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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1911
Page
5
In a May Bargain Sale, Queen Quality Shoes offer 98¢ bargains on blacks and tans. men's shirts at 39¢. straw hats 19¢. underwear 1 96. children and ladies footwear under 1.89. men's and boys’ suits and pants announced with deep discounts, including suit values from 3.89 to 11.50 amidst a wide range of styles and colors.
Attorneys for Michael T. Lee filed a motion asking the state to elect which count of the indictment governs the trial. The court convened after a recess with Judge Wickham presiding. Other items include guardianship and estate actions, jury commission oath, and several property transfers in Knox County notices.
The third May Festival concert was at the High School auditorium on Saturday evening. The St Paul Symphony Orchestra offered five classical numbers led by Sime Rothwell Walter and featured a Verdi quartet from Rigoletto with Armstrong Hagar Harris and Goodwin. Despite a poor turnout due to bad weather, the audience applauded generously and an encore was granted for Lia eul action.
Pout Gard Shower Mins Tultsie Lee and Miss Vivian Davis on Hast Hamtramck street received about one hundred post cards each at a Saturday afternoon garden shower in honor of their tenth birthday anniversary.
Fire department responded to a blaze triggered by a faulty electric wire near a corner on Huet Gambler window. The burning wire sparked a large fire, causing a branch to ignite and tree damage. Fire crews extinguished the flames with hose lines and left no further hazards.
An advertisement urges securing funds to buy a home, claiming ownership brings pleasure, stability, and family happiness. It touts The Buckeye State Mortgage and Loan Company at Rankin Building, 22 West Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio, promising earnings via money investment with assets listed at 4,600,000.
Sheriff Parker received a tip to arrest a drunken man near the Ohio State Sanitarium. Charles Henry Johnson was found, jailed on intoxication charges, and later connected to a board bill in Squire Harters court. He pled guilty to jumping a board bill for $18 and was released on bond with weekly installments.
List of inlined letters including Mrs Emma Anderson Mrs Beal Mrs L Cole Chase Curriston Mra Erwin Thomas Kinerly Neill Mike Li C Nugent Lie Mrs Sarah Puyie W Phillipa Mrs Maule White L Sheridan and G Dowds P.M.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Pelton of West Curtis Street on Sunday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harry A Blake colored of West Hamtramck Street on Monday.
An 18 year old named Carl Breece died after a self inflicted shotgun incident at a Saturday agricultural society event. Local officials investigate, noting no immediate suspects and asking residents for information.
A man attempting to climb a fir and stand erect over a fence for a race was found dead by his father an hour later. Investigators labeled the incident as a fatal accident and cordoned off the area for inquiry.
A teen, Carl Breece aged 18, died instantly when a shotgun discharged while he attempted to climb a fence on the Martineburg road near Mt. Vernon. The report details the sequence, including the hammer catching and the gun firing into his left chest. He left behind his parents and several siblings with his funeral to be held at Union Grove cemetery. Concurrently, Knox County Agricultural Association held a meeting to plan the county fair for September 16 and 17, revising the premium list and naming department directors and upcoming grounds repairs and stands.
May 22 Warsaw reports the death of M Rin chus Gon sarovsky a prominent Jewish citizen aged about 120 years He left 145 children grandchildren and great grandchildren in a long life marked by family and community ties.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr. Val Durbin was struck by lightning during a heavy storm Saturday night on the Koons farm east of the city, instantly killing the animal.
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