Canton Fails to Secure Home Guards HQ at Session
Dr. G. J. Eblen, supreme councillor, says Canton has slim chance of becoming the Home Guards of America headquarters and orphanage site. He arrives from Van Wert, notes an $80,000 Canton home and current property sales would be needed before any move. Convention expected 1,500 to 2,000 visitors. decision unlikely this year.
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Canton
Home Guards of America
Order
G. J. Eblen
Supreme
van Wert
Eblen
Supreme Order of the Home Guards of America
Dr. Eblen
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Illinois
National
Fraternal Congress
Courtland Hotel
Dredging Case Review Set for Wednesday Hearings
Commissioners will hold a Wednesday hearing with farmers’ attorneys detailing overflow damages and crop losses from Sugar Creek. Debates over dredging focus on altering the stream and protecting laterals like Bean Creek, with no decision until after testimony.
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Sugar Creek
Canton Masons Help Lay Stone at Bethsheba Hospital
Two hundred Knights Templar and Masons from Canton joined about four thousand Masons in Zanesville for the cornerstone laying ceremony at Bethsheba hospital with Ohio Grand Lodge officers in charge. A parade featured the Ladies Band of Chicago Junction. fifteen hundred Knights wore full uniforms, with seven chair cars attached to the Wheeling and Lake Erie train. The Zanesville Order of Eastern Star hosted dinners, and the entertainment committee arranged events for attendees.
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Knights Templar
Masons of
Canton
Zanesville
Masons
Bethsheba Hospital
Grand Lodge of Masons of Ohio
Grand Lodge
Chicago Junction
Knights
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Zanesville Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Weather forecast for Ohio fair tonight and Tuesday
Aug 9 Washington report says Ohio will see fair weather tonight and Tuesday. Temperature details show yesterday at 9 pm and today at 7 am readings, with high and low estimates. Other items include promotional blurb for Boomerang Returns on page 3 and an advertisement for New Berlin Lincoln Chautauqua with Hobson Corwine and Ye Olde New England Choir.
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Washington
Ohio
New Berlin-Lincoln
Chautauqua
Richard C. Hobson
Tom Corwine
the Noise Immitator
Ye Olde
New England
Tues
Advt
Samuel E Barr Wy Advoes Vote City Auditor at Primaries
Samuel E Barr urges Wyoming voters to support him on the Republican ticket for City Auditor in the upcoming primary.
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Samuel E. Barr
Advt
About that Republican Argument for Stolberg
The Stolberg campaign argues H Ross Ake seeks a fifth term by claiming Republican ties while Stolberg has delivered a clean non partisan administration. It recalls Ake's 1912 bid to be on the Progressive ticket and his support of that campaign, and asks voters to be fair and reelect Stolberg.
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H. Ross Ake
Stolberg
Charles A. Stolberg
Ake
Progressive
Mandamus
Board of Elections
Progressive Committee
Stolberg Campaign Committee
He Wasn't Raised To Be a Soldier
William Sexton changed his mind about serving and decided at the last minute he had not been raised to be a soldier. Company C of the O N G remonstrated with him and Sheriff Norwood sent him to Yellow Springs Ohio with deputy Gust Ehman on Monday morning.
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William Sexton
Norwood
William
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Gust Ehman
Canton City Smoothed Flushing Deal With Rail Co
General Manager Currie of the Northern Ohio Traction Co signs a two year contract to pay Canton a monthly share of 300 for flushing streets using its tracks. The first payment is due next month, with service starting immediately. Currie says the company has always favored meeting the city halfway.
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Currie
Northern Ohio Traction Co
City of
Canton
Stolberg
Kent
Chas. A. Stolberg
O. Deer
Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co
New Three Story Home Planned for Canton Daily News
The Canton Daily News plans a three story building on Tuscarawas Street and Second Street NW with 20 000 square feet of floor space and stores on DeWallav. The News occupying parts of first and third floors, with H H Timken as owner and Clarence G Herbruck as representative, forecasts completion early next year.
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Tuscarawas
Dewalt Av
Canton Daily News
The
News
Tuscarawasst
Dewaltav
Second-st NW
the News
Tuscarawas-st
de- Wallavy
Daily News
Dewaltar
Second-st
H. H. Timken
Clarence G. Herbruck
George D. Harter Bank
Wiliam
Epperson
Melbourne Brothers
Jitneur Term Sparks Debate Over Driver Titles
In the District of Columbia officials have adopted the term jitneur for the driver of jitney buses. Chauffeurs object to the old label as drivers own their cars and female drivers might be called chauffeuress.
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Public Square
District of Columbia
Carranza Defiance Spurs Latin American Peace Talks
The United States insists Carranza must play fair as Latin American diplomats prepare to meet Secretary Lansing in New York to discuss peace in Mexico. Lansing rejects a paid lawyer brief as an attempt to cloud the issue and warns the Carranza government of potential trouble if it does not seek dialogue with U S authorities.
