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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1913
Page
4
The Canton Daily News lists its establishment in 1 for daily and Sunday publication by the Daily News Printing Co at East Seventh Street.
Canton denounces the National Board of Fire Underwriters and Insurance Press for overstating its 1912 fire loss. The city says Canton’s loss was 56000 rather than over two million and accuses the boards of inflating figures to paint Canton as a high risk.
A columnist lauds President Wilson for ending formal red tape and meeting newspaper men weekly. The piece argues his direct approach restores democracy and efficiency, condemning aristocratic diplomacy and the overbearing state protocol.
In a column of sharp irony, Rector's fate is sealed by a receivership. The article questions whether luxury and excess mask underlying failure, noting a once gleaming dining room and diamond lights now symbolize decline. The piece portrays Rector's as emblematic of American wealth and folly.
A reflective piece arguing that the true man of tomorrow is the man who acts now. Proclaims that delaying actions until tomorrow prevents progress and that today determines future success.
The Stark County rural and main highways would receive state aid under the Hite bill with a $3.5 million fund over ten years. One quarter funds, about $960,000 annually, would support rural roads. three quarters would be shared among the 88 counties. Stark County could net about $10,000 yearly, with potential increases if state officials approve matching funds and local input.
The Nineteenth Century club education committee led by Dr Lilian W Johnson started the effort in Memphis Tennessee with a 1500 fundraiser and expert horticulturist under US Department of Agriculture guidance The program began February 1 1911 involving over 100 children in a garden club chapter with 60 gardens showing solid vegetable yields and a Sunday bulletin in the Commercial Appeal The board of education later adopted the program expanding agricultural studies in high school Now 26 Memphis schools run garden work and urban lots are used for plots Four graduates from Memphis High School attended agricultural colleges as the movement pushes a forward to the land effort to address rising living costs.
The passage argues that a decade of road work will lift farming and county life. Better roads, it says, boost crops, transport efficiency, schools, health, land cultivation, social life, and postal service, cutting living costs and strengthening rural America under Ohio's Democratic leadership.
The Lancaster City High School athletic director plans a four acre garden track for 77 agricultural class boys to stay fit and train for fall football. The project offers city boys hands on farming education from plowing to cultivation, viewing laboratory work as summer field study and a model for other high schools.
The Dayton Daily News essay honors German immigrants shaping American life, noting Carl Schurz's monument unveiling as a tangent to a broader tribute. It argues immigrants from Germany and other southeastern Europe contributed energy, justice, and stamina to nation building, challenging Anglo-Saxon sole dominance.
The article notes a books flood peaking in 1910 with overproduction concerns, citing American Booktrade Association figures. It highlights rising output, high publisher risk, and planned authorial shares, while acknowledging some wheat amid the chaff and a looming cull as readers tire of excess.
The Spanish war exposed camp sanitation neglect with high disease losses. Now army surgeons minimized typhoid and malaria in camps, showing improved handling of military diseases.
A list of home furnishings includes a brass bed with spring and mattress, dresser, rocker, matting for bedroom, and dining room items such as buffet, round table, sun chairs, and rug.
The article notes debates on policy toward colonies and independence, citing Secretary Dan as opposing aggression and favoring restraint. It mentions opposition to taking the islands from Spain and reflects on lessons learned for long term peace and stability.
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