Election Wrap Across States Brush With Tight Races
New York reports complete mayoral returns with Van Wyck leading Tammany and Republicans. Maryland and Nebraska show Democratic and Populist trends. Ohio governors re elected amid close legislature forecasts as Kansas notes midnight figures pending for district judges and state senators.
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van Wyck
Tammany
New York
Ohio
Maryland
Nebraska
Topeka Sperial
Atchison
Glick
R. T. Andrew
Democracy likely to prevail in county race winner
A decline in opposition to the Democratic slate appears, with Charlies Po OWeaver leading the ticket and Shackle ford the free silver Democratic nominee in the county clerk race. Early returns suggest a positive result for the party, though final tallies remain uncertain in the contested state office.
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Lacieville
Charlies Po
Clerk of Court of Apnesis
Batley
Shackleford
Lincoln special fusion ticket wins plurality in Nebraska
Nebraska results show three fusion candidates carry with margins from 10.0 to 3.4 percent. Complete returns not yet in but fusion leads exceed those in the presidential year. Fusion headquarters report Nebraska carried for the fusion ticket by a plurality from Mees to 23.0 and a statewide and county ticket majority.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Fusion
Mees
South Dakota Republicans win key state offices
At midnight indications show Republicans victorious in South Dakota. Smith wins First district by a close vote, Jones in Second by about 40 majority, Smith in Fourth, Campbell in Fifth by 1.3 majority, Gaffey in Sixth. Third district undecided, Populists likely win Eighth, Wilson leads Seventh.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Smith
Jones
Campbell
Gaffey
Wilson
Baltimore Republicans claim broad city victory in late vote
Chairman Scott states the party has carried Baltimore city with a large majority and expects to win statewide support for their candidate. The Democratic committee declines to concede, signaling a contested result and ongoing postelection remarks.
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Baltimore
Scott
Republican Strate Committee
Baltimore City
Geormnan
United
Democratic Committee
Fragmentary OCR political wrap reads about statewide results
The readable text suggests incomplete returns from several cities with estimates for a Republican victory in House races and Democratic figures in others. Mentions include a Williamstown area and questions on a state legislature outcome, but many names and totals are garbled.
Fragmentary campaign note from Pennsylvania counties
Vague OCR fragment references estimation of counts in Cumberland and other counties. Mentions Pros and publican party with unclear names and numbers. Indicates a political tally or plurality but text is garbled and unreadable.
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SintWeseven
Penn
Swallow
Cumberland
Plauphine
Vetta
Election Estimates From Aimborn County
A garbled report notes rapid voting activity with estimates suggesting a large majority for a party in the church and state context. It hints at two thirds support among Ecclesiastical voters and four fifths in a democratic system, implying broad public backing.
Election contention in New Pettoriais port heats up
In New Pettoriais port a dispute over the election contest heats between Ms. Woonsecket and Pawo, who serve as representatives. The fight centers on the legitimacy of the vote and the roles of the two figures in the process.
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Wte Fer Omaxur
New Pettoriais
Woonsecket
Pawo Hey
Unclear political note from damaged OCR snippet
Fragmentary text shows fragmented reference to Democrats and a location Port Lauren or Port Luren with uncertain names and events. Details are unreadable and no concrete actions or outcomes can be identified from the garbled lines.
Colorado Race Counts Inconclusive Election Result
A garbled report from Pioneer era notes a reserved bet in Colorado that leaves the election outcome uncertain and references a silver medal. No clear names or dates are readable.
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Pioneer Up Taenmndiight
Wexler Echoes on Policy and Cuba Defense
An article discusses Claime that a policy was kind and wise from a Spanish stand and the writer’s view of its benefits for Spain in Cuba. It notes expectation of political shifts after Canovas death and mentions support for co education petitions at Wabash College to be presented to trustees in December.
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Fis
United States
Wisconso
Cuba
Senor Canovas
Spain
Wabash College
Death Of Ex Judge Suit A Frankfort Figure
Ex Judge Joseph C. Suit died at his home in Frankfort on Wednesday afternoon from hypostatic congestion of the left lung. He was fifty eight years old and was widely known in Indiana for his involvement with secret fraternal organizations.
