Old Glory Monoplane in Distress New England to Rome Flight
Wireless reports say the S S Transylvania and the California chased the monoplane Old Glory after an SOS. The craft with three men including pilot Lloyd Bertaud and navigator James Hill may be down about 700 to 800 miles northeast of St Johns Newfoundland. rescue efforts were underway.
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New York
Cunnard-Anchor Line
S. S. Transylvania
Old Glory
Bone
Transylvania
California
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Lloyd W. Bertaud
James de Witt Hill
Philip A. Payne
The
New York Mirror
William Randolph Hearst
Fokker
General Stark at Stark County Fair Promotes Big Event
General Stark visited the Stark County Fair on Labor Day and again Tuesday praising a near record opening day crowd. He lauded the fair officials for staging the largest show with displays of mechanical handiwork, food, amusements, animals, and various exhibits including onions and other attractions.
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Eneral Stark
Stark County Fair
General Stark
Fairgrounds
Molly
Freddie Lancelot completes cross country bicycle trip
Western Union messenger boy Freddie Lancelot finished his bicycle tour from New York to San Francisco, arriving in Canton by way of the desert and Sierra after 34 days, two days longer than planned, and reaching San Francisco at 10 30 last Sunday morning.
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Gdreddie
Lancelot
Western Union
Canton
New York
San Francisco
Canton Western Union
Freddie
Bute
Desert
Sierra
Camper Kit Do's and Don'ts for Comfort on the Trail
An up to date camper should plan for comfort and safety. Preparation prevents frustration for beginners who overestimate ease. Essential items include safety razor blades soap towel toothbrush toothpaste and a small sewing kit.
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Ritz
Canton Telegraph Office Confusion Over Distant Telegram
A Canton telegraph office worker recounts a joke of a husband in Slobe region who wires his wife from Metropolis. The message reads I am detained and will not be home until tomorrow night signed John. The tale ends with a quip on certainty and ignorance.
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Metropolis
John Soandso
Maine
Canton
John
Woman's Body Sought in River Near Steubenville
Sheriff William T. Allison searched the Rush Run river front for a presumed female body believed shot Monday night in an abandoned riverhouse. Residents saw two men dragging what looked like a body from the house after screams and two gunshots. Bloodstains were reported on the river highway.
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Steubenville
William T. Allison
Rush Run
Allison
Man Defeated by Bull Terrier in Steubenville Attack
In Steubenville on September 7 Frank Lemmon, 32, was bitten seven times and badly injured by a raging bull terrier inside his home. He barricaded himself with tables and chairs, but the dog leaped the furniture and bit his arm. Deputies killed the dog after neighbors alerted the sheriff. He was hospitalized in stable condition.
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Steubenville
Frank Lemmon
Lemmon
Riot at Moon Run mine leaves one dead two injured
In Pittsburgh on September 7 a riot at the Moon Run mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. left James Toots, 46, dead and Jose Bargo, 35, seriously wounded. The victims, former Pittsburgh Coal Co. workers, were headed to McKees Rocks to seek steel mill jobs when union picketing turned violent. Coal and Iron policemen reported the casualties as nonunion men. An application for work in the Pittsburgh Coal mines was under way.
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Pittsburgh
Moon Run
Pittsburgh Coal Co
James Toots
Cleveland
Jose Bargo
Doctors sue drug firm over fatal order mix up
Dr. Jonathan Forman and Dr. Elijah J. Gordon filed a $60,000 suit against the Kauffman-Latimer Co. alleging a drug order mistake caused two deaths and left another patient seriously ill. The order dated Sept 8, 1923, led to white arsenic replacing powdered acacia and prompted other doctors to halt referrals.
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Columbus
Jonathan Forman
Elijah J. Gordon
Kauffman-Latimer Co
Mexico Defends Man In Bombing Case
In New York on September 7 six alleged bombers were arraigned two Mexicans among them. An attorney announced that Mexico retained him to defend not only its own citizens but two others as well. The lawyer was Robert Wilson of Freulauff Robinson and Stone. Octavia Barreda, Mexican vice consul in New York, confirmed the statement.
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New York
Republic
Robert Wilson
Freulauff, Robinson and Btone
Wall Street
Octavia Barreda
Woman Sees Her Mother Hurt After Car Crash
Lancaster report from September 1 describes Mrs Catherine Crooks being assisted from a wrecked automobile after a collision that left her daughter Miss Clara Crook startled by the sight.
