Missing Canton Mayor Candidate Oberlin Feared Dead
Reports from Lima indicate a body found in Lima city park matches the missing Canton man Oberlin by description though pockets yield no clues. Pinkerton and local detectives widen the nationwide search as Oberlin’s whereabouts remain unknown and his mayoral candidacy unsettled.
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Orsday
Adam W
Rlin
Ober
Lima
Oberlin
E. C. Roth
Ain
Lincoln Park
Ator Oberlin
Canton
Cleveland
Uechrichaville
Investiga 1
Thn
Day
Anton
Pinkerton
Mtry
Ob- N
German Arms Exports Stir Hatred and US Tension
James W. Gerard recalls German munitions exports to belligerents, noting Holland Hague Conference rulings, US arms shipments to Huerta, and German reactions. He cites Bernstorff reports on US supply lines and German efforts to provoke an embargo, with references to White and naval attestations.
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America
Senate Ratifies Bond Bill in Washington
The Senate today ratified the $11,538,000 bond measure. The bill will be presented to the House tomorrow and then sent to the press for posting. In other notes, workers at subsidiary companies of U S Steel were granted a 10 cent wage increase starting October.
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Washington
AP Ork
O States Steel Corporation
E. H. Pr
Piney S60 Event Mentioned in Fragment
A readable fragment notes a Piney area time or event labeled 60 but lacks full context or names. The item shows limited details, leaving unclear the exact participants, place, or date.
U S Relief Ship Caesar Reaches Saloniki With Aid
The U S collier Caesar arrives at Saloniki carrying about 500000 dollars in food and clothing for nearly 300000 starving Serbians and other exiles. The cargo was assembled under the American committee on Serbian and Armenian relief and routed via Red Cross channels after wartime delays.
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Washington
United States
Saloniki
American Red Cross
New York
American Committee On
Turkey
Alexandria
Egypt
Constantinople
Fuel famine grips neutral Europe amid U.S. embargo
London reports fuel shortages are spreading across Europe as the United States tightens embargoes on fuel shipments. Scandinavian nations Holland and many others face acute scarcities, with unrest rising in Switzerland Italy Austria Hungary and France.
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London
United States
Europe
Scandinavian
Holland
Switzerland
Italy
Austria Hungary
France
Sleepers Jarred by Bomb Throwers in Evanston
Sleepers in the Evanston Y M C A were tossed from beds as a bomb shattered windows and the barber shop front. Three men sped away in a car and were sought by police. Officials link the attack to barber shop strife in Evanston.
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Evanston
Evanston Y. M. C. A
Barnyard Dudeens Reap Good Profit in Missouri Corn
Buckner Missouri reports farmer William Frey harvesting 35 acres of corn with cobs yielding as much profit as the grain. The cob variety is used to make cob pipes, showcasing an unusual crop use and expected earnings.
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Buckner
Wm. Frey
Teuton Soldiers Die in Train Crash Near Brussels
A score of German soldiers were killed and two score injured when two German troop trains collided between Brussels and Villars. Advices received in Amsterdam report the deadly accident early today.
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Teuton
Amsterdam
Brussels
Villars
People's Musical Course Reserved Seat Announcement
A notice announces a forthcoming half page advertisement about the People's Musical Course reserved seats. Watch for the advertisement in this newspaper. Ady.
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Adv
Ady
All Days are verland Days All Knights are Willy
Local classified item references a Canton Motor Car Co ady and notes names and brands in a terse listing. The readable text mentions Days Knights and Willy as key terms in the brief ad-like snippet.
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Verland
Willy
Knights
Canton Motor Car Co
Ady
British Forces Gain Ground At Ypres In New Offensive
London dispatch reports a renewed British assault along the Roulers road east of Ypres with dawn bombardment and rapid gains on a broad front. Haig’s troops seek to push Germans from northern West Flanders to threaten Zeebrugge and Antwerp while Verdun actions by the French continue.
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London
British
War Office
West Flanders
Zeebrugge
Antwerp
American Armies to Use Liquid Fire in France
The War Department announced plans to employ liquid fire and gas against the Kaiser. Engineer regiments will train for gas protection and liquid flame use, with one such unit in every division. The U.S. engineer forces abroad reorganize to align with Allied front lines and convert other branches into combat units.
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Washington
France
War Department
Unarmed Schooner Ann J. Trainer Sunk by U Boat
Consular dispatches report the sinking of the unarmed American schooner Ann J. Trainer by a German U boat on Sept 16. The seven crew members were saved.
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Washington
Ann J. Trainer
State Department
Willard Battery Service Station Ad
The Willard Storage Battery Service Station at 4th and McKinley NW advertises Canton Engineering and Electric Co as advisers for automotive electrical needs.
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4Th
McKinley Av
Létheering and Electric
Willard
4Th and McKinley
Canton Engineering and Electric Co
Advy
Adcrafters Club Regular Meeting Set at 6 PM
Notice states the Adcrafters club holds a regular meeting Thursday evening at the YMCA. Prof. Walter Dill Scott is listed as the speaker.
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Walter Dill Scott
Draft board faced with lack of funds for Soldier Steledak
Chairman Clark of the north draft board confronted a case in which Soros Steledak must leave for Canton Sunday but has no funds for the journey. A Davenport police telegram confirms the lack of money and Clark plans to seek gubernatorial transportation to move Steledak to Canton with his contingent.
