Rainbow Division Formed From 26 States To France
National guard units from 26 states and the District of Columbia are designated to join the Forty second division destined for service abroad. The division, first formed from national guardsmen, is nicknamed the rainbow division for its many contributing states. Ohio units are included, with the Fourth Ohio infantry to become the 166th infantry and the Eighth expected to be among the first contingent.
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France
Ohio Infantry
166Th Infantry
Canton
McCord
Co. L
Washington
States
District of Columbia
War Department
Ohio
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New York
Georgia
Alabama
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Maryland
South Carolina
California
Nevada
Virginia
North Carolina
Kansas
Texas
New Jersey
Michigan
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Colorado
Oregon
Gretna Green Has Black Eye In This City
Canton probate court refused eight couples in a day seeking marriage licenses due to residence requirements. Charles Benjamin Smith from Reno and Lillian Frances Dorman from Massachusetts faced rejection after traveling hundreds of miles. Other pairs from Akron and Moundsville likewise failed to wed in Canton.
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Canton
Gretna
Massachusetts
Roman D. Trent
Rada Jarvis
Akron
John Henry Roberts
Mary McCardel
Moundsville
W. Va
Horace E. Litzburg
Lillian Schultz
Turnout Forecast for City Primary Bond Issue Vote
Voter turnout expected around 20 percent with about 3 000 total ballots as municipal candidates and a $290 000 bond issue go to a light turnout. At 1 p m reported totals from several wards show Republicans voting more than Democrats. Polls open until 6 30 p m central time.
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Clark W. Metzger
This Woman Guards Road Crossing In Canton
Mrs. Margaret Corle watches for trains at the Wheeling and Lake Erie crossing in Canton from 7 am to 1 pm, then another guard takes over until 7 pm. The railroad plans to employ women in crossings, station jobs and other roles left vacant by men serving in the war.
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Wheeling and Lake Erie
Twelfth-st NE
Margaret Corle
Ninth-st NE
Corle
North and South Draft Boards Extend Call to 1 000 Men
The South Board surpassed its quota, raising to 925 men and 20 over the original target, while the North Board plans to call 1,000 more for examination. Officials say some already named will not be drafted, but lists are being prepared to meet the final quota.
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South Board
North Board
Cleents
Crowder
Weather forecast for Ohio region including Cleveland area
Forecast calls for warm temperatures through Wednesday with highs around the mid 80s and nights in the 60s. Rain chances are minimal with humidity levels rising late in the week.
Community Picnic Ad Promises Canton Ice Co Market Evening
Notice states rural deliveries will be made Tuesday Canton Ice Co advertises Wing to the Community Picnic near the Auditorium market open tonight until 9 o clock Q time.
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Auditorium
Trolley crash in North Branford leaves 19 dead
State officials probe a Shore Line trolley collision between eastbound and westbound trains. Motorman Negus allegedly 16 hours on duty, drowsy. conductor Tryon slept in rear seat. Sixteen-hour work period cited as factor. seven dead unnamed. victims transported to New Haven and New London hospitals.
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North Branford
Conn
Shore Line Electric Railway
Negus
Tryon
New Haven
New London
Government says wheat control won’t curb bread yet
Chicago bakery president Paul Schulze warned that wheat controls will not lower bread prices for at least 18 months but will prevent further rises. A grain interests committee led by J. P. Griffin plans to travel to Washington to meet with Food Dictator Hoover.
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Chicago
Paul Schulze
Pres. J. P. Griffin
Board of Trade
Washington
Hoover
New Nicknames Daily for American Troops
New appellations for American troops keep arriving daily in Paris, with "Johnny Yank" the latest. The soldiers are too busy training to notice or dwell on whether they are called "Teddies" "Sammies" or "Johnny Yanks" as they carry on with their work.
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Paris
Johnny Yank
Sammies
Johnny Yanks
State bars nurses from administering anaesthetics
Attorney General McGhee affirmed a court ruling that only practicing physicians may use drugs for anesthesia. The decision, upholding Timothy Hogan, states it is illegal for trained nurses interns or hospital employees to administer anaesthetics.
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Columbus
McGhee
Timothy Hogan
Nine Months' Outing In Florida Ad Secures Tenant
Canton man plans to close his home until June 1 next year and finds a rent ad in The Daily News. The ad seeks a furnished six to seven room house or apartment in the north end with immediate or future possession. J B. B. Inquiries requested. The advertiser obtained a good tenant for the coming months at a trifling cost.
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Canton
Daily News
North End
Advertiser
Runaway fire wagon triggers chaos in Cleveland shop district
A runaway team hitched to a fire department hose wagon charged through the Cleveland shopping district at noon, panicking crowds. An automobile was crushed against a lamp post, but the driver escaped injury.
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Cleveland
Butter prices rise as wholesale and retail advance
Wholesale and retail prices for creamery and country butter increased a cent on Tuesday. Creamery butter sells for 47 cents a pound and country butter for 45 cents. All Days are Overland Days. All Knights are Willys Knights. Canton Motor Car Co.
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Willys Knights
Canton Motor Car Co.—Adv
Allies Seek Additional World War Bond Authorization
In Washington today a conference agreed on immediate new bonds to back loans for the allies totaling three to four billion dollars. The plan aims to meet mounting Allied demands and cover obligations through the fiscal year ending July 30, 1918. McAdoo, Simmons, and Kitchin worked on draft legislation to be pushed in Congress.
