Campaigners Push Red Cross Enlistment Drive After Christmas Roll Call
After two days of the Christmas roll call, Canton looks to enlist 35,000 members for the Red Cross. Officials report 3,956 paid members so far, with 8,818 total by the women’s division and 3,530 on the north side. Target is 19 national members and 4 more days of work remain.
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Army of Campaigners
Maof
Canton
Red Cross
C. J
A. B. North Side
A. Buchman
South Side
E. Tor
Stafford case goes to jury in second degree murder
The fate of Ralph Stafford, former Massillon State Hospital attendant, charged with second degree murder in the death of John Beardsley, rests with a jury late Wednesday. Prosecution and defense rested, opening arguments outlined the conflicting accounts and the state introduced a signed statement Stafford acknowledged.
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Ralph Stafford
Massillon State Hospital
John Beardsley
Sweitzer
C. A. James
Ertle
Massillon
James Hamilton
James
Cora Stafford
Beardsley
Ertie
Stafford
Hamilton
Fragmentary Page Five Score Details From 1916 Listings
Incomplete OCR yields scattered scores and names from a 1916 section. Mentions include Mrs Parker and Mrs Clark with side notes, Miss Dannemiller, Mrs Lyons, Mrs George Clark, and L A Buchman among others, located on the North Side and Side areas. The fragment ends without a clear event or outcome.
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En's
Co. J. Parker
A. B. Clark
W. D. Caldwell
Mary Dannemiller
Lyons
George Clark
Liner Celtic Arrives Harbor After Fog to Bring Troops
The liner Celtic docked after fog and sirens today at 0 o'clock with 3 Bs from Over there. Among the 814 Pio ant soldiers on board were Lt Gilbert P. Bogart of Glen NJ and Viator. He wore two rations and had achievements in having descent to within 250 feet of the naval base at Pola, while involved in damaging the arsenal destroyers.
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York
Celtic
Gilbert P. Bogart
Glen NJ
Viator
Pola
Morris Plan Bank Ad Offers Moderate Rates
Fragmentary OCR item notes Morris Plan Bank Wey presenting moderate rates of interest with weekly payments. The readable portion mentions "Morris Plan Bank" and "weekly payments" to attract customers.
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Mon Morris Plan Bank Wey
McKinley Club Elects Officers and Plans Banquet
The McKinley club elected C. C. Curtis president replacing Arthur Druckenbrod who became deputy sheriff. J. H. Beans and Luther Barrick were chosen as first and second vice presidents, George Melbourne as third vice president, with William Ernst as secretary and Thomas J. Miller as treasurer. A banquet to honor William McKinley was set for January, and a life-sized portrait was to be sent to the Portland McKinley club. The next meeting is December 31 to finalize banquet plans and January installations will follow.
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C. C. Curtis
McKinley Club
Tuscarawas
E. Curtis
Arthur Druckenbrod
Milo Cathon
J. H. Beans
Luther Barrick
George Melbourne
William Ernst
Thomas J. Miller
A. P. Owen
J. H. Robertson
S.J. Spalding
Ralph Myers
John Spitler
Nate Levers
Charles W. Ream
Ralph Carnahan
J. C. Neely
Jessese Slough
William McKinley
Roscoe McCulloch
Thomas F. Turner
William A. Ernst
Portland
Ore
Greatest American naval review to be on Christmas Eve
New York December 18 The greatest naval review in U S history is expected Christmas Eve as ten dreadnoughts led by the battleship Pennsylvania sail up the Hudson. Destroyers and other warcraft join from Atlantic ports while Secretary Daniels aboard Mayflower reviews the fleet before a land parade.
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New York
America
Hudson River
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Daniels
Odd Fellows Notice on Third Degree Exemplification
Stark Lodge No. 513 invites all Odd Fellows to witness Akron lodge demonstrate the 3rd Degree in the city auditorium Thursday evening. Assemble at the I O O F Temple promptly at 7 30 p m.
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Stark Lodge No
Odd Fellows
Akron Lodge
City Auditorium
I. O .O. F. Temple
I. O. of Temple
Norwood's Augmented Orchestra at Dance Eagles Hall
Dance event at Eagles Hall Saturday evening December 21 features Norwood's Augmented Orchestra. Advertisements mention hot soup offered in The Dell in Roth and Hug's Square Store.
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Roth and Hug's Square
Canton Soldier Wounded In France Returns Home In Casualties
Stark county casualty list reports twelve soldiers affected this week eleven wounded and one dead from action including Canton Alliance and North Lawrence natives Private Albert Gardner wounded in the ankle arrived in America about two weeks ago and is at Army General Hospital No. 35 West Baden Indiana Aristides Delinides Canton and Louis Scrimmin Canton listed among wounded with several Alliance and North Lawrence men also noted Private Gardner, son of Mrs. Phoebe Gardner, 1511 Sixteenth Street, wounded in action October 25 during a trench assault. he is recovering at the hospital system after arriving in the U.S. two weeks ago.
