President Coolidge Warns Against Federal Overreach
Canton Daily News reports on President Coolidge’s Memorial Day address arguing state duties are lax and federal encroachment arises from neglect of state responsibilities. He urges better local governance and warns against expanding federal power, linking prohibition enforcement to local community action.
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David Lawrence Wright
Canton Daily News
Washington
Coolidge
United States
Speed Champ Miss Ann Groziak Sets Speed Record
Beald Illinois high school pupil Miss Ann Groziak established a new world speed typing record by typing 103.3 words a minute for 15 minutes at the annual state contest in Normal Illinois.
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Ann Groziak
Beald
Normal
Ill
Auto Wreck at Freeman's Crossing Near Massillon
Mr and Mrs Ray Vanderwalker of Massillon escaped injury when an N T interurban struck and demolished their stalled car at Freeman's crossing near Massillon about 1030 Saturday night. Vanderwalker an employee of the Massillon State hospital and the incident was witnessed by F A Hammerly of Canton.
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Ray Vanderwalker
Massillon
Freeman's Crossing
Vanderwalker
F. A. Hammerly
2Nd St SE
Canton
Massillon State Hospital
Shriners Arrive as Los Angeles Prepares for Conclave
Decked in green gold and red Los Angeles streets brim with crescents and palms as thousands of Shriners gather for the annual conclave opening Monday. Delegations include Bangor Maine Dayton Ohio and Akron Ohio arriving today.
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Los Angeles
Bangor
Maine
Dayton
Akron
Ohio natural gas consumers rise to over one million
Natural gas consumers in Ohio total 1 047 599, up 29 978 from last year, per the annual report filed with the Public Utilities Commission. There are 32 756 artificial gas customers in the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Magistrate Lesler Surrenders in Catlettsburg Raid Case
Ashland magistrate Charles Lesler known as a raid squire surrendered in Catlettsburg Kentucky to federal agents. He faces charges of conspiring to violate the Volstead act as authorities pursue a large rum running ring. warrants were sworn for him and two of his constables after months of investigation.
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Catlettsburg
Charles
Lesler
Ashland
Department of Justice
Squire
Booze Scandal in Ohio to Be Aired Monday
Federal court in Cleveland will hear a high profile liquor conspiracy trial beginning Monday. Over 200 witnesses have been subpoenaed to testify against J. E. Russell former Ohio prohibition director Merle R Copeland and Warren E Barnett Columbus attorney as part of allegations that whiskey from Troy was diverted from bonded warehouses to bootleg channels. The case involves nine other Ohio men who have pleaded guilty and may implicate former government officials and prominent figures.
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Cleveland
Westenhaver
Ohio
West Coast
United States Dist
Atty
A. E. Bernstein
J. E. Russell
Prohibition
Merle
Dist. Atty
Bernstein
Ticket Scalping Gang Broken Up
Portland report on the disruption of a nationwide railroad ticket scalping ring. Captain Charles Bachsy of the Bureau of Railway Intelligence says the gang stole an estimated 190000 to 500000 dollars yearly from 16 American railways. Indictments against conductors and others have been returned nationwide with several arrests.
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Portland
Ore
Charles Bachsy
Bureau of Railway Intelligence
Washington, D.C
Bachsy
Pupils Use Buses Columbus Ohio May 30
Ohio school children ride to and from school in motor buses beyond regular buses as the school year ends. About 20,000 motor buses are used nationwide for pupil transport. 1,424 centralized schools were created in 1924.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Motor Bus Owners Association
United States
Man slain by his own hand after sweetheart tragedy
In Los Angeles on May 80 George W. Lerri, longtime sweetheart of Margaret Ferrier Manila heiress and UC coed, died by his own action in a hotel hours after authorities said she killed herself to avoid exposing her diary with love secrets.
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Los Angeles
George W. Lerri
Margaret Ferrier
Manila
University of California
Lerri
General Li Kwei Yuan killed at Shanghai opium conference
General Li Kwei Yuan chief of staff of the first Fengtien army sent to Shanghai by Marshal Chang Tso Lin to investigate an opium scandal was killed and two other high military officers were seriously wounded in a fight at the opium suppression conference in Shanghai May 30.
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Shanghai
Li Kwei Yuan
Chang Tso Lin
Manchuria
Marion Star Opens New Building Honoring Harding
The Marion Star unveils its new home in Marion Ohio with President Harding’s father Dr George T Harding and the late president’s sister Mia present. Ralph T Lewis pressed start as the presses began. A large portrait by Smart owned by Carmi Thompson of Cleveland is showcased. A dedicated President Harding memory room shows reproductions of U S newspapers tracing his life from 1910 defeat to the presidency and burial.
