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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1916
Page
8
Many brief mentions describe residents visiting Newark and Columbus, with Monday arrivals and returns. Names include H H. Simpson, H. Hostwick, Mrs. George Michaux, Miss Luella McGidde, Rev. Jones, and others, plus ads for Arnold store promotions on wallpapers, rugs, and bath fittings.
McMahon died Saturday afternoon at his Gambier home at 4 o clock after an incident in Gambier. Coroner Pumphrey attributed the death to the stated cause. He had been in Mt Vernon Wednesday night and returned by the Thursday train. He was 64 and survived by brothers Edward of Danville Frank Boyd Joseph and Charles of Gambier and several sisters. The funeral was held Monday at his Gambier residence with Rev Mussel officiating at Oak Grove Cemetery. Washington Myers died Monday, details not fully clear in readable text.
The piece reports on American efforts to relieve famine in Europe amid World War I as British French and Belgian relief groups appeal to American women for aid. It highlights damaged veterans and dependent families needing food money and supplies, urging immediate contributions to fund six months of training and to sustain widows and orphans.
A fox casually relaxes on a porch swing in Duarte California as the family watches. The animal yawned and settled into the seat with pillow arranged, then slipped away when guests left, leaving the porch calm again. The odd canine intruder briefly paused under the house before returning to the swing.
A series of obituary items report deaths in Morris township and Mt Vernon area. The infirmary resident who died at 56 had been an inmate since age four, while Amanda Nixon died at 75 in Morris township. Other notices cover Mrs Agnes Tow, 83, a Mt Vernon native who married Edward Stee and later moved south, and George B. Davis, 46, who died in Burlington Oklahoma with funeral in Mt Vernon.
Abram Elk is slated to succeed Morgenthal as envoy to Turkey, according to the latest diplomatic postings. The appointment indicates a regional shift in U S relations with Ankara and underscores ongoing talks with Turkey.
Carranza commander in Osmaza, Captain Telesfero Domingues led fifty men to rout Placido Villanueva's band in Coahuila and Chihuahua. Villanueva and nine followers were killed. six wounded. Three prisoners and seized rifles and horses reported.
Notices posted in Sand P Conte Ltd Rhode Tal and Pirend manufacturers announce wage increases for 2,500 employees effective March 1. President Wilko pledged recommendations from Secretaries Lane and Houston, while 16,644 acres in Cleveland National Forest California were opened to settlement from June 26 to July 2 percent.
Governor Willis accepts invitations for a busy May speaking circuit including Columbus Roscoe Mount Pleasant Kin terhook Sardinia Clyde Wooster and Marion with ceremonies, inaugurations, and a May festival. a separate report notes a wartime sinking threat and a political ticket in New York.
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