Lakes to Waterway Under Way
Realize dream of years by four men to connect the Great Lakes and the Mississippi via a St. Lawrence canal stretching from Lake Erie to the Ohio River. Tidewater association led by Senator Shaw argues for routes from Sandusky to Portsmouth Toledo to Cincinnati Cleveland to Marietta and Ashtabula to Pittsburgh to open ocean access. Backers include D. Shaw H. C Cox and J. L. Tidewater officials in Ohio. nineteen states support the plan with engineers predicting major economic and agricultural benefits nationwide.
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J. W. Fisher Daily News Bureau
Spahr
Rvs
Great Ferrileys
Central United
Great Lakes
Canada
D. Shaw
82Nd District
J. Lawrence Tidety ML
Oreat Lakes
Don
Ont Wilson
Wes M. Cox
Democratic Press
Shaw
Fish and Game di Ln
Ohio Department of Ture
P. Craig
Washington
Exim
Association
H. Cand
Chicago
Fi Waterway Organization
St. Lawn River
States
Cana
Lakes
Mississippi
Tidewater Association
Ohio
Weky
West Virginia
Jlvania
Indiana
Columbus
Illinois
Michif
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Mon- Miaho
Utah
Oregon
Sena- Shaw
Conwil
King
St. Lawrence
Atlantic Ocean
Ohio River
Gulf of
Govert
San- Y
Portsmouth
Cobus
Sandusky
Ioto
Miami & Erie Canal
Toledo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Marietta
Ugh Stark Co
Ashtabula
Pittsburgh
Gulf of Mexico
Middle West
Donahey
4 Ox
Ank BR
Niles
Otenegs Froms
Sue Unio Waterways
St. Law
William II, Byot
Ms. O ' Stinchcomb
Clevere J. Smut
Ohio Fie University
Ada
Rep
le’ Silver
Eaton
Warren Critic
Plans for Ohio C E meet near completion
Plans for the Ohio Christian Endeavor Union fortieth anniversary convention in Cantona from June 28 to 26 aim to draw about four thousand forty four delegates. Rev J Eugene VowWngen leads local arrangements with entertainment chief Mrs Harry B F Bruey coordinating homes for two thousand attendees and a strong line of speakers including Rev Daniel Poling Rev Wm Hiram Foulks A J Shartle and James Kelly. The four day program features separate morning sessions for Junior Intermediate and Senior groups and evening gatherings at City Auditorium with a seven minute talk by each state departmental superintendent.
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Cantona
Ohio Christian Endeavor Union
Canton and
Stark Co
J. Eugene VowWngen
Trinity Reformed
Willigman
North Canton
Gladys Spice
Mary Steinmetz
Agnes Bauhof
Florence Watkins
Newton Domer
Marie Jackson
Carl Andrews
Pearl Tate
Ada Ream
Emma Clouser
Christian Endeavor
Daniel Poling
Kasble Collegiate Church
New York City
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Hiram Foulks
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Cleveland
A. J. Shartle
Boston
James Kelly
International Sunday School Worker of Scotland
City Auditorium
Belgian Wins Balloon Race In Gordon Bennett Cup
The Belgian Aero Club urged marine craft near the English Channel to watch for the missing balloon Prince Leopold with pilot Veenstra and aide Oresin aboard. Ernest de Muyter, piloting Belgica, unofficially won after 680 kilometers, his fifth straight victory, while Major Valle placed second and American entries faced setbacks at sea.
