24 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
1
Cantonians plan to join a reception for soldiers of the 37th Division returning from duty. Mayor Poorman leads a welcome party from Canton with families and local supporters traveling to New York. The group coordinates with a New York committee to ensure a proper greeting as officers and men arrive by boat and train.
Telegraph notes Baker announces the 37th Division will be moved to Columbus for a great parade. Governor Cox will cooperate on a meeting to set a date, but specifics remain uncertain.
A Canton unit of the 148th Ambulance Company earned a Distinguished Service Citation for advancing through a German barrage on the Flanders front, aiding hundreds of wounded. Howard Davis, a member of the 143rd Ambulance, recounts the perilous mission and the unit's conduct and devotion to duty. The company, then in Dunkirk awaiting orders, previously fought in Montaubcon and the Argonne Meuse line, asserting American resolve in breaking through enemy fire.
A downtown campaign meeting at the Y M C A aims to push subscriptions past the 350000 mark with final reports from Ward precinct workers and factory stores progress in the downtown district. W H Hoover chairs the township committee and rural districts are expected to boost the total. Generals A B Clark EE Mack W Schmeltzer John Jacob Hunker Ray Harbert and W J Morgan lead the campaign.
Three youths, R. Herbruck, Earl Sanders, and K. rt. 1, were arrested early Friday morning, resolving ten burglaries dating back two weeks. Detectives Plicher and Skotnicky with Sergeant Darany said Saunders and Maltert confessed to entries at 310 and 432 Tuscarawarat E and Acme Howling Alley Chore, taking small amounts of candy and cigarettes. Police say the arrests link to a broader spree, with 18 boy burglars rounded up in six months and many confessions, clearing most recent burglaries.
Canton Young Men’s Christian Association votes to purchase the block north of the Y W C A complex for 15000 dollars a gift from Holden with stipulations the site be held for Y W and the sale may raise funds for future expansion the present building to remain. Discussion expected at a formal session and notes on international topics appear on page twelve.
The Mongolia and Nazarie formarant units are listed among arriving ships with soldiers for New York. Detachments include medical, quartermaster, and mobile hospital units from Fort Slocum and New York, with totals and unit numbers noted for transport to duty.
Miss Donna Hopper, 19, was assaulted early Friday near Eightes at BW between Dueberay and Garfieldday as she walked to work at the Timken Roller Bearing plant. She freed herself from one assailant, cried for help, and the attackers fled. Officer Muelhelsen found no clue near the 743 amionay SW area.
Canton branch of the United States Employment Service reports farmers in the area are offering high wages to returned soldiers for farm work. Local employers promise prompt placement to veterans and aim to fill jobs within a few miles of Canton, with many already applying at the employment office in the city hall basement.
The Massillon Rolling Mill Co and The Central Steel Co are set to resume depositions Saturday morning as Willan Sh Andrews, minority stockholder, continues a suit alleging improper disbursements. Officers and directors from both firms are summoned to testify, with Joseph I Lumier and other listed executives slated to appear.
Detective Le Spach, 210 Spring, shot in abdomen after a pistol duel in a yard near W. & I yards late Thursday night. He was rushed to Ingleside hospital with a bullet wound and treated. he died early Friday morning. Police and detectives searched the area but found no trace of the assailants.
Berlin reports siege in Hamburg after riots began Tuesday night as Spartacists fired into streets. Government orders Spart to surrender weapons within 48 hours and troops recapture key areas amid fighting in the suburbs. Carl Radek named as instigator amid Bolshevik concerns. recruitment of one million soldiers noted.
Headlines discuss General Pershing possibly returning to the United States with President Wilson. Mentions of Haig and other allied leaders returning home. Includes references to U S Army command and dispatches from Washington amid war context. Also contains unrelated ads and notices stitched into text.
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