Hughes elected New York Governor over Hearst by wide margin
Election results show Charles D. A. Hughes, Republican, defeating William Randolph Hearst and the Independence League in New York by a large plurality. Hearst leading Democratic and Independence League rivals outside New York, but Hughes’ margin likely surpasses 115,000 statewide.
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New York State
Charles Dta Hughes
William Randolph Hearst
Democratic Party
Independence League
Tavo
Gov. Higgins
Axo
Mir
Hearst
New York
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Bronx
Republican gains and state wins reported in midterm results
Early returns show Republicans leading in many districts with estimates of victories in Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin. Johnson and Davidson achieve large margins while Oklahoma delegates lean Democratic. overall control appears to lean Republican.
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South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Oklahome
Dema- Vernon Whiling
Oklshoma
Republican Central
Yalkee
Emmocrats
Homan
Jesse Dunn
Demoafib’ Committee
Robbers Hold Up Bank in Ladd Mining Town
Robbers attacked Farmers and Miners Bank in Ladd TL on Monday afternoon. Assistant cashier J. dg Hurley and Marley were bound while cash was seized, amount reported up to 20000 dollars mostly currency. The duo fled in a hired Peru buggy, sparked a one hour chase with gunfire, eluding Peru police and escaping toward a lake.
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Farmers and Miners Bank
Ladd
J. Dg. Hurley
Marley
Peru
Denby
France Again Wrought Up By Espionage Claims
Two espionage cases stir Paris as arrests surge at the German frontier. A Toulon woman, accused of spying for a foreign power, was convicted after allegedly attempting to bribe a witness to steal fortification and submarine plans. Gaston Maitrugele, Meaux artil lery reservist, held on a trifling offense, had firing instructions and mechanism tracings found in his possession. The cases feed press fears of German designs.
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Paris
Toulon
Saliar
Gaston Maitrugele
Meaux
Fortune in an Iron Pot Found on Washington Farm
H C Mingard administrator of C E B Upson estate near Spangle reports a shed cache containing six thousand two hundred three dollars in silver certificates and 136 and ten gold coins. Neighbors believe Upson hid more valuables across the farm and a wider search is under way to locate heirs and missing papers.
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Washington
Widden
H.c.mingard
Lenter
C. EB. Upson
Spangle
Spokane
Wash
T. S. Baldwin
Upcon
Writ Granted in Leopold Habeas Corpus Case
Judge Pinckney in Chicago criminal court grants habeas corpus for Leonard Leopold who faces murder charges in the death of Mrs. Margaret Leslie. Police have not proved Leopold connected to the crime at this time.
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Leonard Leopold
Pinckney
Criminal Court of Chicago
Millionaire Mining Man Eben Smith Dies in Denver
Eben Smith a Los Angeles based millionaire in mining died Monday at his son in law Charles T Carnahan's Denver residence after an appendicitis operation. He was 15 years old.
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Sian
Eben Smith
Los Angeles
Charles T. Carnahan
Denver
Colo
Fire destroys Hampton & Sons stables in Philadelphia
Sunday night a fire wiped out the iv ory stables of William Hampton & Sons at 5087 Fifth Avenue East End. About thirty-nine horses were cremated and thirty-six carriages burned. Loss estimated around 350000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
William’ Hampton & Sons
Fifth Avenue
East End
Louis Auer & Son Plans Unmarried Tenement in Milwaukee
Louis Auer & Son of Milwaukee will soon erect an apartment building on the east side of Fifteenth Street between State and Prairie Streets for unmarried young men and women only.
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Louis Auer & Son
Milwaukee
Fifteenth Street
State and Prairie Streets
Fire at Plano Jacob Bros Factory Scrambles Hundreds
A blaze at the Jacob Bros factory in Plano destroyed the plant and caused extensive damage. Authorities reported hundreds were evacuated or displaced as flames raged early Saturday and a loss surpassing 250000 dollars was anticipated.
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New York
Plano
Jacob Bros. Cq
Immigrant Steamer Chiusa Ashore Near Honolulu
The merchant steamer Chiusa from Kobe with 550 immigrants bound for Honolulu lies ashore in the channel off the harbor. Textile unions in Fall River seek a 10 percent wage advance across five unions.
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Honolulu
Chiusa
Kobe
Fall River
Mase
Widow of Bill Nye Dead in Louisiana Home Obit
Mrs Hagar Nye widow of the late Bill Nye dies at 66 at her daughter Mra B W Pharr s Avoca plantation near Morgan City La She was formerly a North Carolina resident. Aged man 78, Cherie Bailey of Gallion, C, was attacked by an enraged man while crashing a field Sunday and killed.
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Bill” Nye
Hagar W. Nye
Hull
Cherie 'D. Bailey
Gallienolls, C
Roosevelt Ends Turkey Hunt at Pine Knot
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt returned to Washington from Pine Knot Virginia after a three day hunt with Dr Rixey and J Cy Bishop. The president bagged a single wild turkey on the final afternoon of the trip and praised the outing as a healthful addition to his hunting record while plans for a Panama trip proceed at the White House.
