German law and campaign speeches stir mayoral talk
Discussion notes a reform wave shifting Buffalo politics with strong candidates for mayor. It highlights Dieh backed by brewers, mayoral influence over police, and looming nominations in aldermen and supervisors. Prospective candidates include coroner Wilson and others seeking renomination or new posts across Democratic and Republican lines.
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Buffalo
Dieh
Board of Supervisors
Board of Aldermen
Wilson
Harvey J. Tucker
John Kenney
Alexander Sloan
Orson Earl
Evans
Edward G. Volz
Cornelius Coughlin
Bissing
John Arnold
Augustus F. Schell
Board of Public Works
Francis J. Ward
George S. Gatchell
Marcus
Edward K. Emery
Charles W. Hinson
Louis Braunlein
Prolonged fight looms for Republican nominating bids
Albany and Canastota regions report a drawn out contest for Supreme Court Justice in the Third Judicial District, with fierce intra party battles involving Judson S. Landon and multiple county factions. The dispute spans reapportionment driven congressman races and divides support among Spencer Palmer Potter and others, amid declarations from prominent county Republicans and Democrats.
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Albany
Serateca
Supreme Court
Saratoga
Montgomery
Fulton
Washington
Warren
Hamilton
Essex
Clinton
Franklin
St. Lawrence
James W. Houghton
Samuel Edwards
Hudson
Illa
County of
Columbia
Rensselaer
Greene
Schoharie
Ulster
Sullivan
Sullivan and Schoharie
Herrick and Chester
Fursman
Troy
Chase
Catskill
Betts
Kingston
Columbia County
Edwards
J. Rider Cady
A. V. 8. Cochrane
Levi P. Longley
George M. Palmer
Schoharie County
Ird
Notable Watertown Figures in Public Service and Law
Edward N. Smith born 1868 at Little Falls moved to Watertown aged three. A Hamilton College and Buffalo Law School graduate, he practiced law with his father, served as Watertown city attorney, led county Republican committees, and later became receiver of First National Bank of Carthage. General Bradley Winslow, born Watertown 1831, pursued law, served as district attorney, Union Army officer rising to brigadier general, was Watertown mayor, a state senator, and returned to law practice after leaving the Senate.
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Sandy Hill
Washington County
Paris
Charles FE. Palmer
East Schodack
Rensselaer County
Schenectady
State Insurance Department
New York
Harrison
Palmer
Schenectady County
Edgar A. Spencer
Cherry Valley
Otsego County
Gloversville
Spencer
Morton
New York State Bar Association
Shaw
Congress
Jefferson County
Edward N. Smith
Smith & Reeves
Bradley Winslow
Lewis and Oswego
Oswego
Patrick W. Cullinan
Cullinan
Lewis County
Charles L. Knapp
Lowville
Knapp
Harrisburg
Rutgers College
Hamilton College Law School
State Senate
St. Lawrence
Franklin and
Lewis
Montreal
Little Falls
Watertown
Hamilton College
Buffalo Law School
Hannibal Smith
Smith
Standard” Publishing Company
First National Bank of
Carthage
Oneida Conference
Cazenovia
N. Y
Pough
National Guard
Senate
Jefferson
Albany Mayor Blessing’s City Reform and Aid Deeds Highlight His Term
Albany politics center on James H Blessing whose Republican leadership saw the new charter grant him power to hire and dismiss department heads. His tenure lowered the tax rate to 214 per thousand, issued bonds at 344 per cent, and he organized swift flood relief after a Hudson River flood hit Albany.
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Albany
James H. Blessing
Blessing
Hudson River
Tum
Albany flood relief and mayoral politics in 19th century notes
Ambulatory relief operations at flooded Albany districts featured ambulances and patrol wagons delivering provisions and coal by boat from park lake. Mayor Blessing issued a relief fund proclamation, returning 40 percent of contributions after aid reached all survivors, while campaigning details highlight party unity and factional rifts ahead of elections.
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Park Lake
Blessing
Bleesing
Rome
Watertown
Albany
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Herrick
McCabe
Justice D. Cady Herrick
Baseball Players Arrested In Yonkers Sunday Games
Following a failed attempt to convict for a Sunday golf violation, Yonkers police arrested two baseball players at Saw Mill River grounds and released them on bail. While ball players were jailed, golfers faced no arrest. public indignation grew and a potential indignation meeting was discussed to demand evenhanded enforcement.
