Ohio voters cast heavy early turnout in diverse mayoral races
In Ohio on November 5 fair weather held as heavy early votes rolled in. Springfield sees a bitter mayoral contest between Burnett and Todd. Canton hosts a three way race among Republican Democrat and Independent. Akron contests Berry versus Sawyer for mayor. Lima focuses on the municipal traction franchise. Zanesville centers on the lid issue.
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Ohio
Springfield
Burnett
Todd
Akron
Berry
Sawyer
Lima
Zanesville
Unusual Heavy Early Vote in Cincinnati Municipal Race
Voters in Cincinnati cast a heavy turnout early with half of the registered vote voting before noon amid partly cloudy cool weather. Scratch tickets appeared common as residents chose municipal candidates.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland Voters Flock To Polls As Mayor Election Opens
In Cleveland on November 5 the weather was perfect and a large turnout formed in line when polls opened, signaling strong interest in the mayoralty race.
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Cleveland
Record Voting Promises Breaks At Pavion Polls
Pavion reports a record breaking vote early as polls open. Weather is fair and voters turnout appears strong this morning.
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Pavion
Sheriff Contest In New York Is Chief Thing
New York election day reports a quiet vote in Greater New York with light ballots in fair weather. Interest centers on New York County sheriff race where Thomas Foley leads Tammany and Maximilian H. Thmsen of the Independence League as a Republican campaign manager for Hearst. both sides express confidence.
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New York
Greater
New York County
Thomas Foley
Jong A
Election Notes From Many States And Cities
Reports from Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Mississippi Kentucky Maryland Utah describe voters and weather affecting turnout. Governors treasurers and local officials are in contention with early tallies and strong party competition across states.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Wilmington
Del
Jackson
Miss
E. F. Noel
Louisville
Baltimore
Maryland
Salt Lake City
Utah
Baby Sutton Born to Mrs William Sutton
A baby girl was born to Mrs William Sutton of North E street. The brief notice records the birth with no further details such as date, weight, or siblings.
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William Sutton
North E Street
Victory for prohibition credited to Oklahoma women and children
Guthrie Oklahoma November 5 The victory for prohibition is credited to women and children who organized committees marched with banners and brought out a strong vote. Women and children stumped the state singing for the cause and helped sweep dry candidates into office despite liquor interests and temperance indifference.
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Guthrie
O. T
Oklahoma
Taft Considers Abandoning World Tour and Resigning
Taft weighing immediate return to the United States due to financial crisis and urgent political demands. He plans to depart for San Francisco in a few days, after originally set to sail to Vladivostok, avoiding potential international troubles.
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Manila
Taft
United States
Sann Francisco
Vladivostok
Russia
Illinois corn crop set to smash records this season
Bloomington reports Illinois leading corn district of the world. Frost damage is ruled past and ears are large and plentiful with full kernels. Experts predict a yield around 500 million bushels, yielding a high income near 275 million dollars due to favorable prices.
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Bloomington
Ilinois
Hunting accident harms Reading youth Theodore Gray
Theodore Gray aged 20 of Reading was seriously injured during a hunting incident when a companion George Mott fired a rabbit shot. Gray was treated by Dr. A. H. Carr in Reading and his wounds were dressed with signs of likely recovery.
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Theodore Gray
Reading
George Mott
A. H. Carr
Minneapolis set for tight city laws under impeachment threats
Minneapolis, Minn, November 5. Under an old state law revived by ministers Mayor Haynes faces impeachment pressure. Beginning last night, enforcement will make Minneapolis one of the most tightly closed cities in the United States.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Haynes
United States
Vatican declares pope in good health despite rumors
Rome officials publish that rumors of the pope’s ill health have no foundation. The Holy Father is stated to be in good health.
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Rome
Vatican
Butler County Democrat Stressed as Top Advertising Medium
A regional note highlights the Democrat as the best advertising medium in Butler County, emphasizing its reach and influence for local campaigns and announcements.
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Democrat
Butler County
Fitzsimmons Telephone seeks canal lease for wire route
Canal Bank Columbus Ohio Nov 5 The Fitzsimmons Telephone Company of Norwood through Harry Burkhardt applied to the state board of public works for a lease on the Miami and Erie canal town path and berm bank from Hamilton to Main and Canal streets in Cincinnati to extend and maintain wires for a telephone system. The company organized last August but has not filed a stock certificate. W Kesley Schoepf president of Cincinnati Northern Traction Company seeks a 15 year lease along the same waterway between Dayton and Miamisburg for pole purposes to furnish power and light at stations along the route.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fitzsimmons Telephone Company
Norwood
Harry Burkhardt
State Board of Public Works
Miami and Erie Canal
South Corporation
Hamilton
Main
Canal
Cincinnati
Department of State
W. Kesley Schoepf
Cincinnati Northern Traction Company
Dayton
Miamisburg
Fey's Body Discovered in Cincinnati Canal
The body of Henry Fey, a 70 year old German newspaper reader, was found yesterday afternoon floating in the canal near Stark Street by canal boatmen Harry Meyers James Ewing and David Herzog. Autopsy showed no signs of foul play though the right side was crushed and officials consider accidental canal strike or self harm. Fey lived at 1810 Pleasant Street and Hamilton police assisted in the search.
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Henry Fey
Veader
Stark Street
Cincinnati
Harry Meyers
James Ewing
David Herzog
Cameron
Key
Fey
Pleasant Street
Hamilton
Long‑overdue pony payment traced to Oklahoma
John Perry of Lahoma Oklahoma received a letter from J C W Ketterman of Mullinville Kansas enclosing a $40 check for a pony Perry sold seventeen years ago. Ketterman said he had lost track of Perry and had hunted him for fourteen years to settle the debt.
