Canton Swindler Henry Weinschenker Nets Bad Checks
Police identify Henry Weinschenker as the man behind seven forged checks cashed at Canton merchants over two months. Victims include Fred Wilhelm, A Hanna, S C George, Daniel Ritter, and Samuel Zuercher with amounts from seven to twenty one dollars. Weinschenker, arrested on East Fifth street, claims innocence and cites his wife’s alleged involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Henry Weinschenker
Waco
Metropolitan Brick Company
Weinschenker
East Fifth Street
F. A. Hanna
Mahon
Fred Wilhelm
South Market Street
A. Hanna
Mahoning Street
C. George
East Lake Street
Daniel Ritter
Dueber Avenue
Samuel Zuercher
Navarre Street
Hanna
Miller
First National
City National
Isaac Harter & Sons
H. J. Miller
H. H. Whiting
Canton-Hughes Pump Company
J. H. Bowoman
Joseph Ryan
Patrick Biffle
Charles Larson
East Tuscarawas Street
Larson
Six mills idle at Stark Rolling mill after engine breakdown
A broken engine has left six mills out of action at the Stark Rolling mill for a week. One hundred fifty workers will be unemployed until repairs are completed.
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Stark
Motorcycle Races Saturday Feature Ten Big Events
Hand concert at Meyers Lake Park Sunday afternoon from 1 to 5 30 o'clock appears in the weekend listings alongside the motorcycle races.
State has no doctors to examine Willaman
Judge Ambler will hear a murder trial Monday as Cletus Willaman faces charges for killing Mr and Mrs Koons in Canyon last April. The state has not prepared expert medical testimony, while the defense intends to introduce early mental health evidence. Witnesses include 11 year old Karl Koons and a Chicago detective team that captured Willaman.
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Ren Koons
Canyon
Krrchbaum
Pontius
Ambler
Garl Koons
Chicago
Willaman
Windy City
Canton
Krichbaum
Pontius Friday
Constable Charged With Making Assault in Police Court
Constable Fred Blumenkrantz faces a police court action for an alleged unprovoked assault on cigar dealer Samuel Feiman. Feiman cites an outstanding bill. Blumenkrantz argues bankruptcy absolves him of liability. The incident occurred at Lafayette and Bucher streets. trial set for next Tuesday morning.
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Fred Blumenkrantz
Limelighti Ag
Samuel Feiman
South Cherry Street
Blumenkrantz
Grummenkrantz
Feiman
Lafayette
Bucher
Billy
Allen Cook
J. B. Snyder
McDonald Sues Stark Electric for Injuries in Canton
James P. McDonald seeks 1119 damages from Stark Electric Railroad in common pleas court filing on July 2 1910. He alleges the motorman failed to sound a bell or whistle before crossing Virginia Avenue Canton causing a collision that fractured a rib injured a lung bruised his body and required stitches. McDonald a machinist with a wife and five children says he cannot sleep and has lost 40 pounds since the accident.
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Stark Electric Railroad Company
James P. McDonald
Common Pleas Court
Quint
MacClintock
Virginia Avenue
Canton
McDonald
Doctors report Gaynor's condition improving after shooting
United Press dispatch from Hoboken notes doctors report Mayor Gaynor resting well overnight and this morning. bullet wound is stable with 12 X ray plates showing the bullet in the pharynx area. doctors plan to keep an operating surgeon on standby and monitor for infection while continuing daily blood tests.
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United Press
Hoboken
Gaynor
Charles M. Dowd
William J. Arlitz
Arlitz
Caldwell
Hail Damage Report From Canton Area
L B Snyder of northern Plain township Canton describes a severe hailstorm that struck Friday afternoon. Hailstones walnut sized stripped corn stalks and ruined tomatoes vegetables and fruit. Neighbor Levi Hulben noted hailstones remained on shaded ground the next morning.
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L. B. Snyder
Northern Plain Township
Canton
Snyder
Levi Hulben
Mr. Snyder
Dispute Over Building Leads to Assault Charge
Mrs M L Strong of West Tuscarawas street swore to an affidavit in Justice Corrells court on Thursday charging George W Lake a grocer near Lake Junction with assault and battery. She claims he grabbed her by the wrists and pushed her against a counter during a dispute over a building. Lake pleaded not guilty and posted 100 dollars bond for appearance Monday at 2 PM.
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M. L. Strong
Tuscarawas Street
Woman Who Soothes a Fevered Brow in New York
Mrs William J Gaynor wife of New York mayor and their daughter Mrs Harry K Wingut rushed by auto from Long Island to the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse steamship where the mayor had been shot. Police halted them twice but released them after learning their purpose.
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William J. Gaynor
Gaynor
New York
Harry K. Wingut
Long Island
Hold Strong Hope of Gaynor's Recovery
Hoboken bulletin reports Mayor Gaynor resting comfortably after a morning of nourishment and steady improvement. Officials note sleep at 10 and 1:30 pm and son Rufus Gaynor says doctors expect recovery unless an unexpected infection arises.
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Gaynor
Hoboken
N. J
M. J. Arlitz
Chas. M. Dowd
Rufus Gaynor
Harding Visit in Stark County Delayed by State Committee
Stark County Republicans expect a September visit by Warren G. Harding but will not set a date until the state executive committee in Columbus arranges the itinerary. A meeting of local Republican clubs discussed an automobile tour and potential rally with marching uniforms being prepared by a canton committee.
