Reform Candidates Go Down Ten Defeated
Nationwide election results show reform targets falling in major cities. Gaynor wins New York mayoral race while Francis Heney loses in San Francisco and Tom Johnson is ousted in Cleveland. Maryland suffrage amendment defeated. Indiana and Ohio see Democratic gains amid Republican reversals. Philadelphia preserves reform-free ticket.
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Gaynor
Ohio
San Francisco
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Tammany
New York
Board of Estimate
Tammaniites
Sylvania
Supreme Court
Tom Johnson
Cincinnati
Tom L. Johnson
Herman C. Baehr
Johnson
Whitlock
Toledo
Harmon
Louis Schwab
Sandusky
Columbus
Dayton
Canton
Akron
Youngstown
Water loo metaphor boosts Evening Courier as Waterloo map
A New York advertising chief hails the Evening Courier as the Waterloo map in a novel expression. He praises the paper’s grip on readers and its advertising value, noting the strong impression it makes on observers watching Waterloo from afar.
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Waterloo
New York
Evening Courier
Hartman Co Presents Map Representation Inquiry
Mr Business Man Dear Sir Are you represented sufficiently pon the map The W H Hartman Co prompts inquiry into whether their services meet client needs for geographic representation and coverage.
Watson Warns of Armed Clash Over Habeas Corpus
Atlanta November 3 Thomas E Watson a populist leader asserts that an armed clash between federal and state courts will occur. He urges state authorities to resist a habeas corpus writ and attacks federal jurisdiction. He claims socialism spreads like a prairie fire and cites a 400,000 strong army ready for collision with federal troops.
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Atlanta
Thomas E. Watson
America
Taft
Roosevelt
Dynamite and Shots At Election In Jackson Ky
In Jackson Kentucky on November 3 a dynamite bomb exploded and thousands of shots were fired last night. Despite the violence no one was seriously injured as streets fill with armed men and tension grows, though no trouble has occurred yet. A Martin five cent cigar is promoted.
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Jackson
Election results show Tammany wins mayoralty in New York
Key races across cities and states produce mixed outcomes with Tammany backing Gaynor winning New York mayoralty by 73,000, Whitman elected district attorney in New York, and reform attempts in Philadelphia and San Francisco defeated. Indiana and Illinois towns shift on liquor, while Draper and Mann secure state wins in Massachusetts and Virginia. Maryland denies a disfranchisement amendment as returns come in.
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New York
Gaynor
Barnard
Hearst
Board of Estimate
Tammany Hall
Greater New York
Pendergast
Mitchell
Board of Aldermen
Whitman
Sheriff
Baltimore
Maryland
Joshua Hering
Heney
Frisco
San Francisco
Cal
Francis J. Heney
Ghos. M. Fickert
Tammany
Bannard
Fusion
W. R. Hearst
Charles
Jerome
Philadelphia—Reform
S. P.rotan
J. C. Ieee
Peinsylv
McCarth
Moayer
F. J. Heney
Charles M. Fickert
Cleveland
Terre Haute
Evansville
Muncie
Lafayette
Kokomo
South Bend
Illinois
Jacksonville
Toledo
Brand Whitlock
Massachusetts
Republicansa
Draper
Senate
Rhode Island
Pothler
Olney Arnold
Wholesale Tragedy on Farm Feared
Near Quill Lake Saskatchewan police found the body of George Thoburn in a cellar, prompting fears of a wholesale murder on a Manitoba farm. The discovery after a Manitoba connection raises questions about a broader tragedy.
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Winnipeg
Man
Quill Lake
Sask
George Thoburn
Farm tragedy endangers family as search narrows
The unconscious body of a man believed to be the homeowner’s son is found. Mrs Thoburn a two year old child and Mrs Thoburn’s mother are missing and presumed killed. Police search for the hired man as investigators pursue leads.
Supervisor's Son To Wed Tonight
Fred Rownd son of Supervisor C A Rownd of Cedar Falls and Miss [readable portion] prepare to wed this evening in a Cedar Falls ceremony with local families attending expected.
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Fred Rownd
C. A. Rownd
Cedar Falls
Oldest Fireman Entwistle Dead in Des Moines
Edward Entwistle aged 94, who fired the Rocket first Stephenson locomotive, died in Des Moines. Born in England in 1815, he apprenticed with the Duke of Bridgewater and helped build the first locomotive in Manchester. He moved to the United States in 1856, worked as an engineer, remained mentally sharp, and was the oldest Odd Fellow in Iowa. Surviving are three daughters and a son.
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Des Moines
Iowa Evening Pressi
Edward Entwistle
Stephenson
Entwistle
England
Duke of Bridgewater
Manchester
United States
Iowa
Lena Olson to Wed in Cedar Falls This Evening
Lena Olson of Cedar Falls will marry in Cedar Falls this evening after a marriage license was issued this afternoon. Groom-to-be Mr Rownd is thirty-one, and the bride elect is twenty-six.
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Lena Olson
Cedar Falls
Rownd
Man Tas Confesses Bigamy After Jail Conversion
Thomas W. Clark 43, released on his own recognizance for wife desertion, sought confinement in police HQ after a religious conversion. He confessed to bigamy, saying he left his first wife seven years ago in Wisconsin and married again eighteen months ago in this city. County officials debated the validity of the confession as Clark claimed he sought to live a Christian life and attain peace through full disclosure.
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Thomas W. Clark
Burbank
Hoxie
Clark
Wisconsin
G. A. R. Hall
Courier
Christ
Peary gold medal eyed for polar claim at society meeting
Washington Nevada dispatch reports the National Geographic Society awarding a gold medal to Peary for reaching the north pole, with reviewers split on confirmation and a sub committee to consider Cook records. Meanwhile Father Cooney’s will names Executors and gifts to parish, school, and a new bell, plus bequests to relatives and clergy.
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Washington
Nev
Peary
Soa Ladi
Itis Subs
Cook
Clearing House Figures of Today Beat All History
New York reports that clearing houses and banks today aggregated 736,461,549 dollars, surpassing the January 3, 1906 record by about 50 million. The large total reflects heavy November interests and dividend disbursements along with election day business.
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New York
Taft’s strenuous Birmingham day with parade review
President Taft began a strenuous schedule in Birmingham Alabama with breakfast at the Country Club, a noon parade of civic groups and schoolchildren, a reviewing stand appearance, and a 2 PM address at Capital Park. The event showcased business and civic leaders as Taft rode at the head of the procession.
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Birmingham
Ala
Taft
Country Club
Capital Park
Lightning Strikes Frances Behrens at Lehrens Farm
At the Lehrens farm near Dunlap Frances Behrens 17 sustained a severe electric shock when lightning hit a telephone wire as she walked under it. The bolt scorched her mittens cut a braid and left a red burn mark while the porch floor was burned through. She and her mother escaped serious injury despite the frightening event.
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Miss Behrens
Mrs. Behrens
Car Jumped Track Hurting Dozens in Des Moines
A university place car jumped the track and overturned in Des Moines injuring thirty eight people, with three believed fatally hurt. W. J. Robb of Oklahoma City among the injured died this afternoon, and J. P. Johnson and D. B. Smith of Des Moines are listed among the probable fatally hurt.
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Des Moines
W. J. Robb
University Place
Oklahoma City
J. P. Johnson
D. B. Smith
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