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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
14
A collage of garbled quotes from Philadelphia Press and Washington Star sketches a scene with guests and hotel talk. A hotel owner jokes about collecting buttons from diners while a man refuses to chop wood, citing forest preservation and personal principles amid odd, fragmented dialogue.
Ad ivice from New Fork county reports a sheep herder living west of Riverton attacked his wife in anger after years of threats to punish her for talking too much. He allegedly tore out her tongue, struck her with a club, and fled on horseback. the victim, an elderly semi invalid, died within hours.
The Weekly Literary Society discussed upcoming regualry items and reported on a Friday basketball game in which Worthington defeated the local team. Local high school players arrived home late expected tonight. Hancock county attorney William Davide, Osie State alumnus, visited. The Gittooty ditch case in Rock township was reviewed by county commissioners with an engineer’s report adopted and the ditch to be sold March 28 at 1:80 p.m.
A fractured humorous vignette contrasts a country cousin Alfred Williams who mocks modern shows and jokes with his uncle and papa recalling old boyhood fun. It includes a Harper's Magazine quip about reformers and a jail penalties tale from a Breolug Post column.
Kenton Ohio March 21 Mrs Sherman Hurdette was instantly killed by a trap set for chicken thieves at her husband’s coop. The plan was to discharge if she forgot and opened the door to enter the coop. An unrelated note mentions a 14,600 horsepower tidal plant planned for the south bank near Coxhaven.
The court handled the case Tibbala versus Iritach in the common pivan court with Ned presiding through Copeland and Kareran. The defendant claims 17360 is due from partitioning interests in a mill and seeks a real estate partition decree. Jesse Fritch also filed a similar answer with the same defense. In the related suit C Ponter against Houghton Merkel, the defendant moved to set aside sheriff service and filed a demurrer to the petition, represented by Enby and Doenithen.
Washington March 21. Sharp criticism arose in the House as Mr Hardwick of Georgia denounced the president for failing to send to Congress all information about corporations. He claimed $600,000 was spent telegraphing data, while Mr Mann of Minds defended the president’s good faith in providing all information available. The resolution to compel disclosure was tabled 148 to 9.
March 21 at Ford Hall Beaton City Club heard Senator Henry Catol Wadge discuss immigration. He argued Japan should not be forced to accept Japanese migration and that Western states have no right to exclude Japanese workers. He noted American sentiment mirrors global views and emphasized mutual respect between nations.
A historical British Columbia news piece quotes a speaker arguing that Australians exclude Chinese and that white rice workers in Australia will not admit Asiatic labor to compete in their markets. The remark contrasts with California attitudes, asserting a broader push for racial labor exclusion in allied regions.
Market notes from East Buffalo and Union Stock Yards detail cattle and hog receipts with steady to firm prices, plus hogs and sheep dynamic. Cleveland and Pittsburg reports show livestock prices, while Chicago grain futures slip on morning selling and wheat put pressure.
Toledo market report details wheat, corn, rye, and oats prices with May, July, and September bids. It notes dairy butter and cheese prices, plus local grain and product market corrections by Marion Milling, Chas Turner, and associates. Prices cover cash, futures, and various stacked lot terms across multiple commodities.
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