Portorican Politics One Party Is Out Of The Race
The Federal party withdraws from the Puerto Rico electoral contest just days before the November 6 election. Registration rules are challenged as advocates claim lists are stuffed and many registered voters lack real estate or personal property qualifications. Officials note large property value drops and possible tax implications in Cook County as part of broader election anomalies.
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Chicago
Associated Press
San Juan
P. R
United States
State Board of Equalization
Cook County
Executive Mansion
Porto Rico
Political turmoil and election plans loom in Porto Rico
Reports from Duluth note a broad hardening in party strategy for the upcoming election. Federal party leaders push to observe polling, prosecute illegal votes, and pursue post election court actions to challenge the results while denying party split. Meanwhile timber deals surface as M. H. Alworth and partners sell 50 million feet to Muscatine Lumber for 255000.
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Duluth
M. H. Alworth
Cloquet River
Muscatine Lumber Company
Muscatine
Cloquet
Stock Yards Report Shows October Boom at Sioux City
In Sioux City Iowa the stock yards reported October gains with 2855 cars of live stock received, up 721 from a year ago and the highest October total. Receipts included 49043 cattle 69969 hogs 21146 sheep and 3488 horses with hogs showing the largest rise.
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Sioux City
Paris Saffroning the Cronje Sword to Kruger
Paris based pro Boer committee says the sword of honor awarded to General Cronje during his surrender will be handed to Mr. Kruger when he arrives in Paris. Henri Rochefort to present the award.
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Cronje
Kruger
M. Henri Rochefort
Army Paymaster Flees Darmstadt After Defalcations
Berlin reports army paymaster Wild from Darmstadt fled after large defalcations were found in his accounts.
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Berlin
Wild
Darmstadt
Illinois Appraisement Compilation of Notable Assessments
The public accounts office has completed a compilation of assessments of interest to residents of Chicago and Springfield Illinois. The November 5 report highlights noteworthy figures in taxation and property valuations.
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Chicago
Springfield
Audisor of Public Accounts
Antigo Killing Ties Wisconsin Political Row to Slaying
Tom Baker who stabbed John J. Connelton near Bryant, Wisconsin, was shot and killed by George Connelton as he approached his home with intent to flee the country. Baker, a former Kentucky killer once sentenced to hang, had been pardoned after a life imprisonment term.
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Wis
Tom Baker
John J. Connelton
Bryant
Here
George Connelton
Baker
George Connellan
Kentucky
Emergency license grants quick wedding in Eau Claire
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on November 8 Judge Hubbard granted an emergency license to a Superior man and a Nebraska woman who met in Chippewa Falls. They learned the license was valid only five days and proceeded to Eau Claire to marry that night, becoming husband and wife around 10 80 p m.
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Wis
Hubbard
Superior
Nebraska
Chippewa Falls
McGovern Defeats Bernstein In Seventh Round Clash
Terry McGovern beat Joe Bernstein of New York in the seventh round before 5,000 at the Nonpareil Athletic Club. The featherweight title bout, billed for 25 rounds per Queensberry rules, carried a $3,500 purse with $2,500 to the winner. George Siler refereed.
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Louisville
Terry McGovern
Joe Bernstein
New York
Nonpareil Athletic Club
George Siler
Dave Sullivan
Prince Christian Victor
Chapel Royal
London
Quincey
Mich
Robbery on Texas bridge ends with escape of suspects
Mrs Lottle Lyons was robbed on the big bridge in Austin Minnesota on November 3. Two men assaulted her and attempted to throw her over the bridge after fleeing with a large sum of money. Lyons knocked down one attacker and the pair escaped with the cash.
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Austin
Minn
Lottle Lyons
Association votes to meet in Kansas City next year
Milwaukee date line reports the National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers voting to meet in Kansas City in year. Officers elected include President James A. Carr of Richmond Indiana and Secretary Frank B. Lukens of Chicago. The group declared for irrigation of arid lands.
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Milwaukee
National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers
Kansas City
James A. Carr
Richmond
Ind
Frank B. Lukens
Chicago
Toledo and Chicago Transfer Railway organized in Indiana
The Toledo and Chicago Transfer Railway company was organized under Indiana laws. The line will extend from the western border across the state to the east through Newton Jasper Pulaski Fulton Kosciusko Whitley and Noble counties. Capital stock is $100,000.
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Indianapolis
Toledo and
Chicago Transfer Railway Company
Newton
Jasper
Pulaski, Fulton, Koseluska
Whitley and
Noble
Queen Victoria Approves Key Cabinet Appointments
London reports Queen Victoria has approved Lord Salisbury as premier the Marquis of Lansdowne as foreign secretary William St John Broderick as war secretary the Earl of Selborne as first lord of the admiralty and C T Ritchie as home secretary.
