Reception prep at St Germain for Austrian peace delegates
Paris dispatch reports preparations underway at St Germain to receive Austrian peace delegates. Separate treaties with Austria Turkey and Bulgaria to follow as Germans receive terms of the pact, with the Big Three discussing German cables and a tentative power assignment.
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Paris
St. Germain
Versailles
Sie
Verailles
Austria
Urkey
Bulgaria
Geran
Roday
Theerman
Council Deliberates on Building Dept Establishment and Soft Drink Tax
At a Friday meeting the county ordinance and finance committees with city building commission members discussed creating a department of buildings and a annual $50 tax for soft drink establishments. Both issues were debated from multiple angles and tabled for further study with a report expected Monday night.
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City Building Commission
Department of Buildings
Varus
London Police Plan Crusade Against Drug Trade
London officials announce potential new regulation to curb illegal drug sales after the death of Billie Carlton a 20 year old from cocaine overdose. Scotland Yard cites past wartime measures and proposes prohibiting manufacture and restricting wholesaling of narcotics to tackle the issue.
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London
Billie Carlton
Scotland Yard
First U S Army Batches Sail for France Next Tuesday
New York May 3 The first bits of the new American army of patriots will sail for France next Tuesday on the transport Amazonas announced at Hoboken embarkation. One thousand soldiers recruited by voluntary enlistment will form the first detachment to go overseas relieving federal troops in France and Germany and enabling the homeward movement of draftees and longer-serving soldiers.
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New York
France
Airplane mail service to reach Canton within year
Canton expects aerial mail and passenger service within a year or when machines arrive. War Department asks for a suitable landing field at least 1500 by 500 feet with a level hard surface and no nearby obstructions. Public works hinge on available planes and trained pilots, with Handley Page bombers used for mail runs and free instruction plus pay offered to enlist.
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Canton
Chamber of Commerce
War Department
Louis Double
Cleveland
Harden declares German delegates not fit
Propaganda in Germany against acceptance makes work difficult. Maximilian Harden, editor of Die Zukunft, says Germany must sign the allied peace terms to avoid destruction. He warns German press is deceiving the people to oppose ratification and warns of renewed suffering if the treaty is rejected.
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Berlin
Paris
Germany
Maximilian Harden
Diezukunft
United Press Today
Harden
Herr Schuecking
Fryatt
Wilson
Dance Eagle Hall Hosts Weekly Nights with Norwood’s Orchestra
Local ad notes Dance Eagle Hall every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday night with Norwood’s orchestra. Also promotes Wood meat market at 1306 Rowland Ave NE and State 3828. U C T notice lists a regular meeting tonight.
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Norwood
W. E. Wood
Rowlandav NE
Ady
Fagle Hall
Probable That Germans Will Receive Pact Not Later Than Tuesday
Paris dispatch reports that the Allied trio will hand the German treaty terms to Berlin by Tuesday with plenary sessions anticipated. Wilson informs visiting lawmakers the pact may be signed by both sides by mid June, while questions linger on Kiel canal and German indemnity allocations.
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Paris
Wilson
United States
House of Representatives
Versailles
Kiel Canal
Belgium
Paris Report Confirmed At White House
White House confirms President Wilson plans to return to Washington by June 1 and to convene Congress in extraordinary session around that date. Decision hinges on Paris developments with a joint session in Washington expected upon arrival.
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Wilson
White House
America
Congress
Paris
United States
Fifty overcome by black damp in Plymout h mine accident
Fifty men were overcome by black damp in the Nottingham mine of the Lehigh & Wilkes Barre Coal Company at Plymouth. Twenty were rescued by noon and others are being brought to the surface. The condition of many rescued is serious and fatalities may rise.
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Wilkes-Barre
Nottingham
Lehigh
Wilkes- Barre Coal Company
Plymouth
Reds Retreating on Entire Front in Siberia
London May 3 The Bolshevik army is retreating along the entire Siberian front according to a News Agency dispatch from Helsingfors this afternoon. A separate dispatch reports that Polish forces have occupied Pinsk.
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London
Siberian
Helsingfors
Pinsk
Soldier Held on Sanity Question After Flight from Home
Soldier George Stewart of the Ninth Division A. E. F. is in custody as officials investigate his sanity after a desperate confrontation with police in a field near Newark. He vanished from his Newark home last Monday and is believed to be insane from shell shock.
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Newark
George Stewart
Here
Lads Journey To Florida Ends Here
Two Akron boys William Kraft 13 and Peter Perrin 15 ran away to Florida with $231.99 spent of $500 stolen from a father’s trunk. They were found in a county jail after a routine check. police recovered loot from their pockets as they recounted a spendthrift holiday. The boys planned a bicycle purchase and forged a letter from a supposed father Rob inson to obtain permission. Their captors await Akron juvenile court authorities and parents.
