Wheat and flour prices tumble as markets open lower
Following Wednesday’s sharp wheat drop, Canton market reports a $1.20 per barrel fall in flour to $16.60 and Canton Feed & Milling Co pays $2.80 per bushel for wheat. Chicago and Minneapolis prices slide further with July wheat down two cents and flour near $16, while eggs rise two cents to 40 cents a dozen and wholesale prices stay firm.
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Canton
Canton Feed & Milling Co
Chicago
Minneapolis
Dakota
Sleepy Eye
Eges
Seitner Co window wins prize for Red Cross display
The Seitner Co received a $25 prize for the best window display during Red Cross week. The Canton Red Cross Society committee selected the Leitner store display featuring a battlefield scene with moving bayonets, a Red Cross nurse, a wounded man, and Boy Scouts.
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Seitner Co
Red Cross
Canton Red Cross Society
J. H. Himes
Leitner
Kenny Brothers
The
Economist
Franchise Tale Escalates at County Courthouse
Dramatic mock trial at the county courthouse features N O T pleading for a franchise while commissioners mock and delay. A mob gathers from Beldenay and 8th Street NE as talks stretch to a year before formal action.
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Beldenay
President Morley offers jobs but rejects union at Stark Electric
President Morley told a workers conference that Stark Electric would not recognize the union. The strike continues with no service for 16 days. City officials plan to seek court appointment of a receiver to run the line until a franchise dispute is resolved. Morley said old workers report by Friday night and cars would run Saturday. Raises offer: interurban men three cents an hour, city and regional workers two cents.
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Stark Electric
Morley
Cleveland
Columbus
Morris
Alliance
Common Pleas Court
Electric Road
Stark Interurban
City
Alliance and
Mahoning Valley
Canton News Roundup Sees Paving, Trials, War News
The Canton area reports a price drop for flour and wheat, street paving debates, and the June 18 trial for Max Kretch. Congress stalls draft bills while foreign news covers U S ships welcomed at Queenstown and British plans for home rule. Local events include nurseries, horticulture talks, a robbery, and safety talks at Ohio State.
Weather Forecast for Ohio Aims at Fairies Tonight
Government forecast notes rally fair conditions tonight and Friday with cooler readings in the northeast. Temperature readings show today at 60 earlier, 59 at seven a.m., and 59 by two p.m. indicating mild weather with no major changes expected.
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Ohio
Armer
Esterday
Peers
Dr Morrow Named To Stark County Draft Board
Dr E O Morrow named as third member of Stark county draft board to pass on exemptions after names drawn. Other members are George Clark Canton and B F Weybrecht Alliance. County Farm Agent A G Smith named again as county food and crop commissioner. duties aligned with state guidance.
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Starkco
E. O. Morrow
E. J. March
George Clark
Canton
B. F. Weybrecht
Alliance
A. G. Smith
Cox
Smith
Atty
George H. Clark
Columbus
Shop League Opens Fourth Season With Parade
The Daily News Shop League kicks off its fourth season Saturday at 1 30 PM with a parade led by the Grand Army Band. Canton officials and teams will join the procession, traveling in a Lincoln Highway Transit Co. bus from the News building to begin proceedings prior to play ball.
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Daily News Shop
Daily News
Stark Ce
Grand Army Band
Canton
Lincoln Highway Transit Co
Massillon
League
Home Rule Plan Made Known to Irish Leaders
London May 17. Nationalist leaders rejected Lloyd George plan for Irish home rule but agreed to form a committee of Irishmen to study self government. Plan includes Irish parliament at Dublin and a grand council with Ulster counties, with five year review and special committee review after second reading.
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London
Lloyd George
Ireland
Ulster
Nationalist Party
Dublin
Phi Sigma Dance Ady Lat(e) Banjo Saxophone 10 Piece
Lat evening dance at Eagles' hall advertised by Ady with a 60 cent and 25 cent admission. Promotes a 10 piece orchestra featuring banjo and saxophone.
Canton Waste: Nearly a Million Dollars Worth of Food Tossed
A Canton study finds residents discard about 7,040,000 pounds of food yearly, valued at 740000 dollars, as municipal surveys show 20 percent less garbage per capita in wartime. The Sanitary Garbage Co. collects nine to nineteen tons daily, serving roughly one third of residents.
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Canton
Cleveland
Sanitary Garbage Co
United States
Europe
Farmer Newton Hoover Dies by Dynamite Suicide
Newton Hoover sixty seven a farmer living one mile east of Harrisburg used two sticks of dynamite to kill himself Wednesday morning. His body was found Thursday in the woods after the blast burned and mangled him. Coroner Douds cited excessive drinking as the cause and Hoover survived by a wife and four children.
