Canton Campaign Aims to Raise Half Million for Victory Safe
The Canton campaign targets a $500,000 city quota with a mass meeting scheduled Saturday morning. Generals, captains, precinct workers will report subscriptions and progress as organizers decide if the drive ends soon or next week. Children pledge monthly givers and volunteers lined up to boost donations and promote Victory Safe across Cantonians.
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Satoon
W. R. Zollinger
Victory
Victory Safe
Nations Fate Conference Opens In Paris With Delegations
President Poincare welcomes envoys for France as twenty six nations join sessions. Wilson leads the U S delegation. Marshal Foch and Poincare enter as Marseillaise plays. Secretary Lansing and Japanese envoys arrive. Premier Clemenceau presides.
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Poincare
France
Wilson
U. S
Marshal Foch
Marseillaise
Lansing
Clemenceau
Czech Forces Pressuring Silesia Amid Turmoil
A Czech army of about 1,000 men threatens the German province of Silesia while an 18 division German force readies to defend Upper Silesia. Breslau reports say Germans seek volunteers for defense.
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Agence Radio
N.S. Erne
Ger- Province
Silesia
Upper Silesia
Telei
Breslau
Volun
Man Injured After Car Hits Bystander on City Avenue
E. M. Feiman of 1456 Market Avenue was slightly injured Friday when a North Central Transportation Cleveland bus collided with a car at Sixth Street and McKinley Avenue. Feiman, on his way to the airman hospital, was able to move about Saturday morning despite the wreckage.
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E. M. Feiman
Market-av
N. C. T. Cleveland Lim‘ar
McKinley-av
M. Feiman
Airman Hospital
Business leaders discuss production in large plants
Friday evening B M Nuss vice president of the Business Corporation of New York spoke to many superintendents and foremen at the Canton plants. He discussed questions related to production in large manufacturing enterprises under the auspices of the school of Merce of the educational department.
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B. M. Nuss
Businessing Corporation of New York
B Men's Christian Association
Weather forecast notes across Ohio region
Readable fragments mention temperatures and forecast times for Sunday. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a temperature outlook and hourly notes. Local stations and dates are not clearly specified in the readable text.
Germans Fire On Prisoners At Football
American prisoners in Germany were fired upon by Germans while playing football, causing deaths and injuries. General Harries announced that the last prisoners are returning home and a commission will aid repatriation of Russian Serbian and Rumanian prisoners.
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Germany
Nancy
Harries
Auto tax reform eyed to fund Canton streets
Ohio lawmakers push a new auto tax plan that would remove vehicles from the personal tax duplicate and impose a horsepower based license fee. Canton officials say 50 percent of the revenue would finance street upkeep and state highways, with about 45 000 to 50 000 dollars yearly returning to Canton. The proposal has broad support from the Ohio Good Roads congress and related groups.
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Ohio
Canton
L. E. Richey
Canton Automobile Club
A. E. Mitzel
Ohio Automobile Trades Association
Columbus
Ohio Good Roads’ Congress
Richey
Ohio State Automobile Club
Automobile Manufacturers
Ohio State Grange
Starkco
Crowl
Bidwell
Booth
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Ohio Engineering Society
County Commissioners’ Association of Ohio
State Highway Department
Ohio Agricultural Department
Ohio State University
Postmasters of Ohio
Chamber of Commerce of
Ohio State Highways Transport Committee
Council of National Defense
Ohio State Automobile Association
Canton Theaters Unite Against Higher Admission Tax
Canton theater managers and patrons launched a campaign Friday to defeat a proposed 20 percent admission tax, doubling from 10 percent. Petitions circulated. about a thousand names collected locally and to be sent to Washington. Leaders warned many theaters could close and amusements suffer nationwide.
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Finance Committee
U. S. Senate
Ways and Means Committee
House
Canton
Washington
Atlee Pomerens
Roscoe McCulloch
United States
Morris Guest
Century Theater
New York
Canton Theater Managers’ Association
Orpheum
J. D. Kennedy
Grand
Fred W. Witter
Lyceum
Plot to seize former Kaiser at Dutch castle alarms guards
Reports from Holland say armed German bolsheviks plotted to raid Count Bentinck's castle seize the former Kaiser and Kaiserinn and spirit them to Germany for a secret trial and possible execution. Guards were reinforced after an airplane was seen loitering over the castle prompting heightened protection. Wilhelm II and his wife demanded more guards fearing the plot and a possible bombing.
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Amerogen
Holland
Count Bentinck
Kaiser
Kaliserin
Germany
William Hohenzollern
Wilhelm
Meyers Lake Park Night Skating and Concert Notice
Meyers Lake Park will offer good skating with shelter station and night illumination. Ade Peoples' Musical Course Alcock and Murphy concert scheduled for January 20 and 21.
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Meyers Lake Park
Peoples
Alcock and Murphy
Adv
Canton plans water expansion approved next week
Canton's $1 500 000 water program was halted pending commission ratification of council authorized recommendations. W R Zollinger said a midweek meeting is planned to approve legislation and bond sale of 190 000 to fund a 6 000 000 gallon pump at Harrisburg road station, aiding summer needs.
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Canton
City Water Commission
W. R. Zollinger
Zollinger
Commission
DeCorps
Harrisburg Rd
Germany to lease ships for armistice troop return
Paris January 18 German merchant ships worldwide are turned over for the armistice period to repatriate American troops and carry feedstuffs to Europe. Allied representatives are now working out details at Treves under the agreement signed by armistice delegates.