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Joseph C. Suit
Frankfort
Indiana
Crisis in Austria Moves Toward Revolt and Imperial Rule
A stormy Reichsrat session signs a possible constitutional suspension and rise of military authority in Austria Hungary. Hungarian leaders push for independence while Banffy resists, risking confrontation and potential revolution under imperial decree.
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London
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Count Badeni
Francis Joseph
Iossuth
Austria
Kossuth
Trehitd
Einghind
Trefland
Plungarhans
Thement
Count Banffy
Ioesuth
Buda- Pesth
Thanksgiving Proclamation Designates November Thanksgiving
President Medinley issues a Thanksgiving proclamation calling for prayer and gratitude for God’s blessings. He praises national prosperity, labor improvements, farm rewards, peace, law and order, and unity, inviting all to observe the day with religious services and prayers for continued blessings.
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Med
Inley
Tove
Tlim
William MacKinics
United States
Geal
Chance for Small Banks
Washington report says Secretary Gage will propose reducing the national bank capitalization threshold to 2 dollars, from 6600. The plan aims to aid small banks, boost currency elasticity, and help rural districts lacking banking facilities. It faces uncertain congressional approval despite prior bills to lower the limit to 25 dollars.
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Washington
Gage
Bekes
Congress
Orin Downs Spree Ends With $600 Stash
Orin Downs arrived from Edinburg with a large sum and spent at Shelbyville saloons treating crowds. He bought a new outfit for a tramp, paid places for extended time, and a total of $600 to $700 reportedly entrusted by James Tutley. Downs kept $100 when found and will not be arrested.
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Shelbyville
Orin Downs
Edinburg
James Tutley
Downs
Tutley
Henry George Dead City mayoral candidate dies in New York
Henry George the Jeffersonian Democracy candidate for mayor of Greater New York died of apoplexy at the Union Square hotel in Manhattan at 4 45 Friday morning after speaking in Queens and at the Central Opera House. Born 1809 in Philadelphia he rose from printing to managing editor of the San Francisco Times and became famed for his book Progress and Poverty as a noted agitator and labor reformer.
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Henry George
Jeffersonian Democracy
Greater
New York
Union Square
Mr. George
Borough of
Queens
Central Opera House
Mrs. George
Philadelphia
California
Tie
British Columbia
San Francisco Times
October Blizzard Strikes Denver Wreaks Wires Railways
An October blizzard in Denver and western Kansas halted transit and disrupted utilities. Wires and poles were damaged across the city, with estimates of three thousand miles of lines down state wide. Denver reported near annihilation of its non underground network as streetcars stalled and deliveries failed. In Kansas, towns like Garden City faced cold rain and heavy snow, with cattle losses looming as ranchers round up stock.
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Denver
Col
E. B. Field
The
Colorado Telephone Company
Kansas City
Sherman
Thomas
Colorado State Line
Rock Island
Cgoodland
Emds
Ward
Garden City
Ion
Finney
Secretary Wilson Pushes Expanded Farm Aid and Information Network
Secretary Wilson urged increased appropriations for the Agriculture Department and deeper overseas information gathering by placing agriculture experts at American embassies. He backs sugar beet promotion, home seed diversity, and greater meat and export inspections, while criticizing current crop reporting and proposing state statistical chiefs. A Vermillion river bridge vote failed at Clinton with Ex-Gov Matthews opposing.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Department
Congress
Bureau of Animal Industry
Weather Bureau
United States
Alsay
Animalundustry Bureau
Ele
Vermillion River
Clinton
Matthews
Banker Killed in Columbus Court House Shooting
In Columbus Ohio special report William Ide banker and brother of Commander Ide United States Navy was shot and killed by John Smith an English coachman aged sixty five. Smith who worked for William A Neil eleven years says Ide owed him 1 7 and attempted to pass into the court house when Smith shot him in the side. Ide died in the auditor s office while Michael Ward suffered a leg wound after being hit by a stray bullet as he stood inside the courthouse. Smith was arrested and says he was sane and sober but exasperated.
