Mayor Hold-Over Question Arises in New York Election
New York reports counsel for William Randolph Hearst argues Mayor McClellan remains mayor only as a hold-over after December 31 unless a recount is completed. Fraud probes widen with new indictments and bail set for several men. inspectors face neglect charges.
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New York
W. Hearst
McClellan
West
Hearst
Jualive Amend
Supreme Court
Board of
New York County
Smoot Refuses to Resign Amid Turbulent Pressure
A Sanity era report notes Senator Smoot arriving from Salt Lake City and stating he will not resign amid unfavorable actions by opponents. The transcript recalls surprise at ongoing investigations and committee discussions, while private counsel opinions are noted.
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Salt Lake City
Privieges
Gov elect Pattison's thin plurality and election totals
The article lists Pattison's plurality and totals from the late election, noting figures such as 42 647 and 91 505 with references to other candidates and party affiliations. It also mentions public works and a separate note on a commemorative service at a Washington Street Temple marking the landing anniversary with speakers from Jewish communities.
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Womons
Ohi
Atte Va
Slie
Steiger
Patlison
McKinnoy
Mayo
McKinnon
Bills
The
Gene
Supreme Court
David
Repub
Mathers
Davis
Ded Lacy
Hirtley Soani
Iovern Democrati
District Commissioners Fail to Force More Collisions on Rails
District Commissioners inform G M Gaines that they cannot compel the Columbia Railway Company to add trains during rush hours. Gaines complains he cannot reach the office on time due to delays. Mrs Joseph A Quig kit, victim of a Brunswick apartment shooting, shows improvement but relapses as fragments from a bullet affect her lungs.
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Ranster
District Commissioners
G. M. Gaines
Mails Sideas Division
Treasury Department
Columbia Railway Company
Gaines
Joseph A. Quigkit
Brunswick
Virginia Exceeds Speed After Endurance Run
The battleship Virginia completed official speed tests along the coast, surpassing contract speed at nineteen knots while holding 3600 horsepower. The trial, run under fair conditions with head winds, matched the Rhode Island’s average speed from three weeks earlier, as the boards noted slight propeller revolutions above standard.
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Rhode Island
Boston
Inla
Rockland
Virginia
Lega
Forty Suits Filed In Circuit Court Over Louisville Election
Forty lawsuits contesting Louisville and Jefferson County election results were filed in the circuit court. The principal suit challenges mayoral winner Paul Barth, claiming conspiracy, illegal registration, false returns, and intimidation. ONeill seeks Barth’s defeat or a declaration of no election. The petition alleges 400 voters disenfranchised and that “repeaters” altered outcomes, aided by police and city officials, with armed supporters at polls and officials failing to enforce the mayor’s proclamation.
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Louisville
Jefferson County
Joseph T. O'Neill
Paul C. Barth
Perilon
Barth
O'Neill
Ito
Bis
Marth
Taare
Forthers
Grainger
City of
Board of Public Safety
Polles
Olevil
Venezuelan gunboat Restaurador sails from New York
The Venezuelan gunboat Restaurador, formerly George Gould's yacht Atalanta, left the Narrows for the sea after overhaul at Gramps shipyard Philadelphia. A crew of Venezuelans has been brought to the United States to man the vessel.
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New York
Murador
George Fl. Gould
Gramps
Philadelphia
Battle in a Barroom Over Election Fraud Tragedy in New York
Police believe election fraud sparked a deadly shootout at the Little Naples dance hall on the East Side. W. Harrington was killed and Abraham Zuckerman seriously injured as fifty shots tore through the room after a challenge by Liberty Association members. Leader Paul Kelly possibly among the wounded or dead. A marked ballot and division disputes cited as motives.
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New York
W. ¥. Harrington
Little Naples
Abraham Zuckerman
Paul Kelly
East Side
Kelly
Harrington
Little
Naples
Bernard Escotte
The
Liberty Association
Escotte
Liberty Gang
John Ratta
Elenor
Wireless Test by Rev Murgas In Scranton Pa
In Scranton eight miles to Wilkes Barre a public wireless test by Rev Joseph Murgas showed messages sent and received with precision. The system uses a medical tone for each letter and claims eight to ten times greater speed than Morse based systems. Dr Van Hoogt of Washington attended as government interest hinged on adoption.