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Akron
William Kraft
Peter Perrin
Florida
G. H. Thorne
Thorne
W. R. Zollinger Co
Zollinger
Canton
Rexar SE
American Cycle Co
Ar 8
Robinson
Papa Robinson
William Kratt
Guardsmen Begin Clash With Regular Army Over Demotions
Camp Devens Massachusetts May 3. National guard and national army officers face sensational disclosures planned for the American Legion convention in St Louis May 8 9 and 11. Delegates from divisions including 26th 28th and 35th vow to fight universal military training, fearing a military caste. The 85th division allegedly had two brigadiers and four colonels shifted just before a major engagement with about 6000 casualties in 48 hours. Colonel Bennett Clark son of Champ Clark chairs the American Legion formed in Paris. Delegates from New England may attend with officers named such as Charles Cole John H Sherburn Edward L Logan Robert E Goodwin Frank H Hume William F Dolan Albert Greenlaw John Leggat Al Ford and James A Brickett.
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Camp Devens
Mass
National Guard
National Army
American Legion
St. Louis
New England
Missouri
Kansas
Bennett Clark
Champ Clark
Paris
Charles Cole
John H. Sherburn
Edward L. Logan
Robert
County Won't Accept N O T Franchise Draft for Canton Massillon Rift
County commissioners rejected the N O T draft for a Canton Massillon road franchise citing unsatisfactory provisions for highway property owners. Chairman T J Bidwell declined detailed discussion and said a new draft will be prepared early next week for N C T review. If not acceptable, an ouster action may be pursued against the traction company.
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T. J. Bidwell
Board of Commissioners
Bidwell
Traction Corporation
Czech Forces Press Onward to Sziksze in Offensive
The Czech army renews its attack between the Hornad and upper Saja rivers and has reached Sziksze. The Romanian westward push toward Budapest includes French officers, Spahi cavalry and artillery. Szikezo lies on the Hernad river, 99 miles northeast of Budapest, with rivers Sajo and Hernad 40 miles apart.
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Hornad
Saja River
Sziksze
Szikezo
Hernad River
Sajo
Hernad
Tisza
Szikszo
Banreve
Labor Conditions Improve Across Nation Despite Shortages
Washington May 3 Labor conditions rose nationwide as farm labor demand grew in the south. For the week ending April 26, 32 cities in 15 states showed a surplus of 82 600, six cities in five states had a shortage totaling 2 450, with 20 cities in 14 states at equality. Youngstown Ohio led surplus gains with 13 000 unemployed, while Meriden and New Haven in Connecticut posted declines.
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United States Employment Service
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Ore
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Binghampton
Yonkers
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Maryland
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Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Pacific Coast
Twenty Hello Girls Strike at Athens Home Telephone
Twenty Hello girls employed by the Athens County Home Telephone company walked out before 11 am refusing to work with Bell company transfer workers. Manager C L Jones said the action unjustified and he would support the absorbed firm's employees. No other labor issues were involved.
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Athens, CO
Athens-co Home Telephone Company
Bell Company
Home Company
Bell Telephone Company
Athens Co
Athens County Home Telephone Company
C. L. Jones
The
Belgian Official Aids Glee Club In Concert Work
Dr Alfred Nerinex a Belgian official in Louvain attended a Columbus Republican Glee Club concert and kept perfect time with his head to the sextette from Lucia. He was handed the music in full view of the audience, showing Belgium has at least one musical official.
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Columbus
Belgium
Alfred Nerinex
Louvain
Columbus Republican Glee Club
Lucia
Nerinex
Glee Club
Canton Victory Bond Drive Tops Total Subscriptions
Canton’s Victory Bond campaign closed with a city total of 5 319 900 dollars and oversubscription of 287 900. After-campaign subscriptions brought in nearly 100 000 from corporations and individuals, with 55 000 subscribers the largest in the issue. Banks will stay open extra evenings to receive late payments as May 10 closes the drive amid calls for rapid payments and rural participation.
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Victory
Canton
Starkco
Executive Committee
Canton Banks
First Trust & Savings Bank
Dime Savings Bank
Central Savings Bank
Victory Bonds
J.H. Kenny
City Victory Bond
Canton Organization
Harter
Standard Oil Company
Standard Parts Company
Wheeling & Lake Eriery. Co
Pennsylvania Company
Republican Rubber Corp
Victory Loan campaign faces daily $500 million goal
Washington May 3 America must subscribe $500,000,000 per day if the Victory Loan minimum quota is to be met by May 1. Treasury officials report subscriptions at 11 am totalled $1,575,000,000 and renew calls to push campaigns to the limit. House to house canvasses urged for the final week, with Philadelphia posting a $14,000,000 one day gain as the record.
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Washington
America
Treasury
Treasury Department
House
Philadelphia
Guard Tightens Around German Peace Delegates
Police tighten security at Versailles hotels Des Reservoirs and Vatel to keep civilians from the German peace delegates area. German reporters ask Colonel Henry about some colleagues slipping to Paris on May Day. an advertisement notes gold fish at Lindacher's.
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Versailles
Hotel Des Reservoirs
Hotel Vatel
Henry
Paris
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