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Marion
Ohio
Marion Star
Harding
George T. Harding
Mia
Ralph T. Lewis
Star
Smart
Carmi Thompson
Cleveland
United States
Plot to Kidnap Mary Pickford Exposed in California
Police in Los Angeles disclosed a plot to kidnap film star Mary Pickford and demand 200000 dollars. Three men Claude Arthur C S Stephens and Billy Woods were arrested in a downtown hotel after secret service overheard their discussions three weeks earlier. They were preparing to move on Pickford's Hollywood home when seized by detectives.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Mary Pickford
Polar explorers Amundsen Ellsworth missing rumors spread
May 30 reports from Olso and Paris discuss the Amundsen Ellsworth polar expedition. Weather delays search while experts hold to belief the explorers are near the Pole observing. Norway debates relief expedition while France authorizes Charcot to voyage the Pourquo Pas to aid if Norway agrees.
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Olso
Norway
King’s Bay
Amundsen
Pole
Paris
France
Roald Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Minister of Marine
Dr. Charcot
Brest
Census estimates place midwest cities growing fast
Washington May 30 estimated populations for 64 U.S. cities as of July 1. Columbus at 297,886 with a 25.6 percent rise, Cincinnati 409,322 up 2 percent, Toledo 287,380 up 18.1 percent, Dayton 142,942 up 33 percent, and Youngstown 159,870 up 20.7 percent. New York tops 6,000,000. Chicago near 3,000,000. Philadelphia near 2,000,000.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Cleveland
Detroit
Columbus
Cincinnati
Toledo
Daytomat
Youngstown
New York
Chicagola
Philadelphia
C@NSUS
Faltimore
Oston
Buffalo
Chicago
Dallas
Dayton
Denver
Des Moines
Duluth
Fort Worth
Grand Rapids
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Milwaukee
Rochester
St. Louis
Salt Lake
San Antonio
San Francisco
Spo Ane Petherees
Tacoma
France Honors American Dead Memorial Day observed in Paris and across France
Paris wore scarlet poppies as Americans and French honor 39 000 American war graves. Special services were held in two churches and a Dec oration day parade marched to the Arc de Triomphe. Gold star mothers, American diplomats, members of the American Legion and French dignitaries paid homage at cemeteries on the old war front.
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Canton Daily News
Paris
France
American Legion
French Senate Passes 1925 Budget With Amendments
Paris May 30 The Senate approved the 1925 budget by 289 to 1 with nine amendments. Receipts were listed at 32,970,000,900 francs and expenditures at 32,490,000,000 francs. Finance Minister Calllaux said he would urge the chamber to remove the Dawes Plan receipts from calculations.
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Paris
Senate
Finance
M Wister Calllaux
Chamber
Man Arrested for Crabbe Act Violation After Whisky Incident
A man who gave the name John Gibbons of 625 Cleveland Ave NW was arrested late Saturday on a Crabbe Act charge. Police allege he had no whisky bottles and broke one before arrest, recovering half a bottle of sugar whisky as evidence.
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John Gibbons
Clevelandavy
Crabbe
Prohibition Conference Set for Columbus Day Meet
A regional prohibition conference will be held here on Monday and Tuesday, announced today for the Columbus area.
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Columbus
New Drug Signs to Mark Ohio Registered Pharmacies
Ohio will mark every registered pharmacy with a large metal badge reading Registered Pharmacy and the Ohio Pharmaceutical Association symbol A. Officials say the badge denotes only trained licensed pharmacists may prepare and dispense prescriptions, with distribution handled by the association.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of
Ohio Pharmaceutical Association
Mrs Donahey Honors Soldier Grave in Greenlawn Cemetery
In Columbus on Memorial Day Mrs Vic Donahey wife of Ohio governor laid flowers on the grave of Private George Redding a southern soldier, son of Mrs V A Redding of Callasasie C. This marks a recurring tribute Mrs Donahey made last Memorial Day in response to Mrs Redding's appeal.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Greenlawn
George Redding
V. A. Redding
Callasasie
S. C
Donahey
Redding
Man Seeks Family in Columbus Missing K 27
Police aid Leroy Martin in Columbus as he searches for his wife and three young children believed lost, with authorities assisting in locating the family.
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Columbus
Leroy Martin
Memorial Day Address From Judge Hough Given In Kellefontaine
Federal Judge Benson W. Hough who led the 166th infantry of the Kajmbow I Division during World War I delivered the Memorial Day address at Kellefontaine. He spoke on service and sacrifice, honoring fallen servicemen and recognizing local veterans in attendance.
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Kellefontaine
Benson W. Hough
166Th
Donahey Reaches Stand on Utilities Board Removals
Ohio Governor Donahey plans no further action to remove Ohio Public Utilities Commission members George T. Marshall Frank B. Maullar and others after senate defeats on new appointees Huffman and Bloom. Officials say slow progress follows, amid mounting reports of a possible legal showdown.
