Mayor Johnson Wins Reelection In Cleveland Election
Complete returns show Johnson. democrat, 48339 and Burton republican 39026 with Johnson's 9313 plurality. The democrats win the city council 25 to 7. Suburb annexation for Collinwood carried strongly. Johnson runs on a 3 cent fare. mayoral backing by Roosevelt era allies noted. Burton gains indicate federal endorsement. Other counties report Republican wins in Granville Mooney Clermont and Licking, while Marion elects Democrat Wm. E. Smith and Lawrence shows Dr Alfred Robinson as likely winner.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Johnson
Burton
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Cleveland Electric Railway
Collinwood
New York
Tammany
Rivers and Harbors Committee
House
Roosevelt
Taft
Garfield
Mr. Burton
W. W. Boyd
Ashtabulah
Granville W. Mooney
Clermont County
L. W. Hicks
Marion County
Wm. E. Smith
Licking County
Robert W. Howard
Lawrence County
Alfred Robinson
Breit Wins Cincinnati Mayoral Race by Wide Margin
Full Cincinnati returns show Mark Breit, Republican, beating four opponents by 8271 votes for mayor. Prohibition and socialist candidates drew smaller totals. Five precincts remain, but Breit and fellow Republicans secure superior judge seats by over 1000 votes. City council tilts 24 Republicans to 5 Democrats. Statewide results adjust several cities.
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Cincinnati
Mark Breit
Fuller
Johnson
Cleveland
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Columbus
Bond
Zanesville
Gorrell
Sandusky
Molter
Xenia
Oubt
Weeld
Marion
Inden McKinney
Law Reform
Hamilton
Straub
Earery Democratic
Legislature Returns Keep Ohio House and Senate GOP Edges
Columbus Ohio Nov 6 returns from five counties show the legislature unchanged with the house Republican by three and the senate on joint ballot Republican by two. No United States senator will be elected.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States
Maryland Returns Indicate Crothers Victory for Governor
In Maryland, incomplete yet reliable returns show Judge Austin L. Crothers elected governor and the state ticket winning by about 7,000 plurality. The legislature appears safely Democratic. John Walter Smith defeated Edwin Warfield in the gubernatorial primary for the long term U.S. Senate seat beginning 1909. Senator William Pinckney Whyte unopposed and set to serve the short term.
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Baltimore
Austin L. Crothers
John Walter Smith
Edwin Warfield
J. F. C. Talbot
United States
William Pinckney Whyte
Whyte
Gorman
Professor calls Roosevelt king of United States in class
Ann Arbor, Nov. 93. Professor Joseph H. Drake of the University of Michigan law department told his class he would favor electing Theodore Roosevelt king of the country. He urged burning bridges and government regulation to curb corporate power, arguing that only efficient control by the state can solve the corporation menace.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Joseph H. Drake
Law Department
University of Michigan
Roosevelt
Drake
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
County Plowing Contest Set At State Farm
The seventeenth annual Allen County Plowing Association contest will be held Thursday November 7 at the state farm along the St. Joe road two and one half miles from town. Events are free with prizes for winners. Judge Thomas Beecher of Illinois will oversee judging. Committees cover arrangements field and classes with John Dickson as president and David McKay as secretary treasurer.
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Allen County Plowing Association
State Farm
St. Joe Road
Thomas Beecher
Mlinois
W. W. Orrock
James Rennison
Val Goeglein
W. T. DeVilbiss
John Dickson
Peter Certin
John L. Gillie
David McKay
Peter Haines
O. M. Bird
Delaware Prohibition Vote by Districts Reported
Wilmington voters favored license with 11 6354 to 7349 while Newcastle county outside the city also backed license. Kent county totals were 2592 for license and 4171 against. Sussex county voted dry by about 3000, completing statewide returns.
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Wilmington
Del
Newcastle County
Kent County
Sussex County
Incomplete Returns Indicate House Seats in Virginia
Richmond Va Nov 6 Incomplete returns from yesterday's election show thirteen out of one hundred members of the House of Representatives likely to be elected in Virginia with early figures suggesting shifts in party strength and regional support.
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Richmond
Tammany Triumph Wide In New York Elections
In New York City and vicinity the Democrats swept many offices led by Thomas F. Foley who won sheriff by 24 717 over fusion nominee M F Thmsen. The independence league showed strength with Reuben Lyon for court of appeals gaining 87 666 votes while Brooklyn bucked McCarren as Republicans took most county posts.
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New York
New York County
Manhattan
Bronx
Thomas F. Foley
M. F. Shamson
Independence League
Richmond
Queens
Kings County
Brooklyn
Patrick H. McCarren
Clarke
Edward T. Bartlett
Willard Bartlett
Court of Appeals
Assembly
Sherman Moreland
Col
David C. Robinson
Chemung County
Henry Seacord
Orange County
Buffalo
Albany
Rochester
Syracuse
Oswego
Utica
Newburgh
Elmira
Rome
Binghamton
Supreme Court
Court of General Sessions
City Court
Twe
Board of Aldermen
Tammany
M. F. Thmsen
Tbmsen
William R. Hearst
Greater
Reuben Lyon
Lyons
New Jersey Elects Katzenbach Governor by Narrow Margin
Returns indicate a tight race with J Franklin Fort Republican possibly losing to Frank S Katzenbach Democrat by a few hundred votes after partial counts. Hudson County could swing the outcome. legislature expected Republican in both houses with a Democratic gain in Shinn Ocean county and other districts. Fagan defeat in Jersey City noted as national-interest event.
