First Treasure Ships Bring Relief To Cash Strain
New York reports the Kron Princessin Cecilie unloaded 7.1 million dollars in gold at Fire Island aiding bank reserves. The Lusitania is due with 10 million and 14 million more is expected this week. Bank of France sterling purchases signal relief for London and America. Secretary Cortelyou met Morgan and other bankers to review progress amid easing tensions.
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Kron Prinzess
Cecilie
Fire Island
Cunard
Lusitania
Bank of France
London
America
Bank of England
Cortelyou
Morgan
Washington
Roosevelt
Hempstead
Long Island
Morgs
Cortelgia
George W. Perkins
Santa Claus Ships Toy Deluges to New York Ports
Several European steamships arriving in New York carry thousands of toy cases for Christmas trade. Cargoes include mechanical toys automobiles engines swings musical tops trumpets dolls and lead soldiers destined mainly for the western trade. By month’s end these ships will stock great stores across the middle west and Canada.
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New York
Europe
Santa Claus
America
Middle West
Canada
Big Fire Destroys Louisville Bourbon Stock Yards Plant
A major blaze in Louisvilleat Johnson and Main streets largely destroyed the Bourbon Stock Yards plant and spread to the H L Wissman Packing Co. Losses reach about 1 million with two facilities insured for just over half. Ten carloads of hogs burned. several men injured while fighting the flames.
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Louisville
Bourbon Stock Yards
Johnson and
Main Streets
H. L. Wissman Packing Company
Wissman
Ocean Rate War to End End Liverpool
Shipping circles expect a formal conference between Atlantic steamship company representatives to halt the rate war and restore trans Atlantic rates to normal levels. Also note a personal ad seeking a girl for general housework at 615 Raleigh Street.
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Liverpool
Atlantic Steamship Companies
Raleigh Street
Election Turbulence at Wise County Court House
Turbulent Wise Court House election with gunfire leaving William Hopkins fatally shot while Billy Skeens fled. Norton reports calm. 117 year old Uncle Sammie Salyer votes, recalling War of 1812 memories, amid contest for sheriff and commonwealth's attorney.
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Daily Telegraph
Norton
Navy
Wise County
Gilliam
Kiser
Lawrence V. Kelly
Commonwealth
T. M. Alderson
Kelley
H. Clay Stewart
R. P. Hamilton
Wise Court House
Wm. Hopkins
Hopkins
Billy Skeen
Skeens
Pell
Sammie Salyer
Mr. Salyer
Salyer
Col
Patrick Hagan
Green B. Jones
Henry Jones
Chase Beats Worth for State Senate
Tazewell Virginia reports a Republican tilt with rough 400 to 500 vote majority countywide. D Green of Tazewell likely ousts Lake for legislature by about 500. Roland E Chase of Dickenson likely wins the state senate over Worth in the district covering Tazewell Russell Dickenson and Buchams counties. Harman, Crockett and Brittain face no opposition locally. F Thompson Republican re-elected Jeffersonville supervisor by about fifty. County remains orderly.
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Daily Telegraph
Tazewell
Tazewell County
D. Green
Lake
Roland E. Chase
Dickenson County
Worth
Russell, Dickens
Kiesee
Perfect Order
President Roosevelt Votes in Oyster Bay Four Minutes
President Roosevelt arrived in Oyster Bay and voted at polling place No. 84, spending four minutes casting his ballot for state and local offices. He laughed off a question about voting for a Democrat and departed by train around midday amid cheering crowds.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
J. West Roosevelt
Willard Bartlette
Court of Appeals
Judge Kohlsaat Issues Injunction in Corn Products Case
In federal court Judge Kohlsaat issues an injunction barring George E. Warding from prosecuting in state courts a suit filed by Harding seeking appointment of a receiver for the Corn Products Company.
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Chicago
Kohlsaat
George £. Warding
Harding
Corn Products Company
Cincinnati Mayor Race Narrow Victory Leads to Republican Win
Col. Markbreit, Republican nominee, secured a clear majority over Democratic and city party tickets in Cincinnati. Columbus votes favor Republicans while Toledo elects Democratic ticket and Portsmouth chooses Democratic mayor, signaling mixed regional outcomes.
