The first official Dayton/Montgomery County death in the first World War was William T. Clements. William was in his late 20s and working with his father when he enlisted in the service on May 25, 1917. William lost his life during the carnage at Warfusée-Abancourt on March 28, 1918. He was buried with others at Namps-au-Val cemetery then his body was later sent home. William Clements was reburied in Woodland Cemetery.

A large bouquet of flowers sent to Riesinger Funeral Parlor added intrigue to the funeral of an unidentified young man found in the Otto Kuehn garage on February 22, 1924. The flowers were addressed to “The Unknown Boy” and the card attached was signed, “From a mother.” The flowers adorned the coffin during the service and were placed atop his grave after burial at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Police questioned two women and a man after the stabbing death of 29 year old factory worker James Paste after an all-night drinking bout in Drexel. No charges were filed.

Israel Ludlow, namesake for Ludlow Street in downtown Dayton, was the person who decided to name our city Dayton. In 1787, Israel Ludlow was appointed to survey the large tract of land purchased by Judge John Cleve Symmes in Southwest Ohio, aka the Miami Purchase. When Ludlow surveyed and platted the town, he looked for investors to take ownership of the area. Captain Jonathan Dayton was one of those investors. At 32 years old, Dayton bought 248,540 acres of land that later became the Miami Valley. Of all the investors of land in the area, the name “Dayton” was the most pleasing of all the investors involved.