Ripon Horse Fire Sparks Massive Gasoline Blaze
A runaway horse in Ripon Wisconsin broke a gasoline pipeline starting a major blaze that destroyed parts of the city. The fire, sparked by sparks from the shoes, burned tanks and caused extensive damage estimated at 300000 to 400000 dollars. The horse fled into the countryside as firefighters battled flames visible 30 miles away.
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United Press
Ripon
Wis
College Town
Republican Party
Waltham Ol Co
Waltham Co
Beane
Gerke
Fox Lake
Duchess Sails for New York Mystery Over Appointment
A fragmentary notice reports the Duchess sails for New York and hints at a key appointment. The text is unclear but implies a planned purpose tied to a visit and official duties.
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Duchess
New York
Calcutta Destruction Reported Amid Deteriorating Night
Fragmentary report states injuries occurred during unrest in Calcutta as Hindu houses were burned and looted. References to local goods and advertisements appear, including priced items and contact numbers.
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Telagragh Dines
Calcutta
Husband’s Hoax Missing Bride Scheme Leads to Arrest
G C Kirk, 24, admitted a plotted hoax claiming his wife vanished after a breakdown near Turtle Creek Pennsylvania. Police said he traveled for checks in multiple cities and was tied to similar schemes. jailed on suspicious person charges.
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Turtle Creek
G. C. Kirk
East McKeesport
Kirk
Niagara Falls
Warren
Carnation Farm Co
Carnation, Wash
Pittsburgh
R. C. Kirk
N. Y
Lincoln Highway
Washington
Wilkinsburg
English wine dealer held for conspiracy
Edward Tatham, a young Englishman, was held on 10000 bail after pleading guilty to an indictment of international conspiracy tied to prohibition law violations. He and the British firm Justerini & Brooks were alleged to plan shipments to the 12 mile limit and delivery to yachts belonging to chosen clients. Federal agents had shadowed him since arrival in the United States.
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Canton Daily News
New York World
York
Edward Tatham
Caffey
Tatham
Canada
London
Justerini & Brooks
United States
Watts
Jit Il
America
Grand Central Station
New York World News Service
Poppy Sale a Success For VFW Post 693 in Canton
Canton marked a successful Poppy Day as many residents wore poppies to honor veterans. William Miller, commander, thanked the public and sales force, noting proceeds support disabled veterans in government hospitals and honor the fallen by helping the living.
Actor James Kirkwood Sues for Divorce from Lila Lee
James Kirkwood, veteran actor, files for divorce in Los Angeles claiming desertion by Lila Lee since July 15, 1928. He states she left their six year old son James with him and that a court agreement exists on custody. The couple wed in July 1923 in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
James Kirkwood
Lila Lee
Miss Lee
Janes
Kirkwood
Legionnaire Hurt When Toy Cannon Explodes at Legion Dance
John R. McLaughlin 29 Beaver Pa real estate broker suffered a shattered right leg after a toy cannon exploded during an American Legion dance in East Liverpool. The drum corps member from Elwood City Pa stumbled against the weapon mounted center floor.
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East Liverpool
John R. McLaughlin
Beaver
American Legion
McLaughlin
Elwood City
Adjourning Trial in Pittsburgh Deputy Slaying Case
The trial of Harry W. Rushing of Pittsburgh for second degree murder in the death of deputy James F. Elliott was adjourned until Monday. Rushing says Elliott leaped on his car and beat him with a blackjack before the crash, while prosecutors argue the deputy was crushed when Rushing rammed a tree while trying to arrest him for a traffic violation.
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Lisbon
Harry W. Rushing
Pittsburgh
James F. Elliott
Rushing
Elliott
Kushing
Classifieds Offer Merchandise and Help Wanted
Want to buy a item of merchandise. Growing established business advertised. Burroughs portable appliance like new suitable for residence fixtures cash register shelving etc. Wanted experienced shoe repair man at once. Wanted a grocery with Genni ture to take 25 room hotel and restaurant. Turn to today’s classified section Canton Daily News Classified Department.
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Canton Daily News
Blast sinks yacht Playmate injuring six in Cayuga Inlet
A back firing engine caused the 40 foot yacht Playmate to explode and sink in Cayuga inlet Ithaca N Y injuring six. Capt C EB Brown Mrs N 8 Valentines, Mrs Anthonie Weller and George Major deckhand were aboard. Mrs Brown and Mary Lee Valentine were rescued from the water after the craft foundered.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Syracuse
Cayuga Inlet
C. EB. Brown
N. 8& Valentine
Anthonie Weller
George Major
Cable fixed linking Put-In-Bay to mainland after ice broke old line
A new telephone and telegraph cable was laid on the bottom of Lake Erie and connected today between the mainland and Put-In-Bay Island. This provides Put-In-Bay telephone and telegraph service for the first time since the previous cable was broken by ice and currents on January 3.
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Sandusky
Lake Erie
Put-In- Bay Island
Put-In-Bay
Canton News Highlights Ahead on Page 1 Section 2
A Canton page preview lists stories on the arrival of Gene and Glenn, candidates ready for primaries, possible action on a transportation franchise, plans for the sixth annual school picnic, and annexation plans.
