State gains from abolition of direct taxation cited
The speaker cites large local and state revenue benefits from abolishing direct taxes and expanding exemptions, claiming almost 19 million mid-reform savings and 5 million for public services. He highlights a manufacturing growth record and canal policy support, while challenging Democratic tax and canal plans. Senator Depew’s praise for Roosevelt on the coal strike draws applause. A critic, Job E. Hedges, accuses Coler of paying 200000 for his nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Senator Depew
Roosevelt
Job E. Hedges
Mr. Coler
Governor Odell Speaks Twice in Auburn Addressing Taxes and Charities
Governor Odell spoke in Burtis Opera House and Music Hall in Auburn with Senator Depew and M. Linn Bruce. He attacked Democratic mine planks, defended state charities, cited doubled inmate numbers since 1893, and noted 90 percent of maintenance costs shifted to the state. Odell contrasted Republican tax policy with Democratic claims, discussed Maynard and Crokerism, and urged voters to reject mudslinging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Odell
Burtis Opera House
Music Hall
Senator Depew
M. Linn Bruce
Brooklyn
Gov
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Republican Party
Cayuga
Maynard
Hill
Odell Encounters Mixed News on Republican Tour
Governor Odell and his party hear mixed signals from Syracuse Auburn and Rochester as Democrats unite in Rochester for the first time since 1892 and Republicans split over Davies for the Fifth Judicial District while locally backing Judge Werner for the Court of Appeals and noting statewide opposition could bolster the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Rochester
Odell
Syracuse
Davies
Fifth Judicial District
Auburn
Jefferson County
William B. Barnes
Thomas J. Bell
Bell
Thomas M. Osborne
D. M. Osborne Manufacturing Company
Osborne
Palmer and Buckner
M. P. Conway
Hill
Mr. Osborne
Charles F. Radigan
Dr. Conway
State Committee
George Aldridge
Monroe County
Judge Werner
Court of Appeals
Werner
Fitzhugh Hall
New York City
New York
Tax reduction cited by Republican State Committee
The statement claims a 97 million dollar budget with a 1.5 million saving from wiping out 4 million in state taxes. It contrasts Odell and Flower eras, showing New York County direct benefits, excise receipts, and assessed valuations driving total yearly gains. It projects school funding gains of 812,033.06 beyond direct taxes.
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Republican State Committee
Grout
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
New York County
Odell
Flower
Gov. Odell
New York City
City of
New York
Greater New York
Canal association asks NY politicians pledge for barge canal
The Canal Association of Greater New York asks Republican and Democratic state legislative candidates to declare their stance on a 1000 ton barge canal. It urges deepening the Erie Oswego and Champlain canals to 12 and 7 feet respectively, costing about 80 000 dollars, with a referendum proposed in 1903.
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Greater New York
Canal Association of
New York City
New York
Oswego Canal
Mayor Eugene Schmitz Stumps for Hearst at City Reception
Mayor Eugene Schmitz of San Francisco visits New York to stump for William R. Hearst in the Eleventh District. Edward King of New York trades unions welcomes attendees. About a hundred labor organizations are represented with Hearst hosting the event at the Hoffman House.
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Eugene Schmitz
San Francisco
William R. Hearst
Hoffman House
Edward King
Trades Unionists
New York
Mayor Schmitz
Mr. Hearst
Hudson County Parties Nominate Sheriff and Supervisor Candidates
The Democratic party nominated Sheriff candidate John Zeller of Guttenberg and County Supervisor finalist Frank McNally of Jersey City by open primaries. The Republican convention at Lincoln Hall named Col. John Toffey and Richard J. Allen for County offices.
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Hudson County
Assembly
John Zeller
Guttenberg
Frank McNally
Jersey City
Lincoln Hall
Col
John Toffey
Richard J. Allen
Reiterates Charge Against Governor Odell
Ex Senator David B Hill denounces Gov Odell over a 25000 stake in Matthews & Co grocery firm and state contracts. He cites sworn records showing Odell as a stockholder rather than a lender and accuses the governor of using state hospital reform for personal gain.
