Roosevelt Plurality Estimated Between 12 000 and 24 000
Albany reports Republicans expect rough post election days with talk of a new investigation into New York City. A metropolitan police board under state control and liquor interests could gain favor, while Roosevelt’s margin varies by source from about 12 000 to 24 000 with several papers mid range.
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Albany
N. Y
New York City
Ellsworth
Malloy
Tammany Hall
the Herald
the Sun
The
Times
the Tribune
Illinois House Elections Narrow Democratic Prospects
Astounding Chicago reports Illinois remains under Republican control with a 33 000 edge over the 1896 majority of 147 000. Latest returns suggest the legislature will stay Republican though the lower house majority will be narrow. The last legislature stood 8 Republicans to 63 Democrats with two Populists in the House and 38 Republicans to 11 Democrats and one Populist in the Senate.
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Chicago
Iinois
House
Senate
Kansas Republicans Sweep State and Nation in Landslide
Returns from Kansas show the entire Republican state ticket elected by about 1300 plurality with seven of eight congressmen and most state offices captured. Jerry Simpson loses to John S. Long as progressives face strong GOP gains across the Sunflower State. In Washington, Republicans win across counties as two congressmen and two supreme judges are elected, signaling a Republican legislature and a U.S. Senate successor to John L. Wilson.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
House of Representatives
Ridgeley
Jerry Simpson
John S. Long
Simpson
Far West
Seattle
Wash
Congress
Supreme Judges
United States
John L. Wilson
Nebraska Returns Signal Big Republican Victory
Omaha reports indicate a republican landslide with gains over 15 000 votes and an estimated state win by 6 000 to 7 000. A republican U S senator appears certain and two congressmen are said to be elected in the Fourth and Fifth districts. In Minnesota corrected South Dakota returns confirm Lee as governor with the rest of the GOP ticket victorious and all seven Minnesota congressmen elected.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
United States
ST. Paul
Minn
South Dakota
Lee
Minnesota
New York
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
House of Representatives
Nevada
New Jersey
State
North Carolina
Alabama
North Dakota
Arkansas
Ohio
California
Oregon
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Isere
Ithode Island
Delaware
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
Idaho
Texas
Illinois
Utah
Indiana
Vermont
Ivansas
Virginia
Washington
Swentucky
West Virginia
Louisiana
Wisconsin
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Eastbound Car Derails At Massachusetts Crossing
An eastbound streetcar jumped the track at the Massachusetts avenue crossing of the Big Four early Thursday morning. The incident delayed both railroad and streetcar traffic for a time.
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E. Tenth-st
Massachusetts Ave
Trafic
American squadron to visit Spithead next summer
London reports the mayor of Portsmouth announced to the city corporation that an American squadron will visit Spithead next summer and that elaborate plans are to be formulated for its reception.
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London
Portsmouth
Spithead
You Have Found It Wanders to Locate Owner
A cryptic note reads Lost and seeks the owner of a missing item. The fragment mentions the tag aaa and a pursuit to identify the rightful possessor through a search process.
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Wandesire
Frine the
Wholl Get the Offices in Indiana After Elections
State officers elect face ongoing duties as aides and deputies are chosen. George Gonser of Cass County is named deputy secretary of state under Union B. Hunt. R. A. Brown becomes clerk of the supreme court on Nov 22, with Gonser to assume duties in the secretary’s office until Hunt succeeds Owen next January.
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Indiana
George Gonser
Cass County
Union B. Hunt
R. A. Brown
Supreme Court
Gonser
Brown
Hunt
Owen
Peru
Logansport
Blatchley
Geo. H. Ashley
Ashley
David Starr Jordan
Branner
Stanford University
Frank Jones
159th Indiana Muster Out At Camp Mount
The 159th Indiana returned to Camp Mount on Thursday to be mustered out, with completion expected in ten days. Some Jadth boys may transfer to the first Indiana as Capt. Stott goes to Indianapolis to recruit about 200 men.
