Delaware Riots and recount sparks in Kent and Sussex
In Wilmington a recount in the fourth district inflamed crowds and led to clashes as tally clerks disputed results for sheriff and representative races. National Guard and deputies faced down disorder while adding machines finished counts. State totals show McKinley leading for president and Democrats ahead on joint ballot for the legislature, with shifts in local sheriff and Congress results.
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Wilmington
Del
Kent
Sussex
J. T. Dickey
Fred E. Bach
Republican Committee
J. B. Toman
W. R. Flinn
Flinn
McKinley
National Guard
Election Board
Court House
Bryan
Palmer
Ee Levering
James G. Shaw
Newcastle
Congress
Handy
Willis
Union
Houston
Bayar Money
Tunnell
Hoffecker
Iggins
United States
Higgins
Skeleton Identified as Clinton Man in West Boylston Find
Worcester authorities believe the skeleton found in West Boylston woods is Martin Grady of Clinton. Grady was injured in a 1892 railway accident, losing his right arm and parts of both hands. His brother Michel Grady—missing for about a year and partly demented—is confident the bones are Martin's, once thought to be in an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
West Boylston Woods
Martin Grady
Clinton
Michel Grady
Martin
Seventy-Six Crew Arrived Aboard Britannic From Liverpool
San Joseph Lee and five crew members of the American schooner Seventy-Six of Thomaston Maine reached New York today aboard the Britannic after the vessel sailed from Fernandina on September 18 bound for Berbice. The ship was dismasted in a gale on September 21 and abandoned on October 8 as waterlogged. A tramp steamer rescued the crew and landed them in Liverpool, with home dispatch arranged by the American consul.
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New York
San Joseph Lee
Thomaston
Liverpool
Fernandina
Berbice
Theverew
Greenwood cotton mills resume full operations after election pause
WINSIED Conn November 6 Greenwood's cotton mills in New Hartford employing 600 hands recently closed pending the result of the election have resumed operations on full time.
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Winsied
Conn
Greenwood
New Hartford
A Pattern for a Dime Sleeves Transformation
A pattern description explains two sleeve designs No 1 and No 2 for theatre bodices and dinner gowns. No 1 uses a sheer fabric over colored silk lining with mousquetaire style gathers and a soft knot at the shoulder. No 2 offers a tight fitting style with the same puff and Valenciennes lace wrists. Pattern 6905 fits bust sizes 32 36 40. Orders go to New York with a short delay.
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Mousuetaire
Bayan in 1900 political survey edition bias quote
A fragment from a 1900 political discussion shows Republican vigor with nationally known speakers and Democratic reliance on volunteers. It notes fears for factory closures under Bryan, tariff promises, and a shifted political map favoring the South and West. It also references Hill and fraud allegations in Kentucky.
FINAL ELECTION FIGURES
Partial returns from several states place most in McKinley or Bryan columns. Kentucky appears to favor McKinley though recounts may alter results. Delaware recounts shift figures. Bryan likely to gain in state legislature and Senate. Final electoral tally shows twelve votes to one party and one to the other, depending on the state.
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Kentucky
State Board
Bryan
Tennessee
Delaware
William McKinley
William J. Bryan
Post
McKinley
Senator Daniel Declares Democratic Resolve After 1896 Loss
In Lynchburg Virginia on November 6 Senator John W Daniel issued a statement defending the Democratic Party. He praises Bryan for energizing supporters, condemns money and coercion in campaigns, and predicts democracy will rise again as McKinleyism fails. He lauds Virginia Democrats and urges endurance and faith.
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Lynchburg
John W. Daniel
Congress
Bryan
America
Europe
McKinley
Virginia
Kentucky Vote Divided As Returns Narrow Strike Split
Louisville Nov 6 The official returns confirm Kentucky will split electoral votes twelve to one. McKinley’s statewide plurality stands around 633 with counties nearly complete except Jefferson. The canvassing board rules that cross votes count for one elector, leaving Kash and Smith ahead on the ticket. Republican leaders say they carried the state. Democrats concede one elector, while others claim Bryan leading by about 1000.
