Adcraft Club Hear War and Peace Debate
The fifth annual Canton Adcraft banquet drew 300 with officers and guests praising wartime resolve and urging peace plans. Prof. William Parker and J. Wesley Hill spoke on war and peace as Marburg outlined league goals amid Allied flags and patriotic displays.
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de Canton Adcraft Club
William and Parker
University
Noimati
League
Dore Marburg
U. S. Ter
Belgium
J. Wesley Hill
Erstable
France
Great Britain
A. B. Stuber
Marburg
Polite burglar lingers at two Cleveland homes
A young burglar befriended Mrs. Baughman at 2116 Cleveland Ave NW before robbing the Noaker and Drakenbrod homes. He chatted pleasantly, helped with a basket, and then looted wardrobes, jewelry, furs, silverware, a revolver, and a watch. Sheriff Norwood and Detective Swope investigated with several witnesses.
Prohibition Urged as War Measure by Ohio Churches
United Evangelical churches of Ohio urged national prohibition as a war measure in a telegram to President Wilson during the state convention in Akron. Rev. D. A. Poling of Boston predicted war would push a federal prohibition bill and spoke on The Challenge of Patriotism. Mrs. William Staley was elected secretary. next meeting place undecided. camp meeting planned for Highland Park August 9 to 19 with Rev. Seesholts coordinating arrangements.
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Wilson
United Evangelical Churches of
Ohio
United Evangelical Church
D. A. Poling
Boston
Mass
United Societies of Christian Endeavor
Canton
Poling
United States
William Staley
W. N. Sager
Akron
Harvey V Summers
Columbus
W. E. Seesholts
First United Evangelical Church
Highland Park
Fragmentary World News Snippet From May Day Coverage
A jagged OCR fragment mentions the Reichstag May 15, the Columbus column and West Virginia unity, Red Cross mobilization, farm plans for 25 acres, and a feed milling firm listing prices. It hints at observances and a club meeting, with scattered names and actions unclear.
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Reichstag
Columbus
Colum
West
Chase
Ohio public safety forecast and political notes
Ohio weather remained mainly cloudy with Saturday forecasts and public safety notes. The report covers burglaries in Mansfield area, guilty pleas for robbery, county road bid near limit, and national issues on food prices and wartime policies.
Labor Bureau Sees Twelve Applications For Help
Twelve applications for help and seven for employment were received at the state city employment bureau in the city hall. Farmers from five counties submitted seven wage requests for men, three for boys, and two for women helpers, with no wage scale listed. The state headquarters is coordinating with county agents to send cards to farmers, who then forward completed forms to the local superintendent to fill labor demand.
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A. J. Sherlock
Ohio Council of National Defense
Columbus
Ohio
Sherlock
Pame Named as Ice Cream Brand in Canton Contest
Canton Cold Storage Co announces contest winners. First prize goes to Mr. R. Haggart of Fame at 300 McKinley NW, second prize to Mrs. James G. Evans of American Pride Beach City, third to Mr. W G Weaver of Happy Thought 1102 14th NW. Famo will be the ice cream name amid over 3000 entries.
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Pame
The
Canton Cold Storage Co
Haggart
Fame
McKinley-ay NW
James G. Evans
American Pride
Beach City
W.G Weaver
14Th-St NW
FAMO
Advt
Food problem judged serious as McCulloch seeks ideas
Congressman McCulloch described the food problem as one of the country’s most serious questions and said he would study Mayor Stolberg’s proposal for a maximum price. He favors considering views and testifying if needed while opposing measures that starve Americans to aid allies.
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McCulloch
Stolberg
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Lever
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
House
Senate
Local ads advertise weekly specials and goods
Friday and Saturday specials feature flour sacks at 8.25 and 3.75, bread sale at the west end store, and 50 lb tins of open kettle lard at 25 cents per pound. Other items include eye care ads, hats, bicycle tires, and home appliances with various prices and phone numbers for Keyser's Groceries Canton Sporting Goods and Canton Home Furnishing Co. plus a Cleveland return fare and multiple store promotions.
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Fisk
Canton Sporting Goods Co
West End
Keyser’s
St W
McKinley-ay SW
Rotary Farm: Rotarians to Cultivate Spuds In Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights on the Market Avenue Road will be renamed Rotary Farm for the summer as twenty five acres are plowed by Rotarians. The club will personally farm all plots, assign tasks by skill, invite local farmers to view the plowing, and use a modern tractor from Russell Co. of Massillon for scientific cultivation. I J Nonker presides as plans emphasize farmer and business man dual roles with garden primers in hand. Olver Renkhert spoke on The Brick Business.
