06 Nov 1896
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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1896
Page
1
The article notes a discovery that many plots south of Canal Street in Manhattan are unmapped and unassessed, hindering extension of the metropolitan block system and tax maps. It cites wall street heartland parcels valued up to 2002 per square foot yet unclaimed, and highlights broader urban surveying challenges.
Chicago and New York lead a wave of early returns showing McKinley ahead in multiple states. Maryland and New Hampshire appear safely Republican with Massachusetts and New Jersey leaning McKinley, while Missouri and Minnesota hint at GOP majorities. Local governors and assemblies fight close races as nationwide tallies unfold.
Des Moines reports November 4 shows Secretary Riley in Iowa for McKinley campaign efforts. Local committees organized rallies across the state to drum up support for the Republican candidate.
South Dakota results show McKinley ahead by substantial margins across counties and towns. Early tallies indicate Republican majorities in Sioux Falls, Yankton, Aberdeen, and Pierre with statewide edge estimated around 8,000 to 11,000 votes, while Bryan supporters report gains in several counties and warning of regional variances due to weather and scratching.
Indications show a tight Nebraska presidential contest with McKinley leading in early returns from Omaha and Lincoln. Precincts report gains for both McKinley and Bryan, and overall counts suggest a small McKinley majority, though not yet conclusive. Rural counties and remote populist areas influence the outcome, with officials unsure of precise margins.
Missouri school children observe memorial day for Eugene Field known as the Children's Poet. Exercises are planned in every school with voluntary contributions to erect a monument monument shaft to be placed on the State University campus at Columbia. State Superintendent John R. Kirk directs the observance with a committee of editors led by W. O. Jewett as president and J. West Goodwin of Sedalia as secretary.
New York November 4 The supreme court branch heard the demurrer to the indictment charging the American Tobacco Company and its officers with unlawfully forming a price fixing conspiracy to control cigarette prices.
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