N. C. T. May Grabs City Park Demands Lease Hold
The Northern Ohio Traction Co. did not bid on leasing half an acre of waterworks park land behind its power station. Officials consider possible condemnation, eviction, or squatting rights as city and company dispute ownership and possible 4th Street NW access across the park.
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Northern Ohio Traction Co
Kent
John C. Welty
Welty
Fourth-st NW
Waterworks Park
West End
Fisher
4Th St NW
Y M C A Boys Camp Site Planned After Purchase
Akron dispatch reports Mrs. Elizabeth Harter bought property at Turkeyfoot Lake for 5000 dollars. The donation of use to the Y M C A secures a boys camp site for ten years, though discussion of details was not possible.
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Akron
Elizabeth Harter
Turkeyfoot Lake
Harter
Weather outlook with showers and cooler temperatures
Forecasters predict showers tonight and Thursday with lower daytime highs. The report notes a yesterday evening reading and expected precipitation trends, while a separate line advertises drafting courses at a technical college starting Monday September 1st.
Rural Schools To Have Phones But Pupils Are Sorry
Country school children will gain city style school advantages as Superintendent Armstrong says every country schoolhouse will get a telephone. Pupils resent the change though, because it lets teachers check on their health at home and even call a farmer to send a child home to help with hay if rain delays fieldwork.
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Armstrong
Calvin
Phyllis
Plan practical work for 8000 rural pupils
County Superintendent J J Armstrong outlined a practical curriculum shift for rural schools to apply to real life problems. He expects county attendance between 7 000 and 8 000, with new books in most subjects and a practical emphasis on ecology geography and economics. He will also reform teaching at the Minerva Normal School with alternating weeks and no tuition.
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J. J. Armstrong
County Board
Normal School
Armstrong
County Normal School
Minerva
Stark Ce
Starkee
Canton Homestead Yeomen Card Social and Dance Ad
Canton Homestead No 1533 Brotherhood of American Yeomen hosts a card social and dance on Friday evening at Dime Savings Bank Hall. Advertisement 8 9 10.
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Canton
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Dime Savings Bank Hall
Dance Event Promoted at Empire Hall in Louisville
Advertisement notes a dance Thursday evening September 9 at Empire Hall in Louisville Ohio with sessions from 7 to 9 and mentions Overlanda first and Canton Motor Car Co as advertisers.
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Empire Hall
Louisville
Overlanda
Overland
The
Canton Motor Car Co
Advt
Clubs Ordered to Stop Liquor Sales in Stark County
County liquor commissioners served notices in Alliance to clubs and lodges selling liquor. They must obtain a state license costing 1000 or face prosecution. A Canton meeting will issue similar orders. Federal licenses are cited as prima facie evidence of liquor law violations.
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Stark Co
Witter and
Marburger
Alliance
Stolberg
Canton Clubs
Simpson
County Board
Canton
May Consider Joint Bond Issue At Election
City officials discussed 1918 financing after a special meeting. They propose a sinking fund increase to 249,590, exploring a bond issue with the school board to cover deficits, while education figures a general shortage and declines to state specifics. Officials note past sinking fund levies were lower than needed and debate debt as the only solution.
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Budget Commission
Stolberg
Cantona
Board of Education
Schrantz
Brumbaugh
Saloons Must be 200 Feet From School Houses
Columbus attorney general issues ruling to state liquor licensing board ordering closure of saloons within 200 feet of public or parochial schools. Exemptions only for reputable hotels and clubs and downtown business district saloons under Greenland license law until November referendum on McDermott act.
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Columbus, Sept
State Liquor Licensing Board
Turner
Greenland
McDermott
Board Receives Offer For High School Building
The school board weighs selling the Central high school site to raise funds. Leonard Agency proposes an auction with a bid near 90 000 to justify sale. Board plans to repurpose the building for industrial training after a new facility is built.
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Board
Central High School
J Peta
Leonard Agency
Marketar N
Clarence Herbruck
Leonard Agency Co
Wells
Court House
McKinley Park
Presbyterian Church
Herbruck
Max Gruber
J. W. McGlashan
Civil Service Commission
I. B. Smock
Ruff
Melbourne Brothers
Ten Killed in Zeppelin Raid Over England
London reports ten people dead and 43 injured as German airships bomb eastern counties of England. Three more persons are missing as official notice confirms the raid.
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England
London
Saturday Night Dancing and Pictures Ad
Auditorium shows Saturday night dancing and pictures for five cents. Advertisements for seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven. Dannemiller's Royal Blend coffee praised for its fine flavor in an advertisement.
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Dannemiller
Death List Increasing Amid Diplomat Row
Reports say Austrian relations are strained as ambassador’s stance provokes ire. A diplomat in Lansing asserts the right to hinder American munition manufacture, signaling heightened tensions and potential policy friction.
Dumba Polarizes Austria U S Ties
Relations between Austria and the United States risk a sharp strain after Austro Hungarian ambassador Dr Constantin Dumba justified his actions in a conference with Secretary Lansing. The issue, now referred to President Wilson, centers on whether Vienna should disavow Dumba actions and diplomatic ethics were violated.
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Washington
Austria
U. S
Constantin Dumba
Archibald
Dumba
Lansing
Vienna
Wilson
Dr. Dumba
Secre
McCulloch Declines Race for State Governorship
Congressman Roscoe C. McCulloch dispels rumors he will run for governor in 1916. He cites full duties in Congress and current district service, saying he will not seek the governorship next year. His ties with Governor Willis fuel speculation about future nominations and district influence.
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Roscoe C. McCulloch
Canton
Willis
McCulloch
Columbus
Congress
Night school favored in Southeast End
Superintendent Baxter ordered to confer with interested residents after a petition with 125 signatures asked the Liberty district to open a night school for foreigners at Liberty building. The proposed plan would charge $1 a month in advance, contingent on sufficient pupil enrollment.
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Liberty School
Baxter
Liberty
Harmony
Supt
Hesperian Sinking Reveals Armed Liner and Missing Americans
Allen Line admits Hesperian was armed and gun painted grey to hide it. Missing crew member J Wolff reported an American. 33 dead and 22 missing in the torpedoing aftermath with Ellen Carbonnery the sole recovered body. Passengers among the missing include two children and several women and men.
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Allen Line
Allan Line
J. Wolff
New Jersey
Liverpool
Line
Ellen Carbonnery
St. Johns
N. F
Ellen Carbonery
Ethel Bannister
Joseph Fowler
H. Fowler
Emily Morey
Mary A Barr
W. Downley
R. Campbell
Taylor
Marie Jenkins
Wolff
Enrollment expected under nine thousand five hundred in Canton schools
Announcement by Superintendent J K Baxter shows 7644 pupils registered on Opening Day with estimates suggesting final enrollment near 9500. Baxter notes possible increases due to late registrations and local events affecting attendance while expressing optimism for a smooth year with community cooperation.
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Superintendent of Public Schools
J. K. Baxter
Baxter
Canton
Keyser's Grocery Sells Ohio Peaches and Plums
A driving sale advertises fine quality Ohio peaches for canning at 1.25 per basket and Damien plums at 50 to 60 cents per basket. Peaches are packed in bushel baskets. Located at 1012 Tuscarawas St W Bell 806 Stark 806 X in Keyser's Grocery.
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Ohio
Keyser's Grocery
Tuscarawasst
W. Bell
Stark
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