No Choice For Senator In Tight Local Ballot
The tally shows no candidate winning a majority. Mr Stephenson received sixty five votes, two short of a majority of the combined strength of two Braculs.
27 Jan 1909
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1909
Page
1
The tally shows no candidate winning a majority. Mr Stephenson received sixty five votes, two short of a majority of the combined strength of two Braculs.
United States Senator Isaac Stephenson failed of reelection on the joint ballot with 65 votes, two shy of a majority. Neal Brown led Democratic strength with 20 votes as the separate houses adjourned after the first ballot. The Blaine resolution to probe the primary campaign was effectively killed in the assembly after a failed suspension vote.
Nashville reports the second sensational development in the Col. Dun can B. Cooper murder case. Robin Cooper and John Sharpe face murder charges tied to BE. W. Carmack. Thomas Cartwright is jailed on perjury charges after testimony that accused defendants should be acquitted. Judge Hart considers the case as new evidence emerges.
The Wisconsin senate debated a ballot for United States senator as James Lehr Page and others sparred over nominations. Barker voted blank while vowing support for Isaac Stephenson once charges cleared. Present votes totaled 116 with Stephenson leading. Edmonds pledged to respond to Blaine after the senatorial matter.
A Jan 27 dispatch from Kenmar North Dakota reports Portal on the U S border ablaze with no fire protection. The Minneapolis department store fire caused 60,400 in losses and spread to Rogers lumber yard, now a total loss. The Boo railway round house is threatened. No deaths reported.
President Gomez issued a decree on January 22 voiding the cigaret monopoly in Venezuela and allowing all to import tobacco and prepare their own products. He stated that Venezuelan merchants and producers were now free to engage in tobacco manufacture and import activities.
In a joint session on January 2, Illinois lawmakers held the seventeenth through nineteenth ballots for U S senator without a choice. Representative Hull declared he fulfilled caucus obligations by voting for Hoyking for eighteen ballots, then switched to Foss as the deadlock deepened. The scene drew cheers and a growing belief that Hopkins cannot be elected soon, with Hull and others shifting between Hopkins and anti-Hopking camps as stalemate endures.
A dramatic cable from Puerto Cortez Honduras reports that a Mexican citizen was shot by police responding to a bread debt dispute. The Mexican consul seeks an apology from Honduran officials as the Mexican government considers sending a boat to Puerto Cortez to press the claim.
Lisbon dispatch reports the Spanish steamer Trinidad rammed and sank an unknown Belgian vessel off Cape Roca. Eight crew members perished in the disaster.
A shattered OCR fragment reports a quake at Tiflis and a related event or meal with unclear context. The readable text hints at a disturbance or incident but provides no complete details or formal outcome.
Moses Shire attorney for Patrick J F Kieran former president of the Fidelity Funding Company arrived from Buffalo as he denounced the Pittsburg warrant against Kieran as moot after bonds were posted. He termed the arrest in New York an outrages act by police and said there was no basis for the arrest.
Testimony before Special Examiner Sylvester G Williams in Pittsburgh shows no competition between Union Pacific and Southern Pacific lines, with witnesses from the Union and Southern systems stating both share the same agents and solicit freight jointly. Early witnesses include Thomas Johnston of WH Hoelnz, L G Hebler of Carnegie Steel, and William J Gegert of the San Pedro road, all describing traffic rivalry and agent neutrality.
Fittsburg reports five men dead after a gas explosion and ensuing fire at the United Coal company's Merchants mine in Boswell, Cambria County. One man is seriously injured and several others slightly hurt. Early reports misjudged the death toll.
A mine incident left superintendent George Morris dead after burns and being removed from the shaft, with assistant superintendent badly burned, day foreman John Cole killed by fire and one worker drowned. Rescuers including Willam Hay of Jen nev aided the effort. Mine Inspector Lowther, present with assistants, announced no more bodies remained in the mine.
A head on collision between a special coal train and a freight near an eight shaped curve at Jackson Street left engineer Hod Warner ground to pieces and Blaney of Fond du Lac badly injured. Fireman Lied and jumper Bown survived as the wrecked engines and cars were hurled from the rails. The coal train was en route from Fond du Lac to Abbotsford for water. The accident occurred shortly before three this afternoon.
Nashville July 2 7 Malcolm R Patterson sworn in for a second term as Tennessee governor delivers an inaugural address. He rebuts attacks over the Carmack killing, denies corruption, defends his innocence and vows to seek legal action if charges persist while asserting commitment to duty and public trust.
Uty Avyited Prera in New York on January 27 reports the examination of witnesses in the York World case. The proceeding questions whether the case will be taken up next in federal matters or turned over to the district attorney for prosecution under state law. The district attorney declined to state if a grand jury will be convened, though he has been in conference with the U.S. attorney and district attorney for several days.
In Washington on January 27 the House received a speech by Representative Rainey about the Panama Canal. Representative Weeks of Massachusetts rebutted Rainey’s claim regarding government purchases of the steamers Bhawmut and Tremont for use by the interstate commissions, arguing the speech should be dismissed as fanciful if other points were as faulty. He denied secrecy in the transaction and defended Senator Lodge against insinuations of dishonesty.
Washington January 27 The House adopted by near unanimity a committee report recommending expunging Representative Willett of New Yorks speech criticizing the president from the Congressional Record The committee cites that the remarks exceed debate limits and undermine orderly proceedings Wilmington assistant notes Willett argues his speech was within rights and warns against dangerous precedent
A council meeting discussed a petition from the board and department to authorize buying vacant property at the corner of Marcant List Secor formerly occupied Crescent gate age for Grane school and line improvements. The aim is to extend the building to house FasciLities and a gym.
Fond du Lac Wisconsin January meeting of the Bond du Lac County Bar Association was called for Saturday evening to discuss presenting a memorial to the Legislature seeking a material cork and to consider a proposed change in the Eighteenth judicial circuit, which appears imminent.
A fragmented weather notice reports a forecast for Wisconsin and fall night cooling, with notes on cooler conditions in the east portion and local observations on temperature and remarks. The text is garbled but centers on weather forecasting and temperature remarks.
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