Canton council backs gas fee amid critics led by Swarts
Canton officials defend a 60 cent service charge on East Ohio Gas Co. contracts as Mayor Swarts campaigns against the ordinance claiming it adds over 100000 dollars annually to residents’ gas bills. Councilman Ernst reads court decisions to enter them in record and Swarts vows further probe.
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William Ernst
7Th Ward
East Ohio Gas Co
Ernst
United States
S. M. Swarts
Swarts
Canton
Major Swarts
Ford seeks to buy Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad
Henry Ford applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to acquire the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railway valued at about 13.02 million dollars as of March 31. He would gain control by purchasing 63,763 common and 59,326 preferred shares and issue 123,088 new common shares plus 10.9855 million in first mortgage bonds to be swapped for equivalent value in the new road. The bonds would be held by the Ford family and exchanged for equal value securities.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Interstate Commerce Commission
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railway
Ford
Auto King
Commission
Detroit & Ironton Railway
Ford Famly
Henry, Edsel
Clara J
Death Driver Blamed in Dayton Auto Tragedy
In Dayton, officials and witnesses judge the driver in the Spinion v Jamey Struck case responsible for a fatal accident that killed a five year old Car Fullmer. The coroner's findings cite excessive speed as a key factor in the crash yesterday.
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Dayton
Spinion
Jamey
J. F. Keanie R. Knupp
Fifty Missing After Bridge Collapse in Sumatra
Fifty people were reported missing and three presumed dead when a bridge at Bindjei in Sumatra collapsed. The disaster was confirmed by a telegram from Banyia, an island near the Dutch East Indies region.
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London
Ltt
Bindjei
Sumatra
Cording
Banyia
Aged pair shot burned in mountain double murder near Burnsville
In Sutton Virginia, Sheriff Bailey pursued two suspects after Nimrod Shingleton and his wife, both over 80, were found slain by bullet wounds and their cabin set ablaze near Burnsville. Investigators recovered hundreds in gold life savings. two men are missing since Saturday.
Orphan Girls Attacked in Brooklyn Orphanage
Fourteen young girls under 16 in a Brooklyn orphanage were found to have been attacked. Superintendent Wilson Johnson was arrested on charges of assault. Three investigations into alleged immoral conditions are underway led by the Children's Society officials.
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New York
Brooklyn
Wilson Johnson
Children's Society
Navy to Probe Seaplane Wreckage in Chesapeake Bay
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur taps Capt. Alfred W. Johnson to lead a three court inquiry into the loss of 17 seaplanes in Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore. The disaster, blamed on weather reporting and storm warnings, hits the navy’s air power as crews salvage engines and study the wrecks alongside earlier Shenandoah and S-51 investigations.
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Washington
Navy
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Wilbur
Navy Air
Shenandoah
Brunner In Critical Condition After Shotgun Injury
W S Brunner, 40, attacked himself with a shotgun butt and was found dazed in Columbus. He was taken into police custody and reported recovering at St Francis hospital.
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Columbus
Brunner
St. Francis Hospital
Dayton Child Dies From Candle Burns
Two year old Virginia Gaugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Gaugh, died at Miami Valley Hospital from burns after clothing caught fire from a candle she obtained in an unexplained manner. Parents heard screams, found her in flames while she still clutched the candle.
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Dayton, O
Virginia Gaugh
Nicholas Gaugh
Miami Valley Hospital
President Coolidge to Attend New York Chamber Dinner
Washington, Oct. 27. President Coolidge has decided to attend the banquet of the New York chamber of commerce on November 19 and will deliver an address, it was announced at the White House today.
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City Board of Health
City Council
Board of Health
Curtis Harter
Washington
Coolidge
New York Chamber of Commerce
White House
Auto Collision Reported Near East Greenville
Roy Shor of Massillon told police a car struck his vehicle Sunday evening one mile west of East Greenville. The hit was by a machine driven by D. W. Mengo of Canton.
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Massillon
Roy Shoris
East Greenville
D. W. Mengo
Canton
Newcomer Seeks Position On School Board
Canton voters read the final candidate interview in a series by Maud M. Howells. Raymond E. Summer, former Niles teacher now in Canton building trades, seeks a seat on the North district board. He has lived in Canton since May last year and says he will investigate school costs after election.
