15 May 1919
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
1
A Canton funeral service is set for 2 PM Friday at City Church for D. O. Van Kirk, a coal operator and institute official, with many fellow employees in attendance. The obituary notes quiet grief and sympathy from the community and coworkers.
Fragmentary ad lists cars including a Cadillac and Ford models and a piano with a sweet tone. Mentions Klein & Het N Market and Reggie Hall orchestra playing Saturday. Attendees urged to attend store events and sales offerings.
Canton plans a Soldiers Homecoming celebration on Independence Day featuring horse races with Stark County entrants and southern blooded horses. Purses fund races and a boxing bout, with a carnival midway, dancing platform, and an outdoor military ball. Organizers aim for a festive, informal day honoring returning soldiers.
Two Austrians, Mark Sablec and Pete Rupas, residents of Youngstown, are jailed in Starkco on robbery and masquerading as deputy sheriffs. They reportedly led a man in East Canton to a hold up in Robertaville, carrying $19 and fake badges. Sheriff Milo Cathon notes at least 25 similar reports in a month.
London mourns Edith Cavell, murdered by Germans in 1915. Her exhumed body arrives at Victoria Station with a royal and military tribute. A service at Westminster Abbey precedes interment at her native Norwich, with crowds, drums, bands, and a ceremonial procession honoring the nurse. The event draws dignitaries from Belgium and the United States.
Amsterdam May 15 The German national assembly members return home to renounce treaty terms while opposed by enemies. A Stark County survey tracks Victory Loan subscriptions as Canton banks report 2,997,800 dollars for the bond issue leaving over two million unaccounted. The drive aims to boost local subscriptions before Saturday.
Paris May 15 marshal confers with Pershing on signing peace treaty and possible military measures. Note mentions American task force and leadership absences. Also includes local ads for Closings and sales at Canton Home Furnishing Co and other businesses with miscellaneous notices and offerings.
May 15 Columbus report the house finance committee added a 90000 dollar appropriation to the sundries bill to fund a state hospital for crippled children. Senate committee expected to favor the item and the legislature to vote yes when work begins May 26.
Fragmented ad copy announces a method to locate lost items through classified ads and an “Attic magician” available by calling 3600. It also promotes Paint & Glass Co and Whittaker Electric Treatments Room 218 above the Alhambra Theater with related advertising lines.
Paris May 15 The allies refuse to consider the German demand for readjustment of the labor section of the peace treaty. Three of seven German communications are printed, including replies to Premier Clemenceau and a note from German leaders urging international labor law. The text discusses social rates and the league of nations, stressing that all states should join to advance working classes. Page Six, Col.
Cleveland May 15 Daily News reports the first air mail run between Cleveland and Chicago started this morning. An aviator piloted a plane marked air mail from Woodland Hotel at 9:30 to Chicago, carrying a large sack of first class mail. Postmaster Murphy welcomed the crew, while Canton and Bryan stations prepare for future connections and faster service, with capacity about 350 pounds per flight and revenue potential of at least 800.
The report outlines several Republican figures considered for mayor. Hannon, a labor leader, launches a candidacy while Stark County representative Starvey Cable weighs a bid. Cable is in his second term and has sponsored much legislation. Patterson led the Central Labor Union for a decade, mostly consecutively, and once sought state representative nomination. Lyman Rogers filed a county board aspirant declaration. William B Lewin also appeared as a mayoral candidate with a declared interest.
From the Milan See at ILAN May 15 dispatches say allied armies plan a renewed advance on Budapest beginning next week. Vienna dispatches note the invasion of Hungary had been halted by America Britain and France for diplomatic reasons. May 15 report cites loss at Pitey’s Dunkirk department store with thieves escaping by automobile.
Report from Zurich on peace delegates condemning the trial of the ex Kaiser and endorsing the Four Power plan. Discussions center on German Austrian terms, with proposals to May 20, and preparations for presenting a treaty draft to Austrian delegates amid Allied commission negotiations.
Ex Ambassador William G. Sharp of Elyria will address the Canton Young Men's Democratic Club banquet at the Courtland hotel Mi 9. The event expects many prominent state Democrats and will be limited to 400 attendees. Also noted is an upcoming meeting of retail clerks and a piano sale listing economic notices.
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