Canton to receive major ar orders for shells
Ohio firms including Canton, Cleveland, Elyria, Massillon will obtain government munition work. The Arming Ordnance Department will send contracts for 11,000,000 shells directly to manufacturers. Canton and other cities claim facilities ready to expand to meet orders, with local surveys supporting increased wartime production.
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Canton
Ohio
Cleveland
Elycorain
Massillon
Alliance
Youngstown
Toledo
Cous
Dayton
Springfield
Cincinnati
Ammunh
R derailed car suffers injuries from axle break
A Canton Akron interurban car derailed due to a front truck axle break near Bow’s hear New Berlin. A male passenger had a facial cut and a woman a sprained ankle. both were treated in Canton after transfer. Weather is noted as contributing to the incident.
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Canton-Akron Interurban
Canton
Bow
Berlin
Passen-gere
A. C. Bran
Mine Traps Buried Seven Workers in Pittston Coal Mine
In Pennsylvania at Pittston, seven miners are trapped as a massive fall of coal and rock buries workers inside a large Pennsylvania Coal Company mine. Rescue teams search amidst dangerous conditions to reach those entrapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Co
Pittston Feen
Dewell Wife Charged After Locking Husband Out
Minnie L Dewell is charged with cruelty after she locked her husband Charles out of their home and nailed the doors shut. The incident prompted legal action and police involvement.
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Minnie L. Dewell
Usband
Charles Dewell
With &Y
Weather Update Picture String of Smudged Details
Weather segment unclear with scattered letters and numbers. Mentions temperature and time but no coherent data. References a piano ad and Kenny's Piano with price noted as $100. No clear location or date readable.
Local Home Guard Seeks 000 Recruits in Canton
Canton authorities plan a mass meeting at 7 30 pm Thursday in the city auditorium annex to discuss forming a home guard company. Mayor Poorman backs the movement pledging support and aims to recruit 500 men with no age limit for service protecting local homes and factories.
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Poorman
Canton
Stolberg
Youngstown
Akron
Schrantz
Thrift drive leaders map war stamp plan in Ohio
A Columbus conference gathers county thrift campaign leaders from eight large Ohio counties to finalize a two day plan to launch a nationwide thrift stamp drive. Postmaster Caldwell notes 54 mail carriers will aid sales, with district postmasters to organize efforts in Stark and Canton areas. Operators will reportedly spread the word thrift stamps and war bonds through the Ohio State Telephone network.
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A. E. Berkley
Ohio
Columbus
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Toledo
Dayton
Akron
Youngstown
Canton
Caldwell
Stark Co
E. J. Heffelman
Retail Merchants’ Association
America
Kaiser
Stark
A. E. Graham
Ohio State Telephone Co
Graham
Boy Killed by Kick of Colt in Barn Near Howenstine
Floyd J. Russell, 13, died instantly when kicked in the left temple by a colt in his father's barn three miles southwest of Howenstine. The skull fracture ended his life. The accident occurred Friday at 4:30 p m and his body was found minutes later by a family member. Coroner Douds saw the body at the parents home Saturday morning. He is survived by his parents and two brothers, Paul and Harold Russell.
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Howenstine
Floyd J. Russell
Douds
Paul
Harold Russell
British Bomb Big Aerodrome at Ghistelles Belgium
The British airmen attacked the German military aerodrome at Ghistelles Belgium dropping bombs on hangars. Night operations on the British front included bombardments and raiding. German forces near Zonnebeke and Hollebeke conducted a small assault and trench attempt was repulsed.
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London
Ghistelles
Belgium
Admiralty
War Office
Zonnebeke
West Flanders
Hollebeke
High Tension Wires Burn Out At Two Plants
Steam dismantled a high tension wire at Canton Sheet Steel Co. late Friday and destroyed an insulator with minor damage. A similar incident at United Alloy Steel Corp caused crossing wires to throw thousands of sparks and frighten workers.
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Canton Sheet Steel Co
United Alloy Steel Corporation
People's Musical Course Opener with Ridgeway
Katherine Ridgeway leads the sixth number of the People’s Musical Course with Monday and Tuesday evening performances on January 7 and 8. Single admissions are 50 cents. Adv.
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Katherine Ridgeway
Used 65 note Auto Player Piano at Kenny's Piano Dept
Columbia and Victor Records ad notes the D. W. Lerch Co at 210 Market Ave N offering a used 65 note Auto player piano for $200. Kenny's Piano Dept advertises the special price and records brands Columbia and Victor.
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Columbia and
Victor Records
D. W. Lerch Co
Marketav
Kenny
Five Canadian Soldiers Die In Train Wreck
Five soldiers killed and two missing in a Canadian Pacific troop train wreck at Dorval Quebec. Twenty injured, most slightly, as a Point Fortune bound train ran past a signal and struck the rear of the returning Princess Pat regiment train of 250 men en route to Vancouver.
