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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
6
It will be the greatest aggregation of the product of farm and factory that this county has ever produced. It promises a week of sightseeing and education along with pleasure, highlighting the region’s agricultural and industrial strengths.
Bands have been engaged and music and entertainment await attendees. The fair offers social mingling with neighbors, old friends, and new acquaintances, plus exhibits. Citizens are urged to attend to show county pride and help make the event a success.
Will Hogan a Weal ball catcher returned today from a tryout with the Nebraska team at Lincoln. He joined the Indians on their westward trip and caught most of the balls. Manager Tobey praised his effort and recommended he sign for next season. The experience should help his baseball prospects.
The fragmentary text references teams and players across the West Coast tour, mentioning New York connections and a mix of names and places. Details are garbled, but the piece hints at a baseball or athletic tour with game notes and travel between cities, including mentions of Reston, Pike, and Brook.
Ron Eers clubs and women's circles held afternoon gatherings at Center Street and Carhart Street homes. Members stitched embroidery, played contests, and enjoyed refreshments. A P A DUE group, a book club, and a women’s evangelical circle also met with guests visiting from Bucyrus and Delaware, sharing social diversions and programs.
Police believe a clue ties Jack Farix to a recent forgery and disappearance. A Marion source spots Farley in Newark. Chicago and Philadelphia alerts follow as authorities pursue the suspect. Corneal Abobruster offers a reward for information leading to recovery.
Mr and Mrs Oe Danver of Un capher avenue are parents of a daughter born Thursday night. The central fire department was called to Pred Flecken on Columbia street to extinguish a small blaze in a rear bedroom, causing little damage. Firemen responded to box No 82.
A near entire page lists routine lodge activities. Uniform Bank and Wayuide lodges held regular sessions with plans to confer second degrees. Marion Commandery conferred the Hed Crown degree on four candidates and scheduled a special meeting for further degrees at St John temple.
Me Mr. Chaee went to Toledo Fortor day Mink Edythe Hades spent the day ill yesterday Karl Davideon and 4 GC Coahran Swene Bhiegfis Thursday J A Kowpp attended a bust day event
Norris Tafel a wealthy contractor and member of Tafel Shapiro was killed when his automobile plunged from a forty foot embankment near a hillside building site. The car careened along a serpentine grade, skidded off the road, and somersaulted over the embankment. Tafel died of a fractured skull, broken neck, and multiple injuries. a bystander witnessed the fatal moment.
Bt Louis Sept 18 Alleging that the State Trust Company to insolv emt A J Woolson and other mine pricy stockholders have applied to Circuit court for a receiver Try an ad in The Mirror Waat Columa.
A fragmentary transcript recounts Hearst displaying letters from John D. Archbold and others about opposition to a ninth clause in a bill favoring foreign corporations. It notes objections raised by Foraker and Roosevelt era figures, highlighting political maneuvering, donations, and warnings about Standard Oil's influence.
A Washington Letter notes political strains amid calls for conservative voters, while a Panama update details a record one hour of rainfall and 7.02 inches in three hours that washed away roads and damaged pipelines. It also covers ongoing canal work and scientific exhibits on tuberculosis, vivisection debates, and anti vivisection activism led by Thomas Nelson Page.
Fragmented text reports strong objections to vivisection and animal testing with harsh quotes about rabbit suffering. It notes a Washington hospital experiment and a surgeon’s callous remark. It also covers legal disputes over a competing ballpark entertainment venture and a Civil Service warning against political work by federal employees.
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