Fire and draft dominate Canton and nation in late August
A store blaze in Canton tied to overheated iron in a Klein and Hef store workroom caused about 700 dollars in damage as investigators blame a electrical iron left overheated. In Washington President Wilson set September 12 as the registration day for 13 million men ages 18 to 45 for a nationwide draft to supply manpower for the war effort.
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Klein and Iman
Tuscarawasa
Canton
Sis
Anderson
Mesnar
Aeig
Wilson
Washington
U. P
America
France
Americans in France 10 Army Split Near German Front
Reporters who questioned General staff officers said American units are withdrawing from French brigades and operating with allies as the war nears a major push near the German border. Senators claim over 1,000 De Havilland aircraft have been delivered and are ready for use. March press conference delayed due to heavy workload.
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Hington
Genard
Tesh
March
Battay
Aus
Notice of Travel from Wheeling to Richville
A notice states the party will leave Wheeling and Lakeport for Richville on Sunday at 9:30 sharp. The fragmentary text references travel details and a railroad or depot name.
Workingmen and the Church Delegation Invitation
A notice invites workers to form a delegation from their shop to hear Rev. Warner at First U B Church Sunday evening. All welcome. A train departs Wheeling and Lake Erie depot for Ricchville Sunday at 9 30 sharp. Com Adv.
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Warner
U. B. Church
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Ricchville
Richville
Over There Caruso Song On Sale Today at Wille & Co
An Erie area sale notice lists “Over There” sung by Caruso available at Geo. C. Wille & Co at 410 Market Avenue North. Also advertising a Septembers Records release and a Labor Day shop closure at Kirk's Portage Tire with daily want ads promotion.
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Caruso
Geo. C. Wille & Co
Market-ay N
Ady
Ay N
Kirk
Portage
Canton Embraces Old Time Transport Sunday
Canton readers will recall horse drawn carriages and plum Victoria coaches as the Miller Blanchard Co restores stagecoach history for Sunday. No pleasure cars allowed, with Stark County Fuel Administration enforcing the Sunday automobile ban except for listed urgent exceptions.
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Canton
Miller-Blanchard Co
L. T. Campbell
Starkco
Starkco Fuel Administration
United States
Campbell
The
Fuel Administration
Stark Co Fuel Administration
Canton Automobile Club
United States Fuel Administration
Mississippi
Man Caused Own Death After Slacker Raid
W. J. Beck, 30, of Youngstown, was found dead with a cut throat in his Fourth Street SW room after a disturbance at the door. Coroner ruled death by own action. intoxication noted. Beck had been detained in a Meyers Lake slacker raid the prior week and released. He worked for Timken Roller Bearing Co. and was seen intoxicated on arrival at his room.
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W. J. Beck
Youngstown
Fourth-st
Beck
Miller-Blanchard
Rush Hiller
Miller- Blanchard Company
Douds
Meyers Lake
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Piedmont Street Payment Receipts Advised
Ad indicates payments on account will be received at Piedmont Street location.
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Klein & Heffelman Co
The
Secondst SE
Piedmont St
Piedmont-st
Adyv
Workingmen and the Church program announced
Rev Ira D Warner speaks Sunday evening on Workingmen and the Church at the First United Brethren church with the United Alley Glee Club and U B orchestra providing music. All welcome. Also notice: Gresser Gift shop reopened at 226 Piedmontay SE.
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Ira D. Warner
United Alley Glee Club
U. B. Orchestra
First United Brethren Church
Gresser Sigt
Piedmontay SE
Adv
Canton retail ad for bags at Arthur's Leather Shop
Federal Motor Trucks and Canton Motor Car Co advertise shopping bags at Arthur's Leather Shop on Market Avenue North. The store offers the largest assortment of ladies bags priced from 25 cents to 25 dollars.
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Federal Motor Trucks
Canton Motor Car Co
Adv
Canton
Arthur's Leather Shop
Bombs Wreck Mannheim as Aerial War Rages On
London dispatches confirm the Mannheim raid caused enormous damage with whole streets razed and population terrorized. A British aviation briefing says 70 German planes destroyed and 11 driven down in the week, while 27 British aircraft were reported missing. The overall European fronts show heavy German losses and rising British air superiority estimates.
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London
U. P
Holland
Switzerland
United Press
Mannheim
New York
British Bureau of Information
Germany
West Front
Huns
Balkan
Palestine
Royal Air Force
Rhine
Edison Phonograph Prices Advance Monday
Edison phonograph prices rise next week while customers can save 15 to 20 dollars by buying before store closing tonight. Advert appears from Geo Co Wille & Co 410 Market av N Heffelman Co temporarily located due to receiving account.
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Edison Phonograph
Geo. Co
Wille & Co
Peronne Surrounded by British Troops and Key Occupations
British forces surround Peronne and occupy Kemmel Hill and Bailleul Station while the Franco American advance pushes east of the Ailette River. Plouvain is held by British troops as German resistance weakens.
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Peronne
Kemmel Hill
Ailette
Bailleul
Plouvain
Flanders
Allied Forces Press Front From Flanders to Rheims
Paris dispatch reports violent battle east of the Ailette with American troops first entering the sector and driving toward Coucy Le Chateau and Fosembray. British units advance near Peronne with Mont St. Quentin captured and Kemmel Hill held. French and American forces threaten Chauny and flank toward the Aisne while pressing along the Vesle and Ailette fronts.
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Haigs
Mont St. Quentin
Ailette River
Flanders
Scarpe
John Degandt
United Press State
Paris
Picardy Drive
Champs
Coucy-Le-Chateau
London
U. P
Peronne
Ailette
Kemmel Hill
Field Marshal Haig
Bailleul
Mont de Lille
Dolieu
Plouvain
Arleux-En-Gapelle
Chauny
Noyon
Guiscard
Ham
Soissons
Vregny
Aisne
Terny-Serny
HMNS
Rheims
Lys
Hindenburg
Picardy
Vesle
Somme
North Canal
Oise
Chemin-Des- Dames
President Wilson to Speak on War Aims Coast to Coast
President Wilson will address the public on war aims and postwar plans during a nationwide Liberty Loan tour next month. The trip will guide straight talk to the people about objectives and future actions as the United Alley Glee Club is announced to perform Sunday evening at First U B church.
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Wilson
Washington
U. P
Liberty Loan
Spanish Ship Alexandria Torpedoed in Pacific Sea
Madrid dispatch reports the Spanish vessel Alexandria torpedoed. German sources say talks over the submarine issue continue despite Spain claiming Germany agreed to all demands.
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Paris
U. P
Alexandria
Madrid
Germany
Spain
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