Americans Carrying Out Record Air Battle In Lorraine
In Lorraine on May 31 American air squadron set a record by shooting down at least four German planes within one hour. Lt. Eddie Rickenbacker of Columbus and Lt. Meissner of Brooklyn led patrols. Meissner saved a pilot twice while Rickenbacher pursued and downed multiple enemy aircraft. The action included rescues behind German lines and a dramatic chase culminating near American trenches.
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Frank J. Taylor
Lorraine
Eddie Rickener
Columbus
Ohio
Sir Meissner
Brooklyn
Iner
Amer
East
Meiss
Meissner
Kenbacher
Bothen
Gerlines
Ans
Rickenbacher
Rickenbache
Forcin
Eni
Fly
Ant
Immedi
Germans Drive Toward the Oise Front in Aisne Battle
Paris reports on May 31 that German forces have fortified the Aisne and Picardy fronts by attacking the Ailette river region between Coucy Le Chateau and the Oise. French withdrawals occurred at Blevant court and Epagny as German pressure presses toward the Marne while French hold the western outskirts.
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Paris
U. P
Ailette
Coucy-Le-Chateau
Oise
Aisne
Picardy
French War Office
Noyon
Blevantcourt
Epagny
Marne
Soissons
Thillers
Rheims
Blerancourt
Chateau-Theirry
Elevators Run by Women at Canton Hotels
The Courtland hotel posts female operators for passenger elevators as part of a new policy. At the McKinley hotel women also serve as elevator operators, including Mrs. Maud E. Stump of 317 SW and Elizabeth Smith, ket-av.
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Ting
Courtland
McKinley Hotel
Maud E. Stump
Elizabeth Smith
Carmicheal Case Opens in Canton Larceny Hearing
The State brings grand larceny charges against William Carmicheal for stealing iron and junk from Canton Fertilizer Co. Evidence was heard as the case began.
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William Carmicheal
Iday
Carmicheal
X Fertilizer Co
Canton
Car Collision Injures Seven on Tuscarawas Street
Seven people were injured when an auto was struck by an N. O. T. work car on Tuscarawas street near the corporation line at 5 p m Thursday. Injured include Go W Wilhelm Massillon, Mrs G W Wilson, George Wilson, Mrs Elizabeth Vanser, Mrs L K Zerbe, Marie Zerbe, and Mrs Charles Crawford. They were taken by Miller Blanchard ambulance to their homes. condition improved by Friday. Mrs Crawford staying with Mrs Vanser.
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Tuscarawasst
Corporation
Go. W. Wihem
Massillourd
G. W. Wilson
George Wilson
Wilson
Elizabeth Vanser
L. K. Zerbe
Hazlett Av
Marie Zerbe
Zerbe
Charles Crawford
Cleveland
Miller-Blanchard
New Player Piano at $395 Ady Ady at Ken ny's Piano Dept
New player piano advertised for 395 dollars at Ken ny's Piano Department run by Ady. The notice highlights a bargain price on a ready to play instrument and invites customers to visit the store location for purchase.
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Kenny
Tribute to Heroes of Four Wars in Canton
Canton honors veterans of the War of 1812 Civil War Spanish American and World War I as a Memorial Day service at First M E church and burial at Westlawn cemetery for John McTammany inventor of the player piano with many attendees and a storm shortening the program.
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Canton
France
M. E
Westlawn Cemetery
McTammany
John McTammany
Westlawn
Stamford
Conn
George EK. Seesholtz
George E. Jackson
Harry Vail
Alfred Garner
Child 2 Dies Under Car Wheels Near North Canton
Toddling on to the track of the N. O. T. just south of North Canton Friday at 9 30 a m Wilbur the two year old son of Mr and Mrs EE J Van Horn was ground to death under the wheels of a southbound limited car The car was carrying a trailer The body was brought to Whitticar s funeral home Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 30 p m in the First Congregational church Burial will be held in Westlawn cemetery The body will be kept at Whitticar s funeral home until the services
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North Canton
Wilbur
EE. J. van Horn
Whitticar
First Congregational Church
Westlawn
Sweet Potato Plants Offered by Holmes-Letherman Seed Co
Holmes-Letherman Seed Co offers sweet potato plants at 50 cents per 100 plants. Address listed as 224 Cleveland avenue North Ady.
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Holmes-Letherman Seed Co
Cleveland-av N
Special Word Rolls Half Price Today and Saturday Kenny's
Kenny's advertises half price word rolls for today and Saturday. Details are not provided in the available text.
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Kenny’s.— Ady
Girl Farmers Save Food Situation For Canadians
Hundreds of society girls and women work in munitions plants and on farms as Canada mobilizes for war. Mrs. Douglas and Mrs. Croskerry among those packing shells and fuses while university girls take up dairy, milking, and pig care. Ontario funds a farm labor bureau to connect workers with farmers.
