The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-19
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Morris Plains. New YorlS.-A hob
BILE skirt almost caused the drowning
of Miss Vlvien Moore, of California.
when canoe from which her com
panion dlved to save another girl
form drowning, capsized.
Montclair. New Jersey-An official
executioner has begun the extermin-
alton of the thousands of birds that
roost at night in trees in the fashion
able avenues.
Cleveland,-More than one avia-
tor has gone to his death through a
sneeze. believes Harry n. Atwood.
Just before he reached here Atwood
says he sneezed and almost lost con-
trol of his machine.
New York.-The prospect of living
in New York was too much for sew
eral octopi which were being brought
to the aquarium from Bermuda, they
curled up their tenacles and died of
nervous prostration, tits said.
Chicago-The pigs feet eating cham
pionship goes to Chicago, Il local sta
tstician having figured out that 40,-
900. 900 copies of the dellcacy are
consumed in the Windy City annual
ly
Chicago.-Howard Gillette, Chi
cago broker, is so devoted to his
hancee. Miss Cornelia Brockmlre, that
he travels 5000 miles to Biddeford
Pool, Maine each week to spend sun
day with her.
chicago. go.-Wiliam McDermott, who
says he was once president of brew
ing company in Pittsburg, threw a
brick through window to be ar
rested and get something to eat. BY
breaking the law he got a job,
Chicago.-Miss Ida Gates submit
ted when footpads took her watch and
purse, but when ti,ey tried to take
a ring from her finger, she jabbed
one of them in the face with a hat
pin.
Chicago-HerDert Whalen emulat-
ed the hero of Daudet's novel "Sapho"
at an IL" station, but 1t wasn't his
wife with whom he played the part.
Mrs. Whalen was granted a divorce on
the strength of the sketch.
Chicago. a barber chair
Jacob Mcdaniel looked in the mirror
and saw his three-year-ol son walk
ing on the tracks OF an electric line.
He rushed out with his face lathered
and saved the boy.
Reno, Nevada-Former Congress
man George Bartlett will enter the
University Of Nevada this fall as a
freshman. lie will not only play foot
ball, he says, but will give the hazing
sophs a run for their money
New York.-Gotham is soon to
have the longest playground in the
world, although it will only be ten
feet wide, 1t will be made OF the for
ty-one middle of the street garden
plots In Seventh avenue.
Terryville, Connecticpt,-lDeath, too
was victor when Charles Wheeler,
veteran harness horse driver, crossed
the finish line plotting a winner. As
he passed under the wire Wheeler
dropped from the sulky, dead.
New York to find the
girl of his dreams in this country,
Alfred r. Rlssa, broker, Is speed
| ing to Europe on La Lorraine to
search that continent for a bride. He
admits he's hard to please.
Detroit.-"Hello" girls in Detroit
will hereafter say number. please"
forth from the eternal throne" and
ing telephone calls Politeness and
more distinct enunciation say tho
telephone officials.
| Detrolt-Jesus Christ will "come
frorth from the eternal throne" and
reveal himself to a high priest and
seven other me ndelegated by God,
in Zion City, Illinois, before the close
of 1912, say zionsts in a "declara-
tlon" received from filing in the reg
istrar of deeds Office here
Cleveland .-Touted as ''Cleveland's s
lmodel husband by his attorney, Jul
ius II. Mcfarland was granted di-
vorce from his wife, He does not
drink, smoke, chew or run around
lnlghts
cincinnail,-Forty boarders in a
Front street rooming house thought
they We're earthquake victims when
la cut of:freight cars jumped the track