Reno voters face decisive special election on gambling ban
Reno residents vote tomorrow on a city ordinance banning gambling with the Anti Gambling League campaigning for a large margin. The measure, if approved, would outlaw new gambling and punish violations by fines up to 8500 or imprisonment. Polls open all day with several wards assigning inspectors and clerks. mass meeting planned tonight with Judge Cheney, Ed Hooper, and Guy Shoup.
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South Side
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Sylvan Upson
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Edward Hull
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Congregational church
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Reno Anti-Gambling League
Anti-Gambling League
Wheelmen theater
Judge AFE Cheney
Ed Hooper
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Oldest New York Post Office Employee Dies at 101
Joseph John Button, aged 101, longtime New York post office worker famed as the oldest postal employee in the country, died at his Brooklyn home after a 55 year career. Born in 1822 in New York, Button spent decades serving the city’s mail service.
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NEW YORK
Joseph John Button
Brooklyn
Saloonkeeper’s Wife Suspected in Bakers Death at Polk Street
Mrs Rosie Alberta, 41 1 2 aged wife of a saloon keeper at 134 Polk Street Chicago, shot and killed baker Sito Pino yesterday. Alberta told police Frappampin attempted to mistreat her. business partner says the shooting grew from a long standing feud against him.
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CHICAGO
Rosie Alberta
Polk street
Sitopino
Alberta
Frappamping
busines
Frappam~ pinn
Alertas
Taft and Bryan to Be in New York on Monday
In New York on October 22 1912 a tentative schedule places William Howard Taft and William Jennings Bryan in Port Chester and New York City Monday. Taft and Hughes will appear at several East Side venues including The Farm piers Union Square and the Thalia theater with a parade along Fifth Avenue and a Madison Square Garden speech following Governor Hughes.
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Witel¢ark
Republican national
Chicago
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Charles P.Taft
Mr. Bryan
Port Chester
Ste Tiryan wall
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Parsons
Teprbucan
Tatrami Hughes
West street
Cunard Steamsh) company
Lafayette place
Union square
Treadway
Patt
Union League club
East Side
Thalia theater
Camp Hughes
Camp Toft
Fifth avenue
Jaadison Square Garden
Hughese
Chinaman No Longer Be Voter in New York
Wm A Hang a longtime New York voter and pensioner of Farragut loses his citizen status after court ruling canceling his papers. Despite voting here for thirty years and residing fifty years in the country, he faces disenfranchisement under new congress acts affecting Chinese eligibility.
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New York city
Farragut
Wm. A
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congress
United States
Heavy rains cause great damage across several states
Northwestern Missouri Oklahoma Kansas and Texas endure severe wet weather with record Caney river rise and railroad washouts. In Muskogee Oklahoma thousands shiver as rivers flood and bridges wash away. many trains stalled. Southern Kansas towns report widespread farm land inundation and evacuations. Tulsa records four foot Arkansas River rise. city waterworks men build dykes as storms continue.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma city
Mark Worth
Texas
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eatleyville
Neodesha
Independence
Coffeyville
Cffeyville
TULSA
Okla
Arkansas
Taft Tour Aims For Indiana Victory Rally Circuit
Taft plans a full circuit through Indianapolis and neighboring cities including Lafayette Marion Munich and Anderson with extended speeches and brief talks at a dozen smaller venues. Crowds gathered at Brassil for a large 7 o'clock rally as he urged Indiana voters to back Republicans on November 3.
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CRAWFORDSVILLE
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Taft
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Marion
Munich
Anderson
Brassil
Indiana
Hunters Return to Reno After Northern California Trip
Sam Armanko and George Sauer with W S Ferguson and Gus Koppe have been hunting in Northern California for a week. They expect to return to Reno in Koppe’s car unless a breakdown delays them, as occurred on a previous tour to the northern country.
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Sam Armanko
George Sauer
W. S. Ferguson
Gus Koppe
California
Reno
Koppe
tomonsabe
Murderer Serves Term Released from Missouri Penitentiary
Jefferson City October report states Dr. Goddard, convicted of killing Frederick Jackson in Kansas City in 1897, freed on commutation after three trials and good behavior. Mrs Jackson and her four daughters aided his bid for clemency. Jackson, a laundryman from Illinois, left a substantial estate. Also noted Count Zeppelin’s reconstructed balloon ascent over Priedgrichshaven with the airship passing overhead at 2 pm.
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JEFFERSON CITY
Jefferson
Goddard
Frederick Jackson
Kansas City
state penitentiary
Jackson
PRIEDGRICHSHAVEN
Count Zeppelin
Pedestrian Struck by Lightning While Walking Across Nation
Lawrence Kansas reports Peter Marsain of Hartford New Jersey aged 18 was killed by lightning on a farm eight miles north of town yesterday April 8. Marsain and relatives had left New York aiming to walk to San Francisco for which they expected $250.
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Peter Marsain
Hartford
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Marsain
New York
San Francisco
Marscin
Civil Service Men Punished for Political Activity
Civil Service Commission announced penalties for political activity. H Pordhein deputy electoral internal revenue at Orangeburg South Carolina was reprimanded and suspended fifteen days for participating in the Republican state convention at Columbia. Robert A Beewart temporary collector county chairman of the executive committee of Cherens don county discharged. Vieree an employee of the Mare Island navy yard who announced candidacy as supervisor in the first district discharged. Clyde Knock letter carrier at Independence resigned to avoid dismissal.
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civil service Commission
H. Pordhein
Orangeburg
S.C
Columbine
Robert A Beewart
Chirensdon county, & C
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Vieree
Marr Island navy yard
Clyde Knock
Independence
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Democrats Rally in Reno Amid Oratory and Alleged Graft Claims
A wobbling stream of speeches at the Reno gathering featured Theodore and Bryan era figures while captions and verbal jabs touched on a forged Lincoln statement. The crowd heard spirited address from speakers including Belle and Cochran, with an undercurrent of controversy over quotes and promises from political figures.
Little Girls Are Bold Bad Robbers in Beverly
Two sisters aged 12 and 6 in Beverly are accused by police of a three month spree of robberies. Names withheld. Police say play house loot and dolls trunks at the sisters’ home yielded jewelry worth thousands of dollars. The children earned pocket money by selling soap and were used to visit houses to steal jewelry.
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BEVERLY
Mass
Lieut Jepson Dead Longtime King's Messenger
Lieutenant Arthur J. M. Jepson, king's messenger since 1901 and queen's messenger since 1895, died today in London. He led a detachment in Emin Pasha relief under Henry M. Stanley in 1887-80 and married Miss Anna Head of San Francisco in 1904.
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LONNDON
Arthur J. M. Jepson
Jepson
Henry M. Stanley
Anna Head
Addison E. Head
San Francisco
Taft or Bryan Ad Emphasizes Daily Best Clothing
An overbearing slogan touts consistent quality from Taft and Bryan era advertising. The line equates political sides with a shop’s dependable apparel, claiming the clothing remains the same every day.
Baker and Baker Goodness Promoted In Ad Push
Baker and Baker markets emphasize quality and reliability in a bold promotional push. The campaign highlights trusted branding and a call for consumer confidence as the company positions its products for broad appeal across markets.
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