Century Mark: Heat Wave Break Promises Thunderstorms
Ohio endures two brutal hot days with at least 15 deaths as heat records fall statewide. Cleveland hits 108 degrees breaking a 55 year July record. East Liverpool 98 rising. Kentucky towns report over 100. Thunderstorms feared as pattern shifts. Newark Middletown 98, Wellsville unofficial 140 25 degrees. Continued on Page 2.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Middlewest
E. H. Emery
Mercury
East Liverpool
Southland
Kentucky
Owensboro
Paducah
Newark
Middletown
Wellsville
Marion
Man Arrested In Lorain For Violation Of Liquor Law
Mike Mode of 710 34th Street Lorain was arraigned in police court on liquor law violation and possession of a still. He pleaded not guilty and posted $800 bond for a Monday 4 pm hearing. Mode was arrested last night by Inspector Rankin, Sheriff Underhill, and agent Meltzer in the Beras yard on North Ridge during a search for liquor. Rankin says Mode was in a sedan with a ready-to-use still in the back seat. Mode claimed he found the still on the road and planned to bring it home for use as a wash tub.
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Mike Mode
34Th Street
Lorain
Harry Hinkson
Mode
QO. E. Rankin
Underhill
Jack Meltzer
Joe Beras
North Ridge
Beras
Iiquor
Rankin
Man Confesses In $75,600 Maiden Lane Jewel Robbery
New York police say solo suspect Brofman alias Goldberg admitted taking part in a $75,600 Maiden Lane jewel robbery. He and companion George Cohen, known as Muehetl and Simonds, were captured in a car with two loaded revolvers and a sawed off shotgun. Cohen faces a charge of acting in concert. Cohen’s listed address is 4241 Roosevelt Road, Chicago.
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New York
Solomon Brofman
Goldberg
Maiden Lane
Brofman
George Cohen
Muehetl
Simonds
Cohen
Roosevelt Road
Chicago
Heat Fatal to Baby on Way Home
Dayton, July 21. Harley Rollins Jr., five months old, died in a hospital after being removed from a train at Union Station on the way from Toledo to Louisville. The infant became ill earlier in the day and lost consciousness after arrival in Dayton.
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Dayton
Louisville
Harley Rollins, Jr
Harley Rollins
Union Station
Toledo
Vermilion Man Struck by Repair Car Injures Two Legs
Vermilion resident Joe Crandley aged 58 was struck by a repair car while crossing the New York Central tracks near Vermilion yesterday. He suffered both legs fractured and was admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital where a late report stated he is progressing as well as could be expected.
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Joe Crandley
Vermilion
Elyria Memorial Hospital
New York Central
Crandley
Heat Wave Claims Dozens in Chicago Area
Chicago and suburbs tally 24 deaths from a record heat wave over two days with highs near 95 F. The weather bureau promised relief via thunder showers. Hospitals are crowded with prostration cases and a man died after golfing in the heat. Beaches along the lakefront drew large crowds seeking relief. Five victims were under one year old.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Middle Western
Lake Front
Noted Civil War Veteran Near Death in Columbus
Colonel Alton Weber 79 assistant adjutant general of the Ohio Grand Army of the Republic and past commander lay near death at his Columbus home after a week of illness and paralysis. His son Clarence Weber said fighting for life, his mind still recalls wartime duties and stories of the Civil War circulate amid his frail condition.
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Columbus
Alton Weber
The
Ohio G. A. R
Clarence H. Weber
Weber
State Grand Army
Workmen at Tube Plast Overcome Lorain
Roger L. Spies aged 38 of 116 Kaisercourt was overcome by heat while working at National Tube Co in Lorain at 6 pm yesterday. He was taken to St Joseph's Hospital and reported improving this morning.
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Roger L. Spies
Kaisercourt
The
National Tube Co
St. Joseph's Hospital
French Government Faces Possible New Union Under Poincare
Paris dispatches report that Herriot’s ministry will resign after delivering its ministerial declaration of policy, signaling inability to gain a vote of confidence. Speculation centers on a national union government led by Raymond Poincare or a parliament-independent committee of safety as fascist rallies threaten constitutional order. The franc plumbed new lows as tensions flare in Paris amid calls for stability and potential revolutionary actions.
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Paris
Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Youth Dies After Flyer Collision in Steubenville
In Steubenville Ohio Robert Grayson aged 18 died from a fractured skull in Ohio Valley hospital after being struck by a Pennsylvania flyer while returning from a swimming party. His companion William Snodgrass aged 19 may recover.
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Steubenville
Robert Grayson
Ohio Valley Hospital
William Snodgrass
Seer declares global crisis linked to pyramid omen
In Chesham England, July 21, Rev Walter Wynn, a pyramid hieroglyphs seer, said no catastrophe struck yesterday as predicted. He argues chaotic France signals a world critical period, noting his forecast foretold a major trouble beginning with France and insisting others doubted Noah while he remains certain.