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Wassipthn’ Bhanay
Pinehot
Rixey
Latta
Yillway
White House
Pine Knot
Dr. Rixey
J. Cy .Bishop
Washington
Youliva Plans New Zion for World Religious Colony
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, successor to John Alexander Dowie, outlined in Kisosha Ui on Sunday night a plan to build a new Zion a vast religious colony. He promises debt free living equaling all and shares of land for the homeless with 20 acre plots and factory work. He criticizes orthodox churches and pledges equal standing for all residents.
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Wilbur Glenn Voilva
Tohn Alexander Dowty
Christian Catholic Church
Kenosha
Zion
John Alexander Dowie
Zion Nor
Man
Zot
Voliva
Immigration Chief Denies Peonage Charges in South
New York immigration commissioner for the south, David Robinson, fears southern employers face false peonage accusations. He says he sent a letter to President Roosevelt urging DOJ action to obtain New York evidence and claims grand jury testimony in Atlanta was false regarding German workers in New York sent south. He cites difficulties hiring competent immigrant staff and says some southern agents face traps from nonworking complainants, harming southern labor interests. A second item notes Mary Fisher of Wabash, Indiana, suing for 109000 damages over her husband Lemuel Fisher’s death aboard an engine that exploded on a Chicago railway line.
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David Robinson
New York
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Robinson
Atlanta
New York City
South
Mary Fisher
Wabash, Ind
Lemuel Fisher
Sait
Chicago
Iife
Famous Schooner Al Berta Aids Sixty in Cherokee Rescue
Mark Casio's schooner Al berta gaines fame for a rescue of sixty souls from the stranded steamer Cherokee last January. The vessel ran ashore on a bar off Long Branch, New Jersey, drawing nationwide attention to its gallant deed.
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Mark Casio
Alberta
Cherokee
Long Part
N. J
Month's Crow-Hunt Sponsored by Winnebago County Group
Sportsmen of Winnebago County Illinois have entered an eight day crow hunt extending through November under the direction of the County Protective Association. Zeb Johnson of near Martin, Kentucky claims the world cotton picking record with 1 135 pounds gathered in a single day.
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Winnebago
County
Mip
County Protective Association
Zeb Johnson
Martin
Vex
Pirates seize steam launch Flenam and loot Chinese launches
A Hongkong correspondent reports pirates seized the steam launch Flenam on the West river. Passengers and cargo were robbed, and pirates raided several Chinese launches. Nine hundred eighty seven immigrants left Elbay Courtland Sunday on three steamers for the…
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Hongkong
Flenam
West River
Gr Antorica
Elbay
Courtland
Clergy Dispute Leads to $2000 Suit in Rockwell Court
In Mason City district court, Father J. Clune and Daniel Cahalan face a defamation and assault case. Plaintiffs allege Clune attacked a church committee member and his son after a controversy over building plans and a letter from Vicar General Father Ryan. Plaintiffs seek damages over $2,000.
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Tio Siall
Distriet
Membrs
Father Ryan
Dubuque
Father Burns
Clune
Rockwell
Father Cline
Father Clune
Gymn Basedent - Eer
Cael
McCar Itts
Alte
Milney
Cahalan
Towans in Wreck Near Laverns Injures Rock Rapids People
A Rock Island rear wreck near Laverns Minnesota on Saturday injures several Iowa residents from Rock Rapids. Charles Bowers eight is severely injured and likely to die. his mother Mrs W H Bowers suffers internal injuries and a badly cut head. Charles Shade bank president Arthur Cage traveling man Des Moines John Whitney and Mrs Helen Savage all from Rock Rapids sustain injuries. W Elliott and W S Smith of Rock Rapids also hurt with hip and facial injuries respectively.
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Rock Rapids
Rock Island
Laverns
Minn
Iowa
Charles Bowers
W. H. Bowers
Charles Shade
First National Bank of
Arthur Cage
Des Moines
John Whitney
Helen Savage
DUBA LOCATES MISSING BROVITEL BROTHER NEAR WATERLOO
A. A. Duba, owner of a horse shoeing shop in Waterloo, has found his brother Peter LaFree, missing for nearly twenty years. The brothers were separated in childhood. LaFree was raised by another family and now lives in Pueblo, Colorado. Sheriff Caldwell aided the search.
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A. Duba
A. A. Dubs
Waterloo
Duba
Hia
Sheriff Caldwell
Peter LaFree
Pueblo, Cole
Maniac leaps from moving train near Barham
John Duscher Crain, described as insane, tried to jump from a Mingis Central train heading to Cherokee asylum. He leaped near Barham, was chased to the next station, and captured after tumbling down a rocky embankment but escaped serious injury.
