President Receives Ovation in Rome Welcome
President arrives in Rome on a special train to a joyous reception led by King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena. Queen and King greet the party as crowds cheer along the route from Paris, with American and Italian officials present and the Star Spangled Banner played. The reception mirrors the warm regard felt along the journey, with veterans and troops paraded for the dignitaries.
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Henry Wood
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Osta
Wilson
Paris
Rome
He &T
Presit
Prince of
Udine
Canton Woman's Defense Council to Disband Soon
The Canton Woman's Committee National Defense plans to disband in a few months after completing ongoing work. Mrs. C. C. Bow, chairman, says the national council will keep orders to maintain councils while work exists. The group aims to place student nurses, guide high school training for hospital entry, and seek Home Demonstration leadership under the Chamber of Commerce.
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Canton Woman’s Committee
Nest of
National Defense
C. C. Bow
National Council
E Councils
U.S
Chamber Commerce
Canton
Weather forecast and events at local venues
The item reports a cold night and variable temperatures for Ohio and nearby areas. It lists upcoming events at Auditorium and Eagles Hall with performances by H Howe and Norwood's Fenestra, along with Saturday evening dance and matinee options.
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Eagies Hall
Norwood
Aay
Lyman H. Howe
Auditorium
Czecho Slovaks Celebrate First Free New Year in Four Centuries
Prague reports mark a joyous New Year as Czecho Slovaks celebrate with flags and American aid arriving from Italy. Food shortages and high prices persist yet do not dampen jubilation among the people. Separate Vienna dispatch notes a proposed German confederation under Bavaria and a Danube Czecho Slovak confederation including German Austria.
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Frank 4. Taylor
United Press Starr
Prague
Jan
Italy
Vienna
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Bavaria
Masaryk
Posen
Silesia
Rhine
Siberian Forces Capture Omsk in Bold Advance
News from Pekin reports General Pepelaieff's Siberian troops have seized Omsk, capital of the All Russian government. About eight thousand prisoners and multiple guns taken, with large munitions supply. Red Guard desertions increase between Perm and Kungur as retreat lines fail. Copenhagen dispatch notes German and British forces suppress a pro Bolshevik riot at Riga with Lithuanian garrison surrender after a mock bombardment.
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Pekin
Omsk
Pepelaieff
Red Guard
Perm
Kungur
Copenhagen
Riga
Berlin
Czecho-Slovaks Close On Vienna and Budapest Panic
Czecho-Slovak troops advance toward Vienna cutting rail links with Vienna and Budapest and reaching Pressburg within 30 miles of Vienna. Budapest riots spark citywide panic as Field Marshal Mackensen is reported arrested in Budapest.
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Mackensen
Budapest
Geneva
Vienna
Pressburg
London
Innesbruck
Siberia
Arthur's Leather Shop Canton Driving Gloves
Warm driving gloves for men and women advertised by Arthur's Leather Shop at 204 Market av N. Also features Saturday specials on ham coffee onions lard galvano soap gas mantles toilet paper and free delivery with store hours and contact numbers.
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Canton
Arthur's Leather Shop
Marketar N
San Mario
Keyser’s Grocery
Tuscara
W. Bell
State
Paris Echoes US Action in Bolshevik Threat
Paris dispatch reports heightened concern over Bolshevik influence in Europe as President Wilson visits from Rome. Russians like former Premier Kerensky and Prince Lvov are in Paris urging allied intervention while unofficial signals suggest German Bolshevik ties intensify and Ludendorff rumors circulate.
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M. Edwards S
Corresp
Adent
Paris
Europe
Wilson
Rome
Alexander Kerensky
Prince Lvoff
Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
Ludendorff
Red Guard
Capt Stolberg Arrives in U S Debarkation Hospital
Captain Harry Stolberg of Co A 112th Ammunition Train Thirty seventh division arrived in New York Thursday and is in a debarkation hospital at 345 West 50th Street with a knee wound believed to heal quickly. He is walking with a cane and is expected to stay about two weeks. His mother, Mrs C A Stolberg, reports he feels fine.
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Harry Stolberg
Co. A
New York
C. A. Stolberg
Cleveland Av
Stolberg
345 West 50Th St
Battle to Save Wounded Yanks From Transport
At Fire Island the rescue of 2232 troops from the transport Northern Pacific began despite a northeast gale. Forty seven wounded were evacuated by night with submarines and tugs aiding. A steel landing stage is being built to ease offloading, while officials say the ship is not in immediate danger. Washington reports freight-rate cuts in trans-Pacific trade.
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New York
Northern Pacific
Fire Island
Murphy
Information Bureau
Army
Winter Weather Strips Ad Promotes Savings
Local ad copy touts Diamond Metal Weather Strips to cut coal costs for buildings. Other notices promote roller skating at Coliseum Rink, a Canton Morris Plan Bank interest offer, chiropractor services, a foremen training program, yarn returns for Red Cross Knitters, and a travel festival at the Auditorium with Marines show.
