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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
9
A boy was abducted during Lincoln school’s afternoon recess. A woman who bought a ticket for Michigan fled the scene as investigators traced the incident from the station. The child’s parents are separated. the boy has been living with his father.
Clevelanders have a rainy day fund in banks totaling 22724907 dollars with 65816777 in national banks and 161532298 in savings banks and trust companies. Most deposits earn four percent interest. In Toledo, veteran newspaper man Michael P Murphy dies from chloroform overdose believed tied to a severe toothache.
A Cincinnati road employee names Judson Harmon as receiver of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railway in a common pleas suit seeking fifty thousand dollars for the loss of a leg and permanent injuries at the Jooa yards on June 12, 1907, alleging negligence. Also noted is a death by suicide of Bila Mohnson, 35, in Ashtabula after carbolic acid ingestion, and a Columbus dispute over nitrotoxin provision for indigent diphtheria patients as per Franklin County officials.
Cleveland reports a cold wave increases aid requests as outdoor relief workers note a jump from weekly average to a higher Friday tally. The city records more clients needing shelter and food, reflecting harsher weather conditions and heightened demand for municipal assistance.
Published notice states State Treasurer Moxin remains seriously ill with four deaths reported. McKinnen denies involvement or danger and continues to attend.
In a long New York circuit court session, Charles W. Morse defended his financial dealings connected to the National Bank of North America. Morse resisted questions, sparred with District Attorney Stimson, and faced new focus on a $125,000 loan to his secretary Katherine A. Wilson.
A Bridgeport youth of 21 named John Schink died after being inflated with a hand pump. U S business failures for the week ending Oct 29 totaled 289, up from 223 a year earlier. Winston Green, a Black youth, was electrocuted in Richmond Va penitentiary for attempted assault. Reports from Tampico say over 60 oil fires were caused by poisonous gases from a large hole. In Morgantown a double shooting at the Madera hotel left John Water dead and May Manele injured. Public Safety board in Payton Ohio recommends dismissing Police Chief Whitaker after drunkenness and misconduct charges. Chicago investors lose about 10 million of 14 million invested in the bankrupt Chicago Milwaukee Electric Railway. A 40 mph northwest gale in New York caused many accidents and property damage. James C McLaughlin, a Big Four railroad conductor, was killed by a train in Bellefontaine Ohio. In Ashtabula County Ohio saloons will close for three years under the Rowe law. National committeeman Kerr of Pennsylvania died in New Rochelle New York.
National Chairman Hitchcock released a forecast of the electoral college. He claims 325 Republican members, 83 over the required total, with New York Ohio and Indiana in the Republican column. Nebraska Montana Maryland Nevada also included, Kentucky Missouri uncertain, Tennessee and Oklahoma excluded. If any claimed state gears to Democrats, Maryland Montana Nevada would shift. He asserts a Republican margin of 60 with confidence.
A Swift Trip in a Balloon from North Adams Massachusetts on October 31 reports William Vanflert of New York and Memard of Pittsburgh ascended in the Greylock. They traveled southeast and landed near Whatley close to the Connecticut River. The flight covered about 40 miles in 30 minutes.
Chicago set search ends with the capture of Joseph Hunt and H Boyle in a rooming house. Authorities say counterfeit detection equipment was not found. A manhunt for the suspects had spanned 15 years.
In Washington on Friday, 74 year old land claim agent al-Frank M. Heaton was struck and killed by an automobile just after alighting from a street car at Chevy Chant, a city suburb. The incident occurred amid zero weather in New York area reports and unsettled winds with dropping temperatures.
A historical advertisement touts Stuart’s Charcoal products as a natural remedy for foul breath and various ailments. It alleges charcoal purifies blood by supplying oxygen, improves digestion, and eases constipation. The ad promotes Stuart’s Charepa Lozengen from willow shoots and honey, priced 25 cents, with mail order offers from A. Stuart Co in Marshall, Michigan.
Dun’s Weekly Review notes widespread improvement across distributive and manufacturing sectors with firmer prices and early delivery requests. Mills resume after idleness as contracts extend into 1909. Whitmore acquitted in New Jersey murder case. two steel company officers plead guilty for collusion with a $1,000 fine and $5,000 paid to the city.
Oct 31 William Filchner a lawyer was sentenced to one year in a penitentiary for grand larceny. A chaotic report from Kingston Tennessee notes a mob of about 20 men killed George Cook, jailed for alleged murder of Judy King, with two victims unmarked.
Thirty persons were injured when a Delaware, Lackawanna & Western freight train struck a Wyoming Valley Traction trolley as it crossed a railroad crossing near Dorranceton. The impact overturned the trolley car, sending passengers scrambling for exits. Dr Edward A. Sweeney, a trolley passenger, assisted the injured amid treatment at Lackawanna hospitals and in ambulances.
Indianapolis reports a novel aeronautics experiment Fri day involving a balloon lifting Carl Fisher and G I Rum Dangh aloft with an automobile beneath a suspended basket. The craft landed near Southport after two hours ten minutes and the aviators drove back to Indianapolis. Roosevelt calls Rockefeller statement a trick as White House officials dismiss Standard Oil remarks as obvious manipulation to harm Taft.
Reports from New York indicate Norman J. Mack charged Republican funds from Standard Oil. Chairman Hitchcock replied that the Republican national committee had not received any money from that organization or its officers. Separate items note Albert Werner indicted for buying votes in Kansas City at Sugar Creek refinery and Henry Farman's aeroplane demonstration in Mourmelon France. Also William Astor dies in New York and a store fire in Lexington Kentucky.
The text discusses the law of averages in life expectancy from age 10 to 100000, noting how many will reach ages like 31, 40, 60, or over 90. It explains that life expectancy narrows with age and that individual outcomes still fit an overall 90 year span.
The piece argues for careful noon meals for children, suggesting restaurant meals if home lunches fail. It cautions against overeating and notes digestive issues, recommending nutritious options like certain raw or cooked foods, cheese, bananas, and apples with caution. It warns against tempting items like raffines and junk snacks.
The piece discusses how people conceal truth to avoid trouble and the impact of deceit on trust. It notes that open candor is pleasant, yet many hide trifling faults at home, shaping fear, punishment, and suspicion, especially in parent child and intimate relationships. It contrasts future frankness with a hidden nature that unsettles friends.
The fragment recalls Germantown College in Georgetown D C claiming to be the oldest Rowan Catholic college in the United States. The readable text is limited and lacks further details on founding dates or verification.
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