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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
5
Mount Vernon's May Festival ended with two performances praised for brilliant programs and wonderful singing. Conducted by Mr Coup and featuring Mrs Mills, the event drew cultured audiences and left lasting impressions of masterful renditions and refined artistry.
A thriving center for music featured a two performance festival praised for superb organ and vocal works. Mrs Mills opened with Spring by Macfarland, followed by Hoffman Powell and Alma Beck delivering operatic and concert pieces to enthusiastic acclaim. The final oratorio Redemption impressed with chorus, soprano solos, and conductor Coup.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Howard Tarr on May 12 at Mt Vernon Medical and Surgical Sanitarium. A son was born Thursday morning to Mr and Mrs Oscar Swanson of 12 Bam Curtis Street.
New York May 15 three strikebreakers shipped to Cincinnati to handle a strike. An ad drew hundreds of unemployed men, a crowd of about one thousand rushed the agency and broke in doors and windows before police cleared the scene.
The plan calls for a monster demonstration in Cincinnati on May 16 with all unions taking part. The Cincinnati Traction Company used netting and police on the Avondale line and three cars were removed from the barn. Crowds gathered in the lower town, but no disorder occurred as preparations target a parade through main streets and a mass meeting at the Cincinnati Baseball Park with speeches planned.
Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburg and Boston market notes list cattle prices for prime, butcher, calves, hogs, sheep and lambs with quoted bids. Grain and wool quotes appear for wheat corn and los of fiber, with prices in dollars per hundredweight and per bushel across regional exchanges.
Washington officials say plans for the Pennsylvania battleship were twice stolen from the Bureau of Steam Engineering. They believe the thief is a regular in the office who had access to the drafting rooms. The department insists the loss is not mission critical and could be duplicated quickly by an engineer.
South Main street will glow with sixteen hundred electric lights from 6 to midnight all week for the Moose Carnival. Mt Vernon’s White Way will feature artistically placed lamps and early illuminated letters as preparations quicken. A luminous parade led by Moose members will kick off the festivities Monday evening.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a character named Master pressuring Mary about a marked private letter. The scene hints at hidden finances and a tense exchange over a monetary demand, with names like Mary and a unnamed man referenced. The exact source context is unclear but suggests a melodramatic domestic moment.
The High School team faces Deane Academy at 4 30 P M at Riverside Park in a anticipated game after Deane beat Newark 7 to 6 recently while locals edged Newark 3 to 2 earlier. The result could hinge on pitching and defense.
Norrick will pick for Focus, while Ereniy and Fer S face off in a tough drawing scenario. The matchup centers on logistics and strategic choice with cars as a key factor.
A notes meeting of city officials was held tonight to finalize preparations for a Newark and Mt. Vernon relay road race. About seventy men have been training, with the event set for the first Saturday in June and full attendance expected.
Advertises discounted underwear and garments including ladies sleeveless vests at 15 or 2 for 26c lisle and silk lisle vests lace trimmed pants 25c and 19c union suits 25c and more with sizes and styles listed for ladies and men including Munsing union suits shirts and drawers and various skirts at bargain prices.
First quality table oilcloth in neat marble and tile effects offered as specials. Colored patterns priced at 18 and 20 cents per yard. Also advertised Shino Dust Cloths and sanitary drinking fountains for small chickens, each.
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