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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
1
Portis June 1 prisoners tied to a Paris white slave scandal were found guilty after a fortnight trial. Five banished from France, five given sentences ranging from six months to a year. jury delivered verdict amid political influence charges.
Washington January 1 Representative Homaine of Arkansas, a Democrat, called for abolishing gamblers who control cotton and grain markets. He accused the New York Cotton Exchange of a gambling institution and urged government action to drive gamblers from the stock and commodities arenas. He cited 121 million bales sold and only 13 million raised as evidence of market manipulation.
A mother's murder case unfolds as police pursue leads after a deadly breakfast poisonings. Detective work, family testimonies, and clues from the scene drive the investigation, with questions about the father’s involvement and the fate of three other children. The trial's outcome remains uncertain as authorities seek justice.
Fragmented remarks accuse officials of bias and wealth concentration. A former city star, Charles Mie Hyite, faces indictment and trial as critics portray government as a tool for moneyed elites. The speech condemns direct taxation and profiteering by fifty one multimillionaires led by John D Rockefeller, alleging unlawful gains and skewed laws benefiting the rich while the poor suffer in the capital's shadow.
Colimibie O Tute tem Amy han are. the committee fights over appointing 40 places for a state convention. The convention panel plans one afternoon session per week, with committees reporting proposals and appointments, as officials seek efficiency and equity in employment. Columbus OhioJanuary 1. The convention will meet to determine the number of staff and assign duties, with rules and patronage committees pending.
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Fragmented notes describe a tentative pivot in a political power struggle with mentions of a nominee, a convention, and potential court actions. The text references Yale, a contract, and emerging divisions among parties, signaling a controversial effort to reshape leadership and policy commitments.
In a tense session yesterday Rev dlerhert and Bigelow, noted leaders at the constitutional convention, urged delegates to unite behind a plan. The move aims to restore order after a prolonged struggle to balance authority from Speaker Cannon. The scene shifted toward a more orderly, reformist tone as delegates considered a broader democratic power.
Washington reports Andrew Carnegie testifying before the senate steel investigating committee that the steel trust now dominates the industry and that competition has ended. He defended executives, faced probing questions about price controls and law enforcement, and argued for a new era of compliance and clemency for manufacturers amid ongoing antitrust scrutiny.
The report cites Henry F Moyer of the Armou company alleging manipulated cost figures in 1903 related to the meat packing trade. Costs rose to $2.78 from $1 previously, a 176 percent increase, with unclear allowances for by products and hidden profits, amid mentions of hides and by products and potential revenue changes.
Wreckers warn that a midline air disruption could endanger a stock exchange vault. Experts fear shock and vibration would crack the chimney vault and release superheated air, potentially charing stored securities and crippling operations. The damaged delivery could halt blocks and bonds trading.
In New York the financial heart faces crisis as a collapsed wall in the vault area could delay access to about 2.4 million dollars in securities. Experts warn it may take weeks to safely open the vaults amid risk of spontaneous combustion. officials consider dynamiting the wall as a precaution.
In New York on January, authorities fight crime with hundreds of special police and private detectives guarding messengers after a surge of robberies. Plain clothes officers and patrols keep crooks at bay as efforts intensify.
Fire police and building officials weighed cutting a worker and dynamiting walls to guard lives after a Cedar Street vault wall bulged dangerously. Tenants at the tall American National Bank could not enter their offices while others cleared vaults. experts warned the wall could collapse, burying vaults under debris.
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