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Schenectady
Centre Street
David B.hill
Odell
Syracuse
Matthews & Co
Newburg
Matthews Grocery Corporation of
Newbury
Mie
Matthews
Albany
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
Mane
Democratic Campaign Plans Outlined by Hoffman House
The Democratic state campaign schedule lists Bird S. Coler as governor hopeful with planned stops at Tammany Hall and the Manhattan Club. Campaign chiefs map appearances for Bulger Stanchfield Shepard and Littleton across New York with dates from Oct. 25 to Nov. 1 at venues including Buffalo Geneva and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Hoffman House
Bird S. Coler
Tammany Hall
Manhattan Club
Carlisle
Charles N. Bulger
John B. Stanchfield
Edward M. Shepard
Martin W. Littleton
Newburg
Geneva
Patchogue
L. L
Bronx
Terrace Garden
Cooper Union
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Buffalo
Hartford
Grand Central Palace
Rochester
Troy
Syracuse
Albany
N. Y
Fitzgerald Denies Customs Bribe Allegation
John C. Fitzgerald, Tammany State Senate candidate, denied a May 1896 report that he was dismissed from the Customs Service for taking $20 from Clarence W. Baldwin, agent for William Waldorf Astor, saying the dismissal was for refusing to give information to the late Collector James T. Kilbreth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Fitzgerald
Tammany
Customs Service
James T. Kilbreth
Clarence W. Baldwin
William Waldorf Astor
Fitzgerald
Astor
Second Avenue
Openly Defiant Senator Denies Dismissal Criticism
The speaker dismisses reports of his dismissal and asserts support from notable backers like Francis Lynde Stetson Hugh J. Grant and Howard Gould. He notes district confidence shown by a State Senate nomination and emphasizes his lifelong local roots and transparency.
Savings Banks Tax Details Reveal Tax Payments by City Banks
Democratic managers release figures showing New York banks paid 795 333 12 last year and 746 554 13 this year under a Odell approved law taxing depositors. City totals list numerous banks with varied amounts across New York County Kings County Queens County and Richmond County.
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New York
Odell
New York County
Ryan advocates Democratic reforms and currency policy
Thomas F. Ryan voices support for conservative Democratic policies, urging sound currency reform and a return to reformist ideals in the South and New York. He criticizes the current administration and backs Coler, stressing bank note reforms and broader economic stability. The Greater New York Democracy denounces Crokerism and Tammany Hall influence, calling for a clean party reorganization and independent democratic nominations for judges.
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Thomas F. Ryan
NEW York Times
Coler
New York
Mr. Ryan
Virginia
Solid South
Manhattan
National Democratic Party
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Carlisle
Secretary of the Treasury
McKinley
Illegal Registration Case Rules No Felony In Intent
Justice Leventritt holds illegal registration without fraudulent intent is not a felony in Keyes v Arentzen. The defendant jailed seeks habeas corpus after a ruling that a person who believes rightly to register is not guilty where law provides no such right. Merely presenting for registration in innocence is not a felony under the statute.
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Justice Leventritt
The
Supreme Court
Keyes
Arentzen
Thirtieth Assembly District Rally Planned Tonight
Democrats of the Thirtieth Assembly District hold indoor and outdoor mass meetings tonight around the Old Homestead and adjacent streets. Music and fireworks precede speeches by Congressmen Sulzer I E Rider J J Frawley and G A Litthauer four candidates for Congress Senator and Assemblyman respectively.
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Thirtieth
Thirtieth Assembly District
Old Homestead
Thirh Avenue
Ninetieth
Ninety-first Streets
Sulzer
I. E. Rider
Congress
J. J. Frawley
G. A. Litthauer
Gov Cummins Voices Exhausted After Minnesota Trip
Gov. Cummins returned from Minnesota with his voice exhausted and barely able to speak. He planned to travel to Indiana for a meeting at Anderson and to be a guest of Gov. Durbin, but will rest at home hoping to keep his Clinton engagement Saturday evening.
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New York Times
Des Moines
Iowa
Gov. Cummins
Minnesota
Indiana
Anderson
Homeopathists Denounce Kissing At Meeting
E L Linn of Mount Pleasant Iowa introduced a resolution at the Missouri Valley Homeopathic Association meeting denouncing kissing as unsanitary and the measure was adopted.
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Lincoln, Neb
E. L. Linn
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Missouri Valley Homeopathic Association
Rock Island Train to California Luxurious Sleeper Offer
Ride the Rock Island from Chicago to California in three days with elegant Tourist sleepers priced at $6. Superior service advertised with a rate valid until October 31. For details contact A H Moftet, 401 Broadway, New York.
