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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1913
Page
4
Obituary notices and acknowledgments published by the Mt. Vernon Ohio post office in semi weekly issues at five cents per line. Subscription rate is 150 dollars per year, strictly in advance.
The piece argues that invoking referendum fraudulently harms the law and governance. It stresses that officials must enforce referendum rules strictly and that appeals to the people should not be tainted by deceptive petitions. The author warns against exploiting law or sowing consumer trouble through sham petitions.
The Plain Dealer argues that state opinion will sustain Secretary Graves who voided referendum petitions on the Green Warnes and Kilpatrick laws. The ruling followed a careful inquiry with testimony showing petition frauds and forged signatures. Circulators admitted copying alleged material from official lists while profiting from easy money, prompting defense of preventing improper legislative action.
Fragmented OCR text references Mr Hooper and the Democratic party, vague inquiries about Mr Wilson Meanie and the Mow Pruadon, with garbled captions and stray phrases. The passage lacks coherent events or clear facts to summarize beyond partial political context and impossible-to-read ad-like lines.
The piece argues Roosevelt targets Wilson over tariff reform currency policy and Mexican issues. It claims the tariff is a red herring and accuses the administration of using improper methods similar to the Payne Aldrich bill. Roosevelt’s candidacy is framed as political theater against Taft and Wilson.
Biarritz France September 29 General Porfirio Diaz former president of Mexico said he had received no communication from the Mexican war department recalling him for service. He insisted that reports of his recall were confusion with General Pellx Dink and that he would remain in the area until mid October.
Fragmentary OCR places Polina Sich amid Japan China tensions and a modified policy from General Chiang Kai-shek, claiming an end to hostilities though details are unclear. In Salem Oregon an annual State Fall fair opens with farm displays, livestock, poultry, crafts and a welfare expo featuring Antigenior and welfare topics.
Fragmentary medical note discusses applying Hontord’s bath medicine to sores. The text references easing pain, a veterinarian tone, and mentions cures and treatments, though details are garbled and unclear.
Ambiguous OCR text shows scattered league terms and names. no coherent event details or clear entities to anchor a summary. The readable fragments mention Brewers and pennant ideas but lack concrete dates, opponents, scores, or official context.
Moose clinched the fourth game with a 10 to 4 victory before the season’s largest crowd, but the contest produced no standout plays or notable features.
The Moose won the fourth game of the series against the Eagles after a long, bustling day. Horn struggled early, then Rich Ardgon held firm for five innings as the Moose scored four in the first and built momentum. Maxwell and Mondron highlighted the fielding, while critical baserunning and timely hits fueled a high effort, crowd-filled afternoon with a 10 to 4 tie and a looming fifth game.
Hloston Massachusetts September 29 The cornerstone of St Marys Episcopal Church at Newton Lower Falls near Boston was relaid today in a ceremony with thousands of visitors from nearby cities. The church founded in 1812, and rebuilt recently, saw lodges that laid the 1813 cornerstone again hold the stone while old records were checked and a reception followed with addresses by surviving rectors.
At Louisville on September 29 the Perry Centennial Regatta featured some of the nation’s fastest motor boats. Entries include Baby Ratlaveo, America’s champion at 14 miles per hour, Ridge Bullet, Barnacle and Tange, two Chicago boats with notable prior times, and Oregon Kid from Portland, among others.
A dying jockey speaks to his son, urging faith and courage as he recalls a fatal ride and the hope to win. The scene shifts through sea voyagers and city chatter, hinting at a long-remembered tale titled pulilag with themes of fate, sport, and parental guidance.
A Cologne Gazette correspondent recalls a frustrating Italian post office visit where repeated proofs of identity failed to satisfy clerks who kept saying That is no good at all. After days of attempts with papers and a broker, the clerk finally pays with coins and a wink, quipping you needed no yesterday.
A historical account outlines leprosy’s spread across Europe in early centuries, its decline, and its presence in Asia and the Americas. It notes colonial-era outbreaks, the stark medieval response of isolating sufferers, and the lack of effective treatment beyond pity and quarantine.
Fragmentary OCR shows a six member jury in Indiana after three hours of deliberation with no partial verdict. The jury reportedly agrees on judgment for neither plate nor defendant and mentions payment of half the wares, with garbled names.
The Probate Court of Knox County Ohio orders an administrator sale of the late John M Tucker's homestead in Mount Liberty Liberty Township Knox County. The public auction is October 24 1913 at 2 pm. Lot 6 on the north side of Washington Ave fronting 6 feet bounds described. Property appraised at 350. Terms one third cash one third in one year and one third in two years with interest 6 percent per annum and secured by mortgage and insurance. Fred M Tucker administrator Lewis B House attorney for administrator.
Thousands of visitors from France and many European countries and Americans gather at Bethenay near Rheims for the Gordon Bennett Cup air race held today. The 1910 record by Vedice at 114 miles an hour is expected to be surpassed in the event.
Wilbur Foerste, 17, a Cleveland department store errand boy, stole 1400 from William Taylor’s in Cleveland and boarded a New York Central train to New York. He told detectives his plan was to enter Oxford University by attending a preparatory school first. Police arrested him on the New York train. the money was recovered.
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