Th St
Gee
Johnson
Lehner
Market Ay S
5Th St
Weckel Denies Board Politics Over Headley Case
President Ed Weckel of the board of education denies political chicanery amid a debate on advancing McKinley High mathematics instructor Francis D Headley. He says Headley will not seek the math instructor post next year and may pursue a position elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Weckel
Board of Education
Francis D. Headley
McKinley High School
Headley
Mason
Markley
War foes become dining companions aboard Mauretania
Two former World War adversaries, Rear Admiral Gordon Campbell of the British Q ships and Count Felix von Luckner of the German raider See Adler, sit as first cabin passengers on the Mauretania and likely share the captain's table.
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New York
Mauretania
Gordon Campbell
Felix von Wluckner
Leffler held on bigamy charge in New York
William Leffler is jailed on $3,000 bail after his second wife hid in his car and overheard him discussing with his first wife. He faces bigamy accusations claiming he divorced his first wife in March while the second wife says the marriage occurred about ten months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Leffler
Leffler
Peanut Rise In Social Standing Captures Nation
Washington May 23 The peanut or goober gains prestige as Congress reviews its history and tariff protection while President Hoover signals support. Texans boost its status as lawmakers study its origins in three families Virginia Spanish and Runner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hoover
White House
Legur
Virginia
Two Trucks Bombed in Chicago Ice Cream Cache
Police blamed business rivalries or labor troubles for the bombing of two Good Humor Ice Cream Co. trucks in Chicago. The vehicles were demolished in the attack, signaling a possible public disturbance or targeted act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Good Humor Ice Cream Co
Canton Storage Co Advertisement
Canton Storage Co offers furniture storage pneumatic tires and long distance hauling services advertised by Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Storage Co
Ady
Becher's Greenhouse Showcases Blooming Geraniums
Becher's Greenhouse displays geraniums in bloom across beds at 1204 Wertz and 1207 Bread Niv Ady with a wide variety of colors and plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becher’s
Senate confrontation over Lenroot vote triggers press clash
Washington May 23 A dispute between the press gallery and the senate over publishing senate business arose after the rules committee proposed disciplinary action against the United Press and Paul R. Mallon. Senator LaFollette and others threatened a senate vote while reporters debated mass meetings to protest censorship fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senate Rules — Committee
United Press Association
Paul R. Mallon
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Rules Committee
Standing Committee
Senate Committee
Fifty strike breakers in Bemberg plant standoff
Elizabethton Tennessee May 23 The United Textile Workers Union presses the Bemberg Glanzstoff strike amid a court trial of over 50 strikers for contempt in Carter County injunction violations Judge delivered orders and attorney John R Neal of Scopes fame leads the defense Dr Arthur Mothwurf returns as mill president signaling plans to delay work on a new 3 million dollar unit until workers return William F Kelly UTW vice president says the strike could end if workers are rehired without discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethton
Tenn
South
United Textile Workers
Bemberg-Glanzstoff
Carter Co Chancery Court
John R. Neal
Arthur Mothwurf
Mills
Mothwurf
William F. Kelly
United Textile Workers’ Union
Gasoline Prices Rise Again in Chicago
Gasoline rose one cent a gallon in Chicago marking a second rise in five days. The new price reaches 17 cents per gallon and a three cent state tax will take effect on August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Child deaths bring Cook County auto crash toll to 290
Chicago May 23 reporting the death of three children from injuries sustained in automobile accidents raises Cook County’s 1913 toll to 290 for the year thus far. The tally reflects ongoing dangers on local roads and increasing fatalities among young victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cookco
Page Teems With Local Notices On Ags Pages
Fragmentary OCR notes list ags content across pages with sparse names and dates. Reads like a shuffled schedule of notices mentioning local officials and community events without full context.
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SRE
Ebon
Flyers
Old Orchard
Rome
James H. Kimball
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
Atlantic
Roosevelt Field
L.il
Henry B. Clarke
William Albrigeh
Martin Jensen
Baer
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Guily
Hele
Watrolman
Weckel
President of Education
Pike
North Carolina
Tennessee
Dupont
Canton Wall Paper Co
6Th St. NW
Palace Theater
Lenroot
Barred Krom
Ocean City
N. J
Madio
Cadman
Molly Stark
Judith Smith
Iver
Fishbein
Gielf Goat Getters
Amusement Review
Tae
Tne
Aew
Pam Hana Ags
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