Peace Feelers Seen From Czernin To United States
The article reviews Count Czernin’s speech and German Austrian positions as a potential but doubtful peace feeler to the United States. It notes distrust in German aims, asserts no current peace sentiment in Washington, and highlights forthcoming moves from Austria amid internal pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Czernin
United States
Ashington
Washington
Retria
Count
Count von Hertling
Reichstag
Germany
Offic
Albert
Hertling
Austria
America
Rusself
Barrage Fire Practice Marks First Drill at Camp Sherman
Barrage fire training was conducted for an infantry brigade near Stony Point on January 26 with 46 drafted men transferred to Gen Pershing's division for service. Private Bernard J. Welsh of Ouglstown received a six month sentence, while Carl R. Kenning, a second lieutenant in the 31th infantry, drew ten months for absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sherman
Infan UY
At- Ulery Tange
Stony Point
Gen. Pershing
Bernard J. Welsh
Ougstown
Port Clinton
Jane
Carl R. Kenning
31Ith
Fire discovered on White Star liner near port
A fire was discovered on the deck of a White Star Line liner at port. Crews quickly extinguished the blaze. no injuries were reported and only minor damage to the vessel was noted.
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Pirebog
Atic
Atlantic
Unclear Weather Brief For Sunday Temperatures Drop
Fragmentary weather note indicates a much colder Sunday with a cold wave. Temperature hints show values around mid to high 20s, shifting toward lower readings. Warning of strong winds and near freezing conditions implied for coastal and inland areas.
Valentine Dance Aims to Bring Evening Joy at Mdlay
A brief notice announces an Valentines themed event likely hosted by local group with an evening dance. Details are sparse but reference to a Valentine Dance and an ongoing social calendar.
Coal shortages ease in Stark county as shipments resume
Officials report dwindling coal receipts due to cold weather threaten supply. County coal committee notes that some shipments, including Pennsylvania lines, approach normal levels after days of strain. Local pools project 100 carloads daily. measures avoid special fuels for manufacturing while coordinating with railroads and state administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Coal Committee
Pennsylvania
Parker M. Seymour
Stark Co Fuel Advisory Board
Canton
Poorman Government Lays Off Seven Street Cleaners
The Poorman administration cut seven street cleaning workers from a 35 man crew to save funds for next summer. Service Director DeCorps said winter needs are small and the $3 a day labor costs about $140 weekly, with more hires planned in spring as street cleaning activity resumes at full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poorman
DeCorps
Special communication of Canton Lodge No. 60
Canton lodge No 60 holds a special communication Saturday afternoon January 26 with the M M degree to be conferred. Supper at 6 o clock. Secretary C E Norris and W M A Welsbacher noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Lodge No. 60
C. E. Norris
Sec'y
A. Welsbacher
W. M
C. E. Norrig
Sec’y
A. Weissbacher
Canton Draft Board Classifies 513 Men in First Group
The south draft board lists 513 Canton men in Class 1 under order numbers to 3500 with 13 pending appeals denied. North and south boards together show 975 in first division for orders up to 3,000 and 393 sent to Camp Sherman from the south. Appeals from Alliance and several counties arrive for district board review next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Draft Board
District Exemption Board
Canton
North
South
North Board
District Board
South Board
Camp
Sherman
Robert Wallace Ruth
George Ray Walters
Alliance
Carroll
Portage
Mahoning
Holmes
Tuscarawas
Columbianaco
Freight Embargo May Be Removed Soon
Washington January 26 The freight embargo on the Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio and the Reading railways may be lifted within days as congestion eases and coal moves more freely. Reports from the director’s office indicated a general improvement in freight conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McAdoo
Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio
Reading Railways
Fire Rips Peterboro Town in Ontario Aid Reaches From Lindsay
Travelers report a serious blaze in Peterboro Ontario a large manufacturing town about 100 miles northeast of Toronto Lindsay 25 miles away sent aid during the night to fight the fire all wires down and details scarce.
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Ottawa
Ont
Peterboro
Toronto
Lindsay
Aged Newark Woman Dies at 97
Mrs. Margaret Bishop aged 97 long time resident of Licking county died at her Newark home late last night. She was born near Zanesville on January 27 1831.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Margaret Bishop
Licking-co
Zanesville
Soldier Returns Home From Camp Sheridan
Robert E. Smith of Massillon returns home after discharge for physical disability from Co A 36th Machine Gun Battalion at Camp Sheridan Montgomery Alabama.