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Scranton
Joseph Murgas
Wakesbarre
van Hoogt
Washington
Murgag
Collegiate Alumnae Officers Nominated in Flourishing Report
The Association of Collegiate Alumnae named officers to be elected tomorrow in Atlanta Georgia including president Eva Perry Moore from St. Louis and other vice presidents. Secretary Treasurer Clarke reported a thriving finances with a total treasury of 4 734 98 and receipts near 2 978 alongside a net gain of four members this year.
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Atlanta
Association of Collegiate
Miz
Eva Perry Moore
St. Louis
Florence M. Cushing
Boston
Mra
Cheney
Borkatey
Cal
Bizzbath B. Cutting
Brooklyn
The Russian Jews and Christian Duty to Aid the Stricken
A Washington letter pleads unity among churches to aid Russian Jews suffering persecution. The author cites Jewish contributions to civilization and urges Christians and nations to condemn religious intolerance, support an international court of arbitration, and unite for humanitarian relief.
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Baster Post
Christ
Satan
Israel
Church of Russia
Sisterhood of Nations
High International Court of Arbitration
Town
HOYT
Washington, D. C
Hoadley Repeats Charge Denies Power Manipulation
Joseph Hoadley testified at the Dowling trial over a 67000 suit by Willard H. Jones & Co. alleging involvement in the International Power collapse. He denied pool activity with Judson and claimed Judson stole his stock, while new witness Melville P. Chapman described heated exchanges and Judson’s alleged confession. Testimony closed as lawyers prepare closing arguments for a jury verdict. Transports to Manila listed on a twenty day sailing schedule beginning November 26. Ida M. Davis seeks 10000 damages from Washington Hallway for injuries on an April 22 ride. Chicago to Los Angeles through service via Salt Lake City to start December 17.
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Washington Post
New York
Joseph Hoadley
Wall Street
Joe
J. H
Evea
Supreme Court
Dowing
Willard H. Jones & Co
Joseph Letter
Cyrus Fieyd Judson
Hoadley
Lester
Judgon
Headley
Judson
Melville P. Chapman
Chapman
Handley
Justice Dowling
Ida M. Davis
District Supreme Court
Washington Hallway and Electric Company
Ninth
E. 9. Maloney
L. H. David
New Western
Chicago
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
San Pedro
Salt Lake
Broward
Branch
Byrnes
Academy
Brother of Senator Platt Involved in Tioga Bank Scandal
Oswego N Y Nov 28 Cashier Frederick E B Platt of Tioga National Bank, brother of Senator Thomas C Platt, is seriously ill. His advanced age six six years counts as a hindrance to his recovery as the bank faces an ongoing crisis.
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Wpeelal
Oswego
N. W
Prederick EB
Platt
Tioga National Bank
Thomas C. Platt
Still Indicting Dougherty in Illinois Case
Peoria Illinois reports ten additional indictments charging embezzlement against Newton C Dougherty former school superintendent and bank president. Bail set at six thousand eight hundred dollars on new bills totaling one hundred six thousand dollars. court action scheduled for early next week.
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Peoria
Ill
Newton C. Dougherty
Worthington
Dougherty
Heavy fine for youth who rolled cigarette in Lincoln Street
Patrick Raymond, eighteen, was arrested while lighting a cigarette he had just rolled in the presence of a city detective. He received a fine of fifty dollars for manufacturing cigarettes, the heaviest penalty allowed by law. In Kingston Ontario a separate item notes the April 1902 strike at Canadian Locomotive Company is declared off and the shop will remain open.
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Lincoln Street
Lincoln
gNov
Patrick Raymond
Canada
Kingston
Ont
Canadian Locomotive Company
Meet Discusses Art Society Plans in City
The National Society of the Fine Arts, incorporated last March, held its first season meeting at Ilubbara Memorial Hall. President Charles J. Bell outlined aims and broader membership. Prof. George L. Raymond spoke on The Fine Arts As Related to General Culture. December will feature Charles H. Caffin of New York on Modern Art Tendencies.
