Klan Holds Misila Park Meeting Amid Poor Weather
Ku Klux Klan leaders held a Thursday night meeting in Nimisila Park drawing a large crowd despite rain. Rev Billy Parker used the platform for anti Catholic and anti Jewish tirades while soliciting subscriptions to a "New Menace" and taking responses via a postoffice box. The event featured Dr C L Harrod and Rev S T Walters with plans for a Dayton follow up.
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Frie Ku Klux Klan
Nimisila
Billy Parker
Parker
Daily News
Canton Chamber of Commerce
C. L. Harrod
Columbus
Ate Kleagle
Klan
Wilam Lloyd Clark
Harrod
H. Lutz
Canton
Dayton
Gary optimistic on steel gains and tariff reform
Judge Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel addresses the Iron and Steel Institute urging optimism amid burdens and calls for nonpartisan tariff study, fair regulation of industry, and gradual price adjustments. He favors sales tax over immediate soldier bonus and notes President Harding will not meddle in steel.
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Gary
Congress
Great Steel Trust
Judge Gary
White House
Harding
Thompson, Durand stay in Ohio runoff for governor
In Columbus on May 26 A Thompson of Cleveland said he would not quit the governor race after talks with Governor Davis about the Ohio political scene Secretary of State Smith a Republican candidate also indicated he would stay in the race Attorney C Homer Durand of Coshocton filed with the Secretary of State to remain a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor Davis is expected to announce his renomination decision soon.
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Columbus
Naice
A. Thompson
Cleveland
Davis
Ohio
Smith
C. Homer Durand
Coshon
Selary of State
Publican
Brunswick Record and Concert at McKinley High Auditorium
A Canton listing notes the Brunswick Record Those Longing for You Blues by Isham Jones Orchestra on sale at 210 Market North Andover. It advertises a Sunday concert at McKinley High Auditorium, an Arion Singing Society event, and a Columbus excursion by Pennsylvania System with a round trip from Canton. Dentists hours and Hub store details are included.
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Brunswick
Pe Trote Isham Jones
Orch
D. Lerch Co
Mktay N
Columbus
Pennsylvania
Canton
Klan Campaign in Nimisila Park Draws Mixed Crowds
A Thursday night Klan fundraising talk in Nimisila Park featured three periodicals The New Menace The Searchlight and The Ball Splitter with reps Rev Billy Parker Dr C L Harrod and William Lloyd Clark promoting “100 percent American ism.” Rain limited subscriptions and the event drew a mixed audience amid anti Catholic rhetoric and Protestant counterpoints.
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Searchlight
Tavens
Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in Dixie Land Victor Record
Victor record No 18884 advertised as the new popular song hit from the Victor Talking Machine Company. Listing notes the song title and record number with address on the first floor rear balcony.
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Dixie Land
Victor
Victralo Dept
Baby Savings Offer From The First Trust Bank
An advertisement invites parents to open a Baby Savings account with $1 or more at The First Trust and Savings bank. It promises a silver plated bank for the accumulation of the baby's savings as a welcome gift.
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Courtney Free
First Trust & Savings Bank
Adv
Fox Trot Records and Pastry Shop Ad Snippet
A dispatch of music and commerce notes several fox trot records by Bennie Krueger and Paul Reese with D. W. Lerch Co., plus an adv for Georgia and Stumbling fox trots. Also promotes pastries at the Stand 13 arcade market with order reminder and contact numbers.
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Victor
Georgia
Geo. C. Wille & Co
Adv
Geo. C& Wille & Co
Tentative Promise of Queen Marie to Visit Canton
A letter to the Canton Chamber of Commerce from Prince Anton Bibisco of the Romanian legation in Washington says Queen Marie of Romania may visit the United States this year and could stop in Canton. The legation notes no definite visit information has been received yet. The chamber also sent a personal invitation to the Queen.