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Dorval
Que
Canadian Pacific
Princess Pat Regiment
Vancouver
B. C
Point Fortune
Piano sale note with Marshall & Wendell piano
A used Marshall and Wendell piano in fine shape is offered for 150 dollars. Kenny's Piano shop unclear contact.
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Marshall & Wendell
Kenny
Designers Hit Fat Men Through Styles Of 1918
New York January 6 designers in five cities unveiled 1918 fall and winter lines favoring form fitting clothes. Trousers will be very narrow at knees and ankles and sack coats cut shorter with high waistlines. Overcoats will be tight yet flare at the bottom and wool prices are expected to rise sharply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Philadelphia
Newark
Rochester
Scranton
Turkey Proposes Separate Peace With Russia At Brest-Litovsk
A Petrograd dispatch reports Turkey offers peace terms to Russia including no annexations, limited disarmament, free passage through the Dardanelles and Bosphorus under conditions, with indemnity refunds for war losses and a convention to regulate future trade.
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Turkey
Stockholm
Russia
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Petrograd
Brest-Litovsk
Armenia
Persia
Teutons Hurry Construction Of New Air Fleet
In France the race is on as Germany and the United States push to build the largest air fleets before spring. Secret prisoner documents reveal American pressure sparks German speedups to outpace the U S aviator program and fleet expansion.
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Teutons
France
Germany
United States
America
Two Men Killed In Trolley Accident In Buffalo
A trolley car from Depew to Buffalo overturned at the city line early today. Two men, P. Smith, 24, and J. Bruner of Buffalo, were killed instantly. About ten were injured, three probably fatally. Ad insert mentions McCammon piano and Kenny's Piano Dept. Ad.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Depew
Smith
J. Bruner
Victor records at McConnell's for Christmas
For Christmas you can buy Victor records at McConnell's regardless of your Talking Machine. Our no approval policy protects you.
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Victor Records
McConnell’s
Adv
Piano in fine shape from A. B. Chase for $100
Classified note: used A. B. Chase piano offered in fine condition for sale at $100 through Kenny's Piano Dept Ady.
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Chickering
Kenny
A. B. Chase
Kenny's
Ady
Hardware Man Kennedy Dies After Illness
Jesse A. Kennedy 39 vice president of the W. A. Kennedy Hardware Co. died Friday at 4 30 p m at his home 1011 Tuscara from acute tuberculosis after three months of illness. A Canton resident 13 years he was active in hardware business and later a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and United Commercial Travelers. He leaves a widow and parents Mr and Mrs James H Kennedy and a sister Mrs EB Jennings of Rochester New York.
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Jesse A. Kennedy
W. A. Kennedy Hardware Co
Tuscara
Kennedy
Canton
Loyal Order of Moose
United Commercial Travelers
James H. Kennedy
EB. Jennings
Rochester, N. Y
Hold Soldier as Embezzler
Frank Saladi a soldier is held on a 1000 bond awaiting military action. Arrested Friday by Detective Sergeant Fromm on an old embezzlement charge. Arraigned Saturday before Police Judge Bowman the charge to be dropped until discharged from military service. Saladi trains at Camp Sheridan Montgomery Alabama. Military authorities informed and likely to order return to camp. Police Prosecutor Hunker says military has priority in such cases. Charge held if he is returned to service.
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Frank Saladi
Saladi
Fromm
Bowman
Salad
Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Alabama
Hunker
Police Judge Bowman Grants Tree Removal After Vagrancy Plea
Judge Bowman begins applying new ideas as Pat McGraw and John Morenzy are arraigned on vagrancy charges and plead guilty. He instructs volunteers to help remove two Christmas trees from in front of the courthouse.
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Bowman
Pat McGraw
John Morenzy
Son of Actress Killed in Battle
Lieut. Commander Allan Campbell, son of actress Mrs. Pat Campbell, was killed in action in France. A Moose notice invites members to a Sunday gathering at 2 p.m. to visit the home of Bro. J. A. Kennedy and pay last respects. Also mentions specials and used pianos from the McConnell Music Co.
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London
Allan Campbell
Pat Campbell
France
J. A. Kennedy
McConnell Music Co
Promotions of Camp Sherman Officers Announced
At Camp Sherman division headquarters the war department announced promotions for officers training drafted men since September. Sixteen captains were raised to major, thirteen first lieutenants to captain, and 151 second lieutenants to first lieutenant, with names including Garfield of Cleveland and several others from Ohio cities.
