Primary light vote sparks doubt about election results
Reports from precincts show an unusually light primary vote with Republicans averaging 25 and Democrats 11 per precinct in the forenoon. Saloons closed citywide due to election rules. Constable election at Columbia Heights prompted closures. Massillon runs three ballots. Canton and Alliance use two. Debate over ballot thresholds and potential candidates continues as officials await full results.
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Board of Elections
Columbia Heights
Meyers Lake
Canton
Massillon
Alliance
Volkmann
McKinley Club
S. J. Spalding
J. B. Snyder
Campaigns and Candidates Stir City Primary Race
The city gears up for a heated primary with 99 percent awareness. Major contenders include Mayor Stolberg and County Treasurer H. Ross Ake, while I. D. Lovett, John P. Jones, Art Turnbull, and William Volkmann wage campaigns. Independent candidate Martin Van Buren Lohr tours the streets with a donkey sign urging support. Contests span city auditor treasurer council president and council seats as voters encounter constant campaigning and ads.
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H. Ross Ake
Lohr
Turnbull
Ake
Jones
Martin van Buren Lohr
Start Work to Get Expert for Stark County Farmers
The rural committee of the Chamber of Commerce gained power to pursue a Stark County county agent. They reported an agent could be secured at no expense to the chamber and will organize the county immediately. W. R. Zollinger chairs the committee. The Berger Manufacturing Co. will donate a metal box to house the world’s largest U S flag belonging to the city.
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Stark County
W. R. Zollinger
Berger Manufacturing Co
U. S
Unsettled Ohio Weather With Showers Likely
Forecast for Ohio calls for unsettled conditions tonight and Wednesday with showers. Northern areas may stay fair tonight. Temperature readings and precipitation expected, with notable variability across regions and a focus on today’s and yesterday’s measurements.
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Ohio
Fair North
Correction of Advertised Sheeting Price
Correction of an error in our advertisement states the price for ten yards of sheeting was misprinted. The correct price is ten yards for 39 cents. Seft ner's The Big Store advertises at 229 31 33 37 39 Market av with the updated pricing.
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Seftner's
Billiard Match Tonight at Great Northern Parlors
B. E. Phines faces Josh Jones in a billiard match at Great Northern Billiard Parlors located in the Valentine Theater Building Adyvy. Event details include venue and participant names for local sports fans.
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B. E. Phines
Josh Jones
Great Northern Billiard Parlors
Valentine Theater
Adyvy
Adv
Foot Specialist Ad Offering Treatments
A brief classified ad for T R McDonald, foot specialist at 110 Market Ave N, Stark 939L, Bell 2848, inviting readers to seek a foot treatment. Includes schedule notes for Sunday through Tuesday and Thursday.
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T. R. McDonald
N. Stark
Bell
Confident Candidates Vow Victory In Gubernatorial Race
Stolberg Ake Jones Lovett Turnbull Volkmann express strong confidence in securing nominations and victories. They promise votes if the public remembers to vote, signaling optimism across the field about primary outcomes and policy support.
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Stolberg
Ake
Jones
Lovett
Turnbull
Delegates Attend Opening of Home Guards Convention
The thirteenth annual Supreme Home Guards of America convention opened with hundreds in attendance and more expected for the afternoon business session. The event featured the debut of the largest flag in America draped over the dome area and a stage decoration highlighting the home, with officials and mayors in attendance.
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J. M. Wyman
C. A. Stolberg
Maker of flag arrested here as embezzler
Arvine E. Lomady, maker of Canton's large flag, was arrested Tuesday morning on embezzlement charges totaling 783 dollars from a Pennsylvania company. He is in the county jail appealing requisition and seeking bond as a detective heads to Harrisburg for papers. Habeas corpus actions were begun before Judge Ake.
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Canton
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Ake
Antonio Alas
Suter
Cordial Panna Company
Cleveland
Notice D. of A. Funeral Arrangements for Mrs F C French
All members urged to be present tonight to make funeral arrangements for our sister Mrs F C French. Ad. Comfort in Glasses can only be attained by proper fitting. Walter H Double Jeweler and Optician The Hall Mark Store 123 125 Tuse Ady.
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Escape of Main Russian Army in Peril Near Brest Litovsk
Berlin reports Austro German forces under von Mackensen and Archduke Joseph Ferdinand push toward Brest Litovsk, threatening Grand Duke Nicholas's retreating army. Russians suffer heavy losses, prisoners say base hospitals full, and Germans advance around Lomza threatening further captures and about 75,000 more prisoners if Novo Georgievsk and Lomza fall.
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Potato price surge widens retail costs
Potatoes rose in price amid a shortage with a 2 cent per peck and 15 cent per bushel increase noted Tuesday. Retail prices hit 26 cents per peck and 80 cents per bushel as shipments decline and home grown stocks dwindle due to rain.
Five Dollar Niagara Falls Return Trip Ad
Weekly July 7 through September via W L E B R R and C and C Steamer. Tickets valid six days. For reservations call Bell 3020 or Stark 26. Public notice style advertisement.
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Bell
Stark
Canton Motor Car Co Advt Overlands First Then Last
An advertisement for Overland vehicles appears under the Canton Motor Car Co label, emphasizing priority and sequencing in the sales pitch. The snippet suggests a focus on model positioning and branding within a local dealership page.
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Canton Motor Car Co
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Allies gain in worst fighting since spring in West Flanders
Aug 18 report from Amsterdam notes heavy fighting along the Ypres Dixmude line. British French and Belgian guns halt German attempts after a bombardment and a British advance near Hooge. Many German wounded pass through Thielt Ghent and Bruges en route to Antwerp. The battle continues east of Ypres along the canal and Veer river.
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Ypres
West Flanders
Ypres Dixmude
Thielt
Ghent
Bruges
Antwerp
Teutonic
Hooge
Veer
Insurance and real estate ads with local services
Lee Smith and Gresser advertise insurance including fire life auto and health. Real estate bought and sold from 4048 Folwell Building with phones 1037. Ice cream festival and minstrel entertainment by First Congressional church choir at Nimisila park Tuesday evening August 10.
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Gresser
Folwell Building
First Congregational Church
Nimisila Park
Unpaid Water Bills Discount Opens Through August 14
Local officials announce a limited time discount on unpaid water bills through August 14. The advisory notes reduced penalties for eligible accounts and urges residents to settle balances to avoid service interruption.
Zeppelins Kill 12 in Night Raid Over East Coast
German airships attacked the east coast of England last night and today, dropping incendiaries that killed 13 and wounded 12. One Zeppelin was damaged and possibly destroyed. an British aviator, Lent R. Lord, was killed in the aerial engagement.
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England
North Sea
Ostend
iLent R. Lord
British Air Service
Press Bureau
Canton Plans to Give Work to Needy Miners
Canton officials and the Chamber of Commerce plan to hire at least fifty miners from the Hocking Valley to alleviate starvation in the district. Local manufacturers and contractors are urged to contact the chamber to place workers. C. S. Parlett, visiting agent, says families are starving and one home had four days without food.
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Hocking Valley
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C. S. Parlett
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Parlett
Billiard Match Tonight at Garrettson's Chocolate Shop
You are invited to the opening at Garrettson's Chocolate Shop 216 Market ar this evening. Orchestra music and souvenirs. Nothing will be sold between 7 and 9 PM.
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