Auto Crash Leaves Canton Woman Dead After Party
A car crash near Springfield Center killed Mrs Rockwell and injured F K Rockwell and A Huber after a party. Akon officials say the vehicle skidded on a slippery Springfield road, with Ex Mayor Rockwell at the wheel. Other passengers, including Mr and Mrs Morette and Mrs Beebe, escaped injuries. Mrs Rockwell died at Akron City Hospital. the others were treated and released or moved home.
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Nk B. Rockwell
Akron
Summiteo
F. W. Rockwell
Rockwell
Springfield Center
Springfield Lake
A. Huber
Buss
Akron Press
Rockwells
A. W. Morette
Strians Take 15 000 Prisoners In Italian Front Drive
In a May 22 report from Fina strong Austro Hungarian advances push cautiously as Italians rush troops to Terragnolo and Vicenza area. The Isonzo region sees large gun duels and a major Austrian push with heavy bombardment. About 15 000 Italian prisoners are held since the May 14 offensive began.
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FINA
Terragnolo
Ing
Victor Emmanuel
Viceneza
Adige
Astico Riv
Sugana
Isonzo
French Claim Slight Gains Around Verdun
ARIS May 22 The French forces on both sides of the Meuse river reported progress in the daily war communique after a four day bombardment. German attempts to seize Avecourt northwest of Verdun were checked. Le Mort Homme saw strong French counterattacks reclaiming ground. East of the Meuse the Germans tried Haudremont but were repelled. A night French assault near Vaux gave Nivelle’s troops a trench. Fierce combat endured under star bombs.
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Aris
Meuse
Avecourte
Verdun
Inch
Haudremont
Vaux
Nivelle
Knights Celebrate 260 at Canton Council Banquet
About 260 gathered at the Court House hotel Sunday for a banquet and conferral of the second and third degrees of the Knights of Columbus. Speakers from Cleveland and local councils lauded Catholic unity and religious liberty, stressing church and state cooperation without union.
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Courts Hotel
Hess
E. A. Key
D. D
Cleveland
A. ‘Uber
St. Peter’s Church
Ment Treiber
St. Joseph's
J. A. Martin
St. N’s
Charles A. Mayne
K. of C
Joseph M. Blake
Eland
Massillon
Alliance
All“S of Canton Council
Massil
Alliance Council
Ate
Mayne
Hermansky
Cecelia Ball
Mooney
Nhaster Blake
Deers
On Council
Canton
Sidelight and Searchlight Talk Draws Knights Audience
Rev Stuber delivered a talk on allegiance and duty within the Knights, titled Sidelight and Searchlight. The address covered lighthearted reflection and serious admonition on obligations to fellow members, receiving warm applause along with talks by state deputy Rev Treiber Rev Martin and Toast master Blake.
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Stuber
Treiber
Martin
Blake
Death claims one of Stark County's leading bankers
William Wagner seventy one longtime secretary and director of Citizens' Building and Loan Co and prominent in state politics died Sunday at his home 1118 Cleveland Ave NW. A Lake Township native born May 25 1845 he served in the 25th OVI and was active in the G A R. He taught school and ran a Hartville merchant business before holding public offices including justice of the peace township treasurer city council and park commissioner.
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William Wagner
Citizens’ Building and Loan Co
Cfveland-ay
Wagner
Stark Co
Lake-to
Lake-two
Greensburg Academy
Mt. Union College
Co. K
25Th Regiment
Hartville
Charles Krider
Hiram Doll
Idle Money Surpasses Previous High In National Banks
Washington May 22 idle reserves in national banks exceed a billion dollars, the largest cash stock in U S history. The Federal Reserve Board urges bankers to curb lending on questionable securities to avoid inflation and keep money in secure assets.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Four Chests of Soukhomlinoff Documents Seized
Despatches from Petrograd report four chests of private papers of General Soukhomlinoff seized after his arrest and imprisonment at the fortress of St Peter and St Paul. The charge against the ex minister remains unknown. A diary suggests he had been frugal to save money for his much younger wife.
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London
Ready To Take Stand Against Her Husband
Mrs Clara Waite, wife of Dr Arthur Warren Waite, accused of poisoning his wife's parents, is ready to testify as the trial opens in New York. She has met with the district attorney to prepare the case against Waite.
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New York
Clara Waite
Arthur Warren Waite
Waite
District Attorney's Office
Waite on Trial for Killing Millionaire Father-in-Law
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, a clubman and student of poisons, faced trial in New York for allegedly murdering his millionaire father-in-law from Grand Rapids Michigan. Five hundred voir dire talesmen crowded the courtroom as prosecutors prepared their case amid Waite's confession of giving poison to the victim and to the latter's wife.
