Nations consider second registration day for conscripts
Washington reports indicate many states miss their conscription quotas after yesterday’s registration. Attorney General and Provost Marshal Crowder await final tallies, with New York far below expectations and exemptions common among registrants. Foreign registration authorized but data collection will take days.
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U. S
Provost General
Department of Justice
New York
Crowder
San Francisco
Enoch H Crowder
American liner and submarine clash in sea battle
An American merchant liner engaged a German submarine for over an hour after spotting it off the coast. The two vessels exchanged fire at close range, with the submarine eventually sinking. The liner’s identity and destination were not released. A separate report notes Northeast authorities passed a war measure resolution.
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Hington
Armerican
Navy Department
Pick
Lely
Hiers
Eolla
Heavy Rain Drenches County With Local Lightning Damage
Heavy rains Tuesday night and Wednesday drenched Starke with bright lightning. A chimney and part of a roof were destroyed at W. E. Bennett’s home near New Berlin, and a barn at Charles Heiser’s farm also reported lightning damage. crops overall suffered little, though some washed out. Magnolia area saw especially heavy rainfall. Weather observer Carl Meyer recorded .46 inches of rain during the night in intervals.
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Starke
W. E. Bennett
New Berlin
Charles Heiser
Bennett
Magnolia
A. G Smith
Carl Meyer
Local News Snippets From Canton And Beyond
Scattered notes report Canton events including election bids, school district matters, anniversary reminders, and district updates. Mentions of bids for a Clarendon Avenue building, Buckhill school dealings, and district superintendent C W Week are noted along with state officials and public health references like hog inoculations and cholera.
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Clarendon-av
Buckhill School
Wisconsin
A. G Smith
Heck
Holera
W. Harter
Weather and local notices mix in Stark county items
The forecast calls for isolated storms this afternoon with cooler conditions in the south. Stark county reports 18 000 men registered, four district draft boards, and ongoing arrests for unpermitted license tags. A Canton League plan outlines food conservation while politicians discuss state matters and a local kidnap case draws citizen involvement.
Alliance Man Murdered by Italian Companions
Mike Privla twenty three Alliance Italian died in Alliance city hospital from two stab wounds and two pistol shots inflicted late last night by three companions. Police arrested two Italians on suspicion of involvement. coroner Dr B J Douds viewed the body.
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Mike Privla
Alliance Italian
Alliance
B. J. Douds
Canton Red Cross weighs Timken offer to aid war effort
Canton chapter weigh plans to accept H. H. Timken’s $100,000 gift to equip a fabrication factory for Red Cross wartime supplies. Norman Raff, general chairman, forms a sub-committee to outline work and set volunteer targets of 1000 to 2000 workers weekly, urging Canton women to join and support national needs.
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Canton
American Red Cross Society
H. H. Timken
Norman Raff
Red Cross
Canton Red Cross
Murder Jury Nears Selection for William Jerome Case
The jury for a first degree murder trial of William Jerome nears completion with twelve jurors ready and peremptory challenges underway. Defense has used eight of its eight allotted challenges. the state has not used any. Jerome's parents attend the proceedings alongside the prisoner.
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William Jerome
Abt
Flack
H. T. McKinney
James Brand
Henry A. Bowers
John C. Hewitt
Albert Pey
Rahman Lachot
H. H. Essick
James Hay
Charles Y. Kay
Roy Williams
Peter Kuntz
Jerome
New York
Canton High School Commencement Tonight at City Auditorium
All seats reserved for Canton High School commencement at City Auditorium tonight at eight. Tickets on sale now through Canton Motor Car Co and Advt services. Advertisement mentions Hanging Baskets Holmes-Letherman Seed Co and Willys Knights with Overland Days slogan.
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Canton High School
Commencement City
Willys Knights
Canton Motor Car Co
Adv
One Week Grace Given Autoists Warned
Chief Riblet orders all officers to arrest auto owners with temporary licenses under 545 who have not obtained state licenses within one week from Wednesday. Canton can supply numbers for applications dated May 26, but after that date demand will outstrip supply. Inspector Patterson says no excuse for not having tags as state supply remains ample.
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Police Department
Canton
Mriblet
Riblet
E. B. Patterson
Patterson
Surgeon 13 Here to Examine Men of Company C
Major Harry Bertolette of the &th Ohio Inf will supervise medical exams for over 100 Company C recruits. Examinations begin Wednesday night at the YMCA physical director’s room, with reporting times at the public square recruiting station at 7 p.m. Those on night shifts report Thursday noon at the recruiting tent.
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Harry Bertolette
The
Th Ohio Inf
Y. M.C
Company C
Harry Hazlett
Company L
Canton Furnishes 9 951 Men for Draft Initiation
Stark County officials report about 18 000 men registered for the army draft, far exceeding estimates. Federal census data had pegged draft age at around 14 281 and local plans anticipated 10 000, as a flood of aliens registered at county centers.
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Starkco
Federal Census Bureau
Canton Draft Registration Reveals Foreign-born Voters
More than half of Canton men of draft age are naturalized aliens. Registration records show 10 081 registered on Tuesday with 14 men aged 21 to 36 who never voted here. Some became of age since the last election, others are Americans who arrived this year.
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Canton
SKI Hose House
Registration chaos as youths flood precincts with inflated votes
Across the city registrars faced overloads as registration ends were ignored. In many precincts youths swarmed booths at nine, registering far beyond eligible numbers. Some lines lasted all night. several booths stayed open past midnight and only finished by Wednesday morning. Special registrations were promised for those blocked.
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Election Board
June Brides and the Want Ad Habit
The Daily News urges readers to use Want ads to handle domestic emergencies during June weddings. It promotes the Want columns as practical guides for inexperienced housewives and notes calling 3500 for assistance.
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THE
Daily News
Four Draft Boards Named for Stark and Canton Areas
Governor Cox and Col. HH Turney announced Stark county will have four draft boards and Canton city will receive two boards to handle about 18 000 eligible men. District boards will be chosen by the county board from Canton, Alliance, Massillon and surrounding towns with two citizens of opposite politics and a physician serving on each board. In Cleveland the women’s dry federation organized, pledging the slogan Make Ohio Dry.
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Canton
Canton-to
Lexington
Marlboro
Lake
Washington
Nimishillen-tos
Sugarcreek
Bethelehem
Pike
Sandy
Paria
Denaburg
Perry
Tusecarawastoa
Massillon
Cor
Cleveland
Ohio
Woman's Dry Federation
Ner Thesethie
Porch Boxes and Trellises at Holmes-Letherman Seed Co
Holmes-Letherman Seed Co sells porch boxes and trellises at 224 Cleveland Ave NW with phone 1329.
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Holmes-Letherman Seed Co
Cleveland-av NW
Olmes-Letherman Seed Co
Cleveland-avy NW
Cleveland Av
Pain free tooth extraction advertised by Dr Scott
A compact ad by J H Geyer lists painless tooth extraction services at 1018 Struble Ave NE, noting Dr Scott as the practitioner and Cherry Street as a point of reference. The feature emphasizes painless treatment.
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Dr. Scott
J. H.g. Geyer
See This 88-Note Player Piano Advertisement Kenny's
An advertisement from Kenny's Piano Dept promotes an 88 note player piano model 8325 with a finance offer of seven percent payment on FM. It mentions Shades of Night Music Roll available at the same piano department.
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Kenny's
Kenny
Piano Dept
Kenny’s
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