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Paris
Europe
Treves
Offer Million To Drill Well In Churchyard
Fort Worth Texas January 18 The Merriman Baptist meeting house graveyard valued at more than 1 000 000. church directors told oil operators they could sink a well if buried signatures are obtained. Oil men reportedly offered a large cash bonus and royalties totaling about 1 000 000 while the church already earns 100 000 yearly from another well in the yard. The graveyard site is described as the most promising paying location in the district.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Little Baptist “Meeting House
Merriman
Texas
Claim Leader of German Reds Murdered Reported
Berlin reports claim Carl Liebknecht was deliberately murdered not escaped. Freihite calls for a general strike amid rising tensions with Spartacists. War news notes Bolshevik leaders seeking peace and Wilson contact. Uritzky signs 8000 death warrants while in Russia. Bolsheviks open to peace if allies halt hostilities. Ebert expected to be first president of Germany. Red disarmena surge sparks Berlin uproar with Spartacides resisting. Counter revolution spreads from Petrograd to Estonia as Bolshevik forces retreat.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Independent Socialists
Spartacides
Carl Liebknecht
Freihite
Uritzky
Russia
Moscow
Bokliv
Ebert
Germany
London
German Republic
Lumber Association Elects Cantonian President
Walter B. Magruder of North Canton connected with Kirkpatrick Lumber Co. was chosen president of the Union Association of Lumber and Sash Door Salesmen at the conference concluded in Cincinnati.
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Walter B. Magruder
North Cantonra
Kirkpatrick Lumber Co
Union Aassociation of Lumber
Cincinnati
People s Musical Course Alcock and Murphy concert
A January concert by Alcock and Murphy was listed in the People s Musical Course program. Details are limited in available text.
Ports Fail to Hold War Fleet as 6400 Sailors Reach New York
Two ships carrying about 6400 officers and men arrive at New York and Hoboken amid fog delays. The President Grant arrives with 4891 aboard including artillery, medical staff and 231 sick. South Dakota, Montana, Pueblo and hospital ships Mercy and Comfort accompany varied troops and casuals destined for forts and camps.
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New York
Grant
Hoboken
Eighth Field Artillery Brigade
General Staff
Red Cross
South Dakota
56Th Coast Artillery
Connecticut
474Th Aero Squadron
Montana
Forts Crockett
McArthur
Logan
Grant, Pike
Doniphan
Columbus Barracks
Camp Nichols
Pueblo
53Rd
Ohio
Washington State
Maryland
Texas
San Francisco
Comfort
Accomac
Paris Peace Conference Opens With 26 Nations Present
The world's greatest peace conference opened in Paris with 26 nations that broke with Germany in attendance. Premier Clemenceau called the session to order at 3 PM at the foreign office as President Poincare welcomed the envoys. President Wilson led the American delegation, Colonel E M House absent due to illness but expected to join next week.
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John Edwin Nevin
Paris
Germany
Clemenceau
Foreign Office
League of Nations
Versailles
Poincare
France
Wilson
E. M. House
Army casualty figures by division amid demobilization
General March announced replacements for each combatant division to quell reports of exaggerated losses. He said no fixed number of divisions will be kept in France and the occupation force, with allied troops, can prevent renewed German hostilities. He reported 768,626 men and 651,593 officers discharged in the U S, 104,000 returned from abroad, and 1,177,000 listed for demobilization with 30,000 daily discharge pace.
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France
March
Army of Occupation
Germany
United States
American Army Units Scheduled for Convoy
Washington Jan 15 Assign ment to early convoy of additional units of the American expeditionary forces comprising 8,000 officers and men was announced today by General March chief of staff The units include the 11th engineers the 371st infantry the 2372nd infantry medical detachment and second battalion the 15th engineers the 16th engineers and the third evacuation ambulance company totaling 8 000 officers and men in the early convoy.
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Washington
General March
11Th Engineers
15Th Engineers
16Th Engineers
Navy recruiting office opens in Canton postoffice building
The U S Navy opened a recruiting office in Room 10 of the Canton postoffice building to enlist 200000 new sailors. Chief Petty Officer W A Carroll, from Cleveland, heads the Canton branch and will stay until replacements arrive from New York. Enlistment ages are 17 to 35 with parental consent for 17 year olds, citizenship required, and Negroes may work as cooks and mess attendants.
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United States Navy
Postoffice
Canton
Navy
W. A. Carroll
Cleveland
New York
Naval Department
Dance halls and orchestras page ad notices
Dance Eagle Hall hosts dances every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday with Norwoods Orchestra. Adyv presents dancing every Monday and Saturday evening at Schlabach Hall with Wernet Orchestra.
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Eagle Hall
Norwoods Orchestra
Adyv
Schlabach Hall
Wernet
Ady
Martial law declared in Spain amid cabinet change
Madrid reports martial law ordered by Premier Romones as political unrest follows the December cabinet reshuffle. Romones holds the posts of premier and foreign affairs minister.
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Spain
Madrid
Romones
M. Romones
Demand N C T Improvements Before Boost
Negotiations for a new franchise with Northern Ohio Traction and Light Co will not start until promised improvements are realized. Sixth Ward Councilman William Hobush said a report detailing required concessions will be sent to council within a week. The committee awaits Akron’s decision on a similar proposal before final action.
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Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co
William Hobush
Council
Hobush
Council Railway Committee
Tuscarawassi
Akron
A. Co. Blinn
Railway Committee
Gracebh Myser Hosts The Other Wise Man at Church
Gracebh Myser will recount The Other Wise Man at First Congregational Church Sunday night in Advy.
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Gracebh
Myser
First Congregational Church
Advy
Night Skating Illumination Ady and Canton Motor Co
Ady promotes illumination for night skating. Norwood's Orchestra performs. Federal Motor Tracks Canton Motor Car Co ad appears with lighting and local business support.
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Federal Motor Tracks
Canton Motor Car Co.,——Ady
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Stockholm
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Great Britain
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Karl Liebknecht
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Petrograd
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