Death at Canton jail after failed suicide bid
In Canton the prisoner Joe Zambone attempted hanging in his cell by tying a belt around his neck. He was revived by Officer Petleski and later confessed to shooting William DeVaux, who survived a bullet wound. Zambone was charged with shooting with intent to kill and held on $1000 bond for September 3 trial. The report also notes record grain crops and a billion bushel wheat forecast.
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William DeVaux
Joe Zambone
Joe Carolino
Joe Keene
Pittsburgh
City Prison
Zambone
John Petleski
Petleski
Reed
Smiley
Landor
DeVaux
Canton
Fromm
3Rd St SE
Pennsylvania
Fisher
Continental National Bank of Chicago
1915 Estimated Crop Yields by Crop and Region
The report lists projected production for 1915 including Wheat 1 003 000 000 bushels Corn 2 983 000 000 bushels Oats 1 852 000 000 bushels Rye 45 700 000 bushels Barley 224 000 000 bushels Hay 78 900 000 tons Cotton 10 500 000 bales.
City sidewalk encroachments threaten ten day action plan
City solicitor Ruff faces a ten day deadline amid a dispute over sidewalk obstructions. Attorney C G Herbruck demanded action against encroachers, but council was not briefed and no steps were taken. Ruff cites police halting new obstructions and pending court cases while promising action to prevent further encroachments.
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C. G. Herbruck
Ruff
Herbruck
H. H. Ink
Dr. Clouse
Teachers Unnecessary in Recitation Classes
Prof J C Bowman of Akron declares at Stark County teachers institute that a well planned lesson allows recitation without a teacher present. He argues recitations are not absolutely necessary and avoids wasting class time on content students have already learned.
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J. C. Bowman
Akron
Stark Co Teachers’ Institute
First Presbyterian Church
Prof. Bowman
Weather forecast notes warm trend for tonight and Wednesday
Fair and warmer tonight and Wednesday dominates the forecast. Also mentions cricket football and lawn tennis progress among Hindoos and Overland’s feature on the Canton Motor Car Co advertisement plus a coffee ad for Dannemiller’s Royal Blend.
New Age Limit Set for Stark County Schools Entrance
District superintendents at the Teachers Institute announce a revised age rule for school entry. Children who turn six between September and January 1 must start on September 7. Those turning six after January 1 wait until the next September. No spring term admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark Ce
Teachers’ Institute
Lessons in Teaching and Self-Discipline Warned
A speaker criticizes teachers for overloading students with work and recalls a high school misinstruction about algebra pages. He argues that teachers should tailor tasks to pupils and urges self elimination as a restraint, ending with a grim hypothetical about dying.
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Bowman
City Council Rejects Flushing Case Settlement
Council votes unanimously to not settle the $100 claim and $900 penalty against Northern Ohio Traction for flushing Tuscarawas Street tracks. City in court seeks $1000, arguing penalties for ordinance violations. decision follows street railway committee recommendation.
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Northern Ohio Traction Company
Tuscarawasst
Street Railway Committee
Sanders
Council
Frost Damages Gardens in Butler County Lowlands
A light frost in Butler County lowlands last night caused significant garden damage. The temperature dropped to 29 degrees, with locals noting it as the coldest August night on record.
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Hamilton, O
Butlerco
Ambassador Morgenthau Takes Russia Italy Montenegro Interests
Ambassador Morgenthau in Constantinople reports to the state department that he has assumed the interests of Russia Italy and Montenegro in the Turkish capital.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Constantinople
State Department
Russia
Italy
Montenegro
Bids Open for Canton Daily News Building Excavation
Notice to excavation contractors Melbourne Bros Canton Ohio bids due September 3 1915 for excavation of the Canton Daily News Building at West Tus e and Dewalt streets plans available at W E Epperson architect office corner Cleveland and West Tus c streets finalizing with Adv.
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Melbourne Bros
Canton
Ohio
Canton Daily News
West Tuse
Dewalt Streets
W. E. Epperson
Cleveland and
W. Tusc
Mackinac Island Round Trip Adverts
Mackinac Island round trip fare six fifty good for fifteen days from September 3. Tickets available at W. and L. E. ticket office. Advertisement dated 26 27 29 31.
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Mackinac Island
Canton Motor Car Co Advt
An advertisement from the Canton Motor Car Company appears in the page segment, promoting its automobiles and offerings. The notice highlights vehicle models, pricing, and contact details for prospective buyers in the local period.
Not a Body Found in Submarine F-4
In Honolulu the F-4 submarine raised from March’s sinking off the port was placed in drydock. No body was found despite debris filling the hull and holes along the bow and stern. Navy divers did not locate any record from Lieut Eden or the 21 crewmen.
