Defeat of Tom Johnson in Cleveland and Honey in San Francisco Surprise
Cleveland reported Herman C. Baehr will be 44 next March after defeating Tom Johnson. In Boston Draper leads for governor with 8,000 plurality and Frothingham for lieutenant governor by 5,000 as Democrats gain in the legislature. Baltimore incomplete returns show Maryland suffrage amendment defeated by 12,000 to 14,000, with Dr. Joshua Hering reelected state comptroller and a Democratic legislature expected. New York returns place Gaynor mayor with 250,678 votes, leading Barnard and Hearst. Tammany Hall loses influence over public lands spending. Fusion candidates in Greater New York post round figures for comptroller, president board of aldermen, district attorney, and sheriff totals.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Joshua Hering
New York
Gaynor
Barnard
Hearst
Board of Estimate
Tammany Hall
Greater New York
Prendergast
Mitchell
Board of Aldermen
Whitman
Shea
Tom
Autonio Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Biles
Johnson
Tom Johnson
Gaynor Wins New York Mayor Race as Tammany Loses Holdings
Judge Gaynor of Brooklyn defeated Otto Barnard and Hearst in the mayoral vote, delivering a major blow to Tammany by taking five boroughs while remaining ticket candidates falter. Republicans and fusionists gain control of key offices and the board of estimates. Hearst finishes poorly as other GOP fusion nominees secure positions across the city.
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Judge
New York
Tammany
Eminent Jurist Elected Mayor of New York by Big Vote
Judge Gaynor, fifty eight, a lawyer by training, is chosen as New York City mayor after a sweeping victory. He campaigned as his own boss and has a past highlighted by reform efforts in Brooklyn and against ballot-box stuffing. He was on the bench during nomination and recently ordered removal of a rogues gallery portrait, an action that precipitated General Pingham’s removal as police chief.
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New York
Gaynor
Hugh McLaughlin
Brooklyn
John Y. McCane
Dow Island
Dif
Ferent
State House
LeRoy Ware
Fort
Wholesale murder feared in Manitoba family tragedy
Winnipeg dispatch reports a suspected mass killing with bodies found in a cellar. A badly clubbed son was discovered unconscious. Mrs. Thoburn, a two year old child, and Mrs. Thoburn's mother are missing. police seek the hired man in connection with the case.
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Winnipeg
Man
George
Thoburn
Peary Voted Gold Medal by National Geographic Society
Washington on November 3 1926 Peary was awarded the gold medal by the National Geographic Society after a unanimous vote by its board to accept a sub committee report confirming his claim of reaching the North Pole The report examined Pearys records and proofs and found them corroborative Also a trackless trolley line nearly a mile and a half long operated successfully in Vienna
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Washington
Peary
National Geographic Society
North Pole
Society Today
Pole
Vienna
Richard Croker Declines Involvement In New York Politics
Richard Croker, former Tammany leader, arrived on the Mauretania amid speculation he would influence the election. He denied any plan to meddle, urging everyone to vote the Democratic ticket, and said he would spend winter in Florida and perhaps travel to California.
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Richard Croker
New York
Mauretania
Croker
Florida
California
Car Jump Tragedy Injures Sixty Eight at Des Moines Track
Sixty eight people were injured and three probably fatally hurt when a crowd toppled a car onto the track at University Place in Des Moines. Authorities W. J. Robb from Oklahoma City and J. P. Johnson, D. B. Smith of Des Moines commented on the incident. The report notes a historical earthquake in Sicily in 1693 with sixty thousand lost.
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Des Moines
Iowa
University
W. J. Robb
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. P. Johnson
D. B. Smith
Taft Stages Busy Day in Birmingham Parade and Speech
President Taft started a strenuous schedule in Birmingham with breakfast at the Country Club. A noon parade of commercial, civic and fraternal organizations and schoolchildren followed as he rode and reviewed from the stand. At two he addressed the crowd at Capital Park.
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Birmingham
Ala
Taft
Country Club
Capital Park
Watson Urges Armed Resistance Against Federal Writ
In Atlanta on November 3 Thomas E Watson advocates state authorities resist a habeas corpus writ issued by federal courts. He claims the public hates the federal judiciary and warns of a coming clash, suggesting Taft and Roosevelt push to increase federal troops as socialism grows.
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Atlanta
Thomas E. Watson
Hart
Watson
America
Taft
Roosevelt
Cold Remedy Ad Promises Relief from Headaches
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine as a worldwide cold and grip cure. It claims to remove the cause of headaches and neuralgia and urges readers to seek the full name and signature E. W. GROVE with a 25 cent price.
