Canton Wins Big Pennsylvanian Rail Move Shaping City Growth
The Pennsylvania railroad relocates shops and a roundhouse from Alliance to Canton creating a new division point. The move adds 10,000 people, 1,000 shop jobs, and a $60 000 monthly payroll. The project covers 200 acres with 7 000 car siding capacity and 80 engine stalls. Construction begins within 60 days and completes in under a year.
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Submarine Rams Steamer Off Fort Independence
The excursion steamer Mayflower carrying about 2000 passengers was rammed by an American submarine off Fort Independence Boston Harbor. The submarine’s sharp bow pierced the side and stayed pressed to the hull to avoid sinking. Some injuries were reported though no deaths.
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Mayflower
Nantucket Steamship Co
Boston Harbor
Fort Independence
Kings of the Air Honor for Guynemer by French Army
The photograph shows Capt. Guynemer, hailed as France's king of the air, receiving the latest decoration after downing his fiftieth enemy aircraft. He reviews troops amid adulation across France. Nearby, Manfred von Richthofen is named Germany's top air duelist with 58 victories.
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Germany
von Richthofen
Propaganda Drives Polish Independence Claims Circulate
In Cracow Austria on August 11 authorities report large numbers of leaflets spread among factory workers and German soldiers claiming Poland's independence. German forces control several printing presses but cannot halt the propaganda campaign.
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Austria
Byce Radio
Poland
Rioters Attempt to Burn McAlester Grain Elevator
An urban assault in McAlester Oklahoma saw a MAD sending rioters try to burn the grain elevator mill. A night watchman H A Clugh fired at the attackers and helped drive them away after a brief exchange of shots as the county faced a week of unrest.
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Mcalester
Okla
Drivaway
H. A. Clugh
Canton Se wer Bond Issue Put to Voters
Canton voters face a $270000 bond issue for immediate construction of east and west intercepting sewers to be completed by December 1918. The measure, not optional, would be funded by general taxation and requires a two thirds vote for approval. Mayor Stolberg urged passage as a vital health and growth measure amid population influx from the Pennsylvania railroad move.
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State Board of Health
Smith
Stolberg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Senate frames drastic I. W. W. bill to meet defects
Senator Meyers of Montana said in the senate today that he has prepared legislation to curb the I. W. W. and close gaps in current law that hinder the federal government from acting firmly. The measure will be introduced in congress to strengthen action against the I. W. W. in Washington.
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Meyers
Montana
Senate
Tax Belgians Again The Hague Invasion Taxes
German military authorities impose new taxes on personal property and fortunes of Belgians in invaded territory. All residents are required to pay a portion of their holdings as tribute to the German occupiers.
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Agence Radio
Move to Peace? Basle Supposes Helfferich Key to Kaiser Plan
Basle Aug 11. German press speculates Vice Chancellor Helfferich is the man the Kaiser relies on to pave the way for peace. Newspapers term the imperial rescript as indicating he will carry out the most important duties to be announced later.
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Agence Radio
Helfferich
Oberlin mayor candidate ad in Republican ticket race
A political advertisement urges voters to participate in the primaries next Tuesday. Oberlin candidate for Mayor on the Republican ticket is listed with Meyers Lake Park Band concert Sunday evening. Homer H. Hill is also shown as a candidate for Republican nominating for city treasurer at primaries August 14.
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Homer H. Hill
Ady
Meyers Lake Park
Quinine Spray Aids Wound Comfort and Healing On Front
San Francisco’s Gordon L Ward reports success with a quinine chloride spray named nicalgin used to render wounds aseptic during dressings. The anesthetic also relieves pain and promotes new tissue growth on burns and fresh wounds.
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Agence Radio
Gordon L. Ward
San Francisco
German General Orders Census of All German Industry
Berlin telegram reports Gen Hroener has ordered a census of all German industrial concerns to boost war output and prepare for peace. The note, dated Aug 11, cites the move as a government initiative to assess capacity and resources amid wartime aims.
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Germany
Hidden dynamite found in garden in Columbus
Five sticks of dynamite and a 50 foot coil of fuse were found today in the garden of Mrs. Julia Fisher. Police believe a man planted the explosive to conceal it for later use near Meyers Lake Park. Adv. Socialist Meeting at Nimisila Park at 3 p m today with H M Wicht of Cleveland as speaker. Also ad for Knights of Columbus Meyers Lake Pavilion dance on Aug 13.
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Meyers Lake Pavilion
Rat trap plan aims to trap Germans with Limburger bait
A humorous wartime column suggests American troops use rat traps in trenches baited with Limburger cheese to capture German soldiers and possibly induce a cross of war. It riffs on morale and novelty, imagining grandiose schemes and a Kaiser overwhelmed by smell.
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Sammiea
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Berlin
Hamelin
Anti-War Speech Triggers Street Clash in Walnutaw area
A street speaker from Youngstown sparked a violent clash when he denounced the draft and Wilson's war policy, drawing an estimated 1,500 spectators. A militiaman reportedly struck a man, fueling minor fist fights as police cleared Tuscara Street for half an hour with no serious injuries or arrests.
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Priest Arrested in Mann Act Case in Wallingford
Rev Edward J Tarorenpinski of a Polish church in Wallingford was arrested on a Mann Act violation warrant. The U S agent M A Woodell filed the complaint, based on statements by Miss Theresa Wrodlewski’s parents of South Bend Indiana. Primaries set for August 14 with Oberlin for Mayor on the Republican ticket.
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Conn
Edw. J. Ftarorenpinski
M. A. Woodell
United States
Theresa Wrodlewski
South Bend
Ind
Draft Legality Will Be Tested
The legality of the selective conscription law will be tested before the U S Supreme Court possibly this fall. The case will be docketed by Aug 24 on a writ of error from Ohio Socialists Charles A Ruthenberg Alfred Wagenknecht and Charles Baker. They were convicted of conspiracy to obstruct operation of the law and sentenced to a year in Stark County workhouse. Baker spoke in Canton a week ago.
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United States Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Ohio
Charles A. Ruthenberg
Cleveland
Alfred Wagenknecht
Socialist Party
Charles Baker
Stark Co
Baker
Canton
Ohio National Guard to Move to Alabama Training Camp
One brigade comprising a third of the Ohio National Guard now at the state fair grounds will be moved to the winter training camp near Montgomery Alabama by next week. The relocation frees the fair grounds to prepare barracks for state fair exhibits.
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Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Montgomery
Ala
France to Fix Wages in Munition Factories
Paris August 11 A national defense committee acted to grant military commissioners power to set salaries for munition factory workers and to arbitrate labor disputes, signaling government control over wartime labor costs.
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Agence Radio
Committee of National Defense
Taft Resting Easy. Doctors Hope to Send Him Home
Former President William H. Taft rests easily in Pavilion Kansas after doctors report improvement. He read newspapers this afternoon and is expected to leave for his home in a few days. Band concert advertised for Sunday evening. Ady.
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William H. Taft
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