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Canada
Dominion
Douglas
Lady Falconbridge
Toronto
Ontario
Pope to Seek to Save Famous Rheims Church
Cardinal Lucan of Rheims plans to depart the city and inform the Pope of its peril. The Pope replied through Cardinal Gasparri, saying he shares the Rheims people's suffering and will petition German authorities to spare remnants of the cathedral.
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Rheims
Rome
U. P
Lucan of
Benedict
Gasparri
Lucan
Cincinnati Library Drops Hearst Papers War Time Ban
The Cincinnati public library board terminated subscriptions to all Hearst newspapers and ordered removal of New York American and Chicago Herald and Examiner copies issued since the United States entered the war.
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Cincinnati
U. P
Cincinnati Public Library
Hearst
New York American
Chicago Herald and Examiner
United States
Band Members Now Sing Popular Airs
Thayer's Military band uses just enough musicians to carry the tune while three quarters of the group sing popular airs such as Joan of Arc Over There and Keep the Home Fires Burning.
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Thayer
Joan of Arc
Decoration Day Arrests Fall to Thirty-Five
Police records show 35 arrests on Decoration Day the lowest in years. All incidents were minor with eleven intoxications and six alleged vagrants. four arrests were for disorderly conduct.
Federal Motor Trucks Canton Ady Motor Car Co
Canton firm Ady showcases Federal Motor Trucks for commercial use highlighting reliability and service. Local fleet buyers consider cost efficiency and durability in heavy duty applications amid regional supply options.
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Federal Motor Trucks Canton Motor Car Co
Ady
Cantigny Battles Narrowly Favor Americans In Picardy
German attempts to retake Cantigny from American forces in Picardy are failing as U S artillery and air observers report heavy losses. Counter-attacks have been repelled, and German trenches remain to the east of the new American position.
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Picardy
U. P
Cantigny
Germany
Promise Decision On Union Depot For Canton Soon
Senator Atlee Pomerene was informed by the Federal regional director that a union passenger station is being considered for Canton. A decision will come after traffic experts review the plan to centralize Canton’s passenger traffic at a shared Pennsylvania station and reconfigure tracks. Local officials question feasibility due to current freight and passenger traffic needs of the Pennsylvania Road.
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Atlee Pene
Canton
Pomerene
Union Station
Pennsylvania
Awea
Baltimore and Ohio
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania Station
Enlist Now Canton Home Guards Co E Seeks 50 Men
Canton Home Guards Co E calls for rapid enlistment of 50 men at Tabernacle armory on Second Street NE. Enlistments held every evening to fill the quota and support local defense efforts.
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Canton Home Guards
Co. E
Tabernacle Armory
Second-st
Paris Confident After Aisne Offensive Push
Paris public mood stays upbeat about the Aisne phase as Allied reserves rush forward. Air raids and long range bombardments fail to dampen morale, with streets filled daily by crowds in summer attire and flowers.
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Paris
U. P
Aisne
German Gloom Over Rheims Front Amid New Attack Methods
The front reports stubborn French resistance near Rheims as German forces press toward the city. British and French units slow the push, with German plans focused on encircling Rheims from the southeast via the Ardre valley and Ville-En-Tardenois. New attack tactics involve mobile regiments using portable trench mortars and multiple machine gun companies.
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Rheims
Brouillet
Janvry
Ardre
Ville-En-Tardenois
Marne
Epernay
Vesle
Fismes
Fere-En-Tardenois
Gen Sherwood Hurt by Traction Car
Gen Isaac R Sherwood representative from Toledo will be confined to bed for a week or more with a badly sprained right knee after being struck by a street car. Physicians report the injury painful but not serious as he rests today in Washington.
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Washington
U. P
Isaac R. Sherwood
Toledo
Sherwood
American rifle fire shows American marksmanship in Lorraine
In the Luneville sector American officers report nearly every German body found after Wednesday night’s fighting was shot through the head or heart. Prisoners said the attacks aimed to take prisoners for information and to draw American reinforcements from Picardy. No Americans were captured. about seventy Germans were killed or wounded.
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Lorraine
Luneville
Picardy
Will Not Halt Road Work This Summer Starkco
County Surveyor George L. Sickafoose says the United States government may withhold materials for paving and highway improvements in Starkco. He calls road maintenance a war necessity to keep food and traffic moving, with new construction delayed except for war measures. He is preparing applications for needed road building materials, including petroleum binder oils tar binders and road dings.
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United States
Starkco
George L. Sickafoose
Sickafoose
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Ner
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Grave Dan
U.S
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Wells Fargo Express
McAdoo
Canton Express
American Railroad Express Co
No Man’s Land
Girl Farmers
Maud Marshall
Daily News
Cincinnati Library
Union Depot
Henry Woop
United Press
Gen. Sherwood
Kenny's
Geo. Double Co
Jewelers
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Opticians
J. Taylor
U. S
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