State aid to finance two county road improvements
State highway officials confirm aid for Canton Akron road and Waynesburg road from intercounty and main market funds. About $140,000 is needed to pave Canton Akron from New Berlin to Summit county line with Stark county expected to cover at least half. The plan allocates roughly two thirds of the $1,000,000 intercounty fund from taxes and licenses, with details pending county requests due by March 1.
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Marker
The
Daily News
Canton Akroa-rd
Waynesburg-rd
New Berlin
Canton-Akroa-rd
Waynesburg
State Department
Cox
Alliance
Waynesburg Rd
Canton-Akron
Stark Co
State Highway Department
Willis
Canton-Massillon
Canton
Cuyahogaco
Canton-Akroard
Summit-co
Stark-co
Plans for Viaduct on Dueber Ave Delayed Approval
Railroad engineers will not submit viaduct plans under the Pennsylvania tracks at Dueber Ave SW to the city engineering division for a month or more. The Dueber Ave paving from Tuscarawas West to Fremont Pl will proceed this summer with asphalt. At Fremont Pl the viaduct will begin and paving material may change after construction.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Deuber-av SW
City Engineering Division
Dueber-aw
Tuscarawasst W
Fremont-pl
Sarver
Fremont Pl
Weather Forecast and Masonic Notice in One Page
Fair tonight and Tuesday with a touch of chill in the far south. A special communication of Canton Lodge No. 60 F and A M will be held Tuesday evening March 10 at 7 o clock. degree conferred. J D Wetmore W M C E Norris Secy. Advt. Classifieds offer daily opportunities.
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Canton Lodge No. 60
J. D. Wetmore
Canton Man Sees Submarine Sink Freighter
Wendell Herbruck, son of Rev. E. P. Herbruck, arrived in Canton from Kiel after four years teaching at Kiel University. He was aboard the Ryndam when a German submarine sank an English freighter in the English Channel and a rescue effort by an English torpedo boat was warned off. He described watching the freighter sink and the tense sea approach, noting the 18 day crossing filled with danger and that he talked with the ship's captain. His Kiel connections give him insights beyond typical American coverage.
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English Channel
Wendell Herbruck
E. P. Herbruck
Canton
Kiel
Germany
Kiel University
Herbruck
Ryndam
America
Mamie Lee Arrested Again in Disorderly House Case
Mamie Lee, recently released from the workhouse, was arrested by Detectives Herdlicka Fromm and Gardner and charged with running a disorderly house. She pleaded not guilty and is held on a 500 dollar bail for Friday’s appearance. S Sullivan, described as a foreigner, was arrested with Lee for visiting a house of ill fame and is held on a 25 dollar bond awaiting Friday hearing.
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Mamie Lee
Herdlicka
Fromm and Gardner
S. Sullivan
Sullivan
Mothers' pensions granted to eight women
Probate Judge Krichbaum announced eight mothers' pensions were granted to Laura Anderson Canton Kisey Hawley Canton Clara Lehman Canton Anna Meagher Canton Mrs. McConahay Alliance Elizabeth Morrissey Alliance Ida Ruch Middlebranch Jennie Rivers Canton with payments ranging from four to eight dollars. Nine applications were rejected at the hearing.
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Krichbaum
Laura Anderson
2D-St
Canton
Kisey Hawley
Massillon
Clara Lehman
McKinley Av
Question of Church Federation Postponed
Arthur Rugh national Y M C A secretary in China spoke to the Canton Ministerial association on Christian growth. More than 150000 Chinese have become Christians since the movement began. The formation of a Canton church federation was postponed until next Monday.
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Arthur Rugh
China
Canton Ministerial Association
Canton
Barber John Smith Convicted Of Unlicensed Liquor Sale
Judge Quinn finds John Smith a northeast end barber guilty of selling liquor without a license for cider over 12 percent alcohol. Sentencing delayed for police investigation to determine exact quantity involved. The judge warns dealers against selling hard cider without proper licensing.
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Quinn
John Smith
Smith
Bishop denounces divorce sermon as church opposed
New York reports Bishop Greer head of the Protestant Episcopal diocese condemns Rev. Percy Stickney Grant for advocating easy divorce in a Lenten sermon. The bishop clarifies Grant spoke individually, not for the church, which remains opposed to divorce and views marriage as indissoluble.
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New York
Greer
Protestant Episcopal Diocese
Percy Stickney Grant
Grant
Mexican Plans Held for Reply From Carranza
Washington policy of watchful waiting continues as officials, led by Secretary Bryan, await Carranza's reply to representations via Consul Silliman. Obregon’s stance on supplying food to Mexico City and Villa’s potential move feature in ongoing crisis talks. Brazilian reports warn of food shortages and possible rioting if Obregon evacuates the capital.
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Washington
Mexico
Bryan
Carranza
Silliman
Mexico City
United States
Obregon
Gen. Villa
State Department
Condition in Capital Better Says Obregon
Gen Alvaro Obregon, commander of the Carranza forces in Mexico City, telegraphed that the capital’s condition is improving due to strong measures by headquarters. He said labor scarcity caused by obstructionists had made the situation critical, but expects complete clearance with upcoming actions by the general-in-chief.
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New York
Alvaro Obregon
Carranza
Mexico City
International News Service
U S Note Probes Allied Blockade Plans And Trade Rules
The United States seeks details from Britain and France on their blockade of Germany and how American ships and cargoes might be treated. The note asks what guarantees neutrals will receive and whether materials like dyestuffs could be accessed by Americans.
