Barton Widens Path to Wheeler Legacy in League Death
A. J. Barton favored to succeed Wayne B. Wheeler as head of the Anti-Saloon League after Wheeler died of heart failure at Battle Creek. Barton as temporary legislative superintendent is seen as likely to be chosen at the December trustees meeting, with a permanent successor planned then. Wheeler died hours after kidney illness worsened, in Shelby, as his wife perished earlier from a stove explosion at their summer home.
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Washington
A. J. Barton
Baptist Board
Nashville, Tenn
Wayne B. Wheeler
Battle Creek
Mich
League
Wheeler
Board of Trustees
Barton
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Anti-Saloon League
Shelby
Ijroyd E. Verity
Columbus
Local Theater Ticket Quip and County Politics Frolic
A Canton area column recalls a theater tick et window quip about washing up for a ticket. It moves to county politics as King of coon dogs Fromm hails a champion hound and laments busy office duties. A Henry Clothing scale tale and Willam R Zol linger gossip follow. The piece ends with council picnic antics and famed last words.
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Charlie Fromm
Kenton
Hardin County Fair
Fromm
United States
World Flyers Plan Return 10 U S Flights
Old Orchard Maine reports the Pride of Detroit headed toward Rome for a possible record longest nonstop flight. Brock and Schlee plan Pacific return via Rangoon Hongkong Shanghai Tokyo and Honolulu. Courtneys Whale eyes New York direct route with weather delays and port refueling changes. Medcalf and Tully prep Sir John Carling for London with a delayed takeoff after a fuel explosion injures four.
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Calcutta
British India
William
Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Detroit
United States
Pacific Ocean
Allahabad
Jock
Schlee
Rangoon
Hongkong
Shanghai
Tokio
Honolulu
Coruna
Spain
Frank T. Courtney
New York
Whale
Courtney
Valentia
Ireland
Newfandland
Horta
Azores Islands
Azores
Plymouth
Eng
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
James Medcalf
Terrence Tully
London
Sir John Carling
Cracker Caught In Theater Safe Break At Cleveland
Police surprised two safe crackers on a theater ladder aiming to escape with 4000 dollars. The incident occurred on September 6 in Cleveland as officers halted the attempted theft.
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Sape
Cleveland
Tiger serial continues on page four today
The Canton Daily News publishes another chapter of the new serial Tiger. If you have not started reading yet, delivery of subsequent chapters will be arranged to your door. Don't miss Tiger.
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Canton Daily News
Methodists Hold Giant Session in Delaware Ohio
In Delaware Ohio a huge Methodist Episcopal gathering unites the Ohio west Ohio and northeast Ohio annual conferences. About 1,500 active ministers serve roughly 500000 worshippers ahead of the Kansas City general conference. Key issues include eight year bishop terms and more democratic district superintendent selection.
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Delaware
Ohio
West Ohio
Northeast Ohio
Methodist Episcopal
Kansas City
Ohio Methodists
General Conference
Northeast
W. B. Armington
Canton
Guards Seize American Ships in Gulf and Oswego
Coast guard cutters off Brenton Island in the Gulf of Mexico at the Mississippi mouth seized the American ships H F Russell and Dewdrop with 17 1490 gallons of alcohol and six prisoners. An American cutter also seized a Canadian motorboat laden with ale off Oswego New York.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Brenton Island
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
H F. Russell
Dewdrop
Oswego
B. Y
Redfern seen by ship reports in Caribbean area
Capt I A Hamre of the Norwegian steamer Christian Krogh recounted sighting and receiving notes from Paul Redfern, the Georgia aviator, as the Port of Brunswick plane crossed 165 miles off Venezuela en route to land. The Krogh found the green and yellow painted craft while docked in New Orleans after Kingston reports.
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New Orleans
I. A. Hamre
Christian Krogh
Paul Redfern
Georgia
Brazil
America
Kingston
Jamaica
Hamre
Redfern
Brunswick
Venezuela
Three Men Escape Franklin County Jail in Columbus
Three inmates escaped the Franklin County jail in Columbus by sawing a bar from a basement window and climbing a 12 foot exterior wall. The men fled the jail premises and authorities launched a manhunt this morning.
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Columbus
Franklin Co
Charlies Lungren Dies After Exposure on Medham Mountain
Charlies M Lungren 71 an inventor died after exposure during his wanderings on Medham mountain troopers said. The Morristown incident dated Sept 6 details released by state police identify Lungren as the deceased.
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Morristown
N. J
Medham Mountain
Charlies M. Lungren
Ocean Flying Not So Bad Rogers
Beverly Hills dispatch notes Will Rogers humorously downplays ocean flying fatalities versus auto deaths citing thirteen losses as a sample. The columnist suggests the public mood shifts as political change looms and jokes about a party losing its mayoral post while defending a congressman at large.
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Rogers
Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
Cel
United States
Marcus Loew Dies of Heart Attack at 55
Marcus Loew, prominent in the motion picture industry and owner of a nationwide theater chain, died at his Glen Cove home Pembroke after three months of illness. He suffered a heart attack Monday morning at 6 39 after returning from Saratoga Springs with his wife Caroline and twin sons Arthur and David bedside. Funeral planned Thursday at 11 a m from the Glen Cove residence.