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Louisville
McKinley
Jeffson
State Returning Board
Kash
Smith
Roberts
Republican State Committee
Major Johnson
Democratic State Central Committee
Bryan
Urey Woodson
Democratic National Committee For
Kentucky
Tennessee Returns Hint at Republican Gains in Senate Region
From Memphis dated November 6 officials report incomplete returns may delay full results by three or four days yet early figures show Republican gains. Democrats claim the state by about 8000 while West Tennessee drops 8000 from 1892, middle Tennessee 1000, East Tennessee shows a 20 000 to 25 000 Republican edge. Josiah Patterson Free Silver Democrat invokes mandamus against Fayette County sheriff amid fraud reports, aiding Carmack in the district.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Cleveland
West Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
East Tennessee
Josiah Patterson
Congress
Mandam
Fayette County
Carmack
South Dakota Vote Tie Faces Official Decision
At 11 o'clock tonight South Dakota's presidential elector vote was tied requiring an official council to decide the outcome. Republican managers declared the office closed. Corrections in three precincts could shift electors to Bryan or McKinley. Republican Congressmen and the Governor led the ticket by several hundred votes so far.
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Yankton
S. D
South Dakota
Bryan
McKinley
Wyoming for Bryan in Wyoming returns show Dem lead
Cheyenne Wyoming November 6 The Democratic State committee reports Wyoming results with Bryan 9339 McKinley 9130 Osborn 9810 Mondell 3987 Groesbeck 9117 The committee anticipates about 1400 more votes from remaining precincts could lift the Democrats by about 200 more votes in total indicates a Democratic advantage in the state slate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyennde
Wyo
Democratic State Committee
Wyoming
Bryan
McKinley
Congress
Osborn
Mondell
Corn
Groesbeck
McKinley Electors Favored as Dakota Returns Incomplete
Returns from South Dakota indicate the McKinley electors are certain to be chosen. Congressional and State tickets remain in doubt, while the Legislature tilts Populist by a nine vote majority.
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Yankton
McKinley
McKinley Wins Pennsylvania With 297,006 Plurality
Complete county returns from Pennsylvania report McKinley secured a statewide plurality of 297,006 on November 6 in Philadelphia and other counties. The tally reflects results across all counties and supports McKinley's victory claim in the state.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
McKinley
Fraud Allegations Spark Virginia Election Claims
New York report quotes James D. Brady alleging deliberate fraud in Virginia elections to the N B Scotton committee. He claims a 20 000 vote Democratic majority and ten Congressmen elected, with counties and Petersburg recounts described as stolen or manipulated. He cites an honest election movement at his home and promises to disclose further details.
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New York
James D. Brady
Virginia
N. B. Scotton
Bryan
Scott
Ganton Jollification Deluge for McKinley Victory
Major McKinley received early word of Bryan’s concession via AP telegram last night and waited for the original message to arrive. By noon he prepared a reply and said Republicans across the state will send large delegations to Canton for a large jollification meeting and monster parade to celebrate McKinley’s election as President.
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Major McKinley
Mr. Bryan
United Associated Presses
Canton
United States
Canton, CO
Ryan Stumps Rochester After Carlisle Dismissal
William B. Ryan, Democratic congressional candidate, was dismissed from the Treasury by Secretary Carlisle and took leave to campaign. He denounced Cleveland and Carlisle, prompting a rival Democrat to accuse him of lying and of misleading his audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
William BB. Ryan
Congress
Treasury Department
Carlisle
Cleveland
Ryan
Big Naugatuck Valley Victory Parade Celebrated
The Waterbury celebration marked a sound money victory with a parade of six thousand participants, many factory workers, filling the streets and continuing with speeches at the Second Regiment Armory.
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Waterbury
Conn
Sound Money
Naugatuck Valley
Second Regiment
Haverhill Celebrates McKinley Hobart Victory Parade
In Haverhill on November 6 the McKinley and Hobart victory was celebrated with a large parade through the city and Bradford. The procession included eight bands about 400 cavalrymen and roughly 2000 paraders.
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Haverhill
McKinley
Hobart
Bradford
Democratic chairman vacates Chicago headquarters
James K. Jones, national Democratic committee chair, abandoned headquarters in the Auditorium Annex this morning and departed for his home in Hope Arkansas at 10 o clock. All offices at headquarters will be vacated by the committee tomorrow.
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Chicago
James K. Jones
National Democratic Committee
Hope
Ark
McKinley declines Cincinnati club dinner invite
A Canton delegation urged Major McKinley to attend the Commercial Club of Cincinnati dinner on November 19. He declined, saying he would not leave Canton except for a brief Cleveland visit and must stay to work toward the March 4 deadline in Washington.
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Canton
Cincinnati
Major McKinley
Commercial Club of
Cleveland
Washington
McKinley
McKinley Sends Message to England via Telegraph
In Canton Ohio the president elect McKinley replies to a London Telegraph request by saying no direct message from him, but that "Peace on earth, good will to men" best expresses his feelings toward England. The remark was given in a Canton interview conducted by a Telegraph correspondent.
