Evacuation of Warsaw Begins as Russian Front Withdraws
Reports from Petrograd indicate Russian troops are retreating in order from the Vistula line toward a second defense on the Niemen Bug front. Warsaw Ivangorod and Novo Georgievsk reportedly remain garrisoned with minimal forces to cover the retreat.
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London
Warsaw
Vistula River
Poland
Petrograd
Ivangorod
Novo Georgievsk
Kovno
Niemen
Grodno
Brest Litovsk
Bug
Vistula
Galicia
Niemen- Bug
Baltic Region
Galician-Poland
Becker Case Chronology of Becker Murder Trial and Key Arrests
Timeline covers accusations against Lieutenant Charles Becker in the murder case. Arrests include Whitey Lewis August 1 and Shapiro Libby July 17, with Becker pleading not guilty August 5. Trial and convictions follow through 1914 including Becker’s second conviction.
Senator Responds to Whitacre Denunciations at Rally
Senator Pomerone refused to discuss the Whitacre attack at a democratic rally saying he has nothing to say. He denied knowledge of a meeting and declined to discuss gubernatorial support, noting the race is early and the new depot would benefit the town.
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Pomerone
Whitacre
Verdict in Tuscarawas wire death case
Coroner Douds renders verdict in the death of Jay W. Keyes who was killed by a live wire at Tuscarawassi W and Lynd ay. The coroner cites standing on a grounded wire with wet shoes as the contributing cause of death.
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Jay W. Keyes
Tuscarawassi W
Lynday
Douds
Russians Break German Trap in Narew Front
Grand Duke Nicholas reports Russian forces escaped a German trap near the Narew region. Despite Warsaw and parts west of the Bug river being lost, Moscow remains confident in Russia’s vast resources to decide the war. Rear guard actions show Russians maintaining lines of communication and steady success.
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Petrograd
Nicholas
Warsaw
Poland
Bug River
Russia
Narew
Eastland Seized by Federal Judge in Disaster Probe
Federal Judge Landis ordered the Eastland steamer seized in the name of the U S government. The move puts the vessel under federal control and shifts investigation and body recovery from state and local authorities to federal direction. More bodies may be found in the hull as salvage work continues.
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Eastland
Chicago
Landis
NU. 8
Ju Landis
Weather Forecast and Temperatures
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with probable thunder showers. Temperature 69 at 9 p m yesterday. Maximum and minimum temperatures shown for today and prior readings are listed.
Big Cut in Shoe Prices at Eckis Bros Canton
Big cut in prices on all Oxfords and low shoes plus odds and ends at Eckis Bros 128 Tuscarawas St E Canton Ohio. Advert: Catholic Foresters attend corner stone laying of new St Marys church Wooster Ohio next Sunday special train from Canton 10 30 p m return 6 03 p m Joseph Mettow secretary Canton Motor Car Co advert.
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Eckis Bros
Tuscarawassi E
Advy
Catholic Foresters
Catholic Order of Foresters
St. Mary's
Wooster
Ohio
Canton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Joseph A
Mettow
Sec’'Y
Oxfords
Tuscarawassa F —Ady
Tuscarawas
St E
Adv
Tuscarawas St
Tuscarawasst E
Harmony presides as Braucher candidate for city solicitor rally
One hundred Democrats braved rain for a January rally in the auditorium annex to name M. J. Brancher as their choice for city solicitor and to attack Whitacre. Emil Kauffman opened the meeting with Harmony as chairman who denounced John J. Whitacre and Pomerene, praising Governor Willis and President Wilson while predicting a Democratic victory and criticizing Republican officials seeking four year terms.
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Auditorium
M. J. Brancher
Whitacre
Emil Kauffman
John C. Harmony
Harmony
John J. Whitacre
Pomerene
Atlee Pomerene
Willis
Eckis Bros Meat Prices and August Discount Sale Ad
Lavin's Meat Special features beef roasts veal steaks pork loin and broilers with sugar cured ham and bacon at Stall 28 Auditorium Market House Eckis Bros 128 Tuscarawas st E promote August sale on furniture carpets pianos and house furnishings with promise to save money.
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Lavin
OeeSae
Auditorium
July Clearance Sale At Herbruck And Canton Stores
Half price or less on every suit and coat at Herbruck Dry Goods Co. and Canton Home Furnishing Co. 29-30 Red Tag sale offers biggest city selection with all finishes. The Valentine features Pathe news reels Tuesdays and Fridays. Linoleums advertised at 80c per square yard by H. W. Collins & Co. Water rents due noted in advertisement.
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Herbruck Dry Goods Co
Canton Home Furnishing Co
Advv
Adty
Coats & Suits
The
REPORT OF WORK SHOWS BIC GAIN THIS YEAR
Service Director Kent submitted a report to Mayor Stolberg comparing 18 months of current administration work through June 30 with 1912 and early 1913. It shows 3.4 more miles paving and .63 more miles street improvements, 9.01 more storm sewers but 6.18 fewer sanitary sewers, with a $16,480 saving in handling costs.