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Crain
John Duscher
Cherokee
Mingis Central
Barham
Sioux City Gets Largest Elevator At 200000 Bushels
Sioux City's first terminal elevator will hold 200000 bushels of grain and be four times larger than any current local elevator. It will use unit construction and likely comprise about twenty cylindrical concrete units. The Greeley Worse Importing company has imported sixty six coach and draft horses for stables at Greeley, with many animals from France and Germany valued at several thousand dollars each.
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Sioux City
Europa
Greeley
France
Germany
Bloux Chy Woman Personal Crisis Report
Reported inquest concerns Mrs J B Ryan who died after exposure to gas from a jet and a tube. Her two year old son witnessed the tragedy as the family life ended in Burlington area.
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Bloux
Pusband
J. B. Ryan
Ston
Burlington
Burlington Asavinga Beni Wan
Ite
Accident at Crosshig ht Car Involves Motorman and Passengers
A motor car on the street collided with a vehicle at Crosshig ht, injuring the motorman Ta Mehitg and several occupants, with one severely injured and another dying later. The crash caused damage to the car and questioned the street conditions and the wheels involved in the accident.
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Crosshig
Caine
Wrohanh
Win
Alan Ore
Dali
Lanfear Knapp Longtime Iowa Public Official Seeks Re election
Lanfear Knapp, a veteran of 41 years as justice of the peace and 42 years as township clerk, is cited as Iowa's oldest candidate from Cedar Falls to Washington township. He arrived in 1869, owned a long settled farm, and has held local posts for decades. Knapp has been married 15 times and faced no opposition on the official ballot for reelection this year.
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Lanfear Knapp
Towa
Iowa
Washington Township
Cedar Falls
Cedar Bulls
Squire Knapp Wie
Famume
Boar Attack Halted by Farmer's Collie Save
Seraice Neae Standalph Attacked by an enraged boar near Sandalph as farmer Joh Focht worked in a field. Focht's collie leaped and intercepted the charging animal, distracting it long enough for Focht to escape unharmed though shaken and bruised.
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Seraice Neae Standalph
Paul Bowe
Dourana
Joh Forht
Sandalph
Focht
Pocrht
Fires Destroy Burrington Barns In Suspected Arson
Incendiary blazes wiped out the barns of Arthur Churchill and W F Moir in Burrington involving a burned automobile and two horses. Authorities report similar methods, suggesting criminal intent. Churchill leads a chemical company while Moir presides over a pearl button firm. losses about 96000, insured.
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Burrington
Arthur Churchill
W. Fl. Moir
Burington
Churanitt
Burnel Tre de Moly
Churchill
Church Deug Company
Mtr
Moir
Mississippi Pearl Button Company
Fort Dodge Driver Wrecks Car While Saving Boy
A Fort Dodge man named Evans reportedly swerved to save a boy but struck a tree, wrecking his car. Eyewitnesses describe him moving at high speed as he attempted the rescue, leaving the child unharmed while the vehicle sustained serious damage.
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Fort Dodge
Rons
Eyans
Violent Bank Targeting Shocks City
A would‑be robber fired volley after volley at the Wa ber bank striking glass and doors but causing no entry. In a separate case L R Yabor, a punter, was convicted for stealing two Prince Albert suits and other items from a theater company. Mrs Christina Ratler, 83, was struck by an Illinois Central locomotive near Waterloo and remains in critical condition at her home.
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Waber Bank
C. 1
Hall
A. Winchester
Aged Wontan
Christina Ratler
Illinois Central
Tle
Waterloo
Hay
Hazal Mine Explosion Claims Miners in Iowa Incident
An explosion at a coal mine in Ottumwa Friday seriously injures three miners and fatally injures Oscar Lowe. Bishops Cosgrove and Goxgrove of Davenport are reported gravely ill in the aftermath. A.C. Parker, Des Moines attorney, fell ill on a train en route from Bronx City to Des Moines and was hospitalized at Ida Grove.
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Hazal
Ottumwa Wriday Shted
Kinzey
Houston
Oscar Lowe
Cosgrove Very
Henry Goxgrove
Catholi Aiocese
Davenport
A. C. Parker
Des Moines
Broyx City
Ida Grove
Noted 1902 professors and public figures in brief
The article surveys figures such as Professor James Laughlin at Clit eng, Pro fessor Tanghtin a monetary expert, Rev. T. G. Otto advocating church advertising, Dr Sheldon Jackson denying misuse of Alaska funds, Brigadier General Pershing and General Porritti, commissioner John W. Yerkes, and other civic notes. It also mentions a Kokomo wife baptizing her husband, George Gardner promoting silk production in Oklahoma, and a Duchess of Aosta balloon ascent.
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James Latterce Laughlin
United States
Germany
Childf
Department of Politiqal
University
Clit
Eo Wag
Deerfield
Ohio
Harvard
John W. Yerkes
Bitternal Revenue
Masuad Tha Department
Yerkes
John W. Vinizus
Kokomo
Ind
May Toster
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Alaska
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