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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
4
Dec 28 History recalls figures such as General James Wilkinson and Marshal Juan Prim, plus events and astronomical data. The column mixes oblique political commentary and local notes with weather and a shipwreck report near Frankfort. It mentions Theodore Burton, Taft, Roosevelt, and labor issues, with a casualty list from a boat wreck including Captain Henry Hawrath.
A collage of malaprop phrases and quotes from various papers notes odd wording and spelling errors. It includes clipped lines about advertising fines in Ohio and punning asides on politics and diet.
The excerpt lists Ries and G. G. Wiant as sellers of books, ice stationery, and post cards at a station house. It references 1909 products and vendor names in a small, period-typical advertisement style from a local publication.
In Dec 28 public funeral services were held for Claus Spreckton in the Inte residence. Man Francheo reported the services shortly after. The event marked the final rites for the deceased in a somber local observance.
In Nyack on December 28 a predicted end of the world by Leo Spangler failed to occur. A crowd of white robed followers gathered at the station and at Oak Hill Cemetery as officers moved them back, while Spangler remained at large. Police could not confirm his return or whereabouts.
Charl A. Cony, longtime in automobile circles, plans a balloon honeymoon for himself and Carrie Hume Lewis of Kansas City. The couple will wed in Kansas City and depart by balloon to Chicago, then travel east aboard Cony s airship before returning to Chicago.
In East Finley township Washington Pa a complex chain of marriages ties a widow and her two daughters to a father and his two sons within one household. After the matings the families share the old Dillinger home and endure a fatal fever that strikes two sons and ends with a last marriage among the group.
In Santiago Chile a banquet Saturday night honored delegates to the Pan American congress. The cabinet ministers and foreign reps attended with American delegates praised for service to Pan American unity. Argentine delegate proposed health for Roosevelt and Root. discussions on cooperation between the Bureau of American Republics and the congress proceeded.
New York December 28 Charles Miphy vets readers on what will be done Tuesday night as Tammany Hall prepares for a crucial reorganization. Rumors swirl over a possible resolution repudiating Mayor McClyllan’s administration while leaders debate strategies to avoid further unbudgeted borrowings and mounting city debt.
City political leaders anticipate strategic moves by Murphy and McClellan era figures as tempers flare over fall election outcomes. Rumors swirl about retirements and replacements including Hayes Spooner Cogey and possible McCall renomination, with Tammany leaders weighing substitutes.
New York reports indicate District Attorney Darrin plans retirement by year end with successor Frederick A. DeWitt likely to take office. The Queens County trial of Captain Peter Maine remains under way as defense seeks to discredit cabman Martin Skura and police witness Faron.
In Stearns Kentucky on Christmas Day miners and federal deputies clashed under tense skies. Captain Henry Waddell leads the Somerset militia on standby as fugitive Merry Simpson remains at large. Deputy Marshal John Mailing was killed in the confrontation. Berry Simpson, linked to the strikers, was later shot near Braams. Simpson sought surrender through Captain Waddell with bail demanded before surrender.
Reports from Butte and Virginia City detail a sequence of earthquakes over more than a week, placing power systems out of operation and causing fear among residents. Virginia City experienced more than 20 tremors, with cracked walls and dislodged dishes, while ongoing slight quakes in Virginia City kept inhabitants restless and many leaving town. In Memphis a separate legal matter concerns the Cavett Pepper case over jewelry and a breakup, noted for its sensational elements and damaged items.
Salon City reports the Rest Foot Lake night riders trial resumed with morning sessions. Defense witnesses appeared for the first time while prosecution had rested, recounting testimony that largely repeated earlier recitals.
Poona Des. 28 a large wild gray wolf attacked Keiffer for five minutes near a chamber yard on the river front in Peoria city streets. He fled to his home entered and fired a shot through a window, killing the wolf. The beast’s origin and why it wandered into town remain a mystery.
Washington report states Lawrence W. Peters aged 25 shot his sweetheart Jennie W. Beaudette 21 in a boarding house in Alexandria after a dispute said to be jealous driven. Peters then killed himself as Beaudette survived. The incident occurred Sunday and Beaudette is expected to recover.
Washington December 28. Ethel Boone Roosevelt youngest daughter of the President makes her debut tonight in the White House cat room. Hundreds of invitations issued to social elites across the country. The Marine Band will provide music. Miss Roosevelt is popular in society life at seventeen.
Jewelry worth 6000 dollars was stolen from Ely Patterson once known as Mite Schmitt of St. Louis. Police have made one arrest connected with the case.
Aeron Ohio December 28 Charles Kock aged 45 was struck by a southbound train and fatally injured. The wagon he drove was demolished and Kock was thrown several feet. He died shortly after.
Washington opinion of the country life commission states that educating the children of farmers improves farm life more than any other measure. The commission meets to prepare its report to the president.
Hapfiineil KY Dec 28 Mr oy Noger Red 20 committed suleile this morning shooting through the heart. The father was frightened by night orders a year ago and the boy browned over the amily.
In Jefferson Court the complainant York, Tee 28 4 and two Prisoners named Thomas Smith clash over identity as magistrates unravel a tale of theft at Washington Market. Lawyer Patrick Abeuri speaks as Thomas Smith prie al protection is sought. Both held on $1000 bail awaiting trial.
Zanesville Ohio December 28 ten police raided the Stanwell hotel on a warrant to search for intoxicants. After hours of inquiry investigators found about 350 dollars worth of wine and whisky in the cellar. Carl Chase and C. McGonagle proprietors face a hearing tomorrow.
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