Canton Tax Reductions Near Million Dollar Mark
Canton sees net reductions of 976000 on city property as the board of revision cuts lands and buildings while a large share of the total 1200000 across the district falls to Canton. Tax Deputy Hoover cites persistent complaints but notes the board is defunct and cannot adjust values this year. Errors in pamphlets misstate valuations and real estate owners face paying the asked amount this year.
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Board of Revision
Canton
Hoover
Board of Version
Id Hoover
County Accepts Low Bid to Proceed on Meyers Lake Road
County commissioners confirmed the Meyers Lake Road project legality and will proceed with the contract if the low bidder Philip Dieffenbacher & Sons of Massillon remains willing. Bids previously exceeded estimates for monolithic construction, which the board rejected. a legal bid below the estimate was accepted to move ahead.
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Meyers Lake-rd
Philip Dieffenbacher& Sons
Massillon
12Th-St NW
12Th-St
Broaday
Women Held in Fatal Fire Case Freed
Three men died and another were injured when clothing near a stove ignited a blaze in a Sebring home. Jorge Miller Charles H Paton and Joseph W McDonell were named as victims. investigators probe cause as relatives remain unlocated.
Northern cold spurs Stark county jail segregated by temp
In Stark county last summer hundreds of southern workers faced a brutal winter. Only 13 of them remain without complaints, now jailed awaiting grand jury action. They shifted from construction camps to the jail, where radiators heated their area to a 90 degree plus range, while white inmates sought relief and were moved upstairs. John Pascu sues Charles Freidenberg for 34.10, attorney J A Burris.
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Stark Co
Georgia
West Tennessee
Mercury
Norwood
John Pascu
Charles Freidenberg
J. A. Burris
Town Wrecked by Explosion of Ammunition
A town suffered massive destruction from an ammunition explosion causing $9,000,000 in losses. Dozens were injured by the blast and exposure to cold as residents attempted to escape the disaster scene.
PIONE GIRL IS HEROINE
In Kingsland New Jersey Tessie McNamara a telephone switchboard operator at Canadian Car and Foundry Co. steadied the line as shells burst overhead and flames menaced the plant She warned the foreman and supervised evacuation until firemen pulled her from the board as 4000 workers fled to safety.
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Kingsland
N. J
Tessie McNamara
Canadian Car and Foundry Co
Miss McNamara
Kingsland Blast Leaves 1000 Homeless In War Plant Fire
Kingsland New Jersey reports a massive explosion at a Canadian Car and Foundry factory producing ammunition. Over 1,000 people are homeless and losses reach about 5 million dollars as shells and debris flood the area. Officials suspect a faulty wiring spark started the blaze and guard the ruins to prevent looting while residents return to shattered homes.
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Kingsland
N. J
North Atlantic Coast
Black Tom Island
Manhattan Island
New Jersey
Manhattan
Canadian Car and Foundry
Englishman Sues Saloon Man After War Argument
Alfred Armitage, a British subject, sues Peter Clark of Massillon claiming injuries from a war discussion in Clark’s saloon led to a fight. He seeks damages. defendants’ attorneys are Spidle and Braucher & Sterling.
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Alfred Armitage
Peter Clark
Massillon
Clark
Armitage
Spidle and
Braucher & Sterling
Worker crushed to death in Canton Steel Foundry mill
Wingard Wingard Wingard, thirty, was killed at Canton Steel Foundry Co. when a sand grinding mill started during repairs. He entered the mill without shutting off power. the three ton rolls crushed him. Survived by wife, daughter Ruth, parents, five brothers, four sisters. Body viewed by coroner Douds. Member of Canton lodge of Moose and Apollo Lutheran church.
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Canton Steel Foundry Co
Allenav
Sherman
Wingard
11Thst
Spiker
Douds
Ruth Wingard
William Wingard
Kittanning
Charles Wingard
Ford City
Webster
George
Joseph
Norman Wingard
A. Hutchinson
Charles Martin
Akron
Martha
Hazel Wingard
Canton Lodge of Moose
Lutheran Church
Apollo, Pa
Thaw Recovery Certain Despite Suicide Attempt
Philadelphia January report says Harry K. Thaw will recover after a suicide attempt. Doctors expect discharge in about two weeks with a bed watch in place. Thaw declined to discuss charges as detectives guard him and an extradition fight looms regarding assault and kidnapping charges in Kansas City.
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Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
New York
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Elwood Kirby
St. Mary's Hospital
McAlpin
Allies demand restitution of lands and heavy indemnities
British and American press unite in approving President Wilson's note as allied aims 또 restate Alsace Lorraine to France and other territorial redrawings. The Daily Graphic and Daily Telegraph praise the Allies for upholding just principles, predicting strong U S approval amid wartime optimism.
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London
Brooklyn
Wilson
Germany
United States
Lloyd George
Daily Graphic
Entente
Daily Telegraph
Aseas
Entente Aims and Peace Principles Outline
The allies seek restoration of territories such as Messin ia Serbia and Montenegro, evacuation of invaded lands with reparations, and reorganization of Europe under nationalities respect and security. They call for a league of nations to guarantee peace and liberty for all peoples and deny intent to exterminate German peoples.
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Messium
Serbia
Montenegro
Teheco
Europe
Russia
Allies' note on entente aims for league of nations
The allies, apprised of the American note of December 9 1916 via Ambassador Sharp, pledge to support a league of nations to ensure peace and humanity. They condemn the central powers responsibility for the war but say a lasting settlement must await a secure peace including reparations and guarantees, with further discussion on durable arrangements continued.
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Sharp
Paris
United States
League of Nations
Bence
Juntios
Humanity
Iion
Itmelf
Europe
Weekly Bath Prerequisite For Canton Newsboys Scout Club
Newsboys association forms under Rabbi Gross leadership with weekly baths a condition for entry. Sam Dreyer elected president, Louis Axelrod vice president, Frank Fish treasurer. Meetings set weekly in the evening, dues five cents weekly. Also notes on dance and car heater ads.
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Newsboys
Bath
Canton Newsboy Scouts Association
Newsies
Thomas Turner
David Gross
McKinley Av Jewish Temple
Sam Dreyer
Louis Axelrod
Frank Fish
Blanche Vignes
Rabbi Gross
January Suit Sale at Hierbruck Dry Goods
All suits reduced one fourth to one half off. Adyt Klosterman's Special Dance Saturday new dance 7 20 Ady.
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Heorhenel Dre Ganda Cn Aart
Hierbruck Dry Goods Co
Adyt
Klosterman
Ady
Way is clear for president in peace move
Reports from WASINGTON indicate President Wilson is likely to press ahead toward peace. Neutral diplomats say the entente note leaves the door open, while Germany insists its war aims remain unchanged and rejects peace guarantees.
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Wasitington
Wilson
Germany
Fulton road to be straightened to relieve steep grade
After a planning commission meeting Mayor Stolberg said he will ask county commissioners and N O T officials to straighten Fulton road NW from 18th street to the B and O tracks. The steep grade just outside the city limits would be removed by using the graded right of way originally intended for the N O T interurban line to Akron.
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City Planning Commission
Stolberg
Fulton-rd NW
Fulton-rd
18Th-St NW
18Th-St
N.O. T
Akron
Planning Commission
January Pur Sale At Herrbruck Dry Goods Co Ad
Retail ad notes January sale with muff and collar reductions between one fourth and one third. Mentions Jett Davis at the Valentine as an advertising line and a product called Genuine Hand Klaxonets in a new style by The Young Ante.
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Herbruck Dry Goods Co
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