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United States
Washington
March
Great Britain
France
Germany
London
Paris
Bryan
State Department
Britain
England
England Warns U S Not to Help Berlin Get Arms
London dispatch notes Westminster Gazette warning the United States not to assist Germany by exporting arms or munitions to the Allies. The article argues Germany cannot obtain these weapons through its own channels and stresses a prohibition on export to allies.
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England
U.S
Berlin
London
Westminster Gazette
United States
America
Germany
Busy City Council Set For Long Session Tonight
City will hold a lengthy meeting with City Solicitor Ruff presenting more than a dozen ordinances for street improvements and recent bond sales. The East sidewalk issue is not expected to return. finance chair Schrantz is away a week. The council may hear an ordinance to create a fire district along McKinley Avenue Cherry Avenue and surrounding 6th Street streets. Petitions supported by a lumber dealer prompt committee review.
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Ruff
Schrantz
McKinley-av
Cherry-av
6Th-St N
6Th-St S
Large force extends water mains in city work project
Over 40 workers are extending water mains for the waterworks system, announced by Supt. Obliger. New pipe additions are under construction in the northeast, southeast, and southwest sections, with more to begin when weather allows. Some work was held over from last fall before frost arrived.
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Supt. Obliger
Refugees arrive amid reports of Christian deaths in Salonika
Refugees flee European Turkey into Bulgarian territory amid alleged mass casualties. Unverified reports claim 80 Christians were fatally injured at Teke and Christian homes at Ortaja Maltepe and Techene were pillaged. Roumania warns foreigners to leave Turkey as Dardanelles tensions rise.
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Salonika
Teke
Salonieka
Turkey
Dardanelles
Ortaja
Maltepe
Techene
Thaw On Trial For Conspiracy In Escape Case
Harry K. Thaw faces a conspiracy trial in New York for aiding an escape from Matteawan asylum. The courtroom marks his return to the same building where he faced prior life cases, with state and defense lawyers listed and no comment from Thaw. Co-defendants include Roger Thompson and others named in the indictment.
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New York
Criminal Courts
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
Stanford White
William Travers Jerome
Blackwell's Island
Thawe
Matteawan
Roger Thompson
Richard Butler
Eugene Duffy
Michael O'Keefe
Thomas Flood
Stanchfield
Cook and Kennedy
Asst. Dist
Atty. O'Malley
Poisoned pen mystery puzzles Cleveland residents
Cleveland detectives investigate a string of anonymous poison pen postcards and a Valentine day letter targeting Montford G. Craig and his wife in an apartment building. Affected residents say others with the initial R may be involved as investigators seek the writer who sent both the cards and the hallway note.
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Cleveland
Montford G. Craig
Get Together Dinner for Merchants Wednesday
The Retail Merchants association of the chamber of commerce hosts a complimentary dinner Wednesday at 6 p m in chamber rooms. Members of the old B M A are invited as guests and will attend with current members, followed by a business session. Committee members are A C Ey non W C Green and M P Wilson.
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Retail Merchants Association
Chamber of Commerce
Association
Chamber
Retail ® Merchants Association
School Architects Ten to Be Selected by Education Board
A special city board of education meeting Tuesday night will decide on architects for three grade school buildings to be erected this summer and discuss site locations. Woodland district work may hinge on the Woodland PTA meeting Tuesday night. Architect George Hammond will review plans with the board Monday night. Delays may follow auction results affecting Market ar N site excavation.
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City Board of Education
Woodlanday
Woodland Parent- Teacher Association
George Hammond
Market Ar N
Ohio farmer held on charge of firing shotgun through window
Edgert Tift of Southington is jailed in Warren county on charges of firing a shotgun through the bedroom window of Mr and Mrs Martin Mounts while they slept. The blast missed the couple and lodged in the wall. Deputies found a recently fired shotgun. Tift was in bed when arrested. Mounts farm barn had burned recently. alleged motive linked to a rejected marriage proposal to Mrs Mounts sister.
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Ohio
Warren
Edgert Tift
Southington
Martin Mounts
Tift
Mounts
Mississippi Valley Suffrage Conference Opens in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on March eight the Mississippi Valley Women Suffrage conference opened its business session with delegates from 21 states. Leaders present included Mrs Grace Wilbur Trout and Mrs Medill as they debated plans to secure the ballot across the central west.
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Indianapolis
Mississippi Valley Women Suffrage Conference
Central West
Grace Wilbur Trout
Medill
Allied Fleet Pounds Dardanelles as Smyrna Burns
Reports from March 8 describe Allied ships hammering Turkish coastal defenses at the Dardanelles, with bombardment reaching Smyrna where fires and building collapses are reported. Panic grips the Asiatic city as German officers assume defense of Constantinople, and Ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid is moved toward Konia.
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SOFTA
Bulgaria
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Konia
London
Athens
Dardanelles
Golden Horn
Tenedos
Aegean Sea
Smyrna
Sackville Hamilton Carden
Aegean
Nagara
Decline Continues in Egg and Meat Prices
Eggs drop to 22 cents a dozen in retail markets with farmers paid 18 cents. Wholesale meat prices ease as calves fall to 124 1 2 cents per pound and live hog quotes move to 6.25 6.75 7.00 per 100 lb. Dressed hogs fall a half cent to y cents per pound. Wheat buys down two cents to 1.33 per bushel. Also notes piano sale and local dance classes advertised.
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Inter County Fund
Dueber-Av
Bishop Greer
Bulletin
Amsterdam
North Sea
Book of Molland
Council
Klosterman
Bugharest
Roumania
Salih Bey
Greece
John B. Stanchfield
Education Board
Haines Bros
Flexotone
Economics
J. W. Brown Piano Co
Johnson's Dancing School
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