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Stark-co
Canton
Army General Hospital
Indiana
United States
Stark-cp
Albert Gardner
James Jones
Aristides Delinides
David J. Stanford
North Lawrence
Lyle Leonard
Alliance
Lee Hubard
Bartholomew Kelleher
Fred Kochli
Phoebe Gardner
Sixteenth-st
Sixteenth-st SW
War Department
Gardner
America
Hampton Roads
Army General Hospital No
New York and Chicago Air Mail Begins
Lee D. Smith inaugurates the first air mail route between New York and Chicago carrying 200 pounds of mail. He lands at Bellefonte then Cleveland after a misdirection and plans to return to New York the next day.
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New York
Chicago
Bellefonte
Lee D. Smith
Smith
State College
Sykes
Belmont Park
Long Island
Cleveland
Bill Prohibits Display of Red Flag in Public
Senator New of Indiana introduced a bill in the Senate to ban the display of the red flag anywhere in the United States. He acknowledged constitutional questions but said the measure reflects the will of a large majority of Americans.
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Washington
United States
Senate
New
Indiana
Government of Canada to Form Mercantile Fleet
The Canadian government plans to form a government owned steamship company to operate a mercantile marine fleet. It would establish government lines in the Atlantic Pacific and Great Lakes to cooperate with the railway system. A later line between Halifax and Vancouver via the Panama Canal may be added.
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Montreal
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Halifax
Vancouver
Panama Canal
West Indies
Republican Leader Mann Seeks House Speaker Post
James R. Mann announced his candidacy for speaker of the house in the next Congress. He made the statement in Washington on December 18.
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Washington
James R. Mann
Canton Red Cross Campaign Appeal by J H Himes
J H Himes appeals Cantonians to support the Red Cross to fund ongoing war relief in France and America. He stresses continued canteen and hospital services for soldiers, tuberculosis and influenza campaigns, and emergency aid, urging moral and financial support for the Canton Chapter.
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Nurees
Canton
Red Cross
J. H. Himes
American Red Cross
Himes
France
America
The
Turbulent Fronts Reported Across Europe and Russia
Reports from Madrid Paris and Stockholm describe upheaval from Halboa to Berlin with deaths. The king suspends parliament, Kaiser plots East Prussia control and Prussia independence. Kiev besieged by Ukrainian league troops. Russia faces another coup attempt. Berlin occupation urged by German commissaries. Bolshevik forces advance in western Russia toward Dorpat.
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Madrid
Halboa
Barcelona
Washington
Kiev
Ukrainian National League
Berlin
State Department
Ukraine
Stockholm
Russia
Dorpat
Esthonia
Reval
Germans killed in war tally set at six hundred forty nine thousand
Berlin officials released the official wartime death toll as 649000. The report notes the total German fatalities and is carried with other notes and an unrelated advertisement urging readers to borrow from a local bank on easy weekly payments.
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Berlin
Piano for Xmas at Woomer Piano Co
Used but in fine shape piano with beautiful tone priced at 125 dollars. Woomer Piano Co at 426 Market Ave lists this merchanized item in a general sale notice.
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Woomer Piano Co
E. M. Peek
Christmas Trees From Birch Nursery On Sale At Fry’s Barn
Fresh cut evergreens offered in all sizes with prices listed. Located at C. W. Fry's Livery Barn Fifth Street NW in Canton. Sale runs December 18 through 25 with two phone numbers for contact.
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Birch
Canton
C. W. Fry
Fifth-st NW
Chiropractor Ad Promotes Dr J E Menegay in Town
Local ad urges residents to visit J E Menegay chiropractor at Martin Brook Marketay N dv for relief from ailments. The notice presents the practitioner as a trusted health resource with a direct call to action.
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J. E. Menegay
Chiropractor
Martin Lbrock
Marketay N
Federal Motor Trucks Canton Motor Car Co Adv
Dance Faytes Hall Sat Eve Dec 21 Norwood's Augmented Orchestra Adv.
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Norwood
Federal Motor Trucks Canton Motor Car Co
Adv
Faytes Hall
France and United States Near Agreement on Peace
Paris dispatch notes signs of growing accord between France and the United States on postwar peace, though not full agreement on every point. The report highlights easing tensions and potential alignment despite ongoing debates over policy and restructuring.