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E. W. Grove
State Delivers Opening Arguments in Cleminson Case
Prosecution opens against Dr. Haldane Cleminson for murder of wife claiming chloroform death after alleged failed operation. Witness Dr. Hullhorst describes Cleminson’s conduct and wife’s death. defense argues lack of evidence and asserts suicide.
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Chicago
Ill
Haldane Cleminson
Cleminson
Hullhorst
Rittenhouse
Haines
Rush Medical College
Ralph Webster
Wesener
Joseph R. Burres
Michigan
Captain Kane
Sheffield Avenue
Tom Johnson Defeated in Cleveland Mayoral Race
A national figure, Tom Johnson, lost the Cleveland mayoral election days after revealing bankruptcy and heavy debts. Once a reformer, he faced reduced voter support and financial strain but remains a prominent political figure likely to rebound.
Madame Steinheil Trial Opens in Paris Murder Case
Paris November 3 The trial of Madame Adolphe Steinheil opened with charges she murdered her husband and mother in law Mme Japy. Prosecutors say the motive lay in her hatred of her mother in law and wish to marry another by ridding herself of her husband.
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Paris
Madame Adolphe Steinheil
Mme. Japy
German airship squadron conducts sham attack on Ehrenbreitstein
A German squadron of two dirigibles and a military airship left Cologne after midnight and flew along the Rhine to Colsben. It surprised the Colsben garrison and then swooped toward Fortress Ehrenbreitstein across the river in a staged attack.
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Cologne
Rhenish
Prussia
Ehrenbreitstein
Rhine
Colsben
Warriner Accused Of Large Shortage In Railroad Accounts
C L Warriner former treasurer for the Cincinnati offices of the Four railroad passenger department is accused of a large shortage believed to reach 100000 dollars. He made a statement at Grand Central in New York to Albert H Harris vice president and general counsel. Warriner admitted heavy gambling losses as a ruinous factor.
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New York
C. L. Warriner
Cincinnati
Warriner
Albert H. Harris
Big Four
New York Central Lines
Grand Central Station
Pellagra Cure Claim From London Doctor at Conference
Dr. F. M. Sandwith of London told the Pellagra Conference that early pellagra without mental symptoms can be treated by excluding maize from the diet. Dr. J. W. Babcock of Columbia read the paper in Columbia on November 3. He cautioned that brain involvement greatly reduces hope for recovery.
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Columbia
S. C
F. M. Sandwith
London
J. W. Babcock
Dubuque Woman Licensed to Wed Milwaukee Man
Agnes Wrobleski of Dubuque was licensed at Milwaukee yesterday to wed Oliver W. Hunt of Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Agnes Wrobleski
Dubuque
Milwaukee
Oliver W. Hunt
New York Clearing House Deposits Hit New Record
Deposits in clearing house banks reached 773,461,549 dollars, surpassing the January 3, 1906 record by 50,000,000. The rise reflects heavy November dividends and interest disbursements along with election day business.
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New York
Widow’s Matrimonial Agency Closes After Quick Union
A Cincinnati widow opened a matrimonial agency and married the first man who applied, then closed the business after the unusual union.
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Cincinnati
Ireland Can Now Discern The Dawn of Freedom
Thomas P. OConnor told a packed Irish American audience in Orchestra Hall that Ireland is near achieving home rule. He described a long history of defeats by English courts and landlords and praised the Irish American support pledged to aid the Celts in their struggle for liberty.
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Chicago
Ireland
Courts of Justice
England
Thomas P. O'Connor
Orchestra Hall
Insurance Company to Deposit Securities With State Auditor
Iowa discussions rise on a new bank deposit insurance company with plans to file Articles of Incorporation for auditor and attorney general approval. The firm will hold securities with the state auditor to guarantee bank deposits and use inspectors to monitor risk, aiming to offer insured deposits without guaranteeing weak banks.
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Des Moines
John L. Bleakley
Bank Deposit Insurance Company
Iowa
Oklahoma
New Bank Deposit Insurance Company
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Frothingham
William J. Gaynor
Supreme Court
Otto T. Barnard
Fusion
William R. Hearst
Board of Estimates and Apportionment
Board of Estimates
Charles S. Whitman
George Battle
John Shea
Sullivan
William A. Pendergast
Robert R. Moore
Borough of
Alfred E. Steers
John H. McCooey
Bronx
Rus C
Miller
A. H. Murphy
Richmond
George Cromwell
McCormack
Queens
Long Island City
Lawrence Gresser
Staten Island
McClellan
Father
Son
Explorer
Sicily
Hullborst
Mme. Steinheil
O’conner
Fpo
Connorn
Wall
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