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Adams
Yonkers
Saw Mill River Grounds
McLaughlin
Saegkill Links
Young Men's Christian Association
W. Thomas
Thomas
van Cortlandt Park
Jury Deadlock Reaches Acquittal In Kennedy Case
A long jury debate over Dr. Kennedy ended in a change to acquittal after ballots showed eight for acquittal to four for conviction. Jurors praised court courtesy but questioned identification and the alibi, with several members recounting votes and personal views as they sought a final verdict.
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Messrs. Weed
Thompson
Shafer
Kennedy
Maxwell
Proudman
Morris
Messrs Weel
Mr. MacDonald
Jurors Speak On Verdict Drift And Motives In Kennedy Case
Jurors expressed mixed views on the Kennedy trial verdict, with Foreman Rue McDonald Pruden and Barnes opposing acquittal while others remained silent. Juror Aue cited lack of motive and Kennedy’s character as key factors, saying he would have convicted if the trial ended after direct examination.
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Louis R. Searles
West One-hundred-and-twenty-eighth-si
Mr. Searles
Foreman Rue
J. E. McDonald
William Pruden
Blakesley Barnes
Thompson
Schafer
Frederick W. Morris
J. E. Aue
Beekman Place
Kennedy
Osborne
Moore
Verdict Looms in Prolonged Staten Island Case Deliberations
After a long Saturday night outside the jury room the twelve jurors showed fatigue and pauses as they awaited a verdict. Judge Newburger questioned the inability to agree, while Dr Kennedy entered the corridor near 10:15 AM amid cautious whispers of acquittal but no final decision.
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East Sixty-fourth-st
Mr. Smith
Aue
Benjamin J. Shafer
Manhattan Ave
Shafer
Mr. Thompson
Kennedy
Grand Hotel
John Thompson
Theodore Weed
West One
Dr. Kennedy
St. George Ferryhouse
Staten Island
Price
Benjamin Shafer
Yonkers
Burrell Attacks Yonkers Jury and Mark Twain
The Rev. Dr. David J. Burrell at Marble Collegiate Church criticized Yonkers Sunday golf verdicts and accused jurors of swearing to the law yet freeing the prisoner. He also denounced Mark Twain over a North American Review article and urged apology for wrongs.
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David J. Burrell
Marble Collegiate Church
Yonkers
Dr. Burrell
Mark Twain
North American Review
Dr. Ament
Clemens
China
Jury Cannot Reach Verdict in Kennedy Trial Remanded
The court discharged the jury after they failed to reach a verdict in the Kennedy case. The defendant was remanded to custody as the trial adjourned. Dr. Kennedy's father sobbed with emotion, urging the court to give him justice, while Mrs. Kennedy and friends await a resumption in a few days.
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Theodore Weed
Mrs. Kennedy
New Dorp
Staten Island
Kennedy trial deckhand identification dispute after verdict
Assistant District Attorney Osborne and defence counsel Mr Moore compare notes after the Kennedy trial. Moore recalls visiting South Ferry with Bottlestein to force a deckhand to identify who Kennedy said went over on the midnight boat, while Osborne says they spent a week with the deckhand who claimed to have seen Kennedy go over on the 2:10 boat.
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Kennedy
Osborne
Moore
Mr. Moore
South Ferry
Bottlestein
Mr. Osborne
No Light From Mr Philbin In Kennedy Case
Sea Bright New Jersey June 18 District Attorney Philbin of New York refused to say his next move in the Kennedy case due to jury disagreement. He indicated he would consult with his assistants especially Mr Osborne before stating action.
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Sea Bright
N. J
Philbin
New York
Kennedy
Osborne
History of Kennedy Murder Trial at the Grand Hotel
A review of Dr. Kennedy’s long legal battle over the 1898 Dolly Reynolds murder. Three trials ended in hung juries or acquittal, with a 1900 appeal granting a new trial, and a second trial ending similarly after weeks of testimony and cross examination. The case centers on a check found on Reynolds’s body and a contested Maxwell name.
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Kennedy
Dolly Reynolds
Grand Hotel
E. Maxwell
Justice Willams
Supreme Court
Sing Sing
Cantwell & Moore
Court of Appeals
Osborne
Maxwell
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