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159Th Indiana
Camp Mount
Frst
Indiana
Stott
Indianapolis
Dividend Paid to Depositors of Defunct Indianapolis Bank
Dividend receivership indicates a 5 percent payout to depositors via checks received from the controller of the treasury. Receiver Hawkins, based in the Indiana Trust Building, reports the total dividend thus far at 60 cents per depositor.
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Hawkins
the Treasury
Indianapolis National Bank
Indiana Trust Building
Loves Whisky and Steals
Lewis H Kennedy previously released from the workhouse returned to steal and was arrested by Patrolman Griffin in an East Washington Street barrel house with six rolls of old cloth. Police say he uses stolen cloth to raise money for drink. his last term involved stealing a chair. This sentence included a $50 fine and 180 days in jail.
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Lewis H. Kennedy
Griffin
E. Washington St
Republicans Hold Slender Lead In House After Western Gains
Latest returns from western districts show Republicans at 183 seats, Democrats 164, with all others 10, creating a 9 seat majority that could grow. East declines in sound money areas contrast with gains in populist and free silver zones. Senate control also appears firmly in Republican hands.
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New York
House of Representatives
House
Congress
Senate
Riot in Wilmington Sparks Race Violence in City
In Wilmington North Carolina on November 10 a riot escalates as armed white mobs attack, burning the negro newspaper Record and driving residents from their homes. The Record building is destroyed, white mobs threaten the editor Manly, and reports cite killings of three black individuals and one white man wounded. South Carolina has been asked to send aid as chaos spreads.
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Wilmington
N. C
South Carolina
Red Shirts
The
Record
Manly
Freak Letters Warn Governor Over Local Troubles
An odd wave of letters to the governor details alleged misconduct. A Milan man accuses an esquire of bartering justice for whisky, a Roann resident reports a green goods plot, a Sidney man claims a saloon operates without a license, while a veteran teacher asks about a job at the cap Forest.
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Milan
Republican Party
E Squire
Roann Rustic
Sidney
Cap
State Board Ballot Costs Compared for Large Election
The State board of election commissioners spent 12,059.04 for 1,600,000 ballots this year, down from 19,015.65 in 1892 and 12,802.20 in a prior year. The 1,600,000 ballots set a record for quantity, while expenses reached the lowest in five elections. In 1890 1,200,000 ballots were printed.
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State Board of Election Commissioners
New Indianapolis Pastors Welcomed by Epworth Leagues
The Epworth leagues of Indianapolis hosted a reception for city pastors at Roberts Park Church on Wednesday night. Charles F. Coffin gave the welcome address, with Rev. Virgil W. Tevis of Broadway M. E. Church replying. A literary and musical program followed.
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Epworth Leagues
Indianapolis
Roberts Park
Charles F. Coffin
Virgil W. Tevis
Broadway M. E. Church
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Promises Quick Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a remedy for stubborn colds and all lung affections promising a rapid cure. It claims effectiveness in a remarkably short time with a price of 25 cents.
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Dr. Bull
Sale on bargains tomorrow at Spurawmyer and Milius
Read! Read! Read! Block advertises a Friday sale on latest style robes and blankets. Spurawmyer and Milius at 11 Monumentopiace promote bargains featured on page two.
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Spurawmyer
Milius
Monumentopiace
Indiana regiment moves from Lexington to Columbus in duty transfer
The 160th Indiana volunteer regiment departed the Lexington camp on Wednesday and was headed to Columbus Georgia. A stray notice mentions Marcy's Daily Bargains and various product lines while a fragment cites a search for a rightful owner.
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160Th
Lexington
160Th Indiana Volunteer Regiment
Columbus
County officials prepare for new terms and deputies
Coroner-elect and prosecutor-elect pick subordinates as terms shift. Auditor and treasurer delay changes until after their start dates. Clerk-elect Elliott to take office next Tuesday while retaining several Republican deputies. Coroner Nash to appoint Dr. Dunlavy and Miss Brayton, while Sheriff-elect Cy Clark is away from his office and set to begin December 10.