McAdoo urges five year trial of government rail control
Director General William G. McAdoo told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that a $100 million profit in government rail operations could have been shown if rates rose with wages. He argued for limited government ownership or control to eliminate old lines and push reforms, while reserving final judgment for a five year test of current government control.
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Washington
William G. McAdoo
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
America
McAdoo
Change Back to Former Garbage System Proposed by Council
First Ward Councilman Hoberdier seeks reestablishment of the can system after a garbage inquiry. He questioned department staff and found pigs at a farm fed with city corn and cared for by city labor, with details to be included in a final report to the council.
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First Ward
Hoberdier
Council
DeCorps
H. C. McKenna
Canton Chemical and Fertilizer Co
A. C. Sheckels
Frank Stulze
C. Loeb
City Garbage Collection
T. Ebersole
Hoberer
Canton Fertilizer Co
Saturday Specials at Old Reliable Market relocation ad
Saturday specials note fresh prime beef and lamb cuts with prices and a new location beside Orpheum Theater at 209 Tusest. Also promotes luncheon pudding head cheese sausages and Leona Bologna with U S Food Administration license 55161 G. plus a meeting by machinists William Jack of Cleveland at Tiger Hall Cecil Blackburn secretary adv.
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Reliable Table
Orpheum Theater
U. S. Food Administration
William Jack
Cleveland
Tiger Hall
Cecil Blackburn
Secy
Adv
Budapest Under Siege Amid Street Fighting in Prague
United Press reports Budapest in a state of siege after New Year demonstrations. clashes between demonstrators and guards left dead and wounded as mobs besiege barracks and government buildings. Disorder continues with wholesale looting and widespread strikes.
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United Press
Prague
Budapest
Foreign Trade Course At The Y M C A In January
The Business Training Corporation of New York will start a Foreign Trade course at the Y M C A on January 20. Call or see A C Sawhill for full information.
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Business Training Corporation of New York
A. C. Sawhill
Canton Morris Plan Bank and Local Ads
We Pay 5 Percent You should be one of our depositors. The Canton Morris Plan Bank. We make examinations of the eyes without the use of drops. Geo Double Co jewelers and mfg opticians 130 Market av Adv. Accounting and Business Law The Canton School of Commerce and Business will start a class Pace Pace course in Accountancy and Business Administration January 21. Enrollment limited to 30. Enroll now and be sure of a place. See A C Sawhill at the YMCA Adv. Saturday evening Jan 4 1919 All members wives and friends invited At Lodge hall Special entertainment and refreshments Adv.
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Red Cross
Canton
The
American Red Cross
Adv
Canton Morris Plan Bank
Geo, Double Co., Jewelers and Mfg
Opticians
Canton School of Commerce and Business
Pace & Pace
A. C. Sawhill
Lodge Hall
Knights Templar to Attend Funeral Saturday Afternoon
Knights Templar meet at Temple Saturday at 2 PM to attend the funeral of Knight Christopher Cook. W A Bell Recorder and Carl F Spanagel Commander-Adv with the Narines at Auditorium to help coordinate services.
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Knights Templar
Temple
Christopher Cook
W. A. Bell
Carl F. Spanagel
Armstong Faction Loses Key Board Control In County
Strong anti Arm strong sentiment arranges a new Stark county board of education lineup after a Dec 19 1918 election. Schlott wins the seat to succeed Myers amid rapid balloting for Kurtz and Leighley to fill remaining posts. Courts will decide which election stands as dissension rocks the school system.
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Stark Co Board of Education
J. J. Armstrong
J. W. Myers
Armstrong
W. J. Pontius
Schlott
Franklin Schlott
Nimishillento
Myers
John Brenner
Tuscarawasto
Harmony
A. A. Kurtz
A. C. Myers
Elmer Leighley
Old Eighth on German soil returns to France
A December 13 letter from Corporal D. H. Smith of the 146th Infantry notes the unit, formerly the 8th Ohio, has come from Germany and is stationed at Esquelberg, France. He describes Belgium’s reception, visits to Brussels Ghent Leige and Waterloo, and mentions plans to move to LeMans after a short stay.
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146Th Infantry
8Th Ohio
Germany
Esquelberg
France
D. H. Smith
Canton
146Th
Smith
Aix la Chapelle
Brussels
Ghent
Leige
Belgium
Waterloo
Napoleon
Captain Miner
LeMans
Arthur's Leather Shop Ad Promotes Canton Stock and Prices
An advertisement promotes the largest Canton stock at Arthur's Leather Shop 204 Market Ave with low prices on jackets shoes and gym outfits. It also notes a Spanish course by Professor Theophie Dambar of the University of Akron starting January 15 at the Canton School of Commerce and enrollments through the Y M C A.
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Canton
Arthur's
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Canton Actual Business College
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