12 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
1
An Iberian style cold snap hit Canton driving temperatures from 36 above to six below with icy winds. Rainfall froze, streets iced, cars stranded, and all delivery services halted. Telecommunication and transit were crippled as coal delivery and labor were disrupted.
Heavy ice and record cold paralyze traffic and curb mobility in Canton. Coal yards struggle to hire workers as demand spikes while shippers report ample supply yet warn of possible shortages if polar weather lingers. Authorities plan Tag Your Shovel Day to conserve fuel. charities aid the needy as coal shipments rise to meet demand.
In Canton near the Detroit Axle Co area temperatures reach extreme highs and a heavy northern gale brings snow and ice. The city records a rare snowless blizzard as streetcar service and telephones fail amid frost and disruptions.
A man who moved with his family four months ago from Pennsylvania shot himself in the kitchen after rising at night his health failing him and forcing him to stay home. His wife awoke to the gunshot and found him dead. the body was taken to the Whit- Onera] home and later to the coroner.
Residents are requested to attend a funeral service Sunday at 8 o clock in the morning. The ceremony will be held at residence 2:30. Location details appear in the notice.
Five persons are missing and four injured after Wright's hotel burned in a severe blizzard in Saginaw Michigan early today. Thirty five guests were in the hotel with many narrow escapes reported.
A typographical error in The News Friday misstated liabilities of The Dime Savings Bank Company. The corrected figures show Individual Deposits of $622,701.03 and undivided profits of $9,233.47, with total deposits totaling $2,899,557.07.
Notice states Jr O U A M Bros meet at Dime Savings Bank at 2 p m Sunday to attend Bro R L Household 2 funeral. H Ackerman Coun.v.
London January 12 Winston Churchill minister of munitions told the American Luncheon club that the war will last at least another year and that the allies may expect the bitterest fighting on the western front this year, despite peace talk.
Officials say draft examinations from August and September will mainly guide future selection. Only Class 1 men physically fit for active duty will be chosen in the next call, excluding those with slight defects. All Class 1 men may be examined regardless of prior results.
J Gd Barbour, federal industrial expedit er, announced that Canton firms and officials may be called to a meeting to review a diversified list of government materials and to plan increased production. Barbour said many plants can expand without new extensions and that a federal representative may visit Canton to instruct local manufacturers on in demand articles.
The body of Charles Speigle, 75, a bachelor, was found on the road to day north of Greenfield Ohio He froze to death while trying to walk a mile to a neighbor s home authorities said
A Hollander’s dispatch from Bern describes Germany’s food crisis at the start of 1918. He notes hunger among rich and poor, repeated inquiries about condensed milk, weight loss among soldiers, and starvation’s impact on health and morale in Berlin.
Special service of music every Sunday afternoon from 3 45 to 4 15 preceding the Vesper Service at the First Presbyterian church. You are cordially invited.
An advertisement urges readers to learn to talk French with a French record promoted as helpful. A second brief ad promotes an Adv Norwood Moots Orchestra Dance at Eagles hall on Saturday night.
McCormack hits like Little Mother of Mine available at Geo. C. Wille & Co. 410 Market Ave N. with sheet music and records. Special player roll features and a surprise at McConnell's.
In Rome on January 12 a report said the pope informed the German and Austrian rulers through nuncios in Munich and Vienna of President Wilson's principles. Officials noted the move aimed to guarantee serious consideration of the terms.
The Fairview rural school with 55 pupils led Stark county thrift efforts by investing $150 in Thrift stamps in one week. Principal K. W. Fritz reports all students are saving, while other rural schools strive to top the record. The plan envisions using every schoolhouse in Stark county as a center for war savings meetings with local leaders addressing communities. The Ohio and national war savings campaigns set targets for participation and state headquarters plans a concentrated drive through January and February.
The British destroyer Raccoon sank off the north coast of Ireland after a snow storm. All crew, numbering about 100, perished. The loss was announced by the admiralty. the ship went down last Wednesday.
Walter H. Double, jeweler and optician at The Hall Mark Store, promotes imperfect eyes finding perfect sight with well fitted glasses at 123 and 125 Tuscarawas Street E. Adyv.
Petrograd dispatches report German deserters say Austro Hungarian troops on the Tarnopol sector mutinied with Slav divisions. Fighting occurred, several killed as 25 000 German mutineers at Kova Poland held the city amid shelling by loyal artillerymen. Turkey nears collapse with talks of separate peace and dire internal strain.
Copenhagen reports Germany has prepared terms for a separate peace with Russia along a militaristic line and Trotzky has agreed to continue negotiations. Berlin papers note U.S. entry influences peace counsels and hints Count Hertling may address the Reichstag on war aims next Monday.
At Camp Funston Fort Riley Kansas a band of four or more robbers killed C Fuller Winters vice president of the National Reserve Bank of Kansas City and three others in a bank robbery. Kearney Woornal the cashier wounded shows slight improvement. The crime was discovered after 8 pm by a regimental sentry and a war dog tracked the killers to the interurban line. The motive and full identities remain uncertain with an estimated loot not exceeding 10000 dollars.
The item lists Columbia and Victor Records with The D W Lerch Co and a street address 210 Market av N Ady. No additional context or event details are provided.
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