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Honolulu
U.S
Lieut
Eden
Boy Struck By Auto In Mercy Hospital Battle
Six year old John Schaeffer was struck while riding on a wagon near Allen Ave SE and taken to Mercy Hospital in critical condition. Eyewitnesses say the accident was unavoidable and the driver Dr J J Schultise is exonerated after police investigation.
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John Schaeffer
Mary Schaeffer
Allen Av
Ife
Mercy Hospital
Spiker
Allenay
J. J. Schultise
Wallace Foulks
Schultise
Butler
Coshocton
Courtland
Canton School Board Hears Architect On High School Plan
Canton board of education met with G F Hammond to discuss building plans for the new high school and the Woodland Avenue boiler. Hammond favored shell first contracts while J H Lehman pressed for total cost estimates before proceeding. Pettit urged repairing the boiler under $200 to avoid delaying the start of the school term.
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Canton Board of Education
G. F. Hammond
Cleveland
Hammond
Woodland School
J. H. Lehman
Pettit
Woodland Av
Clark
Foot Specialist Ad Offers Treatment at Stark Address
Classified advertisement for T. R. McDonald foot specialist located at 110 Maketav N. Stark, with phone contact 939L Bell 2848. Ad notes Sun Tue Thu scheduling. Also mentions Dannemiller's Royal Blend coffee highlighting its fine flavor.
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T. R. McDonald
Maketav N. Stark
Bell
Dannemiller
Royal Blend Coffee
Comfort House Plan Abandoned By City Council
Columbus plan reverses on public square shelters and traffic split. City council will decide at the Sept 13 meeting whether to install two shelter sheds and divide inter urban and city traffic, while seeking courthouse budget tweaks and signs to city hall. The note echoes Mayors in Columbus action and Ohio University trustees appointment follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscara- Wasst
Counell
Cornell
Grodno Falls to German Forces in World War I Drive
Berlin reports Grodno, last Russian fortress on the northern front, under heavy German artillery as troops push past Lipsk and threat to Vilna grows. News notes Bulgarian Turkish treaty talks, Balkan tensions easing, while Austro German forces press in Galicia and Lutsk Dubno Rovno corridors.
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Berlin
Grodno
Bialystok
Amsterdam
Lipsk
Dvina
Vilna
Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
Bulgaria
Turkey
Balkan
Servia
Brest Litovek
Galicia
Lutsk
Dubno
Rovno
Canton's Cold August Frost Paralyzes Lowlands
Frost swept Canton and Stark County bringing a record cold spell. Lowland areas saw tomato damage and berries, while higher elevations fared better. Robertsville reported 29 degrees, Mapleton matched Canton, and Osnaburg hit 40 degrees as frost stiffened plants and triggered early fruit ripening. Weather official calls it the coldest August in history.
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Canton
Robertsville
Stark Co
Mapleton
Osnaburg
Weather Bureau
Meyer
Hay
Record Breaker Hits The West In Unseasonable Cold
Chicago reports August cold snap broke records across the middle west with sub 40 degree readings in Illinois Michigan Indiana Ohio and Kentucky Frosts touched parts of Indiana Michigan and Ohio as Memphis records 55 degrees The Weather Bureau notes the cold moving east toward Pennsylvania and New York while Atlantic warmth moderates the chill.
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Chicago
Middle West
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Texas
Memphis
Government Weather Bureau Today
Pennsylvania
New York
Atlantic Ocean
School to set half day hours as crowding reshapes districts
Principals of Can ton grade schools meet with Superintendent Baxter to decide half day session hours for opening day September 7. Crowding from Eighth-st influx shifts pupils to Third-st NE and Hartford streets with plans for fourth and fifth grades to go half day.
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Canton
Baxter
Third-st NE
Eighth-st
Hartford-st
Third-st
Supt
Youngav
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hartford
South
Jackson-st School
Liberty-st
Niagara Falls Return Trip Ad Through Summer Rail Steamer
A Wednesday only excursion from July 7 to September 1 offers a five dollar Niagara Falls and return trip via W L RK RK and . & B Steamer. Tickets valid six days. Reservations via Bell 020 or Stark 26. Advt 80 bu fruits.
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Niagara Falls
Bell
Stark
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Canton Motor Car Co
Advt
Dannemil‘er
Troversy
Hamilton
Eye
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Comfort
Court House
Columbus
Mav
Thomas J. Davis
First National Bank of Cincinnati
Ohio University At Athens
Charles Langenberg
Beverly
Teutons
Balkans
J. Frost
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