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Maud M. Howells
Board of Education
Raymond EE. Summer
Niles, O
Canton
North
Summer
Niles
McKinley High School
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation by President Coolidge
President Calvin Coolidge designates Thursday November 26 as Thanksgiving Day. The proclamation emphasizes gratitude for national blessings, calls for prayer and cessation of work, and urges moral progress and helping those less fortunate. Signed in Washington on October 26, 1925, during the 150th year of independence.
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Washington
Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
United States
United States of America
Canton Woman Presides At Northeast Ohio Club Conference
Mrs. Margaret Allman of Canton presided at the opening sessions of the Northeast Ohio district conference in Youngstown Ohio. Five hundred club women will participate in the event held October 27 in this city.
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Youngstown
Margaret Allman
Canton
Ohio State Federation of Womens’ Clubs
Northeast Ohio
No Settlement Sighting in Coal Miners Strike
Philadelphia reports no immediate settlement prospects in the 158000 anthracite miners strike. Samuel Warriner of the operators and John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers both say rumors of peace are false and expect no early deal as the workers hold firm on a 10 percent wage raise and continued check off dues.
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Philadelphia
Samuel JD. Warrner
Warriner
Charles W. Berry
New York State Coal Commission
New York
Gen Berry
New York City
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Greece Bulgaria border fighting reported near Petritch grows
Telegram dispatches from Salonika and London detail Greek Third Army operations along the Bulgarian frontier around Petritch and Demirkapu. Greek forces clashed with Bulgarian units during the brief incursion, with casualties on both sides, while the League of Nations urged a peaceful withdrawal and planned frontier guard reestablishment.
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Canton Daily News
Salonika
London
Zaphiopoulos
Third Army
Petriteh
Plipernitza
Gajitaninova
Coula
Marinopolis
Petritch
Gaage
Y Petritch
Demirkapu
Greece
Bulgaria
League Council
Paris
Balkans
French cabinet resignations shock Paris crisis
Premier Patin tendered the entire cabinet's resignation to President Doumergue amid France's franc crisis. Finance Minister Caillaux backed a capital levy plan and refused to resign, preferring parliamentary overthrow. Painleve may be asked to form a new cabinet with extreme Socialists. Herriot discussed leading a unity government.
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Canton Daily News
Paris
Patin
Doumergue
Joseph Caillaux
Caillaux
Painleve
Edouardo Herriot
Canton barber files voluntary bankruptcy petition
Canton barber shop proprietor Anes Harry of Canton filed a voluntary petition in U S district court in Cleveland listing liabilities of 3831.78 dollars and assets of 1333.50 dollars.
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Cleveland, Vet
Anes Harry
Canton
Federal District Court
Man Pleads Guilty to Malicious Slander in Massillon
Manuel Parto pleaded guilty to malicious slander in Massillon Municipal Court and was fined 50 dollars plus costs. The affidavit was filed by Josephine Carbaliada.
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Massillon
Manuel Parto
Josephine Carbaliada
First All Radio Show Opens to Large City Audience
Opening night at the City Auditorium drew thousands from the city and a fifty mile radius. Enthusiastic attendees praised the display by a scientific radio engineer and wood carver and enjoyed the musical program.
Canton First Radio Show Draws Large Audience
The first Canton radio show attracted large attendance with a broadcast from Station WEAR. An opening address by News management preceded a Gov Vic Donahey message sent by direct wire from Columbus to the City Auditorium and amplified by a Radiola 104 loudspeaker.
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Canton
Vic Donahey
Columbus
City Auditorium
William T. Kuhna
Leader Cannot Serve on Board in Jefferson County
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Secretary of State Brown in denying John F. Nolan of Steubenville a seat on the Jefferson county board of elections. The court dismissed Nolan's mandamus suit seeking an order to appoint him to the post.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
John F. Nolan
Steubenville
Ohio
Jefferson County Board of Elections
Supreme Court
Nolan
Brown
Jefferson County
Earth tremors rattle Wales waking residents
Here in Georgetown South Wales an earth tremor lasting about ten minutes woke inhabitants this morning. Geologic sensors and officials were alerted as tremors shook homes and streets, prompting fears of a larger quake. Residents described tremors as strong and pervasive across the town.
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Georgetown
South Wales
Harriet Beecher Stowe Works Reviewed At Strand Theater
Pre Civil War author Harriet Beecher Stowe is highlighted for her influence and moral dramas. The Strand Theater features the film MY WIFE AND I adapted from her play alongside a Ben Furpin comedy. The program also notes daily guest listings in the Where You Can Find It In Canton section.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Fem
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