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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
4
Ohio's Workmen's Compensation Act offers injured workers or their dependents greater benefits than any other state, with medical choice and constitutional rights preserved. Employers gain immunity from lawsuits and lower insurance costs, funded by reduced rates tied to accident prevention, under the state plan.
The Kramer law empowers the state dairy and food commissioner and officials to set quality purity and strength standards for foods and align them with national standards. It enables uniform rules to enforce food drug and sanitary laws. Ohio previously had limited standards and now joins other states in tightening food rules. A campaign will promote better sanitary conditions at production and sales sites.
Over ten years the state plans 82 million annually for mud proof road development in all counties. A proposed 26 million for I-14 will be shared equally, funding better schools health farms and commerce. The Hite bill enables this work, hailed as vital by the Democratic general assembly with long term benefits for generations.
Baldwin Spencer, chair of biology at the University of Melbourne, returns from studying Aboriginal life and notes the vast 521,000 square mile region has only 4,000 whites. He warns Australians to consider future possibilities amid a booming Japan.
Fragmented OCR text presents a reflective tale on aging and time. It mentions Barnaby Nodye and a teacher scene with a boy and a crossing street incident. Phrases hint at life lessons, parental figures, and the passing of years, though many words are garbled.
Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Nebraska, a newspaper man and statesman, proposes a bank and currency probe. He submitted thirty questions to bank and financial experts to elicit views on faults and remedies, sending inquiries to bankers and scholars nationwide. Hitchcock, Omaha World editor and longtime Democrat ally of William Jennings Bryan, has served in Congress and built a career as a probing, persistent legislator.
The Japanese Ambassador to the United States Viscount Chinda is central to Japan's protest over California alien landholding restrictions. Chinda, educated at De Pauw University, has long played a leading role in U.S. Japanese diplomacy and had served as ambassador in Washington since 1912.
A garbled collection of brief items notes bible readings in Peanay schools, a Drake trust dispute, Panama club Turkey trot ban, selective university admissions in St. Petersburg by lot, Lloyds war-rate quotes, a stray dog in Wheeling biting a wallet with $75 and $40, and a clerk’s chewed money recovery.
The Denver, Laramie and Pacific railroad plans a sixty mile northward route through a vast prairie dog town near Kinia City. Officials say to protect the line, they will exterminate dogs by releasing cotton balls soaked in carbon bisulphide into burrows, suffocating the animals. The action targets only the section along the right of way, not the entire town. The colony, long established, holds millions of animals and related species, with burrow networks spanning vast acres.
Prince Rugen of Sweden earns high praise for landscape paintings that capture Swedish scenery with atmosphere and charm. His early talent and East tour influenced a formal art education in Paris and study under Balmwen, establishing a notable artistic career in his homeland.
United States military officials under Commissary General C. Sharpe unveil a sour bread designed for field use. The formula uses 100 pounds of sifted flour with 52 pounds of water, dried yeast, salt, sugar, and shortening, baked in a stew and finished as a bake for transport.
A garbled note describes a couple joining in marriage with a costume theme in Baltimore. The fragment mentions a ceremony setting and a venue, with unclear names and dates but indicates a wedding event amid festive attire.
In Marquette Minh May 29 a telegraph to defense lawyers in the Roosevelt Newbert libel trial was disclosed to the court. The message claimed the defense is under indictment for grand larceny and extradition is aired. A Miller warrant was issued in Akron and an indictment entered in New York for unpaid bills. A Milwaukee letter from Miller expresses regret he cannot testify.
The New York World reports the orange orange wood, a nettle-family species known to Native Americans as the bow tree, is the toughest American timber. Tests by the U S Forest Service show a block withstands about a hundred pounds hammer impact and compares to hickory, with strength rivaled only by other maples and related woods under heavy bending forces.
A fragment discusses topographic maps from the United States Geological Survey, praising original band engraving for accuracy and print quality. It notes advances in cartography but asserts no process surpasses the historic engraver method. The text also briefly mentions Victor Munoz and a proposed Cuban baseball league movement.
A Macon Georgia banker, BiacHer Walker, age unknown, wife and child, accidentally ingested seven grains of bichloride of mercury thinking it medicine. Despite expert care, multiple treatments, and even kidney transplant rumors, he died after a public farewell open house and an extended struggle. Doctors tried poisons’ removal, saline, olive oil, and potential organ replacement, but the poison overwhelmed his system and he passed away with family by his side as Macon mourned.
Washington May 29 Democratic senators adopted a resolution urging all members to remain in attendance during Senate sessions to avoid risking the party’s control. With two Louisiana senators hostile to the Underwood bill the Democratic majority is reduced to two, and a single defection could require a vice presidential vote to save the party. The Cummins tariff investigation resolution may be contested as the anti tariff lobby claims influence on Congress. Sulzer Launches Campaign Attacks as He addresses Brooklyn Harlem and the Bronx, criticizing opponents Murphy Barnes and Fitzpatrick.
Sir English harriers imported by Robert P. Huntington are stone blind from a mysterious disease. More than 40 hounds in the pack are isolated as the kennels on Mr. Huntington’s estate in Poughkeepsie face a ravaging illness.
Circ ous performer George Comatock known as Bob Caldwell the fat man died suddenly in Venice after a hospital transfer. He weighed 408 pounds and 12 men carried him to an ambulance for treatment. Emory Hunt new role at Granville Ohio May 29 resigns Denison presidency to become secretary for the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society. salary increase reportedly included.
A New York court judge often receives death threats from crank letters. Recorder Frederick Smyth once noted a letter calling for his death, but highlighted the new word pounch meaning to crouch and pounce. The piece discusses nuisance letters from odd correspondents and quirky name anecdotes from Harper’s Weekly.
Reports state a vast coalfield near the south pole, extending about 650 miles with a width and workable quality coal. Australas confirms analysis, calling it one of the largest deposits in the world and a practical find linked to the doomed Scott expedition.
Wes Dengel a Chicago man was found overdosed on opium at 5B, Q, recovered around 4 p.m. and released by Sheriff Woolfson. He later wandered Half Gambier street boarding house damaged clothing and frightened residents. Police detained him for state keeping and Chicago authorities were asked to locate his friends or relatives. Memorial Day address planned, and a list of social visits and local happenings follow.
30 acres of good farming land on Green Valley road two miles east of Gress Valley church. Includes a suitable building site. For details contact J. H. Jenkins at Mt. Vernon Ohio R D No 3 or Fredericktown citizens' phone Bparte Bell.
A partial OCR legal notice records a court action at Gees Court with unclear party names and procedural details. The text is fragmented but indicates a filing or docket in progress. Further readable specifics are not available in the fragment.
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