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Kent
Stolberg
U S Presents Formal Demand for Reparations
The United States issues a formal demand for reparations over a hold on 167 million dollars worth of goods, prompting anger and a formal note from Britain.
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U.S
German envoy briefs Berlin on submarine warfare views
Ambassador Gerard transmitted a despatch after a conference with Imperial Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg outlining German views on submarine warfare. A Berlin reply is awaited before another meeting. Washington has demanded reparations for the destruction of the Leelanaw, tying it to the broader blockade dispute and submarine use.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Gerard
Washington
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
State Department
William P. Frye
Leelanaw
Brakeman struck by lightning in Hartville incident
Brakeman B. Schafer of Cleveland working on the W and L E freight was knocked unconscious by a lightning strike at 2 45 p m near Hartville Ohio. His train then collided with a yard engine in Canton later he recovered consciousness and was taken to Ingleside hospital. He was expected to go home Saturday.
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Hartville
O. B. Schafer
Cleveland
Schafer
Canton
Miller-Blanchard
Ingleside Hospital
E. D. Brant
August Piano Discount Sale at Klein & Heffelman Co
The Klein and Heffelman Company announces an August sale with 15 percent discounts on all new pianos and players except Kranich and Bach, and 25 percent off all used instruments. Sale begins tomorrow.
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Klein & Heffelman Co
Red Tag Sale Cuts 25 Percent on Refrigerators
Canton Home Furnishing Co Ady advertises 25 percent off refrigerators during a Red Tag sale all sizes priced upward from 6.75 dollars.
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Canton Home Furnishing Co
Ady
The Unbroken Road at Grand Today and Tomorrow
An advertising column notes showtimes for The Unbroken Road at the Grand today and tomorrow. Various local ads promise furniture reductions at Canton Home Furnishing Co and discounts on porch furniture and shades from multiple merchants.
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Adv
Canton Home Furnishing Co
Eastland First Pictures At Valentine Moose Initiation Ads
Fragmentary newspaper ad snippets mention Eckis Bros 128 Tuscarawas, First Pictures of the Eastland at Valentine, Moose Initiation dates, July clearance at Crit Porch Rugs, H W Collins Co 132 Second, Herbruck Dry Goods Co ads, Louisville Orphans' picnic at Meyers Lake August 18, and a coat and suit sale.
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Eastland
Valentine Todos
Adv
Louisville
Meyers Lake
The Wages of Sin Is Death Crime Timeline
Summary of a gangland murder case with Herman Rosenthal killed July 16 1912 and a series of executions linked to the case on April 18 1914 including Harry Horowitz Lefty Louie Rosenberg Dago Frank Chofict Whitey Lewis Jacob Seidenshner and Charles Becker final actions spanning 1914 to 1915.
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William M. Baskerville
Ossining
N. Y
Charles Becker
New York City
Tenderloin
Sing Sing
Herman Rosenthal
Cashin
Becker
Fr. Cashin
Fr. Curry
Tam
Rosenthal
Harry
Gyp the Blood
Pope Benedict XV issues plea for peace across Europe
In a Madrid dispatch and Osservatore Romano publication, Pope Benedict XV urges belligerent rulers to seek an armistice and end a year of bloodshed. He warns against mutual annihilation, calls for cessation of hostilities, and blesses all working for peace across Catholic and Protestant groups.
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Berlin
Benedict
Madrid
Today
Pisa
Rome
Jesus
Europe
Benedict XV
Osservatore Romano
Pope Benedict
Papal
Saturday Bargains in Used Pianos
One mahogany upright reliable old make looks like new 125.00 One Haines Bros fine condition 125.00 One Derivas Harris art case mahogany nearly new 165.00 Choice of good Square pianos 25.00 The Miller McConnell Co Ady.
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Haines Bros
Derivas- Harris
Miller- McConnell Co
Ady
July Clearance Rug Sale At Herbruck Dry Goods
Local notice proclaims a July clearance sale at Herbruck Dry Goods featuring every rug in stock. Water rents due advertisement appears in the same item.
Five Dollar Niagara Falls Round Trip Ad
Travel deal offering $5 round trip to Niagara Falls and return every Wednesday from July 7th to September 1st via W and L B R R and C and B Steamer. Tickets valid six days. Cal Bell 2020 or Stark 26 for steamer reservations.
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Niagara Falls
Cal Bell
Stark
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Wite
Husband
Whitey Lewis
Sam Schepps
Hot Springs
Ark
Jack Rose
Gyp
Lefty Louie
Nosenthal
Manhattan
Whitman
Grand Jury
Metropole
Shapiro and
Libby
Gray
Rose
Der
Bridgie Weber
Harry Vallon
Dago Frank
Weber
Vallon
T—Becker
California
Ohio State Telephone Company
Bell
Censor
Valentine
Canton Motor Car Co
Advt
Braucher
City Auditorium
Pathe
H. W. Collins & Co
Bulletin
Canton Actual Business College
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