Canton Realty Purchase Enables Alloy Steel Plant Link
A $350000 real estate transfer permits a direct railroad connection between the United Alloy Steel plant and the Baltimore and Ohio system. The deal includes 82 parcels over two square miles and moves 60 houses to ease Canton’s housing shortage while a two mile spur and steel shipments will cut transit time and costs.
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Canton Realty
Alloy Steel Corporation
United Alloy Steel Corporation
Houselay SE
Belden-ay NE
Sherrodsville
Belden-ay
L. A. Brill
Brill Realty Co
Martin Block
Baltimore and Ohio Company
United Alley
Steel Corporation
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania Company
The
Edward L. Hang
Two Mile
War Market Captures Film Fame in Canton Market
A Pathe Hearst crew filmed Canton’s crowded war market on Thursday morning as hundreds of shoppers bargained. Two farm women in war garb drove a vegetable wagon into the market triggering a rush while the movie crew captured the scene. The footage will be shown nationwide in about two weeks.
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Canton
United States
Pathe Hearst Weekly
New York
Milk Shortage Persists as Supply Struggles Continue
Acute milk shortage in Can is reported as ongoing with regular lines shortening and only a few new supply sources found. Rain expected to help revive pasteurized supply but no rapid relief seen yet.
Local Notices and Draft News From Aug 9
Richard Kul nd Herman Neidlinger held on $10 bonds in connection with Baron Kurt Retswitz plot claims. Cleveland draft coverage warns of misdirections as registrants face a side show with a glass eye claim. Weather notes forecast partly cloudy with possible showers and a regional temperature around 84 to 88. Local ads announce Kenny piano payments and Star Moto Co ownership, plus Louis Orphanage Festival Saturday night and Evendale notices.
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Sicago
Richard Kulnd
Herman Neidlinger
Department of Justoday
Kurt Retswitz
India
Eveland
Cleveland
French Make Ground in Flanders Amid Muddy Offensive
British artillery pounded Lens defenses as French troops pressed in Flanders gaining ground near Bixschoote amid rain and mud. German forces reportedly retreated northwest of Bixschoote while Allied air raids targeted railways and convoy depots. In Moldavia Russo Romanian lines held as Austro German assault sought Sereth crossings and Galatz defenses remained in Romanian hands.
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Lens
France
Flanders
Bixschoote
War Office
Ypres
Steenstrate
Ypres Staden
West Flanders
Masonic Notice and Timken Picnic Announced
A special communication of Canton Lodge No. 60 F and A M will be held Thursday evening August 9 at 6 o'clock with M M degree conferred W P Beardsley W M C E Norris Secy Adv Annual picnic of Timken employees Meyers Lake Park Saturday August 11 Band concert Thayers Military Band two big ball games many other athletic sports valuable prizes free dancing Everybody welcome Adv.
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Canton Lodge
W. P. Beardsley
W. M. C. E. Norris
Sec’y
Adv
Timken Employes
Meyers Lake Park
Thayer
Wanted By Kenny's Salespeople for the Drapery Department
Classified ad invites inquiries to Kenny's Salespeople for the drapery department asking for Mr. Fetzar on the 4th floor.
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Kenny
Fetzar
Fetzer
Baker Silent On Bread Case After Poison Report
Secretary of War Baker declined to confirm or deny reports that a German spy poisoned dough at Washington barracks. Authorities said 15,000 pounds of bread were destroyed after a batch spoiled, with officials unclear if natural causes or tampering occurred.
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Washington
Washington Barracks
War College
Capt. Point
More labor needed for Chillicothe army cantonment
The State City employment bureau says more carpenters and fewer laborers are required for the Chillicothe army cantonment project. Most laboring work is finished and building construction is ready to start. The government will no longer provide free transportation. workers must pay their own fares from the starting point.
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Chillicothe
State City Employment Bureau
Potato crop reaches record 467 million bushels
Washington reports the largest potato crop in U S history expected this year. The Department of Agriculture projects 467 million bushels, led by estimates from Leon Estabrook, chief of the crop estimates bureau. The figure is about 100 million above the five year average.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Leon Estabrook
Hay Fever Cure Claim From Osteopathic Expert
Dr John A Bailey of Philadelphia told the American Osteopathic Association in Columbus that hay fever results from partial paralysis of nose nerves causing mucous membranes to swell. He said pollen like ragweed and goldenrod aggravates the condition and claims he has cured 92 percent of 1000 cases.
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Columbus
American Osteopathic Association
John A. Bailey
Philadelphia
Company C Honors Baby Canfield Himes Gift
Infant son of Mr and Mrs J H Himes receives a silver bread and milk bowl and spoon from Company C in a presentation led by Capt Miner. The bowl bears the Eighth Regiment cross guns and a dedication from the Company C men. Mrs Himes is honorary captain of Company C.
