Germans Halt Major Offensive In Russia And Poland
Berlin reports Prince Leopold's Bavarian army has taken Siedice in Poland while a German thrust in northwestern Russia is checked. Despatches note Russian attacks in Courland and Kovno region as German losses mount and troop shortages raise concern at headquarters.
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Berlin
Leopold
Siedice
Geneva
Russia
Tribune
Courland
Kovno
Landwehr
Seven Austro German Armies Mass for Brest Litovsk Drive
Berlin reports seven large Austro German armies massed between the Vistula and Bug rivers with Warsaw as a focal point. General officers named include von Scholtz Leopold von Bavaria Dankl von Koyess Woyrsch Archduke Joseph Ferdinand and Mackensen. Fresh troops are sent east as bombardments on Novo Georgievsk and Kovno continue. Russian retreats leave behind hundreds dead and dugouts littered with corpses. Captured matériel includes 200 automobiles and numerous wagons and trucks.
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Berlin
von Hindenberg
Kovno
Dvina
Vistula
Bug
Brest Litovsk
Warsaw
Lukow
Kiev
Ostrow
Warsaw-Petrograd
von Scholtz
Prince Leopold of
Bavaria
Dankl
von Koyess
Woyrsch
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
von Mackensen
Poland
Koyno
Novo Georgievsk
Weather snapshot for Ohio with cloud cover and fair Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions prevail in Ohio tonight with Saturday expected to be fair. A note mentions a soldered invention securing rimless eyeglass lenses without screws and an advertisement for Dannemiller's Royal Blend coffee.
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Ohio
Train Held Up by Molasses Delays Passengers
Scranton, Pa. August 13. Lackawanna Passenger Train No. 15 from New York reached here two hours late after molasses spilled on the tracks in the Pocono mountains. A preceding freight car leak and a spill covered the rails forcing engineer John McAloon to pause and pushers and gangs to clear the obstruction before the train could proceed.
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Lackawanna
New York
Pocono Mountains
John McAloon
Big budget cuts eyed as villages seek levies
Budget commission reports cuts across Stark county villages with no taxpayer attendance at hearings. Valuations rise countywide by over seven million while districts predict levies will fall short of original requests. Navarre Louisville Osnaburg and Minerva named among districts facing reduced funding under last year tax rates.
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Budget Commission
Jackson-to
Canal Fulton
Brewster
Wilmot
Beach City
Navarre
Oberlin
Moore
Starkee
Louisville
Osnaburg
Minerva
State takes up probe of crash where six die
The public utilities commission sent Inspector McJunkin and Hefferan to Orient to work with federal officials on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern wreck that killed six and injured about fifty Knights of Pythias travelers returning from Cedar Point to Mt. Sterling. A probe report is expected next week as B and O officials prepare witnesses for today’s hearing.
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Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
O. F. McJunkin
M. J. Hefferan
Orient
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Knights of Pythias
Cedar Point
Mt. Sterling
George Glassberg
Frank Miller
Cleo Sellers
F. A. D. Girls to Run Saturday Sales at Star Stores
Special arrangement sends the F. A. D. girls of the First Congregational church to operate sales at Raber Tschantz Grocery Co. six Star stores this Saturday. They will take a percentage of all cash sales and offer inducements including Royal Blue coffee at 18 cents with a $2 order of other groceries to aid the girls.
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First Congregational Church
Raber-Tschantz Grocery Co
Advt
Mammoth Excavating Contract Set For Canton Blast Furnace
John F Casey Pittsburgh contractor announces a Pickands Mather contract worth about 500000 to excavate 200000 cubic yards for a northeast Canton blast furnace site. Thirteen steam shovels ordered. first ground to be broken Monday with work extending through year end.