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Paris
Wilson
France
United States
Wilson's Berlin Activities Dominate Front Pages
Berlin papers lead with President Wilson's France moves as Switzerland relays dispatches. Berlin hosts growing crowds and bolshevik concerns as 10,000 soldiers arrive daily and the garrison stays under arms. The city shows Kaiser signs fading while unemployment rises from factory closures.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Berlin
Wilson
France
Switzerland
Krupps
Noon Linen in The Dell Adyv Roth and Hug's Square Store
A brief notice reports Noon Linen availability at The Dell located in Roth and Hug's Square Store. The item is linked to Adyv in the regional distribution update.
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the Dell
Roth and
Hug’s Square
Adyv
Closing Out Sale and Retail Advertisements
A closing out sale is announced for F F Harter Co at 430 Market Ave offering electrical fixtures and merchandise must be sold at once. An Adv promotes Phillip Noll Co. advertising and a Gillette razor blades display at Walter H Double’s Jeweler and Optician The Hall Mark Store located at 123 and 125 Tuscarr.
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F. F. Harter Co
Phillip Noll Co
Walter H. Double
Hall Mark
Tuscarawasst B
Have You Tasted those hot sandwiches in The Dell
A reader asks about the hot sandwiches at Roth and Huey’s Square Store in The Dell area, seeking local recommendations and flavor notes.
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Roth and
Huey's Square
Adv
Bargain on 15 Rolls of Music From Woomer Piano Co
A great bargain on 15 rolls of music offered by Woomer Piano Co at 426 One 8th Street. E M Peek is listed as manager.
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Woomer Piano Co
E. M. Peek
Mgr. Oa v
Preliminary peace talks set for early January in Paris
Paris reports a preliminary peace conference will meet at the foreign office for the first ten days of January with Premier Clemenceau presiding. Marcel Hutin in Echo de Paris predicts the peace treaty will be signed at Versailles in early June.
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Faneary
Paris
Foreign Office
Clemenceau
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paria
M. Hutin
Versailles
French Leaders Face Wilson Across Murat Palace
The article notes American and French leaders meeting at Murat palace and sizing each other up. It says the French admire Wilson and are puzzled by the U S domestic scene, likening both nations to sphinxes in the matter.
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Murat Palace
Wilson
United States
Wilson backs league to keep peace and Knox vote delay
President Wilson declared he favors the league of nations and its formation as essential for peace but denied endorsing any enforcement plan. In Washington, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee postponed final action on the Knox resolution, delaying debate until after the peace treaty is signed.
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Paris
League of Nations
Wilson
League
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Marion Board of Health shuts all public places
Marion Ohio December authorities sworn 106 deputies to enforce drastic health rules after the health board ordered saloons churches moving picture houses lodges and soft drink parlors closed. Street car riders clerks and customers must wear masks amid court action threatened by theater owners.
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Marion
Health Board
Moving Picture Houses
Canton Morris Plan Bank Ad Promises Easy Debts
A vintage advertisement urges readers to borrow at The Canton Morris Plan Bank with low rates and easy weekly payments, inviting debt repayment all in one place.
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Dett
Canton Morris Plan Bank
Royal Order of Lions Election Notice
Royal Order of Lions meeting announced for Thursday evening December 19 at 7 30. All members urged to attend. President A C Fashbauch and Secretary J E Maughiman sign the notice.
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Royal Order of Lions
A. C. Fashbauch
J. E. Maughiman
Notice Day Assembly At Temple IOF
Notice invites members to assemble at the I O of Temple promptly at 7 30 p m on notice day evening for assembly and meeting related actions.
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C. J. Parker
Antonian
Massillon Hospital
North Side
Side
H. Ross Ake
B. P
L. A. Buchman
Omen
Guy Hiner
He ME
Ohio
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M'Kinley Club
C.C. Curtis
Druckenbrod
Army Hospital
Louis Scrimmin
George Stone
Edward Cernick
Leonard EK. Lee
Government OF Canada
Mercantile Fleet
Mann
News OF World
London
East Prussia
Rome
Epoca
Fast
Prussia
Germany
M. Tropov
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Peoples Commissary
Matin
Ebert
Workmen's Congress
Jeff
Ebert-Haase
Reichstag
Karl Liebknech
Barth
Scheuch Han
Ebert-Hasse
Konstantin Fehrenbach
Fehrenbach
New Cologne
Spartacusiana
Peoples’ Council
Karl Leibknecht
Ebert- Haase
National Assembly
Copenhagen
Workmen's and Soldiers’ Congress
Anhalt
Peoples’ Party
Mecklenburg
Peasants’ League
William Phillip Simms
Wilson First News
Steger and Son
Mlayer
Nation League
Marion Board OF Health
Thers
Dell
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