United States Rejects British Rule of the Seas
Washington officials say the United States will not accept British endorsement of armed interference with neutral seas. The notes from England are seen as conciliatory yet mirror German aims, asserting friendship while blaming Germany for violations of international law and insisting on wartime blockade principles.
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Washington
United St
England
Germany
United States
Ates
Edward Grey
U S Rises to Border Crisis After Soldier Death
Washington vows stronger border action after Private McGuire of the Twelfth cavalry is killed and Privates Curtis and Clapsaddle wounded near Brownsville. General Funston given full command to exterminate bandits, while Lans ing prepares Latin American talks and a united stance for constitutional government in Mexico. Food depots reported in Mexico City as Carranzista forces respond.
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Washington
Latin America
McGuire
Twelfth Cavalry
Curtis
Clapsaddle
Brownsville
Funston
War Department
State Department
Wilson
Lansing
Mexico
Mexico City
Pablo Gonzales
Relief donations rise for southern Ohio miners
City residents have given 4.50 toward relief for starving miners in southern Ohio. The funds are collected at the relief Station at city hall, overseen by Homer Heingartner, the mayor's clerk.
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Ohio
Homer Heingartner
City Hall
Weather Forecast and Historical Weather Reference
Generally fair conditions expected tonight and Thursday with a slight cool down. The report recalls yesterday’s temperatures around 9 pm and a comparison with the previous year, noting specific readings and a regional forecast outlook. The Canton Motor Car Company advertisement accompanies the weather page.
Health officers arrest two for weeds on land
Health officers arrested Catherine Hayes and Edward Meyer for allowing weeds to grow on their properties. They were arraigned before Judge Quinn in police court and given until Saturday to remove the weeds. This marks the health board’s first action to curb hay fever and related illnesses spread by weed dust.
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Catherine Hayes
Edward Meyer
Judge Quinn
Health Board
Chauffeur Examinations Set for Canton Friday
F. W. Gerlach, state department chauffeur examiner, will arrive in Canton Friday to test all drivers of motor vehicles from 2 to 4 o'clock. Jitney bus, truck, auto, and other vehicle drivers must take the examinations.
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F. W. Gerlach
State Department
Canton
Car Fire Halts at Wise Motors Filling Station
An automobile at Wise Motor Car Co on Courtay and 5th Street SW caught fire while being filled with gasoline late Tuesday night. Firefighters responded from central station and quickly extinguished the blaze with only minor damage.
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Wise Motor Car Co
Courtay
5Th St
Central Station
Americans Make 400 Million From European War Profits
The Department of Commerce reports that American farmers grain exporters and millers earned 400 million dollars in profits during the first year of the European war. Southern cotton growers and shippers lost about 235 million in the same period.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Department
Creek Case Hearing On Sugar Creek Ditch Project
County commissioners heard pro and con arguments on opening Sugar Creek for a drainage and sewer project. Surveyor Bender put the total cost at 40 575 45 with 1663 1 acres to be reclaimed. Beach City residents opposed. Brewster supporters urged the ditch.
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Sugar Creek
Bender
Brewster
Atty L. C. Wise
Beach City
R. S. Ambler
Atty A. W. Agler
Harter
Comsioners
Rotary Club Canton and Akron Hold Springfield Lake Outing
About 200 Rotary members and families from Canton joined Akron at Springfield Lake for an afternoon of sports including a tug of war and a baseball game. Most traveled by car or interurban cars. Dinner was served at 6:30 in the hotel.
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Rotary Club of
Canton
Springfield Lake
Akron Club
Three Routes Proposed for Car Line Extensions
United Steel Co officials propose three extensions to tap the northeast manufacturing district and serve new mills. Potential routes include extending Winfield Way northeast past General Stamping Co to a county line road crossing the Pennsylvania railroad, and two Tuscarawas Street extensions to Georgetowa Road then Henrietteau and northward to Sth Street NE, or to Belden Avenue and north to Sth Street NE then east. Councilmen plan to consult steel makers and the Northern Ohio Traction Co to time construction with mill operations.
