Canton underworld ties erupt in safety chief hearing
Testimony before Governor Donahey alleges Canton safety director E. E. Curtis and his brother Canton mayor were involved in bootlegging and bribery. Harry Turner claimed he ran a Cant on gambling ring with Curtis and sought influence to secure votes for the mayoral bid. Patrolman Homer Moore described raids, payoffs, and directives to limit arrests, implicating Curtis in steering vice squad actions and protecting gamblers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
E. BE. Curtis
Canton
Donahey
Harry Turner
Turner
E. E. Curtis
Curtis
Meyor
James Crowley
EB. ER
Curtis Brothers
Turmer
McClintock
Ed Curtis
Homer Moore
Moore
Max Miller
Walnut Avenue
N. E. Moore
Daniel van Gunton
Samuel Heckaman
Cherry Street
S. E
Besi
Tuscarawas Street
East
Harley Homan
Thes
N Up Week Schedule Unveiled by Director Hewitt
Director James Hewitt announces a city cleanup plan for next week. The route sections run Monday to Thursday with a make up day for incomplete areas. Rubbish should be placed in bags or containers for easy loading and no garbage hauling will occur outside the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hewitt
Nis
Tragic Shooting Sparks Domestic Conflict at Riverside
A man identified as Henry 35 shot and killed in an incident described as a dispute with Wanda Stopa a blonde woman linked to Jeremiah K. Smith. Miss Stopa fired two shots and fled in a dilapidated dwelling, pursued by the assailant who was captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Wanda Stopa
Jeremiah K. Smith
Sing Man
Miss Stopa
Mrs
Shean
CLOWN DOUGH TOUR ATTRACTS ELYRIA CHILDREN
The clown Dough drew about four thousand youngsters to Elyria for a daytime show. Audiences enjoyed his antics and tricks as he tours to 43 states and 1 509 towns, sharing playful doses of fun while highlighting the school day scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Booths Open Tuesday for Voter Registration and Transfers
Polling places will be open Tuesday from 9 a m to 5 p m for voters to register, transfer, or update their franchise. The article notes county officials and mentions Deputy Underhill and a highway patrol role, plus a police incident involving a missing man associated with Fox Furnace Co. and Memorial Hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meri Nnét
Sp. m
Assary
Dawes Report Shown to Reparation Commission in Paris
In session at the Hotel Astoria in Paris Charles G. Dawes stands center in a group photo with M. Barthon seated, both part of the Reparation Commission gathering to review the Dawes report on Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAWES
Reparations Commission
Tiows
Germany
Hotel Astoria
Paris
Charles G. Dawes
M. Barthon
Daugherty and Johnson Clash Over Moscow Propaganda
In Columbus April 24 Senator Hiram W. Johnson attacked current charges of Moscow financed investigation. He warned voters to seek common honesty and denounced Coolidge as a puppet of corrupt big business and press interests. Former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, also in Columbus, blamed Russian efforts for a national probe and refused to surrender DOJ files, condemning officials who traveled to Moscow while calling for pilgrimages to Mount Vernon and local sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Roosevelt
Washington
Moscow
U. S
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Johnson
Coolidge
Harry M. Daugherty
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Daugherty
Mount Vernon
Springfield
Marion
Ohio
Ruddell Pomeroy Dies On His Thirty-First Birthday
Russell Pomeroy died this morning at 11 30 at his home 1099 North Olive street on his thirty first birthday He is survived by parents four brothers William Lorain Seth of this city Walter Milo of Toledo and two sisters Mrs Grace Smith and Miss Mahte Pomeroy Funeral services will be Saturday at one o'clock at the Taxior Funeral Home with Rev Edwin Kirby officiating Burial will be Rimwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Pomeroy
North Olive Street
William
Lorain
Seth
Walter
Milo
Toledo
Grace Smith
Mahte Pomeroy
Taxior Funeral
Edwin Kirby
Rimwood Cemetery
Dentes Fund Deposits Denial From Midland Bank Official
Washington Courthouse Ohio April 24 V F Stuckey vice president of the Midland National Bank here says a statement by U S Senator R K Wheeler Montana that high cash deposits were made by H M Daugherty Jess W Smith or anyone connected with them is false in every particular.