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London
The
Telegraph
Canton
McKinley
England
Sound Money League closes offices after election
John C. Cobb said the Business Men's Non-Partisan Sound Money League will close tonight as its work ends. He noted gains for supported candidates in Tennessee Michigan Indiana Massachusetts Texas and praised active members and critics for influencing the campaign and laying groundwork for safer business dealings.
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Business Men
Sound Money League
John C. Cobb
League
Business Men’s
Tennessee
Michigan
Indiana
Massachusetts
Texas
Leeson
Durrell
Burnham
Jerome Jones
Wetherbee
H. B. Endicott
Edward Atkinson
S. B. Capen
William Endicott, Jr
H. W. Peabody
Bordman Hall
Recount Sought in Cambridge Ward 2 Race
The Cambridge Board of Aldermen met last night and voted to recount the votes cast for Representative to General Court from Ward 2 Tuesday afternoon next. Charles H. Titus, the Republican candidate, who was defeated by Representative Donovan, petitioned for the recount.
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Cambridge Board of Aldermen
General Court
Ward 2
Charles H. Titus
Donovan
Samuel Adams Wheelbarrow Bet Ride Through Cambridge
Samuel Adams wheeled Charles Raymond around North Cambridge last night in settlement of an election bet. Adams took the Bryan end of the wager as a crowd of men and boys followed the procession the wheelbarrow decorated with bunting and red lights.
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Samuel Adams
Charles Raymond
Cambridge
Adams
Bryan
Donovan Campaign Team Formed in Ward 6 Meeting
Citizens at the Utopia Club on Commercial Street organized a fifty member committee to push Michael J. Donovan for the Common Council. The gathering aimed to nominate and elect the candidate, with active ward support pledged.
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Utopia Club
Commercial Street
Michael J. Donovan
Fitzgerald Files Ward 1 Council Candidacy
William T. A. Fitzgerald seeks Ward 1 councilmanic honors as a Democratic candidate. He has campaigned in every city ward, serves as vice president of the Quincy School Association, formerly spoke for the Young Men's Congress, and is currently studying law at Boston University.
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William T. A. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Democratic Party
Quincy School Association
Young Men's Congress
Boston University
Endorsement in East Boston for Ward 2 candidate Mooney
In Knight Templars Hall East Boston a large audience endorsed George Mooney Ward 2 candidate elect. Speakers included William Ryan and William Keehan outlining support and urging votes.
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Knight Templars Hall
Boston
George Mooney
William Ryan
Wiliam Keehan
Republicans and Gold Democrats Plan Dedham Jollification
In Dedham on November 6 Republicans and gold Democrats plan a grand jollification meeting in Memorial Hall and a town illumination to celebrate McKinley’s election.
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Dedham
McKinley
Memorial Hall
Death of Luis Lazo Found aboard Havana Steamer
The steamer Guani guanico arrived in Havana with 300 sick aboard. Among the passengers from Pinar del Rio was patriot leader Luis Lazo who had surrendered to the Spanish commander. He was found dead in his cabin having cut his throat.
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Havana
Pinar del Passengers
Luis Lazo
Opera Star Huguet Debuts in New York La Sonnambula
New York audiences welcomed Mme Huguet as Amina in La Sonnambula at the Academy of Music. The performance, staged by Colonel Mapleson’s imperial opera company, drew a large crowd and proven acclaim for the debut.
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New York
Mme. Huguet
America
Academy of Music
Coonel Mapleson
Imperial Opera Company
Amina
Lake Storm Strikes Buffalo and Great Lakes Coast
A severe wind storm lashes Buffalo with massive waves washing over breaks, ripped sails, and snapped tow lines. The storm, now centered in Ontario, moves northeast as Archbald in Scranton endures destruction from a falling church steeple and a fire at the Luth eran watch tower. In Sandusky Ohio, Lake Erie boats vanish from sight with three men missing near Cedar Point as capsized craft are reported.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Ontario
Here
Scranton
Penn
Archbald Borough
Lackawanna Valley
Scanlon
Delaware & Hudson Watch
Sandusky
Lake Erie
Zistel Bros
Henry Mayer
Jacob
George Voigst
Cedar Point
Tragic Bridge Fall Claims Three Near Scranton
Mrs J McCarthy of Scranton who was visiting her daughter at Old Forge started to walk to a trolley. With her two granddaughters aged 2 and 4 they crossed a bridge on the Erie and Wyoming Valley railroad as a train approached. In fear they leaped toward the stream below and all three drowned.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
J. McCarthy
Scranton
Old Forge
Hyde Park
Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee in Washington meetings
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee, freshly arrived from Havana, spent about an hour in talks with Secretary Olney, lunched with Assistant Secretary Rockhill, then visited the White House and remained with the President for over an hour.