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Chesham
Eng
Walter Wynn
Cairo
France
Wynn
Noah
Fire In Coal Stove Sparks Turbulent Noon
In Columbus Ohio a repair shop on East Long Street reported a mid day blaze as a hidden intruder lit a roaring fire in a large coal stove. The outside thermometer read 101 degrees as workers sought the meanest man of the hour amid the heat.
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Columbus
East Long Street
French Attack on Americans at Montmartre
July 21 Paris reports say American sightseers on a Montmartre bus were attacked by about a hundred residents resentful of loud tourist talk. The clash drew police, with other buses booed and a public chant threatening rough treatment. authorities doubled guard at key sites and restricted exchange rate announcements.
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Paris
Montmartre
Ainerter
Stock Exchange
Elysees Palace
Father Drowns Attempting Rescue Of Child In Miami River
Dayton Quebec July 21 Grant B Albin 45 is dead today and his 11 year old daughter Martha is recovering in a hospital following Albin s heroic attempts to save her from drowning in the old channel of the Miami river last night Police firemen and deputy sheriffs were unaware that Albin had drowned until several minutes after the girl was removed from the water Albin was trying to teach his children to swim when the accident occurred His daughter Martha and Jewel Springfield her playmate were suspended from a pole with a matching attached to their bathing suits Despite this the child sank beneath the water twice and Albin plunged after her
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Dayton, QC
Grant B. Albin
Albin
Miami River
Martha
Jewel Springfield
Warren Jimmy Lamont In Murder Case Questioned
Warren Jimmy Lamont surrendered to police saying I see in the papers that you are looking for me. He is being held in Cleveland to be questioned about the Slaying of Canton publisher Don R Millett. A Warren patrolman swore Lamont was seen driving a new Chevrolet in Warren last Thursday or Friday. A bloodstained Chevrolet was found wrecked near Lisbon, Ohio.
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Cleveland
Warren Jimmy" Lamont
Don R. Millett
Canton
Lamont
August Bekman
Warren
Lisbon
Ohio
Home on West Ave Entered. 20 Taken
Alet Kowalski of 1710 West Ave reports his home entered last night and a pocket book with over $20 stolen. Police say no burglary suspect identified. In Ottawa Ohio on July 21 Lois A Dilsworth, 84, longtime teacher, will be honored by her Presbyterian Sunday School class with a memorial trail in her memory.
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West Ave
Alet Kowalski
Ottawa
Lois A. Dlsworth
The
Presbyterian Church
Widening Ohio bootlegging probe targets Weiner couple
Cleveland July 21 United States District Attorney A F E Bernsein announced a widening probe into northern Ohio bootlegging activities. Warrants were issued for the arrest of Dan and Rose Weiner, Cleveland, alleged members of Phil Parris gang known as the big four in the local underworld.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States
A. F E. Bernsieen
Dan
Rose Weiner
Phil Parris
Bernstein
Jury Probing Bank Failure Completes Task
Steubenville July 21. The grand jury probing the 1,000,000 failure of Union Savings and Trust Company at Yorkville completed its inquiries today but could not report findings to Judge Jay S. Paisley who had gone to Pittsburgh for a ball game, court attendants said.
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Steubenville
Union Savings and Trust Company
Yorkville
Jay S. Paisley
Pittsburgh
Pardon Request Raises Health Question for Ex Gov Cray
Washington July 21 Ex governor Mel Cray of Indiana, imprisoned in Atlanta, will undergo separate medical examinations as attorney general Sargent says the department will be kept informed of his health. Friends have urged a pardon citing alleged poor health, though prior reports showed his condition not bad.
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McCray
Washington
Mel Cray
Indiana
Atlanta
Sargent
MecCray
Man Injured in Riot Near Toledo Ohio
July 21. Frank Harrison lies in a local hospital after a riot at Standard Oil Plant on Baxshore Road. Harrison and a co worker fought over a gas still. he was struck with a wrench and badly beaten, with several others sustaining injuries as police halted the battle. Physicians say Harrison may die.
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Toledo
Frank Harrison
Standard OH
Baxshore Road
Harrison
Flyer Leaps 3000 Feet to Safety in Baltimore
July 21 Lt Victor Bertrandias an army pilot leaped safely 2000 feet to the ground by parachute after the propeller on his airplane broke. He had been flying from Dalyton to Washington when the plane fell about 200 feet ahead of him.
