Gaynor Wins New York Mayor Election in Tammany Backing
William J. Gaynor of Brooklyn, a former state supreme justice, was elected mayor of Greater New York on the Democratic ticket by about 70,000 votes over Otto T. Bannard and William R. Hearst backed rival candidates. Gaynor ran on a record of jurist independence and liberal social positions, facing strong criticism from the pulpit, bar, and Hearst.
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New York
William J. Gaynor
Brooklyn
Greater
Otto T. Bannard
Fusion
William R. Herat
Bannard
Gaynor
Tammany
Hearst
Jerome
Discovery of bullets rewrites murder story near Ordway
Henry Gasser, a farm hand, was found dead in a tent with three gunshot wounds. Coroner Dr. Thomas B. Wilson doubts self-inflicted death, noting the wounds' locations and lack of motive. An inquest was held as robbery appeared unlikely with $26, valuables, and jewelry missing nearby.
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Ordway
Henry Gasser
Fred Beeler
Here
Gaaver
Thomas B. Wilson
Wilson
Seven Score Arrested in Spokane Riots
Spokane on November 2 reports more than four hundred fifty members of the Industrial Workers of the World arrested for disturbing peace by street speaking without permission. Riots feared. two militia companies and the fire department stood by. Seven leaders were later arrested for inciting riot and held without bail.
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Score
Spokane
Industrial Workers of the World
Single Killing in Kentucky Election Draw
Jackson Ky Nov 2 Tilden Blanton today killed Demonthenes Noble in an election draw after Noble crippled Blanton's right arm with a bullet. Blanton whose father was the Democratic candidate for county attorney acted as a challenger and claims Noble was induced to disturb by discomfited Republicans.
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Jackson
Tilden Blanton
Demonthenes Noble
Noble
Blanton
Murderers Captured by Alston's Posse in Basin Chase
Sheriff Alston's posse tracked criminals after a saloon robbery near Lovell on Sunday. The men were captured near Frannie and hurried to Lovell jail under guard. Prosecting attorney Metz plans an early trial as Basin residents react and Mayor Collins appeals to Governor Brooks against troop presence.
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Alston
Basin
Lovell
Instan Lo Porte
Collins
Brooks
Henry Snowed Under by Fusionist Candidate in Cleveland
City and state races across the country show mixed results. In Cleveland Tom Johnson, four-time mayor, loses to Republican county recorder Herman Baehr by about 4,000 votes, ending Johnson's street railway reform effort. Baehr’s win likely settles the city’s rail fare dispute with six percent profit cap for the railway and fare reductions.
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Heney
Tom Joknson
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Tom
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Herman
Baochr
Republican County Recorder
Johnson
Baehr
Butcher Kills Wife and Child Then Ends His Life
In Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, Daniel Schocke, a local butcher, slashed his wife and 12 year old daughter to death and shot himself after leaving a note. Neighbors forced entry and found the scene with a bloodied knife. Police report Schocke had a history of failed business ventures and premeditated the murders and suicide.
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Pottaville
Pine Grove
Daniel Schocke
Gvighborn
Acre
Bohroke
Neighbe
Schoeke
Etelra
la Cane
Bualpeng
Euleide
Democrats Elect Three of Five Cheyenne Councilmen
Yesterday's aldermanic election in Cheyenne produced three Democrats and two Republicans winning seats. William Keating and H. E. Gates, both Democrats, won in the First and Third wards, while David Nimmo, a Republican, retained his seat in the Second ward and Harry Henderson, a Republican, led by four votes over Democrat J. H. Conway in that same ward with a possible contest pending. The council tally could shift to five Democrats and four Republicans if Henderson's election is sustained, or six Democrats and three Republicans if Conway's contest succeeds.
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Cheyenne
William Keating
David Nimmo
Harry B. Henderson
J. H. Conway
H. E
Dr. Conway
Democratic City Committee
Henderson
Measrs
Gates
Nimmo
Keating
John Hughes
Leopold Kabis
H. B. Henderson
H. E. Gates
Geo. Gilland
J. A. Martin
Taft Endorses Woman Suffrage While In Alabama
President Taft, in Birmingham, said he favors expanding avenues for women's self support and urged that women have access to political influence without committing to full suffrage. He noted he is not a rabid suffragist and requires broad desire from women before enfranchisement.
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Mississippi Girl's Industrial Institute
Jail sentence affirmed for AFL leaders in contempt case
The district court of appeals affirmed the DC Supreme Court ruling holding President Samuel Gompers Secretary Frank Morrison and Vice President John Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor in contempt of court. They were sentenced to jail terms, with Chief Justice Sheppard dissenting on constitutional grounds. The ruling warned organized groups cannot disobey court mandates.
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Washington
District Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Sheppard
America
Murder and body found after log hut fire in Huckleberry Mountain
Spokane reports detail the murder of a Chicago woman identified as Mrs. Jansen and the cremation of her body in a log hut fire on Huckleberry Mountain near Cadonia Washington. James Logan, a bachelor farmer, is charged with murder after being the last person seen with her. Witness Don Waylor says he spoke with Logan by a burning pile about a mule trade while the remains were later found among the ashes. A neighbor says Logan offered forty acres to Mrs. Jansen for 1000 dollars, suggesting she planned to recruit settlers to the Northwest before leaving for Chicago.
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Spokane
Wash
Huckleberry Mountain
Cadonia
A. Jonaen
Chicago
James Logan
Logan
Don Waylor
Oes
PF. C. McGrath
Northwest
Mir. Jansen
Logan Ranch
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