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Northeast
Winfield Way
General Stamping Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Stark Siding
Tuscarawasst
Monroe Av
Georgetoward
Henrietteau
Tuscarawas-st
Belden-av
Sth-st
Old Harford-st
United Steel Co
Carnahan Sheet Co
United Steel Company
Winfieldway
Schrantz
Sanders
Witter
Steel Company
Northern Ohio Traction Company
Civil Service Exams Open for 1000 Jobs September First
More than a thousand appointive posts with salaries from 300 dollars monthly downward will open to applicants when the new civil service law takes effect about September 1. The state civil service board will conduct competitive examinations to fill these positions, replacing prior non competitive appointments.
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Adam W. Oberlin
Cox
State Civil Service Board
Overlands Advert To Read The Want Ads Today
A brief regional notice urges readers to check the Overlands advertisement for todays want ads. It promotes quick access to listings and encourages immediate viewing.
Marie Wallace Escapes Rose Dance Charge in Floral Park
In New York on August 4 Magistrate Reynolds suspended the sentence after Marie Wallace, arrested for performing a rose dance on a Brooklyn street, explained her residence as Carnation Avenue in Floral Park, prompting a quip about environment and a clam schottische.
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New York
Oyster Bay
Reynolds
Marie Wallace
Brooklyn
Marie
Carnation Avenue
Canton Interurban Terminal Plan Denied by Attorneys
Attorneys for the Carrie Lind estate say Northern Ohio Traction Co has not arranged to buy or lease the Lind property for a Canton terminal. Company officials reportedly admire the site but cite financial stringency and have not secured an option or purchase.
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Carrie Lind
Tuscarawas St
McKinley Av
Northern Ohio Traction Co
Canton
Currie
Lind
Canton-Mas- Sillon
4Th-St NW
2Nd-St NW
Canton-Akron
John C. Welty
Northern Ohio Traction Company
Rebels enter Cape Haitien as Marines engage
Aug 4 Cape Haitien reports the revolutionary army of Dr Ro salvo Bobo entering the city. Garrison and officials seek refuge on the Pacifique while American Marines from the Nashville defend foreign lives and property. The Eagle shelling drives rebels beyond the outskirts.
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Cape Haitien
Dr. Rosalvo Bobo
Pacifique
United States
Nashville
Eagle
Steam railroads rise in earnings despite rate pleas
In June the principal railroads reported net revenue of 406 dollars per mile, up from 357 dollars per mile in June 1914. The Interstate Commerce Commission released the report showing an increase of 49 dollars per mile this year.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Flood Devastation Strikes Erie Killing 14 Dead
Flooding from Glenwood dam failure along Mill Creek leaves 21 dead or unidentified and 3,000 homeless. Four to five million dollars in damage, dozens of factories swept away, rescue efforts led by Mayor Stern with National Guard help. City cut off, relief funds quickly raised as trains resume service.
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Erie
Hanley
Mill Creek
Glenwood Dam
Glenwood
Wwe
Otic Gam
Mine Trust Company
Board of Commerce
Mayor Stern
Frank Pelow
Theodore Richhorn
National Guard
Stern
Eichhorn
Erie Times
New York Central
Bidding Opens for United Steel Co Mill and Furnaces
Contractors bid for excavating drainage and foundations for a new United Steel Co factory in the northeast manufacturing district. Separate bids are also sought for a blast furnace for United Furnace Co in Cleveland. Estimated total cost 4 to 5 million dollars with extensive construction planned next year. Pennsylvania Railroad teams on site building switches to access the property.
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United Steel Co
Northeast
United Furnace Company
Cleveland
United Steel Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Canton Library to Seek Funds for New Stack Floor in September
The Canton central library plans a September public drive to fund an added floor of stacks. A. B. Clark announces a Burns School branch in February, with future branches in other areas as space and need justify. Books will circulate between the central and branch libraries.
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Canton Central Public Library
A. B. Clark
The
Library Association
J. J. Burns
Central Station
Lirarian
Burns School
Market Av
Central Library
Fishermen Arrests Planned Over Illegal Fishing Methods
Plan to arrest members of a fishing party after Sheriff Norwood ended their gathering Monday night. Game Warden Hudson absent handling the case. Officials plan to issue affidavits Thursday charging fishing by illegal means for using ecine in violation of law.
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Hudson
Norwood
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Uncle Sam
U.S
Obaan
Sime
Canton Motor Car Co
Beach City Objects
Rotarians
Steel Co
Advt
Floral Park
Carrie
Oxford St
R. R
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