Gaynor Wins in New York in City Election Sweep
William J. Gaynor, Democrat, elected mayor of New York with about 70 000 plurality as two thirds of precincts reported. Fusion slate led by Barnard for mayor and Prendergast for comptroller also won multiple seats while Hearst trailed. Related wins noted in Indianapolis and other cities. observers discuss margins and party shifts.
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New York
William J. Gaynor
Otto T. Barnard
Fusion
William Randolph Hearst
Gaynor
William A. Prendergast
John P. Mitchell
Hearst
Barnard
Board of Estimates
Tammany
Charles S. Whitman
New York County
George C. Battle
Bannard
Herbert H. Parsons
Republican County Committee
Columbia
Yale
Princeton
Robert T. Taft
Third Avenue
Taft
Indianapolis
Samuel Lewis Shank
Evansville
Charles F. Heilman
Fort Wayne
Jesse Grice
Richmond
Crawfordsville
South Bend
Muncie
Lafayette
Terre Haute
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Rotan
Gibboney
Reform
Omaha
Lincoln
Buffalo
Louis P. Farman
Binghampton
N. Y
Slauson
John J. Irving
Cleveland Mayor Turner Defeated in Ballot Count
Mayor Tom Johnson conceded defeat in the mayoral race with about 1500 votes. Unofficial returns from half the city show Republican Herman C. Baehr elected by 4000 to 6000 votes, the first Republican mayor in a decade.
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Cleveland
Johnson
Herman C. Baehr
Baehr
Mormon Party Defeated in Salt Lake City Mayoral Race
Salt Lake City reports show the American party winning power on the church influence issue. In 14 towns six American mayors were elected plus eight of ten council members. Salt Lake City's Mayor J S Bralford, American, defeated Wallace Democrat and Murdoch Republican by large pluralities.
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Salt Lake City
J.S. Bralford
Wallace
Murdoch
McCarthy and Fickert Win San Francisco Mayoral Race
In San Francisco on November 2 1906 registrars note that McCarthy for mayor and Charles M Fickert for district attorney appear elected after late returns. Heney trails Crocker and Leland with Call estimating McCarty by about 10 000 and Fickert by about 15 000 votes.
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San Francisco
Zemansky
McCarthy
Fickert
P. H. McCarty
Charles M. Fickert
F. J. Heney
Heney
Crocker
Leland
United States
Building and Trayies Council
Call
San Francisco Call
McCarty
McCredie Leading in Washington Second District Race
In Tacoma and Seattle race results show Republican W. W. McCredie ahead of Democrat Ernest Lister in the second Washington district to fill the Cushman vacancy. Early returns from Pierce and Jefferson counties indicate McCredie holds a small to moderate plurality as ballots trickle in after a stormy election day.
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Tacoma
W. W. McCredie
Ernest Lister
Lister
Pierce County
Judge McCredie
McCredie
Seattle
Washington
Francis W. Cushman
Jefferson County
Convict Baze Travels Alone to Testify in Montana Kid Case
A Walla Walla guard arranged by ticket to North Yakima sent convict George Baze to testify in Elmer Watson's case. Baze, unguarded in North Yakima, appeared in Sheriff Lancaster's office and was released to await the trial. Both men were linked to a spring horse theft in the county. Watson faces trial this week while Baze may see sentence relief for good behavior.
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Walla Walla
Tacoma
George Baze
North Yakima
Elmer Watson
Montana
Lancaster
Baze
Montana Kid
Watson
Land Owners Near Agreement for Horse Heaven Canal Project
The Horse Heaven Land Owners Association and Klickitat Irrigation & Power Co expect to sign a contract form after conferences. Attorneys Graves and Parker will settle legal points, with Mineah leading landowners to secure financing for the large irrigation plan.
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Horse Heaven Land Owners’ Association
Klickitat Irrigation & Power Co
Wll
Horse Heaven Plateau
Graves
Seattle
Fred Parker
Land Owners’ Association
E. O. Mineah
Iowa
Mineah
Horse Heaven
North Yakima Voter Registration Grows to 1558
Registration in North Yakima increases with 1558 voters eligible to cast ballots in the primaries city election and local option election. Ward totals show First Ward 310, Second Ward 88, Third Ward 243, Fourth Ward 225, Fifth Ward not listed, Sixth Ward 272, totaling 1558.
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North Yakima
Brooker
Whitlock Re-Elected Mayor In Toledo Victory
Toledo reports Mayor Whitlock's re election conceded at Republican headquarters with an estimated 2500 plurality.
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Toledo
Ohio
Whitlock
Death after election dispute in Kentucky
Jackson KY November 2 Tilden Blanton says he killed Demosthenes Noble after Noble crippled Blanton's right arm with a bullet during an election quarrel. Blanton accuses Noble of threatening his two brothers with a pistol earlier. Noble, a former employee of James Hargis, faced complications. Blanton's father was a Democratic county attorney candidate. Blanton was acting as challenger and claims Republicans urged Noble to start a disturbance.
