Ohio municipal vote shows light turnout and Republican gains
Ohio cities report low turnout amid cool weather. In Cincinnati Probate Judge Howard Ferris (Rep) defeated Democrat W H Jackson by over 16,000. Dayton elected Democrat C A Snyder as mayor. Springfield and Toledo successes for Republicans. Columbus, Youngstown and others mixed. statewide, Republicans win more offices, Democrats hold key councils.
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Ohio
W. H. Jackson
Howard Ferris
Judge
Ferris
Jackson
Springfield
L. M. Parris
W. F. Bauer
Board of Water Works Trustees
Clarence E. Plant
Edward L. Schaefer
Robert Lantz
Poole
Dayton
C. A. Snyder
John R. Flatron
Youngstown
Frank L. Brown
Bates M. Campbell
Conway
Jerry Woolley
Patrick Wy-att
Educa
Findlay
Metcalf
George
Wellston Jones
Repubican
Willis
Fostoria
Bucyrus
Ashtabula
John F. McMillan
Union Labor
Union Labor Party
Congression
Hamilton
Sandusky
Mansfield
Xenia
Wooster
Steubenville
Middletown
Tiffin
Kenton
Chillicothe
East Palestine
Shel
Kent
Wapakoneta
Columbus Grove
Zanesville
Hillsboro
Wilmington
Warren
Salem
Lebanon
Greenfield
Portsmouth
Lranton
London
Council
Board of Education
Newark
Marietta
Washington Courthouse
Celina
von Wert
Millersburg
Urbana
Weat Union
O Or
Cleveland Democrats win key city offices and annexation
In Cleveland Ohio on April 7 Democrats captured school director Starr Cadwallader and city treasurer B D Coffinberry defeating Republicans by narrow margins. Six new council members were elected J L Reilly to the justice bench. Glenville voted to annex to the city, population about 6000. Cadwallader succeeds Thomas Pell. Coffinberry had been appointed earlier. CONTINUED ON PAGE COL 3.5.
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Uus City
Starr Cadwallader
H. Q Sargent
B. D. Coffinberry
W. F. Hoppensack
Hite
J. L. Reilly
Glenville
Cadwallader
Thomas H. Pell
Sargent
Tomas H. Bell
Coffinberry
Five Dead in Tuscumbia Negro Manhunt and Fire
A white lawman and four others are killed as Will Reynolds, a Black suspect, resists arrest in Tuscumbia Alabama. He is shot and burned in his cabin after a prolonged siege as militiamen converge, with reinforcements and a still-developing aftermath including a separate Florence dispatch about a violent incident with a Black man.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Will Reynolds
Reynolds
Charles Gassaway
Bob Wallace
Hugh Jones
P. A. Prout
Jesse Davis
William Gassoway
James Payne
Robert Patterson
James Finney
Sheriff Gassoway
Jelks
Wheeler
Florence
Simon Simpson
Simpson
Walker
Patrick Sentenced to Die in Sing Sing May Fifth
Albert T. Patrick, convicted of murdering William Marsh Rice, was sentenced by Recorder Goff to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing on May 5. An appeal to the Court of Appeals will stay the execution pending its decision. The case faced extensive posttrial motions and a lengthy record, with prosecutors and counsel anticipating a likely six months or more before any further action. Patrick and his wife Addie M. Francis traveled to Ossining, where he prepared for imprisonment in the death house.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Goff
Sing Sing
Rice
Court of Appeals
Patrick
House
Ilegal
Addie M. Francis
Ossining
Indiana War Claim Hearings Open as Taylor Seeks Interest
Washington April 7 report says Indiana war claim details, including interest and discount, will be argued before Controller Tracewell and Deputy. Attorney General W L Taylor prepares a strong case with new evidence and vouchers covering 1861 1868. Indiana limestone likely chosen for Indianapolis public building. contract expected to be awarded tomorrow. Senator Fairbanks active with speeches and bills while other local notices follow.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
War Department
Indiana
the Treasury
Tracewell
W. L. Taylor
Taylor
Baker
United States Supreme Court
New York
Treasury
Morton
Krmtt
Indianapolis
Ensign Branch Recovers at Naval Hospital
Ensign Frank O Branch, ill at the United States Naval Hospital, is rapidly recovering and will soon be back on duty. Senator Blackburn of Kentucky introduced a bill for 1500 dollars to buy a marble bust of former Senator Voorhees of Indiana for the Congressional Library.
