Cleveland may not be able to vote at his new home
The New York Tribune notes Mr. Cleveland registered at 12 West Fifty-first Street and claims a six month residency by leasing the house and placing furniture there. He says he moved from Madison Avenue, then stayed at a hotel and Buzzard's Bay, while insisting he is entitled to vote in the district. A local inspector and lawyers debate the legality of his residence claim.
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Whitelaw Reid
New York Tribune
Cleveland
The
Tribune
Fifty-first-st
Madison Ave
Victoria Hotel
Buzzard’a Bay
Reid
United States
Archie E. Baxter
William F. Sheehan
Democratic Executive Committee
Elmira
New York
Baxter
Court of the United States
Hoosterdam
National
Denison House
National Committee
Total
Residents press for rapid transit on South side
A joint meeting at Prospect Street engine house drew up a memorial to the common council and Board of Public Works asking officials to back a rapid transit move on the South side. Critics accuse Frenzel and his street car company of delaying electric conversion to leverage a charter extension. Also discussed were Garfield Park improvements with $7,000 seen as insufficient and a need for $25,000 for proper development. Another meeting set for November 17.
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Hast-st
Virginia-are
Prospect-st
Common Council
Board of Public Works
Frenzel
White
Virginia-ave
Garfield Park
Indiana Florists’ Association
Furniture at Wm L Elder Ladies Dongola at Vance block
Advertises furniture at Wm L Elder Ladies Dongola and Patent Esther Tip priced at £1 15? etc. and asserts goods at Vance block shoe store with all kinds of goods at low prices.
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Wm. L. Elder
Vance Block
Vote Early and Fast at the Casting of a Ballot
A detailed report warns voters about strict ballot rules and long lines as precincts face big crowds. It describes ballot sizes, two ballots per voter, and time limits, plus fears of schemes to hinder opposition turnout.
Boy Pushes Sister Into Fire in Alabama Incident
Estunspain Alabama November 4. Albert Wilkins left two children alone while parents picked cotton. The boy, angered by his sister, pushed her into an open fire, then fled. The girl suffered severe burns. Earlier the boy flaunted a loaded pistol saying he would shoot his sister.
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Estunspain
Ala
Albert Wilkins
Three of Bor Crew Were Roasted Alive
Philadelphia reports the steamer Norcross burned in the Seine after departing for Rouen with petroleum. Ten crew members are feared dead. Captain Reep and his wife survived. Also, Deputy-sheriff Hamilton arrested George Wallace in Oak Landing on forgery charges tied to a $1,500 note and a real estate scheme from 1890.
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Rouen
France
Seine
Reep
Hamilton
Oak Landing
George Wallace
Wallace
Peter 8
Cook
Commel Miles
Doctor Bufkin Cures Cancer Without Knife or Design
Unclear report notes a dramatic cancer cure attributed to Dr Bufkin without surgery. The fragment references 88 NIL and mentions Dyeing and Vicanning, Smith's dyaworks, and Pennsylvaplast in uncertain context. No verifiable dates or locations are provided.
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Bufkin
Not This Taugaalt and the Democratic Chair Debacle
A satirical tale depicts Fat mothers and crackers maker Parrott and Taggart misidentified as Yom Taggart the Democratic state central committee chairman. Descriptions of fortune seekers asking for aid, the cracker factory, and Parrott’s amused reaction highlight campaign-era pretensions and miscast political loyalty.
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Gzars
Aote
Alexander Taggart
Parrott
Teageart
Bert Parrott
Brer Wolf Denies Overdrawn Salary in County Case
Brer Wolf faced morning questions on charges of overdrawn pay totaling two to three thousand dollars. He said the county owes him nothing and he is reviewing accounts to explain the claim. He cited livery bills and aid to other assessors as reasons for expenses and asserted a clean record.
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Aua
Wolf
Livery
Rail car seized to satisfy Moran judgment in Minnesota
Sheriff seized a passenger train of the Eastern Minnesota railroad at Deiourze Minnesota on November 4 to satisfy a 15600 judgment in favor of J J Moran for personal injuries while employed by the company. An engine six coaches a buffet car and two baggage cars were attached. The railroad borrowed equipment from the Terminal company and sent passengers and baggage to St Paul four hours late after the seizure. Moran had prior judgments of 12000 and 13000 on subsequent trials.
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Hwa
Deiurze
Minn
Sharvey
Eastern Minnesota Railroad
J. J. Moran
Terminal Company
St. Paul
Moran
They Won't Trade With Unelu Sam and Are Preparing for War
Sioux City Nov 4 Spl News from Pine Ridge agency reports a party of Indians who sold crops and stock to the government have left the agency and encamped afar. They refuse to trade at the agency and buy provisions at railway stores. They are laying in a stock of ammunition with suspected hostile intent.
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Sioux City
Pine Ridge Agency
Libel suit verdict and labor force plans reported
In Loxpon on November 4 a jury awarded Mrs Leslie 2560 dollars in a libel case against Mrs Gen Smyth over a brooch theft accusation. In Romesteaders Pirrspura a report says Covington Virginia will host cooperative steel mills by TI Sands syndicate with about 1000 Llamestead strikers ready to move with families for work. No other medicine matched Ayer s Sarsaparilla in Lovell.