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Lancaster
Clara Crook
Catherine Crooks
Two Boys Die In Fire At Shrewsbury Home
In Shrewsbury Maas early today a fire destroyed the Henze home trapping Walter Henze aged 12 and his brother George aged 10 in their bedrooms. Both boys burned to death in the blaze. The parents Mr and Mrs Fred Henze survived.
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Shrewsbury. Maas
Fred Henze
Walter Henze
George
Steers Run Wild Through Brooklyn Streets
The Brooklyn police fought a two hour rodeo as 19 steers broke loose from a slaughter house. They dashed down city streets forcing taxi drivers to abandon cars and pedestrians to flee into subways. Police, ambulances, and slaughter house workers corralled the animals and sent them back to be butchered.
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New York
Brooklyn Police Department
Where Are the Candidates County Election Board Asks
Stark County election officials urge residents to file nominating petitions by Friday night for nonpartisan village and township offices including mayor justice of the peace and school boards. East Canton Waynesburg North Canton lack candidates. board warns unqualified names could appear on ballots.
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County Election Board
Tark Co Pey
Daily News Bulldne
Stark Co
East Canton
Waynesburg
North Canton
Election Board
George H. Schauf
Girl to Make Paris Flight In Transatlantic Hop
Milas Ruth Elder of Lakeland Florida pilots The American Girl, a Stinson Detroit monoplane with Capt George Hardman as navigator, planning a Sept 15 takeoff from Wheeling to Paris. Fund for French World War veterans orphans to be carried, backed by Joseph Holloway with note from Eddie Stinson.
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Wheeling
Milas Ruth Elder
Lakeland
Fla
George Hardman
Paris
Joseph Holloway
Steelman
Eddie Stinson
Detroit Company
Detroit
Langin Field
Moundavillie
Miss Flder
United States
Good Word for Loew Wheeler death notice
Beverly Hills Calif Sept 7 Wayne B Wheeler and Marcus Loew died. Loew was a standout in business and Wheeler built a strong political caucus. The Old Congressman Will Rogers notes their impact and the difficulty of replacing them in the industry and politics.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Wayne B. Wheeler
Marcus Loew
Loew
Wheeler
The
League
Mussolini
Italy
Mr. Coolidge
Republican Party
Father of Auto Makers Dead
Siba Graham 174 of Washington Indiana father of the Graham Brothers automobile founders was found dead in his summer home near Conway Michigan. Burial will be at Robert Graham’s home in Washington and funeral plans await Ray Graham’s return from Europe. The three Graham brothers had sold their Dodge Brothers shares and invested in Paige Company Detroit. The widow survives.
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Washington
Ind
Siba Graham
Graham B
Conway
Mich
Robert Graham
Ray Graham
Europe
New York
Joseph Graham
Detroit
Dodge Brothers Motor Co
Paige Co
Local man dies after gun misfires during joke
In Littleton Colorado on September 7 Harry O'Brien, while surrounded by friends, said watch me end the ashes off this cigarette. He pulled the trigger and the bullet entered his neck, killing him.
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Colorado
Littleton
Colo
Harry O’brien
O'Brien
Policeman Alters Plea in Pratt Killing to Sanity Basis
New York city police officer Daniel J. Graham Jr. sought to amend his not guilty plea to not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder of Judson H. Pratt, a construction company paymaster. Judge Collina presided in general sessions today.
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New York
Daniel J. Graham, Jr
Judson H. Pratt
Collina
Body found hanged in woods identified as Joseph Adamski
The body of 48 year old Joseph Adamski a sewer tapper was found hanging from a tree in a wooded area near Cincinnati. Police identified the deceased and notified relatives as investigators probe the circumstances of the death.
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Cincinnat
Joseph Adamski
Scavellis Bound Over In Mine Still Case
The Nick Scavellis father and son of 1103 Walnut Ave NE waived preliminary hearing in municipal court and were bound over to the Stark county grand jury. The raid that led to the charges also involved William J. Thoma and John Schultz, with other coal miners Mastrona and Patsy Susi. Thoma and Schultz had prior preliminary hearings and were bound over. Scavellis posted bonds of $1600 for the father and $1000 for the son.
