Sherif John Stark for coroner in town race
Sheriff John Stark seeks the coroner position with Dr. W. H. Hinklin named as the medical examiner candidate. The contest pairs local law enforcement with a medical official for the upcoming election.
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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
4
Sheriff John Stark seeks the coroner position with Dr. W. H. Hinklin named as the medical examiner candidate. The contest pairs local law enforcement with a medical official for the upcoming election.
A jumble of editorial quips mocks Taft Roosevelt Bryan and Taft again while cartoons of elephants and Republicans frame the political theater. Commentary mentions a big fine, court rulings, and scandals, all wrapped in a nightmarish collage of names events and satirical jabs.
The piece notes a one man convention with no contest over platform or vice-presidential nomination. It criticizes U S politics, references Quebec adjournment, and mocks or questions figures including Congress and the Prince of Wales. It also rails at Republican editors over Ohio voting trends and mentions Hobson and Rodjestvensky through satirical lines.
Crestline residents and visitors appear in a long list of social notices. J Welsh visits Upper Sandusky. Mrs Stella Young suffers typhoid fever. Effie Meepest accepts a position at Central Emergency Hospital. Albert LaDow takes a job in Huntington Indiana. several residents travel or visit relatives in Fort Wayne Columbus Huntington and North Robinson.
Lewis of Covington and Mies Sthel Nash of Cinelonndl are guests at the Jacoby home. Mrs M Geholz of north Prospect street was operated on at Sarger Minklin hospital and is improving after surgery. Mrs Clara Piru of the Sawyer Senatorium went to Mirtel for vacation with relatives. Mr George Miller and Mr Mrs Charles Miller were at Iromon for a relative's funeral.
A reader requests an out of town resort where men can exploit maidens, seeking a lurid report on female fate during two weeks vacation. The letter promotes pandered romance, rowboat outings, and impropriety under a veneer of authenticity.
In a dramatic night of violence near Forest Hill cemetery, police cordoned the area after a pair of gunmen opened fire in Jamaica Plain. One outlaw was killed after a lengthy pursuit, two others remain at large, and several bystanders and officers are wounded or dead as authorities sweep the area.
Columbus Ohio July 24 governor Harris orders a shake up at the Athena hospital demanding the resignation of Supt TJ Manson. A secret meeting of the board of trustees was held at the Hartman hotel to present the case. Complaints of lax management and questions about running a 12000 ward state institution drive the action.
Poughkeepsie July 23 Harry K Thaw is now practically kept to solitary confinement in the county jail. Sheriff Chanler announced that Thaw will receive no visitors except his wife, mother and his counsel Charles Morschauser. The prisoner was moved to the regular jail and given a bed in cell.
The D. D. M. offers a one dollar round trip to Columbus on Sundays. First car from Marion departs at 6 a.m. and the last car from Columbus leaves at 7 40 p.m. Also the Free Baptist Mission ladies plan a home bake sale at the market house on Saturday.
The piece argues Roosevelt's program hinges on a strong navy to defend the Panama Canal and assert U S leadership. It warns that the Monroe Doctrine risks irrelevance or contempt without naval power to back it, claiming foes respect only when force backs policy.
The speaker argues that a coast defense navy is insufficient and urges building a powerful United States Navy to protect interests from Alaska to Cuba. He warns that wavering on expansion invites limits on power and friction with other countries as immigration grows and prosperity increases.
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