Court backs strict school contract specs in Crystal Park case
Judge Ake ruled the School Board acted contrary to public policy by amending the contract with Melbourne Brothers for Crystal Park school. The contractors must use Ber ger fireproofing and Hocking Valley brick as originally planned and no subcontractor approvals can be added without board consent. The decision sets enduring guidance for future city and school projects.
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Board of Education
Melbourne Brothers
Crystal Park
Ake
Ruff
Berger
Hocking Valley
Youngstown
Louisville
Crystal Park School
Wilson Ready to Sever Relations With the Kaiser
Washington reports that the White House will break off diplomatic and commercial relations with Germany if it does not disavow the sinking of the Arabic. Officials say decisive action hinges on conclusive evidence showing the act as a deliberate unfriendly move against neutral rights. The plan mirrors steps after the Lusitania sinking and requires careful verification by American sources.
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Washington
Germany
U.S
Kaiser
Wilson
Lansing
America
Ambassador Page
London
Lusitania
Bryan
Newport Flood Kills Ten As Levee Breaks Above City
Newport Arkansas flooded when a major levee on the White river gave way. Ten people drowned and the town was inundated while steamboats rescue farmers marooned on corn and cotton fields. The river continues rising and more valley areas are expected to flood tonight.
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Newport
Ark
White River
Twelve Drowned In Record Meramac Flood Near St Louis
The county of St Louis endures a second disastrous flood as the Meramac river breaches its banks. Twelve lives perish and 100 more are missing while 2000 families stay homeless. Rescue crews in motorboats and rafts work to save marooned residents from treetops and rooftops.
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ST. Louis
Meramac
Mississippi River
Storm Floods Ellenville Damage Reaches Ten Thousand
A cloudburst in Ellenville New York caused an estimated ten thousand dollars in damage. Two houses were demolished and two more torn from foundations as Sandburg Creek overflowed and Chapel Street flooded. About one thousand feet of the New York Ontario & Western railroad track was put out of commission.
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Ellenville
N.Y
Sandburg Creek
Chapelst
New York, Ontario & Western Railway
New York State Swept By Rain
Saratoga Springs reports 24 hours of steady rain after a month of frequent showers causing unprecedented damage. Farmers lose crops to floods and Saratoga Lake reaches a 25 year high with cottages abandoned and roads submerged. The race track and nearby rivers are described as flood conditions across the region.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Saratoga Lake
Schuylerville
Mechanicsville
Schenectady
Weather forecast indicates unsettled night and Tuesday
The forecast shows unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday with probable local showers. Temperatures will be somewhat cooler on Tuesday.
Weather data fragment shows hourly estimates and precipitation
Fragmentary report lists times 9 p m 7 a m 2 p m with maximum and minimum values and precipitation. The readable items suggest a weather summary but many words are garbled leaving unclear measurements or location.
August Discount Sale Price on New Scotch Madras Fabrics
An advertisement from The Klein and Heffelman Co. promotes all new design fabrics in 30c Scotch Madras 19c with borders, listing an August sale price of 191c.
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Klein & Heffelman Co
Canton Tops Ohio Cities in Health From 1914 Returns
Canton shows the healthiest records among Ohio cities with a death rate of 76.9 per thousand for pulmonary tuberculosis and 87.1 for all forms. Cincinnati registers the highest rates at 216 and 246, while Cleveland and Akron show 112.5/134.9 and 78.5/97.1 respectively. Other cities like Springfield Dayton and Youngstown trail in health standings.
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Springfield
Cincinnati
Columbus
Cleveland
Dayton
Toledo
Youngstown
Akron
Canton
Dayton’s
Ossowiec Fortress Captured by German Forces
Ossowiec fell to German troops according to a Berlin bulletin dated August 23. The Russian fortress surrenders shape the wartime fronts as reports confirm German advances in the area.
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Berlin
Ossowiec
Half Day Sessions at Central High School
Central High School will begin on September 7 with about 975 pupils at Central and 225 at North, totaling nearly 1,200. New teachers Ethel Carlson and Katherine Mack will join, while several resignations occurred. schedules and books will be ready to reduce opening day confusion.
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F. M. Shelton
Hig School
North
Central High
Ethel Carlson
Dueberav School
Katherine Mack
Second St NE
C. L. Atkinson
North High
W. McConnell
Central Commercial Department
Harry Blythe
Akron
Helen Stafford
O. N. Craig
East High School
Cleveland
H. D. Rankin
Canton
J. K. Baxter
Kaiser's Forces Beaten After Three Day Attack
Heralded action ends as Kaiser's forces are beaten after a three day assault on Rega Teutons with heavy naval losses and retreat.
