Hearst Gains Four Votes Across Forty Ballots
In Murphy district the mayor increased by four votes while Sheriff Foley’s precincts showed gains for Hearst and losses in Tim Sullivan’s area. Total tally moves Hearst to eighty nine votes.
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
5
Official recount shows Hearst gains in Sixth Assembly District
Summary of election recount across multiple districts shows Hearst gaining 89 votes total from counts in six and a half districts. McClellan trails with corresponding vote changes as official counts are tallied and re-tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Hearst McClellan
Hearst
McClellan Hearst
Brourth
cClellan Weeees
Sss
Aiear
cClellan
Hearst Hearst
Hinth
eClelan
McClellan Earst
Fifteenth Assembly District
Flearst
Eighteenth Assembly
Hearst Gains Eighty Nine Votes In Mayoralty Recount
In a Manhattan Supreme Court recount before Justice Lambert, n ballots opened yesterday produced a net Hearst gain of four votes, added to eighty five from earlier boxes for a total eighty nine vote swing. The process involved multiple election districts and court orders, with witnesses and officials present as recounts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Kearn
Hearst Party
Supreme Court
Lambert
W. R. Hearst
Justice Amend
K C. Menair
Justice Lambert
Firsh Assembly
Sheriff Foley
McClellan
Justice Ert
Sullivan’s
Hearst
Charles F
Finn
Tammany
Shearn
Rich
Jackson
Hitchcock to Address Taft Contests in Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock, Taft campaign manager, will travel from Slington to Chicago to testify before the National Committee on the Taft contests for seats at the National Convention in the interest of Secretary of War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Taft
Slington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Chicago
National Committee
Secretary of War
Democrats name delegates at Ninth Ohio District conventions
In Toledo on June 1 the Democratic parties of the Ninth Ohio District held two conventions. Both chose delegates instructed for Bryan. The congressman was renominated for Congress at the conventions amid a local party fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Ohio
Toledo
Congress
Pastors as mollycoddl es
Evangelist Billy Sunday derides modern ministers as fudge eating mollycoddles and salary quacks. He urges tearing down seminaries and mocks established clergy while touring Sharon and Pittsburg to speak on why ministers fail. He claims many preachers are ruled by riches and social status rather than the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy” Sunday
Pittsburg
First Presbyterian Church
Sunday
Sharon
Beertown German Theater Quietly Converts to Maude Adams
Milwaukee report shows German Theatrical Company failing to draw as before. Once backed by prosperous German residents, the stock company now prefers Maude Adams over Sudermann, with last year’s deficit mounting and efforts to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Ilwaukee
Wis
Beertown
Berlin
America
German Theatrical Company
Maude Adams
Sudermann
Tammany Faces Uninstructed Denver Delegation
New York’s Tammany Leader Charles F Murphy said the state delegates will travel to Denver without instructions, arguing the Democratic convention voted to send an uninstructed delegation to back the candidate who can win the most votes. He avoided addressing rumors of a $20,000 Bryan-Ryan payoff in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany
Charles F. .Murphy
Denver
Murphy
Friends
William J. Bryan
Thomas F.ryan
Mr. Bryan
Alton B. Parker
Italians in Fatal Battle
Freeport Long Island June 1 A deadly clash among Italian labor gangs at a dredging company left Angelo Solici dead and Joseph Eleinesco dying Giuseppe Pitory is held without bail charged with the shootings Eleinesco said Solici and Finory rival workers quarreled last night and Finory fired two shots into Solici then shot Eleinesco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
L. I
Long Beach
Angelo
Solici
Joseph Eleinesco
San
Mineola
Giuseppe Pitory
Eleinesco
Finory
Filibuster Stalls Merger Bill In Senate Debate
The Railroad Regulation bill governing the Boston & Maine and New Haven merger was debated in the Senate for two and a half hours with no vote on the bill. Democrats filibustered, forcing many roll calls on amendments while Republicans weigh invoking the closure rule to curb the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee On Railroads
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Senate
