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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
7
A large crowd hailed William Jennings Bryan as the Democratic nominee for president. Speakers praised his record on labor, reform, and direct election of senators, while outlining a platform opposing corporate control and urging unity to defend the rights of the common people. The Nebraska delegation led calls for Bryan, highlighting his long career and commitment to justice and peace.
Fragmentary report describes a Democratic convention scene with speakers, delegation spokesmen, and shifting rules. Mentions Nebraska and Alabama delegates, a potential January or March timing, and references a speaker named Dunn. Observers note mid age audience and a formal, yet unsettled tone.
Washington reports indicate fighting continued near Asuncion as government troops fired on a U S diplomat Edward O'Brien seeking to aid peace. No confirmed deaths. several injuries and intensified Argentine involvement noted in state department dispatches from Anápolis.
Oyster Bay secretary to the President said yesterday the president did not acknowledge or repeat a remark about war with Japan attributed to him by Congressman Hobson at the Democratic convention in Denver. Officials clarified that the president never made such a remark and had no comment on a written account of his trip.
At Union Stock Yards cattle receipts near 1000 with steady market. Estimated tomorrow 400. Hogs 17,000 with higher tone, cattle 6.10 to 8.25 on top, calves 6.50, sheep and lambs steady. Grain bids mix, some prices shown, market opening noted as between 4S and 54 cents.
The column lists varied grain and dairy figures with multiple openings and closings across commodities. It includes September and December trades, prices like 4 1 2, 7.8, and 7 65, plus dairy terms such as butter and creamery quotes from New York Produce.
Corrected daily by Marion Milling and Grain Co and Chas Turner & Co. market prices list wheat corn rye clover seed timothy hay and more per bushel or per sack with many items in cents or dollars. A brief joke about a blind horse buyer and a quip about a sleeping poet conclude the page with light amusement.
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