Chicago Vote Expands City Council With Party Gains
In Chicago elections both Republicans and Democrats added aldermen. The council will hold thirty nine seats for independents lost two. In Ward One the "Bathhouse John" candidate won by 2605 over Frank. College athletes were used as watchers at the Tenderloin District polls to curb fraud.
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Chicago
John Coughlin
Coughlin
David L. Frank
Frank
Tenderloin
Municipal Voters’ League
John B. Webb
University of Chicago
Gibbons Flannagan
Anther Maroon
Jimmie” Sheldon
O. BE. Atwood
Marcus Bedall
E. E. Perkins
Fred Speik
Kellogg Speed
Midway
Northwestern University
Dell Brothers
College Watchers
Northwestern University Law School
Morgan Park Academy
Lakeview
Holge Park
Jefferson
Lake
Hyde Park
Municipal Ownership Wins as City Abolishes Town Government
Milwaukee election results show City Council split with 39 Republicans, 30 Democrats, 1 independent. Voters approve abolishing town governments and favor municipal ownership of streetcars and utilities. Balloting was light, under 1,000 in many wards, with notable First ward contest involving John Coughlin.
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CITY
Democrats Take First Supervisors Seat in Bloomington in 20 Years
In Bloomington Township the Democratic party elected two candidates for supervisors marking the first Democratic win there in twenty years. Republicans carried the other listed offices in the township race.
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Bloomington, Ill
Bloomington Township
Supervisors
Republicans Elect Entire Township Ticket and Four Aldermen
In Rock Island April elections the Republican party swept the township ticket and won three alderman seats while Democrats secured four aldermen. The new city council will comprise eleven Republicans and four Democrats.
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Rock Island
Nebraska town elections held with Omaha excluded
Omaha April 1 reports show Nebraska towns holding city elections with local issues dominating. National politics entered campaigns only slightly, reflecting broad turnout and varied results across the state.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Leon
Heense
James
Inel
Municipal vote outcomes across towns with temperance split
The article surveys election results in several Nebraska towns with temperance outcomes. Tobias Elm Creek David City Ainsley Indianola voted for license, while Fullerton Elgin Rising City Franklin Shelton Pender Stella voted for temperance. Columbus elected 8. In Lincoln the Republican ticket won nearly all seats, Meenie approved. South Omaha backed Republicans. Frank Koutsky elected mayor. Milwaukee mayor David Rose won by a large plurality and Democrats likely control city council. Circuit judge Warren D. Tarrant elected.
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License
Tobias
Elm Creek
David City
Ainsley
Indianola
Fullerton
Elgin
Rising City
Franklin
Shelton
Pender
Stella
Columbus
B. Dickinson
Lincoln
Meenie
South Omaha
Frank Koutsky
Cane
Milwaukee
Wis
Davids. Rose
Charles H. Anson
Rose
William H. Gaebner
Peter Pawinski
Carl Rings
Warren D. Tarrant
Lyman G. Wheeler
Elity
Wisconsin
Governess in Moscow Attempt on Police Prefect Foiled
In St Petersburg reports a governess named Allart drew a revolver on Moscow police prefect M. Trepoff and fired, but the weapon misfired. She was captured after a panic and is believed linked to student troubles. Other items note a lieutenant killed by Paptate Sofronoff and student revolutionary leaflets in St Petersburg.
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Petersburg
Moscow
M. Trepoff
Allart
Mirgorod
Keiff
Paptate Sofronoff
Lieutenant Grodski
Hanna Leans to Help Rathbone From Havana Transcript
Senator Hanna will send a lawyer to Havana to obtain a transcript of Rathbone’s trial testimony and analyze it with a translator. He says he believes Rathbone is not guilty and will pursue any reasonable steps to aid him, while not waiving his own views on Neely’s case. The pardon of Edward P. Thompson in Havana was issued March 15 and signed by the military governor.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Hanna
Estes G. Rathbone
C. F. W. Neely
Neely
Havana
Rathbone
Edgar P. Thompson
Thompson
Edward P. Thompson
Indianapolis
White House
War Department
United States
Cuba
Reeves
Export Tariffs Shadowed Testimony Before Interstate Commission
In Chicago today traffic managers and general freight agents from several railroads were questioned on knowledge and publication of export tariffs from the Missouri river to the Atlantic seaboard. Only three commissioners were present. Officials described rate changes as fluctuating with ocean rates, while Prouty urged uniform publication. Evidence showed Rock Island filed a lower 42 1/2 cent rate to New York, others claimed 49 cents. Commissioners plan to investigate further in Louisville on switching charges.
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Chicago
Interstate-commerce Commission
Rock Island
Santa Fe
St. Paul
Alton
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Great Western
Missouri River
Atlantic Seaboard
Yeomans
Prouty
Fifer
Knapp
Clements
Seaboard
New York
Gores
Kansas City
Louisville
Brooklyn's Comedy Who's Sheriff in City of Churches
In the Brook lyn stage comedy Who's Sheriff a prisoner escapes custody after jailer John Wilson disputes Sheriff Guden's authority. Sheriff Guden is later arrested for contempt of court by Judge Maddox authorities and the guard at Raymond street jail refuses access as the scene ends with uncertain exit.
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W York
Brooklyn
Guden
John Wilson
Colonel Dike
Maddox
Supreme Court
Raymond Street
Ime
Supreme Court Fixes Rathbone Bail at 100000 Cash
Havana April 1 The Supreme Court set the bail of Estes G Rathbone at $100 000 cash The court ruled that until sentence Rathbone was entitled to bail under the nostal code.