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Brussels
Belgium
Belgian Aero Club
English Channel
France
Prince Leopold
Veenstra
Oresin
Aero Club
Ernest de Muyter
Major Valle
W. T. van Orman
Akron
McCormick
Retail cost of food gains in 20 U.S. cities
The Department of Labor reports the retail cost of food rose in 24 representative cities by 3 to 13 percent over the year with May increases in 15 of 20 cities. Washington shows 59 percent higher costs since 1913, while Charleston New York Cincinnati Atlanta Cleveland Minneapolis and others range from 38 to 55 percent higher.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Department of Labor
Houston
Memphis
Mobile
Atlanta
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Charleston
D. C
Denver
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Columbus
Springfield
Fall River
Maia
Indianapolis
New York
Manchester
Providence
New Haven
Conn
Salt Lake City
Man Believed to Be W. Skinner Dies in City Plunge
In New York a man about 40, thought to be W. B. Skinner of Washington New Jersey, fell from a high elevated train structure. A letter to W. Skinner and a nurse’s receipt were found. no money or jewelry discovered.
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New York
Skinner
Washington
N. J
W. S. Skinner
E. J. Schaffer
Lincoln
Alliance
Flora B. Smith
Tales of Teaching In 1840 Told By Ohio's Oldest Teacher
Ohio's Mrs. Jane Williams, 102, oldest living state teacher, recalls 1840s classrooms paid a dollar a week. She began teaching in 1840 under President Van Buren, earned first certificate at Zaleski Windsor, taught in Meigs and Hocking counties, and Burlingham. Her family figures in the Erie Canal era.
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Ohio
Columbus
Jane Williams
State Education Department
Effie M. Winn
Rutland
United States
Zaleski
Wintomco
Hocking Co
Burlingham
Wil-lamas
William
Nathiel Fish
England
York
Erie Canal
Meigsco
Marietta
New York State
Canton Bus Man to Attend Meet
A. J. Miller of Canton directs a Canton district delegation to Chicago for a June 17 18 meeting to form a national motor bus owners association. Supported by the A A A and endorsed by the state association the trip uses motor buses. The action follows a U S Supreme Court ruling that state commissions cannot regulate interstate motor carriers and seeks to limit Interstate Commerce Commission powers by returning authority to the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A. J. Miller
Canton
Ohio Motor Bus Owners’ Association
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Motor Common Carriers
Veterans of Foreign Wars Organizes Local Musical Units
The Elyria post plans an orchestra a quartet and an 18 piece bugle and drum corps. It also claims to have Lorain county's largest veteran organization membership.
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Elyria
Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lorain County
Joanna Says in Scarlet Lips and Short Skirts
A fragment expresses a provocative view on how appearance and supposed knowledge affect a girl inside and how others perceive her. The speaker invites exploration of whether inner truth matches external stereotypes.
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Joanna
New Business Block Proposed in Tuscarawas St W
Sale of the Rush D. Hiller property at Tuscarawas Street West and Newton Avenue NW to J J Joseph of the Peoples Outfitting Co announced by Aaron H Adler of the Adler Agency. The deal is said to be the largest Tuscarawas property sale in five years and will fund a three story modern block with ground floor stores.
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Rush D. Hiller
Tuscarawasst
Newton
J. J. Joseph
The
Peoples’ Outfitting Co
Aaron H. Adler
Adler Agency Co
Adler
Tuscarawaseta
Hiller
Joseph
Tuscarawas At
2Nd St
Tuscara Was
St W
Webster Av
Tony Periz
10Th St
Maggiore Brothers Co
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Hemlockly News
G. E. Youngen
H. FE. Bruey
New Jersey
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J. Joseph
Dick Property
Plans
Mits
City Building Department
Harold J. Davidson
Martin
Rex McConnel
Paul Jullet
Mary Kintz
Roslyn iv
Gottehall
Relden
D. Alexander Ia
William L. Angerman
Brown
R. G. Troppoldt
9Th
Joseph Krantz
Ll. M. Brown
Wandland
Cody Pl
James Mussini
10Th St SF
Homer HH. Haines
Ray NW
Otto Brahler
Dusber
Irwin and Anstad
Canton Advertising Co
12Th St
Billboard
Nyvarre Rd
Olympia Brown
Baltimore
America
Richman
Lodhi Eres
Richman Clothes
Richman’s
St. Paul
the Richman Bros. Co
Tusc
Ton
the Citizens Building
On-The-Square
Canton, Ohio
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