Akron Visitor and Several Families Stop in Area
Mr Milton Russell visits Akron for a few days. Mr and Mrs J W Dixon and daughter Marjorie stay with friends in Coolville. Frank Gibbs from Wheeling visits aunt Mrs John Cross. Mrs Thomas Kirk of Steubenville spends week with Mrs Elien Boetzner. Prof E M Mills depart for Great Lakes fishing at Saint Clair Flats. Mr and Mrs T F Kale host Charles Chatelain and children Dick and Betty from Columbus. Margaret Cable of New York arrives to visit mother Mrs Margaret Cuckler. D G Sams goes to Chillicothe for confectionery work with brother in law Frank Mansfield. Mrs Raymond Banfield and Zoe Ellen from Columbus visit mother Mrs S G Stonecipher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gibbs
Wheeling
W. Va
John Cross
D. G. Sams
Chillicothe
Frank Mansfield
Raymond Banfield
Zoe Ellen
Columbus
Hay
S. G. Stonecipher
Wise Family Back From Two Week Motoring Trip
Mr and Mrs H T Wise and their two sons returned home yesterday after a two week motor trip visiting Bellaire Akron and Cedar Point with noted stops and experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Wise
Bellaire
Akron
Cedar Point
Births and travels of local residents
Dean Copeland, recently of Nitro West Virginia, returns home via Cleveland to visit his brother Frank Copeland and family. Announcement cards note the birth of a daughter Annette to Mr and Mrs Frank Copeland of Cleveland on Friday August 16. Mrs Mollie Campbell hosts visitors cousin Mrs W H Woods of Columbus and granddaughter Eleanor Russell of the Columbus Deaf School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Copeland
Nitro
W. Va
Cleveland
Frank Copeland
Annette
Mollie Campbell
W. H. Woods
Columbus
Eleanor Russell
The
Mrs. L G Bean Returns From Camp Grant Visit
Mrs L G Bean arrives home from a ten day visit with her husband Lieut Bean at Camp Grant Rockford Illinois. Lieut Bean expects to go overseas soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Bean
Lieut, Bean
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ill
Lieut
Bean
Miss Mildred Banks Visits DeCourt Family
Miss Mildred Banks accompanied home Mr and Mrs M A DeCourt of Cleveland for a few weeks visit. Mr and Mrs DeCourt motored here and visited two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Banks
M. A. DeCourt
Cleveland
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs John D Dyer
Mr and Mrs John D Dyer of Anderson Indiana are the parents of a son born Monday August 19. Mrs Mary Hibbard has left for the home of her daughter in Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Dyer
Alice Ward) Anderson
Ind
Mary Hibbard
Anderson
Hadren Murphey Families Visit Musser in Logan and New Plymouth
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hadren and son Lawrence of Logan join Mr. and Mrs. Warren Murphey and son Charles of New Plymouth as Sunday guests of Mr. James Musser and family at 23 Brown avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Hadren
Lawrence
Logan
Warren Murphey
Charles
New Plymouth
James Musser
Brown Avenue
Miss Hazel Roach to Lead Troy School Homemaking
Miss Hazel Roach travels from Cleveland to stay with her sister Miss Louise Roach and will depart in September to assume the Home Economics teaching position in the public schools of Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Roach
Cleveland
Louise Roach
Troy
Mansfield Residents Return From BriefVisits
Mr. Clifford Boelzner returns to Mansfield ending a short visit with his mother Mrs. Ellen Boelzner. His wife and daughter Mary Ellen stay longer. Mrs. Harry Bartlett leaves Toledo for Logan then to Toledo with Mrs. E C Burchfield. Fred W Kiltau and family return from Meigs County and Magee City West Virginia with George Burson. W P Reeves and Mrs. John Fulton travel to Akron for the death of their nephew Harry Cuckler, son of Ray and Mrs. Cuckler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Boelzner
Mansfield
Ellen Boelzner
Mary Ellen
Harry Bartlett
Toledo
F. L. Preston
Logan
E. C. Burchfield
Fred W. Kiltau
Eda Kiltau
Meigs County
Fred Kiltau
R. E. Burson
Magon
City
W. Va
George Burson
W. P. Reeves
John Fulton
Akron
Harry ~Ekler
Ray Cuckler
Aths
Cuckler
Reeves
Fulton
Vancouver Trades and Labor Council forms court of appeal
Prominent members of the Trades and Labor Council and the Board of Trade in Vancouver British Columbia have formed a committee as an appeal and conciliation board to avert strikes if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trades and Labor Council
Board of Trade
Vancouver
B. C
Court of Appeal and Conciliation Board
Riots Sink Petrograd as Food Crisis Rages
Amsterdam dispatches report heavy food riots in Petrograd with hundreds killed and wounded. Workmen, two days without bread, cry out against Germans as Lettish Guards clash near Smolny Institute and martial law is declared amid calls for German aid against Bolsheviks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Petrograd
