Four ships sunk as Dardanelles push nears critical phase
Bulletin reports only 64 of Bouvet’s 621 crew survived the sinking in the Dardanelles with 557 killed. British and French fleets prepare to renew bombardment despite gale as Admirals decide to press the attacks from sea with access to reinforcements expected within 48 hours.
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Dardanelles
Ministry of Marine
London
Athens
Suffren
Tenedos
Amade
County cannot hold vote on selling courthouse sites
An unofficial opinion by George Shauf, Stark County election board clerk, states no legal referendum can be held to determine public sentiment on selling the present courthouse and infirmary sites. The opinion cites Massillon precedent and notes it was given without full legal review and could change with deeper study.
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Starkee
Court House
George Shauf
County Election Board
T. K. Harris
Central Labor Union
Shauf
Massillon
Water rates eyed to cover sinking fund shortfall
Finances Committee of Council considers raising water rates to fund interest on bonded debt for the waterworks department after a $14 000 sinking fund shortfall caused by reduced revenue and a 20 percent bill discount in 1913. Officials note no immediate increase planned but possible action forthcoming. City solicitor Ruff to assess legal options for collecting unpaid assessments on several streets.
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Sinking Fund Commission
Sinking Fund
Council
Ruff
Rexar
Jack the Ripper Kills Girl in New York Home
A five year old girl Lenore Ann Cohn is stabbed and choked to death inside her 352 Thirday home New York. Police search for an aging drug user dubbed Jack the Ripper as clues include grey hairs found in the victim s hand and a man seen near the building. Mother Emma Cohn vows to find the killer and grieves for her husband and son already buried.
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New York
Lenore Ann Cohn
Thirday
Jack the Ripper
Lenore
Woman Delirious From Typhoid Ends Life in New York
Ellen Henri thirty two sister of state Excise Commissioner W W Farley and Detroit magazine editor died by suicide at 672 St Nicholas Ave Fifth Floor after removing a window safety device. She had suffered typhoid fever since last Sunday and leaped from the window as a nurse was away in another room.
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New York
Ellen Henri
W.W. W. Farley
Woman's Magazine
Detroit
St. Nicholas Av
Fire Chief's Office Fire Drill Ends With Quick Smoke Lesson
Fire headquarters sparked for about twenty three seconds Saturday morning. no damage. Chief Mesnar scolded reporters for smoking on duty and joked he would eject them if they did not write up the incident. Reporters lit cigarettes during the chat and a small blaze was quickly extinguished with water.
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Mesnar
Mill resumes uncertain as union seeks lower wage scale
General Manager J. H. Himes says the Carnahan Sheet Plate and Tin mill cannot resume until the Amalgamated Association agrees to a lower wage scale. Canton mill workers were visited by Niles union reps hoping all members accept reduced pay. High material costs are blamed for current wage payments and prolonged closures in the Mahoning valley.
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Carnahan
J. H. Himes
Amalgamated Association
Niles
Canton
Canton Mill
Mahoning Valley
Uniform System for Buying Writing Materials Adopted by Stark Co Boards
Stark county educators adopted a uniform system for penmanship and bulk purchasing. A county wide bidding committee will replace individual boards buying from separate suppliers to lower costs. Consolidation of schools was discussed with Plainfield choosing Edgefield and considering Middlebranch, Perryville eyeing Reedurban.
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Stark Co
M. E
Board of Education
Plain-tp Board of Education
Edgefield
Middlebranch
Perry-to
Reedurban
City sewer assessment blocked as injunction granted
Jacob Adelman filed injunction proceedings Saturday to stop the city from collecting a sewer assessment on his 12th Street SE property. He contends the parcel is already connected to another sewer and will not gain benefit from the new improvement. A temporary restraining order was issued.
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Jacob Adelman
12Th-St SE
Mexican Victim Not U S Citizen Says Cantonian
An acquaintance Ellis Lewis from Canton says John B. McManus slain in Mexico City was not an American citizen. Lewis recalls McManus swearing Mexican allegiance and posing as English for business, noting his Irish background and long stay in Mexico.
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John B. McManus
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
McManus
U.S
Zapata
Ellis Lewis
Canton
McKinley
Lewis
Diaz
Dominion
Denver
Colorado
New Election Law Ready to Send to Senate
Stark County election official George H. Shauf announced a sweeping election bill will be presented in the Senate by Akron Senator Wickline next week. The measure would overhaul the code, repealing sections and amending others, with decisions on abolishing nominating petitions still to come. Shauf said petitions can be filed under current law, and if a declaration replaces petitions candidates can still file declarations and count on supporters to gather names.
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George H. Shauf
Stark Co Election Board
Senate
Wickline
Akron
Election Committee
Shauf
Cardinal Agliardi Dies at 85 in Rome
Rome reports the death of Cardinal Anthony Agliardi at eighty five. A special Mass for the late cardinal was celebrated by Pope Benedict in his private chapel. The cardinal’s passing requires selecting a successor as chancellor of the Catholic Church and subdean of the sacred college. G Sherwood Eddy speaks at First Congregational Tabernacle Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Hear him. Overlands advertisement.
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G. Sherwood Eddy
First Congregational Tabernacle
Addy
Rome
Europe
Anthony Agliardi
Pope Benedict
Cardinal Agliardi
Catholic Church
Sacred College
China
Kaiser Not Far Away From Germany In War Debate
Professor Wendell Herbruck, formerly a Canton attorney now a Kiel University professor, writes in The Daily News. He cites diaries and confidential conversations with German statesmen to argue whether the Kaiser was distant during the war buildup. The piece questions the timing and location of the Kaiser’s presence and recalls corroborating anecdotes from Kiel officers’ families.
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Wendell Herbruck
Canton
Kiel University
Kiel
Germany
Daily News
Europe
Berlin
Wilhelmshaven
North Sea
Norway
Norwegian
Navy
Turbulent Claims Over Sinking of British Battleship Africa
The Turkish war office asserts the British battleship Africa was sunk, a claim not admitted by the British admiralty. The record notes Africa’s construction cost as 7 or 445, with further figures on vessels and damages cited among allied shipping losses in the Dardanelles operation.
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Turkish War Office
Africa
Dardanelles Attack Ends in Heavy Allied Losses
Constantinople reports a costly Dardanelles assault with over 750 French and British sailors perishing. Bouvet and Irresistible sank after torpedo strikes, Africa reportedly sunk. eight ironclads battled seven hours before bombardment ended in fort victories. Turkish officials hail defenders as flags fly in Stamboul.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Turkish War Office
Bouvet
Irresistible
Africa
War Office
German Aviators Bomb British Steamer Off Yarmouth
German aeroplanes over the North Sea bombed the steamer Cordoba as she entered Yarmouth harbor. The attack occurred Feb 26 but was revealed today as Taubes were driven off by English airmen.
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South Shields
England
North Sea
Cordoba
Yarmouth Harbor
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