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Marie of
Rumania
United States
Canton
Chamber of Commerce
Anton Bibisco
Washington
Queen Marie
Sugar price dip and strong market forecast at Letherman quote
Letherman Supply Co offers a lower wholesale cane sugar quotation than carload price while noting a 30 cent rise per hundred pounds last week. Prices at the warehouse or delivered with orders of five dollars or more. Also an Ad for Schiller concert at McKinley High School Auditorium on Sunday May 28 at 2:30 PM.
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Letherman Supply Co
Adv
Schiller
Aerton
McKinley High School Auditorium
New Victrola Records Debut at K. H. Z. Balcony
Advert announces latest Victrola releases "Swanee River Moon" and "California" by Victrola Dept. on the first floor rear balcony. Includes shopping note for purchase and display in store.
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Swanee River Moon
California
Victrola
Victrola Dept
Dumont's Cut Rate Meat Market Saturday Specials
Dumont's offers round steak 118c per pound and sausage or smoked fish at 12 percent 4c per pound. Liver 5c per pound, pork roasts 15c, pork chops 28c per pound. Brick cheese 200 h. Also notices Harter's Wheatland Honey Arcade and Auditorium markets.
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Dumont
Exchange Old Rolls for New Word Rolls Ad
An advertisement promotes trading in old player rolls for new word rolls under an 33e allowance. It lists D. W. Lerch Co and Geo. C and Wille Co as advertisers in this period notice.
Pence Trial Set For June 5 In Manslaughter Case
Detective Joseph Pence faces a manslaughter indictment in the Columbia Heights shooting that killed Tom Larson. After a conference between Prosecutor Walter S Ruff and Pence’s attorney W B Quinn, the trial remains scheduled for Monday June 5, despite earlierMay 31 plans and civil service appeal delays. The grand jury will also address unfinished business and transcript cases.
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Joseph Pence
Walter S&. Ruff
W. B. Quinn
Pence
Civil Service Board
Quinn
Ruff
Canton
Columbia Heights
Tom Larson
Civil Service
Edison Recreation Ads Spark June Return
Advy notes Edison recreations for June and points to the 1st floor rear balcony in the Edison Department, inviting readers to attend or inquire for details.
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Edison
K. H. Z. Edison Dept
Local Grocery Deals Highlight Butter, Produce and Staples
Flory's stores advertise Creamery Butter at 38c, pineapples and berries at low prices, wax beans 10c, sweet potatoes 25c, hot house cakes 3 for 25c, radishes 3 bunches for 5c, leaf lettuce 13c, old table potatoes 30c per pk, new potatoes half pk 33c, galvamic soap 25 bars per dollar, Quaker puffed rice etc. Open Monday evening, closed Tuesday for Decoration Day, open all day Wednesday. Adv.
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Flory's
Best Creamery
Kellogg’s
Unsuccessful Bomb Attempt At Spanish Legation in Havana
An early morning blast at the Spanish legation in Havana caused minor damage as Senor Martategui and his wife were away. Police investigate a first of its kind attack on a foreign government building with a rigorous inquiry underway.
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Havana
Legation
Senor Martategui
Mesnar Probes Suspicious Fire in Lunch Room
Deputy State Fire Marshal Patton Fire Chief Mesnar and Detective Biffle questioned three men at the central fire station about a suspected arson at the Oxford restaurant. The morning scene showed oil saturated shelves gas soaked towels and a trail of gasoline from kitchen to dining area with two burning buckets and a glowing gas range. The manager said no quarrel or motive was known and three suspects will be grilled again Friday afternoon.
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Patton
Mesnar
Biffle
Central Fire Station
Oxford
Tuscara
Cleveland
Bertilloni
Ben Clarke
Blizzard treason trial nears verdict for union miner official
In Charles Town West Virginia Judge Woods readied jury instructions as 12 jurors prepared to decide within 36 hours whether Blizzard the 28 year old union mine official committed treason during last summer's miner war The case could yield freedom or death by hanging once the jury delivers its verdict after days of testimony and argument.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Blizzard
West Virginia
Woods
Player Rolls Five for One Dollar Tomorrow Ady Kenny's Fourth Floor
Local notices advertise a dice game with a bargain roll offering five for one dollar. Event listed for tomorrow at Kenny's location on the fourth floor with Ady noted in the description.
