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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1913
Page
3
A record crowd is anticipated as the new administration prepares to take office. Officials promise favorable weather and a splendid inauguration with full ceremonial support and strong security presence.
Washington reports preparations for Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Marshall's inauguration. Conditions forecast to be splendid despite weather, with grand illuminations along Pennsylvania Avenue and a streamlined program. City officials tighten security and traffic controls to ensure a dignified, impressive ceremony.
Police increase force with 600 officers and detectives from major cities to deter pickpockets and crooks. Major Bylvester leads a publicity campaign displaying 500 portraits of known thieves in hotel lobbies and public spaces to aid identification and arrest on sight, while criminals from New York Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago flood Pennsylvania Avenue with badge and pennant relics linked to the presidential inauguration era.
A Geneva Ohio passenger incident on a Cleveland to Ashtabula car ends with a farmer changing at Geneva. Conductor Fitesimmons spots a traveling man unbuttoned and in new clothes, a long box and packages, then halts for a change at Geneva substation. The man laments the wardrobe shakeup and explains the items were accidental.
SHYLOCK Missouri case moves from a note of kinship to a fatal stabbing. C H or A C Aulabaugh seeks notification for kin in Hancock and Davis West Virginia. He claimed Mra Kether Graham pledged her life for a loan from Cumberland Maryland bank. He stabbed Graham and then himself after attempting collection. His sister in another room heard a tense exchange with protestations of love and demands for money. The scene ended with a knife wound to Graham and a man slamming a car door. A federal question is raised about jurisdiction and a line about Pigs Ip Pigs appears from a referenced note.
A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in a divorce case heard in the common pleas court on a Friday afternoon. Zalda G. Vian Grings Salt presided or was involved in the proceedings. The ruling confirms the plaintiff's request for divorce and completes the court action filed in the jurisdiction.
The Browne will from Gambier dated August 16 1911 names daughters Mary Elizabeth Browne and Alice Rebecca Browne as executrices. The document transfers all furniture, household effects, and farm holdings to the two daughters in probate. Other items note a $200 verdict in Colgin v Ferenbaugh and various court actions in Knox County Common Pleas.
A sports brief notes Mt. Vernon High School defeat of Lima 28 to 12 in a Delaware tournament yesterday afternoon. The tale mentions a crowded field and a later noted defeat to Steele High of Payton, with two players sidelined. A birth is recorded for Blar family Ridgewood Avenue and Charlon H. Taylor Tast Front Street.
A garbled account from Killarney describes a Rasbrolaey Club event at Miss Teresa Korth Gandushy street with a pleasant reception. It mentions Halsey Robinson wedding at 16 o'clock and a couple named Dale Halsey and Kuma Rovindon, plus a shower for Mr and Mrs Glenn Gotta at Elisabeth Clutter's home.
The Juniors were defeated by Bussage Men by a small margin, with figures and monthly totals showing gymnasium usage and attendance across several categories. The record lists totals for gym floor use, class numbers, daily averages, games played, and salaries, reflecting activity levels and funding.
In Bellefontaine Reverend A dackson resigns from the Church of Christ Rushiyvanta to become pastor at the Palnedyille Church of Christ. Urbana reports a boon haw? for Colonel W R Warnock of Urbana, ex congressman and pension agent, seeking national commander of the G A. Nine union men in Port Clinton leave Beoxe and Union Fish companies in sympathy with the fishermen strike. Sterling, from Rushville Illinois, arrested for passing worthless checks at a local hotel. In OSURG Park the idle electric plant remains out of commission two days as armaturs break. repair may take a week.
Kenyon defeated Wittenberg 38 to 23 in Gambier yesterday afternoon in the hardest game of the season. The home team held the lead throughout as Rockwell and Clark helped secure the victory for Kenyon.
The Mt. Vernon Power and Tight company was incorporated for 250 900 under Ohio law in Columbus Friday by H L Montgomery and brothers.
Knox County readers learn how much a person must pay to enter the Home for the Aged and how endowment funds operate. Trustees explain admissions rules, ongoing costs, and the role of patron money, gifts, and donations in sustaining the Home's needs.
The special management of the Home dedicates time and effort to the work and strives for economy. They report no salaries are paid except the matron, emphasizing frugal administration and careful budgeting.
The article explains home towel marking using crow stitch or satin stitch. It covers choosing colors per family member, canvas types, grid guidance, stitching direction, and finishing touches like tailpieces and padding. It advises using old English letters from fashion magazines, stamping methods, and thread choices for smooth, even results.
Fragmentary OCR excerpt shows a dubious Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement with references to F J Cheney Co Toledo and a claimed one hundred dollar reward. Text is garbled, with incomplete testimonials and stray bank mentions.
Washington March 1 One of President Tal’s final acts was to veto the Webb bill prohibiting shipments of liquor into dry states for use in violations of law. The Senate quickly overrode his veto by 63 to 5 and the House is expected to follow. Debate centered on constitutionality and enforcement.
Pittsburg March 1 Green county's giant cave man long known in the Monosga hela valley is in jail hospital after a fall that left him unconscious. He fought three captors with a heavy pummeling and sustained a fractured skull. He had lived in an abandoned coal mine and prowled at night, unseen by day, fueling local hostility with his depredations.
New York March 1 United States Attorney J R Knapp closed the government's case in the proceedings to dissolve the Sugar Trust. After a 30 day recess the defense opens. The outcome could cost the defendants about 500000 dollars plus expenses. the government has spent about 16000 on fees and travel.
General Rosalie Jones led a suffrage army 210 miles from New York to Washington marching through capitol grounds and down Pennsylvania Avenue with local escorters. The event drew attention as one of the largest demonstrations seen in the capital for equal franchise.
Fragmentary OCR text notes post election time. Mentions voters, potentially waiting, and other unspecified items. May reference paving, venues, and a place named Sawa. No clear events, dates, or organizations readable.
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