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Leslie
Gen. Smyth
Romesteaders
Covington
TI. Sands Syndicate
Llamestead
Virginia
Desperate Outlaws and Christie Siege Endure Fierce Fight
Desperate battle between deputy U S marshals and Ned Christie's band continued after he and his gang retreated to a cabin. Arch Wolf was mortally wounded after refusing surrender as a siege expanded with a wagon train delivering arms and provisions. The marshals aim to capture the gang dead or alive.
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Tsu LeQuan
L. T
United States
Ned Christie
Christie
Sane
Tees
Arch Wolf
Hoase
Wolf
Ha Wes
Marshale
Funeral for Fireman Nolan Held with Honor
Fireman Vin Nolan was buried at the Catholic cemetery south of the city Friday morning. Services were held at St Joseph's church and 41 firemen in uniform followed the hearse to the cemetery, honoring his service.
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Iroquois Club
Auditorum
Congressman Springer
Adisi EH. Stephenson
L Cleveland
Nolan
Vin Nolan
St.Joseph’s Church
Rayst
Geese Signal Cold Weather Over Indianapolis Night
A flock of wild geese passed south over Indianapolis Thursday night seen as a sign of colder weather. Local officials report Deputy Prosecutor Frank Wright recovering from a paralysis stroke. Various city notes include a divorce case dismissed after settlement, a missing man from Patterson stables, and upcoming Marion county agricultural society meeting with premiums for fancy farm products. October saw 157 deaths with diphtheria cause in 21 cases. demographics show 86 males, 71 females, 145 white, 12 colored.
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Frank Wright
Samuel Jones Logan
Jas. McCorkle
Blake Si
W. Washington St
Krevelo & Whitsett
Marcus Lockman
Finoner & Buchanan
Brown
Mundison Brewing Company Aginst John Waggoner
Kish County
Indianapolis Lumber Company
Albert D. Cloud
Oak Hill Savings and Loan Association
American Binding and Loan Association
Indiana Money Flows Amid Hopes Harrison Triumphs
In Indiana on Friday political betting favored Harrison with money backing the ticket for governor Claude Matthews. Large sums and large bets moved between party committees as locals speculated on Cleveland and Means money. Democratic funds appeared plentiful but lacked takers while Republicans prepared for national shifts and county races.
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Harrison
Claude Matthews
Cleveland
Sam Means
Kansas City
Merchants’ Nations Bank
New York
Seiel
Colny
Eggs and street melee disrupt Kansas populist march
In Tiom Kansas on November 4 a democratic procession faced egging and stone throwing as a confrontation erupted with campaign leaders. J. S. Ernest and James Fitzgibbons were injured and several bystanders bruised while Mrs Mary Lease demanded to speak. Chairman Jones departed amid disorder and Lease threatened to cancel remaining Kansas appearances.
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Bunga Wien
Tiom
Tornka
Kas
J.S. Ernest
Jas. Fitagibbons
Jones
Democratic State Central Committee
Shearer
Mre
Mary J. Lease
Bra
Lease
Soener
Indy
Opera House
Ansasia
Pfeffer
Gen
Weaver
Decisiea
Public Works Board Orders Repairs and Awards Contract
A complaint to the Board of Public Works cites poor sweeping on Pennsylvania Street from Seventh to Fifteenth. The board ordered stricter care, addressed Namsey Avenue work, and repaired the Noblest Bridge. A Martindale Avenue bridge contract was awarded to H J Armantro ut. The Highland Avenue sidewalk from Washington to Ohio Street was ordered cemented. Chan Latham objected, claiming nearby residents petitioned for the walk. The council debate over Eve Swift’s indexing salary raises legal questions for the board.
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State Ditch
H. J
Mr. Swift
Bailey
Tax notices deemed not legal when published on Sunday
The Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City ruled that official notices published in Sunday papers are not legally valid. The ruling arose from a St Louis taxpayer who refused a street opening benefit assessment after the notice appeared on a Sunday, though the publication met the required days.
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Navy
Supreme Court
Jefferson City
St Louis
Bennett Roams Woods After Fatal Rail Crash Verdict
New York on November 4 report states Special Agent Bennett, 55, blamed by coroner’s jury for two deaths in a railway collision caused by his alleged negligence in delivering an order. He is said to be roaming the woods in a ravings maniac, his wife and large family left behind.
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New York
Bennett
Baby born at Jackson Park christened Kotuktooke
A new Esquimau girl arrived at Jackson Park on Thursday afternoon and will be named Kotuktooke meaning The stutterer. The parents hail from Labrador's far north. In Binghamton, Judge Barker appointed the Binghamton trust company as permanent receiver for a fund in New York state totaling about $200,000.
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Caicaco
Esquimau
Kotuktooke
Labrador
Binghamton
N. Y
Barker
Binghamton Tust Company
Horrific torture death at hands of liniment peddler
Cincinnati reports a brutal case where Gustave Hoyer, a doctor and liniment peddler, boiled a girl named Mary Kohacke in a tub of water then applied a horse liniment, causing extensive burns. The victim, 14, died after hours of agony while her father vows to kill the accused as a warrant is issued.
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Mary Kohacke
Flint St
Gustave Hoyer
Kohacke
Hoyer
Noted Republican Hopefuls Electric Race Banter
A garrulous Indiana crowd hears a veteran Republican claim Indiana will swing blue with Harrison winning. An anecdote from Missouri and Arizona ends with the narrator being dunked in a horse trough for lying about party loyalty. The piece blends campaign talk with regional humor and a political sting.
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Harrison
America
Missouri
Bill Watkins
Arizona
Fox
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