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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
4
Snow and colder air spread across the northwest with a cold wave. northeast may see snow while the rest clears. A stockholders meeting for Mirror Publishing Company is planned January 26, 1908 at 7 10 p m at the company office to elect directors and address other business.
On January 28 historical figures such as Charlemagne and Francis Drake are noted with deaths and eras described. The onset of Lord North’s administration and renewed vigor in American colonial actions are mentioned alongside Brerick North and Guilford. Composers and astronomical notes close the item with sunrise and moon details.
William J. Bryan would back Judson Harmon for vice president if nominated. Harmon may accept. supporters say a Bryan Harmon ticket would unite factions and strengthen chances next fall. Other items mention the Reynolds child labor bill, Gladys Vanderbilt marriage rumors, Roosevelt naval program, and Thaw trial coverage.
Mrs Mary McGlynn, long time inmate at Wayne County house in Detroit, may receive a $26,000 legacy from the late McGlynn of Louisville KY. He left a monthly allowance to her son Edward, a wire worker, who has not been heard from since. Undertaker L D Baxter, administrator of the estate, reports the deceased man as her son and notes damages of $25,000 awarded before death.
An Ohio Electric Railway car jumped a track three miles east of Salem on Monday afternoon, plunging down a 20 foot embankment. Fifteen of the 25 aboard were injured but none fatally. Motorman Eugene Muggly of Leetonia was badly hurt but expected to recover. Car struck a trolley pole and broke through to four feet of water. Injured were taken to Leetonia. farmers aided by window rescues. Cause given as a defective rail. track torn up for yards. wires down.
National Guard sharpshooters repelled two attempted breaches of the Fifth Infantry armory at Buchanan and Waller streets. The building houses coast defense maps and peninsula topography plans, with authorities suspecting Japanese agents behind the repeated attempts. Citizens report a tense night as guards fortify access to the secured site.
Jon Waterbury reports a chamber of commerce address condemns widespread publicity of corporate evils. The speaker likens attacks on firms to hunting bears with a brass band, arguing that while some corporations commit faults, blanket distrust harms progress and public confidence in business should be restored.
W J Maywood, secretary of the Western Federation of Miners, urged support for leaders Moyer Pettibone and others who funded defense. Haywood blamed operators for contract breaks, called for closer ties with United Mine Workers, and Mitchell opposed sympathetic strikes while addressing the convention.
New York January 28 J P Morgan received thunderous applause as the bankers of the city honored him at Waldorf Astoria. Alexander Gilbert, chairman of the clearing house, led the toast in Morgan's name while the toast to President Roosevelt drew complete silence. An orchestra played The Star Spangled Banner as the scene ended in quiet.
Florence January 28 The funeral of Oudia today became a poignant image of poverty as a handful of dogs that she fed with her own sustenance accompanied her to the graveyard at Bagni di Lucca. Her loyal maid received her last manuscript before the body was buried in the English cemetery, marked only by a wooden cross.
Columbus O Jan 28 A legislative investigation of the state school management is set. By unanimous vote the legislature creates a six member committee with full powers to probe the charges to the bottom. Members from both senate and house to be named this week.
Cleveland January 28 Mrs Jennie Paxson 39 years old was engulfed in flames when a can of gasoline exploded in her hand She leaped through a plate glass window at 504 Superior Ave NW and fell to the sidewalk A crowd of men and women formed as flames were extinguished Her clothing burned away and she lay unconscious likely fatally burned She was an aunt of Georgia Kingston a Cleveland activist and had once pursued stage studies but abandoned the ambition
Iowa, January 28. Miss Blaabeth Sohn, editor of the Storm Lake Videttes, declared she needed a man to swear for her and handle duties that require a man's attention after the Board of Supervisors denied her application for a portion of county printing. She issued an editorial card inviting a qualifying suitor.
The bachelor editor of the Lytton Star reads a proposal before press and jokes he could swear for two newspaper offices. He mentions Mrs Sohn mending Shin socks and occasional gable end trouser repairs as part of a deal. All Town 8 awaits Vidette edition.
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