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Washington
Lansing
Mexico
Hotel Biltmore
New York
Ees
Carranza
United States
Juan J. Ortega
Briep
McAdoo
State Department
Charles A. Douglas
Villa
Zapata
Hia
Wilson to cut vacation over domestic probes not whitewash
President Wilson plans to return to Washington soon to tackle several domestic issues risking scandal. The Eastland steamship inspection controversy looms as Redfield blames inherited conditions and civil service limits. Tariff, treasury deficit, and military preparedness vie for attention, with international notes and Cotton delegation concerns pending.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Steamship Inspection Service
Commerce Redfield
Chicago
Redfield
Civil Service
Commerce Department
Civil Service Commission
Department
Organized Labor
Treasury
House
Senate
Accidents Increase, Insurance Ads Promote Plans
Lee Smith and Gresser advertise insurance across Fire Life Auto and Health lines. They promote inexpensive auto liability and plate glass coverage, plus steam boiler and accident policies. Real estate services also offered from 4048 Folwell Building with phone number 1037.
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Lee Smith
Gresser
Folwell Building
Niagara balls and Seeandbee line advertised travel
Local ad lists Niagara balls at 4.80 and a round trip by N O T Limiteds aboard the superb ship Seeandbee on August 14 and 27 with advertising notes.
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Niagara
N. O. T. Limiteds
Seeandbee
Broad gauge man for broad gauge job Kirk for Councilman
William T. Kirk Republican candidate for Councilman at large is described as experienced and competent, secretary of the Builders' Exchange, urging all Republicans to vote for him regardless of faction. An advertisement notes Overlands first because Overlands last from the Canton Motor Car Co.
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William T. Kirk
The
Builders’ Exchange
Canton Motor Car Co
Advt, Et
German Victories Threaten Russian Retreat On Eastern Front
Berlin reports Nova Georgievsk cut off and Praga captured as German forces press toward Kovno and Brest Litovsk. Von Mackensen advances on the Vieprz while Lomza and Novo Georgievsk forts fall. thousand prisoners taken as Austro German units push north of the Wieprz.
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Berlin
Nova Georgievsk
Vistula
Kaiser
Kovno
Niemen
Vilnau
Praga
Warsaw
Lublin
Poland
von Mackensen
Wieprz
General Staff
Hooge
Ypres
Serock
Narew
Bug
von Scholtz
Wyszhow
Novo Georgievsk
Viepra
Brest Litovsk
Koyvno
Lomza
Ostrow Wyszkow
von Wyrach
Ryki-Garwolin
Ivangorod
Vieprz
Ostrow-Kamienczych
Namur
Liege
Vistula River
Riga
Eckau
von Buelow
Warsaw- Petrograd
Ponowiesh
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
Lublin-Chelm
New Herlin Lincoln Chautauqua Opens in Grove
The continued page eight column notes the New Herlin Lincoln Chautauqua has begun inviting the public to enjoy fresh air in the grove. Advertisements promote Seeseenemes Smoke Full Welebt te Cigar and Chocolate Shop at 216 Market with souvenirs. No sales occur from 7 to 9 a m. Tonight a dance is planned at Meyers lake.
Divorce Suit Filed Against Noted Lecturer Pastor
Pastor J. E. Dinger, a Cleveland Lyceum circuit lecturer, is named in a divorce suit filed by his wife in Can ton. She alleges he lives with another woman and seeks alimony and custody, with restraining orders preventing salary payments pending settlement. Sheriff’s office located him in Hartville Sunday afternoon. Attorney William J. Plero represents the wife.
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J. E. Dinger
Cleveland Lyceum Bureau
Hartville
Starkeo
William J. Plero
Thieves Escape Minerva Police With $200 Loot
Thieves broke the Plate glass of J. E. Kurtz's Market street store in Minerva and fled with valuables valued at over 200 dollars. Mrs. A. D. Roller, nearby resident, woke to the break in the early hours and the watchman found the robbers gone. The loss appeared limited to jewelry on display.
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J. E. Kurtz
Market-st
Minerva
A. D. Roller
Mainst
Kurtz
Chocolate Shop Adseeks Market Orchestra Evening Event
Advertisement notes a chocolate shop at 216 Market ar hosting an orchestra program Tuesday evening with music scheduled between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.
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Garrettson's Chocolate Shop
Market Ay
Market Ag
Garrettson’s Chocolate Shop
Market Ar
Canton Motor Car Co Advertisement Fragment
Fragment from an old Canton Motor Car Company advertisement mentions a vehicle promotion or product listing with limited legible text. The readable portion lacks specific model names or prices, preventing fuller identification of the offer.
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Canton Masons
Flushing
Tuscara
Elks Club
Trinity Lutheran Church
Secondst
Philippines
William Jennings Bryan
White House
Meyers Lake
2Nd St
3Rd St
Cherry
H. A. Smith
First Congregational Church
Nimisila Park
Ee Ake
Sheriff's Office
Man
King
Munich
Bayaris
Ludwig
Overlands
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