State to Survey River Pollution Throughout Ohio
Ohio officials announce a statewide survey of inland waters to map pollution sources. Under unitary engineer Charles C. Hammon, municipal sewage and industrial waste will be charted, with a final report and legislative recommendations to the next state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
State Health Department
Charles C. Hammon
Local Exhibit Planned for Conclave by Elyria Club
The Young Men's Business Club plans to attend the national convention in St. Louis next month. Twenty five members from Elyria will travel by automobile and display Elyria made articles at the convention hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Business Club
St. Louis
Elyria
Bank Director Robbed of 24000 in Tampa
Tampa April 24 two gunmen held up A C Giewis a director of Exchange National Bank here and stole about 24000 before fleeing in a waiting automobile. Jury awards 7000 for hatchet injury in Wheeling suit against Charles Becker. In Columbus a 14 year old Lester Hoffman dies from injuries after being hit by a car driven by Urban Lang. Washington April 11 Coolidge administration aims for final adjournment around June 15 in both houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
A. C. Giewis
Exchange National Bank Hare
Wheeling
W. Va
Sarah Ennis
Charles Becker
Columbus
Lester Hoffman
Urban Lang
Lang
HOUSE
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
German Leader Helfferich and Mother Die in Train Wreck
Berlin reports say Carl Helfferich financier and nationalist leader and his mother died in the Bellinzona train collision near Lugano. Four American tourists were aboard the Lucerne and Milan expresses. 15 dead and 20 injured, including several in serious condition. Dr Helfferich had been vacationing in Italy and was to speak in Hanau on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Carl Helferich
Bellinizona
Lugano
Dr. Schacht
Reichsbank
Geneva
Milan
Helfferich
Italy
Hanau
Lydia A Wallace Ex-Elyrian Dies Suddenly
Mrs Lydia A Wallace of South Haven Michigan widow of the late James Wallace died suddenly yesterday. A former resident of this city she lived on Eighth street and was active in the Baptist church. The body will arrive tomorrow afternoon and funeral services are set for Saturday at ten o'clock at Taylor Funeral Parlors with Rev W T Walker of the First Baptist Church. Burial will be at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia A Wallace
South Haven
Mich
James Wallace
Eighth Street
Baptist
Taylor Funeral
W. T T. Walker
First Baptst Church
Ridgelawn
Foreign News Nuggets From London And Beyond
A multi city digest reports on the Anglo-Russian treaty conference resuming in London. Belgrade notes Jugo-Slavia may back Romania if war erupts over Bessarabia, while Paris discusses a potential Franco-Japanese pact as Tokyo notes proceedings. England hints at disarmament but Paris officials resist a general US led conference. Greece recognizes the republic government in Athens. A Royal Air Force round‑the‑world flyer rests in Karachi before continuing. A large Berlin magnesium plant burns after an explosion. authorities use sand as cooling. Argentina confirms participation in Olympic contests across polo, equestrian, firing, rowing, weight throwing, dumbbell practice, and gymnastics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgrade
Ninteldich
Tuxge-Slavia
Paris
France
Jugo-Slavia
Roumania
Russia
Bessarabia
Olympic Committee
Argentina
Nesbit and Clifford Divorce Suits Reopened in Light of Thaw Ruling
Evelyn Nesbit and Jack Clifford renew divorce actions after Supreme Court Justice Lydon orders reopening Clifford suit. Clifford had sued Thaw's former wife with Nesbit counterclaims naming Ann Luther and Juanita Hansen as corespondents. Philadelphia judge Patterson, honored with $5,000 fee for Thaw defense, rejected a $50,000 offer from Mary Thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Nesbit
Jack Clifford
Supreme Court
Richard P. Lydon
Clifford
Harry K. Thaw
Philadelphia
Thaw
Eugene Strong
Miss Nesbit
Ann Luther
Ed Gallagher
Gallagher and Shean
Juanita Hansen
Miss Luther
Miss Hansen
John M. Patterson
Pittsburgh Milionaire
Mary Copley Thaw
Harry
Patterson
Elyrian Heads Masonic Campaign Leader Installed to Clear Temple Debt
Frank A. Sige of Thew Automatic Shovel Co. was installed as head of the Masonic Campaign to clear the Cleveland Temple debt of 1392 271. He succeeds Charles H. Eichhorn, who died Tuesday. Smythe, a former Ariel chapter officer and Al Koran Shrine potentate, regarded by friends as highly capable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Sige
Thew Automatic Shovel Co
Cleveland
Charles H. Eichhorn
Smith
Ariel Chapter
Scottish Rite
al Koran Shrine
Smythe
Impounds Three Strayed Mules Under 1852 Law
Henry Zaremba of Lake Avenue invokes an old statute from 1852 to impound three mules found on his property. With no owner appearing, a clerk records the stray in the official book, last updated in 1918. Appraisers may be appointed if owners fail to appear, with the finder gaining possession after notice. In Lorain, John C. Smith advertised the mules. owners alerted where to locate them. A separate note reports Alfred Stevens of Lorain filing for divorce from Clara Stevens, citing neglect and fault, seeking custody of their daughter from a marriage in Elyria in 1908.
