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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
4
A fragment hints at a posse chasing a thief led by a man who shouts stop thief. In the front ranks are wealthy residents who regard paying taxes as a duty, while the broader populace of moderate means bears the burden.
Dean Henry G. Williams of Ohio University Athens says Governor Cox asked him to consider the normal schools post. he declined due to pay, later raised to 4000 by budget officials. Williams led civil service exams, beating rivals. governor urged appointment but Williams will accept. Athens students petitioned against him. The only fact is his Republican ties. the rest debunked as a fabrication by a Columbus Republican editor.
A cartoon underscores the shift from Republican to Democratic control in Ohio finance. It argues that prior to six years ago Republican treasurers profited from public funds by placing them with favored banks. Since a Democratic administration ended this practice, funds have earned higher interest through competitive bidding, reducing taxes. The piece urges Ohioans to resist returning to the old system of using public funds for private gain.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss potential state tax cuts under a Democratic administration, mentioning Ohio and the old order of governance. The readable fragments suggest debate over fiscal policy shifts and political leadership impacts.
A review of Democratic governance highlights substantial state gains. Interest on funds now credited to the people, with over a million dollars accumulated. Banks repaid over $100,000 in interest, redirected to the treasury. A state liquor licensing board reduced saloons, curbed intemperance, and will profit the treasury. Banking and building and loan departments shifted costs to respective entities, enlarging the public purse. Consolidation of state departments into three commissions is noted as economy, though concerns about future tax burdens persist. The piece warns of potential extraordinary session to cut the state levy and reduce taxes.
Wanted and For Sale advertisement listing a seven room house with soft water, bath, electric lights, cemented cellar at 715 N Main Street. Also an offer to trade for wheat from the Aberatz farm east of Gambler. Seller Earl F White of Mt Vernon lists price around 1718 dollars.
In Mount Vernon Knox County the Court of Common Pleas schedules a sheriff sale. Guardians and heirs listed including Mario Hillott and Gle I Helin Pleynatey with an order of partition. Sale to occur at the clerk’s door at Mount Vernon courthouse.
The notice outlines a land sale in Harelton township Knox and Abate of Ohio. It specifies a starting point at a northwest corner of the southeast quarter and provides bearings and distances including 67 degrees 10 minutes and 14 minutes for the parcel. The document references Hinton and a plan involving a road and plot descriptions, with procedural timing and place names.
A fierce storm battered the community on Monday afternoon. Two church towers toppled on East High Street, smashing the belfry debris onto a nearby building while a large elm near North Main Street was uprooted. Widespread damage followed with uprooted trees and downed wires. The B&O water tower roof section blown off and utilities temporarily out.
Henry Schwitk aged 59 died at Grant hospital after a farm attack near Taylors Station two weeks earlier. He and his brother Froderick were beaten and robbed by Arthur Strom Ernest Jones and Marl Jones. Doctors cited bowel cancer as the cause. the beating may have hastened his death. Strom and Ernest Jones are jailed in the penitentiary. Karl Dones remains in reform school for robbery of the Schwitk brothers.
A Prussian king once paid a tailor to tempt a young man to change his faith. The youth, loyal to his belief, refused even after 80 marks were offered. The tale ends with the king remarking on constancy as the tailor’s coin bears a hole in the center.
The Senate opened a session on antitrust legislation led by Senator Newlands with the federal trade commission bill from the Interstate Commerce Committee. Strong opposition emerged as Secretary Bryan appears before the Foreign Relations Committee to discuss the Colombia treaty and Nicaragua pact, amid uncertainty about timing and White House action.
Senator Newlands calls for trade talks while Landers expect the president to press Congress until antitrust work finishes. Secretary Bryan faces the foreign relations committee over the Colombia treaty and Nicaragua pact as opposition grows and a long senate fight looms. Provisions may shift as Bryan aids securing votes amid a potential banking inquiry with Nicaragua.
Mt Vernon lost a Sunday game 7 to 5 to the Columbus Pirates in a hard fought affair. Vernon used thirteen players in a desperate rally that fell short as Niger hit four straight singles and Sapp struck out late. Columbus outhit Mt Vernon 9 to 13 with three doubles. Pitching by Householder faltered late and Horn finished strong for Columbus. The Pirates, semi pro veterans, may return to Mt Vernon later in the season with Horn again slated to start.
Geneva Illinois June 23 The case of Anton Petras indicted for the murder of Miss Theresa Hollander, clubbed to death in St Nicholas cemetery near Aurora, was called for trial in the circuit court. Petras, a young married man and father of a child, was a former sweetheart of Hollander and the principal suspect the night of the killing.
The Mt Vernon Homing Club held its second fy Sunday June 21 from Richmond Indiana with 78 birds racing. Birds started 6:00 am and the first arrived 9:20 am covering 183 miles in 8 hours 20 minutes. Alphonse Villian led with 11 2 14 18 while Pan Colley Louis Bouchar Tony Jacquet Leon Bary scored notable marks. The event also hosted probate judges from most Kansas counties as part of the state association annual convention led by Judge H A Hull of Great Bend as president and convention presiding officer.
Newark New Jersey June 22 Salvatore Taponio went on trial for the third time charged with murdering John J McGovern a policeman in 1912 He was convicted at the first trial earlier this year but the verdict was overturned by the high court The second trial ended with a hung jury Abilene Kansas June 82 Abilene is after mizentean hours deliberation
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