Chicago Mayoral Result Sparks Municipal Ownership Debate
Chicago voters chose Democrat Edward F. Dunne over Republican John M. Harlan in a city election dominated by opposition to private franchise controls on street railways. Dunne pledged rapid municipal ownership with engineers surveyed to map streets and planned gradual city control of lines. Harlan conceded defeat as Dunne won by about 24 000 votes with 161 659 in a 322 373 total.
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Chicago
John Maynard Harlan
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
Edward F. Dunne
Marlan
Harlan
Wall Street
Collins
Dunne
Board of Aldermen
Judge Dunne
Anson
Harrison
Stewart
John M. Harlan
Mr. Harlan
Prohibition
John F. Smulski
Judge Dunn
Frederick W. Blocki
Adrian C. Anson
Democrats Win Out In Kansas Elections
Kansas City Kan Leavenworth elect mayors as Democrats gain in Topeka and Wichita while Leavenworth seats Democrat Peter Everhardy and Kansas City Kan votes reflect strong women turnout. Wichita elects Finley Ross Republican landslide.
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Kansas City
Kan
Leavenworth
Topeka
Davis
William W. Rose
Thomas B. Gilbert
M. A. Waterman
W. B. Kelchner
Rose
Peter Everhardy
D. R. Anthony
Finley Ross
Wichita
Sehon Wins San Diego Mayoral Race in Landmark Victory
John L. Sehon the democratic and independent candidate defeated D F Jones by 642 plurality to become mayor of San Diego. Democrats also won city attorney position. Republicans took city treasurer eight of nine aldermen and the education board. Socialists won one alderman. Proposals to ban saloon screens and require Sunday closing passed.
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Cal
John L. Sehon
D. F. Jones
Board of Education
Colorado Cities Vote Amid Stormy Turnout
Municipal elections held across Colorado except Denver with light turnout due to a three day storm. Gunnison approved a 100000 bond for water works and electric lighting. In Golden and Central City Republicans fared well, while Henry C Hall won in Colorado Springs amid anti whiskey interests. Leadville elected two aldermen.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Gunnison
Golden
Central City
Colorado Springs
Henry C. Hall
Leadville
Livingston Man Ends Life In Studio Tragedy
George W. Davis a longtime Livingston resident killed himself in his Realty block room after a period of illness. He fired five shots, all in the stomach, saying you fellows have been trying to hang me. only one shot was heard. Coroner Short investigated.
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Standard
Livingston
George W. Davis
Mr. Davis
Dan Ross
W. R. Hennig
Short
Con
Miner Davis Dies in Helena After Mining Career
The body of Mr. Davis was moved to Krieger undertaking rooms after an inquest was deemed unnecessary. A Pennsylvania native who came to Montana in the 1880s, he lived in Cooke City and owned mining and other property in this city and county. About 45, he was unmarried with no local relatives. his mother and sister resided in Pennsylvania. Efforts to reach them continue, and the remains may be shipped East. Davis was part of the saloon firm Schustrom & Davis.
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Krieger Undertaking
Davis
Montana
Pennsylvania
Cooke City
Schustrom & Davis
City
Belgian bondholders submit a proposition to San Domingo
The Belgian bondholders association sent a proposal through the Belgian minister to President Morales and American minister Dawson requesting a monthly payment of 25000 dollars to the Belgian minister on their behalf. The arrangement has not been concluded and the current situation is expected to persist.
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Antwerp
Association of Belgian Bondholders
Morales
San Domingo
Dawson
Thirty Seven Bodies Recovered From Zeigler Mine Disaster
A gas explosion at Joseph Leiter's Zeigler mine killed miners and left thirty seven bodies recovered. State mine examiner William Scott Atkinson perished while trying to reach entombed workers. Ventilation failures blamed as coroner's jury awaits verdict after extended inquiry.
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Carbondale
Joseph Leiter
Zeigler
William Scott Atkinson
Atkinson
Letters in Patterson case moved to New York trial
Five packages containing about 100 letters believed to be the Smiths' correspondence were sent to Attorney Jerome. Extradition talks in Cincinnati delay the trial, with Jerome planning no direct call of the Smiths as prosecutors witnesses, but they may be used for identification and defense cross examination.