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Rock Island
Chicago
California
A. H. Moftet
Broadway, N. Y
Mass Meeting Supports Justice Steckler For Supreme Court
A large gathering at Ter race Garden on East Fifty-eighth Street backed Justice Alfred Steckler for regular election to the Supreme Court bench. L. H. Stern presided as Arthur C. Palmer Henry Schmidt Franklin Pierce and Louis Vorhaus spoke on Steckler’s fitness as an appointee of Gov. Odell who has served for months.
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Terrace Garden
East Fifty-eighth Street
Alfred Steckler
Supreme Court
Friends of
Justice
Steckler
L. H. Stern
Arthur C. Palmer
Henry Schmidt
Franklin Pierce
Louis Vorhaus
Justice Steckler
Gov
Odell
Steckler Nomination Backed by Clubs and Union
Rejoicing at Steckler headquarters on East Twenty third Street followed news that the Minnetonka Club of the Twenty fourth Assembly District the Kennebec Club of the Thirty fourth Assembly District and the German Soldiers Union unanimously endorsed Justice Steckler for the Supreme Court
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Steckler
East Twenty-third Street
Minnetonka Club
Twenty-fourth Assembly District
Kennebec Club
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
German Soldiers’ Union
Justice Steckler
Supreme Court
Mexican Railway Sale To Pierce Syndicate Reported
Official confirmation here of the purchase of the Mexico Cuer navaca and Pacific Railroad by the H. Clay Pierce syndicate. Formal transfer to occur January 1 after government approval. Road to consolidate with the Mexican Central and extend to Acapulco, giving the syndicate control of nearly half Mexico’s railway mileage.
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H. Clay Pierce Syndicate
Republic
New York Times
Mexico City
Mexico, Cuernavaca and Pacific Railroad
Mexican Central
Balsas River
Acapulco
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Mileage Tickets Debate at Western Passenger Meeting
The Western Passenger Association Executive Committee discussed limiting interchangeable mileage tickets and raising the minimum miles for interchange from 2 000 to 3 000 miles. Eastern roads favor 1 000 mile tickets, Central sales have doubled since a change, Rock Island opposes any rise.
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New York Times
Chicago
Western Passenger Association
Central Passenger Association
Rock Island
Harriman Interests Buy Western Line
Chicago October 23 Harriman interests acquire the St Joseph and Grand Island Railroad in a deal that expands the Western railroad system. The sale joins two regional lines under a single corporate ownership, signaling a shift in Midwestern rail control.
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Harriman Interests
Western Line
New York Times
Chicago
St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad
Rock Island
Western Trunk Line
Union Pacific
St. Joseph
Grand Island
Neb
Kansas City
Harriman
Morgan partner visits White House amid strike commission
Robert Bacon of New York, a partner in J. P. Morgan & Co., met the President at the White House and joined him on a horseback ride before returning to New York. The visit is thought to relate to instructions for the strike commission due tomorrow.
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Washington
Robert Bacon
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
White House
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Hudson County Conventions
Mr. Odell
J. W. Matthews & Co
B. B. Odell, Jr
John H. Kellogg
Court of Claims
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Poughkeepsie
Hiram B. Odell
Peekskill
Bulger
Stanchfield
Shepard
Littleton
W. W. Astor
Franklin Savings Bank
German Savings Bank
Greenwich Savings Bank
Seeeeessers
Harlem Savings Bank
Irving Savings Institution
Manhattan Savings Institution
Metropolitan Savings Bank
Ssucess
New York Savings Bank
Sessers
Union Dime Savings Bank
Kings County
Brooklyn Savings Bank
Esesesses
Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn
South Brooklyn Savings Institution
Williamsburg Savings Bank
Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburg
East Brooklyn Savings Bank
East New York Savings Bank
Germania Savings Bank
Greenpoint. Savings Bank
Kings County Savings Institution
Queens County
Long Island City Savings Bank
Jamaica Savings Bank
Richmond County
Staten Island Savings Bank
Greater New York Democracy
McNulty
Greater
Murphy
Croker
A. C G. MacNulty
Corrections
MacNulty
Carrol
Carroll
Croker-Murphy
Baa
Palmer
Buckner
Tiger
Dr. Lyon
Chinchilla
London
W.H. Hall
Sixth Ave
WM. Vogel
Wm. Vogel & Son
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