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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1913
Page
6
Deputy C G Taylor reports in the Clerk's Office that the Cosford will has been filed in probate. The filing involves five hundred autos in the county and outlines the estate proceedings. The document appears in the probate records and triggers standard administration actions.
Sarah Brow taken to Akron by Chief Clements for bigamy arraignment. Deputy Clerk C G Taylor lists Knox County auto owners nearing 500, mostly from Mount Vernon. Will of Mary Cosford filed. George C Lybarger and Elmira B Lybarger inherit. Paul M Lybarger sworn school examiner. Tiame Stricker discharged from state hospital Columbus. Estate inventory for Robert Chambers shows personal property $200 and money $566.
The Humane Society met at the M C A on Wednesday evening. Rev J A Longway joined the circle. Topics discussed included wife beating, child cruelty, and cruelty to horses. Reports noted wives beaten by husbands and proposed public whipping post as punishment. A case of a young child whipped by an intoxicated father cited. Authorities described drivers causing mistreatment.
A garbled OCR fragment lists counts for offenses including non support cruelty to old persons and children, with mentions of shooting horses and cattle, cruelty to calves, society jurisdiction, warnings against driving poor horses, recuperation for a horse, and mules ordered shod. Contains disjointed numbers and incomplete terms.
Chief of Police R. Clementa Thursday afternoon arrested Harry Yeager for fast driving. He was arraigned before Mayor Perrine, pleaded guilty, and fined ten dollars plus costs.
The second game of a three game series ended with the clerks defeating the proprietors 19 to 1 at Riverside Park. Only a few clerk players were present at the start, leading to a lopsided City League matchup.
Ten indictments will be returned by the grand jury after a probe into the union ring. The charges involve prominent Chicago social and business figures. Mrs Fannie Korshak, called the Queen of the Firebugs, implicated a Park Avenue millionaire in arson knowledge. Korshak died at 3520 Grand Avenue under orders from State's Attorney Hoyne.
In Chicago a Pentecostal evangelist named David Kidd, who changed his name to David S Byrne, is in town to establish his identity related to a Baltimore family case. A Jewish woman helped him return home years ago, and the girl's father later sent thanks. A new will left a large estate to the executor, prompting scrutiny of the evangelist’s claims.
In Bolivar Pennsylvania a three year old girl Mary Youterling was declared dead then revived when her mother Mrs Henry Youterling fainted beside the coffin. The child coughed and cried as she regained breath, with doctors stating she may recover though the mother refused embalming and opted for an early burial.
A Pictorial Review list of meatless midsummer dishes using fresh produce. Spinach eggs bake with white sauce. tomato crumb bake. bean fricassee with mushroom or tomato ketchup. corn chowder with crackers. rice expand with vegetables. rice and cheese timbales. nut loaf with bread crumbs and milk.
A fragmented OCR line mentions dressing, Ames, heated light, and baking a loaf in a shallow pan for about half an hour with unclear quantities. The readable text references domestic cooking steps and vague measurements, lacking full context or a clear event or person.
The piece surveys child dress norms and trends from English simplicity to French distinction, praising hand work and summer embroidery. It notes cotton frocks as a clean choice, predicts Eton Jacket and bolero for next winter, and highlights beach rompers and denim aprons as practical playwear. The report also mentions Katherine Smith of Detroit returning home with her niece Pearl Smith after a visit.
Rev. Charles Stelsie resigns after ten years as superintendent of the bureau of social service to enter broader undenominational work as a consulting sociologist for national church bodies and social agencies. The piece notes efforts to bridge workers and churches, including labor temples and industrial enterprise initiatives, and mentions Stefansson’s Arctic expedition plans under Captain Bartlett and Dr. Robert Anderson with goals spanning several years and implications for multiple disciplines.
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