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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR item lists officials including T. C. Bowen as surveyor and John G. Stark in a sheriff’s context. The readable text references a prosecutor and local officeholders, but details and full identities are unclear.
Fractious six member board splits Democrat and Republican sides over superintendent election. Debates threaten to send the decision to county commissioners, likely prolonging factional fights and impacting Marion city schools in the coming year.
The text presents partisan critique of Democratic and Republican platforms, highlighting claims of positivity, campaign funding debates, and political maneuvers. It mentions Taft and Root and jokes about cabinet appointments, interwoven with era-tinged political banter and misprints. The remarks reflect a charged, opinionated discussion on the Denver convention and forthcoming election issues.
A fragmentary column lampoons Frank J Gould facing divorce papers served on Bim) Mony man and likens Harvey Garber to Joe Foraker and Hamlet’s ghost as he seeks a Ohio party post. It mentions a Canadian mission for Nelson Danson’s return and jokes about Yale boat stroke. Suggestions riff on Mme Anna and Prince Helle eloping to Youngstown or Newport Kentucky to dodge obstacles.
John H. Sharer, newly elected commander of the Ohio department Grand Army of the Republic, moves the department headquarters from Cleveland to Columbus. Staff appointments include Adjutant General T. T. Smith of Columbus and Quartermaster Major Edwin J. Beranton of Alliance. Willam G. Bentley of Salem named chief of staff. State School Commissioner EB A Jones of Columbus likely to become department patriotic Instructor.
Cleveland on June 26 reports a private bank owned by Antonio Howetti at Woodland Avenue and First Ninth Street closed yesterday. The deposits, about $1000, were reportedly patronized by Hallians. Bennet left the betty days earlier saying he would return next Saturday. A crowd of Hallane gathered, prompting police to protect the building.
London reports Prince Helle de Sagan will live in London for fifteen days, then marry Madame Anna Gould in a church under an ordinary Meeuse, according to one of his friends.
A Russian ministry report from M. Hartwig states Tehran has quieted, cabinet stays in power, and the shah’s position improves albeit with warnings to desist from intrigues. Battles across Tabriz and Tehran yield thousands of casualties as revolutionaries clash with loyalists, governors flee, and reformers push for a constitutional shift.
Springfield report details a serious road accident injuring Jace 26 Dian Hettie Zeller 16 and their relatives. The family traveling to Medway were frightened when the vehicle veered and overturned. Ann Zeller 29 escaped injury clutching a child.
A farmer named Joseph Campbell was trampled by a team of horses while working a hay tedder near Fucyrus on June 26. He lay unconscious for hours and was found wandering with a crushed jaw as bystanders tended him, with officials hoping for recovery. the report ends with local advertiser notes about Warrington's department store.
A fragment discusses competition and manufacturing interests in interstate commerce, aiming to remove federal licensing hurdles before control of a product line. It mentions a 26 percent stake and a 60 percent cap on corporate control, likely amid regulatory deliberations on watering stock and market dominance.
The draft platform discusses tariff revisions, favoring reductions and revenue balance, with emphasis on protecting deposits and opposing the Aldrich Vreeland act. It covers rail transportation rate controls, interstate commerce values, and broad reforms including eight hour workday, statehood for Atwona and New Mexico, and Philippine independence. It stresses government securities for deposits and federal control during currency emergencies.
An oblique fragment notes Republicans accused of drifting from reform while Bryante pursues a political strategy. The text hints at ongoing critique and forthcoming evaluations of treaties, with unclear surrounding context and names.
Reports from Willemstead say the United States espouses no immediate armed intervention. The gunboat Marietta now in quarantine with Sleeper and Ruggles aboard, while American officials consider future measures if turmoil in Venezuela escalates. Emissaries report Washington ordered departure from Caracas and Porto Cabello, with the crew awaiting further instructions.
The Board of Education of the Marion County School District Ohio invites sealed proposals on July 6 1908 at noon for furnishing and erecting 27 fire escapes at 10 district buildings. Proposals must be sealed and addressed to the Board of Education Marion Ohio care of the Clerk Edmund Hill Clerk by order of the Board of Execution.
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