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Columbus
Marshall
Poor
Air
Executive Department
Supreme Court
Executive Office
Poovernor
Twenty Five Seek Optometry Certificates at Lima Exam
Twenty five applicants for certificates as optometrists will take the examination at Lima during the Ohio State Optometric Association convention June 22 23. Dr C P Harris secretary of the state board of optometry announced. Twelve are graduates of the School of Applied Optics at Ohio State University which offers a four year course.
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Columbus
Lima
Ohio State Optometric Association
C. P. Harris
State Board of Optometry
School of Applied Optics
Ohio State University
Ohio Good Roads Federation outlines 1926 highway plan
Ohio officials project 600 miles of new highways in 1926. One third on state routes, 200 miles on county systems, with about 218000 miles to be maintained. Federal funds available total 405 million for construction and 125 million for maintenance nationwide. An estimated 24000 miles will be built nationwide this year.
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Columbus
Ohio Good Roads Federation
U.S
Father Saves Girl From Enraged Prom Attacker in Rushville
May 30. Fatih Iahman, four, was attacked by a militant mother of a small girl when she seized the title child. Her father intervened, snatching the child away to prevent death.
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Rushville
Fatih Iahman
Divorce suit filed by Dorothy Martin Hillman amid cruelty claims
Mrs Dorothy Martin Hillman wife of Iddie Hillman son of a Chicago department store owner filed for divorce alleging cruelty and excessive drinking and rough treatment even before the honeymoon ended. The pair drew notice months ago when she fled Chicago for New York shortly after the marriage with him following.
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Dorothy Martin Hillman
Iddie" Hillman
Chicago
New York
Fire Ravages Hammond Industrial Area Causing $2 Million Loss
A major blaze in Hammond Indiana swept two blocks of the industrial district destroying Paxton Lumber Co Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Co Hammond brass works Betz Automobile Co Lee Supply Co and Sliger motorcycle shops. Originating in Paxton yards the fire spread rapidly as Chicago and other cities sent aid.
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Hammond
Ind
Chicago
Paxton Lumber Co
Northern Indiana Gas and Flectric Co
Hammond Brass Works
Betz Automobile Co
Lee Supply Co
Sliger
Paxton Yards
Universalists to Meet in June in Ohio Centennial Parade
Columbus dispatches a centennial convention of the Universalist church in Ohio set for June 21 to 25. about 100 clergymen and 1,000 laymen will join a parade. Arthur Nash of Cincinnati funds a Million Dollar Golden Rule gift of 100000 for external church work. The United States Universalists launch a five year plan to raise 1000000 to expand activities build new edifices and establish a pastoral fund.
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Universalist Church
Ohio
Arthur Nash
Cincinnati
United States
Reverence for the flag drives U S Flag Association plan
Col James Alfred Moss announces a "reverence for the flag" campaign to foster peacetime patriotism and proper flag respect. He cites Betsy Ross as the model and notes his long service, wartime leadership, and support from President Coolidge and other notable figures.
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Anton Dully
Newa
New York
Congress
Betsy Ross
James Alfred Moss
U.S. A
United States Flag Association
Col. Moss
De Paolo Wins 600 Mile Classic At Indianapolis Speed Trials
Peter De Paolo claimed the thirteenth annual 600 mile motor classic at the brick track with a 4 hour 56 minute 399.47 second run averaging 101.18 mph. Benny Hill finished second in Dave Lewis Junior Might Special with Wade Morton third. Sixteen of 22 cars finished as 19000 spectators watched a crash-heavy day with several retirements and $10,000 in consolation prizes awarded to non-money finishers.
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Might
Hill
Motor Chargers
Wade Morton
Whit Shafer
Dusenberg
de Paolo
Speedway Association
Marl Cooper
Miller
Harts
Jones Whitaker
Nerbert Jones
Kelly Springfield
H. J. Skelly
Ira Wall
R. J
Jules Ellingboe
Ehbare
Wreck Delays Traffic Six Hours Near Mulberry Grove
A Pennsylvania railroad wreck at Mulberry Grove near Greenville derailed both engines of a westbound freight and the St. Louis to New York passenger train No. 20, delaying traffic more than six hours with no injuries reported.
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East &T
Canton First City in State Showings Kiss MBE Again
Canton announces the Strand Theater will screen Kiss MBE Again starring Monte Blue and Marie Vrevost. The Daily Newsreade lists where to find it in Canton and promotes two free theater tickets plus two more for a pound of Royal Crest coffee at Winzeler Bros. Arcade Market.
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Strand Theater
Monte Blue
Marie Vrevost
Victor Herbert
Uoual Oenamen
Daily Newsreade
Canton
Royal Crest
Winzeler Bros
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