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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
4
A jumble of names and events from a community sheet notes Resolutions of Respect and obituaries alongside thanks and farewells. Attendees at a Cumming Trio concert in Madisonburg are praised for an entertaining evening. Various locals visit, travel, and share time with friends, with minor accidents and illnesses mentioned in passing.
Rolla residents report W V Workman and family visiting Workman’s parents. D T Rows prepares Amber remodel. Chas Frasher moves to Mansfeld to run a milk route with family nearby. Joseph Shaffer ill at Prevent with slim hopes. Gossip topics discussed at prevent. Orplin Frugher to visit relatives near Greer for nine weeks with May Horn, Faye Horn, Gay April, Ethel Rhimplla's family.
Local letters note visitors and travels of residents from Newark Chicago and Mt. Vernon. Mandy and AAU bik regular Apperniment. Jones left for Wiacounty. Anna Meebousld visiting parents. Stephen Underwood visiting in Mt. Vernon. ML Mion young people to perform next Saturday at town hall. Wilber Walker hosts an all day meeting. Waskel social planned. January bake sale at Cal Hut school house. Bring your baskets and join in.
In Washington on March 6 and 7 a national road convention will push for federal and state action to begin a national good roads movement. The American Automobile Association plans permanent headquarters in Washington to coordinate with Congress, the Department of Agriculture, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Interior Department.
The article notes that after initial success Congress would be asked to carry the program forward while states would also assist. It states that it would take years for any wall to be built and a concerted factory good roads movement to begin under federal aid.
Morrin H Beall a Yale 1904 alumnus and former managing clerk at Carter Hughes Dwight leapt from an 18th floor window in New York. He swayed, somersaulted to the roof of the boiler house and died at the scene. Police were alerted by a nearby telephone operator.
Promoter Frank Mulkern has arranged a ten round bout at the Hippodrome tomorrow night resuming boxing in Milwaukee. Jimmy Clabby and Greek middleweight George Brown will meet with no referee's decision if the bout ends in a tie.
Washington June 30 The first stage of tariff revision nears completion as tomorrow's hearings on miscellaneous schedules end a lengthy series that has kept the House Ways and Means Committee busy since early in the month. All preliminary work will be finished and drafting of the tariff measure will begin for an extra session. The final form of the tariff reduction plan, whether a Comprehensive or separate proposal, remains to be determined.
A local conference in Winconkin plans to set aside a central house in the town for farmers wives and children while the men attend sessions. The proposal aims to provide rest rooms and shelter during the gathering, with recommendations expected for Carter and other families.
Club owners from New York State gather in New York to discuss the annual meeting called by President Partell. Officials indicate little outside action planned as magnates meet behind closed doors to debate berth issues and league rate concerns amid uncertain season plans.
The Nut Winter conference of the National Farmore Union convened in the city with President Barrett and numerous officers and invited leaders attending from across the country. The gathering aims to set policy and plan further membership expansion and influence for the organization.
The new Medical college of the University of Georgia was dedicated and opened in Avugueta with ceremonies led by Arthur Bevan of Chicago. Speakers included noted educators and leaders in public protection. The event marked a milestone in medical education in the country.
A large fort at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay with 16 inch guns and mortars is proposed as a major coastal defense. The plan, favored by Taft and Roosevelt, would protect Baltimore and Washington and render Cape Charles inland defenses unnecessary. Gen Leonard Wood calls it the Atlantic coast’s most important fort, with dismantling of Fort Monroe and eventual expansion upriver.
A New York Herald representative reports that Louis XV style tableware is favored by Parisian merchants, while Gothic or artistic varieties fade. Silver soup tureens become epergnes on cloth or trays, with candles and shades of lace for centerpieces. Dresden china groups enhance porcelain displays, and restrained decoration with fine plate items completes the refined dining tableau.
In a humorous reminiscence from the B and C Employes Magazine, Baltimore and Ohio conductor John Woolson signals a delay to help two fleeing young women reach a train, then a dog blocks their path. The scene ends with Woolson buying bananas for the ladies and apologizing for the delay as he resumes the run.
A statewide conference in Springfield gathered advocates from all sections to urge legislators to enact laws for highway improvement. The meeting continues tomorrow as participants plan next steps to accelerate infrastructure funding and policy.
Stockholm reports sympathy grows over James Thorpe the Indian athlete barred from Olympic rowing. Athletic leaders urge due process and potential revocation of his prizes within days after prize distribution, proposing action by the American Athletic Union and the Lausanne Swiss meeting.
New York guests joined residents of Saint Paul for the wedding of Miss Peters daughter, a veteran actress aged about sixty, at the bride’s father Emily Peters home. The event drew actors and theater figures from James J Tit and others in a lively city circle.
Columbus Jan 30 The house narrowly passed the Young bill to appoint the state dairy and food commissioner, 66 to 64 with 10 Democrats voting no. A Republican innuendo accused the administration of rushing the measure. Other actions included a joint committee probe proposal, state department survey plans, and debates on election officer pay, with a senate bill on labor liens and a four year term regulation after a contentious session.
The text lists sardine biscuit preparation with baking powder salt and milk, shaping and baking steps, then a celery and tomato puree, and a pork broth method. It includes a misspelled closing note about George D. Arndt leaving Columbus for an event associated with the Bethany Mgmgrpane Medic cuit.
Rt. Rev. Jona N. McCormick of Grad Rapids reelected president of the fifth department of the Sunday schools of the Pr iacopal church. The department covers Ohio Michigan Indiana Minnesota and Wisconsin. Rev H Young of Chicago elected vice president Rev Herbert H Fox of Pontiac secretary W P Sullivan of Detroit treasurer. Finance chair W P Sullivan with Canon Charles Reed Cincinnati on Sunday school organization Frederick Wylie Kenosha teacher training Prof JG Ames Jacksonville ill worship music art Charles H Young Chicago prose Rev H B Cooke Cleveland education Rev William Burrows of Birmingham Ind and Deen Charles S Lewis of Indianapolis are listed as chairs for various committees.
Cardington Jan 30 Alarmed by the absence of I. W. Primmer a young farmer, searchers found his body beside the road near his home. He had been visiting a neighbor and, with bad roads, started home on foot. He collapsed and died from heart trouble. His wife and family were left awaiting his return.
A development company begins reclaiming 5000 acres of swamp land in Bloomfield Township Trumbull County Ohio to create productive farming areas. Dredge work starts on a large ditch plan to drain Rock Creek area, with smaller laterals. The project targets 2000 acres of rich muck land suited to celery onions and other crops, plus cooperative operation and nearby markets for trucking and demonstration farms.
London marks the Charles I expulsion anniversary with Legitimist and Jacobite meetings and floral tributes around the Martyr statue in Trafalgar Square. Memorial wreaths are placed as part of the commemorations. A church consecration ceremony for Rev William Farrar Weeks is noted, followed by a Mt Vernon M P church conference set for February 1.
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