16 Jul 1913
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
1
The proposed commission form charter was defeated 7051 to 4203 amid low turnout with 60 percent of voters participating. Officials say Canton will remain under the current municipal code for two more years as sentiment shifted since the March 4 vote.
County commissioners reviewed plans and specifications to rebuild six flood damaged bridges in Stark County. Five span the Tuscarawas river and one crosses the Mahoning river. total cost about 125000 dollars. Bids for four bridges will be opened August fifteenth and for the remaining two on August twentieth. Bridges are at Crystal Springs Navarre Canal Fulton Lexington to Bolivar road north of Navarre and the Normington bridge north of Navarre. Royersford Pennsylvania hosts a Brownback family reunion of about 250 members.
Fragmentary weather notes and assorted ads appear, noting theater listings at Alhambra Theater and a romance drama reel, plus promotions for Royal Blend Coffee and a July clearance sale at Herbruck Dry Goods Co.
Eastern railroad managers and the committee of 100 trainmen and conductors prepared to arbitrate wage disputes. Erie railroad threatens a strike, while managers demand arbitration of grievances against the employer. Garretson and Lee endorse Erie’s call for the arbitration board to decide the issues.
Webster Springs West Virginia July 16 The jury in the Ruth Duffy bribery case the second of the West Virginia legislature bribery cases tied to William Seymour Edwards United States senate candidacy returned a guilty verdict today. The case went to the jury at 8 oclock this morning.
Arthur Curry currently serving 14 years at Columbus penitentiary for burglary has petitioned the state pardon board seeking release. Curry was originally sent up from Stark county and asks the board to recommend clemency.
Mignon Hopkins of Philadelphia denies that the suit against Governor William Sulzer is a political plot. She plans to prove the governor breached a contract with her when the case goes to trial, disclosed from New York reports dated July 16.
The most successful municipal dance since Canton began the habit drew 225 couples on the floor with several thousand attendees. Door receipts totaled $57 as safety director Dunwoodie praised the cool evening and excellent floor. Camden, N J, operating its own asphalt paving plant.
London July 16 Lizzie Smith an elderly widow faced Westham police magistrate after an officer testified she fought several women. Asked what happened she answered that someone in the crowd called her Mrs Pankhurst and the others jumped on her. She was discharged without reprimand.
The Canton Daily News reflects on the charter defeat and argues the city must grow, urging honest governance and a local ward based charter process. It stresses the people’s right to determine government and calls for improving existing structures to advance Canton’s future.
Advertisement notes a July sale of ladies wash dresses at 1 lot for $1.50 with 7 percent tax, backed by multiple local firms. Also mentions a dentist opening at 818 North Cleveland and various travel deals to Niagara Falls, plus a clearance on summer wash goods and a fly repellent ad from The Herbruck Dry Goods Co.
The Herbrock Dry Goods Co advertises a July sale offering large discounts on all rug sizes. The ad promotes eye protection with Akapos goggles for automobiling and lists Walter H. Double as jeweler and optician at 122 and 125 East Tuscarawas Street.
The day after Mayor Turnbull denies any candidacy several Democrats and Republicans announce mayoralty plans or hint at entering the race. Names include John Buchman Claude Keplinger William Volkmann Allen Cook David Owen John Krumiauf Walter Sull J B Snyder and William Zerbe. The mayor says he will not run and aims to leave politics, while speculation grows about independent tickets after primaries.
In Judge Day’s somber courtroom Savato Titto a gypsy girl from Carnahanay testified in a divorce action against Louis Titto a musician in a Hungarian orchestra. She accused him of unfaithfulness and beating her while witnesses in colorful attire spoke in unknown tongues. Their baby Mary wandered the room as the bailiff tried to restore order then the child was placed in the witness box beside her mother.
Catherine Winters, six, missing from Indianapolis, is the focus of a statewide hunt spreading to Alliance and Canton. A former nurse named Mrs. J J Vance is suspected of abducting the child, with renewed efforts to locate both girl and woman.
An unusual advertisement notes a two reel presentation of ashes in a show outline. Details are limited but imply a dramatic or experimental segment distinct from standard acts.
Continued on page two col three announces Alhambra Theater presents Dutch Courage a talking film Man and Woman a two reel feature and three other big features with a July sale on Children's Tub Dresses by Herbruck Dry Goods Co.
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