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Katzenbach
Trenton
N. J
J. Franklin Fort
Frank S. Katzenbach
Fort
New Jersey
Mark M. Fagan
Jersey City
Fagan
H. Otto Wittpenn
Hudson County
Senate
Shinn
Ocean County
Wm. J. Harrison
Essex
Passaic
Monmouth County
Higgins Re elected Governor in District Result
Providence Rhode Island reports on November 6 in which Governor Higgins is re elected. The district result confirms Higgins secured the governorship, indicating continuity of administration and political leadership.
Democratic lieutenant governor to join Higgins ticket in Rhode Island
The record notes Governor Higgins leads with a 2 807 vote plurality over Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate Frederick H. Jackson who tallies 38 012 votes to 30 705 for Jackson. District 8 in Pawtucket is strongly Democratic and expected to widen Higgins's margin. The upcoming assembly is anticipated to be strongly Republican and may propel George Peabody Wetmore to the U S Senate.
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Higgins
Frederick H. Jackson
Jackson
Pawtucket
George Peabody Wetmore
United States
Senate
Sheatz Wins State Treasurer Seat in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia reports John O. Sheatz, Republican of Philadelphia, elected state treasurer over Democrat John G. Harman of Columbia County by an estimated 175,000 plurality. The election, held yesterday, featured little activity outside major offices with a high turnout in Luzerne, Northampton, and Schuylkill for judicial races. The city opposed the $10,000,000 loan, yet Philadelphia’s returns favored Republican candidates overall, while Joel Cook won Congress in the second district to succeed resigning John E. Reyburn, who became mayor last spring.
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Philadelphia
John O. Sheatz
John G. Harman
Columbia County
Pennsylvania
Luzerne
Northampton
Schuylkill
Joel Cook
Congress
John E. Reyburn
Liquor case dismissed as part of Fort Wayne saloon probe
In Fort Wayne circuit court the liquor battle opened with a victory for liquor interests when the case against William Schaden for placing screens to obscure interior views during prohibited hours was dismissed for want of prosecution. Schaden facing a Sunday intrusion charge proceeded to trial with Councilman Otto Seidel as key witness, while a John Doe alias is also named. A new superior court term panel was drawn. Oliver B. Engelman seeks divorce from Lavina Engelman with custody of three children, alleging violation of marriage vows.
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Fort Wayne
William Schaden
O'Rourke
Harry W. Ninde
Schaden
Wilmer Leonard
John W. Eggeman
Otto Seidel
John Doe
Superior Court
Stm
Michael Costello
John Carlton
St. Joe Township
Solomon Daly
Charles Blake
Perry
William E. Hand
Hel River
Oscar Gregg
Jackson
Seth Dix
Robert A. Dolin
William Soest
Monroe
Edward Walker
George Zimmer
Springfield
Charles Roberts
Scipio
Oliver B. Engelman
Lavina Engelman
H. W. Dickman
German Emperor and Empress Delayed by Dense Fog in Portsmouth
Imperial yacht Hohenzollern and entourage fail to pass Isle of Wight harbor bar due to chilling fog. Emperor William and Empress reach Nab Lightship then Portsmouth after delays, are greeted by Admiral Beresford and ships, then proceed to Windsor where King Edward and Queen Alexandra welcome them amid bright, festive Windsor reception.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Isle of Wight
Hohenzollern
Hwmperor William
Edward
Alexandria
Selsen Bill
Sandown Bay
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Field Marshal
Lord Roberts
Lord Charles Beresford
Spithead
Windsor
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Windsor Castle
William
Duke of Connaught
Empress
Princess of Wales
Princess Victoria
Aumann Scheumann wedding in St John Lutheran church
Miss Matilda Scheumann daughter of Mrs Diedrich Scheumann and Mr Henry Aumann wed Sunday at 2 pm in St John s Lutheran church fourteen miles from the city The bride wore white net over silk with a tulle veil bouquet of bride roses Bridesmaids wore crepe de chine gowns and carried white chrysanthemums After a dinner at the bride s home the couple will live near Decatur Mr Aumann is a farmer Both are noted in Lutheran circles in the county Also Maude Bundy and Charles Kerber wed at Bethel parsonage Rev Landeman officiating The couple reside at 2027 Force Street and plan housekeeping in the city A Country Party featured at Mr and Mrs J F Springer s near Sheldon with Fort Wayne guests and supper at 6 o clock
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Aumann—Scheumann
Matilda Scheumann
Diedrich Scheumann
Henry Aumann
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Julia Schellmann
Miss Dirkson
Aumann
Decatur
Kerber—Bundy
Maude Bundy
Charles Kerber
Bethel Evangelical Church
E. Q. Landeman
Jacob Bundy
South
Calhoun Street
Kerber
Bass Foundry
Force Street
Death of Mrs. William Richardson reported in Albia Kansas
Mrs William Richardson formerly Miss Flossie Witham of Churubusco died in Albia Kansas on November 6 at midnight. Daughter of Mrs James Witham of Fort Wayne, she left a husband and three sons. Funeral held Friday afternoon with no Indiana relatives in attendance due to late notice. Brothers Frank of Churubusco and Walter of Decatur. sisters Mrs Isaac Brundige Fort Wayne Mrs William Jones Whitely county Indiana Mrs Anna Nelson Fort Wayne Mrs James Vaughn Dunfee Mrs Alice Crimer Fort Wayne. Father died last April.
