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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1913
Page
4
A local obituary notice honors the life of a community member, detailing birth and death dates, family survivors, and service arrangements. The tribute emphasizes the individual's contributions and enduring impact on neighbors and organizations within the town.
California readers are offered a look at tariff free meat after an Australian shipment arrives. The piece argues lower prices in Los Angeles versus Chicago, potential benefits for consumers, and hints at broader gains for cattle industries in Australia and Argentina. It discusses steamship lines, refrigerated meat ships, and aims to show reduced tariffs aiding independent shipping.
The piece denounces a movement labeled friends of the Smith law aiming to discredit state administration by scaring property owners with anticipated tax changes. It accuses supporters of opposing Workmen's Compensation and Kilpatrick acts, favoring appointive judges and attacking the Warnes law. It argues the proponent group seeks to protect insurance interests and undermine reforms.
Washington June 2 An attempt to limit immigration from southern European and Asiatic countries without literacy tests, after President Taft endorsed a separate plan. The proposal calls for fixing the number of immigrants from any nation at ten percent of the number of people of that nation who are citizens of the United States. The effort aims to restrict entry while avoiding literacy requirements.
Senate today saw a Dillingham immigration bill introduced by Senator Dillingham, aiming to cap the number of aliens admitted from any country with fines. The measure would reduce entries from Italy, Austria Hungary, Greece and Turkey while allowing more from Germany, Britain, Sweden and northern Europe. A commissioner general statement noted current laws exclude few for serious defects, and past deportations were irregular. In the previous fiscal year 1,045,212 aliens applied with only 1.5 percent excluded.
Sunday Theatricale reports a troubled period during Enyland's history when Shake speare's Midsummer Night's Dream was staged amid suspicions of humor. It notes a miscreant plotter, Mr Wilson, and a bizarre accusation about a brutal misdeed connected to Bottum the weaver. The text describes a peculiar punishment scene arranged at my lord bishop's house with a white hood and hay bottle as a symbol of the accused's guilt.
American subexecutive committee in New York advances plans for the 1914 15 centenary celebrations of Anglo American peace. Key aims include erecting a Queen Victoria statue in Washington and Lincoln statue in Britain, plus a grand historical costume ball. Chicago notes a $100 000 share, with similar events planned in Boston Philadelphia Washington Detroit Buffalo and other cities.
New York hosts a grand dedicatory ceremony for the Maine monument with survivors, Cuban envoys, a Cuban warship, and turnout by naval crew, veterans, and officials. Taft delivers the address as the campaign statue rises at Central Park West, honoring the Maine disaster and wartime sacrifices with sculptural figures of Atlantic and Pacific deities.
A farm hand and the farmer's daughter engage in a tense exchange as he carries buttermilk and wildflowers. Their dialogue probes civility and motive, ending with her confession of love and a shift in their dynamic. The scene unfolds amid farm sounds and lingering hesitation before the couple acknowledges deeper feelings.
Banges Literary society plans a Friday evening program with recitations songs instrumental music and short plays. Highlight is the Nevin quartet of Mt Vernon with Ladies' Aid serving ice cream and cake admission ten cents.
A pupil asks about the meaning of steward. The teacher and John discuss the dictionary sense of a man who attends to the attire of others, citing a mistaken idea from a London mall reference.
David Warfield will not appear in the current season as Bhy lock. The actor’s performance is rescheduled for the season after next, delaying the show’s planned run and affecting production timelines.
The Arnold Store invites Knox County residents to shop for paper bug linoleums mouldings and window shades as savings items. The ad emphasizes a wide selection and low prices ahead of the hot weather season.
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