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Kenny
Ady
Notice to Ice Users at City Ice and Coal Co Plant
Price list for ice by the 25 50 75 100 200 pound lots with per 100 pound rate. Open Sunday 7 to 11 am. Also a notice for chalice presentation at St Marys church on May 28 at 4 pm inviting all contributors to Father Hassel.
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City Ice and Coal Co
Canton Ice Delivery Co
Navarrerd
Father Hassel
St. Mary’s Church
New Vocalion Records For Jane Tennessee Moon
Vocalion releases feature Jane on Tennessee Moon with the foxtrot Yerkes Orchestra led by D W Lerch Co at 210 Market Ave North Adv building.
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New
Vocalion Records
Jane
Tennessee Moon
Yerkes’ Orchestra
D. W. Lerch Co
Week End Excursion Via W L E to Wheeling and Zanesville
Weekend excursion advertised on sale every Saturday with return on Sunday. The ad notes travel via W L E to Wheeling and Zanesville and emphasizes convenient weekend round trip.
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Wheeling
Zanesville
Removal Sale At The Hub On Tusest Ave
Notice states June 3 is the last day in the current location and announces a great removal sale with everything sacrificed. The Hub at 818 Tusest F-Adv urges customers to visit before the move.
New Dance Hit By the Sapphire Sea Fox Trot
The Sapphire Sea Fox Trot by the Columbians released through D W Lerch Co at 210 Market Avenue North Adyvy. The sheet music advertises a fresh dance tempo and appearance of the new hit in 1920s era promotion draws.
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The
Columbians
D. W. Lerch Co
The Hat Shop Ad at Courtland Hotel Building
An advertisement promotes straw hats at the Courtland Hotel Building. Hats priced at 2 dollars 50 cents and 3 dollars are advertised as the best straw hats in town.
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Courtland Hotel
Take Tariff Out of Politics Says Gary
New York May 26 Judea E H Gary chairman of United States Steel urged three national policy steps at the American Iron and Steel Institute. He called to remove tariff politics make tariff national seek science based legislation and postpone soldier bonus debate to avoid extra tax burdens. He urged extending government regulation of farmers and labor groups to match big business.
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New York
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
The
Iron and Steel Institute
Commodore
Tam
United States
American Iron and Steel Institute
Judea E. H. Gary
Woman Hangs Self After Lunch Note Found
Dominick Frentzel of 215 Arlington ay BW found a note saying she would die with her children. He hurried home Friday noon to find his wife Minnie Dominick, 40, hanging in the attic with the rope tied to the window top. The family had suffered ill health and broodings for months.
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Dominick Frentzel
Arlington-ay
Minnie Dominick
WARDEN IN PEN WITHOUT INCIDENT
Sheriff Cathon returned with his team from Columbus after noon Thursday bringing Norman Warden to the penitentiary. Warden rode between two officers, handcuffed, while deputies and guards guarded the route. He talked freely about his past life and claimed outside contact despite workhouse precautions. He denied sawing bars and said bars were already cut and filled with soap when placed in the room.
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Cathon
Columbus
Norman Warden
Penitenary
John Doyle South Ohio GOP Leader Dies
Cincinnati May 26 John Doyle aged 1 prominent Republican leader of Southern Ohio and a pioneer insurance man died here after a brief illness. He was a lieutenant of George B Cox and helped build the local GOP. Doyle helped start the Friendly Sons of St Patrick an Irish organization with chapters in major cities.
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Cincinnati
John Doyle
Ohio
George B. Cox
Doyle
Friendly Sons
Mr. Patrick
Union Musicians Meet At Moose Lodge Tonight At 7 30
All union musicians members of Moose lodge requested to meet at club rooms tonight at 7 30 Adv The most wonderful message ever given to man or the greatest delusion in the world Which Hear Burroughs of Cleveland at Redmen s Hall Sunday May 28 7 30 p m
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All Union
Moose Lodge
Burroughs of
Cleveland
Redmen's Hall
Removal Sale At The Hub 318 Tusest E
June 3 is the last day in our present location as everything is sacrificed in our removal sale. The Hub at 318 Tusest E invites shoppers to take part in a final clearance.
