Fourth Term Looms as Harrison Loses Ground in City Race
Chicago reports early returns hint at Stewart victory over Harrison with Harrison’s lead narrowing. final tallies show Harrison 116,323 and Stewart ahead by about 648. Lorimer and other candidates’ totals noted while Springfield and Kankakee races reveal strong anti-Yates sentiment and a sweeping Citizens party shift.
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Stewart
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Azo
Mevisen
Lorimer
Ife
Varty
Hine
Clairman
Yew
Cruise
Srerkson
Haines
Centre
Ciitin Rng
Mutiny in Portuguese barracks shocks Oporto troops
Lisbon April 3 One hundred fifty men of the 18th infantry at Oporto mutinied over fears of being sent to Portuguese colonies in Africa. The soldiers seized the barracks and threaten to shoot officers if approached by later contingents. In other news, township tickets in Khan township and Quincy Iowa show majorities, while Joliet Illinois reports a Republican victory with no opposition.
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Oporto
Africa
Khan Township
G. Danssen
John H. Hatt
John Hredbeck
William TH. Allen
William Conrad
Quincy
Joliet. His
Siebecker Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat in Quiet Election
Milwaukee April 8 Judge Robert G Siebecker Madison Ninth circuit elected to Wisconsin supreme bench succeeding the late C V Bardeen by about four fifths of the vote. Other circuits reelect judges, constitutional amendment to seven justices carries, and local results show varied mayoral and partisan outcomes across Oshkosh LaCrosse Fox Lake Waukesha Marinette Neenah Amherst Berlin Portage Beaver Dam Take Mills Glenwood Stoughton Sparta Deerfield Richland Center Sturgeon Bay Proadhead Viroqua vote on licenses.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Robert G. Siebecker
Madison
Ninth Circuit
Wisconsin Supreme Bench
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Jude Siebecker
Silverthorn
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John Goolland
Appleton
Jamies O'Neill
C. 'T. Williams
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Muiva
LaCrosse
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Marinette
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Stoughton
Sparta
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Richland Center
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Proadhead
Viroqua
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Family of Three Burned to Death in Fire Tragedy
A house blaze in Philadelphia on April Som-As the result of overturning an old stove killed Mrs. Yet-In Hrewnstein, 30, and her two children. Two other family members were fatally burned, authorities say.
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Yet
Hrewnstein
Party Lines Were Not Drawn In City Elections
In Nebraska municipal elections, most towns avoided strict party splits with liquor as the key issue. Republicans won in many locales. Democratic majorities appeared in several, while Prohibitionists carried several towns voting for no license. Fremont kept most Republicans except two posts, Blair supported Democrats, and numerous small towns will have high license for two years. Norfolk elected its entire Republican slate.
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Yates
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C.F. Mortimer
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Gales
Elt
Iberal
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Shunway
Views
Roy Hopcraft
Nelsott
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Stephens’ de Leat
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Enlector
Lewis Moore
Omaha
Nebraska
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Elmwood
Ne Nigh
Tekamall
Fullerton
Ainsworth
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Friend
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Norfolk
Elk Creek
Stanton
Lawrence
York
Osceola
Stromsburg
Alma
Nelson
Ainstey
Cozad
Craig
Norfplix
Steamer Allegheny Sunk In Harbor Collision
News of a fogbound harbor collision reports the steamer Allegheny sinking after collision with an unknown vessel. Crew and 34 passengers rescued by a tugboat. Messages mention volcanic eruptions near El Tierma in Colombia and a village Teijo destroyed with many deaths.
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Firma
Colombia
Teiijo
Roosevelt at Yellowstone Park trip opens in North Dakota reports
Roosevelt arrival at Livingston Montana marks start of a 16 day park visit with a train journey through North Dakota towns including Bismarck Medora and Fargo. He meets Indian chiefs and governors, receives peace pipe comments of friendship, and discusses the Philippines tariffs and prosperity amid mixed reception.
President's Missouri Capitol Visit Lauded by Delegation
The president and party arrived amid lavish decor to the state capitol in Bismarck where three portraits flanked the reception in Governor White's office. He spoke briefly from the capitol balcony, addressing a crowd of several thousand from the Missouri slope. The president said, I am an old settler of this state, I lived here twenty years ago.
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Custer
Medora
Sid
Billings County
Mevora
San Juan
Capitol
White
Missouri Slope
Wearied of illness she hangs herself in Indiana notice
Anderson April S-Mixs Hall aged years dies by self harm at home of Charles Bagot in Migs Hall case. She slept beside niece and housekeeper Mr Crouse. Body found dangling from door after rope looped over hinge. Earlier months show long illness and despondence amid local household.
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Hart
Stmtford
Bakhurst
Monument to Illinois Troops Urges $250,000 Erection
Springfield April 6 A message to the assembly urged passage of a measure to appropriation $250,000 for monuments marking positions occupied by Illinois troops during the war. The plan aims to honor the units and their service with lasting memorials.
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Gov. Yates
Shiloh Fields
Springfield
Prospects for Brief Peace Talk Favored by Leaders
Vienna reports hopeful signs from envoys of two powers after a constructive conference with Miranian leaders. They pledge to seek temporary peace, with all parties agreeing to efforts for a lull in hostilities for the near term.
