15 May 1908
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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
1
New York report says Taft forces and Wall Street leaders headed by B A Hardman have an understanding. Washington dispatch notes Harriman and Taft campaign managers reached an amity that could influence politics and finance at a high level.
Alvin Heaton aged 18 confessed to abducting his sweetheart Mary Stevens in Ordeville canyon after she pleaded with him. Heaton shot her four times and hid the body under rocks in a gully. authorities arrested him for the murder.
In Laporte Indiana May 15 Sheriff Smutzer ordered renewed digging around Mrs Gunness house as watches and bones recovered in the cellar prompt belief of more burials. Jawbones skin fragments and vertebrae were found while investigators seek human identity amid charred remains and evolving coroner reports.
Defense lawyers seek David Havens amid claims he aided in uncovering bodies linked to Lamphere murder case. Havens allegedly labeled undesirable and ordered away from Laporte after a fire. Prosecution notes bodies found April 28 in the Guin ness cellar, with uncertainties about remains and debris. May 16 reports recall of Christiana as a girl linked to the crime scene.
London May 15. Miss Jean Reid daughter of the American ambassador and Whitelaw Field will wed John Hubert Ward brother of the Earl of Dudley at St James Palace on June 23. King Howard and Queen Alexandria are expected to attend with a large Dorchester House reception afterward. The chapel was chosen by royal suggestion to mark the first marriage of a monarch’s household member to a sovereign’s cause.
Washington reports indicate seismographs recorded two earthquakes of notable strength at 9 90 and 6 00 am. The tremors originated roughly 9200 miles away, likely near Central America or in the Pacific Ocean just west of Central America.
A Sunday incident in Los Angeles reports a teacher and thirty children exposed to castor bean fruit during a picnic. Several children are critically ill and expected to die. The event arose from a chem lesson mishap leading to accidental poisoning.
Chicago May 15 The temporary chairman of the Republican National Convention will be announced during today’s meeting and tomorrow of the Sub committees on arrangements. Senator J P Dolliver shows to be a prominent candidate while Beveridge of Indiana has some support. Notes of twenty two contests have been received by the National committee. There will probably be 200.
In Poughkeepsie on May 16 the hearing on Harry K Thaw's condition continued. Thaw seeks self representation while his attorneys oppose the move as District Attorney Jerome proceeds with the case for his release.
Columbus Ohio May 15 Joseph Rom of Columbus chosen campaign manager and chairman of the Democratic state executive committee W H Finley of Canton chosen secretary of the committee Charles Kloeb of Genoa named chairman of the state central committee Harmon arrived from Cincinnati and after talks with candidates the Rom Mirley Kreeb slate was agreed upon Tom Johnson of Cleveland a central committee member says he does not oppose Harmon’s wishes
In Calcutta a street railway bomb injures four amid anti-British sentiment and a recent plot against Lord Kitchener. Debs and Hanford are named as Socialist presidential and vice presidential nominees after an all-night convention. The ticket supports labor aims and opposes amassing power via the labor party merger proposal.
In San Francisco on May 16 Joe Cans claimed the lightweight championship by stopping challenger Boer in the closing round. Rieleigh Huholx, nicknamed the fighting Horror, also fought in the event.
A Ketchikan report notes a rift among Alaska Republicans at their May meeting. Competing factions will send delegations to the national convention in Chicago, with the split reflecting ongoing internal tensions and differing approaches to the party agenda.
Baltimore May 16 A jailed banker from Canton National Bank once tied to the National Bank Law case faced a dramatic arrest attempt and the ensuing exposure of a sensational trial. Geiger, a central figure in the Canton bank inquiry, resigned in January and was convicted after a three week trial, then denied relief by the U S Supreme Court as an appeal failed.
Cincinnati May 15 Dr Jour 1) O'Brien of Massillon State hospital told the American Medical Payphological association that he discovered the germ of insanity after work at the asylum. He asserts he found the germ of paresin through experiments on animals and that inoculation linked to cures in patients formerly confined. He cites many patients who left the institution cured and now work in clerical roles.
May 15 Toledo aeronaut Rey Knabenshue announced a test of a new airship with two passengers, aiming for the longest voyage yet as the craft travels about 1121 miles to Cleveland. Departure date to be set, tests to begin next Monday in Toledo. Also Minnesota Democrats endorsed Gov. John A. Johnson for president by a large margin while rejecting W. J. Bryan as second choice.
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