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Robert E. Smith
Co. A
36Th Machine Gun Battalion
Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Ala
Massillon
Limited Train Service For Coal Movement
On Sunday January 27 only west and local passenger trains will run to free engines for coal movement. Regular service resumes Monday January 28. Adv.
Leonard Agency Co Ady Office Closed Monday
Notice states the Leonard Agency Co office will be closed Monday January 2 due to holiday. Alert customers to plan around the closure and contact alternative channels if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Leonard Agency Co
The
Leonard Agency Co
Man Survives 100-Foot Roll By Freight Engine
T A Reed of 419 Market Avenue North was rolled more than 100 feet by a shifter of the W and L E in railroad yards while searching for coal. He sustained a fractured left arm a broken nose and a scalp wound but escaped serious injury due to deep snow and his quick actions to grip the engine’s running board. He walked home and was treated by a physician, able to be about Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Reed
Reed
Central Power Co
Eleven U S Soldiers Die, War Department Reports
The War Department announced eleven American Expeditionary Forces deaths abroad. Among the fallen are Corporal Clary Osborne in McKeesport Pennsylvania and Private First Class Frederick L. Curtis from Lynn Massachusetts. Deaths cite pneumonia scarlet fever and skull fracture with multiple residences listed across the United States.
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Washington
War Department
Clary Osborne
Engineers
O. H
Osborne
McKeesport
Frederick L. Curtis
Field Signal Battalion
Lynn
Mass
Allen Maxwell
Stevedores
Jordan
S. C
Abie W. McClaflin
Motor Truck Company
George McClaflin
Aprin
Wis
Wilson N. Austrian
W. W. Austin
Seattle
Wash
Joseph Joy
Horatio
Miss
Roscoe J. Leonard
Infantry
Orland
Calif
Jesse Lakes
Hepzibah
Wesley Small
Beldoec
3. C
Ernest T. Mosely
Rion
8. C
Samuel H. Pasley
Vinton
French Repulse Teuton Attacks Near Verdun
German troops launched a night assault near St Gobain wood but were repulsed. Artillery duels continued in Bezonvaux Courieres wood on the Verdun front with British patrol operations and a trench raid near Cambrai yielding several German prisoners.
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Paris
St. Gobain Wood
War Office
Bezonvaux-Courieres Wood
Verdun Front
London
Cambrai
Lecarpe
Lens
MARRIAGE USED TO FIX DRAFT EXEMPTION CLAIM
A seven year common law marriage was formalized in a civil ceremony as Adam Lisicki a shoe maker of 611 Market Ave S married Elizabeth Kiszeleski of the same address. The groom, within draft age, wed to strengthen a dependency exemption per guidance from the south draft board.
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Adam Lisicki
Market
Elizabeth Kiszeleski
South Draft Board
Meeting Note From January Sixteen Seconds
The fragment references a January afternoon schedule with 6 o'clock time. It lists C. E. Norrig as Secretary and A. Weissbacher as Worshipful Master, indicating a lodge or fraternal meeting context. Further readable details are limited.
City Seeks Time for Two Intercepting Sewers
Service Director DeCorps met Friday with State Board of Health official Ditto to seek permission to build the two trunk sewers in stages. Ditto offered no decision but will advise on the state stance. The city cannot finish both sewers this year but plans to start at the mouth and complete sections. The state requires completion by December, an order issued nearly two years ago. City Engineer Sarver is preparing plans and securing right of way. a state opinion is expected soon. Dutt had planned a December Canton visit, but other business delayed it.
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Canton
Starkco
Williams
Canton Coal Pool
Coal Pool
DeCorps
W. H. Ditto
State Board of Health
Ditto
Sarver
Dutt
Akron
Poorman
Balloon Flight Over Canton Surprises City Students
Cantonians watched a free balloon rise to about 1900 feet Saturday morning. The craft, similar to observation balloons used on the French front, drifted in from the north and crossed the city’s northwest area at 10 30 a m. Students hid in the basket to escape the gusty wind that kept the big basket swaying.