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Ensign Frank O. Branch
United States Naval Hospital
Ensign Branch
Blackburn
Kentucky
Senator Voorhees
Indiana
Congressional Library
Roosevelt Leaves for Charleston After cordial Virginia Reception
President Roosevelt and party depart Washington aboard a special Southern Railroad train at 3 90 p m amid cheering crowds. Mrs Roosevelt and Commodore Cowles chat before departure as secret service and officials bid farewell. Col L S Brown and Conductor W M Johnson oversee the trip. arrival in Charleston expected tomorrow morning.
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Roosevelt
Charleston
D. C
Southern Railroad
Sixth-street
B Street
Commodore Cowles
Navy
Hitchcock
Col. L.S. Brown
Southern Railway
Southern
W. M. Johnson
Roosevelt in Virginia and North Carolina Tour Faces Mixed Reception
President Roosevelt’s Virginia trip drew warm welcomes with crowds at Rapidan Charlottesville and Danville as rain fell at times. He praised historic sites and unity of veterans from the Civil War era, recalling John Greenway of the University of Virginia. At Lynchburg the train briefly derailed public view, while Salisbury woke to the special train’s late arrival after midnight.
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Danville
Roosevelt
Virginia
Rappahannock
Charlottesville
John Greenway
University of Virginia
Madisons
Lynchburg
Salisbury
N. C
Charleston Cop Runs Amuck In Drunken Rampage
Michael Sage, a Charleston policeman, drunk and crazed, fired along the main shopping street this morning wounding a man in the leg. A violent scramble followed as crowds fled in panic while ten men tackled the unruly officer to stop the danger.
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Charleston
D. C
Michael Sage
Meeterman
Gas Meter Ordinance Before City Council for debate
Mayor Bookwalter sends communication as City Fathers consider the meter ordinance. Board of Works endorses Southern Franchise route. Council session marks busy municipal business with gas metering, rate limits, health appropriation, and street improvements. The meter measure, introduced by Jacquelin Holliday, sets gas at 1 and 0.5 cents per 1000 cubic feet based on usage, with meters required for public supply and a security deposit.
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Indianapolis Southern Railroad Company
Board of Public Health
Brightwood
Jacquelin S. Holliday
Indianapolis Gas Company
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Bookwalter
Free Meters The New City Ordinance on Rates
The ordinance, dated June 27, 187, establishes meters as free and bans charges for service connections or meter use. It imposes daily penalties for failure to furnish meters and repeals parts of the 1881 rate clause. Council member Holliday questions the measure’s adequacy and fairness, urging careful study before final action.
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Corncilman Holliday
Elliott
Bookwalter
Haldeman
Council
Rebels Capture Jacmel in Haiti Insurrection
Rebels commanded by General Nicolas Baptiste seized Jacmel on the south coast of Haiti and held it for twenty four hours before retreating to the hills with arms and prisoners. Two killed, several wounded during fighting. Crete a Pierrot and war minister V Guillaume sent with troops. In Jamaica Montego Bay rioting followed police arrests. one killed, a police officer disemboweled, troops and cruiser Tribune deployed to restore order.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Nicolas Baptiste
Jacmel
Crete-a-Pierot
V. Guillaume
Kingston
Jamaica
Montego Bay
Oliver
Tribune
Rebels Gain Ground In Venezuela Revolt Report
News from Willemstad Curacao on April 7 reports Tucacas captured April 3 by Solagny forces while Barquismeto has been in rebel hands since April 4. Insurgents gain ground in eastern Venezuela as government troops suffer defeats near San Agostii and El Pilar. Rebels surround Cumana. 3,500 insurgents active in Bermudez region. government finances strained and enlistment resistance grows. Panama cable notes gunboat Beschires-Salameh purchased from Morocco and sea quake felt yesterday.
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Curacao
Tucacas
Lara
Solagny
Caracas
Barquisimeto
Venezuela
Escalante
Castro
Rorando
Penalosa
Ducharme
San Agostii
Carupano
Bermudez
el Pilar
Cariaco
General Escalante
Cumana
Riera
Coro
Gomez
Caucagua
Petare
Rio Chico
Peple
Los Andres
Panama
Colombia
Salazar
Beschires-Salameh
Morocco
Debate on Cuban reciprocity under Senate rules
House debate on the Cuban reciprocity bill will start under open rules, with no amendments allowed and no fixed end. Democrats plan a long campaign speech effort to rally opposition while Republicans brace for guerrilla style remarks from insurgents in the chamber.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
House
Senate
Michigan
Representative Hay
Virginia
Democratic House Caucus
Watson
Indiana
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