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Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
Havana
Olney
Rockhill
White House
Trolley Victim in Woburn
A man about 43 was struck and killed on Bow street by the 8 45 car of the Woburn and Reading street railroad. Papers and keys on his body indicate he was Joseph Kelly janitor of Wellington High School. He lay across the track at the moment of impact.
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Woburn
Bow Street
Woburn & Reading Street
Joseph Kelly
Wellington
Both Were Too Young See Nov 6 Marriage Postponed
Invitations were issued for the marriage of John B. Feeley and Miss Lulu Deerby at the bride's home. Feeley 21 and Deerby 15 or 16, his father opposed it and advised delay. The wedding was postponed pending age and Probate Court consent per Massachusetts law.
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John B. Feeley
Lenox
Lulu Deerby
Feeley
Massachusetts
Miss Chamberlin and Search Escape Coal Gas Death
Miss Mary Chamberlin, daughter of farmer David H. Chamberlin near Flemington New Jersey, and a young man named Search of Baptisttown New Jersey narrowly escaped death from coal gas in the parlor. A stove stood in the room and a heavy fall drew the family to the scene finding Search unconscious and Miss Chamberlin dazed. A physician treated them as gas was identified and both are reported out of danger.
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New York
Mary Chamberlin
David H. Chamberlin
Flemington
N. J
Search
Baptisttown
Chamberlin
Miss Chamberlin
Boston Officials Tour Prospect and Forest Parks
Boston Mayor Josiah Quincy and city tour park commissioners will visit Brooklyn on November 7 to inspect Prospect and Forest Parks. They will be greeted at City Hall by Mayor Wurster, Landscape Superintendent Pettigrew, and Deputy Park Commissioner Palmer. The officials, joined by fifteen friends, will dine privately at the Union League Clubhouse with club president William Berri before returning to Boston the same evening.
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Brooklyn
N._Y
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Prospect
Forest Parks
City Hall
Wurster
Pettigrew
Palmer
Quincy
Union League Club
William Berri
Hawkins linked to Cuban expedition inquiry in New York
New York November 6 report says Secretary Olney summoned Keeper Scott and Assistant Keeper Mulgard of the Montauk lighthouse to Washington. The summons sparked belief they were to be questioned about a Cuban filibustering expedition that departed the city earlier this year aboard the steamboat Hawkins.
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New York
Olney
Washington
Scott
Mulgard
Montauk, L. L
Hawkins
Stock and Provision Company suspends business
Buffalo New York November 6 The International Stock and Provision Company with offices in Buffalo Rochester Syracuse and many other points in this State and Canada suspended business tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
International Stock & Provision Company
Rochester
Syracuse
Canada
Cambridge City Hall Janitor Completes 25 Years of Service
Charles Gay yesterday completed twenty five years as janitor of Cambridge City Hall. Department heads and clerks presented him with a memorial in recognition of his long service.
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Charles Gay
Cambridge City Hall
Gaffney Funeral Arrangements Announced
Gaffney November 7 at the residence of his brother Frank A. Gaffey 24 Marshfield William W Gafney. Funeral Monday November 9 at the above residence at 9 a m Relatives and friends invited.
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Gaffney
Frank A. Gaffey
Marshfield
William W. Gafney
Market Roundup Aims for Recovery in Gas and Iron Stocks
A Friday market roundup notes gains in Bay State Gas early then a retreat as insiders push a rumored settlement in the Delaware lawsuit. Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific show strength, while Pioneer mining and Leather stocks attract talk of foreign syndicates and potential dividends. Pinkham reports widespread lending activity and urges caution amid volatile oil and gas concerns.
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New York
Ths
Bay State Gas
Delaware
Iee
Mars
Oregon
Union Pacific
Pioneer
Yoneer
Leather Trust
United States Leather Company
Stock Exchange
Pinkham
Adams Texpress
Atchison
BIA
Canada Southern
Mrosapeake & Ohio
Chiago Gas Sane
Retaee
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Te ‘Gas
Delaware & Hudson
den & Rio Grande
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Hiluois Central
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Texas
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Tom
Manhattan
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Missouri Pacific
Mobile
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Town
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NY Ont & Western
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den & Gulf
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Western Union
Sereeee R.rm
Wheeling & LE
Edward Hayes Sons and Co Note Brokers Boston
Edward Hayes, Sons and Co, note brokers, operate from 611 Exchange Building in Boston, a firm engaged in handling negotiable instruments and financial notes in the city’s commercial district.
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Edward Hayes
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