War Savings Stamps Campaign Aims to Boost Thrift Citywide
Stark County campaign leaders urge citizens to buy War Savings and Thrift stamps. Frank Bush promotes stamps as prizes while A E Berkley calls on women clubs and schoolchildren to cooperate. stamps redeem in ten days and pay face value up to five years. Campaign seeks $15,000 for operations and aims to roll out stamps across the city with extensive public listings.
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Frank Bush
Starkrift
S. S
Warngs
A. E. Berkley
Nton
Berkley
Nts
Starkee
Govf
Mines Opened Across Regions to Meet Coal Demand
Crescent Coal Co will operate the Mt Mills mine on the Mt Mills farm near York Central line connecting via a track to the York Central railroad. The company will hire many workers and plans rapid expansion as demand for coal grows. Another Betz mine near Myers and a facility on the Hayman farm are in operation with more openings planned nearby.
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Crescent Coal Co
Jerry Mer- Paris
York Central Railroad
Hayman
Mt. Mills
New York Central
Wesley Betz
Myers
Three Iles
Opech
Minerva
Urrounding Coun
Kefeller Adds Funds to Rockefeller Foundation
Unclear OCR text indicates John D Rockefeller contributed additional funds to the Rockefeller Foundation to meet increased foundation needs during wartime. The exact amount and context are obscured by damaged transcription.
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Kefeller
John Dd
Rockefeller
Sands of Sale at Jan Dollars Worth of Fine Prices
Fragmentary note mentions prices and sales events with references to Douglas Fairbanks and a paper picture. The readable text hints at a sale in January with cheap costs and a show featuring Douglas Fairbanks scheduled for tonight.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Aqy
Burglars Haul Safe From Saloon Keeper Home
Burglars entered the home of Joe Bedrick at 1936 Seventh street NE shortly after 3 am. They removed a safe loaded on a wheelbarrow to the rear, blew it open and escaped with papers, cutting telephone lines and turning on cellar gas to delay police. Detectives and Bedrick expect arrests soon.
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Joe Bedrick
Seventh-st NE
Bedrick
Last Questionnaires Mailed For Draft Registrants
Tuesday the North and South draft boards will mail final questionnaire quotas due January 15. Registrants must return by that date as the legal advisory board disbands. High numbers may yield a fair first classification. a few initially unfit men could be accepted for industrial or clerical work.
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Legal Advisory Board
Camp Sherman
South Board
Murphy Wood Gains
Walnutay SE
George Knoll
Delta
George Patras
Cherry-avy
George Pleskach
Antonio John Gerontas
Cherry-ay
George Montani
Winfield-ay
Chester Ww. Zeigler
Tuscat
John Snyder Cline
John Snyder Cline, 1639 Housel; Joe Perv
Hammondary
Francis Alva Bowers
4Th-St
Gilso Germanovich
Mogadore
Frank J. Wilhelm
Srd-st Dayton
Traian Hedan
Georgeos Dervitos
Gust Nises
Stanko Sketich
Wooster-ay
Lupiani Giovannio
Christ Rezos
Pamfilo Lostracco
Nick Brotae
Fillipo Malara
Lafayette-st
George Niman Sheretis
Baker Rakeep
Angello Scozzarelle
Emil Wm. Verce
Unionav
Peter Cumos
Valere Morza
Madison
Guse H. Balthrop
Market-st
George Roschink
Harrison
Mike Peakes
Evdi Eelam
Charles F. Steigerwald
Wells
Joanners A. Derckeris
Cherryav
Winfield, NE
Bomb Found In Time To Prevent Wrecking Viaduct
Federal officials opened a probe after a bomb was found at the end of the Erie viaduct in Binghamton New York. The fuse had been lit but went out and authorities said the device could have wrecked the entire structure.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Erie Viaduct
Icy Sidewalks Cause Multiple Slips and Crashes
Icy sidewalks and streets Sunday led to numerous falls and auto accidents from a light freezing rain that began at 5 a.m. Few people used cinders. A Dan H. Willis & Co. service car hit a telephone pole at Tuscarawas St W and Smith Ave. A Studebaker skidded at Dueberay and Sixth St SW. two wheels were crushed but drivers escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan H. Willis & Co
Third-st NW
Tuscarawasst W
Smithav
Studebaker
Dueberay
Four Die In Severe Chicago Storm
Four people are dead and more than a dozen injured as Chicago endures its worst storm in years. By 10 a.m. the weather subsided and workers with shovels cleared drifts. A 14.8 inch snowfall in 24 hours set a city record, and rail, streetcar, and vehicle traffic remained at a standstill with days expected before normal conditions return.
