Troops Ordered Out of Mexico as Border Duty Begins
U.S. Sixth Army troops are ordered to depart for border duty with plans for a later return across the international line. Langhorne and Sibley forces linked at El Pino after a 135 mile advance into Mexico. Pancho Villa has been active near Parral Chihuahua amid tight censorship at Columbus and Pershing’s signals. Horses exhausted as buyers seek mounts for Sam’s forces, reflecting wartime pressures.
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Paso
Texas
Pps
U.S
Mexico
Columbus
Big Bend
Langhorne-Sibley
Langhorne
el Pino
Sibley
Pancho
Parral
Chihuahua
Road Improvement Contract Let On Summit County Route
The State highway department awarded a contract to Arry and Stowe of Akron for 2.06 miles of Summit county portion of the Akron road project at a price of 44 thousand dollars. The project is part of a continuous paving effort from Canton through Summit county. A separate contract for monolithic paving on the Salem Alliance road in Columbiana County was also let, with future linking plans toward Salem and the Ohio river by Alliance.
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Summit-co
ton-Akron-rd
State Highway Department
Toarry & Stowe
Akron
Salem-Alliance-rd
Columbiana
Fou
Salem
Ohio
Alliance
Potteries Reach Settlement After Stringent Strike
In Sebring Ohio 50 kiln drawers at five potteries end a strike after wages settle at 1.75 per kiln. About 2000 locked out workers due to ice will return to work at noon Monday. Brotherhood leaders expect broader wage talks with manufacturers and the executive board today.
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Liverpool
National Brotherhood Operative Potters
Sebrings
Brotherhood
Fises
Tery
Noisy conventions hush rules from women clubs
In New York on May 20 the Gen Federation of Women's clubs held a noiseless convention. Speakers urged silence and quiet attire with orders like don’t talk and don’t wear hats, reflecting a stilled gathering.
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New York
Gen- Federation of Women’s Club
Child Hit by Car Seriously Injured in City
Mil dred Haines seven of Smith ay NW was struck while running toward a street car. M H Shane 404 Sth NW drove west on Tuscarawas street and returned after the collision. She suffered a fractured skull a broken right leg and lacerations. Police say if Shane was reckless he will be arrested.
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Tuscarawas Stone
Smith-ay NW
Mildred Haines
M. H. Shane
Sth
Shane
Yes
Morristown Bride Defies Class With Secret Wedding
In Morristown New Jersey Mrs Ernest Edward Pignone a frail secret bride explains she wed Ernest Howard Pignone a bricklayer because she loves him. Her father Rev Dr James M Buckley a Methodist leader blessed the match and invited them to live with him. Religion cannot fight love she adds.
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Morristown
N. J
Ernest Edward Pignone
Ernest Howard Pignone
Little
Italy
James M. Buckley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pignone
Mrs. Pignone
Burglar Foiled by Mirror Fails, Leaves Loot Behind
A burglar entered Philip Tunison's Somerville New Jersey home frightened by his reflection in a mirror and fired two revolver shots at the glass, shattering it and fleeing, leaving the stolen items behind.
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Philip Tunison
Somerville
N. J
Let Contracts for Road 1088
The Massillon firm Phillip Dieffenbacher & Son won the contract for the Masiillon McDonald avenue improvement, awarded by the county commissioners for 65,785.70 dollars. The project spans three miles of paving with brick tar filler and concrete curb and base. Helen Brothers of Canton bid on the job. The Canton Lishoard paving contract was not let at Friday’s meeting.
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Masiillon-McDonald Avillerd
Phillip Dieffenbacher & Son
Massillon
Helen Brothers
Canton
Verdun Front Shelled As German Artillery Hits Meuse West
Paris dispatch reports German forces bombarded Avecourt wood and Le Mort Homme near Verdun with heavy artillery. No infantry clashes occurred on the Verdun front last night. Vienna notes Austro Hungarian attacks renew against Italian lines amid Trenino fighting near Adige and Val Sugana as Archduke Eugene seeks southward gains.
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Paris
Meuse
Verdun
War Office
Avecourt Wood
le Mort Homme
Dead Man's Hill
Vienna
Trentino
Adige River
Val Sugana
Archduke Eugene
Dolomites
Carnice Alps
Isonzo
Maggio
Lorain Man Begins Atlantic Voyage to Norway
John Carlson starts a sea crossing to Norway to reach his dying mother as she requests a final visit before death. The journey follows a note mailed to him just prior to departure, urging him to hurry home.
