Upset Election Reflects Voter Fatigue with Graft
Yesterday's election produced a strong turnout as citizens voiced anger over corruption and mismanagement. Voters united to challenge established leaders amid calls for reform and accountability.
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08 Nov 1905
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Sedalia Evening Sentinel in Sedalia, Missouri
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1905
Page
1
McClellan Wins New York Mayor Race by Narrow Margin
Complete unofficial returns show McClellan elected mayor of New York by about 3,485 votes over Hearst and Ivans. Jerome claims a strong district hold and vows a recount. Hearst denounces fraud as officials prepare for challenges and potential legal action. Weaver wins Philadelphia by large margin. Ohio shifts Democratic with Pattison governor win indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Hearst
Ivans
Jerome
Big Tim Sullivans
Tammany
Murphy’s
Warernsburg Deputy Receives Letter From Former Robber
Deputy Sheriff James Conner in Warrensburg receives a letter from Tommy Ryan one of the post office robbers formerly jailed in Pettis County now serving ten months. Ryan defends Pettis officers and claims cruelty happened in Warrensburg jail and liquor was given there, not Sedalia. He urges Johnson County authorities to investigate whether abuse occurred or if he sought Cincinnati sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Johnson County
Cincinnati
Poe amendment defeated in Maryland election
Baltimore voters rejected the Poe constitutional amendment by at least twenty five thousand votes. The state ticket likely split. The defeat is a setback for Senator Gorman whose pet measure failed after a long, slow count as ballots lagged in city precincts and distant counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Gorman
Massachusetts Re Publican Guild Wins Governorship
Boston election results show Lieutenant Governor Curtis Guild Jr. elected governor by 29 435 votes over Democrat Charles W Bartlett with Eben Draper winning the lieutenant governor race by 3942 votes. Republicans secure seven of eight executive council seats and large majorities in both legislative chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Curtis Guild, Jr
Massachusetts
Charles W. Bartlett
Eben S. Draper
Hopedale
Henry M. Whitney
Brookline
Guild
Bartlett
Draper
Whitney
Executive Council
Schmitz Wins San Francisco Mayor Victory in Third Term
Eugene E. Schmitz, Union Labor, re-elected mayor by about 15,000 over John S. Partridge, joint Republican Democratic candidate. With 314 of 3279 precincts reporting Schmitz 42,202 to 28,108, and union labor likely sweeping most municipal tickets by 10,000 to 15,000. Voting machines used citywide. little ticket splitting. Liquor license raise likely defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Eugene E. Schmitz
Union Labor
John S. Partridge
Schmitz
Partridge
Union Labor Party
Eccentric Dresden Couple to Move to Se delia
D. T. Starkey aged 90 and his wife 81 will arrive in Se delia tomorrow to reside at 711 East Ninth Street. They are related to insurance writer C. M. Nelson and will live with him as they leave their eight mile farmland home after three years without leaving. Nelson pledges to make them content in their new residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Starkey
Dresden
Sedelia
Eest Ninth Street
Guilty Verdict in Killing of Playmate in Huntington
In Huntington West Virginia on November 8 Harry Bruce aged 12 was found guilty of murder for crushing with a stone the skull of 15 year old William Gibson during a quarrel over a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
William Gibson
Robbery Charge For Frank Kerns At Court
Frank Kerns appeared before Police Judge Truxel charged with robbery. S M Cussins, a Missouri Pacific painter, testified he was robbed of a watch and a purse containing a $20 gold certificate. The purse and money are missing. A hearing is set for next Saturday morning. W Barister was fined $5 for disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truxel
S. M. Cussins
Misouri Pacific
Kerns
Eads
Cussins
W. Barister
Plum Tree in Bloom in Early Season
William Brunswicker of 401 East Fourteenth Street reports a damson plum tree in full bloom in his yard, an unusual sight for this time of year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brunswicker
East Fourteenth Street
Box Supper Planned at Coffey Residence
A box supper will be held at Jerry Coffey's home in the Spring Fork neighborhood eight miles south of the city next Thursday evening to benefit the Spring Fork Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Coffey
Spring Tork
Spring Fork Catholic Church
Sedalia City Council Presses Street Railway Franchises
The Sedalia city council adjourned session discussed the street railway franchise, with Electric and Railway Company and Judge Broomall outlining planned improvements. City officials urged concrete proposals to replace declining trackage while suits against the companies would not be dismissed. The sewer district ordinance received readings as it moves to committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Street
Sedalia
John Cashman
Electric and Railway Company
Broomall
Change Date of Inauguration Considered in Washington
Washington officials report a national committee discussed shifting presidential inauguration from March 4 to a later date such as April 30 or the last Thursday in April. The group cites weather and safety concerns at open air ceremonies and notes past fatalities tied to inaugurations. Public sentiment favors a later date and Congress may act if urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Hoar
Washington
Death of W. T. Beal at 51. longtime railroad man
William T. Beal died at his High Street home Sunday after a brief illness. A former Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain conductor, he came from Sedalia two years ago and worked as a bartender at several saloons including the Kentucky. The popular “Billy” Beal leaves a wife, mother, three sons, and two daughters. Funeral services were held Monday at the First Baptist Church with interment in Woodland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucky
Billy Beal
R. L. Lemons
Woodland Cemetery
Alida
Ella
Beasley
St. Louis
Warcy Beal
Sedalia
John Beal
Folk and Hoch Triumph as Boss Rule Falls
