Life sentence for Dunn in Allen County murder case
In Fort Wayne Indiana Charles Dunn age 62 was found guilty of murdering 10 year old Alice Cothrell in Wal Allen county last July. The jury fixed life imprisonment. The evidence cited an attempted rape, suffocation of the girl, and her body found in a cistern. The case stands out in Allen county criminal jurisprudence.
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Battle of Ballots Sees Seth Low Elected New York Mayor
Across eleven states voters chose governors in six races. Republicans won in New Jersey Ohio Massachusetts Iowa and Rhode Island while Virginia backed Democrats for governor. Maryland and Kentucky may add two Democratic US Senators if results hold in Maryland. Seth Low heads fusion ticket to win Greater New York mayoralty in all boroughs except possibly the Bronx.
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New York City
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Bronx
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Building MKinley Arch Prompts National Fund Drive
The 4 H plan for the William McKinley National Memorial Arch Association in Washington seeks voluntary contributions from Americans at home and abroad. The arch will be funded by donors, with American architects and sculptors designing bas-reliefs and statues. Headquarters are in Washington with vice-presidents named nationwide. Roosevelt and Admiral Dewey hold honorary or vice-presidential roles as fundraising expands.
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Iowa Election Results Favor Republican Victory Across State
Early returns show A B Cummins winning Iowa governor’s race by a large plurality amid rising Prohibition votes from 9 000 to 25 000. Democrats lose in most counties with only six of ninety nine carrying. Legislature leans Republican with about 125 seats to Democrats, while Senators Allison and Dolliver likely secure re election. Overall turnout down about 25 percent as Kilbourn gains ground, reflecting saloon opposition and home support.
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Nash
Franklin County
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Saloon Inter
George
Byanine
Election results sweep several states with party gains
New York voters see Tammany defeated as Low wins with a plurality and Von Wyck loses. Ohio, Iowa, and Nebraska show Republican gains or victories while Maryland and New Jersey tilt Republican. Massachusetts cranes to a Republican governor with 70 000 lead. Virginia Rhode Island and New Jersey show varied outcomes with Democrats gaining in Rhode Island and Republicans sweeping elsewhere.
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Iowa
Cummins
Maryland
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New Jersey
Franklin Murphy
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Crane
Virginia
Rhode Island
Ote
Off year election shows GOP gains and state results
Voters turnout surged in an off year election with high New York interest and broad statewide impact. Republicans likely retain New York lower house while Ohio backs Nash by about 68 000 votes. Iowa leads with Cummins about 85 000 votes ahead, and South Dakota elects Republican judges and minor officers. In New York cities Albany Buffalo Rochester and others show mixed results as Republicans gain city and county offices amid statewide legislative shifts.
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Seth Low
New York City
Fumon
New York State
Ohio
Nash
Col. Kilbourne
Franklyn
Troy
Rochester
Syracuse
Buffalo
Albany
David B. Hil
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Sleyer
Warner
Aida
Republicans win state ticket by six thousand plurality
The State Journal reports Republican gains in multiple counties while noting lower overall turnout. Estimates place Julie Sedgewick’s lead around 7,000, with other races in Pennsylvania showing Republican victors in treasurer and judge contests. Deputies indicate possible legislative shifts but joint ballot remains Republican. Police arrest state election officials for printing irregularities. W Murray Crane reelected governor by about 64,000. Democrats gain some Assembly seats but Republicans hold the legislature.
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Republican State Central Committee
Julie Sedgewick
Snum Anchuimetta
W. Murray Crane
Josiah Quincy
Assembly
Croker Retires From Tammany After Election
New York dispatch reports Isidore Croker abdicated leadership of Tammany Hall Tuesday night after election results. He turned control to John Carroll in a meeting with Senator Sullivan and Maurice Untermeyer. Carroll met Croker at Tammany Hall and at the Democratic Club, with Croker declaring this his last campaign and urging younger blood in reorganization.
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Maurice Untermeyer
T. D. Sullivan
Tammany Hall
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John F. Carroll
Hee
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Democratic Club
Freight car shortage slows national transport progress
Rail returns show improved facilities yet rapid business growth outpaces capacity. Car shortages hamper movement across regions, coal handling most affected, while coal becomes a rising export due to labor disputes in Europe and British taxation. Mild weather curbs retail orders and heavy goods delays. wheat arrivals rise to 7,060,590 bushels week over week. Atlantic exports lag but US ports total 6,018,103 bushels versus last year.
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Aged spinsters arrested in half century old robbery case
Aged sisters Beloxsom, past 60, from Burnwood, linked to 1850 New Milford robbery that led to three convictions. Authorities, uncovering 300 unopened dry good boxes beneath a wood pile at their homestead, found items with Kennedy’s name. The sisters were arrested as part of the case now seen as exonerating many convicts still dead.
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Kennedy
Colombia's Ruler Kidnapped by Rebels In Andean Route
Reported kidnapping of Dr. Manuel Antonio Suvelanente, president of Colombia, by political leaders’ orders. He was moved from Villeta to a Canme hacienda via rough mountain roads through the Andes, with strict secrecy to prevent rescue attempts. Details vary across fragments.
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Republic of Colombia
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Cundiamarca
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Munda
Manizale
Cartage
Tulua
Republic
Sandimente
Eight Die In Fire At Hurley Wisconsin Klondike Theater
A blaze at the Klondike Theater in Hurley Wisconsin killed eight people including seven men and one woman while they slept. Three women and a man leaped from their rooms to escape the flames, suffering serious injuries. The fire gutted the theater and five other buildings, with cause under investigation tied to a discarded cigar stub igniting papers and clothing.
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Klondike Theater
Young man leaps to death from steamer near Grand Haven
A well-dressed man boarded the Barry steamer Stafford in Chicago and leaped into Lake Michigan near Grand Haven, leaving his hat and belongings on deck. A note signed J A Bissell requested medical help, while officials report Cherokee nation land openings and treaties under consideration in Indian Territory.
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Pin Prick Kills a Chicagoan Edgar Seeger Dies at Ithaca
Edgar Percival Seeger of Chicago and Cornell class of ’08 died in Ithaca New York from blood poisoning after a pimple was pricked with a pin. He had recently been sent by Westinghouse to oversee a new power plant project at Fort Totten. Raj McLoughlin of the Interior Department concluded a treaty with North Dakota’s Totten reservation Indians to sell 404,000 acres for 350,000 dollars with staged payments and relinquishment of claims. Senator Hansbrough says settlement can come next spring.
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Fort Totten Reservation
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Ohio
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Tries death by own action with fire report
A woman in St Paul Minnesota attempted suicide by piling newspapers in a bath and setting them alight after dousing them with kerosene. She suffered severe burns to the upper body and was hospitalized with death expected. She said she was a burden to her family and had previously tried to kill herself three days earlier.
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The Markets Across U.S. Grain and Livestock Quotes
Market listings show Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York and other cities reporting cattle hogs and sheep prices, with wheat and corn grades quoted. Prices range from near $2.60 to $7.00 per unit for various grains, and hogs and cattle trade noted by city.
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