Serlin
Smolny Institute
Youth registration drive set for August 24 in county towns
All youths aged 21 since June 25 1918 must register Saturday August 24. York township registers at the City building Trimble township at John Myers office and remaining areas at Athens City building. James Richards of Nelsonville registered in Columbus and was sent to Camp Sherman for failing to return a questionnaire. He went to camp unaccompanied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
Trimble
John Myer
Athens
James Richards
Nelsonville
Columbus
Camp
Sherman
Athens County Board
Ohio call for 25 draftsmen to report in New York
Call 1170 orders 25 draftsmen to report to the Division of Military Aeronautics at Madison Barracks Sackett’s Harbor New York on August 29. Only white men qualified for limited military service may be inducted and may qualify for overseas duty in the photographic section. Volunteers accepted until August 23 with deferment for draft officials deemed necessary in administration of the draft by the state governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Division of Military Aeronautics
Madison Barracks
Sacketts Harbor
New York
Division of
Military Aeronautics
United States
Grain Prices Reported in Toledo Market Notes
Toledo market summary lists Corn cash at 1.85, Oats 0.714, Rye 1.65, Clover Oct and Dec 17.20, Alsike Oct 15 Dec 16.15, Timothy 4.47 with Sept Oct Dec at 4.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Alsike
Timothy
Market quotes for corn oats and pork from Chicago
Chicago August 20 market rundown shows corn at 1.62% for August 1.64% for September and 1.66 for October. Oats quoted at 72% for August 78 for September and 74 cents for October. Pork prices listed as 44.30 for September and 44.90 for October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Cincinnati Cattle Market Receipts and Prices
Cattle receipts 800 head unchanged. Calves firm at 17.00 to 17.26. Hogs receipts 1,500 head higher with good packers paying 19.90. Sheep receipts 1,500 head unchanged. Lambs steady with 18.50 to 19.00 quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Private employment agencies reach an estimated ten thousand
An estimate suggests about 10,000 private employment agencies operate across the United States. The figure reflects the sector's breadth, with agencies serving diverse industries and regions nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gungress Moves Toward Passing New Army Bill
Washington reports the manpower bill to draft ages eighteen to forty five will be reported to the House late today or tomorrow. House leaders aim to pass it by week’s end as opposition wanes after Baker and March statements. Frank Morrison of the AFL opposes the Senate’s Thomas work amendment, likely to be dropped from the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presa
Washington
House
France
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Senate
The
War Department
Baker
Yankees Quail at Pink Ribbons Amid War Humors
War correspondent Richard Henry Little recalls French fascination with pink ribbons on American soldiers in Paris. He shares vivid frontline anecdotes about Marines, infantrymen, and artillerymen, praising bravery while noting soldiers’ unglamorous appearances as matinee idols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Henry Little
Chicago
M. Co
Atlantic
New York
Paris
Great Hun Explosion Kills Hundreds at Krupp Works
United Press reports from Paris Aug 20 that letters from prisoners on the Picardy front reveal six hundred persons were killed or injured in a June explosion at the Krupp Works. The casualty figures come from captured personnel and were relayed this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Papas Pass
Krupp Works
Picardy Front
Liberty Shoes debated at War Industries Board
Shoemakers meet at the War Industries Board to discuss creating Liberty Shoes in a few standard styles. One plan would stamp fixed prices on each pair, aligning with already fixed hides and sole leather pricing to set a fair margin and prevent profiteering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
War Industries Board
Liberty
Shoe Industries Board
Railroad declares sand and gravel non essential for war use
Washington reports the Railroad Department lists sand gravel and stone as non essential except for shipments to war industries. Open cars will not carry these commodities while coal needs of war industries army navy and merchant marine foreclose use of open cars for other traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railroad Department
War Industries
Army
Navy
Merchant Marine
Labor objects to work or fight amendment