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Jackson
Tilden Blanton
Demosthenes Noble
Noble
Blanton
James Hargis
Miller Convicted In Burglary Case After Self Defence
Peter Miller, who has conducted his own defense, was found guilty of burglary in the second degree by a Seattle jury after a three hour deliberation. The sentence ranges from six months to 15 years, with the first ballot showing ten votes for conviction and two for acquittal. Miller immediately announced a motion for a new trial.
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Seattle
Peter Miller
Miller
Zelaya Victories Reported in Nicaragua Dispatches
Washington dispatches claim two victory reports for President Zelaya of Nicaragua. Revolutionary troops reportedly abandoned Guapinol, and rebels were defeated at the San Carlos river as government forces moved toward San Juan Del Norte, with Honduras said to support Zelaya.
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Washington
Navy
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Nicarguan
Guapinol
San Carlos
San Juan del Norte
Honduras
County Board Defers Saloon License Decision
County commissioners took no action on granting a Parker saloon license and deferred the hearing to December 6 owing to Chairman McDonald's absence. Several interested parties attended, but the only remark was that action would wait until the chairman could attend.
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Parker
McDonald
Zillah taxpayers protest road and assessment plan at county session
A delegation of 20 Zillah taxpayers led by B. J. Jaeger protested orchard assessments and road improvements to the Yakima County Commissioners. They argued for parity with Parkers district and questioned lacking road work. Commissioners approved two road petitions Passwater road and Iverson road plus Parker bridge link. Rip‑rapping contracts on the Moxee road were signed.
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Zillah
North Yakima
Board of County Commissioners
B. J. Jaeger
Parkers
McDonald
Passwater
Mabton
Horse Heaven
Iverson
Toppenish
Parker
Moxee Road
Yakima River
Y M C A Plans Include Horticulture and Apple Packing Classes
Y M C A trustees approved winter study topics featuring horticultural instruction and apple packing. A committee led by W S Huxtable will plan educational activities under YMCA direction. Also discussed were delegation to the state Denver convention, Week of Prayer timing, and gym and bath access for Sunday school boys with fee arrangements under consideration.
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Y. M. C. A. Board of Trustees
W. S. Huxtable
W. M. Richards
BE. Remy
W. N. Irish
EF. L. Roney
City figures reveal September street sprinkling water use
City Clerk Brooker reports North Yakima used 38,070,000 gallons for street sprinkling in September, an amount described as almost beyond comprehension. The water was moved in 64,523 cart loads by the city sprinklers over thirty days.
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North
Yakima
Brooker
Railroad Grants Concession to Parker Town Site
Alex McCredy reports that Northern Pacific Superintendent DeForce informed Parker Town Site that Second Street will be vacated immediately in line with promises made when lots were marketed.
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Alex. McCredy
DeForce
Northern Pacific
Parker
Second
Forger Carter Told Sentenced Fast After Guilty Plea
Ernest Carter arrested Monday on forgery charges received a reform school sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty. He allegedly passed a forged 20.35 check on A Van Diest and forged another check. He faces a term of three to twenty years in the reform school. Arthur Coleman, confessing to burglary, drew an indeterminate sentence of three to fifteen years in the penitentiary for breaking into B O Keck’s building.
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Ernest Carter
Preble
Reformatory
Court House
Carter
A. van Diest
FE. Lum
Yalkima Trust Co
Reform School
Arthur Coleman
B. O. Keck
Indians Hesitate to Hire White Chief Delegates
The Yakima reservation council met at Charles Olney’s home to choose delegates for a Washington visit. John Dick and Charles Wesley decline, as neither is full blooded Yakima, prompting a new meeting next Monday. Sam Jackson reports Dick is Klickitat and Wesley is Umatilla, boosting talk of selecting Louis Mann as interpreter. The aim is to press timber land sales to fund water rights, replacing the 60 acre water-right settlement under the Jones bill.
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Council of the Indians
Charles Olney
Washington, D. C
Washington
John Dick
Charles Wesley
Yakima
Olney Place
Sam Jackson
Toppenish
North Yakima
Klickitat
Wesley
Umatilla
Jackson
Louis Mann
Lindsey’s Story Stirring Denver Populace
Alfred Sjoleen a Denver commercial traveler, visiting North Yakima, says Judge Lindsey’s magazine exposures inform a large portion of Denver’s people. He believes Denver has faced dark political stages like other cities and that the better class is gaining control for a cleaner city.
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Lindsey
Denver
Alfred Sjoleen
North Yakima
Sjoleen
Colorado Capital
Stoleen
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W. O. Head
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Hillyard Athletic Club
Hillyard Athletic Association
Sam Berger
Jones
Saze
Pal
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Teloe Ae
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Hargis
Kentucky
Challenger
Zelaya Victor
Byronine
S To
Dot Dick
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