Thaw Heir Missing as Unpaid Hotel Bill Looms
Russell Thaw, 16, son of Harry K. Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit, vanished from the Congress hotel in Chicago. The hotel cares less about the disappearance than about an unpaid two week bill covering entertainment, taxis, limousine hire, meals, and rooms, sent to his father. legal action may follow if it remains unsettled.
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International News Service
Chicago
Russell Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Congress Hotel
Young Thaw
Catholic Colleges Charter Trains for Eucharistic Congress
Catholic colleges across the country announce chartered trains to bring students and alumni to Chicago for the Eucharistic Congress. Fordham Law will send 250 from New York June 19, Holy Cross Worcester plans three specials, Minnesota colleges plan two trains on June 23, St John’s College Collegeville will also participate. The effort is led by college officials and railway agents.
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International News Service
Chicago
College of Law
Fordham University
New York
John IH. Fasy
S. J
Holy Cross Cole
Worcester
Mass
Minnesota
John Kahl
Chicago & Great Western Railroad
Benedictine Fathers
St. John’s College
Collegeville
Mark Braum
Kahl
Embryo Cowboy Quits After Roping Meter
Dean Clark eight-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Vern Clark loses dream of becoming a cowboy after rope mishap. He casts at a passing car driven by Jake Reccinius, wraps rope around himself, is dragged a hundred feet, sustains deep head cut and bruises.
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Dean Clark
Vern Clark
Jake Reccinius
Jake
Dean
Peasant Family Garments Made by Hand in Sweden
In Swedish peasant homes the family garments are largely handmade from raw materials. The statement highlights domestic textile production and traditional clothing practices among rural Swedish households.
Flags to fly over city buildings and park at Mahoningtown
Councilman Walter V. Tyler ordered three United States flags to be hoisted above the city building the Diamond and in the park at Mahoningtown. A new flag pole for the city building was ordered but not yet delivered.
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Walter V. Tyler
United States
Mahoningtown
Mr. Tyler
Weather Dampens Outdoor Amusements and Sparks Coat Trend
Cool conditions last night reduced crowds at outdoor recreation centers and kept people indoors. Today spring overcoats are in style as the city eyes warmer days ahead and notes a shortage of summer wear until later.
New Castle Items Highlight City Progress and Summer Hopes
Crowds at Cascade park were down by cool weather yet concessionaires praised patronage on Memorial Day. Traffic safety updates arrive with new signal lights at North and Mercer streets and a patrolman directing traffic. Westminster college campaign opens with volunteers scanning large resident lists for prospective donors. A barefoot vendor sold papers by Leslie hotel signaling summer’s approach and local auto painting services expand in New Castle.
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Cascade Park
North
North Mill
Mercer
North Streets
Thomas Jones
Local Drivers U-Turn Rush Causes Traffic Menace
Observers note motorists on Washington Street persist in making U turns, blocking flow and raising accident risk. The practice, once common, is seen as out of date in larger cities.
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Washington Street
City conducts annual pool room and pawnshop license check
Police begin the yearly inspection of city pool rooms and pawnbrokers to ensure license fees are paid. About 35 to 40 pool rooms exist, with eleven meeting fee obligations so far, and two pawnbrokers reported as paid.
Stolen Bicycle Reported From North Street Junior High
Police reported the theft on Wednesday of William Stoughton's American bicycle taken from North Street Junior High School. Stoughton resides at 6 East Moody Avenue.
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William Stoughton
East Moody Avenue
North Street
New City Directory for 1926 27 Issued by Burch Company
The 1926 27 city directory was released by the Burch Directory Company of Akron Ohio. It lists 26153 names including all citizens and married women over fifteen. Population estimate with children and unregistered married women reaches about 52306. The volume also includes corporate and service lists, a street directory, fire alarm schedule, and government information.
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Burch Directory Company
Akron
Burch Company
Prohibition Debated as Congress Avoids Record Votes
Congress stalls on wet bills ahead of elections while the Goff bill for Volstead enforcement advances only to die in the Senate. Wet amendments threaten to attach to the dry bill, risking record votes in many confirmation and election campaigns.
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Congress
United States
Senate
Edge and
Edwards
New Jersey
Bruce
Maryland
Lincoln C. Andrews
Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Cuban Fertilizer Plant
In Havana on June 3 a fire swept the American Agricultural Chemical Co plant and adjacent wharves, causing losses surpassing a million dollars. A string of explosions hampered firefighters from arresting the damage across two city blocks.
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International News Service
Havana
Cuba
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Woman Questions U S Home's Value at Conference
Miss Mary Irene Atkinson former director of institutional care of the Child Welfare League of America challenged the home as society’s cornerstone. She argued it may be a fetish and urged social agencies to uncover scientific causes of family decline while rethinking meaning of law and tradition.
