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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
4
A chaotic column mocks Republican bragging after travels abroad and predicts taft defeat, notes Ohio school building issues under inspector Morgan and the board of education debate, plus Marion county superintendent election, and touches on crime, finance, and international lines with sharp, era-tinged commentary.
Washington Letter from Aug 26 discusses a Shippensburg inventor offering a mystic alphabet to the government, salary tensions in the Canal Zone including Joseph Bucklin and Bishop, and Pinchot praising farm reforms while Wiley proposes a rural village plan. mentions Panama Canal Commission scrutiny and local notices on events and market items.
Aug 26 Fant Land Texas report shows the grand jury urging mothers to protect daughters by curtailing liberties and recommending an unwritten law be placed on statutes to guard homes. The note claims if the inn is not amended to curb desperadoes, vengeance or freedom follows. Dance tonight in Belwyinger’s hall with Orchestra music Try Admiral Coffer.
In Dublin on August 26, Richard Grakeer received the freedom of the city from the lord mayor. The roll included three Americans before Mr Patrick A Cole and ex mayor Newton. Names like Gladstone and Parnell appeared among honored exiles. Croker pledged to work for Ireland and its people, while the mayor praised his influence on America and aid to the Irish cause.
New York August 25 John G Taynor of Westhampton found a diamond in a clam shell while hotching for pearls near Quogue beach. The gem, set in a five flag, was proved to belong to Willon Hudgins who lost a $500 diamond ring ten days earlier. Hudgins accepted the recovered jewel with 960 in prize. Meanwhile a lengthy college style feature on mimicry and coughing ends with a reflective aside from the Mirror.
Police report indicates a woman, wife of Major General Charles Edward Liard, was killed Monday afternoon in a wooded area near Seven Oaks. No traces of the murderer are found. robbery suspected. Valuable items reported missing. Local authorities probe suspect and motive.
A fragment notes Major General Luant, Royal Engineers, married the youngest daughter of Thomas Hartley of Cliffst, Cumberland, in 1875. The terse OCR provides sparse details on the union and the couple’s background.
In Huston August 26 two officers M Monroe and C W Bleck were shot by Joe Kemper after an altercation. Kemper, son of Walter county’s former measurer, fired as officers were en route to the station. Monroe is reported gravely injured. Kemper and a second man had been arrested for fighting. after release Kemper threatened police.
John Worth Kern denounces tariff policy and party leaders responsible for economic panic of 1907. He blames protectionists for labor hardship while praising Roosevelt era regulation and reform. He urges a campaign focused on education and civic duty against corporate influence.
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