Morgan raid remembered near Gavers and Rue surrender site
Edward Salt reports on Morgan’s Civil War raid memories from Henry Crawford and local residents near Gavers Ohio. A glacial boulder marks where Morgan surrendered his sword to Maj. Rue, the spot debated by historians and later marked by a bronze tablet in 1908. The park nearby has seen declined upkeep and visits from East Liverpool officials, with the surrender point identified as the farthest north reached by Confederate troops.
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Edward Salt
the News
Alineville
Morgan
Here
Henry Crawford
Gavers
Salineville
Columbianaco
Babb’s Island
Liverpool
Ohio
W. W. Crabaugh
George W. Rue
Fast Liverpool Historical Society
David Crabaugh
Ineed
John H. Morgan
George W
Will L. Thompson
East
Tariff Reform Clashes Over Hoover Change Debate
Washington May 29 Republican leaders express confidence on tariff bill passing after reform talks on a flexible clause. A Democratic charge about Hoover influencing rate changes is disputed as conferees approve two key exceptions to the clause limiting presidential power. The measure moves to Monday for final action with the commission’s duties and the president’s role in setting rates under debate.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Hoover
House
Barkley
Kentucky
Urtia
Tariff Commission
Commission
Repulicans
Ackerman found guilty in deputy sheriff murder case
Ver on Ackerman alias Joe Wells was convicted of first degree murder in the death of Deputy Sheriff Lee Wright last January. He stood accused alongside Mrs Irene Shrader of Castle Garden and the case involved a deadly January incident with life imprisonment recommended.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Veron Ackerman
Joe Wells
Lee Wright
Mra
Irene Shrader
En Castle
King Albert Involved After Auto Accident Injury
In Brussels on May 29, King Albert witnessed the removal of a severely injured child after the monarch’s automobile struck the youngster. The royal attended nearby to supervise the casualty’s transfer.
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Brussels
Belgium
Ing Albert
Louisiana Senate Votes On Repeal Amendment
Baton Rouge Louisiana May 29 the Louisiana senate debated repeal and advanced an amendment by a 19 16 vote with live coverage from the capital.
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Louisiana Senate
Baton Rouge
Five room Ak ran house for rent with shed downtown
Unclear OCR text mentions a five room unit for rent near a restaurant and downtown district. Also notes night class proposition and sale items including tomato and sweet pepper plants and potted petunias. A fragment references German police and a lost item with black spot on something, but details are unreadable.
Graf Zeppelin May Bypass Havana En Route to Lakehurst
Graf Zeppelin, flying from Pernambuco to Lakehurst, may skip Havana due to fuel shortfall and bad weather. Radio messages say winds along the route will determine any detour, with decision due by Friday noon. The airship was about 500 miles north of Melem, Brazil, early this morning et.
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Cuba
Pernambuco
Brazil
Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Eckener
Eckener
Graf
Melem
England Seeks Byers Story on Canton Police Dissenter
In Limelight England shows interest in US blue laws. A London Daily Express asked former Canton Chief William E. Byers for his personal account of resigning last Sunday after he refused to use tear bombs on motion picture operators.
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Canton Daily News
England
United States
London Daily
Today
William E. Byers
Byers
London Daily Express
Three Boys Die After Sewer Flood in Baltimore
Bodies of three boys recovered from a storm sewer used as a pirate den near Jones Palis after a cloudburst Saturday. Police had searched seven miles of sewer all week. a fourth boy is still missing. Auction Sale Saturday afternoon Household Goods R R Freight The Canton Storage Co Adv
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Baltimore
Jones Palis
P. M
R. R. Freight
The
Canton Storage Co
Mob riots spread to Calcutta in wage row violence
Mob violence widens to Calcutta with clashes in Rangoon and Dacca as toll climbs past 100 dead. Three thousand workmen besiege two European railway officials at Lilooah near Calcutta, fire three coaches, and injure officers. Police battle mobs. Nawabaganj unrest erupts with European casualties. Gandhi round-table efforts rise as Indian commerce groups urge dominion status talks.
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Webb Miller
United Press
Bombay
Calcutta
Rangoon
Dacca
Lilooah
Dacon
Nawabaganj
W. Cotton
Cotton
J. W. Atkins
Dacca Electric Co
Mahatma Gandhi
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Lord Irwin
Gandhi
India
Jewel Robber Still at Large in Pasadena Train Heist
Hollywood jewel the four and a half carat Marion Nixon diamond was carried by a timid train robber who boarded the Santa Fe Chief after being forced from a train by Ruby Keeler. He escaped after smashing into the Nixon suite and seizing jewels valued at 10,500 dollars plus 400 in cash while attempting another robbery.