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Adviers
Alt Rovitea
President Roosevelt Praises West In Barbecue Farewell
The president paid tribute to veterans of the Philippine War and spoke on personal responsibility. He noted two ways to know a man, by working or fighting with him, and praised western friends before a quick farewell at the station. He shared a large beef and rye sandwich and thanked the Western party for their hospitality.
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Ioosevdi
Debts Threaten Pennell Estate Rumor Of Misconduct Rises
Buffalo April 8 Wallace Thayer, friend and adviser to Arthur R Pennell, recounts a dramatic claim by J Frederick Pennell. He alleges debts owed by the Pennell estate could consume all life insurance and that J Frederick demanded the $25,000 policy be paid to him personally. Thayer calls the demand impertinent and inconsistent with trust duties.
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A. St. Pennell
Arthur
A. R. Pennell
Coatsworth claims he knew Pennell swindled others
District Attorney Coatsworth said he had knowledge of Arthur R. K. Pennell's alleged swindling, including pressuring Pennell’s wife's family in Wayne to divest funds, and fake mortgages kept up by interest payments. He noted Pennell’s private affairs and stated the Pennell inquest aims to illuminate Burdick’s murder, not Pennell’s death. He will pursue every evidentiary lead.
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Coatsworth
Arthur RK
Wayne
Traths
Fennell
Burdick
Ba Burdick
Arthur St. Pennell
E. L. Burdick
Old World Strikes Grow Serious Across Cities
April reports from Rome Amsterdam The Hague and Berlin describe rioting and labor unrest. In Rome troops dispersed crowds wounding about a dozen. Amsterdam sees a general strike and mobilization of ten thousand. government orders martial law and enlistments. In St Petersburg near Nishul Novgorod twenty killed and 190 injured in disturbances.
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Vittorian Emanuel
Saul
Amsterdam
Amsterdau
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Nishul
Novgorod
Edward's Farewell to Don Carlos
Lisbon Apetl. Edward hosts a luncheon on the royal yacht Goard before King Carlos departs. King Carlos boards to bid farewell as Britain’s king offers health. They affirm enduring friendship and shared honor in colonial eras. The royal yacht departs with Minerva and Venne saluting as Portuguese cruisers escort out to sea.
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Venne
Altar
Horrible death in a feed mill in Ridville Port Ransom
Arthur Anderton, a 17 year old nephew of Hon L P Anderson, met instantaneous death at a Ridville feed mill when a door jammed and he crawled through a wall opening to access the engine. He was caught by the drive belt and thrown onto the flywheel, tearing his body.
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Ridville
Port Ransom
L. P
Government gains in Santo Domingo near San Hentingo
A government messenger from Santo Domingo reports 3,000 government troops at the gates of San Hentingo City. He says they have seized Sun Chew suburb and captured three revolutionary generals including Petiew Tetin, the principal leader.
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Santo Domingo
San Hentingo City
Sun Chew
Petiew Tetin
New Yacht Shamrock Again Shows Superiority
Weymouth April In a stern wind race Shamrock I demonstrated her superiority over Shamrock X today in a leeward one mile trial. The challenger defeated the boat by three minutes and seconds. Only in sailing with the wind did the other boat keep pace with the winner.
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Weymouth
Oad Agi
Boy in Kalauaxoo Clashed With Police Over Theft
Lister Hoyt, a young girl of Kalauaxoo Michigan, reports being robbed by an adolescent boy who struck James Langdon and fled with a pocketbook containing two dollars. Police chief Ubo Doyles led the chase, while Hoyt describes multiple prior chasing incidents by the suspect over ten days.
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Kalauaxoo
Mich
April
Lister Hoyt
James Langdon
Ubo
Doyles
Boyt
Cyclone Toll in Alabama and Massachusetts Reported
Early morning reports from Birmingham indicate a cyclone battered Buncevilly Massachusetts on the night of April 2. Wires were down and details incomplete but trains from Decath carried survivors and bodies. At least 13 dead with many injured and entire families said to be lost. Henry McCoy and seven relatives among the dead.
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Menero
Ailce Hutin
Buncevilly
Decath
Dimstar
Bode Fee
Henry McCoy
Whso
John Griffin
Som
Moline Woman Seeks Divorce From Husband
A Moline woman petitions for absolute divorce citing drunkenness and cruelty by her husband. She alleges physical abuse confinement, a gun threat, and possession of six children. She seeks attorney fees, maintenance, child custody, and a divorce decree. The case appears before Circuit Court with other matters to be addressed.
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Dlessle Wensire
Moline
Treen der Uttarbeys
Seurte
Shulge Hiram Bigelow
Galva
Chicago Drug House Confesses Insolvency
Chicago wholesale druggists Owen de Co confessed insolvency reporting liabilities around 500 000 dollars and assets near 2 100 000 dollars as of April. Local authorities and creditors await further proceedings in the case of the Chicago drug house.
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Chicago
Owen de Co
King Celebrates 85th Birthday in Copentingen
Local notices record an 85th birthday celebration for a resident associated with Copentingen with scattered references to surrounding towns and river traffic. The report mentions river forecasts, steamer movements, and upcoming trips along the Mississippi between Davenport and Dubuque, with the A Whitney line and Diamond Joliner Sidney noted in transit.
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