Officers and Men of 135th Field Artillery at Camp Knox
Soldiers from Canton join Camp Knox training for rapid organization into three batteries and service units. The 135th Field Artillery forms Headquarters Battery and Battery 35 with Service Battery and a band under Crang and Krang, while Battery A trains on the artillery range under Lt Heath and Lt Schmucker. The unit works on rations, maintenance, and communications, with praise from Governor Donahey and admiration for the band.
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135Th Field Artillery
Camp Knox
Knox
Welsh
Regi
Daniel E. Maloney
K. E. Lawrence
Canton
Ward, Brangkiser
Krang
W. Bar
Eat
Donahey
J. A. Graham
Cpt. Graham
Nimon
Mason
Canton County Fair to Feature Week of Fireworks Shows
Stairs Sale Co of Canton presents a seven day fireworks program at the county fair starting Monday. Highlighted acts include the Argonne battle display and the grand finale with Old Glory towering half a mile high. Each evening features bugle music, Legion Band performances, and complex aerial and ground effects across a 35 section viewing area.
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Canton
Stairs Sale Co
Legion
Labor
Niagara Falls
Alliance Country Club
Jinx Camping On Trail of Sam Clark
Sam Clark 17 sought to break a string of bad luck when he injured himself at home in Rockport Indiana. He cut off the middle finger of his left hand with a lawn mower then embedded a nail in his left arm. A dynamite cap exploded in his kitchen striking off the thumb and index finger.
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Rockport
Ind
Sam Clark
Largest Diamond Attracts Tourists at Paris Exposition
The Blue Sultan or Queen of Holland, weighing 136 karats, bluish and pure, dominates the Decor ative Arts Exposition in Paris. Special detectives guard it day and night as it rests in a armored safe, with soldiers moving it daily between rooms.
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Paris
Holland
French Troops Depart for Syria Amid Turmoil
Paris dispatch reports French forces diverted from Morocco to Syria as battalions disembark at Casablanca and Beyrouth mobilize for immediate deployment. Officials warn 25,000 troops needed to quell rising rebellion, with violence spreading from Damascus to village uprisings and Arab leadership arrests.
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Constantine Brown
Canton Daily News
Paris
Morocco
Syria
Casa Blanca
Beyrouth
Jerusalem
Cairo
Aleppo
Damascus
Sarrall
France
Americans See Paris Police Quell Communist Demonstration
August 29 Paris reports describe police and municipal guards massing along the Place de l Opera to prevent a communist march toward embassies. Demonstrators clashed with baton wielding officers inside the opera house with several injuries. About 50 communists were captured and 200 later visited the police station before deportation as aliens.
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Constantine Brown
Canton
Newa
Paris
Alda
Parisian
Communist Party
Poland
Rumania
Bulgaria
Place de V Opera
Place de l'Opera
Canton Daily News
Chicago Daily News
Bulgarian co op tobacco firm grows from village start
In Stani maka Bulgaria a 1919 cooperative tobacco company founded by a ceeper and 33 peasants expanded into a self contained unit employing 1200 workers and 3000 peasant families. By 1924 production valued around 750000 dollars with two thirds of profits kept by members.
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Canton Daily News Softa
Bulgaria
Stanimaka
Ceeper
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Ss. S. Bergenland
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Travel Department
Geo. D. Harter
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of Happy Homes
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