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New York
Marcus Loew
Pembroke
Glen Cove
Graudeville
Saratoga Springs
Spa
Caroline
Arthur
David
President Ready to Battle Congress This Winter
President Coolidge readies for a clash with Congress over tax reduction farm relief foreign policy and naval building as factions form for a potentially stormy 1928 campaign season.
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Rapid City
Coolidge
Congress
James Kimbley Tragedy Shocks Mount Summit Family
James Kimbley 30, an eccentric medical student, shot and killed his father, seriously wounded his brother, attempted to harm a sister, then killed himself after a family quarrel near Mount Summit Indiana. The incident follows an earlier argument weeks before and occurred as he returned to wash clothes.
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Mount Summit
Ind
James Kimbley
Kimbley
Death shocks Loew theater manager in Canton
Russell Bovim, manager of Loew's theater, reacted to the death of motion picture magnate Marcus Loew in Long Island. He said the loss will not affect theater policies or business theaters under Loew ownership across the United States and no closing orders were received.
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Marcus Loew
Russell Bovim
Loew
Theater Cae
Canton Daily News
Long Island
United States
Bovim
Loew, Pioneer of Motion Picture Industry, Dies
Immensely influential figure in early cinema, he built a vast chain of theaters including 499 motion picture and vaudeville venues in the United States and another 69 abroad. Married to Caroline Rosenheim in 1894, Loew was widely recognized as foreseeing the industry’s enormous future.
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Old East Side
Caroline Rosenheim Loew
Danish Author Volunteers for Electrocution Challenge
In Copenhagen on September 4 a Danish writer Thorkild Barfod offered to submit to electrocution using the Sacco and Vanzetti current to prove electricity alone cannot kill. He would undergo the process with a physician on hand to revive him and journalists present to ensure fair play, amid Denmark's debate on medical interpretation of death in electrocution.
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Copenhagen
Thorkild Barfod
Sacco
Vanzetti
Foiliiken
Denmark
Ardina
Barfedt
Coast Guard Tows Victoria Seattle for Akutan from Seattle
The coast guard cutter Haida is towing the passenger and mail steamer Victoria Seattle for Neme to Akutan Alaska, as reported to guard headquarters today.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Haida
Victoria Seattle
Neme
Akutan
Alaska
Stark County Fair Opens to Record Labor Day Crowds
Crowds surpass last year as Stark County Fair opens with a day of sunshine and warm afternoon temperatures. Ed Wilson reports livestock and agricultural entries exceed previous totals while home baked goods and art show strong gains. Officials note a temporary power fault, soon to be fixed, and a packed schedule with vaudeville, bands, and nightly fireworks across Canton and Massillon participants.
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Stark County Fair
Elementa
Wilson
The
Fair Association
Ohio Commission For the Blind
Canton Lionas’ Club
Sponseller Grange
Plain To Grange
Magnolia Grange
Hoover Band
North Canton
Massillon
Canton
Thayer
Alliance
Canton Legion
Robbers Threaten Woman Over Diamond Ring Theft
Cleveland detectives hunted two holdup men who threatened to slash Miss Eva Horwitzeth with a razor when she delayed turning over a diamond ring. After stealing the ring the men fled.
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Cleveland
Eva Horwitteh
Coroner Blames Weapons as Playthings After Two Canton Deaths
In Canton two accidental deaths occurred within 24 hours as a 14 year old, Edward Kulzeak, was shot by a companion, and eight year old George Sherman drowned at a reservoir. Coroner McQuate decried guns as weapons not playthings and urged parental responsibility. Edward’s funeral details and George’s survivors are listed.
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Edward Kulzeak
Correll
George Sherban
Bryan
Canton
Kulzeak
T. C. McQuate
Glenn Campbell
Wabashet
Wheeling & Lake Erie
20Th
21St St
McQuate
George Sherman
Monday Inn
South End
Central Alloy Steel Corp
George
Hmitsa
Dr. McQuate
John Kulzeak
Viola Xulczak
Pennsylvania
Marie Polin
Joseph
Michael
Jacob's
Germany's Soldiers Portrayed in Special Series Start Page 3
A new series of 14 articles presents the other side of the war, detailing the heroism of German soldiers. The set begins today on Page 3 and offers readers an immersive look beyond American battlefield actions.
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America
Germany
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Stark County
Anager Jacobs
Alhambra Theater
Fabit
Henry Clothing Co
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Mr. Zola
Willam R. Zollinger & Co
Nora Lux
Lida McGinnis
MOS Fete
Henry Sehrantz
Ecouncil
Landidate
Pete
Sehrantz
Horseshoes
8 Daily News
Sechrantz
World Flyers
U. S
Old Orchard
Pokker Momny
Old Glory
Old Orchard Beach
Atlantic
Rome
Methodists
M. FE
Will
East
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Mr. Coolidge
Prom
Palm Relief
Police
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Gire
Labor Day
Campbell
George Sheridan, Jr
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