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Newspaper

The Democratic Banner

Location

Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1913

Page

8

Local Bargains Highlight Holiday Sales at Levi son’s and Clough's

Short locals note 38 cent Rees and 26 cent butter, with ads for Levison’s cut rate sale and Clough’s. Residents Mr and Mrs James T Fredericks and Mrs William Pry visit home towns. many travelers and shoppers head to Gambler and Cleveland for business and Xmas bargains. A Christmas Cantata is slated by Grove church on Christmas Eve. admission 10 and 20 cents. Senator John Cunningham to speak at Ebenezer church Tuesday night.

A. D. Stokes Gambler Leévigon William Pry Niles Ohio Vernon Grove Oharch William Macfadden Fargo N. J End W. F Semple East High Heo Our Men and Boys Levison’s Rachael Wheeler Bertome Portamouth Mame Shipley Levison Arthur Paynter Taday New York City Plymouth England Camborne Cornwall Eingland John Cunningham Ebene Levison'a Owens Malin Mp Stirs John Dowling Cleveland Dowling Vine Street Church of Christ

Woman severely injured in horse wagon accident near Danville

Mrs. Mowery of Danville was badly hurt Tuesday afternoon when a wagon broke and her horse bolted. She fell from the seat, suffered broken bones, and was found wincing and twisted by onlookers in the field.

Danville Olin Java

Mt Zion Literary Cancelled By Weather

Due to bad weather there was no Mt Zion literary program on Saturday night. Miss Gertha Hall planned to visit Brandon this week. Mrs. va Taylor of Mt Vernon planned to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Boris Wolfe. Mrs. Frank Rinehart hosted the Missionary Society of Perry Chapel last Thursday. Mrs. Lawrence Green visited her mother Mrs Mary Wilson of Henpeck. Miss Gertha Nicholls spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents. Mr John Wolfe made a business trip to Utica Thursday.

Mt Zion

Emmy Destinn Real Name Recalled in Emilio Kittel Note

A historical footnote identifies Emmy Destinn by her real name in connection with Emilio Kittel. The fragment hints at a biographical or programmatic entry noting the singer’s origin and alias. Further context from the article would clarify the exact naming and relation to Kittel.

Emmy Destinn Wee Winger Emilio Kittel

Despondent Brockton teacher’s death noted in brief

Minute reads despondency over unruly pupils is said to have caused a Brockton Massachusetts teacher to die by suicide. Other items report Wert Pul lman Illinois women voting to form a park district, a Paris Academy prize for nonlethal heron deterrence, a New York state milk shipment cut into pieces for Chicago show visitors, Maldon Massachusetts police patrolling at night in squeaking shoes, and a petition against rubber-soled shoes.

Brockton New York Ind Chicago Maldon Mass

Woman Plans Adoption of Fifteen Diverse Race Babies

Chicago socialite Mrs L Brackett Bishop announces a plan to adopt fifteen children, each from a different race, to form a unified American family. She seeks babies from as many ethnic groups as possible, intends public schooling, and aims to raise them as siblings despite diverse backgrounds. Some friends fear public scrutiny and mockery.

Bishop Outakirtean Mr. Bishop

Blighted Chestnuts Fatal in Connecticut Poisoning Suspected

Everett Hale dies after eating a blighted chestnut believed to carry pine poisoning from a poisoned squirrel. Drs Sloan and Brown investigated convulsions and confirmed po meaine poisoning as the cause after linking the squirrel’s diet to chestnut blight. Other Connecticut deaths in the fall followed similar chains of ingestion and sickness.

Connecticut Promaine Everett O. Hate Orl Aditison Hale Linhe Thomas G. Sloan Wan Lieman Brown Mr. Hile

Longest Reigns in History The 1848 Austrian Succession Noted

A historic survey reviews ancient and medieval monarchs with long reigns, from Pharaohs to Louis XIV, and highlights Francis II becoming Emperor of Austria after Ferdinand I abdicated. It notes whom historians deem longest actual reigns and the shift in empire politics after 1848.