The Hat Shop Ad Promises Straw Hats in Canton Store
An advertisement from Canton's Hat Shop at Courtland Hotel Building invites customers to update their headwear with fashionable straw hats. The brief copy emphasizes comfort and modern style for shoppers seeking seasonal headgear.
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Canton
Courtland Hotel
Bidg
Exchange Old Player Rolls for New Word Rolle-33c
An Adv notice from D. W. Lerch Co. announces an exchange program allowing customers to trade in old player rolls for new word rolle 33c allowance on each exchange.
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D. W. Lerch Co
Adv
Bringing Back Business Hinges on Salesmanship
In Cleveland on May 26 at the Advertising Association of the United States convention, J Tily of Strawbridge & Clothier urges merchants to restore demand through salesmanship and resourcefulness. Fellows likens advertising to hosting a party, stressing planning, display, and welcoming customers.
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Cleveland
Herbert Tily
Strawbridge & Clothier
Philadelphia
United States
Tily
R. N. Fellows
Addressograph Company
Mr. Fellows
Hicks Woman Details Desertion and Hard Living in Woods
Martha A. Hicks in an answer to a divorce suit accuses James F. Hicks of moving them to a shanty in the woods and forcing her to travel county fairs with him. She says they lived in a tent while he worked as a horse trainer and that he deserted her and their car on a trip near Steele North Carolina, leaving her to find her own way home.
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Martha A. Hicks
James F. Hicks
Walla Walla
Wash
Steele
N. C
New Vocation Dance Hit Mr and Mrs Fox Trot
Adv notice for a piano roll release by Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians through D W Lerch Co at 210 Market av N. showcasing a new dance hit with lively instrumental credits.
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Mr. and
Mrs.Fox
Rudy Wiedoeft
D W Lerch Co
Victrola and Edison Records Offer at Ground Floor Entrance
Advert says not to go to the eighth floor for Victrola and Edison records. Use the sixth street entrance, first floor rear balcony, K. Hy Z. Co. Ady.
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Victrola
Edelson Records
K. Hy Z. Co
Ady
Hub Ady Solicit Removal Sale Advertises June 8
June 8 is the final Cay tn ons removal sale advertised by The Hub at 318 Tusest F. Ady. The notice outlines a mass sale event tied to a large compelled removal.
Time to Try Wallace Reducing Records Ad
Wallace reducing records advertised by K H Z Victrola and Edison Dept on the 1st floor rear balcony. The notice promotes trying Wallace records and mentions the Edison department as the source.
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Wallace
K. H. Z. Victrola
Edison Dept
Exchange Offer for Old Player Rolls at D W Larch Co
The D W Larch Co announces a trade in offer inviting customers to bring old player rolls to exchange for new war rolls. A 33c allowance applies per old roll. Ady location.
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D. W. Larch Co
Ady
Pastry Shop Offers Special Cakes and Rolls
The Pastry Stop showcases fresh strawberry cream mocha cream orange cream and nut cream cakes with a $1 combination. Choice of special layer cakes and Parkerhouse rolls also priced at $1. Delivery available from 218 Cleveland Ave NW Stand 13 Arcade Market Bell 896 State 3620.
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Cleveland-av
Arcade Market
Bell
State
Lady Baltimore
Parkerhouse
Cleveland
Adu
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Arge
Tes
Steel Corporation
Pities
Hompson
Durand
Ain & Cain
Weather Goblin
Nimisila Park
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Dunder
Jimmy
Bennie Krueger
New Columbia
Paul Reese
Harter
Wheatland
Gordon
Adyvy
Oxford Restaurant
Pen
South
G.O.P
If. J. Tily
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