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Washington
Senator Simmons
Representative Kitchin
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Congress
Simmons and Kitchin
Labor groups urge changes to child labor laws in wartime
The War Council’s labor and industrial relations department records opposition to suspending child labor laws and to women entering industrial work. Eastern Ohio glass workers push for suspension of child labor rules. Railroads plan to open a Columbus school to train women workers.
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Columbus
Labor and Industrial Relations Department of the War Council
Ohio
Atlantic Convoy Safeguarded By Destroyers Report
Passengers arriving on a British liner say Trans Atlantic travel is safe due to American destroyers protecting eight other steam vessels in a convoy from a British port. A periscope was sighted on the third day out and two American destroyers deployed a smoke screen while pursuing the German submarine.
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Atlantic
German Move on Kaiser Message Justification Begun
Report from The Hague states the German government is preparing an official statement to justify the Kaiser’s message to President Wilson about invading Belgium. The note signals an official stance on the wartime incident and seeks to influence international reaction.
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the Hague
Kaiser
Wilson
Belgium
Other Ohioans May Get Wish To Go Abroad
Columbus reports that the Fourth Ohio regiment stationed at Camp Perry will join France as part of a new federal division. Ohio could spare two more regiments for foreign service without weakening its 19 000 man Ohio division. Total state forces are about 28 000. It is unclear which regiments would be chosen.
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Columbus
Ohio
Camp Perry
France
Adjutant General's Department
Hog market hits new high at Pittsburgh and Chicago
Hogs reached a record 17.75 dollars per hundred pounds in Pittsburgh yards and in Chicago Canadian buyers paid the same high price. Three weeks earlier the same hog quality brought 14.50 dollars, with dealers expecting 18 dollars soon.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Trains' Return Sought by Canton Merchants
Canton merchants press for restoration of the 5 p m train from Columbus to Canton arriving at 9 23 p m. The Chamber of Commerce negotiates with the Pennsylvania railroad. Secretary Double notes cooperation with Alliance Salem and Youngstown chambers to ease local inconvenience.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbus
Canton
Double
Alliance, Salem
Youngstown
Officers' Reserve Training School Draft Notice
The Officers' Reserve Training School beat the draft by three days in claiming Karl A. Heinzen of 301 Haze Letter. He was named Saturday in a call for men to report for the next training camp and Tuesday the north exemption board certified him as physically qualified and claiming no exemption. The training school will have first claim on him.
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Officers’ Reserve Training School
Karl A. Heinzen
Hazelettar
North Exemption Board
Men to go Sept. 5 for new national army
Washington reports draft ed men will begin marching to cantonments on Sept. 5 rather than Sept. 1. Provost Marshal General Crowder attributed the delay to avoiding congestion from Labor Day railway travel.
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Washington
National Army
Gen. Crowder
Crowder
Italy Builds 125000 Tons Shipbuilding Amid War Push
Italy reports 125000 tons of merchant shipping under construction, with most vessels around 500 tons. The marine ministry orders smaller yards to specialize in wooden ship production.
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Rome
Radio Agence
Italy
Ministry of Marine
Germany Works On New Submarine Terrors Raiders Gigantic
German sources claim a new class of undersea dreadnoughts is under construction by Krupps in Germania yards. The super U boats will be armor protected, 2360 to 2500 tons, achieve 22 knots on the surface and 14 submerged, and carry two large guns plus torpedo tubes. They will be net cutters able to raid Britain’s nets and harbors.
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Germany
Deutchland
America
Krupp
Germania
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Krupps
Deutschland
Bremen
Great Britain
English Channel
British
Division Headquarters Troops Reorganized With New Numbering System
The article details a large reorganization assigning numbered units across state guards and national guards. It lists infantry brigades and machine gun battalions, field artillery, engineer regiments, signal troops, trains, and sanitary units to be designated by numbers such as 149, 165, 166, and 167 with specific state-origin units like New York Indiana Minnesota and Maryland among others.
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Louisana Cavalry
Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry
E. F
G. Second Wisconsin Infantry
165Th Infantry
New York Infantry
166Th Infantry
Georgia Infantry
167Th Infantry
Alabama Infantry
168Th Infantry
Iowa Infantry
149Th Field Artillery
Illinoia Field Artillery
Fifteenth Field Artillery
Indiana Field Artillery
151St Field Artillery
Minnesota Field Artillery
Maryland Coast Artillery Corps
South Carolina National Guard Engineers
California National Guard Engineers
Signal Troops
Missouri National Guard
Coast Artillery Corps
State National Guard
North Carolina National Guard
Kansas National Guard
Texas National Guard
117Th Field Battalion
117Th
School Board Hears Update on Worley School Timeline
At a special meeting on Monday night contractor H. P. Moran reported the Daniel Worley school will be finished by September 1 with occupancy planned by September 4. The original contract set a completion date of August 15.
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H. P. Moran
Daniel Worley
Saleslady Wanted At Kenny's Drapery Department
Advertising notice seeking a saleslady for Kenny's Drapery on the fourth floor with application directed to Mr Fetzer. Also notes a late market opening for the Auditorium market tonight until 9 PM Eastern time due to a community event.
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Kenny’s Drapery Department
Fetzer
Canton Ice Co Ady Notice
No rural deliveries will be made Wednesday as announced by Canton Ice Co Ady noting a service interruption for the day.
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Canton Ice Co
Ady
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