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Nick Scavellis
Walnut Ar NE
Canton
Waynesburg Road
A. Talmadge Snyder
Stark Co Grand
William J. Thoma
Thoma
John Schultz
Scavellia
John Mastrona
Patsy Susi
Waynesburg
John H. Wise
Ed Gibson
Schultz
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Correll
Snyder
Scavellis
Killer of Four Held in Jail
New York dispatch says Charles Bernstein a Baltimore merchant killed four men in a Midtown office building over a conflict about $5600. Victims include Henry Cohen a 49 year old lawyer Charles Herkovitz 38 a broker V J Steinberg 29 Bernstein's own lawyer and Robert McGrority 29 a Broadway stage manager. Bernstein was moved to police headquarters to be questioned about motive.
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New York
Chariesa Bernstein
Baltimore
Bernstein
Henry
Cohen
Bellevue Hospital
Charles Herkovitz
V. J. Steinberg
Bernestein
Robert McGrority
Denial to be made in Pittsburgh affidavit on coal deal
Cleveland operator Frank Taplin will file an affidavit in Pittsburgh to deny an agreement with John Lewis president of the United Mine Workers to acquire control of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. The suit seeks an injunction against union interference as the Pittsburgh Coal Co. operates nonunion.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Frank Taplin
John Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh Coal Co
United States District Court
Taplin
Lewis
Pittaburgh Coal Co
Faints at Tea for First Lady in Rapid City
Mrs M W Pangburn fainted during a Fortnightly Club tea in Rapid City hosted for Mrs Calvin Coolidge. The event marked Mrs Coolidge’s first local participation since arriving earlier in the summer, with the excitement described as overwhelming for the patient.
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Rapid City
Calvin Coolidge
Mra M W Pangburn
Last Honor Planned For Wayne B Wheeler Dry Leader
Wayne B Wheeler general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League lies in state in Columbus after dying of a heart attack. He will be buried beside Mrs Wheeler at Green Lawn cemetery as officials of the league and friends recall his role in defeating Myron Herrick and mobilizing the dry political element toward the eighteenth amendment.
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Columbus
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
Battle Creek
Mich
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
Green Lawn
Michigan
Wayne. B. Wheeler
Antisaloon League of America
Myron Herrick
France
Mark Hanna
Ohio
Garber
Herrick
Hanna
John M. Pattison
Hierrick
Gallia County Names New Treasurer After Resignation
John Lusher, a prominent Gallia County farmer, was appointed county treasurer today following the resignation of A. D. George who refused to serve after his election. The appointment was announced in Gallipolis on September 7.
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Samed
Gallipolis
John Lusher
Gallia Co
A. D. George
Four Die As Grenadier Steamship Fire Ravages OKAN Basin
A blaze swept through the excursion steamer The Grenadier in the OKAN basin on September 7 killing four people. Firefighters battled the flames as the vessel burned, with authorities investigating the cause and scope of the disaster.
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Okan
Scotland
Grenadier
Canton surgeon donates home for children's hospital
Dr. H. M. Schuffell will give his 15th street home in Canton to the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine for a modern children's hospital. Mercy hospital operates the facility with plans to install an operating room and treatment spaces, keeping care in Canton for crippled and ill children and allowing convalescence under the shade trees of the colonial estate.
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H. M. Schuffell
15Th St
Loganavy
Canton
Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
Mercy Hospital
Schuffell
Ohio
Rotary
Cable Lake
The
Bchuffell
Akron
Schuffeill
Sisters of St. Augustine
Children's Hospital
Slaters of Charity of
St. Augustine
St. Vincent's
St. John’s Hospitals
Cleveland
St. Ann's
Union Miners Named in Suit Heads to Testimony
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, may be called to testify in injunction suits filed by Clarkson Monroe Bommer New Pocock and Atlantic Contracting seeking a permanent order to stop interference with operations by union miners. The union’s counsel Henry Warrum failed to have the case dismissed as the judge overruled the motion.
Brief filed in rail merger case sparks profit concerns
Chesapeake and Ohio stockholders filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging the Van Sweringen brothers Erie and Pere Marquette merger was engineered to deliver large personal gains to backers. They claim C O stock was used to buy the target securities now slated for sale to the merger promoters at profit.
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Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
VanSweringen C
Erie-Pere Marquette
Chesapeake and Ohio Credi
Erie
Pere Marquette
M. J. VanSweringen
Gas well hit on Henry Reeves farm near Gallipolis
The Gallia Oil & Gas Co reports the largest gas well yet struck in the area on the Henry Reeves farm east of Gallipolis. The new well is producing about four million feet daily.
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Gallipolis
Henry Reeves
Gallia
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Deniel Rumor
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