06 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1917
Page
1
Commissioners already oppose granting rights as petitions circulate among petty owners. A $75,000 deal would move the company's track to the water of the road and add a second parallel track, preserving a perpetual franchise if the Supreme Court upholds the claim. If rejected, the rights end after the current term.
A Mishler rubber worker Howard Marl Hall of Summit County plans marriage to Nora Lucille Steffy of Hartville. He applied for a license but will be still under 21 until his birthday Saturday. he intends to return for the papers on his twenty first birthday. Steffy was 18 in September.
Gov. Cox discussed a statewide network of inland industrial reservoirs with Mayor Stolberg to back cheap water for factories. A surface reservoir north of Akron was proposed, with plans to be shaped after a water survey. action by the legislature was not imminent, but a special session was hinted.
P. S. Nelson of De Kalb Illinois employed by The Link Belt Co. at The Timken Detroit Axle Co. plant was hit by a 620 pound metal casting dropped from four feet. He was carried 12 feet and taken to Mercy hospital with a dislocated hip a cut knee and facial injuries but no broken bones.
Local digest from Canton reports a mix of municipal actions and regional updates. Officials discuss street improvements and a proposed waterworks expansion while city departments address public health, taxes, and law enforcement. A broad roster covers accidents, court cases, charity drives, and community events.
Forecasters predict unsettled conditions over Henan with scattered showers and cooler afternoons. Local crews prepare flood response in downstream towns as winds shift from southeast to northwest this week.
A fire at Cashner Motor Car Co. garage 1128 McKinley Ave SW destroyed about a score of buses and autos with losses estimated at 25 000 to 35 000 by owners and 4 000 to 5 000 by the fire chief. The blaze started around 430 am when an oil stove exploded. Insurance covers the majority of the loss.
City council and county officials agreed on grading paving and widening streets in the northeast end including Belden avenue and Belden to the east line. The plan covers 12th NW and Norhtwest end work with sidewalks stone or concrete and a 60 foot roadway. Bonds totaling 14530000 will finance storm sewers paving and grading across multiple avenues and streets.
Vienna outlines Austria’s stance on Germany’s ruthless submarine warfare. It warns neutrals to avoid war zone routes but signals no intent to sink neutral ships without warning. Officials in Washington await full text and note rights of belligerents may take precedence.
A special communication of Wm McKinley lodge No. 431 F and A M will be held Tuesday March 6 at 7 pm. E A and F degree conferred. H W U Oliver W M H H Heingartner S Advt. Also ads promote Brain non alcoholic temperance drink and Canton Wall Paper products with low prices.
Canton officials circulate petitions in each ward to gauge support for three bond issues totaling 410000. Voters will vote May 8 in a special election alongside charter questions. issues A, B, and C cover old indebtedness and intercepting sewers on east and west sides.
The Pennsylvania Railroad asks council for consent to add a fourth track on its trunk line from Pittsburgh to Canton. An ordinance and blueprint outline changes to create two through east west freight and passenger routes and extend 40 miles of track between Leetonia Canton and Conway Orrville. The draft requests changing two existing track locations and constructing three to five new tracks across several avenues in Marion and adjacent areas.
Mrs. Anna Yost Sgure sues Anaco Co for 250000 claiming a photograph showing her in a bathing suit is used for trade purposes without consent. The company admits the figure is hers but says another head was placed on the image.
Retail flour prices were raised Tuesday by 40 and 60 cents per barrel. Quoted prices for a quarter barrel included Dakota spring at 2.95, Sleepy Eye Spring 2.45, Bake 2.90, winter wheat flour 2.70, and spring flour 2.95.
Canton motor dealers ready the auto show set to open Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Canton Motor Car Co building is filled with cars, booths and displays as decorators finish their work. A eight foot model aeroplane and a military motorcycle highlight the basement exhibits while cars are drained and polished for the public viewing.
Detectives in New Brunswick believe 24 year old John V Piper was murdered and cremated in a furnace after he disappeared two weeks ago. Authorities would not explain the basis of the charges while inspecting cellar access at private homes. Piper, a University of Vermont graduate, lived with his wife and two children near Rutgers College.
An OCR fragment lists ads and notices including Dance Eagles Hall events, Engle degree team references, Canton Motor Car Co promotions, pantry girl job ad at Garrettson's Chocolate Shop, and Cocoanut Chips pricing. It notes various locales and overman days and Willys Knights with scattered ad copy.
Police unveil a nationwide plot including a military expedition to India and efforts to influence the Chinese government. Two men: Dr Ernest Schunner 34 and Dr Chanadra Chakraborty 62, detained after an early raid in West 20th Street confess to conspiracy and receiving $60,000.
Members of Canton Encampment No. 112 and all Odd Fellows are urged to meet at the Temple this evening to arrange attendance at Brother Howenstine's funeral. C. A. Cochenour, C. P. Also note a salesman's real estate board meeting Tuesday at 1:30 in Chamber of Commerce rooms and a Winter Garden Dance Thursday evening.
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