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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
2
A presidential address halted House activity as measures on immigration, rail rate reform, and Panama-Colombia issues moved forward. Senate business included confirmations. debate touched on the Hearings, Navy expansion, and tariff inquiries. A separate note reports a tragic slaying by Hiram Badger and a Southern Commercial Congress session highlighting southern agricultural prospects.
Frederick A Hyde of San Francisco was convicted of conspiring to defraud the United States by unlawfully obtaining land in Oregon and Washington. The sentence included fines and penalties. Joost Selinel Tucou and Arie, among associates, were also convicted and sentenced to one year and one month in the penitentiary.
Gov Hay of Wyoming issues a requisition for ward B. dench of Otreleyiite connected to a charge following a death at Heel Graves of Pithaway. The document references medical practitioner requisition amid the inquiry.
The French chamber of deputies on Tuesday voted 201 to 30 to continue the death penalty in France, while elsewhere reports note new candidates for boxing matches in Los Angeles and a hospital board death in Lima. Prominent New York women oppose woman suffrage, quietly campaigning with literature. A Millersburg death is recorded for Dr John B Russell, 48, member of a board of trustees related to criminal insane care. An explosion at the Independent Powder Co. plant near Webb City, Missouri, injures one and kills another. The Sargoven sea wrecks an ocean graveyard as a natural phenomenon drifts in the Atlantic. President Van Rienstate has urged Army reform to include more negro regiments when feasible.
Investigators examine the 1910 death of Francis D. Hirschberg after he was shot at his home. Surgeons conduct an autopsy while police note no powder burns on the hands, suggesting possible self-inflicted death or murder by a burglar who entered the reception room where the revolver lay.
The Charley BK Davie murder trial of Dr. Frederick Rue near its close with Deputy State's Attorney Eick and Associate Counsel Woodrough finishing arguments Tuesday afternoon. Defense chief Curley and State's Attorney English plan final remarks Wednesday. The prosecution offered rebuttal testimony as court opened Tuesday, describing the evidence as intended to impeach.
President Taft plans an interview with Speaker Cannon as the tax revision proceeds. The talks are expected to clarify future relations between the president and the speaker amid party promises and policy directions. In other news, James J. Hill warned that railroad costs at current material and labor prices would prevent a New York City Chicago line from delivering a 2 percent return. The steamer John Blanton, aground near Point Iroquois, remains in no immediate danger after grounding near Sault Ste. Marie en route downbound.
Port au Prince reports Gen. Antoine Simon now heads Haiti as president with control of the government. A new cabinet and promises of calm aim to restore order as street tensions ease.
Columbus notes from the Ohio State Grange meeting show resolutions urging reforms and state action. Proposals touch on mileage allowances, agriculture funding, women’s suffrage, animal disease control, rural mail and banking, fertilizer oversight, and direct senatorial elections, with a statewide prohibition item likely unfinished.
The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America adjourned to meet in December 1919 to advance unity among Protestant denominations in gospel work. The conference featured Yale professor Henry W Rogers on arbitration and a push to reform divorce and support church education and international cooperation. A later note says African delegates from Chicago embarked on two trains to return to New York before heading to their home country.
The board of trustees of the Carnegie Institution of Washington met Tuesday and approved appropriations totaling 88 200 dollars. The funds are to continue projects already initiated and not new undertakings.
A fire destroyed the In diane Box Co factory in Muskegon Michigan on Tuesday, endangering nearby residences along the west side. Loss estimated at seventy five thousand dollars with insurance noted as British. Separately a British cruiser left Rio de Janeiro after six weeks of port visits, under Rear Admiral Sir Percy Boott and crew ceremonies.
Remington Typewriter Co state manager Jardan T. Marshall reportedly hanged himself in his home likely amid business troubles. The incident occurred Tuesday in Columbus Ohio near Monroe County. Local option election results in Monroe County showed a 1,200 vote majority. About 15 workers affected by the upheaval received vital news updates.
A state report on Hocking County books accuses former treasurer of misapplied funds and a clerical error causing a shortage of 82.10 dollars. Separate legal notes discuss rent issues with the Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton road and a suggestion to file a new suit to recover state rent. An unrelated medical note touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure, claiming widespread physician endorsement and urging readers to send for a trial package.
In Toledo the Hazel murder trial for a 11 year old boy recaps two court sessions on Tuesday. The defense won a ruling excluding a police confession allegedly made by Hazel after arrest, while the prosecution presented robbery and murder connection evidence. The trial may proceed with the boy testifying as the confession is excluded.
Columbus Ohio December 2 announces new incorporations including The Reverse Draft Purchase Co Akron 20000 and G J Prebole Co Cleveland 6000 with officers Max E Meisel and others. Also Old Talony Savings and Loan Association Cleveland 25000 with George Ty Latte borough and McConkey Wilken Powl McDonald McNulty and Henech Infant Food Co Cleveland 25000 with W J Mahon C A McCarthy Ty James and others.
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday held a five year old boy may be guilty of contributory negligence in the case of Albert Wallson against Cluconat Traction Co. The child’s toes were severed by a wheat car when he was five in 1900. The lower court’s decision was affirmed, leaving the state no damages due. The ruling preserves existing negligence standards and limits recovery in this minor injury case.
The Supreme Court issued decisions including George Auer vs Alex Sian in Allen County with judgment affirmed and Loveland Electric Railway Co. vs W. J. Kirkbride in Cuyahoga County with judgment affirmed.
Capt J D Cranfield arrives in Columbia to confer with Gen Weybrecht and with state Chairman on appointment as assistant adjutant general under the Harmon administration.
The Washington dispatch reports the Senate confirmed the nomination of Helen D. Langetreet, widow of General Langetreet, on Tuesday as soon as the nomination was received. The confirmation occurred in Washington, Der 9. Gammenville, Ga, is cited in connection with the nomination.
Ragland contender Delagoll knocked out Charley Griffin the featherweight champion of Australia in the eleventh round Tuesday night. The bout was described as the best boxing exhibition in Boston in many years.
A fragmented 19th century style note discusses misread signals and hieroglyphic markings guiding trains. It mentions a dangerous signal shun at Northwest vision with a stop at Ashtabula and references paying fare and a diner stop after Erk, noting frequent changes.
The article describes the Belgian built railway from Peking to Paoting fu in Shandong province, detailing the route length about 150 kilometers, track gauge and station layouts, brick roadbeds, and passenger car configurations. It notes speeds around twenty two miles per hour on average, frequent stops, and large Chinese baggage handling with classed passenger cars. Private chartered cars are offered for trips to Hankow, with eleven coaches in the train and European style locomotives. Night service is not yet run for passengers, though freight may run after dark.
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