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John F Casey
Pittsburgh
Canton
Pickands, Mather & Company of
Cleveland
Northeast
Casey
Caseys
Pickands, Mather & Company
United Steel Company of
United Furnace Company
Julian Kennedy
United Steel Company
Saturday Specials at Old Reliable Table Meat Market
Advertises per pound prices for Prime Beef cuts Pork Poultry and game from Old Reliable Table Meat Market 212 Tasest NE including rib roasts chuck roasts pot roasts boiling meat loin roasts lamb cuts veal hams and poultry Turkeys ducks geese and other dressed meats with yearling chickens at 20 cents and spring chickens at 30 cents per pound
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Old Reliable Table
California
Canton Home Furnishing Co. Sale and Saturday Bargains
Go carts priced 25 percent off in a red tag sale with finishes in old ivory gray natural and brown. Advertisements tout Kenny's Special 8 46 and a Dublin Bay music record. Saturday offers include 9 by 12 Brussels rugs at 11.75 and 15 quality, plus used pianos advertised with easy terms. Horseshoers will close all day Saturday for a picnic.
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Canton Home Furnishing Co
Air Battle and Kite Contest Rally Across Canton
Air battle rages above Canton with heavy losses while a courageous kite contest unfolds. Charlie Chaplin breaks his leg but gets first aid from Red Cross. Lester Green soars highest with 82 of 100 points and wins a sweater donated by L F Double. Nimrod Goins takes second place.
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Charlie Chaplin
Red Cross
Lester Green
L. F. Double
Chamber of Commerce
Nimrod Goins
Canton Hosts International Kite Battle at North High
At Canton North High playgrounds a kite flying contest featured teams from many nations jousting in a playful aerial clash. Charlie Chaplin announced to fly but broke a paper leg and could not compete, while a Mal Cross relief kite won second prize and four girls demonstrated home made kites with graceful flights.
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Canton
Roumania
Italy
Austro-Hungary
Germany
North High
Charlie Chaplin
August Discount Sale at Klein & Heffel Co
The people of Canton and vicinity show confidence in the genuine price reductions at the August sale offering furniture carpets rugs draperies pianos and house furnishings.
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Canton
Klein & Heffelman Co
Advy
Five Dollar Niagara Falls Round Trip Ad
Five dollar round trip to Niagara Falls and return every Wednesday from July 7 to September 1 inclusive via W and L Railway and C and B Steamer. Tickets valid six days. For reservations call Bell 3020 or Stark 26. Advt su tu f tf.
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Niagara Falls
Bell
Stark
Late styles and home goods ad from Canton area
New Style Sonora phonographs claim to play all disc records perfectly with daily arrivals. J. W. Brown Piano Co at Walnut and 2nd Street SE invites calls for late catalogs. Also an advertisement offers one third off refrigerators and a Red Tag sale with a big selection starting from $9 by Canton Home Furnishing Co.
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Sonora
J. W. Brown Piano Co
Canton Home Furnishing Co
Col
Walnut
2Nd St
August Discount Sale Hallet & Davis Piano Offer
The Klein & Heffelman Co advertises an 8187.50 Hallet & Davis piano priced during a August Discount Sale. A beautiful remade mahogany upright with birdseye maple veneer is highlighted as a special offer.
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Hallet & Davis Pianos
Klein & Heffelman Co
Canton Motor Car Co Ad and Local Notices
Unclear OCR listing ads including Jersey Caramel Special price notes at Garrettson's Chocolate Shop 216 Market Ave. Unpaid water bills subject to discount to August 14. Overlands ad references first and last. Louisville Orphans' Picnic announced for August 18. Movers lake Ader 111994.
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Jersey
Garrettson’s Chocolate Shop
The
Canton Motor Car Co
Advt
Louisville
Movers Lake
Appeal to Mexicans Aims to End War This Week
The joint appeal of Latin America and the United States to the Mexican people to bury the hatchet is likely to be sent this day. Secretary Lansing hopes copies reach all American consuls in Mexico City before 11 tonight as officials say the U S situation shows improvement and peace talks gain weight. Carranza aid and Villa agree to peace talks. Scott holds Villa on the border for possible word from Vera Cruz. Breckenridge notes Texas disturbances are police matters and raiders are mainly cattle rustlers. army could act if Texas asks.
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Washington
Latin America
United States
Lansing
Mexico City
State Department
Carranza
Villa Nas
Scott
Villa
Vera Cruz
Mexico
War Department
Texas
Wilson
Breckenridge
Funston
Half Day Sessions Possible at Central High
Principal F M Shelton returns to a crowded Central high school with expanding enrollment. Exams are planned next week for summer study students. A full plan awaits Superintendent Baxter’s arrival, with half-day sessions likely if numbers rise.
