McKinley and Roosevelt Sweep Nation in Election Returns
In incomplete returns from Chicago the McKinley Roosevelt ticket leads nationwide with a larger electoral majority than 1896. Republicans claim most Congress seats with an estimate of 196 Republicans to 161 Democrats, while several states lean solidly Republican. Kentucky and Nebraska remain hotly contested though claimed by both sides.
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Japan Bans Under Twenty Smoking With New Bill
A new law in Japan prohibits smoking by those under 20. In Chapman Kansas a churchman’s dog tax dispute unfolds as officials seek to tax the dog while the owner argues the animal guards church property and should be exempt. A Paris plan proposes a free hospital for sick plants with large greenhouses and gardeners tending specimens before return.
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Chapman
Kan
Mauborg St. Antoine
Iowa Republicans Win Big Majority in State Vote
Des Moines reports Iowa swung Republican with an estimated 100,000 majority. Chairman Weaver cites a large GOP win across all congressional districts, while Huffman concedes McKinley leads by about 50,000. Henry Vollmer loses in the Second district by roughly 800 votes.
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Weaver
Huffman
Democratic State Central Committee
McKinley
Henry Vollmer
Illinois Goes Republican Holds Large McKinley Lead
Complete returns from fifteen counties plus partial Chicago tallies show McKinley likely to win Illinois by about 80,000 outside Cook County, with Cook County favoring McKinley and Yates. Republican gains are expected in the next legislature, and a U.S. senator looks likely on joint ballot.
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Roosevelt
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Wm. McKinley
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Democratic State Central Committee
United States
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Rowe
Republican State Central
Cook
Yates
Saxonia Arrives With Survivors From Gloucester Schooner
The Cunarder Saxonia reached Liverpool carrying fifteen crew members from the fishing schooner Maria Mosquita of Gloucester Massachusetts. The schooner sank after a collision with the liner in fog sixty miles east, one sailor drowned after jumping from rigging. Crew mostly Portuguese saved. They sail home on the Altonia to Boston.
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Colombian rebels active along Magdalena river in Colombia
Advices from Colombia report rebels active along the Magdalena river as liberals gain strength. Government revenues fall and crushing the rebellion seems unlikely. Ex President Saul Clemente remains imprisoned and ill in health. Chicago man from Ida county blows out gas in hotel room, found dead, likely accidental under liquor influence.
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Saul Clemente
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William Segelson
Ida County
Iowa
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Beer Upsets Ministers in London Area
Five hundred ministers living within twenty miles of London believe beer benefits their pockets and stomachs. A separate incident reports Mrs. Catherine Fitzgerald of Hawk Point Missouri trapped in a barrel after a landing on vines caused the top to cave in. Her husband, unable to free her, rolled her to a blacksmith shop where the iron hoops were removed and she was released.
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London
Catherine Fitzgerald
Hawk Point
Kruger's End Near As Dutch Cruiser Slows For Ill Statesman
Reports from Port Said say Paul Kruger lies seriously ill delaying the Gelderland's approach to Europe. The Dutch cruiser crawls through the Suez Canal with an aging leader who may not reach his greeting in Belgium. Officials prepare for medical care as Kruger's status alarms friends and admirers.
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Voters Decide McKinley and Bryan in Tight Election Day
Chicago reports voters heading to polls on November 7 with McKinley and Bryan dominating the scene. Campaign staffs cleared out as results awaited, while Senator Hanna departed for Cleveland and Senator Jones faced the moment with relief as the two parties braced for the outcome.
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William McKinley
William J. Bryan
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Leilah Kirkham’s Progeny Tie The Knot In California
In San Francisco on November 7 Arthur Kirkham Blair wed Edna Ursula Fitzgerald in Stockton after a romance rooted in Oakland years ago. Edna, 20, is the daughter of Maj. Edward Fitzgerald (deceased) and recently worked for the local telephone company. The match draws praise despite objections from Lady Leilah Kirkham Yarde-Buller who argues the groom is underage. The couple sought a home together, and Blair insists love dictated the marriage. The scene shifts to Berlin where Emperor William hosted a luncheon with Dr. von Holleben, Baron von Richthofen, and Baron Speck von Sternberg to discuss American politics and U S relations.
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Russia Expands Troop Transports to China via Hamburg American
Moscow reports the government continuing to charter Hamburg American transports to move troops from Odessa to China. Tokyo dispatches indicate cholera spreading in Japan with numerous deaths already recorded.
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Georgetown clerk sustains fatal neck injury in football game
John McQuade, 19, a War Department clerk and former Georgetown student, lies in Emergency Hospital after a fumbled tackle during a neighborhood football game fractured his neck. Doctors say there is a chance he may recover as operations are considered.
