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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
1
Carter H. Harrison won the Chicago mayoralty with 149,158 votes to 107,225 for Zina R. Carter and 45,988 for John P. Altgeld. The tally gives Harrison a 41.93 percent plurality and a 34-member aldermanic council split between Republicans and Democrats.
Colorado Springs on April 5 reports Republican Dr John R Robinson elected mayor by a 205 vote majority over fusion challenger M B Irvine.
In Austin on April 5 the Texas Senate lacked a working force while the House met busy, passing to engrossment the state convict contracting bill. A third reading and final passage occurred for the industrial institute and college for white girls. Other actions included reconsidering the occupation tax bill, quietly passing a land title quieting bill, granting land for free school purposes, and related measures.
E M Champion, an employee of the Houston Street Railway, was assaulted near the post office on Franklin Avenue in broad daylight and robbed of about 3000 dollars after visiting the bank to obtain funds for his employer. A pin saved 115 dollars by holding the money.
Havana April 5 The Cuban military assembly votes to disband the army with 21 in favor and 1 opposed. Muster rolls are to be turned over to General Brooke by the executive committee of the commission. Champion escapes unharmed and no crew is tied to the robber.
The president appointed J Blair Schoenfelt of Douglas Wyoming as agent at the Utes union agency in the Indian Territory to succeed the resigned D M Wisdom.
New York reports on April 5 that $225,000 has been subscribed toward the $1,000,000 Yale University alumni hall project. The pledge indicates strong donor support for the major university building.
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