Improvement Plans for the Court House in Lancaster
The county authorized payment to Riebel and Sons for drafting remodeling plans and a new heating system at the courthouse after officials consulted with the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and tax payers. Protest claims question authority and method, but officials insist the plans are valuable and needed.
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court house
Messrs
David Richel & Sons
Cohuntus
Main
Srytien
G oC
Ohio
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Rieher & Son
Riesel & Sons
Riebel & Sons
commissioners' office
No Excuses for County Tax Officials Article
The undersigned urge taxpayers to inform themselves on the entire matter and conclude the recent local article was driven by ulterior motives rather than factual reporting. The statement is unnecessary for most taxpayers and rests on a misstatement of facts aimed at tarnishing county officials.
Four Strangers Face Charge In Barber Shop Theft
Four individuals from Ohio and Pennsylvania were brought before Mayor Repass after allegedly stealing a bottle of quinine hair tonic a bottle of face wash and a jar of chewing gum from Daniel Holmes barber shop in the O G a ra building opposite Union Station. They await sentencing on Monday morning.
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Kov Miller
Toledo
B. F. Berbee
Pennsylvania
Leo Myers
Dayton
Charles Morgan
Cambridge
Daniel Holmes
O'Gara building
Union Station
Memorial Day Services For Ft Marys Congregation
Memorial Day observances scheduled for Ft Marys men include a 6:50 a.m. communion and a 1:00 p.m. cemetery service led by Rev. Father Matting and Jen. Warner Sederumzauer. A memorial sermon is planned at 7:58 p.m. with Riven present.
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Ft. Mary's
Home from hospital for Squire J J Lane after stroke
Squire J J Lane was taken from the City Hospital to his home on Wilson avenue Friday. He is suffering with a stroke of paralysis and his condition is not very favorable.
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Squire J. J. Lane
Wilson avenue
Farm Lot 2.77 Acres Sells at Sheriff Sale
In the case of David Bookwalter versus Daniel Wilbon and others a 2.77 acre lot sold at a sheriff sale at the Court House Saturday afternoon. Elmer TL Mor row purchased the property for $161.
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David Bookwalter
Daniel Wilbon
Court House
Elmer TL Morrow
Illness in Columbus Family Reaches Newark
Mrs. Henry Miller of Bryden Road Columbus is seriously ill with jaundice. Her sister Mrs. Chas W. Montgomery of Newark has been called to the Miller home. Mrs. Miller is sister to Mr. George Ewing of Wheeling Hill and formerly resided in this city.
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Henry Miller
Bryden Road
Columbus
Chas W. Montgomery
Newark
Miller
George Ewing
Wheeting Hill
Finns Move Toward Republic With Drafted Bill
Helsingford Finland November 3 A fleet stops for Finland independence were started by drafting a bill in the Finnish senate proposing that this body elect a president of a Finnish republic.
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Helsingford
Finland
Refused Another Coal Day Johnsons Mission to the Capital Proves Futile
Columbus reports Homer H Johnsonson federal fuel administrator for Ohio returned from Washington after conference with Dr Garfield and resumed efforts to meet emergency coal demands. Garfield expects the eastern rails suspension order will free coal for Ohio and Pennsylvania, so no more coal days will be set aside for Ohio for now. Coal shortages have driven munition plans to close.
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Johnson
Columbus
Homer H. Johnson
Ohio
Washington
Garfield
Pennsylvania
Jonnyson
Wanted Ford's Money Extortion Threat Targeted Ford Family
In Detroit in November a threatening letter vowed to kill Henry Ford II's grandson if ten thousand dollars were paid. A man was arrested after sending a messenger boy to the post office for a supposed money package. The letter signed Sicilian Anarchist Association claimed ten killers were assigned to the act.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Afr
Edsel Ford
general delivery department
Sicilian Anarchist Association
Men WANTED FOR SERVICE IN FRANCE IN OHIO
Chillicothe Ohio November 8 Four hundred experienced truck drivers and mechanics are wanted for immediate enlistment to join the Four Hundred and Eighth truck company organized for service in France. Recruits may enlist at state stations and report to Camp Sherman. If not enough volunteers, selective draft men will be admitted. Captain Frazier will command. seven quartermaster lieutenants will be assigned. Construction proceeds on a 5000 seat theater and three camp exchanges at Camp Sherman. Ground broken for a $73 200 Red Grass roadhouse near the camp center along Columbus avenue.