The American Federation of Labor charged before the House military committee that the work-or-fight amendment to the man-power bill insults labor. They oppose the weapon in employers hands that would brand workers as slackers while not opposing service in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
House Military Committee
Snakes Startle Downtown Pittsburgh Pedestrians
A five foot snake with an eight inch girth frightened pedestrians in Pittsburgh’s downtown as a car headlight drew it into the business district. Police were called and the reptile was removed, leaving investigators puzzled about how it arrived in the city center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Army in France Supplied With All Wheat Bread
The War Department announced the American army in France has ample bread made from all wheat flour. Daily flour ration for soft bread stands at eighteen ounces with a possible reduction to sixteen ounces. Soldiers in the United States use victory bread with substitutes, but all-wheat bread is not allowed until in France. Field bakers must work swiftly and avoid experimenting with new flour mixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
War Department
United States
Peach orchard auto tour opens early season drive
Port Clinton reports the annual automobile tour to peach orchards has begun though the crop is early. Ohio residents plan to haul fruit directly from the orchards by auto to secure riper peaches than rail shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Clinton
Ohio
Elope Then Die Together Near Spencerport
Rochester police chief Pimer Fish of Macedon and his wife Mrs Pimer Phelps were found shot to death in the woods near Spencerport after leaving home on July 8. Fish represented Standard Oil. Phelps was a canal barge operator. Mrs Fish and the children are with her father in Clifton Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Pimer Fish
Macedon
Pimer Phelps
Spencerport
Fish
Phelps
Standard Oil
Great Chance for War Profiteers in Manchester Egg
James Welch of Manchester Connecticut reports a weekly freak egg from his hen. The latest egg is a double egg measuring 8% inches in circumference and 7% inches around the center with a smaller egg inside the larger shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Conn
James Welch
Liquor Get Brief Life Extension Amid Senate Action
Washington reports a three month reprieve for liquor sales and beer and wine production. The delay shifts the stop dates to April 1 and November 1 respectively, with Senate action pending and September likely for final decision. City leaders anticipate an 18 vote majority when the measure is decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Huns Readying 60 Foot Guns For Paris Siege
Paris reports German forces prepare for siege operations around Paris with 60 foot railway guns firing 34 inch shells. In other news the Norwegian bark Nordhag was sunk off Cape Henry. 26 crew were rescued after a submarine attack, per Navy Department notes.
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Washington
Nordhag
Cape Henry
Navy Department
Strikes Wipe Out Ten Million Working Days in First War Year
In the war's first year organized labor strikes possibly erased ten million working days. The figure reflects widespread stoppages as labor actions disrupted production and affected war effort. Major unions involved include several national crafts and industrial sectors.
Lash Family Reunion Held at Alexander Home
Will M. Lash hosts a Friday evening reunion in Alexander for Rev. A. H. Lash of Lowell Michigan. About sixty relatives and neighbors attend as officers are elected and the event plans annual gatherings. The gathering recalls pioneer family history and the Lashes’ long ownership of the local farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will M. Lash
Alexander
A. H. Lash
First Congregational Church
Lowell, Mich
Lash
Emmett Cotton
George B. Lash
L. J. Lash
David Blackburn
Belle Cotton
J. C. Lash
Little Girl Dies After Brief Illness in Chicago
Dorothy Dyer seven year old eldest child of Mr and Mrs James Dyer died yesterday afternoon at the Montrose Avenue home from acute indigestion. The child fell ill only a few hours before passing, leaving three siblings and prompting widespread neighborhood mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dyer
James Dyer
Montrose Avenue
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Milton Russell
J. W. Dixon
Marjorie
Coolville
Thomas Kirk
Steubenville
Elien Boetzner
E. M. Mills
Great Lakes
Saint Clair Flats
Charles Chatelain
Betty
T. F. Kale
Margaret Cable
Margaret Cuckler
Neal
Chicago Grain
Gungress
Marines
Mike
Chateau Thierry
Perdition
Berlin
Liberty Shu
Stein-Bloch
Michael-Stearn
Styleplus
Preston
Italy
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Paria
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