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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1910
Page
8
A blast in New York on December 5 wrecked the Que wo Brothers fruit store and caused a panic among guests at the Elkwood hotel and the Patton hotel adjoining, sending people rushing into the street. No casualties were immediately reported.
An automobile collision near Wheeling West Virginia during a wedding trip involving Lieutenant Kenyon Joyce of the bar racks and his bride Miss Helen Jones killed two boys. The victims were Wharies Brashter 14 and Harold Meyer 35, sons of a DB & O official.
Governor Harroun announces Samuel G. Rogers appointed to fill the vacancy on the Akron Ohio common pleas bench caused by Judge Haydon's death. Rogers succeeds to the seat in a swift state action.
Denver reports a 17 year old aviator Walter Archer Towthie Mtoe built a wire laden aircraft with 700 feet of wire powered by an electric motor. He climbed and plummeted from height near a power plant eight miles away, crashing and killing himself and injuring others as spectators watched. The wreck included tarpaulin, wire coils, and a damaged motor, with Archer’s body found among the debris at the impact site.
A flood of brief notices from Mt Vernon and nearby towns records many residents traveling on business to Newark Columbus and other cities, errands in Danville Gambier and Granville, hospital visits, family visits, and attending meetings. Notable items include Fourteen Eagles initiates in Kokosine No 760, and local officials and professionals moving between Gambier Mt Vernon and Columbus for work and care, with several social visits and upcoming meetings.
Alfred Farlow, a key associate of Mrs Eddy, served as a trusted figure in the Mother Church leading department and administrative roles within the church hierarchy and its governance.
Fragmentary dialogue mentions alratip trips and rictilian questions with scattered comments about their value and potential harm. No clear event or individuals available.
The event presents an Oberammergau style Passion Play reproduction to deepen understanding of the closing days of the life of Jesus Christ. Miss Roza Davidson, eye witness, will select vital scenes from the eight hour play and narrate to evoke witnessing the events. Admission is free. a silver offering will be taken. Tuesday evening at 7 oclock.
Mrs Kmett Greer delightfully entertained at her Danville home on Saturday night in honor of her son Garret Greer turning twenty. The evening featured music and bands with about forty five guests and refreshments served.
A fragmentary 19th century clipping describes Mexican peons consuming water bugs and pulque worms, noting flavors likened to chestnut and the effects of marijuana like delirium tremens. It mentions worms sold in brown packages and the distilling of maguey liquor, with references to delirium and distorted vision affecting fear responses and aggression. The piece cites various publications and jokes about ancestral ties and separations in marriage.
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