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Chillicothe
A4 motor truck company
Ohio
Camp Sherman
France
Glenn
Four Hundred and Eighth
Frazier
quartermaster’s corps
Columbus avenue
Ohio Troops Arrive in France From Ohio Regt
Three thousand five hundred Ohio soldiers arrive in France as the One Hundred and Sixty sixth regiment, formed from central Ohio firms and other units to match foreign service strength. The unit, formerly the Fourth Ohio National Guard, trained on the Mexican border in 1916 17 and will undergo French officer led training before entering trenches.
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Columbus
Ohio
France
Cno national guard
nits
foreign service
United States
post ofice department
Premier Kerensky appeals for aid to support Russia in war
Premier Kerensky says Russia is worn out by the long strain but not out of the war. He urges the United States to provide money and supplies and appeals to the world to maintain faith in the Russian revolution. He notes Russia bore the brunt early and saved France and England.
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United States
Petrograd
Kerensky
Russia
France
Great Britain
america
M. Kerensky
Premier Kerensky
England
Baltic
Eight Die as German Sub Attacks American Transport Finland
Washington reports the German U boat sank the American transport Finland in foreign waters. Eight dead and one missing include crew members, a gun crew, and a transport workers battalion. Names listed include James W. Henry, Newton R. Head, Lester Hickey, and others with next of kin noted.
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Washington
Finland
navy department
transport workers’ battalion
James W. Henry
Rose Henry
Harrison
Newton R. Head
Cleveland
Georgia
Lester Hickey
colored
infantry
Thomas Hickey
Chicago
Charles MH. Maxwell
Thomas EF. Maxwell
Concord
W. Ff. Phillips
A. Phillips
Jackson Barracks
New Orleans
JJ. Haneslo
barber
M. Cardoza
Jose Cuevas
M. Cuevas
Havana
Cuba
Porter Hilton
Toccoa
Automakers Pledge Full Cooperation With War Board
Washington November 3 the War Industries Board met with automobile and accessory manufacturers to discuss diverting plant capacity to war materiel while avoiding crippling the industry. The conference signaled gradual curtailment of nonessential auto production as plants shift to shells airplanes and other needs, with cooperation pledged and no drastic measures intended. The article notes the industry’s scale and its support from about four percent of the population and a large share of the economy.
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War Industries Board
War Board
Washington
Garfield Withholds Coal Seizure Sanction in Ohio
Fuel Administrator Garfield again withheld sanction of coal seizures by Ohio municipal authorities under federal law. He suggested upcoming elections influenced actions and noted relief for the Oliuy coal situation may come from suspending the northwest priority order east of the Ohio Pennsylvania mines. Some West Virginia coal could reach Ohio points unaffected by the northwest preference.
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Garfield
Buckeye
Washington
Ohio
West Virginia
Teutons Fall Back on Aisne in Fresh Front Shift
Berlin confirms German withdrawal along the Aisne front with limited details as French artillery and infantry pressure grows. In Italy, Austro German and Italian forces clash along the Tagliamento with fighting on the eastern bank and Italians holding a new line toward the Adriatic. British operations west of Passchendaele and southeast of Vaucelles yield prisoners as shelling hits the Ypres sector.
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Berlin war office
Chemin-des-Dames
Aisne
France
Teutons
Soissons
Craonne
pon Laon
department
the Aisne
St Ghtentin
Arras
Malian
fron
Tagliamento
Tex fonic
Cadorna
Carnic Alps
Adriatic
Tagttasmento
Fella
Adriatic sea
Tagliament
Italy
Garibaldi
renellins
sains
Passchendaele
Vocvapelle
Ypres
Judge Johnson Dead In Younistown Mystery
Local report states Judge Johnson died at his home in Younistown amid unclear circumstances. Police and emergency responders were called to the scene, investigators awaiting autopsy results.
German Uprising In Brazil Reported Amid Disarray
A garbled excerpt claims a German uprising in Brazil is underway, with sporadic strikes disrupting industry. The report notes paralyzed railways and says actions are spreading to other regions, citing an anonymous source in Rio circle.
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Brazil
Buenos
pry
rariwas
Braazil
Former Envoy Passes Away in Louisville Kentucky
Former envoy Godfrey Tinnter, once involved in Kentucky Republican politics and a former congressman from the Taird and later the Cleventh Kentucky district, died at his home after a brief illness. The obituary notes his service during McKinley’s era and his long association with Louisville.
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Kas
7opeon
Godfrey Tinnter
Cuatemila
William McKintey
notatie
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