Brooklyn ambulance surgeon Mary Crawford begins duty
Dr. Mary Merritt Crawford, 23, new ambulance surgeon at Williamsburg Hospital, wore a white duck suit as she responded to an epileptic fit and scalp wound at the Lee Plente Court. A Cornell Medical School graduate from Nyack, she had unofficially aided since January to learn her duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Merritt Crawford
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Hospital
Lee Plete Court
William Starke
S85
Kent Avenue
Starke
Crawford
Higinbotham
Cornell Medical School
Nyack
Plague Scare Reported At La Guayra Port Opening
Washington reports since May 25, seven plague cases at La Guayra with two fatalities after port reopening. Caracas bulletin says the government stopped daily plague bulletins. In St Thomas DWI a single bubonic plague death is officially recorded with two cases under observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
Washington
Caracas
State Department
la Guayra
St, Thomas, D. W. I
Vanderbilt to open Biltmore roads as public highways
George W. Vanderbilt will convert macadamized roads within his Biltmore estate into free public highways except for private drives. The routes link back mountain districts to Asheville and provide access to Mount Pisgah, the second highest peak east of the Rockies, with a 50 mile macadamized road opened this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Asheville
N. C
George W. Vanderbilt
Biltmore
Chateau
Vanderbilt
Back Mountain District
Mount Pisgah
Rockies
Criticisms Fill Grand Jury Row Over Primary Indictment
Kings County Grand Jury clash erupts as ex-Alderman Peter Holler refuses to sign a second indictment and Deputy Attorney General Darling pushes a primary election presentment. Seventeen jurors sign a sworn statement backing the document while Holler objects to politics before the panel. The presentment calls for voter identification, direct primaries, and tighter party governance to curb fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Holler
Kings County Grand Jury
Heller
Darling
Dike
May
Court House
Foreman Holler
Mr. Darling
Grand Jury
Attogney
Senate
Assembly
Nebraska Democrats Seek Campaign Aid Details
T S Allen, chairman of the Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee, explains receiving $15,000 from the National Committee via three $5,000 installments after a New York trip with Taggart. Dahlman admits sending Allen to New York and says the money aimed to aid George Berge’s bid for governor while Bryan remains blameless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Lincoln
Neb
T. S. Allen
Bryan
Democratic State Central Committee
Nebraska
Democrats
New York
Taggart
National Committee
Dahlman
Belmont
Sheehan
Tag
George W. Berge
Crane Won't Run Campaign for Taft Nomination
Washington report says Senator W Murray Crane of Massachusetts will not be appointed to head the Republican campaign for Taft. The selection of a campaign director has not been finalized and Crane will not be in charge. The overall campaign director for Taft remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Crane
Mr. Taft
Bryan Sees Currency Plot in Nebraska Tour
W J Bryan kicked off the second week of his Nebraska tour in Chadron addressing an early crowd. He criticized the Aldrich Vreeland currency bill, calling it an emergency measure part of a long plan to alter banknote bases, and said he was glad Democrats opposed it though they failed to defeat it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
United States Senate
Six Hundred Butchers Consider Striking Over Chuck Prices
Six hundred members of the Hebrew Butchers' Protective Association met at 66 Sheriff Street last night to discuss rising meat costs. They agreed to obey the law and stay closed next Sunday and appointed an Executive Committee to craft plans, including selling meat directly to smaller butchers by the wholesaler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Butchers’ Protective Association
Sheriff Street
Virginia Anti-Saloon Fight Aims at State Convention
Virginia anti saloon forces plan to press a statewide prohibition resolution at the Democratic State Convention in Roanoke on June 11. A committee will urge the convention to go on record in favor of prohibition, a move seen as strategic to win votes for the Nottoway gubernatorial candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Richmond
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Virginia
Roanoke
Nottoway
Public Service Panel discusses pay-as-you-go Fourth Avenue Subway