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National Society of the Fine Arta
Ilubbara Memorial Hall
Charles J. Bell
George L. Raymond
William A. Blater
Charles H. Caffn
New York
Glasamen Fail to Agree in Glass Conference
Independent glass manufacturers and workers met in Buffalo to form an organization for price stabilization and wage adjustment. The talks ended in deadlock and will resume in Pittsburgh on December 6.
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Buffalo
Pittsburg
Funeral of A E Bowling in Bryantown Md
Aloysius K Bowling dies at 48 in Washington and funeral services are set for 11:30 AM in Bryantown Md conducted by Father Southgate. Born in Charles County, he served as chief of the Navy Bureau of Equipment and deputy auditor of the Treasury. survived by wife and two children Alice and Horace.
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Aloysius K. Bowling
Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
Father Southgate
Catholic University
Bowling
Treasury Department
Charles County
Maryland
Rockhill College
Mechanicsville
Bureau of
Navy Department
Baltimore
Postal Revenues in Cheſe Report on Fiscal Operations
The annual Auditor's report for the Post-office Department for year ending June 30, 1905 details revenues of 102,326,585. expenditures 107,395,159. money orders domestic 461,916,214 and foreign 42,508,246 issued. paid domestic 404,334, foreign 7,150,689. total 1,176,130,875. Domestic averages 7.48. foreign 19.64. Rural free delivery grew to 66 carriers in 1906 from 148 in 1838. costs rose to 40,819,944 in 1906. Utopian Club held smoker. Russian relief fund contributions listed. Georgetown Law student Samuel Crandall publishes in Columbia Law Review. King’s New Discovery touted for lung relief.
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Post-office
Post-office Department
Postal Service
Norty
Night naval court debates cause of Branch death in fight
Testimony details Branch’s fatal injuries after a boxing bout at the academy. Surgeons describe brain hemorrhages from blows, the operation to relieve pressure, and questions on external injuries versus other possible causes. Defense hints at institutional tolerance of fighting.
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Branch
Stone
Meriwether
Finney
Annapolis
Marx
Thomas
Admiral McCormick
Barry
Robigen
Monroe
Meri
Praise for Meriwether and Daughters of the Confederacy Founder
Caroline Meriwether Goodloe honorary president and founder of the Daughters of the Confederacy sends a telegram praising acceptance of a challenge by Midshipman Branch. The nearly eighty year old advocate rides horseback daily when possible and supports the present action. Photographs identify Fred Melanie and George Donaldson, alias Douglas, linked to a streetcar robbery in New York and a similar September 16 scam against J. C. Viemeyer, a local contractor, with $200 recovered by ID photos.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Spreiz
Washington Post
Nashville
Tenn
Mars
Caroline Meriwether Goodloe
The
Midshipman
Minor Meriwether
Fred Melanie
G George Donaldson
Douglas
Boardman
New York City
J. C. Viemeyer
National Mortar Company
F Street
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Mr. Vietmeyer
Prof Joyce Returns to Carroll Institute
Prof Maurice A Joyce has returned as physical director at Carroll Institute. His prior tenure produced strong basketball teams and his return is expected to revive interest in all athletic activities, after a hiatus to focus on the women's gymnasium class last fall.
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Joyes
Carroll
Maurice A. Joyce
Carroll Institute
Joyce
Mr. Wang Accepts London Post as Chinese Minister
Mr. Wang, longtime counselor to the Chinese Legation, called at the State Department with Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng to bid farewell before sailing to London to become Chinese Minister there, succeeding Mr. Cheng.
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Wang
State Department
Chentung Liang-Cheng
London
Cheng
Troops From Fort Snelling Sent Toward Philippines
The military secretary received a telegram from the Northern division commanding general confirming that Troops G and H of the Third Cavalry with 3 officers and 128 enlisted men departed Fort Snelling Minnesota by train for San Francisco en route to the Philippines.
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Third Cavalry
Fort Snelling
Miy
San Francisco
Uppine Islands
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