Leonard Co purchases Canton farm for Ridgewood subdivision
Leonard Agency Co announces the purchase of the B. Martin farm between Market and Frazier streets in Canton for about 200 000. The 100 acre tract will be improved and marketed as a residential allotment with grading paving and sewering started immediately. New owners plan Ridgewood homes with oak and maple trees lining 19th to 25th streets.
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Nineteenth-st
Can
J. F. Weiss
Stark- Tuscarawas Breweries
Leonard Agency Co
Emily B. Martin
Woodland
Marketavs
M. Meadows
Starrett
Wheat and flour prices shift as retail goods firm
A partial market report notes a drop of 80 cents in wholesale flour prices as the wheat price falls to 2.70 per bushel. Quoted barrel lots include Sleepy Eye 4, Bake 3.80, and spring 4.10. Eggs butter and vegetables remain firm in retail.
Constitution used in police court defense by G H White
G H White of 300 13th NW argued in police court that a warrant for arrest sworn by Chief Mesnar was faulty under the fourth amendment. White refused to plead, stating the charge violated the U S Constitution, and arranged $50 bond for Thursday’s trial.
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G. H. White
13Th-St NW
White
United States
Mesnar
Quinn
Criminal Court
U.S. Johnson
William Day
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Fisher
Hoover Co to seek stock increase to 1 million dollars
Hoover Suction Sweeper Co of New Berlin plans a stock increase from 400000 to 1000000 dollars. Directors call a June 4 meeting for stockholders to ratify the move. Growth includes a new aluminum foundry under construction and further buildings this summer, adding over 100 jobs. In Columbus two Cox era employees regain their posts: Robert Powelson in the rotunda and E L Donovan as assistant fire marshal.
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Hoover Suction Sweeper Co
New Berlin
Clarence G. Herbruck
Columbus
Cox
Robert Powelson
Toledo
State House
E. L. Donovan
Waverly
Day's News at a Glance Canton Briefs and Local Notes
Local items cover labor unrest and strikes including bakers and streetcar workers. Officials report policing efforts, a new will probate totaling over 250000, a wheat and flour price drop, and a police stabbing case. Community events include a war end talk, a church convention, and Y M C A activity surge.
Ohio Forecast: Frost Likely Across Eastern Regions
Forecast shows frost risk for eastern Ohio with low temperatures around the mid 30s the coming morning. Widespread low 40s expected statewide with cool conditions. Strong winds tapering by afternoon.
Governors Urged to Stimulate Draft Registration and Enlistment
Washington May 2 governors and state representatives learned from Secretary Baker the federal plan for wartime cooperation. He urged full state support to speed volunteer enlistment before the draft and to register men of military age once law is active. Baker warned modern war requires factories and farms as well as soldiers and called for a festive registration day to avert chaos.
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Washington
Union
War
Navy
Commerce
Interior
Army
Baker
Secretary of War
War may end overnight says Marburg at aircraft club banquet
Theodore Marburg former minister to Belgium predicts the war could end at any time or last a year at most He cites U S entry and a German revolution as possible turning points His remarks come at the Canton Aircraft club banquet where Prof William Hammond Parker and another officer will also speak The piece notes a political fundraising push and local ads.
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Theodore Marburg
Belgium
Canton
Marburg
Russia
United States
Germany
Europe
England
British Flying Corps
William Hammond Parker
University of Cincinnati
First Ohio Infantry
Parker
Stern Hand of Law Freezes as Jury Frees Prisoner
Frank Whiting, jailed since March, was found not guilty of burglary and larceny by a jury. He embraced his six children in the courtroom before police escorted him out. The trial included habeas corpus moves and a later arrest warrant from Marietta, Ohio, for another charge, with Cecil Porter as the key witness admitting the robbery setup.
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Frank Whiting
Policeman Fromm
Frank Seemeye
Whiting
Judge Abe
Russell Burt
Norwood
Marietta
Ohio
Cecil Porter
James Frank
Porter
Labor Bureau to Open Thursday in City Hall Basement
A newly established labor bureau will open Thursday in the northwest basement rooms of city hall. The office will receive applications for aid and employment even if quarters are not fully completed. Mayor Stolberg supports rapid conversion with free telephone service. W M Leiserson, of the state council of national defense, will visit to supervise the launch and aid in setting up similar bureaus in four Ohio cities.
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A. J. Sherlock
State City Labor Bureau
City Hall
Sherlock
Stolberg
Labor Bureau
Ohio State Telephone
W. M. Leiserson
State Council of National Defense
Canton
Leiserson
Ohio
Gas Rate Increase Announced by East Ohio Gas Co
The East Ohio Gas Co states that after years of holding the old rate, rising production costs force a new price of thirty seven cents per thousand cubic feet for natural gas, effective with May meter readings, with a two cent discount for timely bills.