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Baltimore
Victor Bertrandias
Dalyton
Chica
Washington
Increase War Against Run Runners in Washington
July 21 reinforcement plans expand the wall of men and guns to curb liquor and narcotics smuggling. Nearly all districts receive extra customs patrols. New Orleans, New Jersey, and Carolinas are excluded. Ohio Michigan gains forty five men for a Detroit River patrol. New York City gets thirty four to watch ships and smugglers. Northern New York, Buffalo, and Rochester receive eighteen to curb cross border shipments.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
New Orleans
New Jersey
North
South Carolina
Coast Guard and
Prohibition Service
Frank Dow
Prohibition
Ohio-Michigan
Detroit River
New York City
Coast Guard
Tons Island
New York
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburgh judge frees suspect in Canton murder case
Canton, Ohio July 21 authorities pressing to solve the slaying of Don R. Mellett, Canton publisher, faced a setback as George Psiallas was released on a writ of habeas corpus after Judge James R. McFarlane found insufficient evidence to hold him. Detectives still sought more details from Deville and awaited fuller cooperation from Canton’s underworld and police officials as the probe continued.
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Canton
Don BR. Mellett
Craton
Pittsburgh
Shuthdom
A. Lengel
Fnrt
Hexamoer
Hexamer
Slater
Tittsburgh
James FR. McFarlane
George Psiallas
Dan R. Mallett
Denton
Swearingen
Psistins Jonger
Deville
Daily News
Merlett
Ora ‘Blur
Poialias
Jal
Devitlo
Psintias
Mellett
Alater
Peter Connors
Patallas
Mellei
Psiifias
James R Macfarlane
William M. Rancovich
Psialias Co
B. McClintock
Mollett
Neville
Ora Slater
Peter Conners
Sisson Believes Canton Murderers Remain At Large
Special investigator C. H. Sisson states two Canton underworld residents likely remained at large after the murder of Don R. WyoCell, Canton Daily News publisher. He spent five days in Canton investigating the “intrigue and corruption” prosecutors link to the case, under Governor Donahoe’s direction.
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Columbus
Don. R. Wyocell
Canton Daily News
Canton
C. H. Sisson
Vic Donahes
Sisson
Mellett
Jury finds Nelle Freeman not guilty in razor murder case
After nearly 40 hours of deliberation in Charlotte, North Carolina, the jury returned a not guilty verdict for Mrs. Nelle Freeman, the youthful "razor girl," charged with killing her husband Alton Freeman with a razor.
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Bulleten Charlotte
WN. C
Stei
Nelle Freeman
Alton Freeman
Four Family Slain in Newton Falls Mystery
Newton Falls Ohio July 21 Coroner Henshaw of Warren to hold an inquest into the quadruple slaying of the Robert Preto family of four. The bodies were found by Cecil Rhineberger a hoarder. All victims shot once through the head. A revolver with four exploded shells lay beside Preto. Victims are Robert Preto 28 Virginia Preto 25 Alberta Preto 6 Robert Paul Preto 1. The case unsettles townspeople and may indicate murder suicide though some details remain unexplained.
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Newton Falls
Henshaw
Warren
Robert Preto
Cecil Rhineberger
Preto
Virginia Preto
Alberta Preto
Robert Paul Preto
I. E. Price
Nid
Newton Steel Company
Canton's crusading publisher targeted in assassination plot
Canton Ohio July 21 The belief that Don R Mellett age 36 was killed in an early move of a general conspiracy to murder all newspaper publishers and editors opposing organized violators has led the Canton Party News to hire the William J Burns international detective agency. The agency was directed to investigate the alleged plot to throttle the fourth estate as reported in a telegram to editors today.
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Canton
Don R. Mellett
Canton Parly News
Burns
Familiens
Britain Holds Line on Debt Terms Revision
London July 21 The British government rejects Rothermere Press calls to revise debt settlements with the United States. Officials say no revision is planned and they do not support attacks on U S debt policy. Mellon aboard Majestic declines to comment on Churchill speech. Daily News notes may harm understanding abroad.
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London
Rothermere Presa Lpon
United States
Ita Ipoliey
Rothermere
Mel
Lon
The
Majestic
International News Service
House of Commons
Winston Church
Churchill
Daily News
Europe
Rothermere Preas
Wilson
Herriot Cabinet Faces Test Before Deputies
Paris July 21 The Herriot cabinet goes before the chamber of deputies this afternoon and faces possible defeat. Demands for a committee of public safety approved by about 300 deputies could lead to a cabinet reshuffle. The franc viewed after a slump showed a slight recovery as discussions on bank and steel exchange reforms proceed. An adjournment of parliament is possible if a committee of safety is formed and a national union cabinet favored by M Poincare may replace Herriot.
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Paris
Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Ror?ly
Stevk Excheng Fa
Puckamwet
Fi Safety
National Union
M. Poincare
Merriut
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Chickgo
Poincare
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Ramond Poincare
Committee of Safety
Echo de Paris
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Doumergue
Chamber
Senate
Warren Jimmy’ Lamont
Psialias
Crusaders
Oelence
Britain
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