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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
10
The text notes Taft upset that Sherman won more votes, Foraker and Taft clash after the nomination, and mentions Uncle Joe Cannon slated for retirement. It contrasts Roosevelt's larger share of names with Taft's vote tally and implies administration influence.
The local theater troupe reports tightened power as outages last Friday and again this morning disrupted operations, delaying machinery at the Mirror office. In broader news, Williams resigns as Democratic House leader amid debates over tariff reform and Roosevelt, Taft, and Hearst loom in political maneuvering. New York counts ballots for Hearst mayoral bid as park openings spark budget questions in Marion.
A June wind and rainstorm swept Xenia and surrounding areas causing extensive damage. Trees were toppled, homes struck, power and telephone lines failed, and property suffered across multiple counties. In Findlay and Zanesville heavy winds damaged oil yards, crops, and street car service for hours.
A taft editorial derides Republican policy as a theater of misrule, accusing party leaders of mixing tariff reform with patronage in a corrupt carnival. It laments Roosevelt’s influence, mocks civil service reform, and questions fidelity to Rooseveltism versus protectionist policy while condemning corporate backing and political scheming.
The text presents garbled notes referencing abandonment of Reconstruction, opposition to a corrupt government scheme, and mentions events around 1876 and 1804. It implies political criticism and calls for vigilance against party faithlessness, with scattered interjections about Denver and a plea for discussion among contemporaries.
August Schroeder, once a prominent city contractor, returns to Cleveland after 20 years to locate his estranged wife. A newspaper ad prompted a contact but a friend revealed she was in an asylum and one daughter had died.
Lincoln Nebraska June 20 Bryan expresses mutinied dissatisfaction with the Chicago Convention's platform. He declines comment on the platform or candidates but plans to publish editorial criticisms in his Commoner. Friends say Bryan believes Democrats can exploit Republican missteps at Denver.
Columbus Ohio June 20 Orders were issued from the general staff recalling three companies of infantry now on duty in the Ohio Tobacco country. The action follows advice from sheriffs noting protection is no longer needed. The last troops will leave the tobacco area next Wednesday.
The Bette Tin mineral lands on Insignificant rise near the river form the world’s richest ore area. Spanning about two by two miles with a 40 shaft core, it contains over 100 miles of underground passages. Daily output exceeds 14,000 tons of ore and 10,000 tons of refined copper monthly, far surpassing any other district.
Graceful Parisian women owe their figures to diet and outdoor activity. Milk consumption after twenty is high and helps maintain a slim, non fattening form. In contrast to heavy meals elsewhere, Parisians favor soup with active household work and short city strolls, plus shopping excursions.
German scientist unveils an automatic collision avoidance system using Hertzean waves. Tiny wire plants placed within a thousand yards emit signals when two ships approach in fog, triggering mutual warnings and automatic engine stops to prevent collisions. Sugar from corn stalks could yield high quality sugar. Professor Wiley suggests sweet corn stalks contain more sugar than field corn, peaking as ears are ready to pull.
A new pocket telephone device for police pur poses in Vienna allows officers to contact stations by pulling a small apparatus and wiring into local call boxes. The system promises faster aid for non petty cases and could outperform whistles, as every patrolman carries the compact unit. In Paris the craze for picture postcards strains sorting and delivery with daily totals rising to roughly 1.5 million in July and August and winter volumes around 700,000.
In Battersea four plumbers and three carpenters discharged the office of meat inspectors. In Hackney duties have been given to two plumbers one builder one carpenter one bricklayer one florist one surveyor and one stonemason. In Portsmouth a solitary butcher received their colleagues three adult teachers a medical dispenser and a train conductor.
The forthcoming Persian Parliament will be elected by all male Persians aged 20 to 70 who can read and write, are not in state service, and have been convicted of crime.
Sixty children gathered at Hughenden England for a novelty tea on the bottom of a large public pond to celebrate it being dry for the first time in nearly a hundred years.
State law classifies wrecking a train or engine as a felony punishable by death or life imprisonment, to be chosen by the jury. The provision makes intentional train destruction a capital or long-term punishment offense under prosecution.
Paris June 20 The marriage banns of Mme Anna Gould and Prince Helle De Sagan were published here today. The French custom is for the marriage to take place within two weeks and the countess and prince probably will be married before the end of the month.
Maine residents chase skunks for oil and pelts as demand rises. The practice reduces black skunks but boosts local revenue from $126 000 to $160 000 annually. Skunk oil reaches New York and Philadelphia. pelts go to France and Germany.
A cryptic note references Brunskill and photos amid a flurry of activity. The text hints at brisk work pace while others wait, mentioning Brupekill as a misread or altered name and a prompt about taking pictures.
A small newspaper ad offers to buy books magazines and folio newspapers at 20 cents each. The seller will call at any city location and provides a contact line at 282-292 Farming Street.
An eclectic classified item shows an auctioneering note for Joana and an ad for an organization in Wales buying selling and exchanging real estate. It lists Tomes cheap and provides office contact at 114 Court Street Headquar ters for everything in our line. It also promotes a manufacturer of carbonated beverages Ginger Ale Sodas Seltzer siphon mineral waters by J R Smith Proprietor with phone 174.
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