Ramesend Sesostria Lieved Francs Joseph Austria Pharioh Abraham Tatursen II Senha Louis XIV Frain Dieudonne le Monarque Mazarin Jobn Numidia Victoria Dames of Aragon Henry Edward George 1 England James IV Scotland Louis France Frederick IV Germany Pedro IV Aragon John Palaealgus Byzantian Joseph Wink Masust Tryew Reid Ruperee Francis Ane Howe Danube Dullua Actiam Francis III Rome Mr. Bryce Freeman Francis 11 Augustus Bin

Nation's Growth Shown in Statistical Record Study

The Statistical Record of the Progress of the United States 1800-1978 was prepared for Washington by the Commerce Department. It notes U S area rose from about 900 000 to over 9 000 000 square miles and population from 5 million to 97 million, excluding inland possessions. It highlights wealth and global trade growth and steady progress in agriculture mining and manufacturing.

United States Washington Department of Commerce

Bullfighting School Opens in Cordova Spain

Cordova opens a bullfighting school with a $100000 fundraising drive to support the project. The initiative aims to bolster the port’s standing amid national declines, following a larger but similar effort in Seville. A long list of applicants seeks admission to the school.

Cordova Spain Seville

Citizens Demand Law Enforcement in Copper Strike Protests

About 18 000 people participated in parades and mass meetings in Calumet and Houghton to press for restoring order in the copper strike district. The Citizens Alliance led the events, strikers urged to stay back, and a clash occurred at the Quincy mine injuring three deputies. Resolutions blame civil authorities for neglect and urge governor to replace the district prosecutor with George J Nichols to lead grand jury investigations.

Calumet Mich Houghton Citizens’ Alliance William Moyer Western Federation of Miners Quincy Lucas George J. Nichols Alliance Nichols Grand Jury Ald Issnstant

Bryan Speech Urges Peace and War Warnings in New York

Secretary of State Bryan at the Canadian society dinner in New York links U S aims to avoid war with Britain and other nations while resisting Mexican tensions He says the administration will remove causes of war and create conditions making war impossible He also addresses a church conference and muses on wealth and earnings.

New York Bryan Canadian Society Rio Grande Hrgan Mexico United States Great Britain New York Federation of Churches Coney Island

Arkansas judge plans to mount white blue-eyed possum

Judge Charles Coffin of Hatexville obtained a white possum with blue eyes from a farmer. He intends to have the animal stuffed and mounted. The farmer said there were two such possums, but his pig lost the other in a mishap.

Albing Possum Hatexville Ark Charles Cofin Coffin Erie

Railroads Boost Wages In Freight Rates Dispute

The Interstate Commerce Commission resumed hearings on a 5 percent freight rate increase sought by eastern railroads. Testimony centered on large wage hikes and carrier investments over the past decade. The Pennsylvania Railroad reported a 37 percent wage rise for its employees through June 30, 1913, versus 1901 rates.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Mississippi River Ohio Potomac Rivers Pennsylvania Railroad

To Compose Her

A lady in the hall has hysterics and is escorted into the composing room at once as the editor seeks calm and order amid the disruption in the newsroom.

Boston Troneering

Arctic explorer Stefansson and vessel Kar luk blown away

Fragmentary report notes Stefansson Arctic expedition ship Kar luk was blown away. Wireless transmissions captured human voices amid Atlantic debris. The piece contrasts with Wall Street tensions and hints at dietary shifts in India and butter served in tubes.

Arctic Explorer Karluk The Atlantic Wall Street

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James T. Fredericks Marietta Levison's Mowery al Danville EE MT. Zion PEPE Wert Pullman Paris Francis Joseph Vrancl Jokepil U.S Stamm’s Good Clothes Shop Mount Vernon, Ohio Houghton and Louis J. al Wer Colt Lyceum Bureau Congress Marshall Kenyon, Hrnston la ¥ Follette John Sharp Williams Hobson Victor Murdock London Kennel Club London Kennel Club Pring Hans Schmidt Anna Aumuller Mrss McCann Lorette Dore Jessie McCann Frank J. Arnold Miss McCann Tha Toston Tennachot Anna Aumiller Schmidt Anna Hirt St. Honiface Anns Hirt Hudson River Hin Heinrich Schmidt Stefansson India American Preas Association Arctic Circle Vithjalmur Stefanssson Atanc
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