28 Dec 1908
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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
1
Rome reports three quakes near Catanzaro in southwestern Italy caused extensive property damage and heavy casualties. Rescue teams, medical aid, and relief supplies are dispatched as fear grows for the death toll. prisons were opened amid chaos and looting.
Political exiles are departing Curacao aboard the Zulia for Caracas after earlier imprisonments. The group includes former dissidents and leaders such as Get Giorgorio Tiera, welcomed with cheers in Cornea. U.S. naval movements near Curacao were reported as North Carolina and Maine shadow the area bound for La Guaira.
Columbus dispatch reports factional tension within the Taft led Republican machine as leaders push for votes on temperance measures while courting the Anti-Saloon and Personal Liberty leagues. The piece notes alleged dual tactics to appeal to middle voters and secure a congressional majority, with details appearing on page three.
A fragment from New Castle Australia dated Dec 28 reports the Pritish steam ship Advance and the Verquelverna sinking in a thin morning tide. Only the Tirat of floor remains, with all on board presumed lost.
Indianapolis Ind Dec 28 A statement by ex editor listed as former editor of the United Mine Workers journal defends John Mitchell stating he knew nothing of an editorial for which Mitchell faced contempt of court and a jail sentence. The denials from Sexton argue no responsibility for the editorial work summoned before the court.
Columbus Ohio morning reports show Burton leading with Taft, Koruker still awaited. No single candidate has a clear majority. Granville W Mooney expected to win House speaker. Republican caucus dynamics cited with Foraker and others holding minor shares amid uncertain turnout.
Wilbur Tey and S Davis were delivering a sermon to Mukans when a blood vessel in the right eye burned, leaving him blind in the left eye. He continued the sermon despite pain, and a doctor examined him afterward. Sight hope for recovery was held.
Two men dressed as priests entered the Shah of Persia’s cabinet chamber in St Petersburg on Saturday and attempted to shoot him. Police restrained the attackers after a shot rang out. the bullet pierced the epaulet of the ruler. Censorship in Persia delayed confirmation.
Washington reports Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, head of chemistry in the Agriculture Department, plans to resign after a disputed inspection decision on a soda product. Wiley says he has fought food adulteration and will bow only if government demands wholesale change.
Tome reports a relapse in Pope's health as gout flares again. Mhysleh notes the condition remains precarious, with old complaints resurfacing and concern over his overall strength and recovery prospects.
Reports allege a Nihilist movement sparked mass arrests over the last forty eight hours. Officials monitor movements at borders while surveillance targets remaining revolutionaries. A Moscow clash between soldiers and rebels reportedly left a dozen dead and twenty injured.
Johnstown, Pa on a crowded street witnesses Joan Stormer, a blacksmith, shoot his wife, her brother, and Mrs Tutter, then kill himself as bystanders look on. The Kurtses are badly wounded, Mrs Stormer is hurt but could recover. The motive remains unclear amid the chaotic scene.
A 45 year old watchman Charles Callahan died after his clothes saturated with kerosene ignited while attempting to start a small fire near his watch box. He burned severely and died from his injuries.
Cleveland reports a plan to invite Great Britain to participate in an International Peace Centennial at Put-in-Bay in 1919. A commission will draft a program and seek legislative funding for a multiweek celebration marking Perry’s Lake Erie victory on Sept. 10, 1815. Canada and Britain would share in the event symbolizing harmony and progress.
Washington reports President Roosevelt plans to obtain live onyx kleenebon and kahau from Africa for the zoological park. Zoo officials seek rare south African antelope and simian specimens, hoping to enhance the collection with animals shipped alive. The president has urged officials to supply multiple creatures for the display at the park.
A discovery claimed by the Voters' leagues alleges Willant A. Martin, a councilman later moved to penitentiary for grafting, remains active in Pittsburg politics, taking a share of the graft as if at liberty. Reports say he had a long conference outside the prison wall with a Branch of councils official, one of seven under arrest with bail set at 80,000. Continued on Page Three.
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