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New York
J. Morgan Smith
Nan Patterson
Cincinnati
Jerome
Mr. Rand
Patterson
Mrs. Smith
Belgian Minister Williams Has No Instructions to Protest Dominican Bond Pact
In San Domingo on April 4 Belgian Minister Williams told an AP correspondent he has received no instructions to protest the proposed United States San Domingo bondholders agreement. The Antwerp report had claimed he would protest the accord.
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San Domingo
Williams
Associated Press Today
Antwerp
United States
Dominican Republic
Professor Heinzel Ends Life in Vienna
Dr Richard Heinzel a professor of philology at the university in Vienna committed suicide today by shooting himself amid ill health concerns. He was well known in academic circles. The news arrives from Vienna with authorities reporting no foul play.
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Vienna
Richard Heinzel
Earthquake Devastates Lahore. Major Buildings Crippled
A Lahore dispatch reports a violent earthquake causing heavy loss of life and vast damage. The town hall is nearly razed, the cathedral and Juma mosque suffer serious damage, and many native quarter houses have collapsed.
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London
Lahore
British India
India
Couple Held Over in New York Patterson Case
In Cincinnati police court on April 3 J Morgan Smith and wife faced adjournment pending the common pleas court action on habeas corpus writs. The case tied to the Nan Patterson case in New York was postponed again to April 7 to await higher court steps.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
J. Morgan Smith
Nan Patterson
New York
Common Pleas Court
War continues as rumors of settlement denied in Russia
In St. Petersburg on April 5 police arrested a man disguised as a carriage driver amid a broader terrorist probe. Authorities link the arrest to an alleged plot against Governor General Trepoff, noting coordinated actions with auxiliaries and lookouts. Internal unrest grows as Warsaw conditions worsen and peace talks stall.
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St. Petersburg
Nevsky
Trepoff
Russian War Preparations Denied by Sakharoff
St Petersburg report quotes Minister Sakharoff denying peace mood in Russia and saying no new mobilization will occur now. He notes 140,000 troops from the last mobilization have started for the front and reserves that conscription will follow. He denies intrigue against Kuropatkin and says Russian forces match Japanese in men and material.
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St. Petersburg
Sakharoff
Russia
War Office
Admiralty
Kuropatkin
Mukden
Peace talks fail amid Roosevelt vacation leave
In St Petersburg on April 4 observers deem Washington's trip a sign peace negotiations with Russia and Japan have collapsed. Supporters of continued war pin hopes on Admiral Rojestvensky and his fleet, buoyed by reports from Madagascar detailing ship and crew condition and recent maneuvers.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Russia
Japan
Rojestvensky
Admiralty
Togo
Madagascar
Gunman Fires on Warsaw Policeman in Hospital Ward
In Praga, a suburb of Warsaw, an unknown man entered a hospital ward where three officers were recovering from a bomb blast at the police station. He fired three times at Policeman Sarap, one bullet hitting his back. the attacker fled as patients recovered. Sarap was noted for brutality during recent riots.
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Warsaw
Praga
Sarap
Gorky Thanks Italians in Letter from Riga
Maxime Gorky writes to the Italian people from Riga thanking them for sympathy. He predicts imminent protests against attempts to curb freedom of thought and calls for a universal reaction.
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Rome
Maxime Gorky
Riga
Russia
Avanti
M. Gorky
Police Raid Warsaw Nabs 63 Suspects In Wola Search
Police aided by two infantry companies conducted a thorough night raid in Wola a suburb of Warsaw seizing revolutionary pamphlets manifestoes revolvers and cartridges and arresting 63 persons. The operation lasted through the night.
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Warsaw
Wola
Italian deputy questions peace move amid Russo Japanese war
In Rome the chamber deputies hear Signor Remussi editor of the Secolo ask the government if now is the moment to propose intervention to end the war between Russia and Japan.
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Rome
Chamber Deputies
Signor Remussi
Secolo
Japan
Prince's Auto Kills Woman in Speeding Car
Rome reports Prince Princess Brogli crashed a car at 45 miles per hour, striking and killing a woman. The prince was arrested following the incident.
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Prince
Rome
Princess Brogli
Private murder trial in Moscow for Grand Duke case
Moscow April 4 The trial of the man accused of murdering Grand Duke Sergius proceeds before a class jury but behind closed doors. Police have failed to establish the assassin's identity.
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Moscow
Sergius
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