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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1914
Page
5
The Canton Daily News reports on state civil service exams guiding applicants toward suitable positions. Emphasis is on required qualifications, duties, and the path from entry level to advancement, with statements from the state service commission chair about fitness and reporting duties.
A reminiscence of Canton’s early trolley era recalls 28 years ago when horse cars operated by nine teams served routes along Market Avenue and Cleveland Avenue. The piece notes the pre N. O. T. era Canton Street Railway Co, explains old fare structures, and mentions the horse cars, their barns, and the washing of cars as a now rare practice.
Approximately ten million dollars have been paid out to Pennsylvania Railroad employees in pension allowances up to May 1, 1914. The roll lists 4,123 names with 63 added in May, part of a total 8,137 beneficiaries since 1900. The program is funded from company revenues, not other provident schemes. Trachoma cases were found at the Athens state children's home.
One man died and two others were seriously hurt when two Baker and Crosstown street cars collided in Detroit. Pietro Semino, 25, was badly crushed and believed dying at Grace Hospital.
The Portsmouth Ohio shoe workers strike ended in a decisive vote at the United Shoe Workers of America hall. The walkout had lasted 11 weeks and was disrupted by court injunctions and weak union financing due to broader regional strikes.
Evansville Indiana June 6 Despondent over unemployment Miss Rose Neal leapt into the Ohio River attempting death by her own action. She floated with the help of a wooden limb until rescuers pulled her from the water.
Chicago police chief orders saloonowners to confine alcohol sales to rooms directly connected to each saloon and on the same floor. Beer gardens and chop suey houses must carry extra licenses, limited by city ordinance to 7152, with quota already full. Downtown hotels and restaurants exempt.
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