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Newton Hoover
Harrisburg
Hoover
Douds
Alliance
Canton Adverts and Local Notices in One Listing
A collage of small ads and notices from Canton area, including piano department mentions, dental praise, job ads for sales staff, a dance event at North Industry, bus instruction, fresh fish pricing from Canton Fish Co, a sale on hats for $1, and a music roll special at Kenny's piano department.
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North Industry
Blue Line
Hickey’s Corner
Adv
Kenny's
Economy Column Notice Offers Weekly $1 Letter Prize
The Canton Daily News announces a weekly prize of $1 for the best letter to the Econom y Column judged the following Monday by the editor. Loyal housewives are invited to share saving ideas for time effort and money in home economy to meet war needs.
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Canton Daily News
Daily News Woman's Page
Daily News Economy Condlumn
The
Discrepancy in Draft Bill Delays Conscriptions Vote
Washington May 17. The conference agreement on the conscription bill, accepted yesterday by the house, faced delay as a discrepancy emerged with new proposals. The stalemate centers on draft provisions and timing.
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Washington
House
Ohio lawmakers delay war pay bill over privates’ raise
Rep. McGulloch abstained from voting as the house paused the draft bill over private pay. Eleven Ohio congressmen led by Isaac R. Sherwood voted to recommit the conference agreement, delaying passage for at least a day. Conferees proposed pay of 25 dollars monthly with foreign service premium, while house members urged 20 dollars and sent it back for reconsideration.
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Roscoe. McCulloch
House
Ohio
Isaac R. Sherwood
Senate
Senate clash over conscription limits sparks bitter fight
In a tense senate session this afternoon fierce opposition emerged as conferees dropped the war era conscription limit from the bill. Senators McKellar Hoke Smith Hardwick Reed and La Follette denounced the move urging restoration of the senate provision. Hardwick condemned the process as unfair and warned of postwar military risks.
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Senate
McKellar
Hoke Smith
Hardwick
Reed
Georgia
Senator Hardwick
South
Central America
Advert: 88-Note Player Directory and Hats on Sale
Classified ad notes a used 88-note player in fine shape with payments at Kenny's and a price range from $3.00 to $7.00 for trimmed hats at Klein & Hef felman Co. Offers run while supplies last.
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Klein & Heffelman Co. Adv
Kenny's
Klein & Heffelman Co
Split in Congress on War Policy Sparks Power Clash
Washington May 17. A rift grows between the administration and Congress over war conduct. Lawmakers from both parties accuse the executive of overstepping powers and criticize the National Defense Council and civilian advisory committees for dictating policy. Leaders warn an explanation of war conduct may be demanded soon as tensions rise.
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Washington
Congress
Legislative Branch
United Front
Lodge
Norris
Brandegee
Council of National Defense
Burleson
U S Destroyers Reach England on Patrol Duty
Queenstown May 17 The U S destroyer squadron arrives after a perilous Atlantic crossing. A rumored battle with a German submarine circulated but could not be verified. Rear Admiral Sims leads the force with British and French naval heads, crowd cheers greet the flotilla and American officials ashore.
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Queenstown
U.8. Navy
Department of the United States Military Organization
Germany
Atlantic
U. S
Wesley Frost
Sims
Canton High School presents Joan of Arc pageant at city auditorium
Canton Ohio May 18 1917 8 p m admission 26 cents public audience to see Joan of Arc pageant performed by Canton High School chorus and orchestra at the city auditorium Friday evening May 18 1917. Also advertisements note automobile flags 20 cents a pair new stock Klein Heffelman Co Dr Scott gentle tooth extraction 1115 Cemarst Canton Ohio and local ads for wall store at 315 Market Ave S and Kinley Hotel.
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Canton High School
City Auditorium
Klein & Heffelman Co
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Honorable
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Ake
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McCulloch
Canton Day Nursery
Stark-co Horticultural Society
J. H. Barkey
Pennsylania
Palestine
English
Pennsylvania
Ospital
Wooster Murer
Akron
Incinnati
U.S
Long Service
Russia
Ohio State University
Springfield
Father Casimir Reichlin
Ohio State Federation of Women's Clubs
Leitner Co
Victor T. Noonan
State Industrial Commission
County Board of Examiners
Stark Electric Railway Co
Louisville High School
Berry
New York Exchange
St. Francisville
Petrograd
Bullecourt
National Defense Council
Pittsburgh
Dayton
Stark Co
New Philadelphia
Lieut. Lawrence
Stolberg
Mt. Union College
Gust Yakoces
Ee B. Oo. Sorrow
Pan
Strars
Stark-co
DR. Morrow
Stark Commission
Ohio State Telephone Company
Tuscarawasst W. Tels
Republic Stamping and Enameling Co
West Plant
Melbourne Bros
Wm. R. Zollinger Co.Adv
Scott
Chas Kieter
Lloyd-George
Grand Council
Kenny’s
Wilda Miller
Willys Knights
Canton Motor Car Co.—Advt
Canton Dry Goods Co
Advy
Canton Fish Co
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