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John Carlson
Lorain
Atlantic
Norway
Auto Smashes Store Window At Reo Sales Co
Damage of about 100 dollars occurred when a car driven by a man crashed into the plate glass of Adolph Altman’s cigar store at 201 Tuscarawas Street shortly after 4 p.m. Friday. The driver lost control while avoiding a bicycle rider as he turned onto Piedmont Avenue, crushing the lower frame and loosening an interior marble baseboard.
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Reo Sales Co
Adolph Altman
Tuscara
St el
Pledmontav
Trial of Will Orpet Draws to Sixth Day in Poison Case
At Waukegan Illinois on May 26 the sixth day of Will Orpet’s trial for poisoning his sweetheart Marian Lambert unfolded. Three jurors remain in the box as Orpet listens, while Celeste Yonker secretly visits him in jail and proclaims innocence. The defense notes Hassinger recanted and asserts a cyanide bottle was used, challenging the claim of an empty bottle sale.
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Waukegan
Hil
Will Orpet
Marian Lambert
Talismen
Lakeco
Celeste Yonker
Orpet
Charles Hassinger
Madison, Wis
Hassinger
George B Cox dies at Clifton after long illness
George B. Cox, longtime leader of the G O P in Hamilton County, died at 4:35 AM at his Clifton home. Pneumonia, following a paralysis strike on February 29, caused his decline. He was 63, survived by his widow and a brother, and left a large estate.
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Cincinnati
George B. Cox
Hamilton-eo
Clifton
Cox
U S Rebel Jeremiah Lynch Not Shot, Embassy Says
London dispatch reports the American citizen Jeremiah Lynch condemned for taking part in the Irish rebellion has not been executed. The British delay order, first reported by IN S, reached Dublin in time to preserve his life.
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London
Jeremiah C. Lynch
U. S
International
Dublin
German Raiders Attack England on Kent Coast
London May 20 a German aerial squadron raided the east coast of Kent causing three casualties. One German raider was shot down off the Belgian coast.
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London
Kent
Death of Frank E. Seagrave Builder of Toledo Railways
Acute indigestion caused the death of Frank E. Seagrave seventy three a builder of Toledo s first street railway line and of several other railroads including the Toledo and Indiana. Russia leads flax fiber production and Argentina seeds.
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Frank E. Seagrave
Toledo
Toledo & Indiana
Russia
Argentina
Akron Blast Blame Placed on Excavating Contractors
State inspectors publicly fault the Akron excavating contractors for careless blasting that wrecked the Crystal restaurant, killing nine and injuring twenty eight. They absolve city officials, present photos and blueprints, and note safety orders violated repeatedly.
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Akron
Alfred Bates
A. E. Hull
T. F. Christian
Miss Archer Defends Mother in Poisoning Case
Hartford, May 20. Miss Mary Archer, daughter of Mrs Amy Archer Gilligan, defends her mother amid charges of poisoning Frank Dr. Andrew at the Archer Home for the Aged Windsor. Andrews' body was exhumed showing poison and a second exhumed body also tests positive. Miss Archer asserts her mother is innocent and does not require defense.
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Hartford
Conn
Mary Archer
Amy Kk. Archer Gilligan
Frank Dr. Andrews
Archer Home For
Windsor
Andrews
Miss Archer
Burglars Busy Again In Northeast City
Police reported two homes hit in the northeast end Friday night. William Warrath of 228 Rexary NE said a thief entered his room and stole a gold watch a Canadian penny and an Austrian quarter. Mrs. E Wagner of 214 4th St NE reported a break in while $10 in bills was missing.
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William Warrath
Rexary
E. Wagner
4Th St NE
Astrologer predicts 1917 war end and Mexican conflict forecast
From Here And There items note Gustave Meyer of Hoboken foresees July 15 1917 as end of European war with Germany victorious and American intervention in Mexico. Other tidbits include a Beaver Falls burglar incident, Salvation Army patrols on New York beaches, and a New Brunswick wagerist heading eastward on a long journey.
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Germany
Mexico
Gustave Meyer
Hoboken
N. Y
Charles F. Bond
Beaver Falls
Salvation Army
New York
Boston
Letter Carriers
North Plainfield
N. J
Smailey
FE. W. Biederwald
Jeremiah O'Neill
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Keller Mound
Marietta
San Francisco
Patrick Harmon
New Brunswick
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