The Public Service Commission and Controller Metz plan a conference on the Brooklyn Fourth Avenue Subway using a pay-as-you-go approach. They estimate an initial $2,850,000 to start, with annual needs to follow. The Controller notes construction may take five to six years, real estate to acquire could cost about $4,000,000, pushing total near $7,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Metz
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
A Rival Naval Show in Editorial Gorge
The Daily Mail praises Australia while criticizing the Admiralty for withdrawing the Chinese squadron. It argues large fleets stationed at distant colonies risk defeats in Europe and notes colonial naval contributions are inadequate. It urges a 1909 voyage of modern battleships to demonstrate British superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mail
Australia
Commonwealth
Europe
Mail
Admiralty
British Empire
Great Britain
United States
O'Neil Supports Hughes Amid Race Track Rumors
A telegram from St. Regis Falls states Senator William T. O'Neil refutes rumors of changing stance on race track bills and pledges stronger support for Gov. Hughes. O'Neil, from the Thirtieth District including Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties, previously voted for Agnew-Hart anti gambling measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
St. Regis Falls
O'Neil
Franklin
St. Lawrence
Senate
Hughes
William T. O'Neil
Agnew-Hart
Syndicate plans gradual revival of National Bank of North America
A bankers syndicate of major stockholders proposes to take the National Bank of North America from receivership by paying off depositors and liquidating assets gradually. The plan uses Assets Realization Co to advance $1.4 million, with stockholders sharing in commissions and projected asset values around $2.5 million. opposition exists among dispersed small holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank of North America
TIMES
Bankers’ Syndicate
Charles A. Hanna
Hanna
Philadelphia
Assets Realization Company
Committee of Stockholders
Exchange Palace
Wall Exchange Building
Trust Company of America
Wall Street
New England
Maryland Democrats Glum Over Bryan Bid in State
Baltimore June 1 Maryland Democratic managers show no hope of carrying the state for Bryan at the convention to be held Wednesday. Prominent leaders including Senator Rayner Senator Smith Gov Crothers Senator Gorman and Congressmen Talbot and Gill attended a subdued meeting. They could not decide delegates at large to Denver as Sen Smith and Sen Rayner cite travel and business excuses. They fear Bryan as candidate may cost Democratic House seats even if the state goes for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Baltimore
Maryland
Bryan
Rayner
Smith
Crothers
Gorman
Talbot
Gill
United States
Denver
Europe
Debs Outlines Socialist Campaign Plans
Debs, Socialist Party presidential candidate, sketches campaign strategy after meeting a Socialist army officer in Cornwall on the Hudson. He plans a Chicago kickoff on September 1 and a nationwide tour with 500 open air speakers, with the Countess of Warwick joining in the fall. He predicts a larger Socialist vote than ever but not victory, citing unity in rival parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Debs
Socialist Party
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Girard
Kan
Chicago
Countess of Warwick
Republican Party
Bryan
Clergy Attack Immigration and Misleading Religious Journals
The Rev. C A Rhoades urged Baptist ministers at Madison Avenue and Thirty First Street to oppose foreign immigration, especially in major cities, warning it undermines Christianity and Americanism. Rev E A Woods of Somerville criticized religious periodicals for biased reviews that push readers toward unwanted books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Rhoades
Baptist Ministers’ Association
Madison Avenue
Thirtyfirst Street
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
E. A. Woods
Somerville
N. J
Baptist Church
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Eevee
Rena A
Sae
Boks
Illy” Sunday
Milwaukee American Now
Foreman
Kings County
Holler
Allen
Ryan
Bill
Britain
O’neil
Morse Bank
Bank of North America
Clergyman
Nottingham
Lexington
2D Ave
59Th
60Th SF
Wngartspe Witte
iEai
Jaeeda
Lees Pei
Express Company
Court
Justice Prince
Eighth District
Adolph Rouden
Liglin’s Express
Rouden
New York City
38Th Street
Arnold
Fifth Avenue
38Th St
Riker’s
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