Dunne Victory Over Harlan Shifts Chicago Political Tide
Chicago voters oust Republican mayoral candidate John M Harlan in a dramatic contest that endorsed immediate municipal ownership of public utilities. Judge Edward F Dunne Democrat won with a 24 248 plurality amid widespread calls for city takeover of street railways and a shift toward public control.
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Talty Leads In St Louis mayoral race in heated election
St Louis returns show Talty ahead at midnight with 24 615 votes over Rolla Wells 29 in a city election marked by slow counting. Other Missouri results include Henry J Wallan elected mayor of Jefferson City and Sedalia’s Democratic sweep. In Joplin C W Ayons wins mayoral race as parties split positions statewide.
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Democrats Make Gains In Kansas City And Leavenworth
In Kansas City Kansas and Leavenworth, Democrats swept city elections while Topeka kept a Republican ticket. William W Rose won Kansas City Kansas mayor by about 1500, defeating incumbent Thomas B Gilbert and others. Peter Everhardy was elected Leavenworth mayor by 290 over D R Anthony. Finley Ross won Wichita mayor as Republicans suffered.
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Wichita
Cary Reelected Wisconsin State Superintendent of Schools
Milwaukee April 4 Returns show Charles P Cary reelected as state superintendent of schools by a safe majority over Albert Salisbury as the office remains nonpartisan per a two year old law. Several women voted on school matters while John B Winslow ran unopposed for Supreme Court justice. Republican gains cited in Racine Whitewater Box Lake and Oshkosh with Berlin Lacrosse and Monroe choosing Democratic mayors.
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Roosevelt Visits Louisville in Warm Welcome on Campaign Trail
President Roosevelt's Louisville stop attracts thousands as he greets Confederate veterans and praises unity. He delivers an informal address from a crowded stand, receives souvenirs, and thanks German singers before heading toward St Louis for a hunting trip with Col Cecil Lyon and Sloan Simpson. The city showcases elaborate preparations and a cordial, nonpartisan reception.
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Roosevelt Vacation Signals Tough War Stand
Petersburg April. President Roosevelt has left Washington for a vacation. The move is read as proof that peace talks with Russia and Japan are failing. Russia insists on continuing the war as War Minister Sakuroff says there is no new mobilization plan and 140,000 mobilized troops are en route to the front.
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Russians Driven Out Near Kaiyuan Front Reports
A Manchurian army dispatch states Sunday forces driving north from Kaiyuan seized Aishenkao, twenty six miles northeast of Kaiyuan, with no other position changes by Saturday afternoon. About one hundred Russian sanitary corps have been handed to the Russians, who commend the Russian aid. Harbin reports front activity quiet aside from Gen Mistchenko's Cossacks and a Japanese flying column moving north through Manchuria toward Tslisihar.
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Plot to Kill Treport and Riots in Warsaw
Report from St Petersburg and Warsaw describe a plot against Gov Gen Treport and a violent night in Warsaw with a bomb attack on Prage police station. Sixty three suspects seized and a hunt of criminals continues as rioting spreads to Tbilisi and Baltic provinces. Medical congress denounces bureaucracy amid cholera fears and calls for universal suffrage assembly.
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War Over Equitable Leaders Heats Up At Directors Meeting
New York April 4 A bitter clash at the Equitable Life Assurance Society widens as letters from Hyde and Alexander surface. Hyde accuses Alexander of breach of trust while Alexander defends mutualization efforts and questions Hyde's control, setting the stage for a high-stakes board vote next Thursday.
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Dunne Elected Mayor of Chicago
Dunne wins Chicago mayoralty in a decisive election result shaping city governance. Kentuckians greet the President as national events unfold. The Equitable dispute surfaces in news of social tension and a sensational wedding between Harry Thaw and a chorus girl.
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Man Barbered as Deaf And Dumb Warns To Kill Governor Hoch
Everest Worthington, an insane suspect captured near the State house, claimed he was inspired by a god of fire to kill Gov E W Hoch. He vowed vengeance on statesmen who pose as self made men and was arrested before reaching the capitol. Worthington, tall with red hair and blue eyes, is held in the county jail awaiting asylum.
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Land fraud inquiry resumes as grand jury probes Oregon
Portland April 4 United States grand jury gathers again after a fifty day recess to probe land frauds in Oregon. U S district attorney Francis J Heney and Secret Service agents lead a large witness turnout including Roseburg entry men, abstractors, officials, lawyers, and real estate dealers. State Attorney General Crawford attends amid speculation of California lumber company probes and possible indictments. Henry G Miller of Miller Kincart pleads not guilty to charges of fraudulent public land transactions in Southern Oregon.
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Suit for a Million In New Haven Damages Against Governor Candidate
Judge I Bronson of New Haven faces a suit for 7120000 damages in the April term of the Superior Court. Miss Susan Erengan of Waterbury alleges he failed to account for her estate worth about 300000 placed in his hands ten years earlier. She says stock in national banks and foreign corporations appears in his name on bank books and transfer records.
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Secretary Hay in Genoa Health Improves in Italy Visit
Secretary Hay looked well during a Genoa drive on April 4 and said his health has improved since the trip. He planned to stay a few days more, awaiting future plans. A large furniture sale was advertised nearby with a limited time offer at 7 p.m.
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Thaw Marries Evelyn Nesbit in Pittsburg Ceremony
In Pittsburg on April 4 Rev William L McKawan joined Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit in marriage at the Third Presbyterian Church study. The couple traveled there with Thaw's mother Mrs William Thaw and were escorted by the bride's parents. The wedding surprised social Pittsburg, with a Europe honeymoon planned and Nesbit returning to Oska nd after the ceremony. Thaw's lavish life and Nesbit's rise from chorus girl to model are noted along with past Paris beauty dinners and suspicious family funds.
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Delius a Chicago executive dies by self-inflicted gunshot
William W H Delius son in law of Supreme Court Chief Justice Melville W Fuller shot himself at his Chicago home on Jefferson avenue 5447 after prolonged illness of his wife. A coroner jury ruled despondency from ill health caused the act. Delius a former baron rumored by some Germans relatives deny title. He was forty seven, born in Bielefeld, long employed by Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
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William WH. Delius
Melville W. Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Germany
Jefferson Avenue
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
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Bielefeld
Remanded to Washington in three postal indictments
In Syracuse on April 4 Judge Ray ruled for removal of ex Senator George E. Green of Binghamton to Washington D C for trial on three postal indictments. He granted stays pending appeal of writs of habeas corpus dismissal. The matter advances to the U S Supreme Court.
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