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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1907
Page
11
Advertising rates are available on application. The issue notes subscriptions and column items on fair weather, jokes about mail fraud, and whimsical remarks on Roosevelt, Fairbanks, Foraker and Morgan's funeral. It hints at Japanese writers and war talk over a broken window pane, with light local reflections on June heat and upcoming harvests.
Former Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, viewed as a presidential possibility, spoke at Wesleyan University commencement. He criticized overemphasis on expediency and commercial values, urged enduring ideals, and warned that public life risks being driven by market reasoning rather than principle. He hinted at retirement from public life and noted ideological gaps with President Roosevelt and his followers.
Leslie Shaw argues that commercialism and personal popularity dominate public life, eroding true statesmanship across professions. He urges the administration to return to principled governance and for all vocations to pursue the greatest good for the greatest number.
In Columbia Ohio on June 4 Secretary Taft's manager Vorys and Governor Herrick's brother in law Parmales held a conference. It was believed the talks aimed at reconciling Taft and Herrick who have been divided since Taft's Akron speech. A Two-step club will hold the opening dance next Tuesday at Schwinger's new dancing pavilion.
Norwalk June 1. David Wirt a prominent business and director of the Jackson company of Norwalk and Findlay died today by shooting himself. The article notes scant details but confirms the self-inflicted death of a well-known local figure.
Veterans of the Spanish War confer the rank of page on a candidate while others plan the first annual picnic at Lincoln Park with ball games speeches and fireworks. Fraternal orders hold elections and officer nominations with meetings at Wes Center Street South Main Street and East Center Street as groups prepare esquire and other ranks and social events.
Miss Asie Carey a clerk at Storacc Confectionary reported Burrel White for insult after a phone dispute over a tala. Officers Castle and McDonough arrested White. White was bound over on an affidavit of insult and released after paying $5 and costs.
Marion hosted a tense YMCA volleyball match at the Y M C A gym as players moved around the court. The report notes Ulery’s poor deployment and the local team struggling to match Manefield.
City council street and alley committee meets to discuss paving Delaware Avenue from the cemetery end toward McKinley Park with the Catholic Cemetery Association asked to share costs. Trade of two strips of land between the cemetery and park proposed, blueprints to be shown Monday. Also social news includes Mrs John George entertaining and Miss Mary Thomas honored at Orchard Street event.
A Bilgar youth, Walter Wick aged 18, fell into an open cistern while in the back yard on Saturday afternoon. He dropped approximately five feet into the water but was rescued with no reported serious injuries.
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