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Chicago
Alien Enemy Becomes Mayor in Michigan City Snow
In a snowstorm Mayor Kreuger tended his horse when Fred Miller an alien enemy interim mayor-elect entered city hall at noon and assumed office. Miller named August Funk as police chief and Edward Hanley as city comptroller with no other posts announced.
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Michigan City
Ind
Kreuger
Fred C. Miller
Miller
August Funk
Edward Hanley
Explosion Wrecks Windows in Bowling Green Ohio
An explosion at the American Glycerine Co. plant near Bowling Green, Ohio, shattered every window in Bowling Green and many in Toledo Maumee Perrysburg and other nearby towns. Estimated damage reached ten thousand dollars and no injuries were reported.
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Bowling Green
American Glycerine Co
Toledo
Maumee
Perrysburg
Supreme Court Defers Antitrust Suit Actions
The court refused DOJ motion to delay the United States Shoe Machinery Company suit until next term while granting a delay for the United States Steel Corporation suit. The decision was handed down in Washington on January 7 amid other court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
United States Shoe Machinery Co
Department
United States Steel Corporation
Howenstine Plant to Add Homes for Workers
Plans for major expansion at the Howenstine plant of the O C Barber Mining and Fertilizer Co include building 25 to 60 worker homes. Ten houses start within 20 days, then steady construction to raise plant capacity. Homes cost 2000 to 2500 dollars, sold at cost on a part payment plan to foster cooperation and efficiency among employees. Ground breaking depends on weather. officials in Cleveland will finalize arrangements after a Monday meeting.
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Howenstine
O. C. Barber Mining and Fertilizer Co
C. C. Barber
Allied Industries Corporation
H. V. Briggle
Big Guns Active in West and Frontline Movements
War reports place artillery firing near Messines on the Western Front as the sole wartime activity. Paris notes estimate 75,000 German troops shifted from the eastern front to the western line. The Piave river area sees a sharp Austro-Hungarian and Italian engagement.
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Paris
Piave
Italy
Piano Player Rolls For Sale By Woomer Co
Auction listing notes Q. R. 8S and varied player rolls offered by Woomer Piano Company. Items include multiple piano rolls and related music collectibles available for purchase from the retailer.
CHECK PAYROLLS TO FIX INCOMES
Canton employers were asked by the Internal Revenue Office in Cleveland to send payrolls to the local headquarters to aid in recording the new income tax. This will help determine true earnings of Cantonians and simplify Canton headquarters work while reducing income statement evasion by salaried workers. No tax forms have arrived yet but are expected soon, said Herman R. Witter of the revenue office.
