Local Women League Aims at Food Conservation
Canton Women's League proposes a campaign to conserve food and hoarding limits. The group drafts a resolution backing federal action to regulate supply, calling for legislation to curb hoarding and promote economy. Members plan outreach and a united effort with government support.
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Ton Women’s League For Nomy
United States
Arbert Hoover
Wilson
Atlee Pound
Roscoe Mc
League
Senate
Washington
League Y
Council Chamber of
Hall
Downtown merchants oppose new traffic rules ordinance
A group of Canton merchants plan to petition council to reconsider a recently passed traffic ordinance. They argue the rules curbside parking by three feet and force vehicles into outlying areas, claiming traffic is safer with more space. A committee will present at Monday’s council meeting.
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Ber
Ted
Biles
Bers
Canton
Restaurant owner wounded in masked holdup gunfight
Bernard Mayer displayed a newly bought revolver to a customer when a masked robber demanded surrender. Mayer fired, injuring the assailant in the stomach and sending him fleeing. The wounded robber, identified as Harry Downey, lies dying in a Protestant hospital while Mayer is treated at Mt. Carmel hospital.
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Columbus
Bernard Mayer
Mayer
4Th-St
Mt. Carmel
Harry Downey
Uhrichsville
Owen Quits as Inspector for Postal Dept
Word from Cincinnati Friday announced the resignation of A. P. Owen a longtime post office inspector with an office in the local postoffice building. He will take a new responsible government position and his work has led to many major fraud arrests across the country including Toledo Cleveland and Chicago cases.
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Cincinnati
A. P. Owen
11Th-St NW
Owen
Postoffice
Postal Department
McKinley
Cleveland
Canton
Toledo
Chicago
McKinley Hotel
San Francisco
Canton's Mixed War News and Civic Moves
Canton reports resignations and promotions among local officials and merchants. L Haynes moves to Columbus as associate manager of The Central Life Insurance Co. Canton Council plans Saturday session and considers a retail price advance. Local draft resistance, police actions, and national issues surface in brief items from Akron, Cleveland, and New York.
Recruit Rally On Public Square Promotes Enlistment
Three days remain to enlist as Canton Ohio holds a recruitment rally on the public square. Recruits are examined by regimental surgeons with Lieuts Boutwell and Boucher arriving to inspect Company C and Company L volunteers. The Marine band will perform and Sons of Veterans assist with the effort.
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J. H. Boutwell
Canton
Howard Boucher
Company L
Public Safety Building
W. A. Mce Cord
Company C
Company L and Ambulance Co. No. 4
National Guard of Ohio
Sons of Veterans
Marine Band
Walter 8. Ruff
George W. Clark
Stark-co
Dr Camp to quit pastorate and accept home missionary post
Dr P M Camp, pastor of the First United Brethren church in Canton, will resign to become home missionary secretary for United Brethren churches in the United States. Elected two weeks ago at Wichita, he will relocate to Dayton where national headquarters are. He previously led a Canton church for two years, after 16 years in Dayton. The role pays about 2500 dollars and involves extensive travel, especially in New Mexico and the Southwest.
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Charles M. Ball
Council
John C. Harmony
Board of Education
Canton Park and Playgrounds’ Association
C. D. Hamilton
Medical Reserve Corps
Leonard Agency Co
Alexander Insurance Agency
Shaeffer-Black
Hercules Motor Manufacturing Co
Cleveland
Cox
National Defense Council
P. M. Camp
First United Brethren Church
United Brethren Churches
Sheperor Charles
Austria
Pti
United Brethren Churches of the
United States
Camp
General Conference of the Church
Wichita
Kan
Dayton
Dr. Camp
Canton
Home Missionary
Ohio Treason Charges Likely in Anti Registration Ring
Federal and state officials study evidence from arrests of three alleged ring leaders in Columbus Ohio on treason charges. U S Attorney Bolin plans immediate trials seeking death penalty if convicted. suspects Ammon A Hennacy Harry E Townsley Cecil W Bailey face hearings after bonds set at 25000 each. Townsley and Hennacy deny propaganda links claiming socialist motives.
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Columbus
U. S
Bolin
Johnson
U.S
Federal
Ammon A. Hennacy
Harry E. Townsley
Cecil W. Bailey
Old Walnestro
Columbus Mnner
John Lewis Hammond
Marietta
Townsley
Hennacy
Harmony Favoring Appropriation for Canton Playground Fund
The Canton Park Playgrounds association is slated to receive 1500 from the board of education after Harmony the boards president indicated support in a telegram to the Daily News. Previous splits had stalled the grant. officials note the lack of council funds this year.
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Canton Park Playgrounds Association
Board of Education
John Do. Harmony
Daily News
J. Keplinger
Howard M. Miller
Keplinger
Harmony
Canton
Ardmore
Okla
Akron-Ardmore Tire and Rubber Co
W. E. Jackson
John H. Lehman
John I. Hursh
Association
Canton Sees Record Rainfall In Two Hour Downpour
The heaviest rain for 1917 fell in Canton in two hours on Thursday evening with 95 hundredths of an inch recorded between 4 and 6 pm. Torrential showers flooded streets and creeks while sewers overflowed. Friday morning mud filled waterways. Lightning struck Mrs. Kiddey's home at 2210 Navarrerd SW causing attic fire damage before firefighters contained it.
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Canton
Meyer
8. Kiddey
Navarrerd
Department of Justice Dragnet Targets Propagandists Ahead of Draft
The Department of Justice expands nationwide efforts to capture propaganda agents and draft evaders before the upcoming military registration Tuesday. Officials promise rapid trials for treason suspects, with emphasis on speed and public accountability as they pursue violators who use the mails to hinder the nation's war effort. President Wilson warns evaders of misdemeanor penalties.
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Washington
Department of Justice
America
Columbus
Ohio
Wilson
Congress
Employers urged to ensure registration of foreign workers
The board of elections urged employers and those who speak foreign languages to help register aliens next Tuesday. Officials warned this will be a major problem, stressing interpreters are needed as many aliens cannot speak English. Employers were asked to ensure all foreign workers register and to allow time away from work if necessary.
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Board of Elections
Shauf
Election Board
Canton
Bond Issue to Be Up to Voters in Canton
Canton plans a deficiency bond issue of 246000 for 1916 1917 and future needs with voter approval. The finance committee expects the proposal to pass, under the Terrell bill allowing def ic iency bonds by a majority vote this year and two thirds next year.
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Council
Finance Committee of Council
Barr
Charles M. Ball
Canton
Americans Take Prominent Part in French Army
Paris dispatch by Charles F Bertilli notes Americans serving in the French foreign legion and aviation corps have earned glory in France. The piece says 40,000 Americans fleeting in French and Canadian forces and hints at hidden records, with future installments to explore their valor in trench warfare against Germany.
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France
Littl
Eichtor
Charles F. Bertilli
Paris
New York
Aviation Corps
Foreign Legion
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