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Nev
John McQuade
War Department
Washington
McQuade
Georgetown University
al McQuade
Queen of Portugal Risks Life to Save Boatman at Cascais
A dispatch reports Queen of Portugal during a Cascais visit leapt into rough sea to rescue boatman Catalac Croom, who was overturned by a wave and drowned by undertow. The queen, an expert swimmer, brought him to the shore and both were saved. Croom taken to the royal palace.
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New- York
Journal
Portugal
Cascais
Croom
Anta
New Canal in Russia Aims to Link Baltic and White Seas
Berlin Nov 6. Plans shortly to be published describe a canal project by Russia to connect the Baltic and White Seas. The route would run from St Petersburg along the Finnish Gulf to St Catherine near Murama, deepening the Neva to permit navigation to Lake Ladoga. The military aim is to allow the Baltic fleet to evade a blockade and shorten travel to Libau.
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Indias Starving as Uintah Reserve Suffers Hunger
Word from the Uintah Indian reservation reports destitution among Ute Indians with many said to be starving. Superintendent Thomas Taylor arrives from White River and describes bands weakened by hunger. They claim government rations stopped and no game remains on the reservation. Some vow to hunt in Colorado despite state bans.
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Utah
Uintah
Thomas Taylor
St. Louis
Gilsonite. Company’s
Fort Duchesne
White River
Colorado
Wheeling Eccentric Mother Hubbard Parade Before Election
March in Wheeling West Virginia featured a suffrage candidate parade honoring Mrs Catt. More than 30 000 spectators lined the streets as 2 000 marchers wore odd costumes amid public amusement and protest from real suffragists.
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Wife of insurance manager killed in accidental shooting
Mrs Beardsley wife of Clarence B Beardsley manager of the liability department of the Travelers Insurance company was shot and killed by a revolver held by her husband who says it was accidentally discharged while he was showing her how to use it in case of emergency.
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Robbers Loot Yorkshire Hotel Safe in Chicago Heist
Two robbers aided by an elevator boy who knew the safe combination entered the Yorkshire hotel in Chicago and took 200 from the till after leaping the counter. The clerk returning from lunch saw the robbers as they escaped with the money.
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Chicago
Yorkshire Hotel
Sofe
Cuban Constitutional Convention Opens in Havana
Governor General Wood convened Cuba’s constitutional convention at the Marti Theater with Senor Llorente presiding. He urged delegates to frame a Cuban constitution and define Cuba United States relations, stressing limited powers and the path to representative government. The body then adjourned after oath taking, to reconvene at 2 p.m. with copies for delegates.
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Wood
Senor Cisneros
General Rivera
Cuba
United States
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Llorente
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Supreme Court
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BOV
Senor Alleman
Yaya
Arrests for Fraud In Marion County Election Berth
Indianapolis Nov 7 The Marion county political committees exposed alleged corruption efforts in the citys election. The Democratic committee caused the arrest of William H Evans for attempting to corrupt an election judge. The Republican committee affidavited for the arrest of John Banka a colored man accused of bribing a Republican judge to sell a ballot.
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Marion County
Democratic Committee
William H. Evans
Republican Committee
John Banka
Local names surface in hobbling transcript note
Fragmented text mentions Rapa fold and WwW donce Price of Hudaon with Beloit and JoeB Df as part of an unclear effort. The brief hints at individuals and places but lacks cohesive events or outcomes.
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Rapa Fold
Donce Price
Hudaon
Beloit
Fragmentary OCR note on regicide and social exposure
Fragmentary text references regicide and concealment to avoid public notoriety. It hints at a lone figure, companions unnamed, seeking quiet concealment and decency. The readable lines are incomplete and lack clear event details or proper names.
Carlists Arrested in Madrid Plot, Government Abolition Threat
In Madrid police arrested Carlist leaders Marquis Villadarias and Baron Sangatrea on a plan to organize a rebellion to overthrow the Spanish government. The two Carlist representatives were detained yesterday in Bilbao and will face court martial.
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Villadarias
Sangatrea
Carlista
Bilbao
Senator Davis Resting After Illness in St Paul
St Paul Minn Nov 6 Senator Davis was reported to have passed a comfortable night and to be resting easily though blood poisoning makes his recovery doubtful. Davis chairs the foreign relations committee and helped prepare war declarations against Spain and the Paris peace settlement.
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Patsey
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Minn
Davis
Spain
Ston
Paris
Spalding Eyes European Sports Tact and Exploding News
Albert G. Spalding, Parlac sports director, returns from Europe with remarks on how European interest in American athletic excellence could spur athlete development here. A New Haven explosion injured no one. Frank H. Stott, noted cotton mill head, dies at Stottville home. he led O. H. and F. H. Stott firms.
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York
Albert G. Spaling
Parlac
Europe
Spalding
Bell
Pari
New Haven
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
New York
Frank H. Stott
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F. H. Stott
Stottville
Florida's Population Rises Sharply in Census Figures
Washington November 6 officially reports Florida's population at 528,542, up from 391,422 in 1890. The gain is 137,120 persons, a 35 percent increase.
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