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Canton News
Gene
Glenn
Graf Zeppelin Lands in Rio After South American Flight Leg
The Graf Zeppelin arrived over Rio de Janeiro after a coastwise route from Pernambuco completing the third leg of its voyage from Friedrichshafen to South America. Dr. Hugo Eckener led the dirigible as crowds cheered the first airship to cross the Atlantic to South American shores.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Friedrichshafen
Germany
South America
United States
Bahia State
Espirito Santo
Macury
Graf
Brazil
Paranagua
Hugo Eckener
Pernambuco
Beckener
Condor Syndicate
Agenta
Zeppelin Company
Sao Paulo
Atlantic Ocean
Tariff Bill Near Final Hurdles in Congress
Washington May 24 The Hawley Smoot tariff bill enters the last stretch in Congress with expected obstacles to be overcome. In the Senate a conference report is submitted and a series of points of order are anticipated over rates for cherries rayon cheese watches and clocks alleging conferees exceeded their authority by fixing rates outside approved schedules.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Convicted of Manslaughter in Fatal Boardwalk Slashing
Warren E. Cliff, 27, found guilty of manslaughter for slashing his 19 year-old wife Betty on the boardwalk last winter. State sought first degree murder with death penalty. jury delivered a compromise verdict after three hours.
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Mays Landing
N. J
Warren EF. Cliff
Betty
New Jersey
Cuff
Court frees trio of Reds in Martins Ferry case
The seventh district appellate court reversed Belmont County Common Pleas Court sentences of five years and $5,000 fines for Lillian Andrews Thomas Johnson and Charles Gwynn for distributing Communist literature during an International Red Day demonstration in Martins Ferry. The court found the evidence insufficient and ruled utterances were not a serious threat. Prosecutor McKelvie said appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court may follow.
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Seventh District Appellate Court
Court of Common Please
Belmont
Martins Ferry
Lillian Andrews
Thomas Johnson
Cleveland
Charles Gwynn
Lansin
W. W. Cowen
Common Pleas Court
George McKelvie
Ohio Supreme Court
J. W. Roberts
Voss Named to Safety Post at Public Steel Corp
J A Voss named safety director of Public Steel Corp announced by chairman T M Girdler. He previously served as safety director at Central Alloy Steel Corp Massillon and will oversee safety across all Public Steel plants from Youngstown.
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J. A. Voss
Nnted
Public Steel Corp
T. M. Girdler
Mr. Voss
Central Alloy Steel Corp
Massillon
Youngstown
Rumors Denied On Japanese Exclusion in London Talks
Washington officials and Chairman Johnson of the house immigration committee denied rumors that excluding Japanese immigrants influenced the London Naval Conference negotiations. The denial emphasizes that policy decisions remain separate from international talks and are not tied to conference outcomes.
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Washington
State Department
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
United States
Army Planes and Goodyear Blimp Triumph in Storm
Special to New York World and Canton Daily News reports a powerful May storm over the capital disrupting the Curtiss Martin trophy race for standard service seaplanes. Navy and Marine corps flyers landed on carriers’ decks after gusts up to 42 mph while a Wasp Hawk fighter overturned at Anacostia Naval Air Station but pilot Lieut. O. F. Grieber escaped injury. The Goodyear blimp Vigilant rode out four hours of rain and wind above the station, unable to find a harbor for a landing.
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Navy
Marine Corps
Anacostia Naval Air Station Field
O. F. Grieber
Long Field
Baltimore
Goodyear
Naval Air Station
Columbus Man May Seek Seat at Washington
Sen Roscoe C McCulloch of Canton will seek the office appointed by Gov Myers Y Cooper and faces GOP opposition in the August primaries. Columbus attorney Matthew L Bigger, defeated in 1928, may announce if Col Carmi A Thompson does not run.
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Columbus
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Canton
Myers Y. Cooper
Sen. McCulloch
Col
Carmi A. Thompson
Cleveland
Matthew L. Bigger
Col. Thompson
Bigger
Sen
McCulloch
John J. Parker
United States Supreme Court
Hoover
Thompson
Woman Asks McCormick Boycott
Dissension among district Republican women grew as groups split over a boycott of Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick's June 9 meeting in Toledo over campaign expenditures in Illinois primaries. Mrs Robert Morris, Toledo leader, argued for fairness while questioning the merit of the high spend.
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Toledo
Silas Hurig
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
Hurin
Robert Morris
Conference to consider pact on London treaty ahead
Washington May 24 Republican senators plan a conference to decide on endorsing and ratifying the London naval treaty before adjournment. The plan also includes handling the tariff bill and rivers and harbors measures, with all three possibly cleared by mid June.
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Washington
Congress
Sen. Watson
Indiana
Pinchot Likely GOP Nominee in Pa Governor Race
Early returns from 3701 divisions show Gifford Pinchot leading Francis Shunk Brown for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Pennsylvania by at least 17000 votes. The state supreme court may settle the question based on the near completion of results. The item follows a brief Canton Lodge notice and local ads.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
Gifford Pinchot
Francis Shunk Brown
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Southern Baptist Convention
New Orleans
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South Polar
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Goodyear Blimp
STORM
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J. W. Pisher
McCormick
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Geo. C. Bole
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