27 Aug 1908
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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
1
Augusta Georgia reports vast flooding on August 27 as water reaches ten feet on Main Street. Widespread destruction cripples transportation, utilities, and food supply while deaths are reported. Health officials fear decaying matter and disease from inundation threaten nearby Athens and surrounding areas.
At Saratoga county fair Governor Hughes attended as owners of racing horses staged a strike to protest his anti betting stance. They refused to start their horses while he was on the grounds, causing an unprecedented delay. Officials urged a return to racing but the owners remained obdurate. The dispute disrupted the program until Hughes departed by late afternoon.
McAlester Oklahoma August 27. A fire trapped miners high in the Haileyville area when oil barrels ignited in the shaft. Flames and smoke filled the men’s passages cutting off all top access. Efforts to operate cages failed as cables burned. By nightfall twelve hours after the blaze only partial names of the dead were available, with many bodies believed still inside the mine.
Fragmentary OCR lists names Heiman Alex Ross Tony Keats Steve Sulontic and others linked to The Valley Links owned by Dr D M Halley James Elliott and Chicago and St Louis capital outfits including Rock Island Railroad directors. Property value hints at up to 50 900 with unknown exact extents.
Colonel William F. Wilne, former senator and member of Cleveland's cabinet, died in Madison Wisconsin today after a five week illness from a brain hemorrhage.
Governor Fort declares a plan to call an extraordinary session and deploy New Jersey troops if Atlantic City saloons and cafes are not closed next Sunday. Proclamation warns of strict enforcement and possible martial law to ensure observance of the dry holiday.
In Hamilton on August 27 a new weapon was used to hurl weld at a dozen small boys, burning their faces and leaving some possibly deformed for life. Stanley Kine, 16, was arrested on suspicion as police continued investigation into the incident.
Washington August 27 an interstate commerce commission order directs the reduction of freight rates on cattle from Texas points to the northwest via the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway from one cent to five cents per hundredweight and requires immediate cuts in terminal charges at Chicago from 20 cents to 10 cents per cwt the action impacts carriers serving Texas stockyards and western markets.
Banks must present their financial reports to authorities detailing their condition as of August. The text outlines regulatory expectations for banks to disclose assets liabilities and overall health to ensure transparency and oversight by governing bodies.
New York bankers held a third of a series of secret meetings in the afternoon to discuss measures and assign responsibility for a proposed step. The hearers did not reveal names or specifics and warned against disclosing the letter.
A fragmentary report from San Francisco describes a tragic incident aboard the training ship Pensacola at Yerba Buena Island. The article references a twenty-one year old apprentice and signals a fatal event amid a hazing or harming episode.
The incident aboard a vessel involved Trey and others with a rope swing during the night. Trey reportedly was killed or severely injured as he hung over a soak and died after an apparent strangling attempt. The report notes Trey will be sent to a living home in Oklahoma.
Fragmentary political commentary discusses railroad policies and public confidence. Mentions Theodore P. Shonts and Chicago and Alton president role. Notes legislative treatment, electric influence, and a calm agenda shaping voter trust without naming individuals or titles.
Kate Howard led a mob attacking Lopera restaurant and torching property then faced murder indictments. Arrested with bond denial, she died in jail last night by own action. Separate indictments alleged involvement in violent acts against African Americans during teen years.
A historical piece portrays Brown and Company as political martyrs amid stock market intrigue. It argues the firm was driven to ruin not by failure but by political credit denial, with figures on Wall Street fearing reform and calls for restraint on disclosure reforms.
In Columbus on August 27 Willan Daft’s name is linked to a push for swift action in the supreme court. Theodore Mertiman for the committee argues that the legislature lacks power to halt investigations, asserting Taft’s famed Akron speech supports broad inquiry into public affairs amid political tensions. The brief contends a ruling limiting legislative oversight would set a harmful precedent for the state.
Wale Hoo fs of Columbia Ohio was announced as attorney general designate, after a career marked by prosecutions of anti trust laws and notable actions against the bridge trust and Standard Oil. The appointment follows political maneuvering, with G ov Harris considering G. B. Denman of Toledo and concerns about opposition from Walter Brown. Hills's move from journalism to policy echoes his prior crusade role at the Cincinnati Tribune and early career as assistant city solicitor.
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