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Col
Markbreit
Cincinnati
Columbus
Toledo
Vicket
Portsmouth
Pistol Duel Ends in Deaths in Louisville After Arrest
In Louisville a pistol duel on Vine Street leaves Clyde Campbell dead and Patrolman Michael Murphy fatally wounded. W R Campbell is fatally wounded, and Patrolman Marion Smith and W R Campbell are wounded. Accounts differ over who fired first amid election fraud protests and an arrest of a first ward council candidate.
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Louisville
Lexington
Clyde Campbell
Michael Murphy
Marion Smith
W. KR. Campbel
Vine Street
Murphy
Wor Campbell
Young Campbell
W. RR. Campbell
W. R. Campbell
W. R Campbell
Kentucky and Ohio Race Ends in Heavy Republican Gains
Early returns show a Democratic shift in Louisville and statewide Republican gains in Kentucky with A. E. Wilson leading in governor’s race and Beckham’s prior margin cited. Cincinnati mayoral race appears won by Col. Leopold Markbreit with strong Republican cross-ticket support. Ohio cities mirror mixed results as counties report.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Navy
Springfield
Canton
Akron
Dayton
Portsmouth
Zanesville
Mansfield
Bartlette and Bartlette Triumph in Court of Appeals Election
Bartlette and Bartlette, nominated by Republicans and Democrats, won the court of appeals seat over Rueben E. Lyon a former Bryan Democrat and Jona 4. McDonough a former Republican. Both were nominated by the Independence League. The race was unusually quiet with light turnout and a notable number of arrests for illegal voting.
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T. Bartlette
W. M. Bartlette
Court of Appeals
Rueben E. Lyon
Jona 4. McDonough
Independence League
Reese leads in Nebraska supreme court race with heavy returns
Lincoln and Omaha voters show M B Reese Republican ahead in the justice of the supreme court contest. Early returns through 10:30 pm indicate broad support in city precincts and a strong showing in rural areas, suggesting no narrow plurality for opponents.
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Lincoln, Neb
Omaha
Lincoln
M. B. Reese
the Supreme Court
Smith Wins Maryland Senate Primary Large Margin
Baltimore returns show ex Governor John Walter Smith securing a big majority in the senatorial primary. In the city the contest is close between Smith and Governor Edwin Warfield.
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Baltimore
John Walter Smith
Edwin Warfield
Local option triumphs in Jacksonville city vote
Jacksonville voters approved the local option by six hundred votes, leading to the closure of thirty saloons. The result marks a decisive shift in the city’s alcohol policy and reshapes the local business and social landscape.
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Jacksonville
Pls
Republicans sweep Massachusetts election locally
In Hoston and Boston voters cast for a Republican victory led by Governor Guild’s third term with a large plurality. The district attorney race featured Dennie and Weister against Moran of the Independence League, Moran winning by a wide margin in Boston. Curtis Guild was reelected decisively, surpassing previous records for margins in the state.
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Hoston
Mass
Guild
Boston
Joseph A. Dennie
Walter A. Weister
John B. Moran
Independence League
Moran
Curtis Guild
Malachua
New Jersey Election Returns Point to Republican State Ticket
Early returns show a Republican majority for the state ticket by about ten thousand, with Katzenbach the Democrat likely elected governor and Mayor Fagan of Jersey City defeated for re-election. Late night returns hint at Frank S. Kilpatrick Jr. possibly winning governor by a margin from one thousand to twenty-nine thousand.
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Johnson
Burton
City of
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Ohio
Ridgeway
Paul Sehretner
Republian
Volue
Boyd
Atlantic City
N. J
Trenton
Katzenbach
Fagan
Jersey City
Reati
Midnighe
Frank
Kiuta
S.ach, Jr
Salt Lake City election results favor American party
Salt Lake City voters give Bransford a 7 000 to 10 000 plurality for mayor over Plummer and Morris as the American party gains city council control. The party has held power for the past two years and faces evenly split Republican and Democrat strengths.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Bransford
Plummer
Morris
Wilmington License Vote Totals Reported
Wilmington reports 11 654 in favor of license and 7 349 against license as of November 5.
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Wilmington
Noel Leads Democratic Ticket in Early Returns
Jackson Mississippi reports E. F. Noel has been elected governor and the Democratic state ticket gains victory according to early returns.