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Columbus
William
Ide
John Smith
United State Navy
Smith
William A. Neil
Michael Ward
Marshal Blanco Arrives in Havana to Command Cuba
Official dispatch from Havana reports Marshal Blanco, named Captain General of Cuba, arrives to assume command and supersede General Werrler who retires.
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Marshal Blanco
Madrid
Havana
Cuba
General Werrler
Henry George Funeral Views At Grand Central Palace
Henry George funeral held in New York with remains lying in state at Grand Central Palace. About 30 000 people viewed the bier as abundant floral tributes arrived from Chicago and other cities. Eulogistic addresses were delivered by Dr Lyman Abbott Father McGlynn and others.
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Henry George
New York
Grand Central Palace
Chicago
Lyman Abbott
Father McGlynn
Wilson suit against Wabash Railway dismissed in Peru
John W. Wilson sued the Wabash Railway Company seeking 20000 for blacklisting. The case, pending for years, was dismissed as the law under which it was brought has been repealed.
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John W. Wilson
Wabash Raitlway Company
Peru
Bequest and Charity Prayers Linked to Endowment Fund
The late Michael Kaufman of Ander son leaves cash to the Home for Infirm Old Hebrew People at Cleveland with a condition that prayers be offered for him each morning for one year and on the anniversary of his wife’s death. The Kewanna W C T U surplus fund is invested in a flock of sheep kept by a farmer who will cover expenses and share half of the lambs and sale proceeds with the Union.
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Michael Kaufman
Anderson
Cleveland
Kewanna
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Knightstown Drugist Survives Razor Accident
Frank Cunningham a Knightstown druggist narrowly escaped severing the jugular vein while shaving. An involuntary hand twitch caused a deep cut and he grew weak from blood loss before the wound was controlled.
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Frank Cunningham
Knightstown
Fight at Bloomingport Ends with Stabbing
A dispute at Bloomingport between Wesley and Frank Sullivan father and son and Ellis Frame escalated into a fight with Frank Sullivan and Frame. Afterwards Frame fought with the son, Frame was dangerously stabbed.
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Bloomingport
Wesley
Frank Sullivan
Ellis Frame
Sullivan
Frame
Indian Outbreaks Report on Colorado Uprising Tragedy
General Otis reports from Denver about Ute Indians near Thompson's on Snake River east of Duchesne. Engagment with game wardens results in multiple deaths including two whites not confirmed. snow hampers telegraph. troops poised to move to Duchesne and Price, Utah, with Fort Douglass as a fallback.
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Washington
Otis
Department of Colorado
Beck
Denver
Colorado
Thompson's
Lilly Park
Snake River
Duchesne
Kirkman
Pilot Butte
Wye
Wright
Logan
Irom
Price
Utah
Fort Douglass
Tragic clash on Leech Lake ends with three dead
A fight Friday near Midji between two Indians and a game warden, plus an Indian woman, left all three dead. The warden then shot two Indians and their wife, before being killed by the surviving Indian. Indian police and Dr. Hart’s detail investigate as tension rises over hunting rights and treaty protections.
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St. Paul
Leech Lake Reservation
Minnesota
Midji
Cass Lake Reservation
Hart
Boy Uncovers Iron Box With Fifty Thousand Dollars
Adolph Johnson, sixteen, digging bait on Beaver Island in Clinton Iowa, unearthed an iron box containing gold and paper money totaling $50,000. The origin and ownership of the wealth are unknown, with theories ranging from an express robbery to belonging to a Swedish nobleman who lived on Beaver Island and died there years ago.
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Clinton
Adolph Johnson
Beaver Island
Cleveland announces birth of first son in presidential family
Mrs Grover Cleveland has delivered a son this morning in Princeton New Jersey. The baby is reported doing well and is the first boy in the ex-President’s family, whose other three children are girls.
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Grover Cleveland, Jr
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Miss Willard Re-Elected President at Toronto Meeting
Miss Frances Willard was chosen for another term as president of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union at the Toronto convention. The Duchess of Teck, cousin of Queen Victoria and granddaughter of George III, died at White Lodge Richmond England on Wednesday.
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Frances . Willard
Toronto
Duchess of Teck
Queen Victoria
George III
White Lodge
Richmond
England
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