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Supreme Court of Cuba
Havana
Supreme Court
Estes G. Rathbone
Rathbone
Sixteen Killed in Dayton Mine Disaster
CHATTANOOGA Tenn April 1 The total death toll from the Nelson mine explosion at Dayton Tenn will reach sixteen with thirteen bodies recovered and three more believed inside the mine The mine is on fire hindering rescue efforts and a coronial inquiry will be demanded by miners representatives to fix responsibility for the disaster.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Nelson
Dayton
Escape of Prisoners From Fort Sheridan
Three prisoners under guard at Fort Sheridan escaped under exciting circumstances. One man was shot at by a crack marksman just returned from the Philippines and is thought badly wounded. A second boarded a passing freight train toward Chicago and was not missed for fifteen minutes. The third fled with his life due to a misfired Winchester. M. S. Widden of Kentucky, sentenced to nine months in the guardhouse for desertion, is believed to be the wounded man.
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Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Philippines
Nfe
Widden
Reform Parties Rally for Third Party Unity in Louisville
Delegates from Populists Socialists union labor and reform groups converge on Louisville to form a united third party. Key aims include initiative referendums public ownership of utilities and government issued money. Parker of the Populists opens proceedings with Ritchie as temporary chair as a two day convention lays groundwork for a platform and name.
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Louisville
Allied Party
Liederkranz
J. A. Parker
National Committee
Ohio
Public Ownership Party
St. Louis
Liberal Party
United Christian Party
Republicans
Democrats
United States
Department of Labor and Equitable Arbitration
Parker
Frank E. Ritchie
Reform Press
Fifth-avenue Hotel
Friends of the Majority Rule
Winnetka
Waverly Hotel
Willard Hotel
Jo A. Parker
Revenge of a Black Butler in Philadelphia Tragedy
Philadelphia April 1 action unfolds as William H Lane a 25 year old colored butler shoots and kills Mrs Ella Furbush and her daughter Madeline and mortally wounds Eloise in their North Fifteenth Street home. Lane fled to Camden where detectives captured him before boarding a train to Bridgeton. He confessed and was brought back to face larceny charges. The crime stemmed from fear of arrest for theft after stealing 70 dollars and two watches. Lane had served as a butler since Christmas and had resisted police after the initial crimes. Eloise survived and identified Lane’s role. The case drew sharp attention as a cold blooded murder in the city.
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Philadelphia
William H. Lane
Ella J. Furbush
Madeline
Eloise
North Fifteenth Street
Lane
Camden
N. J
Bridgeton
Agnes
Celal
William
Pennsylvania Rall
Lane Captured After Killing Sister and Mother in Jersey
William Lane, identified by Eloise at a Camden hospital, confessed to killing Eloise's mother and sister and attempting to kill Eloise. Lane, a Bridgeton native with prior jail time, fled to New Jersey, bought new clothes, and was sent to City Hall before transfer, while Coroner Dugan seeks inquest attendance for Charles A. Furbush.
Rome mob lynches Walter Allen after assault claim
In Rome Georgia on April 1 a mob of about four thousand attacked the jail, broke in, and hanged Walter Allen a Black man accused of attempting to assault fifteen year old Blossom Adamson. He died near an electric light pole after bullets were fired into him. Miss Adamson was lured by Allen to a vacant dressmaker’s, fled, and alerted a nearby porch. Allen was captured, jailed, and later mobbed. he denied guilt as masked assailants watched. Miss Adamson’s prominent Rome family background noted.
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Rome
Walter Allen
Blossom Adamson
Allen
Miss Adamson
Prison Warden and Deputy Face Cruelty Charges
Dr Brose Horne, Indiana State Prison physician, filed formal charges against Warden James Reid and Deputy Warden M M Barnard accusing extreme cruelty toward inmates and a conspiracy to oust him. He cited about a dozen brutal punishments, alleges malice toward convicts, and notes governor Durbin advised filing.
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Indianapolis Journal
Michigan City
Ind
James JD. Reid
M. M. Barnard
Indiana State Prison
Brose
Horne
Durbin
Reid
Board of Control
Dr. Horne
BE. H. Nebeker
Journal
Bluffton
Wells County
Seven Proposals From Indy and Columbus Bring Varying Bids
Indianapolis firm and Columbus firm submit proposals amid competition with bids ranging in value and scope. The uneven offers reflect differing approaches rather than a uniform price level. Details on project type and decision timelines remain under review by the commissioning body.
Indiana limestone favored for federal building bids
Washington April 1 Representative Overstreet and Indiana senators push for Indiana limestone for the new federal building. Bids show limestone within budget while Pierce granite bids exceed funds. Architects Rankin Kellogg favor limestone but align with public wishes. Board of Awards to evaluate bids, with final Treasury approval likely after hearings by Indiana delegation.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Indiana
Federal
Overstreet
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Bate
Pierce
Rankin & Kellogg
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Board of Awards
J. Knox Taylor
C. E. Kemper
J. P. Low
John Pierce
New York City
Treasury
William P. Jungclaus
Board of Awards
Chicago Federal Building
New York Federal
Qrm
PF Taue My
William Uaweioe
Tarbia
Gaae
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E. G. Rathbone
Don
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Willam
Jaiie
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Chas. A. Furbush
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