Sheatz Leads in Pennsylvania Treasurer Race as City Keeps Tight
In Philadelphia and the state results, Republican John O. Sheatz wins the state treasurer post by a large plurality while Joel Cook captures the Second District seat. The city backs the 19 million loan proposal despite strong Republican margins elsewhere. The City Party fights the loan and Republican candidates with subdued turnout overall.
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Philadelphia
John O. Sheatz
Joel Cook
John E. Reyburn
John O. Sheats
John G. Harman
Columbia County
Reform Organization
Republican
Republcan
Tammany Leads As NYC Returns Narrow Fusion Fades
Early returns show Tammany leading by about 20000 in New York County, while the Republican and Independence League fusion for associate justice of the Court of Appeals is decisively beaten by the GOP-Democrat ticket. In the city the Independence League court of appeals ticket loses four to one. state assembly changes appear minor. Semey W Gerard wins the Supreme Court seat. Thomas F. Foley defeats fusion sheriff candidate Max F. Shmson. Edward...
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New York
New York County
Tammany
Independence League
State Assembly
New York City
Independence League Court of Appeals
Upstate
Semey W Gerard
Supreme Court
L. Y
DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Promoted
Advertisement notes DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as healing and soothing. Claims it is good for plies and available for purchase at all druggists.
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DeWitt
Not Likely Gompers Will Be Deposed
Washington reports from the AFL general headquarters say no removal plot against President Gompers is likely. Disaffection exists mainly among socialists and German affiliated unions, but Gompers remains firmly entrenched and supported by most affiliated workers after twenty years in office.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Norfolk
Goyer
New York
Gompers
Executive Council
United Brewery Workers of America
Washington Not Much Interested in Elections
Washington dispatch reports low voter interest in state elections as the capital handles financial concerns. Officials note off year races show mostly state issues with only six states electing governors having any doubt about results.
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Washington
Washington Towl
Taft Abandons Tour and Heads Home from Manila
Secretary of War Taft reportedly abandons his European tour and plans a direct return to the Pacific coast leaving Manila on November 9 for Yokohama and then San Francisco. He declines to discuss reasons, citing the Vladivostok situation as a key factor influencing the decision.
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Manila
Taft
Pacific Coast
Yokohama
San Francisco
Vladivostok
America
Wasingoon
San Vrare Rco
Virivortok
Lyon seeks ten million for Texas cotton movement funds
Cecil A. Lyon, Texas Republican national committee member and state chairman, telegraphed President Roosevelt urging $10,000,000 in government funds be placed in Texas depositories to move the cotton crop.
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Houston
Texas
Cecil A. Lyon
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
United States
Adams Jury Complete in Rathdrum Murder Trial
Rathdrum Idaho Nov 5 A jury was completed today for the trial of Steve Adams charged with the murder of Fred Tyler.
Rink Opens Today With Afternoon and Evening Hours
The rink will open today and operate in the future with afternoon and evening sessions. The new hours are set to accommodate skaters after 11 days of planned readiness.
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Tennessee Company
Elec Am
EN Pun
Superior Supplyco
Bluefield, W. Va
L. E. Tierney
W. H. Thomas
R. E. Bolling
W. B. Hicks
Asst
Flat Top National Bank OF
Bluefield
W. VA
Col. L. B. Tierney
Thomas E. Peery
W. D. Thornhill
R. M. Garrett
P. J. Kelly
E. L. Bailey
B. S. Pedigo
J. D. Honaker
C. O. Wright
C. B. Hancock
B. A. Heller
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D. R. Wood
Union Bank and Trust Company
Edwin Mann, Pres
W. C. Pollock
L. A. Hooper
First National Bank of
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William Hopkins
Billy Skeens
Chase
Senate
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Unty
Francise Lecessit
Tom Johnson
A. E. Wilson
Jefferson County
Samuel Hager
Augustus J. Wilson
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Owlock
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Ashland
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Iywr
Leopold Markbreit
L. Zolma
Amiyor
Dempsey
Woo
Leopold Markweit
Markbell
Pfaff
Markpreit
City of Columbus
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Duncan
Herrick
Charles Ansen Bond
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