Western election shocks and local issues dominate
Election day across the western states shows uncertainty and local issues eclipsing national trends. Voters face tariffs, corruption, and crowded constitutional ballots as figures like Dahlman and Hodges battle in Nebraska and Kansas, while California and St Louis forecast tight contests and a strong prohibition vote looms.
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George H. Hodges
Kentucky
Congress
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Democratic State Central Committee
Theodore Bell
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Hiram Johnson
Prohibition
St. Louis
David R. Francis
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Arizona for Local Option in constitutional convention
The Arizona constitutional convention adopted the minority report on local option, leaving city control by counties under current territorial law. Prohibitionists and antis claim victory as the debate over initiative and referendum in cities and counties ends with no change to existing governance.
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Aris
Legislative Committee
Robbers Dynamite Bank in Jerry City Heist
The vault of the Southern Banking Company in Jerry City Ohio was dynamited early Tuesday by yeggmen and about $3000 stolen. Townspeople heard the explosions but intervention did not occur as the robbers escaped.
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Southern Banking Company
Is Mrs Crippen in Hoosierdam
Hammond Indiana reports center on the Crippen crime mystery as Belle Elmore Crippen remains at large despite Dr Crippen being sentenced to hang for her murder. The case draws ongoing interest with rumors of the wife hiding in the central west.
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Belle Elmore Hiding Rumors Spark Hunt Near Hammond
Reports swirl that Belle Elmore, linked to the Crippen case, may be alive and in hiding near Chicago, with sightings in Hammond Indiana and a Virginia Hotel note fueling a large police search amid speculation of a possible frameup for theatrical purposes.
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Hammond
Ind
Helle Elmore
Harvey Hawley Crippen
Chicago
Virginia
Muncie Voting Machines Fail Amid Heavy Election Day
In Muncie Indiana seven voting machines malfunctioned as polls opened leading to long lines and hundreds unable to vote. One precinct reported over 100 men waiting since 6 am with no ballots cast. Weather was ideal for turnout.
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Muncie
Capitol National Bank Sues City Over Cemetery Assessment
Capitol National Bank filed suit in circuit court after city public works board withheld payment on an assessment roll tied to a sewer project. The bank claims $5,000, arguing cemeteries may be liable for improvements. the case tests whether city is able for cemetery assessment of Holy Cross German Catholic, Hungarian Hebrew and Jewish cemeteries affected by sewer construction.
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Board of Public Works
Capital National Bank
Morris M. Defrees
Holy Cross
Election turmoil as Foss leads in early returns
Boston reports show Eugene Foss ahead of E.8. Draper for governor, with strong gains in thirty cities as ballots flood in. New York dispatches describe a record vote amid bad weather and party efforts to boost congressional turnout, while Roosevelt looms over Stimson and Dix campaigns.
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Draper
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Henry L. Stimson
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Stimson
Early voting rush finds workers ahead of leaders
On Tuesday, political leaders stirred early while factory workers beat them to the polls, voting between 6 and 7 am before the 5 pm deadline. Notables like Senator Beveridge and Gov candidates cast ballots in Indianapolis, with the Democratic machine gathering at the Denison hotel as veterans split between party loyalties.
Election ReturnsDisplayed on City Screen at The Sun
The Sun plans to show election results on a screen opposite its building at 123 125 East Ohio Street Tuesday night. Updates will cover city state and national results with election extras issued during the evening.
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White Officers Driven From Polls in Oklahoma Turmoil
In Muskogee Oklahoma on November 8 trouble erupted at Fussey Creek precinct Wagoner County as black residents seized the polling place forcing white officers to retreat. Fifteen armed white men aboard two automobiles headed toward Coweta to reclaim control and disarm voters while affidavits of qualification were offered but no votes cast yet.
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Oklahoma Riot Tensions Rise Ahead of Election Night
Gov. Haskell orders Company M, Oklahoma National Guard, to armory to prepare a rapid trip to Guthrie. Negroes threaten to vote despite grandfather clause as whites ready to use force. In Muskogee and Sapulpa, blacks buy arms while whites prepare to quell unrest. No trouble yet in Muskogee as crowds gather.
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Haskell
Klahoma National Guard
Guthrie
Oklahome
Muskogee
Sapulpa
Election Riot at Voting Precinct Sparks Disorder
A Tuesday dispute at the Fourth precinct of the Sixth ward on North Illinois street led to a brawl when Democratic inspector Claver bit colored inspector Lancaster during a vote challenge. Sheriff deputies detained Lancaster, McGinnis, and Caner, and two bicycle officers transported them to the police station as tensions rose in a crowded polling place with about 1,000 voters.
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William Claver
Willan Lancaster
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J. HW. Turker
Joe Recer
John McGinnis
Noth West Street
Willian Lancaster
Alleghany Street
William Caner
West Michigan Street
Simon and
Rademacher
Cliner
Lancaster
Claner
North End
Indianapolis
John Kern
South End
Beveridge
Madison Avenue
South Alabama
Seventh Ward
Indiana Weather Forecast Skims Through Tuesday Night
Local forecaster notes fair conditions for Tuesday night and Wednesday with temperatures on the rise. The Indiana forecast mentions sunrise times and hourly temperatures though text is garbled. Key entities include Indiana and a city forecast, suggesting a routine regional weather update without major events.
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Election Will Boost Big Cause of Insurgency
Washington dispatch reports about 100 Republican candidates pledging to oppose Joseph Cannon for speaker if Republicans control the House, with about 138 backing or silent on Cannon. Insurgent ranks may rise to around sixty or more, possibly challenging Cannon in the next chamber and shaping party control after Tuesday's election.
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Battle Over Hiring Of Fighters Affects Gary Election
Riots at Gary polls prompt Governor Marshall to refuse National Guard involvement. Local conflict stems from hired men for Sheriff Grant and Major Tom Knuotta with tensions between Republican and Democratic factions. Deputies and Chicago thugs reportedly patrol streets, elevating fear of unrest as election day tensions rise.
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Chicago
Unfair Tactics by Democrats Stir Court of Third Ward
Betting odds shift toward Republicans as Indianapolis voters face alleged Democratic delays at polls. Reports claim Democratic inspectors delayed or failed to open machines in the Second and Third wards, hindering Black voters in the Eighth Third Ward precinct. Arrests for illegal voting occurred in the Sixth precinct, First ward though affidavits later allowed voting. Republicans cite uneven enforcement and money bets on outcomes as votes stream in across precincts.
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Third Ward
Charles Black
George DeHaven
Ed McGraw
Chris Crutcher
Black
Yandes Street
DeHaven
Columbia Avenue
William Reid
Cox
Sourbier
Indianapolis
North End
Workman Killed by Three Story Fall at Factory Site
George Maddux of 319 East Ohio street fell headfirst through a temporary elevator shaft at the Link Belt company building at Holmes avenue and West Michigan street. He was on the third floor supervising painters when the accident occurred. No witnesses and the coroner could not determine how he fell.
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Woman builds first flown airplane by a woman
New York on November 8 reports a successful trial at Garden City aviation field of the first aeroplane built by a woman. Miss Lillian E Todd of New York City designed and constructed the craft after four years of work and experimentation.
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Lillian E. Todd
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