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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
6
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Coshocton 8 Marion 5 March 28. The Wall Dogs secured second by beating Marion 9 to 3 on the local floor. Coshocton led early with two goals in the first period and four in the second before Marion scored once. Devin, Willams, and Harrold starred for Coshocton. Marion’s Hogan struggled. Attendance listed as 300 with refs Moran and Lloyd.
Zanesville closes the season Thursday night with Ashland visiting for a key game at the rink. The match features top players like Devlin, Edgington, and Newitt, with Marion boasting strong shooting and interior play. Local teams and contracts loom as the season winds down and preparations for spring baseball begin.
Local chatter centers on Cheertu Charles and Mont Ball Mayers as prospects for a speech while two weeks remain. Work begins this week at Webb Park to train players and staging exhibition games draw crowds. Organizing a city league aims for mid May with a home schedule to avoid RAMOS clashes.
Word reached relatives in the city of the death of Mrs W T White aged fifty two at her home seven o clock the morning She had just returned from a visit with Bucyrae relatives and dropped dead while preparing dinner She leaves a husband two sons Garrett White and White of La Mar Colorado a mother Mrs Mary A Brown a brother TM Brown and a sister Miss Stott Darvey all of this city and two stepsons F Brown and A J Brown of Morral The funeral is to be held tonight in Ashland Marion district
In Ashland Virginia a divorce case reveals Henry Fd Pierce of Buffalo and his wife Violet J Pierce facing contested allegations. Alexander Hellinig, a Medico gymnast, testifies Pierce fainted due to his wife’s persistent visiting at a New Hampshire resort. Nurse Robina Swotman recounts tense scenes and Mrs Pierce’s claimed refusal to receive Pierce and their five children on their return from Switzerland.
Chicago reports a misplaced patent leather slipper found on the nineteenth floor of the Masonic Temple. W T Cavenaugh and Florence Dalton are mentioned as involved in the search for the owner, with speculation about a young unmarried woman and a romantic disposition.
Joseph Feha of Toledo and Miss Mary Bedway of the city are licensed to marry. A marriage license was issued to Charles H. Drybread of Franklin and Miss Mary Reynolds of LaRue. The Quarterly conference of the United Brethren church met, with prize results and personnel changes noted. Rev George M. Rourke will speak at a big Galion Presbyterian conference next week, with further church workers anticipated.
A farm near Labanon Ohio reports Mia Roy McQuitty found a missing flock two miles from home after a pet hen guided the group to the buggy. Five birds died from exhaustion on the two mile return trip. Also noted is a feature on William Frith being honored by King Edward for his Derby Day painting and his claim to being a successful but artistic figure.
Polo tonight ashland avhland ve marion railroads show continued from page one figures reference to revenues and operating costs across major systems in the United States with July through December figures cited and a discussion of freight and passenger revenues.
The article notes 1907 railroad gross revenues reached 775 million dollars, above the prior year by 54 million, with net income up 14 million from 1906. Transcontinental lines increased gross revenues in the last half of 1907, while net income rose slightly. overall US railroads did not face the feared financial jeopardy. It references Japanese influence and a shooting involving D W Stevens in San Francisco.
A Korean man Chang speaks of the assault on Stevens after an ambush at a hotel area. Reports say several Koreans hunted Stevens since his arrival from the Orient, with one claiming the act was by student agitators opposed to Korea and Japan. Stevens, wounded in the back, remains hospitalized with recovery expected barring complications.
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