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Canfield MacKnight Himes
J. H. Himes
Mien
Co. C
Miner
Eighth Regiment
Paline Engleman Seeks Divorce Over Strict Support
In a Thursday divorce suit, Paline Engleman accuses Emery Engleman of giving only $2 monthly for herself and two children. She claims he resents her eating more than a small portion of meat. Attorneys Seeman and Seeman represent her.
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Paline Engleman
Emery Engleman
Seeman
Ohio Corn Crop Share Estimated At 167 Million Bushels
Ohio's estimated share of this year's record corn crop will be about 167 million bushels based on the federal crop report.
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OHTO
Columbus
Ohio
Water plan committee to meet. first session Friday
The council has formed a special committee to study creating a water commission. Chairman Herman R. Witter says the panel will meet Friday night and likely report at the August 20 council meeting, though no deadline is set. Members are Herman R. Witter Ralph Staley and C. M. Ball.
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Herman R. Witter
Witter
Schrantz
Ralph Staley
C. M. Ball
Negro troops kept north by war department order
The War Department announced that Black units of the National Guard will not be sent south. They will be used in the north to replace troops on patrol and guard duty, affecting regiments in New York and Illinois, battalions in Ohio, and companies in the District of Columbia and several states including Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and Tennessee.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
New York
Illinois
Ohio
District of Columbua
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
Tennessee
Butter prices rise a cent in wholesale and retail
Butter prices increased on Thursday with country butter at 44 cents and creamery butter at 46 cents per pound.
Kaiser Begins Wacht Am Rhine Keeps His Vigil On West Front
Kaiser William moves grand headquarters to a western position between the Rhine and the French border. From this German soil he directs armies on the Aisne, Scarpe, and in Flanders, with lookouts, telephones, and anti-aircraft defenses surrounding the hilltop site.
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Wacht Am Rhine
West Front
New York
Emperor William
Rhine
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Odessa
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Roumania
Charlesville
Germany
Aisne
Scarpe
Arras
Flanders
Paris
Berlin
Bingen
Metz
Alsace
Charleville
Persia
North Sea
Shoots Sweetheart in Detroit then Kills Self
John J. Redman a Winchester Va salesman shot his sweetheart Miss Helen Parsons of Bluefield W Va in her rooming house in Detroit and then killed himself. Parsons, 21, received bullets in both arms and in the jaw but is expected to survive. Redman, 30, died shortly after. A large crowd is expected in Louisville Saturday evening for the Orphans Festival.
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Detroit
Helen Parsons
Bluefield
W. Va
John J. Redman
Winchester
Parsons
Redman
Fish Fry at Jack Kowalks Beer Garden
Every Thursday evening Ady hosts a fish fry at Meyers Lake venue Jack Kowalks Beer Garden.
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Jack Kowalk
Meyers Lake
Ady
Annual Picnic of Fraternal Groups at Lakeside Park Akron
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors of America announce their annual picnic on Saturday August 11 at Lakeside Park Akron. Event promises sports and good times for all, with committee signing details. Also notices on primary registration at Board of Elections offices August 11 from 8 AM to 2 PM and 4 PM to 9 PM. Read the want ads today.
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Woodmen
Royal Neighbors of America
Lakeside Park
Akron
Board of Elections
Cox abandons coal price plan in Ohio
Governor Cox drops the idea that the Ohio legislature should fix coal prices after Attorney General McGhee’s ruling. He says federal action via hearings by the federal trade commission will set the initial price at the mines, with Ohio offering protection against possible extortion by dealers.
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Columbus
Cox
Ohio
McGhee
Exemption Claim Sparks Stir as Young Man In Violet Attire Triggers Panic
In Cleveland on August 9 a room of draft hopefuls panicked when a violet odor suggested a woman presence. It turned out to be a youth with violet toilet water. he claimed exemption, saying he disliked fighting.
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Cleveland
Mrs Pope Freed on Bond After Fatal Shot in Pineville
Mrs John Pope left the Pineville county jail with her two children after posting a $3,000 bond. She had shot and killed Miss Roxie Brock, a woman whose name had been linked with her husband, and her nerve was described as unbroken.
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Pineville
John Pope
Roxie Brock
Purge of Pro German Books at Cleveland Library
Shelves of the Cleveland public library are being purged of pro German books and magazines with 20 000 volumes to be reviewed by assistant librarians. Fifteen books were removed from circulation today as part of the purge and preparations for the Orphans Festival in Louisville are announced.
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Cleveland
Ham and Egg Sale at Keyser's Grocery
Best sugar cured hams sold by the pound or half or whole at 28c per lb. California hams 22c per lb. Eggs direct from the country 40c per dozen. Safety matches 5 for 25c. White Flyer laundry soap six bars 25c. Address Key ser's Grocery 436 McKinley SW Bell 244 State 380 1210 Tuse WW Bell 806 State 806-X Adv.
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Keyser's Grocery
McKinley SW
Bell
State
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