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Stark County
Warren G. Harding
State Executive Committee
Columbus
Harding
Marion
McKinley Club
Joint Committee of Republican Clubs
Canton
Clark W. Metzger
County Central Committee
J. A. Robinson
John Krumlauf
Ned L. Perkins
Ebert Fournace
I. B. Druckenbrod
You Cannot Sissify the American Boy Says Gaynor
New York August 12 1910 Mayor Gaynor defends prize fight pictures in Pictorial Review arguing they teach self defense. He says critics overreact and that fighting skills can build character in boys with red blood and physical vigor.
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Gaynor
New York
Boy Dies After Bonfire Fire Burns Eight Year Old Albert Potts
Albert Potts aged eight died after a shellac can exploded on a bonfire near the Harvard Chair plants. His father William A Potts of Stark Rolling Mill held his hand and both parents lingered by the bed as the child spoke his last words. Funeral services set for 10 oclock Saturday at the home on Rider Street with burial in Westlawn cemetery.
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Papa
William A. Potts
Stark Rolling Mill Company
Albert
Mrecy Hospital
Mrs. Potts
Little Albert
Shellac
Harvard Chair Company
Rider Street
Westlawn Cemetery
Motorcycle Races to morrow and Band Concert at Meyers Lake Park
Ten motorcycle events are slated for tomorrow at the fairgrounds with speeds up to sixty miles per hour. A 12-B band concert will be held at Meyers Lake Park Sunday afternoon from 1 to 6:30 o'clock.
Reserved Seats For Peoples Lecture Course On Sale
Reserved seats for the Peoples lecture course go on sale August 19 following the Grand Opera house method. Numbers issued at 6 o clock with reservations at 7 o clock in the auditorium. August 26 will feature Mrs. Rachael Frease Green appearing on the eve of her return to Berlin to open the season.
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Sale
Rachel Frease Green
Rachael Frease- Green
Berlin
Motorcycle Races at Fairgrounds This Saturday
Diebold Safe and Lock Co announces an excursion to Cleveland and Cedar Point this Saturday with Grand Stand free. Fare to Cleveland and return 80 cents, Cedar Point and return $1.50. The notice also lists an 80 cent excursion for the Cleveland bound trip.
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Cleveland
Cedar Point
Diebold Safe and Lock Co
Rockwood Child Death Prompts Local News Note
Harry Alberts of News-Democrat Publishing was summoned to Rockwood Pennsylvania on Friday by the death of his four month old son after a period of illness. Mrs Alberts had taken the child there about a week earlier seeking relief. The infant died Friday morning.
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Harry Alberts
News-Democrat Publishing Company
Rockwood
Keller seeks settlement on judgment against Krauses
Maria Keller through Attorney Volkmer petitions for settlement on a common pleas judgment against Joseph and Mary Krause for 302.50. The Tuscarawas township property is set for sale by court order.
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Maria Keller
Volkmer
Joseph and
Mary Krause
Tuscarawas Township
Stark County Fastest Races Set at Fairgrounds
Tomorrow afternoon at 2, Stark County hosts the fastest races yet at the fairgrounds with top speed expected. Event labeled 12-B.
Fairgrounds Race Attracts Fast Times Saturday
A fragment notes speeds near 60 miles per hour and a Saturday event at the Fairgrounds. The unreadable OCR leaves details unclear but points to a racing or speed trial held at the fairgrounds on Saturday with high velocities mentioned.
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Fairgrounds
Canal contracts reveal widespread graft in state works
United Press report from Columbus details alleged corruption in the state board of public works. Inspector shortages and favoritism in the canal contracts are alleged as Chief Engineer Marker dismisses inspectors tied to his predecessor while relatives of board members hold multiple canal and state posts.
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United Press
Columbus
State Board of Public Works
Marker
Canal Service
Miami and
Erie
Ohio
Ohio Canal
Cleveland
Dresden
Perkins
Board of Public Works
George H. Watkins
Pourtsmouth
Canal Department
Secretary of State
Watkinses
Barney Baldwin
Ashtabula
William Kirtley
Attorney General's Department
Marriage a Failure in Massillon Divorces Husband and Wife
August Swartz of Massillon petitions for divorce on grounds of infidelity and absence since April 1910. His wife Amelia left with their 11 year old daughter Edna and has since disappeared. Attorney W S Spidle represents Swartz. he says they married in Germany in 1884 and had eight children, several deceased, eldest now 25.
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August Swartz
Massillon
Amelia
Edna
W. S. Spidle
Germany
Pupils Rush to Finish Summer School Work
About two hundred public school pupils who failed last term completed summer school and now enjoy vacation. Over 100 pupils under high and grammar school instructors finished work Friday under Prof. Marshall who expects all to pass exams Monday. About 50 grammar school pupils at the YMCA course will also take final examinations Monday with expectations to pass.
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Marshall
Gramsmar
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KNOW
Meyers Lake Park
Cletus Willaman
James P .McDonald
Stark Electric Railway Co
Plain Township
Lake
Lake Junction
State Committee
CLUB
Mercy Hospital
Pennsylvania
Summer School
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