Heinz Heir Weds Nurse in New London Elopement
Pittsburg reports Clifford S Heinz youngest son of H J Heinz eloped last Saturday with Miss Virginia Campbell a trained nurse. They married in New London Connecticut after traveling from New York where the wedding occurred.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Clifford S. Heinz
H. J. Heinz
New York
Virginia Campbell
New London
Pieces in Capital City Showdown Over Sunday Closing
In Columbus a bitter municipal election pits Judge Duncan against C A Bond over Sunday and midnight closing laws. Voters split by party lines with churches backing Bond and liberals backing Duncan as polls show chaotic city politics and strong church involvement. The article also notes a pole line plan by Cincinnati Northern and a mass voting shift as officials leave the statehouse to vote.
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Columbus
City of
Duncan
Lid
C. A. Bond
Bond
Dunnean
South Side
Liberal League
C. N. Traction Co
Canal Bank
Rails export contract shatters price records
New York November 5 United States Steel Products Ex port company reports a cable contract with Japan for 12000 tons of rails for government railways. The price nets just below 30 a ton to the mills, about 2 a ton above the domestic export price. The unprecedented figure ensures prompt delivery.
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New York
United States Steel Products Export Company
United States Steel Corporation
Administration of
Japan
Consumpton
United States
Will Eat the Bear Feast at Ramsey Farm
Aaron F. Ramsey of Powhattan Ohio plans a big feast next Wednesday marking the four year anniversary of catching a West Virginia bear. The grown animal now devours six ears of corn daily and Ramsey will kill and serve it to guests including an invitation sent to President Roosevelt. The event also celebrates the silver wedding of Mr and Mrs Ramsey.
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Powhattan
Ohio
Aaron F. Ramsey
West Virginia
Ramsey
Roosevelt
Hitchcock Vanishing Case Draws Broadway Gaze
New York reports hint at Raymond Hitchcock being near Broadway after his disappearance. His lawyer Herman Fromme claims Hitchcock was kidnapped and held within driving distance, while other accounts suggest he is a voluntary prisoner with a theatrical friend. Next court hearing is noted.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Broadway
Herman Fromme
Hitchcock
Fromme
Flatghe
Roosevelt Votes In Tarrying Run To Vote
President Roosevelt and party arrived at Jersey City at 7 10 am on the way to Oyster Bay to vote. He paused for breakfast in his private car delaying the tug Lan caster to Long Island City. He cast his vote at Fisher's hall over Sing Lee's laundry and returned to Washington by the same route arriving about 6 pm.
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New York
Roosevelt
Jersey City
Oyster Bay
Lancaster
Long Island City
Cortelyvou
Hempstead
Fisher’s Hall
Sing Lee
Washington
Tariff War Looms Between Paris and Washington
Paris signals an early tariff conflict with the United States as talks over a 20 percent wine concession in exchange for duties on about 100 goods stall. France may pause further deals until parliamentary review of the 1892 tariff, with a December 1 Porto Rican coffee decree withdrawal possibly triggering retaliation.
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Paris
France
United States
Robert Simpson to be freed by pardon board
FREEDOM Pittsburg Pa November 4 After serving half of a ten year sentence in Western Pennsylvania penitentiary for a crime done by another Robert Simpson will be granted freedom by the state pardon board. The safe robbery in the twin post office Westmoreland county occurred six years ago and was committed by two men both now dead.
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Pittsburg
Western Pennsylvania
Robert Simpson
Twin
Westmoreland County
State Pardon Board
Tragedy near Union Mills as farmer shoots self
Lexington Kentucky November 5 a farmer Steve Short living near Union Mills shot himself in the head after his wife scolded him for spending part of his wages. He died instantly.
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Lexington
Steve Short
Union Mills
Wage Increase For Railroad Workers Surprises Men
Notices posted along the Delaware Lackawanna and Western line announce a voluntary wage hike effective November 1. Engineers gain 25 cents per day, firemen 10 cents, conductors 10 cents, and brakemen 15 cents. The move surprised the workers.
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Phillipsburg
N. J
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Pittsburg Coal Fleet Delivers 2 Million Bushels for Cincinnati Market
Gallipolis Ohio November 5 The Pittsburg coal fleet carrying about two million bushels of coal for Cincinnati market passed the city Monday. Several hundred thousand bushels of Kanawha river coal were released on this rise and shipped out.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Reorganization Plan of Pere Marquette Faces Quiet Opposition
The Pere Marquette reorganization plan draws little attention on Wall Street as Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton bondholders protest the plan’s second preferred stock issue ahead of common stock. The protestants hold $11 million in common stock collateral and question why their wishes were considered after plan perfection. Observers suggest market conditions drive the obstruction, not active bondholder opposition. The first note payments under the plan were set for November 1, with objections voiced at a Pere Marquette meeting on October 28.
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New York
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Wall Street
Uewiecile
Pere Marquette
Pere Marquette N
Savannah Dismisses Japanese Student from Night School
Savannah board of education decided to dismiss George Yugama a Japanese boy admitted to the night school two weeks ago during Superintendent Ashmore’s absence. Upon return Ashmore protested the breach of racial policy and the board accepted his view Yuyama will be dismissed for being over the school age to avoid international complications.
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Savannah
Board of Education
George Yugama
Yugama
Ashmore
Yuyama
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