24 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Marion Weekly Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
1
Fragmented report details speeches in Indiana and Connecticut focusing on Taft and Bryan stances. It mentions law officials, farm policy themes, and fears of bribery claims, with emphasis on prosperity under current administrations and the need to support the Republican ticket.
In Findlay Ohio on October 22 mosquitoes with large bodies spread constant irritation among North Findlay residents. The insects produced a hissing sound recalled from years past and bit many women, some now with swollen lips. The town reports a wave of bites and discomfort continuing into the night.
A fragmented account depicts a Mount Vernon rally where rhetoric blames Bitin for harming labor, asserts laborers’ right to live, and claims unions like the steam shovelers and longshoremen oppose the speaker. The speaker says he later faced charges of being anti labor despite professing labor friendship.
Police report a big red car was blown to atoms in a suburb near Chicago. Three men were in the vehicle when the explosion occurred, leaving only fragments of a gasoline tank. The license tag 292% tied to George P Getz, a millionaire, who is missing. Investigators consider dynamite placed to curb speeding.
Tokyo reports that Japan sees no designs on the Pacific by the United States and favors a conference among powers including Britain and the U S to outline a future policy. Tokyo leaders praise the Atlantic fleet visit as proving goodwill and unity with Japan, with social events and English speaking sailors enhancing ties. Admiral Sperry and fleet will depart Yokohama after a final day of receptions and dinners.
The article notes that leading figures regard the American fleet visit as possibly framing an unwritten understanding between the United States and Japan. It argues such understandings, based on mutual desires, could influence policies as much as a formal treaty without waiting for one.
In Houghton Wich Oct 82 crews from schooners Lizzie Liaw and Selvin Wairgin reached shore after their vessels wrecked on Lake Superior. Fifteen men aboard attempted to abandon Edward Hines but found safety after capsizing one crew member, a woman, wore men’s clothing to escape. Police later found shipwrecked crews and scuttled the Mar Vim to prevent theft.
Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm’s fourth son Prince August Walhelm wed Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig Holstein in a ceremony at the Berlin palace chapel with a civil prelim in a palace apartment. The Empress placed the Hohenzollern crown on the bride. The Kaiser supervised details. August, 21, and Alexandra, 19, marked a double milestone with the empress’s birthday.
London reports warlike conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina with Austrian troops and Montenegrin agents describing intensified efforts. Diplomats say Turkey Serbia and Montenegro seek compensation while Austria maintains annexation is final, delaying any Balkan conference.
A London cabled report from Mani dated October 22 notes a devastating storm in the Caervan valley on October 12. It states 100 natives were drowned and hundreds of houses washed away, with authorities rushing doctors to the scene to prevent outbreaks.
On October 22 Vienna reports a crowd in Montenegro defense led by Princesses Nema and Var L amid speeches by officials. The government issues a ban on war material shipments through Austria Hungary to Serbia or Montenegro, hoping other powers follow.
Governor Patterson of Tennessee leads a conference of six southern states to combat night riders described as brutal degenerates. He vows to stamp out the killings around Union City and Reel Foot Lake, with troops scouring the region for suspects as cotton ginners and merchants discuss arson and gin burning.
After a quarrel with his fiancee Miss Lena Wherms, Clyde McCartney, 24, allegedly fired a bullet at his head. The bullet was deflected by his hat, and the wounded man is expected to recover. Authorities report the incident occurred in Oct 22.
Ada Gorman says she will go to Philadelphia with her husband Joseph Magness to stand by him as he faces a navy desertion trial. They wed in Louisville after meeting at Vermont Avenue Church. Magness allegedly planned a lavish future amid bonds and real estate. Neighbors recall her past, while authorities recount Magness’s naval record and the couple's contentious history.
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