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Kaiser
Rega Teutons
Russian Cruiser Sinks After Fierce Baltic Battle
Petrograd reports a Russian admiralty statement confirms sinking of a German dreadnought in the Gulf of Riga while Russian forces plus British submarines win a major Baltic action. The gunboat Sivutch goes down with 155 crew presumed lost after a fire and shellfire climax a night fight with German torpedo boats.
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Petrograd
Admiralty
Gulf of Riga
Sivutech
Baltic
Rebels May Attack U. S. in Haiti
Cape Haitien August 23 Leaders of Haitian rebel bands unite to oppose American marines sent to restore order. Reports say a Haitian army may march on Cape Haitien prompting doubled U. S. outposts and heightened precautions as agents of the rebels stir unrest.
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Cape Haitien
U. S
German Watchman Dies by Jumping Into River at Hastings Plant
New York August 23. The second German at the National Conduit and Cable plant Hastings on Hudson killed himself within a week by filling his pockets with stones and leaping into the river. Christopher Deener, a watchman who replaced Gustave Gross, died in the act amid grief over the plant making munitions for the Allies.
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New York
National Conduit & Cable Company
Hastings-on-Hudson
Christopher Deener
Gustave Gross
German American Alliance bids to outlaw arms shipments
The German American Alliance of Ohio passed resolutions at its twelfth annual convention condemning US neutrality as biased and urging action against England for restricting arms shipments. They urged stopping the export of munitions as a moral wrong, and called for teaching German in schools earlier while Da yton was chosen for the 1916 convention.
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United States
Ohio
England
America
Cleveland
Boards of Education
Dayton
Cin
More Marines To Go To Hayti
Three hundred fifty more marines will be sent to Hayti the last of this week. The Tennessee cruiser reaches Norfolk then sails to Annapolis to pick up marines from three artillery service companies. Admiral Caperton has taken over the St. Marc customs house and marines guard Haiti ports. Marines may be sent to wipe out interior rebel bands with existing machine guns for scouting.
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Washington
Hayti
Tennessee
Norfolk
Annapolis
Philadelphia
Haiti
Admiral Caperton
St. Marc
Man Denies Charge of Robbery on Market Av
Herman Roth twenty seven of 2000 Otto Ave NE arraigned before Judge Quinn on highway robbery and theft of $15 from Dan Bordner at Market av near 12th St. NW Sunday. Roth pleads not guilty. Hearing set for Tuesday. Police seek gang responsible for assaults on jitney drivers and residents near 12th and Market. Roth insists innocence with mother Mrs V Roth backing him.
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Herman Roth
Otto Ol NE
Quinn
Dan Bordner
Garfield Av SW
Marketav
Roth
Riblet
Bordner
Roy Taylor
12Th-St NW
Kiblet
V. Roth
August Discount Sale Highlights From Local Ads
Floral and oriental prints advertised with discounts in August. Klein & Heffelman Co promotes Royal Wilton Bugs at five dollars and seventy five cents, Dannemiller’s Royal Blend coffee noted for its fine flavor, and Canton Motor Car Co advertises a tabernacle bowling alley opening.
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The
Klein & Heffelman Co
Adv
Royal Wilton
Dannemiller
Royal Blend Coffee
Valuation Shifts In North Central Telephone and Stark Electric
The State tax commission raised the N C T valuation by 20830 and Stark Electric by 46.78. Stark Electric shows a general rise across districts while N C T has uneven changes with increases in some districts and decreases in others.
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N. C T
Stark Electric
State Tax Commission
August Discount Sale Ends Soon at Klein & Heffelman Co
The Klein and Heffelman Co advertises an August sale on furniture carpets rugs pianos and house furnishings ending in seven days. It notes discounts on all new and used pianos and player pianos from August 15 through August 25 and promotes related notices for a barbecue and field day at Meyers Lake with other ads including coffee.
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Klein & Heffelman Co
Ady
Meyers Lake
Wecandover
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School Board
Atty. R
Bulletin
White House
British Foreign Office
Mississippi
New York State
State OF
M. W. Bland
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Ossowiec Falls
Central High School
Shelton
Advy
Arnold Branch
Bast
H. Weber
Niagara Falls
N. O. T. Limited
Seeandbee
Canton Motor Car Co
Advt
Tabernacle
Hartford
Tabernacle E
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