Motorman Hurt In City Interurban Crash After Open Switch
Motorman E Dennis in charge of a Market ar S car was cut by flying glass when his car ran through an open switch on the Public square Tuesday at 4 p m and crashed into a Canton Akron interurban. Mrs Anna Roth 1327 McKinley av SW was bruised. Dennis escaped serious injury due to slow speed. The vestibule car was wrecked and Dennis staggered to a seat after being treated at home.
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E. Dennis
Glass
Anna Roth
McKinley Av
Dennis
Canton
Tuscarawasst E
Tuscarawasst
Roth
Lone bandit robs Chicago and Northwestern train No. 412
In Wisconsin near Sparta a lone bandit boarded the crack limited at La Crosse, forced passengers to surrender money after wresting the brakeman from the train, then fled as deputies and farmers scour the area.
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Sparta
Wis
Chicago
Herbruck Dry Goods Co Opening Notice
The Herbruck Dry Goods Co announces opening Friday morning. Eden Electric Washer advertised at 61.25 a week with phones 449. Wilson Painter Canton's store offers 6-10 and 25¢ wall paper, located at 15 Market av S opposite the McKinley Hotel. Eden Electric Washer again listed at 1.26 a week.
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Eden
Whison Painter Electric Co
Eden Electric
Wilson Painter Electric Co
Canton
McKinley Hotel
Stark Electric Car Strike Halts Service Across Lines
A strike by Stark Electric car men halted service on the Stark Electric lines and the Cleveland Alliance and Mahoning Valley route at midnight Tuesday. Cars and buses were crowded as residents sought alternate travel, with no immediate settlement in sight.
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Canton
Stark
Cleveland
Alliance
W. T. Snyder
Stark Electric
Pennsylvania Lines
Louisville
Sebring
Beloit
Allianes
Salem
Sebring Potteries
Alliance Shops
Damascus
Garfield
Stark Electric Co
Lake Park
Five Gunners Lost on Ship Vacuum Sinks
London reports the U S Navy gunners aboard the American oil ship Vacuum were lost when the vessel was sunk by a German submarine last Saturday. Lieutenant C C Thomas and at least four gunners are confirmed dead, with Captain S B Harris and others rescued. Additional gunner deaths and survivors are noted, with word passed via U S Consul H Washington in Liverpool.
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London
C. C. Thomas
U. S
Thomas
Harris
S. H. Loree
A. Donald
J. Fisher
F. Lonkhan
U.S
H. Washington
Liverpool
Oswald H. Luckie
John Williams
Navy Will Figure Big in World War Victory
Admiral Chochreprat of the French mission says the U S Navy is the world's second strongest fleet after Britain and will weigh heavily in hastening Allied victory over Germany. He praises American equipment and units including the Pennsylvania battleship and swift destroyers. He notes the U S will support the Allies now shaping a path to victory and rejects any peace offer under present conditions.
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Washington
U. S
Great Britain
Germany
Chochreprat
US. S. Navy
Mediterranean
U.S
Pennsylvania
Germany planned to embroil U S in war with Mexico and Japan
Testimony in a federal court in New York on May 2 describes Captain Franz Von Rintelen and seven Labor's National Peace Council members as plotting to draw the United States into conflict with Mexico and Japan as early as 1915. John Hammond testified Rintelen spoke of diverting U S munitions and promoting a pro German campaign to derail Allied efforts and shift Britain’s sea power.
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New York
Germany
U. S
Mexico
Japan
Franz von Rintelen
Labor
National Peace Council
John Hammond
Rintelen
Hammond
Europe
von Rintelen
Great Britain
Boston Women to Run Trains as War Mobilization Grows
Boston firms begin mobilizing women to replace men called to service. The Boston Elevated Railway plans 1,500 women to operate cars and man the poles and conductors. Department stores announce hiring women for elevator operation and floor walking duties.
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Boston
U.S. Army
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New Berlin Corporation
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Carranga Press
Admiralty
Cone
Proip
France
United Evangelical Churches of Ohio
U. E
13Th-St
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Canton Feed & Milling Co
Bergiham
Dominick Solisco
David Reed
Masgulea
Mecy. Lundy
Canton Y. M. C. A
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Charles Sommers
North Industry
Tae
America
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the East Ohio Gas Co
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Wittenberg Glee Club
Herbrauck Dry Goods Co
Heffelman Millinery
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Macnesing
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Canton Motor Car Co
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