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New York
Arthur Warren Waite
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hughes Again Stands Against Field for G O P Nomination
Washington May 1916. Hughes leads a broad bid against the remaining unpledged delegates as Roosevelt looms in Chicago. Campaign leaders say Hughes could win on the second or third ballot if unpledged votes hold. West Virginia Georgia South Dakota Texas Vermont vote this week as delegates are chosen and platforms are drafted in advance of the convention.
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Washington
Chicago
Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Justice Hughes
West Virginia
South Dakota
Texas
Vermont
Wilson
German court martials execute brigands in occupied Poland
In Warsaw area measures against brigandage escalate. A court martial at Miechow hanged nine bandits after sentencing them to death. Two other criminals were executed in Warsaw, Zyrardow, and Zawiercze. In Warsaw Siedlce and other cities ninety two people were given long prison terms for burglaries thefts and related crimes.
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Warsaw
Poland
Miechow
Zyrardow
Zawiercze
Siedlce
Rebels Seize Northern Mexican Districts In Desertion
Able commander Manuel Jiminez Castro and Col Alfredo Chavez lead a breakup from Carranza forces in Chihuahua Clpy region. They renounce allegiance, take San Juan del Rio Mazas and Laguna districts, and promise to restore confiscated property. The rebel plan follows the Aguas Calientes framework with Castro a former federal commander.
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EL Paso
Manuel Jiminez Castro
Ifredo Chavez
Pedro Rodriguez
Jose Lozano
Pedro Mestas
Mexico
Jacinto Bo Trevino
San Juan del Rio
Mazas
Laguna
Torreon
Tre
Yaqui Indians Menace Sibley at Border Clash
Four hundred Yaqui Indians pressing near the border as the U S punitive expedition of 300 men withdraws to the line. Two extra cavalry troops marched from Marathon to assist Col Sibley and Maj Langhorne’s force into Mexico. Reports say Pershing’s first force has fallen back toward Namiquipa while clashes with Mexican bandits occur further south.
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Boquillas
Sibiey
Maj
Langhorne
Mexico
Big Bend
Col. Sibley
Juarez
Pershing
Namiquipa
Sixth Cavalry at Marathon Moves to Rio Grande
MARATHON Texas May 22 Troops of the sixth U S cavalry arrived from Columbus and detrained to proceed to the Rio Grande to cover the withdrawal of Major Langhorne s force coming out of Mexico.
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Marathon
Texas
U. S. Cavalry
Columbus
Rio Grande
Langhorne
Mexico
Swiss Soldiers Bar Deserting Force at Frontiers
Berne May 22 Swiss troops on all frontiers were ordered to allow no deserters to pass regardless of origin to avoid diplomatic friction. Italy had demanded extradition of deserters seeking asylum in Switzerland but Swiss rationale limited such actions, and Rome later withdrew its request.
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Berne
Italy
Switzerland
Orpet Jury Trial Seeks Impartial Panel In Murder Case
In Waukegan Lake Co Ill May 22 the Will Orpet murder trial enters its second week as urging to finish selecting a jury continues. Four jurors sworn and accepted, more tentatively, with potential recall. Josephine Davis the key witness as Marian Lambert’s confidante faces scrutiny over testimony on Marian’s death by person action versus accident. Crowds surround the jail with motors and onlookers watching the proceedings.
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Waukegan
Will Orpet
Marian Lambert
Lake-eco Court
Orpet
Josephine Davis
Marian
Miss Davis
Annual Pilgrimage to Carey Shrine Underway
Hundreds of visitors arrive as the annual pilgrimage to Our Lady of Consolation Church shrine begins. Morning services start at 6 o clock with rosary litany and benediction. Thousands of cripples visit yearly and leave behind canes crutches and wheelchairs. Bishop Schrembs of Toledo to confirm a large class Thursday with Father Fish and 25 to 39 priests from northwestern Ohio. A delegation led by Father Mizer from Lima will attend next Sunday. he formerly served Carey for 30 years.
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Schrembs
Toledo
Father Fish
Ohio
New Jersey
Wilson
Father Mizer
Lima
Carey
Mining towns feel war boom as blasting powder costs surge
Mining communities report steep rises in blasting powder prices linked to the wartime order boom. In several cases costs have jumped as much as 75 percent, squeezing budgets and delaying work. Local suppliers cite higher freight, material costs, and demand outpacing supply as drivers of the hikes.
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Congress
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LOGAL
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Stark County
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Quite Film Service
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Peck
Supreme Court
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Velt
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Sible
Border
Sibley
Carey Shrine
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