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Columbia City
William Jones
William Richardson
Albia
Kansas
Flossie Witham
Churubusco
James Witham
Fort Wayne
Isaac Brundige
Whitley County
Anna Nelson
James Vaughn
Dunfee
Alice Crimer
Frank
Walter Witham
Decatur
Richardson
Indiana
Small Prairie Fire Near Fort Wayne Captured on Interurban Cars
Report from Huntington News-Democrat notes a rare prairie fire seen by travelers on interurban cars between Fort Wayne and the surrounding area. A vegetable fuel buildup four miles west of Fort Wayne last summer ignited, causing minor smoke and little damage to nearby land.
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Huntington News-Democrat
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayre
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Returns
Returns from 110 of 119 counties show Augustus Willson leading S W Hager for governor in Pennsylvania with about 14 000 votes. In New Jersey Judge Fort claims a 7 000 majority. Republicans and independents plan to contest results in several cities and counties amid alleged fraud. Election seen as shift from prior Democratic gains.
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Louisville
Augustus Willson
S. W. Hager
James F. Grinstead
Owen Tyler
McGowan
Horton
Mulcrevy
Fort. Katzenbach
Essex
Monmouth County
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Stokes
Mr. Black
Newark
Good Government
Fort
Camden
N. J
J. Franklin Fort
David Baird
Camden County
East Orange
Mississippi Votes Democratic Sweep Wins Governor and Ticket
Jackson Mississippi November 6 Practically without opposition the democratic ticket with E F Noel for governor was elected yesterday. The vote was light and returns will be complete for several days as compilation is for formal record.
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Jackson
Miss
E. F. Noel
Mississippi
Nebraska Republicans win big in state election
Lincoln dispatch reports Republicans carry Nebraska by about 20 000 votes. Rural precincts show strong turnout for Judge M B Reese for supreme court. R B Anderson and Joe Coupland win state university regent seats by roughly 15 000 plurality. F Rogers socialist elected regent to fill vacancy until January 1.
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Lincoln
Neb
M. B. Reese
Supreme
Frisco anti graft landslide in city election
San Francisco reports show a sweeping win for the anti graft ticket. Mayor Taylor leads with an estimated 11 000 vote plurality while District Attorney William H. Langdon holds a 16 000 vote majority over his opponent, in results from all precincts received.
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San Francisco
Cal
Antigraft
Good Government
Taylor
Wm. HE. Langdon
Municipal candidates surge for Americans in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City reports say the American party will win the largest plurality ever in the city with Bransford likely to lead Plummer and Morris by 7,000 to 10,000 votes. Americans expected to control the council as their strength is evenly divided against the Republican and Democrat contenders.
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Salt Lake City
Bransford
Plummer
Morris
Democrats Win in Ogden Utah Mayoral Race
Democrats win in Ogden with Brewer elected mayor by 176 votes. Republicans secure other city offices by majorities from 125 for city attorney to 660 for recorder.
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Ogden
Utah
Brewer
Salvation Army Chief's Final Farewell to America
New York, Nov. 9. Gen. Booth founder of the Salvation Army bids farewell after a massive open air demonstration. He addresses the crowd from city hall steps and sails for home on the steamship St. Louis. He reflects on loyalty, calls for unity, and expresses hope for future cooperation in furthering the Army's mission.
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Salvation Army
America
New York
Booth
The
General Booth
Army
Fourteenth Street
Police
United States
Old England
Jesus
William Booth
Ravenswood Exchange Bank Closes In Chicago Suburb
Small private Ravenswood Exchange bank in Ravenswood vicinity ends operations with about 350000 dollars in deposits and 50000 dollars in capital stock. Directors say it operated independently as a partnership and unincorporated. Chicago Title and Trust Company named receiver late today.
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Chicago
Ravenswood Exchange Bank
Ravenswood
Chicago Clearing House
Lews P. Scoville
J. Howard Ellis
Chicago Title and Trust Company
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Maryland
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Providence
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Emperor William
J. F. Springer
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Lulu Dinkle
Lizzie Fuelling
Anna Roepke
Olive Wyneken
Susan Lepper
Clara Hoffman
Core
Ad Mee Agee
Kentucky
Nebraska
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