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Canton
Internal Revenue Office
Cleveland
Herman R. Witter
The
Revenue Office
Two U S Flyers Die In Action
Gen Pershing announced two American aviators killed in aeroplane accidents. First Lieut. William E. Ely of Rochester New York died January 2 and Sergeant George K. Hoodek, sister Mrs Marie Koch of Chicago, died January 4.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
William E. Ely
Helen G. Ely
Rochester
N. Y
George KE. Hoodek
Marie ¢Och
Chicago
Ely
Hoodek
Embargo Lifted on B and O Road Freight
The federal embargo on outbound freight shipments on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was rescinded late Monday, with Carload traffic resuming Tuesday for all Cleveland division points including Cleveland Lorain Holloway and Valley Junction. Less than carload shipments will restart to most points except Pittsburgh Bellaire Camden Youngstown New Castle. The move followed government rail control to relieve freight congestion nationwide.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
C. H. Ferguson
Cleveland
Lorain
Holloway
Valley Junction
Pittsburgh
Bellaire
Camden
Youngstown
New Castle
Ferguson
Two Assemblies May Contest For Power In Russia
Dispatches from Petrograd report rival parliaments in session as the third congress of working men and soldiers delegates prepares to meet on January 21 while the constituent assembly could convene on January 18 if quorum exists. The Bolsheviks control the workingmen and soldiers delegates, which has acted as the lawmaking body. A cessation of fighting in Ukraine is noted.
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Stockholm
Russia
Petrograd
Workingmen’s
Constituent Assembly
Bosheviks
Ukrainia
Woomer Piano Co Ady Markets Player Rolls
Classified note announces sale of A A S Q R 8S and various player rolls by Woomer Piano Co at Ady.
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Q. R
Woomer Piano Co
Ady
Masonic Notice for William McKinley Lodge Meeting
A special communication of Wm. McKinley Lodge No. 431 will be held tonight at 6 30 p.m. The M. M. Degree will be conferred. D J Elder, W M, H H Hein gartner, Secy Ady.
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Wm. McKinley Lodge No. 431
D. J. Elder
W. M
H. H. Heingartner
Secy
Ady
World awaits effect of Lloyd George speech on Teuton and Slav
Petrograd reports focus on Lloyd George remarks and the Brest Litovsk talks. British support for the premier’s war aims and the Kaiser's pause in Russia Central Powers negotiations spark global attention. Russia eyes Bolshevik shifts, while Germany faces potential political realignment and renewed eastern hostilities.
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Lloyd George
Russia
Germany
London
Great Britain
Brest-Litovsk
J. L. Garvin
The
Observer
England
Garvin
Amsterdam
Stockholm
Petrograd
Paris
Mexican forces clash with bandits south of Fabens
Carranza soldiers and Mexican bandits engage in a battle just south of Fabens Texas as reports reach the town. The Carranzists surprised the bandits who were readying to raid across the border while the U S side strengthens its border patrol.
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Fabens
Tex
United Stat
Spring dress sales at Holzworth Co store
Customers are urged to buy waists or petticoats at the Spring Holzworth Co. store with promotions on waistwear and undergarments.
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Tucson Spring
Court Upholds Selective Draft Law In Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court, with Justice White delivering the opinion, upholds the selective draft as constitutional under Congress’s war powers. The decision rejects challenges to federal delegation to state officials, administrative discretion, and claims of involuntary servitude under the Thirteenth Amendment.
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Justice White
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
White
United States
Manufacturer's Sale of Fine Furs at January Prices
An advertisement announces Spring Holzworth Co. will sell fine furs and fur coats at January prices on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at the store. The ad emphasizes a limited sale period and wholesale style pricing.
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Spring Holzworth Co
R. Q. R. 8 Rolls for Sale at Woomer Piano Co Adv
Advert shows R Q R eight inch rolls for sale by Woomer Piano Co with competitive pricing and delivery options. Includes contact details and store location for purchasing.
Columbia and Victor Records Ad Run at Lerch Co
The D. W. Lerch Co at 210 Market Avenue North advertises Columbia and Victor records. The note highlights in store availability and branding for local shoppers.
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Columbia and
Victor Records
D. W. Lerch Co
Marketeavy
City Teachers Examination Starts Friday Evening
City teachers take written exams at Central High School beginning Friday at 7 00 P M Ady and Dance are scheduled for Wednesday and Saturday evenings with Eagley noted as a coordinator or sponsor.
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Central High School
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