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Cleveland
Mary Irene Atkinson
Child Welfare League of America
National Conference of Social Work
Santa Claus
Edward Lindsey
Easton
Journal of the
American Institute of Law and Criminology
M. B. Rosenberry
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Farm School To Be Run By U S Department Of Agriculture
The U S Department of Agriculture will run a farm radio school next winter. Sam Pickard, head of radio activities, will visit thousands of farmers and coordinate with radio stations for broadcast of the eight lesson courses.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Sam Pickard
Dad
Weather Man
Tried Movies In England In 1679
English diarist Ralph Thoresby described an early moving picture experiment in 1679. He recalls a clockwork mechanism behind a curtain that makes ships sail and a coach and horses move, with figures appearing lifelike as the scene unfolds.
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Ralph Thoresby
Dodging the Provinces Berry Transitions to Vaudeville
London reports William H. Berry a 54 year old veteran of 22 years in Daly's and the Gaiety musical comedies who now expands into vaudeville. He claims he can dodge provincial tours and spends his offstage time golfing fishing and walking according to friends.
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London
William H. Berry
Daly’s
Gaiety
Berry
Screen Star Weds New York Banker in Old Lyme Ceremony
Miss Constance Binney, the screen star, married Charles Eadward Cutting of Boston at the Old Lyme Episcopal Church with Bishop Appston Lawrence officiating. Bridesmaid Mrs David Sloan of Baltimore and best man Major Francis Colby attended. Cutting is a member of Lee Higginson Co., bankers in New York and Boston.
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International News Service
Old Lyme
FiveYearOld Drummer Joins Bellevue Orchestra
In Bellevue Ohio Carl Palmer’s orchestra features Robert Palmer five son of Carl and Mrs Palmer at 516 Lincoln Street as a regular drummer and xylophonist He also sings and plays piano and has appeared at Cleveland venues He comes from a musical family with both parents skilled musicians and his grandfather Roger Palmer a past fiddling contest winner.
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Bellevue
Ohio
Carl Palmer
Orchestra
Robert Palmer
Lincoln Street
Bobby
Cleveland
Roger Palmer
Senate Poised to Ratify New Debt Agreement
Washington reports the French debt settlement, approved by the House 236 to 112, moving to the Senate where a prolonged fight is anticipated. Several Democrats and independent Republicans are expected to oppose, but a substantial majority is deemed likely to approve after debate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Knights Templar Field Day Planned for June 24
Ashtabula Ohio hosts the first Knights Templar Field Day on Thursday June 24 under the Columbian Commandery number 53 K T. Thousands of Masons from northern Ohio are expected to attend with families and New Castle projected to send a large delegation.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Knights Templar
Columbian Commandery
K. T
New Castle
Deaths Of The Day John Bevan
Death notices report John Bevan aged 60 dying suddenly of heart trouble at his Ystalsera South Wales home. Survived by widow and three children, with relatives in New Castle and long residency in the area. Funeral and burial details follow for other local deaths in Shenango and Enon Valley communities.
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John Bevan
Ystalsera
South Wales
Richard Richards
Mast Long Avenue
Bevan
New Castle
Severa
John K. Hostetler
Enon Valley
Westminster College Drive On For Dormitory Fund
First reports detail college fundraising drives on Friday evening with women signaling active roles and multiple church teams joining Westminster College. A large display in New Castle shows a dormitory project funded in $10,000 sections toward a $160,000 goal as patrons contribute.
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Robert Garland
Caroline Haney
J. H. Preston
Harry Marshall, Sr
Frieda Halthworth
Westminster College
United Presbyterian
New Castle
Atlantic City Chosen for Imperial Council Session Next Year
Philadelphia June 3. The 52nd Imperial Council Ancient Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine selects Atlantic City New Jersey as host for next year’s imperial council meeting. Dates set for June 14 16 and 18 with ceremonies and events planned in the seaside resort.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Imperial Council
Nobles Mystic Shrine
Atlantic City
N. J
Tat City
Court sentences Carroll. stay granted on appeal
Judge Goddard sentenced Carroll to one year and one day on each count with a total $2,000 fine. A stay was granted pending appeal, and the bond was made worldwide allowing travel while free on bond. Carroll expressed relief and a cheerful outlook outside the courthouse.
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Herbert Smyth
Carroll
Goddard
New York
Court of Appeals
Immedia
King George Celebrates 61st Birthday Amid Strikes
London observes King George VI birthday with flags and a Hyde Park artillery salute. Despite disrupted conditions from a recent strike, formal ceremonies are postponed to July 3 while the royal family hosts a luncheon at Buckingham Palace this afternoon.
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London
Empire
Hyde Park
Buckingham Palace
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