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James A. Rice
Marburg
Ries
W. Mitchell
Lub
Astmaster Sala
Peace League
Rice
Mitchell
Mar
Wilson
Russia
Cabinet of
Land
Italy
Hill
Hague
Parker
St Ohio Infantry
Colonial Heights
Marketav Road
Rotary Farm
Rotary Club
Render
Rotarians
I. J. Nonker
Russell Co
Massillon
Olver Renkhert
Joffre May Pause at McKinley Monument Visit
Rep Roscoe C McCulloch pressed the French embassy and State Department for a Joffre party stop at the McKinley tomb. He noted it could occur on the return from Chicago with a brief visit, no public meeting, and a possible car trip to the monument.
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Joffre
McKinley Monument
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Canton Chamber of Commerce
McCulloch
State Department
America
Pomerene
Harding
Washington
Lincoln
Chicago
Mutiny in Petrograd Garrison Threatens New Russian Peace
Dispatches report a mutiny in the Petrograd garrison with troops marching to the Duma and demanding foreign minister Milukoff’s resignation. Workers joined soldiers in protests, banners calling for Milukoff’s downfall appeared, amid fears of a separate peace with Germany and upheaval in the Provisional Government.
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London
Petrograd
Germany
Duma
Paul N. Milykoff
Milakoff
Milikoff
Foreign Office
Russia
Washington
Paul N. Milukoff
Man Foils Burglar By Jumping From Window
Sam Cohn awoke to find a large intruder in his bedroom. He leaped 15 feet to the ground and summoned neighbors before police searched the home, but the burglar vanished. In a separate incident a purse was snatched from Mrs. D Albert on Tuscarawas Street East as she walked with bundles. Ad notices for local shops fill the rest of the page.
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Sam Cohn
Cohn
Colin
Coln
D. Albert
Tuscarawas St E
Navy study urges fast ships to outpace German subs
Naval experts argue wooden ships at 10 knots won t halt the submarine menace as U boats speed 11 knots submerged. They propose using fast trans ocean vessels and shifting slower ships to coastwise and South American trade to blunt the U boats while shipping boards study six suggested embargoes and fleet changes.
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Washington
Europe
Rockingham
Veasela
Naval O Metals
Shipping Board
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Sca Avia
Germany
England
Tull
Whires
Vesan
Ironsel
Burt
Special Saturday offers at Klein Heffelman Co Adyt
Saturday specials include McConacey's Peanut Brittle at 20 cents and regular 30 cents. Ad displays hats a Fle k Hats at Arcade Market and Ladies Hat Shoppe with a weekend showing.
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MecConahey's
Sat
McConacey's
Adyt
Advt
Masonic Notice for May Meeting With Refreshments
A special communication of Wm. McKinley lodge No. 431 F A M will be held tonight May 4 at 730 PM M M Degrees conferred Refreshments H W Oliver W M H H Heingartner See Advet Buy Your Outfit Now during our May sale and Save 29 to 25 per cent on furniture floor coverings and stoves Canton Home Furnishing Co Adv We Sell Kelly Springfield and All Makes of Tires and guarantee them to hive 1506 additional miles if you equip your car with Dana Insert The You Auto Supply Co 126 128 Cleveland ay NW Adv
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Canton Home Furnishing Co
Advt
Young Auto Supply Co
Chveland-ay
Wm. McKinley Lodge No
H.W. Oliver
W. M
H. H. Heingartner
Advet
Canton Home Furnishing Co.— Adv
Kelly-Springfield
Dana
You Auto Supply Co
Cleveland
Adv
832 Brass Bed Outfit for S24 May Sale Special
May sale notice for Canton Home Furnishing advertises a 2 inch continuous post bed with heavy fillers and a felt mattress with steel fabric spring. Public invited to a social tonight by Werner's orchestra.
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Canton Home
Ben Hur
Werner’s
Adyvt
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Uct
Pierce
L. J. Noaker
Ivy Drakenbrod
Noaker
United Evangelical Churches
ek Ltd Feed @ Milling Co
Tt Club
W.& Kh
Raymond Pool
Cecil Porter
Mansfield
Canaries
New York
U. S
Canton Aircraft Club
Huard
Paris
Admiralty
Petrofrac
Gerard
European Dispatches
New York Exchange
United Evangelical Churches of Ohio
Labor Bureau
Sons of Veterans
A. R. Hall
Winter, Smith, Milton
Marshall
Wendell
Ith
Kenny Piano Dept
Eden
Wilson Painter Electric Co
Alhambra Theater
Marketay S
Inlew
Klein & Heffelman Co
Geo. Double Co., Jewelers and Mfg
Opticians
Kenny
Eden Electric
L. E
City
McKinley
Molly Pitcher Council
D. of A
Youngay NE
Nelson Haines
Ethel Witter
Quality Frater Co
Kenny Adv
O. W. Holmes, Jr
O. US A
Grand Opera House Hall
Moose
Phi Sigma
Norwood-Moots
Eagles Hall
Arthur's Leather Goods
Ay N
Pastry Shop
Arthur's
Kate
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