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London
Freight wreck slows Wisconsin Central line at Amherst Junction
In Amherst Junction Wisconsin yesterday a freight wreck during track bed excavation tore up rails and wedged several cars in a sand bank. Trains are delayed indefinitely as crews clear the site and assess damage.
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Amherst Junction
Wis
Wisconsin Central Railway Company
Hughes Declines A A U T and S Ww Cincinnati Presidency
William Hughes, longtime Newport Rolling Mill employee, declined the presidency of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Tin and Steel Workers. The executive board made the appointment announcement. Hughes has thirty years in the milling business.
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S. Ww
Cincinnati
William
Hughes
Newport Rolling Mill Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers
Election Judges Assaulted in Quincy Case
In Quincy Illinois a warrant is sworn for William Sommerville superintendent of the Soldiers Home charging him with assaulting an election judge who refused to register a list of 100 veterans named as too ill to appear in person.
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Quincy
Ill
William Sommerville
Soldiers’ Home
Allies Occupy Imperial Tombs in Pekin Expedition
A Havas dispatch from Pekin dated November 1 reports French troops arrived at Si Ling on October 28 and occupied the empress tomb. German, Italian, and English forces followed to take other imperial tombs with no fighting noted.
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Paris
Havas
Pekin
Siling
Hatin
Bryan Homecoming Follows Last Chicago Campaign Day
A Chicago stop ending Bryan's four city speeches and a final parade closed his nationwide drive. Crowds thronged Jackson Boulevard and the Iroquois banquet honored him before a rapid return to Lincoln for election returns. Bryan logged about 9 000 miles in five weeks and delivered roughly 500 speeches on the tour.
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Starvey
William J. Bryan
Union League Club
Jackson Boulevard
Burlington Road
Lincoln
Bryan
Stock Yards
Maxwell
Union Streets
Lake Front
Washington Street
Michigan Avenue
Harvey
Calumet Theatre
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Neb
Hig
GREAT REPUBLICAN PARADE OF 87 000 IN NEW YORK
New York crowds in a slushy rain join the Business Men's Republican and Sound Money parade from Bowling Green to Forty Street. Governor Roosevelt rode the line for seven hours, received cheers, and later spoke at Oyster Bay to close the campaign. The event featured over 100 bands and an 87 615 attendee count. Special trains planned for island-wide turnout.
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New York
Business Men’s Republican and
Sound Money Association
Bowling Green
Fortieth Street
Fort Heth Street
Fifth Avenue
Dry Goods Republican Club
Seventh Avenue
Broadway
Worth Street
Roosevelt
Worth Monument
Oyster Bay
Episcopal Church
Tie
Democrats Hold Large Torchlight Procession in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg Iowa on November 5 Democrats staged a torchlight procession displaying strong party presence in the city and Allegheny. The march led to a large enthusiastic mass meeting with crowds filling lower Fifth avenue and halting streetcar service as every available signal and instrument was used to celebrate the event.
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Pittsburg
I’a
Allegheny
Lower Fifth Avenue
Republican parades close campaigns in three states
Pittsburg reports a massive 30 000 to 40 000 marchers in an eastern Ohio western Pennsylvania display. Cleveland notes a city parade surpassing all prior political demonstrations. Roosevelt arrives at Oyster Bay and Cleveland plans to vote in Princeton tomorrow, with no candidate named.
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Pittsburg
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
New York
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Ile
Senator Davis in grave condition may lose limb
The condition of Senator C. K. Davis worsened last night with infection spreading to his foot and possibly leg. Surgeons ordered transport to Chicago for a top specialist as fever returned and pain increased.
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St. Paul
C. K. Davis
Chicago
Mine Disaster Kills Fourteen at Berry sburg West Virginia
A November 5 explosion at the Southern Coal and Transportation Berry sburg mine in Barbour county fatally injured at least fourteen men including Ollie Marks pit boss and others. The blast wrecked the mine area, with bodies mutilated and parts scattered. coroner’s inquest to determine cause. first accident in the new field.
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West Virginia
New Field
Southerm Goal and Transportation Company
Berrysburg
Barbour Field
St Paul close call at sea after engine damage and voyage
The St Paul limped into port under port engine after heavy seas and a submerged wreck on Oct 31 caused severe damage to the starboard line. Four of six cylinders wrecked, shaft sprung six inches, and repairs will take months. Passengers were unsettled but safe as the ship resumed voyage at reduced speed. Other items include Cincinnati rail collision injuring eleven and Saxonia crew rescue.
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American Line
St. Paul
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