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Henry Zaremba
Lake Avenue
Hns
John C. Smith
R. D
Lora
Lorain
Alfred Stevens
Bonus bill looms as Coolidge weighs veto risk
Four million veterans await White House decision on the soldiers bonus with House approval 4 to 1 and Senate 67 to pass. Treasury estimates may push a veto over cash and insurance plans to fund the benefit. Pension increases for Civil and Spanish War vets also under consideration.
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Washington
White House
Coolidge
Congress
Senate
House
Harding
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Melton
Treasury
Finance Committee
Mellon
Truck Drivers Appeal Burke Law Case In Supreme Court
Assistant prosecutor Dan Symons travels to Columbus after several truck drivers challenge the Burke law in Justice George's court. The judgments were affirmed by the court of common pleas and the court of appeals. Attorneys seek Supreme Court certification to review constitutionality. Symons will oppose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Symons
Columbus
Leing
Justice
Dayton men commit suicides amid financial woes
Dayton Ohio today reported Stephen Howarth, 39, shooting himself in the head at his home after failing to meet mortgage payments. Howard Hopkins, 64, was found in his bathtub with a throat cut, another death believed linked to unemployment and financial distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Stephen Howarth
al Nuror
Howard Hopkins
Three Killed in Virginia Fire at Wilderness Lumber Boarding House
A blaze at the Wilderness Lumber Co boarding house in Nalen Nicholas county West Virginia killed three men B Stump a Charleston Drug House traveling salesman Delmos Hudson of Lodi and Jonathan Pierson of Swiss all employees of the lumber firm. Thirty five others fled in night clothes. A theatre building also burned. Loss about 10000 with cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
W Va
Wilderness Lumber Co
Nalen
Nicholas County
B. Stump
Delmos Hudson
Lodi
Jonathan Pierson
Swiss
Lumber
Homer Fawcett Democratic Leader Dies at 68
Homer Fawcett aged 68 died last evening at his Parkview court home after illness since Friday noon from pneumonia. He is survived by his wife daughter Mrs D St Johns a grandson Howard E of Fostoria Ohio and brother Richard K of Chicago. Born in Madison Indiana he came to Elyria 12 years ago and led the Democrats as chair of the Central Committee while working in real estate. Funeral Friday at 2 09 from the Parkview court home with Eagles Lodge in charge Rev Redhead officiating burial at Ridge Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Fawcett
Parkview Court
Fawcett
D. St. Johns
Howard E
Fostoria, O
Richard K
Chicago
Madison
Ind
Elyria
Eagies Lodge
Democrat Central Committee
Redhead
Burisi
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Alienation suit heard as divorce sought and debt disputed
Bartko Obere of Lerain sues Charles Ewenesa in Jud ated she e and Snaky for affections and a divorce with $5,000 damages claimed. Ewenesa denies improper conduct and cites an unpaid loan of $1,060, contending the suit is to dodge his debt. In Cleveland, April 24, discussion on Dawes plan and international German loan advocated by President Coolidge, voiced by Col. Leonard Ayres of Cleveland Trust Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartko Obere
Lerain
Charles Ewenesa
Leary
Hin
Tawe
Cleveland
America
Germany
Coolidge
New York
Leonard P. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Co
Chamber of Commeros
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Chis
Jay
Coio
Nagtate
Will
G. C.ain
The
Bad
Daugherty and Johnson
Flay
Huo Ald
Ruddell Pomeroy
Gies
Lydia A. Wallace
Elyrian
Tokio
Foreign Office
United States
Athens
Karachi
India
Stuart MacLaren
Royal Air Force
England
Soldiers’ Home
Walt Coolidge
Bon
Co. PL Grover
Amonec
United States Medical Corps
Eocape
Virginia
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