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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1905
Page
1
Fogarty refuses to concede as the gap remains about sixty votes between the present clerk and Republican nominee James M'Nulty, with a formal announcement expected to determine next steps.
Voter interest ran high as William Fogarty and James McNulty battled for city clerk. Early tallies showed McNulty slightly ahead, but officials warned results could swing after precinct checks. Contests and shifting margins fueled anticipation amid party battles and ward by ward results.
Bookwalter to take office as mayor on January 1 under the new administration four year term. Names of key administrative officials unrevealed. City staff show mixed spirits after election with several department heads indicating plans to stay or seek new work.
Latest from New York reports McClellan ahead for mayor by a plurality. Jerome J inevitable district attorney re-elected by about 11,000. Four districts count partial totals show Terame at 119,18 votes while James Osborne trails at 198,162 pending further ballots.
New York Mayor McClellan re elected by a narrow plurality. District Attorney Jerome reelected by a larger margin. Ohio governor Herrick likely defeated by Pattinan. Cincinnati and Philadelphia swing to Democrats and reform factions. Massachusetts Republican governor elected. Kentucky legislature remains Democratic, Maryland votes down disenfranchisement scheme. New Jersey Republicans hold legislatures. Rhode Island GOP ticket swept. Virginia Swanson Democrat wins governor. Republicans gain seats. Chicago Republicans sweep Cook County. Nebraska Republicans capture judgeships. San Francisco Union Labor mayor Schmitz re elected. labor wins county offices. Indian Territory votes favor joint statehood with Oklahoma. Alabama and other regions show merchant victory. Delta area results mixed.
Democrat Pattison is elected Ohio governor by an estimated 40,000 plurality. He also leads the Democratic ticket with Louis B. Honek as lieutenant governor and Charles H. Mason as treasurer. Complete unofficial returns show big Democratic gains. Franklin County gives Pattison a strong margin while Herrick loses in Columbus. Republican officials privately concede defeat as county results trickle in.
In Cincinnati and surrounding counties Democrats gained ground after Taft denounced Republican leader George B Cox. Hetrick leads in Cincinnati by 13 votes with returns still incomplete. Democrats won statewide, backed by party tickets and amended constitutional measures. Cox’s stronghold showed notable swings benefiting the Democrats.
Reform Democratic hopeful for state treasurer, William Ho Berry, swept Philadelphia, defeating the Clay party reform bucket. Republicans carried 13 of 42 wards, but by greatly reduced majorities, suggesting a tighter citywide vote.
Orchid craze spreads through society as 19th century women collect and display growing orchids. Mrs Pullman of Chicago owns a valuable collection and Mrs Mackay is noted for an orchid image on mauve note paper. Also mentions coal price and local business contact details.
Special to the Ben Fortland report states jurors found William May not guilty of the August killing of railroad detective Wm Purdy in a Bradford Junction railroad crossing case. The article notes a violent riot at Nosakelrot where 105 Cossacks were killed after bomb use.
A Delaware Lackawanna and Western collision between a passenger and two freight trains near 114.4 on Wednesday morning left ten dead and several injured. Engines and crew, including Frank Poole G Snyder and Hi EB Stuckey, perished as the express plowed through the freight, derailing baggage and other cars into the river.
A Newa office prank by John E. Stuckey of Acms Burial Vault Co. met swift rejection as staff dismissed his offer to sell two burial vaults. The incident followed a tense morning with a fight and orders to leave. Meanwhile, eighteen men faced polion court on alleged violations as sheriffstoil prepared warrants.
A revolutionary outbreak in Santo Domingo has been reported to the state department. To ensure safety, an American warship is being sent to the area as a precaution.
In a case at Justice Stotts Court this week Mrs Grace West filed against her husband Jon West for detention mistreatment and failure to provide. The couple aged about 17 and 13 married in March 134 and separated after conflicts, with Mrs West claiming coercion and repeated mistreatment. The justice advised forbearance and offered life together as the goal, but the pair departed with their breach widening.
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