Packers Refuse Wage Demands in Eight-Hour Fight
Representatives of the Big Five Chicago packers refused to settle with union packing house workers over wage increases and a basic eight-hour day. The decision followed a session before the labor department and the president's mediation commission in Washington.
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Washington
Big Five
Chicago Packers
Department of Labor
of Labor
President's Mediation Commission
Seeds distribution policy opposed by Franklinco union
Columbus report says a free seed distribution backed by congressmen faced opposition from the Franklinco Farmers' union which claimed the seeds were inferior and unfit for planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Franklinco Farmers’ Union
Sugar shortage threatens Canton small grocers closings
Snow and transportation delays leave half of Canton’s grocers without sugar with no near relief. Wholesale houses report sugar snowbound in Michigan and Cen tral Refining has halted shipments. Several stores sell only small portions as substitutes like sorghum and molasses become common. Local officials fear many small stores may be forced to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio Food Administration
Central Refining Sugar Co
Cleveland
Michigan
Canton Grocery Co
Dannemiller Grocery Co
W. D. Galligher
A. Dannemiller
The
B&O Announces New Schedule and Service Changes
B&O railroad issues new daily schedule effective Sunday with northbound trains at 7 15 a m and 12 30 p m and southbound at 12 45 p m and 5 18 p m Also No 46 and No 43 to be released indefinitely to carry coal and food supplies Freight figures improve with 35 carloads inbound. embargo reduces receipts for local manufacturers as lines adjust operations to relieve congestion.
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C. O. McDonald
McDonald
Pennsylvania Lines
Cleveland Division
Chicago Junction
Ship in Distress Off Atlantic Coast
The steamer City of Wilmington reported boiler trouble and need for assistance after sending 8 O S signals. Radio stations picked up the messages but the vessel's exact location was not disclosed. The ship is owned by Alexander Sproul of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
City of
Wilmington
Alexander Sproul
New York
Insurance idea shifts to future life policy
A brief ad style note suggests the idea that people may not seek life insurance now but will consider obtaining a policy at some later time. The line cites Schory and the 310 Daily News Blog as sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schory
Daily News
Have Your Picture Taken at The Folsom Studio
Open every day except Mondays at 111 Tusca st E. Ady. The brief notice invites patrons to visit the Folsom Studio for portraits with no appointment requirement during its daily hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom Studio
Tusca St E.ady
Great Loss From Port Blaze Hits Newark Shipyards
Fire swept the government ship yards zone in Newark Bay destroying nearly 2000 yards of pier property sinking seven supply barges and damaging Submarine Boat Corp plant. The blaze, started by suspected enemy agents, drew reinforced fire units from Newark and New York as hundreds of guards questioned detainees and entry was restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Submarine Boat Corporation
Government Ship Yards
Newark Bay
Gillen
New York
New York City
Willett
Worth
Approval Given School Bonds in Canton Board Vote
Attorney General McGhee affirmed the Canton Board of Education bond issue totaling 191000 for the Ohio Industrial Commission. The ruling validates a second issue to complete building projects without a new public vote. Board President John Harmony spent days in Columbus securing approval. Estimated spending includes 50000 for a new high school, 360000 for Clarendonny, 4127 for J J Burna, and about 70000 for a southwest grade school.
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McGhee
T. 8. Hogan
RE. C. Turner
Ohio Industrial Commission
Canton Board of Education
Industrial Commission
John C. Harmony
Columbus
Clarendonny
J. J. Burna
Dance Eagles Hall Weekly Social Listings
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday nights host dancing with the Norwood Mootz Orchestra advertised at Eagles Hall. Admission details and exact times are not specified in the notice.
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Dance Eagles Hall
Norwood-Mootz Orchestra
Special Leather Bag Sale This Week at Arthur's Shop
Arthur's Leather Shop advertises a two tier sale on leather bags with prices seven eight and five sixteenths. The offer highlights all leather bags priced at 5 10 12 15 16 and 18 dollars for this week only.
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Arthur's Leather Shop
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Irman
Col. A
Temas Ee
Welentine
Seymour
E. D. Leach
Ohio Fuel Administrator
Ohio Food and Fuel Administrators
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U.S
France
Teuton
Atlantic Coast
Baltimore
Buffalo
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