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Smith
Koehne
Carter
Coyner
George B. Elliott
George W. Nash
Iran F. Dunlavy
May Brayton
Dunlavy
Miss Brayton
A. W. Brayton
Nash
Fremont Alford
John Mendenhall
Decatur Township
James M. Leathers
Samuel E. Tilford
Cy Clark
Hamilton County
the Inquirer
Blood Poisoning Threat From Wound After Arrest
Bicycle patrolman Harry Wallace faced a threatened blood poisoning from a minor hand wound after a scuffle with Mike Welch at Illinois and Merrill. Wallace, treated by a city dispensary physician, returned home in serious condition as Welch was fined and sent to the workhouse for assaulting his sister at 516 South Illinois Street.
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Harry Wallace
Holtz
Mike Welch
Illinois
Merrillsts
Welch
Wallace
Katie Welch
S. Illinois St
Cox
Tragic Fourth Floor Plunge Ends in Hospital Death
George Kerbox, 35, fell from a fourth floor window of Griffiths Brow millinery at 9:30 PM Thursday while repairing telegraph wires. He fractured his skull and broke a arm, died at City Hospital at 10:45 PM. He had worked for Postal telegraph since 1889 and lived with parents in Sheridan.
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George Kerbox
Griffiths Brow
Postal Telegraph Company
Meridian St
Sary
City Hospital
Kerbox
Sheridan
Millersville
Temperature Drop Foreshadows Freezing Flurries in Indianapolis
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity through 8 p.m. Thursday shows colder air arriving with freezing conditions and Thursday night flurries. Morning reading at 7 a.m. was 40, noon 39, and 2 p.m. 38 as the day progresses toward a chilly Friday.
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Indianapolis
Poisoned Handling Ties Death to Murder Case
In Battle Creek Michigan on November 19 the examination of Marie Robertson resumes as she accuses Mrs. Rudolphus Sanderson of poisoning Mr. Sanderson by placing powdered glass in his food. Undertaker Walter S. Keet who exhumed the remains is seriously ill, with illness believed to be caused by exposure to the body.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Marie Robertson
Rudolphus Sanderson
Sanderson
Lawmakers Choose Seats for General Assembly Session
Reps Geisel and Williams picked their desks in the house on Thursday morning while holdover senators had already claimed the best seats months earlier. The seating plan is kept in the State Library with only south and east side seats remaining.
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General Assembly
Geisel and
Williams
Democratic defeat blamed on free silver and war protest
Political observers recounts blaming free silver and attacks on the war prosecution for the Democrats' defeat. Quotes from Charles Bridges Joseph Fanning Henry Warrum and others discuss party harmony voter turnout and gold standard pressures shaping the result.
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Charles Bridges
Elevated railroad meeting to discuss abolishing grade crossings
Indianapolis city officials and railroad representatives plan an informal conference on November 15 to push for the removal of all grade crossings. The Commercial club elevated railroad commission will coordinate the event.
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Indianapolis
Two Runaway Brazilian Girls Sought by Police
Police are alerted to locate Maud Russell and Cora Brubach two Brazilian girls said to have left home and headed for Indianapolis. Authorities urge any information leading to their safe return.
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Maud Russell
Cora
Brubach
Brazil
Indianapolis
IWF Caney
Congressman Overstreet’s Sudden Departure Spurs City Districts
A disjointed clipping notes Congressman Overstreet has gone elusive in Indianapolis, with business leaders in his district reacting to his apparent exit and uncertain future.
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Congressman Overstreet
Indianapolis
Read Sale Notice Briday Auction Announcement
Fragmentary OCR note announces a sale set for tomorrow with emphasis on a Briday alteration. No clear names or locations provided.
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