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Pasadena
Cal
Hollywood
Marion Nixon
Los Angeles
Ruby Keeler
al Jolson
Santa Fe
Frank Lehman
Detroit
Tariff Change Discussed for Auto Imports in Ottawa
Ottawa May 20 government weighs representations by Canadian automobile manufacturers seeking to tax imported finished cars by list price rather than wholesale value. The proposal would raise duties on U S finished cars not built or assembled here. Members invited to attend funeral services for R W Guyten at temple May 30 7 15 p m. Auto owners urged to bring cars. Geo C Rose W M C E Norris Secy Adv
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Ottawa
Ont
United States
Temple Fri
R. W. Guyten
Geo. C. Rose
W. M
C. E. Norris
Secy
New Gas Rates Begin Sunday In East Ohio Franchise
New gas rates take effect Sunday under a two year old East Ohio Gas Co franchise, promising savings for consumers. The first 300 cubic feet will cost 83 cents, then 55 cents per thousand for the next 4700, with 60 cents per thousand for over 5,000. no monthly service charge. Previously rates were 55 cents up to 5,000, 60 cents for next 5,000, 65 cents above 10,000, plus a 60 cent monthly service fee.
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East Ohio Gas, Co
Letters From Archie Butt Reveal Roosevelt Taft Feud
The Canton Daily News presents the first installment of Archie Butt letters collected by Clara Butt. The writings promise to answer why Theodore Roosevelt promoted a third party and how a rift with William Howard Taft shaped Republican history. Publication begins Monday June 2.
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Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt
Taft
Archie Butt
Baptists vote against union in Northern Convention
May 29 Northern Baptist convention votes down reunification with the Disciples of Christ denomination. About 5,000 delegates reject the proposal as F. L. Anderson and Rev. J Whitcomb Broughton defend the stand, delivering hour long speeches against joining forces to heal the church split of a century.
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Cleveland
Northern Baptist Convention
Disciples of Christ
F. L. Anderson
Newton Logical Institution of
Massachusetts
J Whitcomb Broughton
Tremont
Temple
Boston
Union
New Orleans Population Rises 17 Percent to 451,634
Census Director Pran kutchen announced New Orleans 1930 population at 451,634, up 17 percent from 1920’s 387,219. The tally lists one missing enumerator’s book and notes the city’s growth. Also advertised: weekend excursion to Cleveland at $225 with round trips on all trains, Saturday and Sunday, return Monday.
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New Orleans
Prankutchen
Cleveland
R. T
Franchises Reached by Canton Transit Measures
City council approved dual transportation franchises filed with Mayor Herman R. Witter. The mayor may sign or veto within ten days. unsigned means effective after 30 days. Amendments include free rides for uniformed mail carriers and school nurses. Canton Traction Co plans to take over and operate car lines using assets of Northern Ohio Power & Light Co. Canton Motor Coach may add about 20 buses atop the 3 existing routes.
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Herman R. Witter
Russell H. Mack
Canton Traction Co
Northern Ohio Power & Light Co
Canton Motor Coach, Inc
Dispute Over Marriage In Hollywood Star Case
In Los Angeles May 2 musical comedy actress Mise White appeared in superior court seeking separate maintenance from Philip T. Carling wealthy Hollywood property owner Carling countered that his four day marriage to Mise White in Tiajuana is not legal The case hinges on whether the union was valid and if maintenance is warranted.
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Los Angeles
Note White
Superior Court
Philip T. Carling
Hollywood
Mies White
Carling
Mise White
Tiajuana
Prisoner Guarded After Mob Seizure at Union Co Jail
About thirty deputy sheriffs surrounded the Union County jail at Elk Point on May 2 to protect John W. Elliott, seized by a mob and later returned to officials uninjured on the plea of Sheriff N. G. Slocum. Elliott faced bank robbery charges.
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Elk Point, & D
Union Co
John W. Elliott
N. G. Slocum
Ellicott
Memorial Day Plans Completed Parade Scheduled
Rep McClintock to give holiday talk in auditorium as Canton honors fallen heroes from the Civil War era. Mists of time lift today to memory the gallant soldiers who marched to war and fell in battle as muffled drum beats echo in martial music.
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Rep. McClintock
Canton
Clouda
Grand Army of the Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Memorial Day Weather, Veterans Honor Canton Observes
Canton observes Memorial Day with respectful tributes as veterans from Civil War through World War II join in graveside ceremonies. Citizens pause as city activities cease, honoring fallen comrades with flowers and remembrance across the town.
It Was This Way Your Honor Traffic Court
Alfred Kramer told a traffic court story claiming inattention to a light due to marriage and a 29th birthday as he was fined five dollars. Magistrate Dreyer offered to suspend sentence if he used the money to buy his bride a new hat. Kramer asked where to buy a five dollar hat.
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United Press
York
Alfred Kramer
Eity Hall
Dreyer
Three die in blaze in Abilene clothing house
A fiery attempt to escape from a burning clothing house in Abilene Texas is believed to have caused three deaths. Harvey Sprinkle 21 Bernard Love 19 and Roy Thomas 28 were found partially clothed as firemen reached the scene.
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Tex
Harvey Sprinkle
Bernard Love
Roy Thomas
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