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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1910
Page
1
Widespread looting and clashes erupt as thousands of guards and soldiers patrol Paris. Robbers seize hotels and boats, several fights end with drownings and captures. police crackdown includes lynching fears and barricaded robber strongholds. President Fallieres faces renewed scrutiny over relief fund donations.
G W Abel a Nevada cattle raiser now in mining argues high meat prices stem from government forestry reserves on open grazing lands in Nevada Idaho and Oregon. He says reserves push many ranchers out of business and oppose restricting land with little timber or poor grazing. He warns the administration favors resource conservation but objects to land set as forests on principal grazing ranges.
United Press dispatch from Columbus reports Senator Beatty resisting criticism over investigations into state departments. Beatty vows to pursue printers and canal land inquiries, denounces harassment, and aims to keep probes nonpartisan while seeking governor talks regarding a pardon hint. Colleagues Riley Winters Deaton return from recess as Beatty presses on.
United Press dispatch from New York reports Nicholas Nedendeck died after being trapped for hours beneath a coal chute at the Independent Ice Company on Eighty-Second Street and the East River. Charlen Moher and Charles Cooper were rescued- hospital in serious condition. Firefighters aided by plant workers freed others as a large coal pile collapsed into the chute.
A New York postal card campaign led by Anita Comfort Hooley calls on American women to write to President Tutt demanding action against the meat trust. About 1,000 letters sent. organizers plan an endless chain to pressure higher prices and prompt a public boycott, with focus shifting to hair wine later.
A fragment outlines a campaign against boycotters and trusts, predicting resistance in Chicago and the West. It accuses packers of price manipulation and calls for a wholesale price fight between producers, retailers, and customers to force meat costs higher.
The report describes a fatal apartment fire in Scranton involving Jane and Ayven Whirl and others connected to the Mary Brewer and Joy families. Fire officials say four residents died, with the bodies recovered late that night and relatives notified.
Parcel of text reports massive flooding in Paris with about 200000 people homeless and 100000 unemployed. Describes ruined towns and provinces, widespread distress, and government response as waters rose to record levels. Tempers and conditions grow grim as dikes fail and retreating flood waters flood low-lying areas. Weather remains unsettled with rain and rising river levels threatening further damage.
A near‑continuous circus of rescue and relief unfolds as troops guard endangered property and distribute rations across Paris suburbs. Boats ferry luckless families from ruined homes while streets reopen and engineers inspect the subway. Dangers from undermined foundations, disease, and flooded basements loom as authorities plan a rigorous cleanup and disinfection campaign.
United Press dispatch from New Orleans reports Lewis Tewksbury, known as the skyrocket financier, dying after a fall at the Charity hospital. He had been unconscious all night, revived briefly, and suffered from a skull fracture and right heart disease as physicians said. His dramatic career included London and New York episodes, a Philadelphia arrest for alleged fraud, and a rumored return to New Orleans as a guest at the St Charles hotel.
A man shot his three year old daughter Emily fatally, wounded his wife, and then killed himself today. The victims were taken to Flower Hospital where doctors fought to save them. Domestic troubles were cited as the motive in the chaotic incident at Cauyee QE.
United Press dispatch describes opposition to Sen Dick Taft by Brown and Ellis with plans to block his renomination. Wade and Brilla meet Columbus leaders to push a rule requiring at least one percent of party vote for endorsement, aiming to steamroll Taft at the May primary.
A disclosure notes that detailed Masonic rites and rituals from Bina lodges to Shrine and Knights of Pythias were being sold to individuals for profit. Representative Am W Blan proposed bills to publish prices from 25 to 100 dollars for access to private lodge materials in Ohio, sparking debate over secrecy and legality.
A sub-committee was named to report at the next meeting on how the matter should be carried forward. The first result from Wardon the White House and Longworth appears, with political rivals involved in framing the inquiry into the high cost of living.
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