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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1913
Page
2
Washington moves to mobilize world powers for John Lind’s peaceful invasion plan as Huerta’s defiant stance prompts diplomatic efforts. Officials say Mr Lind continues toward Mexico City. New Hampshire carries Lind aboard Vera Cruz arrival timed for Sunday.
Francisco Leon de la Barra said any intervention by outside powers would harm American interests and unite all Mexican factions in resentment. Arriving in New York en route to France to represent the Huerta government, he argued Wilson’s nonrecognition blocks peace and constitutional government in Mexico. He stressed Mexico’s national patriotism would rally against foreign interference.
Fragmentary OCR describes individuals in diverse settings including J. G. Ball in Fullertown tending thornless blackberry bushes, a fire at Philip Sauso's home in Cleveland, a defunct dispute over $2000, a Frederick Gross Von Algensteben laboring in Omata Nebraska, and a railroad brakeman John Cartiale fatally insured after a roller coaster accident in Crottiine near Lima Ohio.
Portland Aug 9 report says General Felix Crux travels to Japan to slow secret treaty moves giving Japan a Pacific foothold on the U S coast. A War’s Star member claims Japan seeks a coast advantage while the United States posture shifts diplomats’ attention toward Mexico. Mexico faces financial ruin and may offer secret concessions including funds to continue its war effort if scrutiny wanes.
Utica New York nurse Emma K Krill facing charges for alleged poisoning of Dr Stanley E Tron. She appeared before City Judge O Conn or and was arraigned with a Thursday examination set. Authorities say Bernstein, a New York contact, claimed Krill planned to marry Tron and flee the country.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript features a playful exchange between Miss Redbud and Miss Palisade via Puck. It contrasts youth and wisdom with clever banter about climbing to the top and the lack of space below, ending with a shoe fitting joke from a fair customer.
Rifle teams from many countries assemble at Camp Perry Ohio for the International rifle shooting championship of the world to be held Aug. 15 to Sept. 9. Americans expect strong results after last year’s laurels from Stockholm Buenos Aires and Ottawa.
Washington August. The death of United States Senator Joseph Johnston of Alabama from pneumonia weakens the Democratic Senate. The party’s tariff majority is reduced to five, then to one due to defections over the sugar schedule. The death prompts calls for swift vacancy filling by Alabama’s governor and legislature. Johnston, 70, long served since 1907 after Confederate service and two Alabama governorships.
In a public dispute, Senator Penrose denounces Governor Johnson of Maliforni as a "lowblood, illatent and offensive" figure after a newspaper interview excerpt. The row centers on party divides and a claim that four Penrose allies left politics, sparking calls for consensus amid Republican tensions.
Patrolman Sein fer who served two years with the city police in Cinemnpart was shot to death while patrolling the residence portion. Clara Boakin, 27, the divorced wife of the slain officer, is detained by police as a suspect.
In Cleveland Ohio a man named Jean was charged with attempting to break into the headquarters of the Ohio Equity association amid claims no state officials were involved. Henry County auditor Meekison provided a statement, while discussions centered on the alleged burglary and related acts.
Judge Gorman handed down an opinion declaring the city ordinance allowing moving picture operations invalid and unenforceable in its present form. The ruling questions the legality of the current licensing framework and could impact local cinema operations.
Columbus VA August National Bank Examiner Henry A Williams in charge of Pittsburg district resigned his post after the First Second National Bank failed. Williams, a Taft era exami ner who later served as Taft's Inauguration appointee, practiced law locally for years and was accepted by acting comptroller Thomas P Kang.
American flyer Marvin Wood attempted a nonstop race from New York to Washington then to Mort Myer Virginia. interrupted near a Maryland farm after 16 miles from Werington. he resumed and finished ahead of the train in the race.
Powers of the United Brathven church baseball team is charged with assault on Pollock of New Concord, fracturing Pollock’s skull. Bond set at 200 dollars. Incident occurred during a Sunday School Baseball league game.
An unusual incident in Marysville involved a man dining when a bull broke free from its fastenings and collapsed. The report notes the man was advising on safe handling when the animal fell and caused injuries, leading to an obituary-like record for John W. Maden and Levan elucing.
Testimony before the Frawley committee shows Governor Sulzer's 1912 stock trades tied to campaign funds with margins called by Harris Fuller and Boyer Griswold firm records. The panel considers action for alleged Corrupt Practices Act violations as witnesses detail indebtedness and dummy accounts. Gunboat Smith defeats Jim Flynn by knockout at Madison Square Garden in a lively late bout.
Milan Italy Aug 9 150000 workers strike has degenerated into a clash between authorities and mobs. Widespread anger at the government for failing to show moral firmness in handling the agitation. Workers themselves are most outraged as hooligans bar thousands from entering factories.
A U S Navy hydrographer in Philadelphia cites a possible sunken reef near the Titanic site off Newfoundland as a factor in the disaster. Captain Remnant of the Luciline reports a wreck resembling the Titanic, suggesting a submerged ledge may have torn the hull and prompted renewed official investigation.
The Ohio Tomato club led by Mrs J K Turner of Cleveland draws attention from the United Whites government as Farm Women compete to prepare economical meals for August. Mine Tlena May Bailey from the agriculture department visits the Turner farm near Chardon to inspect the work and the contest among farm women aims to show best affordable farmhouse meals.
Record big tree discovered in Snohomish County Washington eclipsing prior forest finds in Washington and Oregon. The giant is about 4 yellow feet tall, nearly sixty six feet in circumference at the base, twenty eight feet to the first limb, with a circumference of 100 inches, and an estimated height around 500 feet.
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