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Clark
North Draft Board
Soros Steledak
Chillicothe
Davenport
Canton
Steledak
Germans Riot for Food Across German Cities
Riot outbreaks in Cologne Dusseldorf Elberfeld and Dortmund prompt military guards over food stores as authorities struggle to quell shortages. Advices from the German frontier report the unrest beginning in the evening and spreading to multiple urban centers.
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The
Hague
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Elberfeld
Dortmund
Loss of Big Ships To U Boats Cut Down
London reports a weekly shift in German submarine attacks focusing on smaller vessels. Eight ships over 1600 tons were sunk versus twenty under that tonnage, plus one fishing boat, according to the Admiralty's shipping losses.
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London
Admiralty
Bartlett Pears and Elberta Canning Peaches Advice
The Shaeffer Black Co announces Bartlett Pears should be bought now for canning. Elberta Canning Peaches will arrive late with a large crop and reasonable prices, ready in the first half of October. grocers are advised to stock ahead.
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Bartlett
Elberta
Shaeffer Black Co
Adv
Dance. Eagles hall every Tues, Thurs, and Saturday.
Ady advertises regular dances at the Eagles hall on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday inviting local residents to attend.
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Eagles Hall
Ady
Stricken at Side of Dying Sister
Mrs Minnie Patterson 54 of 820 McKinley SW died of heart disease while waiting for her dying sister in law Mrs Stella Patterson 41 of 1435 Allen Ave SE. Stella died 40 minutes later after a two week illness. Glen Kipfer daughter of Stella at 1445 Allen Ave SE was reported in a dying TB condition. Funeral planned Sunday at First Christian church Canton.
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Aultman Hospital
Allen-av SE
Spiker
First Christian Church
Minnie Patterson
Stella Patterson
N. F. Patterson
Canton
Perry Co
The
Daughters of America
Mary Smith
Glen Kipfer
Josephine Patterson
Ralph Patterson
Fred Patterson
P. H.welshimer
Westlawn
Mitchel Leads in New York City Republican Mayoral Race
Returns from all but 50 of 2660 districts show Mayor Mitchel ahead of William M. Bennett by a narrow margin. Mitchel wins Manhattan and the Bronx but loses Brooklyn Queens and Richmond with 60 districts missing and a 438 vote edge.
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New York
Mitchel
William M. Bennett
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Salem schools close after death of child from paralysis
Salem Ohio September 26 public schools ordered closed for seven days following death of William McCave 10 due to infantile paralysis. Motion picture theaters closed to children during the period.
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Salem
William McCave
Masonic Notice for Wm. McKinley Lodge Meeting
A special communication of Wm. McKinley lodge will be held tonight at 6 30 p m. F C and M M degree conferred. H W Oliver W M H H Heingartner Secy Advy.
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Wm. McKinley Lodge
H. W. Oliver
W. M
H. H. Heingartner
Secy
Advy
Canton Women Embrace Military Fashion Allure
Canton women attend a style show featuring military inspired outfits with khaki and cadet blue tones, capes and ponchos, low heeled boots, and gold lace, signaling war time influence on autumn apparel. Men’s stores also showcase military styles as wartime rationing shapes fashion. Mayor Stolberg to resign for U S Army ordnance commission. Lieut. Stolberg and Henry Schrantz discuss succession and duties in Washington.
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Canton
United States
Paris
Charles A. Stolberg
Sam
Stolberg
Ordnance Department
United States Army
War Department
Washington
Henry Schrantz
Mayor Stolberg
Harry Stolberg
Baker
Police Break Off Engagement Of Two Youthful Lovers
In Chicago on September 20 a reported engagement between eight year old Frank Kaimen and 12 year old Katherine Fitzpatrick is broken as police discover them asleep in a doorway. The pair admit they ran away. the girl scolds him for revealing their family history, and the couple is returned to their parents.
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Chicago
Frank Kaimen
Katherine Fitzpatrick
Frank
Oyster dry every Thursday at Jack Kowalks Beer Garden
Ads note weekly oyster dry events held Thursday evenings at Jack Kowalks Beer Garden near Meyers Lake.
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Jack Kowalk
Meyers Lake
Students Will Help Soldiers Adopted by Canton High
Canton High School officially adopted front line soldiers with a Soldiers Welfare committee of M. G. Marshall Miss Mary Mesnar Miss Wilhelmina Deissle E. B. Cranston and F. W. Leist. The group will gather names of students serving and post lists at the school while encouraging magazines books and other articles to be mailed to the troops.
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Canton High School
Potters
M. G. Marshall
Mary Mesnar
Wilhelmina Deissle
E. B. Cranston
F. W. Leist
High Schoo
England considers anti smoking measures for girls
London September 20. A movement to curb cigarette use among girls 15 to 20 prompts a parliamentary response when next month begins. T. Jacobsen argued the alarming trend warrants legislation as Parliament convenes.
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London
England
Commons
T. ©. Jacobsen
Notice Aderatters. Evening at Y M C A
An event at the Y M C A this evening at 6 p m features Prof Walter Dill Scott as speaker. The notice highlights the address and time for attendees.
Auditorium Sat Night Dance and Good Pictures 5e
A Saturday night program offers a dance and film show at the auditorium with a sequence of good pictures and a 5e admission note.
Goodyear Tires at Herbert J Hogan Co Store
Goodyear tires and tubes offered by Herbert J Hogan Co tire and accessory store located at 517 Market Ave North Ady for customer needs and vehicle maintenance.
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Goodyear
Herbert J. Hogan Co
Ady
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