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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
4
Ballots in Little Tim Sullivan's district show Hearst leading by 27 votes on the first day. Slow counting caused delays as counters work, with more ballots to be added today and a decision possible within six weeks.
In Sixth District recounts total 3878 votes with McClellan at 830 and Hearst at 879. Hearst gains 27 votes across two districts, including the Eighth District where 376 votes were cast.
The recount of votes from the 1905 mayoral election began before Supreme Court Justice Lambert and a jury. The proceedings are part of quo warranto actions by Attorney General Jackson to oust Mayor McClellan and install W. R. Hearst.
Senator Agnew exposes a wave of forged letters backing the anti betting bill now before the Legislature. Recipients report signatures from unknown "constituents" and addresses in Negro tenement houses. One real signer, Michael Berry, denies authorship, confirming forgery and misused names.
Ballots opened from the Second Election District and the Seventh Election District of the Eighth Assembly District showed Hearst gaining votes on the McClellan tally after a recount. Officials noted improper markings and possible tampering, with tensions rising as the process continued and plans to open additional boxes were discussed.
J Pierpont Morgan arrived in Vienna for a week long stay. He viewed the Imperial Treasury and the Lichenstein Picture Gallery, attended Puccini’s La Bohème at the Opera House, and examined the imperial art collection and Rothschild Park.
Florence telegraph reports that George O. Tyler of Liebler & Co. survived a crash on a hill near Poggibonsi while en route from Rome to Florence. The chauffeur broke a leg, and Tyler with Lester Wilson and Harry Wilson escaped with bruises as the auto was wrecked and later repairable in Florence.
H. C. Heskier of South Orange New Jersey will sell his collection of rare books next month. The Anderson Auction Rooms at 6 West Twenty-ninth Street reported the sale, noting the collection as one of America’s most remarkable, with early printed Bibles, woodcuts, and eighteenth century French illustrated books.
President Fallières of France appeared very tired after a day of formal hospitality in London. He met diplomats, officials, and city leaders, dined with the Lord Mayor, attended a royal opera gala with King Edward and Queen Alexandra, and left the impression of exhaustion after a lengthy schedule.
In a bitter probate dispute over Ambrose Burbank's estate the Newcomb heirs seek $179000 from securities left by the aged recluse. The case centers on a 1904 forgery claim and a draw between U S courts and New York Supreme Court over where the suit should proceed. Evidence includes hundreds of Burbank handwriting samples.
London conference of the International Aeronautic Federation focuses on technical issues for fair international competition. A key issue, the proposal to distinguish amateurs from professionals, was defeated on a vote. American delegates Corti ana Field Bishop and Frank Lahm have not yet arrived.
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