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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1913
Page
4
The Mount Vernon Ohio Banner, edited by SNK Harper, lists a semi weekly edition number five from Monument Square. Abolutions of Respect Obituaries and Grave of Thanks are published for five cents per line with post office and newspaper rates noted.
Fragmented report outlines Aug 28 caucuses at township houses in College Township, Parva, and neighboring towns to nominate officers. It quotes Governor Cox praising the Warnes act, notes opposition by Kilpatrick and lobbyists, and mentions editorials and political maneuvering over the Smith, Warnes, and Kilpatrick tax laws and related lobbying funds.
Secretaries Graves and Can lead a formal inquiry into charges of perjury forgery and fraud tied to voter petitions. Investigators will study initiative and referendum claims, with hearings in Columbus. Officials vow a thorough, legally grounded examination to protect ballot integrity.
The piece urges the administration to thoroughly examine petition signers and validity before the public. It argues that a faulty petition undermines the referendum and claims Governor Cox supports using the referendum power. It calls for a transparent, all‑out audit of petitions to expose any irregularities and insists Ohio confronts the issue decisively.
The piece traces efforts by a former Ohio governor and associates to curb tax dodging and overhaul the tax system. It contrasts past proposals from McKinley era appointees with the Warnes bill, noting how the Edwards and Hollinger plans aimed at personal property valuation and assessor independence, and how Cox now advances a Warnes style measure aligned with Edwards for broader reform.
Mea W P Kirkpatrick of Utica Ohio died at Mt Vernon hospital Sunday after several weeks of illness due to danger of the liver. She was 85 years old. Survived by her husband. The rites were held at home and the deceased buried Monday morning.
In a fragmented notice, Mrs Elizabeth Hots Mie is linked to a local incident at about 1 welork, with references to Fiat Homa Mint, Hyele oe pully Bort and She Atville Narnelena. Diner involvement and four daigh tern are mentioned, but details are unclear.
A. Barton Hepburn delivered the keynote at a Chicago conference of financiers, outlining trends in finance and urging prudent investment practices. The event drew prominent bankers and industry leaders, highlighting ongoing discussions on regulatory reform and market stability.
Commissioner Worcester reports ongoing peonage and chattel slavery in the Philippines, detailing forms of trafficking and noting failed law efforts. He cites Captain Quezon in Congress and Moros held slaves until provincial authorities intervened, highlighting entrenched practice across the islands.
In Cleveland on August 25 two hundred members of the National Association of the Deaf attended Buellid Avenue Baptist church. John D. Rockefeller arrived and, tearfully, spoke slowly to the attendees after the hymn Nearer My God to Thee. He told them their lives are blessed and that he knew their suffering and strength.
The report notes Jack Johnson traveling to London and protesting a previous hearing against Kin anyon on stage. He claimed U S charges were trumped up and announced plans to purchase property in Branca to reside.
In a New York Players Club tale during a snowy winter, Mark Twain receives a mailed package from Scott containing his old overcoat’s pipes and keepsakes. Twain jokes about Scott’s funeral excuse, then humorously notes the uncle’s funeral will be a hatless, blunt ending.
A garbled collage critiques two houses note a knowledge energy contrast. It recounts Puritan sermons with humorous asides about drinking and a tale of Elihu Root correcting an office boy. Also features Uncle Sam relief flotilla mishaps and a Cohan Chicago engagement anecdote with muddled dialogue and misread letters.
In Dayton Ohio on August 25 jewels worth $5,000 were stolen from the Al Fouqiuin hotel vault. The items belonged to Mr and Mrs W H Burnham of Los Gatos California. Concurrently a bell boy vanished from the hotel, details unclear.
Following a tale told by 19 year old Besato Gigini police arrested 41 year old Myrtle Backstein of Kenton on charges of trafficking in girls. The girl alleged she was brought from Menton by the woman.
Columbus Ohio August 25 Frank Dae vis Jr of Clermont county moves up to the post once held by Charles Marshall on the attorney general's staff and will serve as special counsel for the public utilities commission James R Bowler of Chillicothe is named to fill the vacancy created by Paylk's promotion, marking a reshuffle in state legal staff.
A National Magazine excerpt describes the House of the Retired Wives in Algiers facing the Catholic cathedral. It notes the former bey’s palace housed hundreds of wives, with shifting statuses as new wives were added and others retired. Retired wives could move freely, leaving jewels and gifts for successors, while receiving food and clothing until death in the house.
The inventor improved firearm noise reduction by mimicking a bathtub whirlpool. After years of failed valves and vents, a bath moment sparked a tiny tube that slows escaping gases, reducing gun noise proportionally. A light exchange in a joke follows about a husband smoking again and a bargain jacket.
In New York a band of rowdies fired a dozen shots into a crowded dance hall, fatally wounding William loBhaughresy and wounding others. two men arrested on homicide charges as panic swept through the crowd. The attack followed a black touring car stopping at the curb.
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