Mt Vernon Port Office Records Close Malt Matter
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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1911
Page
4
Subscription rate set at 1.80 per year. The Mt Vernon Ohio port office files record closing malt matter as part of local business notices.
Philippi West Virginia marks the 50th anniversary of Civil War events with a HomeComing week. A grand civic celebration opens with a parade lacking military salute, a mass meeting, and greetings from local officials. Events include balloon ascensions, band concerts, and daily programs through Decoration Day and the June closing. Local visitors arrive from across the state to honor veterans and residents who returned for the occasion.
Knox County Maintenance Company members announce their annual meeting at the Mount Vernon Ohio office on Wednesday July 6 2011 at 10 am to elect a board of directors and conduct corporate business. Also notes a Queen Victoria statue unveiling in Berlin Victoria Park with a $5 000 donation by the Daughters of the Empire.
Raleigh May 29 The damage suit of the Warewater Tobacco Company of Norfolk against the American Tobacco Company came up for trial in the Federal court here. The suit seeks 1,200,000 dollars for alleged violations of Sherman antitrust law.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a mosquito bite remedy with Vea or ivy and references cooling effect. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable.
May 2. Horsemen from Kuat and the favorite arrive in Salt Lake City for a racing meet at a newly built track by the Weh Jockey Club. NA plan to race there before moving to Malta Montana for a thirty day meet starting July 18.
May 29 Newark plans celebrate with a ceremony for unveiling a statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of Fourth Ward. Preparations are set, featuring parade and Grant Army of the Republic involvement.
John Hays Hammond, designated Uncle Bam's special representative, departs as part of the coronation preparations. He is noted for his diplomatic role and ties to the broader ceremonial events surrounding the occasion.
Noted mining engineer John Haya Hammond sails on the Cedric for London to represent the United States as special ambassador at King George V's coronation. He travels with Mrs Hammond and their four children and plans to return to America in early July.
Charlotte report: four men killed when a doubleheader coal train plunged through a burning trestle near Beatte on the Seaboard Airline. Engineers Green and Lindsay and firemen Dooley and Lewis, all of Monroe, N. C., died. About 20 caremen aboard survived the plunge.
Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland and more report cattle hogs and sheep prices. Entries show milk creamery and dairy terms alongside farm goods with varied bids and lots from multiple markets.
An eyewitness recounts a chaotic streets chase through Bond Street Conduit Street and Soho where a thief fled from a jeweler’s shop. A milkman spurred the pursuit guiding the informer into a doorway where a boy was found with a haul of eight pounds in Mogland notes and jewelry. The culprit was captured and the bag recovered, exposing the wife’s missing items and the detective’s role.
A college tale unfolds as a paper balloon sends a hidden secret to a student at the junior prom. Ned Langdon decodes the message using acids to reveal a warning tied to Violet on a girl’s left shoulder, and a risky pursuit to meet the author in the hall.
The article surveys the ducking stool as a punishment for women deemed vocally unruly from England to Virginia and Maryland around the 17th to 19th centuries. It notes colonial adoption in New England, practices in Maryland and Virginia, and references to Philadelphia and Georgia later abuse cases, with descriptions of the device and public shaming.
The piece explains how fans and managers influence play through termed actions like working the pitcher and drawing balls. It notes that hitters sometimes strike out by following orders to draw three balls, while crowds cheer and players react to the sequence, revealing the psychology behind the game.
A compact sketch traces Voltaire's witty retort about the farmers general as the greatest robber story in history, then drifts through a collage of literary references from Bath and the Almighty Dollar to Tehnyson nights and Fitzgerald letters, highlighting eighteenth and early nineteenth century satire.
A fragment from the Chicago Record perhaps quotes a dramatic exchange where a lady mocks a gentleman’s earlier awe and questions a father's affection. The tale hints at social memory and creditors, with a literary, period voice. The source mentions a city and a widow or widowhood theme with a playful misreading of family affection.
Moultrie Ga May 29 The murder case of John Hart charged with killing WIL Williams in a family feud returns for its second trial. Williams was killed more than two years ago. Hart and two of his brothers were indicted for murder after his first trial in October 1909 ended in conviction but was reversed by the supreme court.
In Jonesboro Michigan on May 29 the case of J A G Bankston former Sheriff of Pulaski county was called for trial in Union county circuit court. He is accused of shooting and killing Night Sergeant French of the Cairo police during the December 3 incident. The venue change brings the case to Union county attracting interest due to the principal figure’s prominence.
The Iowa organization of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union held its annual State convention in Clinton with Archbishop Keane of Dubuque as honorary president. Speakers included Rev. W. J. McNamee of Joliet, Rev. P. J. O'Callaghan of Chicago, and Very Rev. B. A. Dougherty of Mason City.
Newark Ohio May 2 Art Dover indicted in connection with the July lynching of Carl Etherington faced trial before Judge Nicholas. Dover offered to plead guilty to manslaughter but the plea was rejected because he is said to have melted the mob at the time of the lynching.
Nashville Tenn May 29 The Tennessee Bankers Association opened its twenty first annual convention in Nashville with wide attendance. John Perrin of Indianapolis and William Livingstone of Detroit are among notable outsiders who will address the gathering over the next two days.
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