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Camp Sherman
Jan
James A. Garfield
Glenn
Henry F. Chapman
Cleveland
George B. Knapp
Marion
James S. Brockus
George M. Duncan
Youngstown
F. E. Baldwin
Walter Bb. Collins
Fred H. Zinn
Columbus
L. B. Harrison
Leroy F. Smith
Benson R. Hedges
Lewis Dodds
Alfred T. Falk
Frank H. McGregor
William K. Gunn
Ben T. Bole
Clevego
David J. Brady
Burt Bk Cooper
Austin T. Story
William H. Robbins
William M. Green
Herman M. Archer
Harry KE. Coombe
Frank E. Brokow
Daniel C. Chapin
Edison E. Brummitt
Jesse F. Martin
Reginald P. Kennard
Justus Stahleker
Tranationes
Boyd M. Compton
Dayton
Francis Kk. Fox
Barry E. Townsend
Edward Waugh
Arthur M. Hill
C. R. Lantz
Jesse S. Brown
John F. Murbach
Charles M. Schutz
Wheeler S. Murray
William W Wheaton
Frank W. Forsythe
Walter C. Rogers
John H. McClintic
Car
CC. Lowe
Harold G. Macadams
Paul E. Ramsey
Richard M. Scovil
Mac Joines
Harold A. Baummeister
Charles J. Kaltenbach
A. C. Stoerts
Edmund L. Kady
Mansfield
Harry W. Brown, Jr
Edmund H. Wright
John B. Hayes
James A. Clark
Daniel L. Lamarche
Landon L. Forcheimer
Paul W. Zimmerman
Theodore E. Winchester
Edwin K. Barry
Alfred A. Czerr
Edwin C. Denaple
Clifford A. Basquin
Walter L. Bush
Potatoes Hoarded in Cellar Found by Secret Service
Lima January 5 Roy Campbell head of a taxi firm was summoned by federal agents to explain hoarding 640 bushels of potatoes hidden in his cellar discovered by Secret Service men.
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Lima
Roy Campbell
Secret Service
Transfer of Miller Pasteurizing Machine Co Stock to Ohio
Transfer of five hundred thousand dollars in capital stock of the Miller Pasteurizing Machine Co of Canton and formerly New Jersey was completed Saturday by Attorney W H Miller at the secretary of state office in Columbus The firm founded under New Jersey law more than 15 years ago is now listed under Ohio law M W Miller is president H H Miller vice president and F W Miller secretary and treasurer
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Miller Pasteurizing Machine Co
Canton
New Jersey
W. H. Miller
Columbus
Miller
Ohio
M. W. Miller
H. H. Miller
F. W. Miller
Shortage of coal shuts Otis Steel plant in wartime drives layoffs
Cleveland January 5 Eight hundred Otis Steel Co workers were laid off as the plant closed amid a fuel shortage. Several thousand more workers at other plants faced reduced operations due to coal scarcity worsened by fuel embargoes from multiple railroads.
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Cleveland
Otis Steel Co
Valentine Dancing Academy Parker's Jazz Band Evening Show
Ady reports a nightly performance by Valentine Dancing Academy and Parker's Jazz Band every evening, inviting dancers and listeners to enjoy live music.
Slavs May Renew War On Teutons
Bulletin from Copenhagen reports Bolshevik envoys failed to attend Brest-Litovsk talks. German and Austro-Hungarian delegates arrived to find only dispatches urging transfer to Stockholm. London notes Russia rejects terms, while Germany rejects two Russian points and seeks armistice status.
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Teutons
Copenhagen
Brest-Litovsk
Stockholm
London
Russia
von Kuehlmann
Germany
Petrograd
Lenine-Trotzky Group
Babe Montgomery Dies From Gas Fumes In Room
A one year old girl identified as Babe Montgomery died Saturday at 11:45 a.m. at Aultman Hospital from accidental inhalation of gas fumes after being found unconscious Thursday in a Third Street Southwest room. Boyd Wasson, a soldier who allegedly accompanied her, was dead on discovery. The girl’s mother had died earlier and she left three sisters in Canton Ohio Tiffin Ohio and Seattle Washington. The body awaits funeral arrangements at Spiker's undertaking rooms. Coroner Donds to view the body Saturday afternoon likely no inquest.
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Third-st SH
Babe” Montgomery
Tuscara- Wasst FE
Aultman Hospital
Boyd Wasson
Canton
Tiffin
Seattle
Wash
Spiker
Donds
Government May Commandeer Electric Roads
Washington January 5 The railroad administration is considering commandeering many electric railways to put them to the most efficient use. Director General McAdoo confirmed plans to mobilize thousands of miles of electric lines, especially dense in the central freight territory of Ohio, Illinois and Michigan.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
McAdoo
United States
Central Freight Association
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Late diners to dine meatless and wheatless in New York
Late eaters in New York will be served meatless and wheatless dinners after 1 p m starting next Monday. Hotel and restaurant operators announced the plan today. Dance Wednesday evening at Eagles Hall. Advertisement notes piano by Henry F Miller in fine shape valued at 150 dollars. Kenny's Piano.
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New York
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Council of National Se
G. Barbour
Federal Industrialiter
Ordnance
Fernme
Stoo
Renee
Home Guard Company
PKA
Mediterranean
Thrift
McCammon
Kenny’s
Hardware Man
Hold Soldier
Garfield
Eagles Hall
Adyvy
Lithuania
Henry F. Miller
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