McClellan and Jerome Win in Greater New York Politics
Results show McClellan and Jerome victorious by small margins in the New York area with Democrats sweeping in Pennsylvania and reformers carrying Philadelphia, Cincinnati. Cox withdraws after 25 years in the Republican ranks while Pattison and the Democratic ticket gain in Ohio and Columbus reports indicate heavy turnout and mixed county outcomes.
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McClellan and
Jerome
Greater
New York
Cincinnati
George B. Cox
Associated Press
Republican Party
McClellan Wins New York Mayor Race by Narrow Plurality
Returns indicate George B. McClellan, Democrat, re-elected mayor of New York by 3 000 to 4 000 over W R Hearst. William T. Jerome, independent, appears re-elected district attorney by about 8 000 over James Osborn. Hearst at midnight declined to admit defeat and planned to contest the result.
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New York
George B. McClellan
W. R. Hearst
William T. Jerome
James Osborn
Guild elected Massachusetts governor by wide margin
Lieut Gov Curtis Guild Jr of Boston, the republican candidate, won the Massachusetts governorship with a 29435 plurality over Gen Charles W Bartlett. In the race for lieutenant governor Eben Draper defeated Henry M Whitney by 3942. Republicans captured seven of eight executive council seats and large majorities in both legislative chambers.
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Boston
Curtis Guild, Jr
Massachusetts
Charles W. Bartlett
Eben S. Draper
Hopedale
Henry M. Whitney
Brookline
Executive Council
Democrats Gain Narrow Virginia Victory In State Election
Richmond reports indicate Democrats carry Virginia with a reduced majority. About 3,500 of 7,000 votes cast in Richmond, a local Democratic margin near 2,500. Statewide Democratic majority around 20,000. Republicans hold about 16 seats now and may reach around 25 in the next legislature.
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Kemple
Youngstown
Mahoning County
Herrick
Pattison
Springfield
Todd
Bowlus
Canton
Stark County
A. R. Turnbull
Smith
Steubenville
Jefferson County
R. I. Scott
Bellefontaine
Logan County
Isaac N. Zearing
Coshocton
Wapakoneta
Auglaize
Wentz
Zanesville
Muskingum County
Mansfield
Richland County
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Painesville
Lake County
Wellston
East Liverpool
Columbiana County
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Wooster
Wertz
Vanover
Senate
Jefferson
Ashtabula
Delaware
Findlay
Hancock County
Kent
H. C. Eckert
D. I. Rockwell
Marysville
Union County
Upper Sandusky
Wyandot County
Roosevelt
Parker
Portsmouth
Scioto County
Harris
Richmond
Barth Wins Louisville Mayor Prize Amid Tight Race
In Louisville precincts counted Barth Democrat leads O'Neil fusion for mayor 15337 to 12973 with a 2364 margin. State wide 33 districts report 29 Democrats and 3 Republicans for 100 seats. Democrats lose one seat versus two years ago and will have a working majority to choose a Blackburn successor.
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Louisville
Paul G. Barth
O’neil
Fusion
Barth
Blackburn
Republicans Sweep Chicago and Cook County Elections
Chicago election results show a clean Republican sweep in Chicago and Cook County with only Democrat Webb winning a seat as sanitary district trustee. Republicans secured four superior court judges by large pluralities, filled a vacancy, won a circuit court seat, and captured eight of nine sanitary board trustees.
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Philadelphia
Edmonds
Roosevelt
Berry
Lancaster County
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Chicago
Cook County
Webb
Sanitary District
Superior Court
Circuit Court
Board of Sanitary Trustees
Schmitz Re-Elected Mayor Of San Francisco
Eugene E. Schmitz, union labor candidate, secured a third straight mayoral victory in San Francisco with a margin of at least 15 000 votes over John S. Partridge, the joint Republican nominee.
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Schmitz
Partridge
Union Labor Party
San Francisco
Eugene E. Schmitz
Union Labor
John S. Partridge
Utter Leads Rhode Island Vote as Republicans Capture Legislature
Providence reports a heavy polling day for Gov. George H. Utter with a predicted plurality of about 3000 over Democrat Lucas F. Garvin. Lt Gov running mates expected to secure large pluralities and Republicans gain in both legislative chambers.
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Providence
R. I
George H. Utter
Lucas F. Garvin
Utter
McKinney Defeats Pattee in Fourteenth District Race
From Rock Island Illinois returns show James McKinney Republican defeats J Howard Pattee Democrat for the congress seat to fill the late B F Marsh vacancy by about four thousand five hundred votes with voter turnout well below normal.
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Rock Island, Ill
Fourteenth
James McKinney
J. Howard Pattee
Congress
B. F. Marsh
Lost in Labrador how Wallace and Easton may have perished
The Newfoundland mail boat brings James Richards and Peter Stevens from Dillon Wallace's Labrador expedition. They report Wallace and Easton left for caribou country as provisions ran low and endured severe hardship. No news on Mrs Hubbard's group since June and authorities fear both expeditions perished due to early snow and scarce game.
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St. Johns
N. F
Virginia
Labrador
James Richards
Peter Stevens
Dillon Wallace
Wallace
Easton
Richards
Stevens
Mrs. Hubbard
Immigration scheme offers insurance to lure migrants
Washington reports a new plan to promote immigration by Italian and European operatives offering arrival insurance policies. Two firms Unione Meridional and La Ligure Americana charge two dollar premiums and guarantee refund of transport costs if deported. Investigations by immigration law officers conclude the scheme violates express prohibition.
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Washington
United States
Italy
Unione Meridional
la Ligure Americana
America
Immigration Bureau
Midshipman Branch Dies After Fight on Sunday
Annapolis dispatch reports that Midshipman James R. Branch, son of James R. Branch of the Hanover Bank of New York City and secretary of the American Bankers Association, died from injuries after a ringed 23 round bout with Midshipman Minor Merriwether of Lafayette Illinois. Branch was knocked down and struck on the head, succumbing Tuesday.
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Annapolis
James R. Branch
Hanover Bank
New York City
American Bankers’ Association
Midshipman
Branch
Minor Merriwether
Lafayette
Baltimore Welcomes Prince Louis Amid Nationwide Cheer
Prince Louis of Battenberg arrived at Camden Street Station to a crowded welcome in Baltimore. A thousand people packed the平台 station and cheered as the special train from Annapolis pulled in, following a hard fought Maryland election that saw Republicans and Democrats united in greeting the distinguished visitor.
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Prince Louis
Camden Street
Annapolis
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Annapolis Harbor
Maryland
Reward Not Payable For San Francisco Murder Suspect Body
Colorado Springs officials offered a $?000 reward for the arrest and conviction of Milton Andrews in the Bessie Bouton murder. California officers who found his body are not eligible to collect the reward.
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Colorado Springs
Col
San Francisco
Milton Andrews
Bessie Bouton
California
Life Insurance Pricing and Policy History Review
The text discusses life expectancy averages guiding premium rates while noting futures risks such as interest shifts, wars, and epidemics. It criticizes old policies for strict limits and lapsed claims penalties, contrasts with modern add-ons like cash surrender values, loans, and paid-up options, and argues premiums could be lower with changes in consumer behavior and efficiency.
Moral decline and the economics of home ownership
The author decries erosion of moral principles over mere legality and highlights how reputation can diverge from character. He argues greed nourishes both business and legal sectors, while a housing example shows owning a $4,000 home is cheaper than renting, based on rent, interest, and maintenance costs.
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T. G. Nock
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Rome Sentinel
Buffalo
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Syracuse
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