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Central High School
F. M. Shelton
Brown
Rocky Mountains
Shelton
Superin
Tendent Baxter
Lavin’s Meat Special at Auditorium Market House
Stall 28 at Auditorium Market House offers home beef roasts veal roasts and veal steaks with spring broilers lamb and sugar cured hams and bacon. The ad highlights pork loin roast and prices of 14 and 17 cents per pound for beef and pork items respectively.
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Lavin's
Auditorium
Kenny's Special 8.46 Dublin Bay Music Roll Ad
An advertisement notes Kenny's Special 8.46 title I Am on My Way to Dublin Bay and a music roll on Saturday priced 46 cents. A Pike Township picnic is set for Saturday August 14 at Steinmetz Park Howenstein offering chicken dinner and cold lunch on the grounds.
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Kenny
Dublin Bay
Pike Township
Steinmetz Park
Howenstein
New York Layer Cake to be leaked Saturday special
Pastry Shop at 112 Cleveland av N W Stark advertises a Saturday special item named New York Layer Cake. The shop provides contact numbers 805X and Bell 396 for orders or inquiries.
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New York
Clevelandav
Stark
Bell
Porch Shades on Sale at Canton Home Furnishing Co
Canton Home Furnishing Co promotes a Cost Red Tag sale featuring porch shades in all sizes and finishes. Ady reports large discounts across the selection.
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Canton Home Furnishing Co
Ady
Klein & Heffelman Co Gust Discount Sale Attracts Buyers
The Klein and Heffelman Company sees strong early interest in its August discount sale featuring furniture carpets rugs house furnishings and pianos as buyers seek value for current and future needs.
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Klein & Heffelman Co
Saturday Advertisements and Local Sales Notes
Multiple old ads show Saturday specials from Canton Home Furnishing Co and Klein & Heffelman Co. The notices promote Royal Blue coffee Dannemiller Royal Blend and porch furniture at cost. Also mentions Orphans' at Meyers Lake event on August 18 and a 6¢ cigar promotion by Canton Motor Car Co.
Canton Acts to Regulate Street Cars Under New Traffic Law
Safety Director Kunkel announces enforcement start Monday with Northern Ohio Traction Co stopping at near sides of intersections. N O T to add signs showing routes from front or side. Scannon promises slow order for interurbans at 6th street crossing as city moves to curb dangerous crossings. Steps must not exceed 15 inches above street and inspectors will verify compliance or prompt action. Ad promotes piano values from J W Brown Piano Co.
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Canton
City Safety Department
Kunkel
Northern Ohio Traction Co
Scanlon
6Th-St NW
McKinley-ay
6Th-St
Police Department
A Satisfactory Place to Fat Includes Hungaria Dining
Advertises The Hungaria next to the McKinley at 22 Market Avenue offering American and native Hungarian cuisine. Promises daily lunch and dinner with Prof RB Gramay Jancsi and his gypsy orchestra performing.
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RB. Gramay Jancsi
Hungaria
McKinley
Market-ave
Wonderful Grand Piano Inspires Public Opinion Visit
The Miller-McConnell Co invites the public to inspect a 6 ft 2 in Mehlin Parlor Grand piano and asks for opinions whether you own a piano. The ad urges attendance at the reception to view the instrument and share views.
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Miller-McConnell Co
Mehlin
Ady
Red Tag sale features porch furniture and more
Porch furniture at cost in Saturday Red Tag sale. Canton Home Furnishing Co advertises choice selections in all grades. Fine Juicy Limes 20 cents per dozen at Goldberg's 213 Marketay N. Ladies' suits 85 at The Herbruck Dry Goods Co.
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The
Herbruck Dry Goods Co
Canton Home Furnishing Co
Goldberg's
Marketay N
the Herbruck Dry Goods Co
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Vances
Kulde Peder
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Dannemiller
Adv
Scranton
Tax Board
Naces
Julian Kennedy, Jr
Kent
Brussels
Mherbruck Dry Goods Co
Mister McConnell Ca
Mrs Roe
H.bacons
Ponoewarriman
Rogers H. Bacon
Mis
J. Borden Harriman
Mitchell
Widow's Aid Board
Saxony
Cable & Son Piano
Meyers Lake
Overlands
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