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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
3
Snowbound streets slow Manhattan transit as many lovers in the metropolis seek warmth and companionship. Couples amidst the disruption crowd subways and avenues, turning urban travel into a shared experience of winter inconvenience and affectionate resilience.
Snow disruptions spark talk of underground lines and a Times Square to Pennsylvania Station connector. Fairfield Connecticut justice of the peace plans a Gretna Green style wedding venue with a phonograph and gifts to brides and grooms.
A prominent advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only known cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. The makers promise 100 dollars if it fails to cure and urge readers to request testimonials while noting internal use and blood contact. Also promotes Halle's Family Pills for constipation.
The article notes aviator Moisant winning the flight to the Statue of Liberty using a compass for navigation. It highlights his method of steering from Paris to London and then flying high over Brooklyn to avoid air currents. It also mentions Mr and Mrs J W Wolfe and two children of Delaware Ohio visiting relatives in the city.
El Paso reports Mexican insurgents burned bridges cut telegraphs and withdrew south of Ciudad Juarez gaining control of a large territory in Chihuahua. A southbound passenger train with 160 passengers returned to Juarez after bridges were burned and lines cut near Guzman 77 miles away. Rebels occupy Casne Crunden and tension rises around Mormon settlements near Casas Grandes with substantial ammunition shipped in.
State Treasurer Dreamer reports final year ending Nov 15 shows a treasury balance of 3,639,167.28, down 637,712.67 from a year ago as natural state growth raises expenses. Receipt policy changes shifted 184,172.89 into the treasury for investment and pay patients at state institutions brought in 40,733.04.
Sir Ernest Cassel, the English millionaire, declares he has ample wealth and will not seek further fortunes. He emphasized prudent investments and stated his fortune meets his current needs.
Sir Ernest Casuel, renowned as England’s J P Morgan, intends to devote future wealth to systematic benefactions joining a cadre led by John D Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. At 68, he holds vast fortunes with ventures in Egypt, South Africa, and Mexico and recently gave 1 million dollars to aid German job seekers in England. Barney Oldfield, suspended Oct 19 by the A A A contest board, is ruled ineligible to compete in sanctioned events before Jan 1, 1913.
Eminent Commander B Y Ackerman announced Friday the committees for Clinton Commandery No 1h Knights Templar annual reunion slated for Wednesday evening February 16. A music contract with Johnston’s Orchestra of Disvaland was authorized for the ball. Committees include General Committee with Ackerman and multiple members, Invitation Committee led by Jams Peterman Cooksey, Refreshments led by Ash Poppleton Simons Hildreth, Decorations led by Williams Armstrong Hall Shipley and others.
Mrs Mabel Morrison wife of Frank Morrison died at her Wooster road home Friday afternoon after months with tuberculosis She was 20 and survived by husband two daughters three brothers and two sisters Funeral at Gay Street M E church Monday at 12 30 Rev Barnett and Rev Hull officiating Interment in Mo and View cemetery. Alice Leona Hines fourteen months old daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Hines died at Eagle Grove five miles east of Fredericktown Saturday morning at 6 20 after a weeks pneumonia illness.
A collection of clipped headlines and remarks from multiple papers. Items include plans for a world’s largest drydock in New York and a dubious classified recruitment line. Other notes mock pompous civic feats and harsh weather forecasts, reflecting a fragmentary, satirical crosssection of urban topics.
Jennie B. McElroy of Howard named guardian for Chaney McElroy with bond set at 150 dollars. Sureties listed as Hlias McElroy and J. G. Hammond. Also notes marriage licenses for Floyd Swank and Olle Martin, both in Middlebury and Rev Albert Thomas among others in Brink Haven and Miller township.
A brief note urges adding more coal and maintaining a strong fire to achieve a better lump output. The fragment suggests practical kitchen or workshop guidance in a concise, utilitarian tone.
A Buffalo Express reader recalls a Steuben County rabbit hunter named Grady who, to outwit rabbits without a gun, used cayenne pepper on a stone to make rabbits sneeze and ram against it. Others like Ed Gray and Ben Huntley discuss Grady’s famed but curious method and its two year mystery.
Ohio society notes report the birth of a daughter to Countess de Sinday. The infant arrived in Cleveland on July 12, with the family naming her in a private ceremony attended by close relatives.
Leigh Rhodus, convicted of murdering Dr Williams Michaells Englewood den Vat, and Anton Helbig, a contractor, received five life sentences plus lesser terms. Judge Korsten imposed the sentences in Joliet after Rhodus pled guilty to two murders three robberies. Assistant State's Attorney Benedict Short sought tough terms to preempt any pardon action. Rhodus, 23, remained stoic throughout the hearing.
London reports Cecil Grace missing after a cross channel flight. No sighting or rescue yet. warships and air steamers scour the coast and North Sea as torpedo boats search Britain’s shores. In Paris, the Ventimiglia Express crashes at Montereau, injuring and killing several travelers bound for the Riviera.
A New Yorker visiting a quiet New England town discovers on back transfer slips an advertisement from a local undertaker. The man and his wife read the notice and share a bemused reaction, remarking on the town's self awareness of its dullness.
Mr J. B. McConnell of Fredericks Town was struck by a severe paralysis attack on Friday night. His condition is described as critical as doctors treat him.
Leslie's Weekly notes the South diversifies beyond cotton with mills rising and cotton now consumed domestically as much as in the North. European immigrants and Northern capital move southward toward Oklahoma and Gulf states. Farmers seek cheap land, and DeBewe predicted regional growth post slavery, foreseeing major industrial, social and political prizes for the South.
Chicago business houses distributed over $1,000,000 in Christmas presents to employees this year. International Harvester gave about $500,000 in cash gifts, Armour & Co. about $300,000, with large department stores, banks, and the board of trade also liberal in gifts.
New York prepares a charitable two day Christmas starting tomorrow and continuing Monday. donations from all denominations will fund meals for the homeless and hungry. Salvation Army and affiliated groups will feed derelicts in public halls with free dinners for newsboys and meals in hospitals prisons and charitable institutions across the city.
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