Governor Folk hails yesterday’s election as an unprecedented people’s victory over bosses. He cites Philadelphia and Pennsylvania as rising for welfare over party gains, and notes Cincinnati and Cleveland opposing graft. He says New York’s Jerome win shows rule by the people in fact and in name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
New York
District No 20 Sewer District Created and Fund Plan
An ordinance creating District No 20 sewerage was unanimously passed. The new district will start at the M K and TT passenger depot and run east along the alley between Fourth and Fifth streets to Center street, with connections to an existing sewer at Center. Estimated cost about $2,000, to be funded by three annual special tax bills issued to the contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M K. and
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Center Street
Center
Pew
Virginia Methodist Conference Opens in Danville
The Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church South opened in Danville on November 8 and will run about ten days. It draws several hundred clerical and lay delegates with Bishop Charles B. Galloway presiding. Key issue includes election of lay delegates to the general assembly meeting in Birmingham, Alabama next May. Local Methodists prepared extensively to entertain visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Virginia
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Charles B. Galloway
General Assembly
Birmingham
Ala
Fine Sedalia display of pictures at Porter building
Sedalia High School hosts an art exhibition in the Porter building. The Horace K. Turner Art company of Boston furnishes photographs photogravures carbon and color prints of masterworks. Admission is 15 cents with proceeds funding school picture purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia High School
Porter Building
Horace K. Turner Art Company
Boston
Eagles Clear $900 From September Carnival
Jefferson City Aerie of Eagles reports a $900 net from a Parker Amusement Company carnival held in September under its auspices. Ed Staton chaired the executive committee and received congratulations in the Jefferson City Democrat for bringing the event and ensuring funds flowed to the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City Aerie of Eagles
Parker Amusement Company
Ed Staton
Aerie
Jefferson City
Discovery of DeSoto expedition record at Lake Itasca
A skin record dated August 9 1547 found on a Lake Itasca shoreline by farmer Chester Gray. It names the lake Lake DeSoto and is signed by Ferdinand Villena and Sancho Cueva of DeSoto's exploring party, now sent to the Smithsonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Ferdinand Villena
Sancho Cueva
DeSoto
Kemper Wentworth Game Prep Nearing Thanksgiving Showdown
Lexington Missouri reports W M A cadets and townspeople plan a special train to Sedalia for the Thanksgiving prep school championship game against Kemper Wentworth. After an 18–0 victory over a Lexington all star, the team next travels to Lawrence Kansas to face Haskell Indians second team, then to Topeka Kansas for a return with Topeka High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Southwest
Sedalia
Lawrence
Kes
Haskell Indians
Topeka
Kas
Fatal Rooming House Fire Claims One Life In Kansas City
A fire in a rooming house in Kansas City injures a man and a woman fatally with an unidentified farmer killed. Eighteen occupants escaped by jumping from the second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-Mettae Press Association
Kansas City
Departure of J Brogans From City Leaves Store Vacant
J Brogans who ran a fruit stand at Seventh and Ohio Streets and lived over the shop left the city last night. Neighbors say he did not tell anyone of his plans. The business was in operation last evening, but the building was empty this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Brogans
Seventh
Ohio Streets
Brogans
Supper Served Tonight by Church Brotherhood
The Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip of the First Christian church will serve supper tonight at the church from 5 to 9 o'clock. Volunteers will wait on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of
Andrew and
Philip
The
First Christian Church
Lawrence man found guilty of second degree murder
Albert Love was found guilty of second degree murder in Lawrence Kansas after a trial for the killing of Merle Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence, Kas
Albert Love
Merle Barnes
Hoch cites Roosevelt reform spirit in election swing
Governor Hoch says Roosevelt style reform is evident in Tuesday's returns. He notes Ohio’s result shows Cox leadership is not the modern Republican type and asserts Democrats benefited from opposition to Cox and his methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
Hoch
Roosevelt
Ohio
Cox
Jefferson Davis Monument Corner Stone Layed in Richmond
The Virginia division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy opened its annual convention in Richmond with a large attendance. The cornerstone for the Jefferson Davis monument at Cedar and Franklin Streets was laid during the event. The granite monument includes a 58 foot shaft, a 12 foot pedestal statue of Davis by Edward Valentine, and a thirteen Doric column colonnade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Cedar
Franklin Streets
Richardson
Jefferson Davis Monument Fund
Thomas McCulloch
E. G. Weed
E D. Taylor
United Confederate Veterans
Secesion States
Jefferson Davis
Edward ¥. Valentine
Noland & Baskerville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weaver
People’s
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Cial
Greater New
York
Ivins
Max Ihmsen
Municipal Ownership League
Law Committee
League
Simson
Mr. Hearst
Hoffman House
William R. Hearst
W. R. Hearst
New York City
Philadelphia
Reform Party
Berry
Columbus
Garber
Democratic State Committee
Pattison
Senator Dick
Republican State Committee
Herrick
Warrensburg
James Conner
Tommy
Ryan
Rob
Bers
Henny County
Pettis County
Maryland
Frisco
Huntington
W. Va
Harry
Frank Kerns Saic
Frank Kerns
Babcock
Alderman Sullivan
National Committee
Washington, D. C
United States
Ing
McFarland
Perion
W. T. Beal
Jefferson City Tribune
William T. Beal
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain Roads
Ken
Folk
Yes
Terday
Peo
Vania
Cleveland
Bos
Hie
Italy
Virginia Methodist Conference
Eagles
Lake DeSoto
Wentworth
Kemper
Richmond
Richmond, Va
Ginia State Division
United
Daughters of the Confederacy
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