Democrats in Power Probability of unified control
New York dispatches show Democrats gaining across the nation with Cleveland leading in New York and Illinois Wisconsin and California in doubt. Reports indicate Democrats may win the presidency and sweep Congress while state results vary with several states close and official counts awaited.
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Wisconsin Democrats win governor and legislature in surprise landslide
Milwaukee reports a Democratic victory in a presidential year with a Democratic governor, a Democratic Assembly and Senate, and a U S Senate seat. Wall notes Cleveland and Peck lead by about 13,000 with incomplete returns not changing results. Sentinel estimates show a Democratic governor plurality of 4,748 and four Republican to six Democratic Congressmen. Legislature remains Democratic on joint ballot by 29.
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Iowa Returns Give Harrison Narrow Plurality Statewide
Returns from 79 counties produce a statewide plurality for Harrison totaling 22,882 votes with 19 counties backing him and an estimated plurality from another. Complete returns are not yet available and cannot materially alter the result.
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Humboldt
Harrison
Iowa congressmen by district and party plurality
The article lists Iowa congressmen by district with party and approximate plurality figures. Gear and Wenderson lead among Republicans and Democrats in first and third districts, while others show varying republican pluralities across districts from one to several thousand.
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People's Party
Iowa
John Hl. Gear
Walter I. Hayes
D. B. Wenderson
Jno
P. Dolliver
Geo. D. Perkins
Rusk Sees Tariff as Cause of Clean Sweep in Wisconsin
Secretary Jeremiah H. Rusk returning to Washington after voting for Harrison notes the tariff as the sole cause of the upset. He cites a nationwide tariff howl and the Homestead affair for labor discontent, predicts shifting public sentiment and a reform wave.
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Jeremiah H. Rusk
Washington
Harrison
Wisconsin
Grand Pacific
Where Would Harrison Live After March 4
Boston interest swirled around President Harrison with claims he might relocate to this city if he left Washington. J R McKee, his son in law, said it was too early to decide but hinted a Boston residence could occur if efforts by McKee and Mrs McKee prevailed. Harrison preferred Indianapolis but age and wife's illness influenced his options.
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Harrison
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Washington
Indianapolis
Baby Left in Tenement Fire on Orchard Street
On November 12 a six month old boy was left with his grandmother in a third floor tenement at 160 Orchard Street New York. Mrs Miller fell asleep and did not recall the baby until flames spread and the child died. A police officer found the infant amid flames in the third floor room.
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New York
Joseph Bulmer
Orchard Street
Democrats Lead in House After Election Returns
An early analysis shows Democrats with an expected 100 plus seat majority in the next House, aided by fusionists and third-party allies likely to back tariff revision. Sections outline where Democrats outpace Republicans, with gains across the South, New England, and Midwest, and several districts still in doubt.
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McLaughlin
South Carolina
Pence and Bell
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Kansas
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Missouri
Kentucky
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Delaware
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Illinois
Pearson
Black snake defeats rattler in box showdown, tale told
Jacob Bloom of Laurel Run claims a black snake is superior to any rattler. He demonstrates by placing a three foot black serpent with a two foot longer rattler in a glass box. the black snake secures the neck and kills the rattler, then rests as proof.
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Jacob Bloom
Laurel Run
Jim Brewer
Mr Bloom
Bloom
King Charles and Queen Marie visit Madrid amid crowd unrest
Lisson November 12 King Charles and Queen Marie left for Madrid to visit the Queen Regent of Spain. Crowds along the route shouted republican cries and anti monarchy slogans. Police detained nine instigators who were remanded without bail after court proceedings in the evening. Spectators cheered the prisoners.
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Charles
Marie
Madrid
Spain
Republic
Death of Theodore Child Confirmed in Persia
The death of Theodore Child is confirmed he died of cholera at Ispahan Persia on Wednesday November 2 Paris reports.
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Theodore Child
Paris
Ispahan
Persia
The Rhinoceros and His Tiny Watchbird Friend
A New York World account describes a rhinoceros and a loyal small brown bird that rides on its back and warns the beast of danger. The bird acts as a lookout because the rhino has poor vision while the horn and head shape hinder sight. The pair are portrayed as an unlikely but steadfast team.
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New York
Five Dollars Sparks Dispute Over Hat And Cigar
A brief exchange shows a husband arguing a hat cost five dollars while the wife notes its value as a bargain. An hour later the conversation shifts to a cigar, with one party calling it extravagant and another insisting five dollars isn’t much. Texas Siltings.
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Texas
Damagene Swords Rivaled by Swedish Razor Texture
The text notes that the texture of the finest razors rivals the Damagene sword blades and that Swedish razor grain is highly sensitive, with direction changing after brief use.
Man Commits Death by Arsenic and Hanging
The Pittsburg Chronicle reports a man who killed himself by taking arsenic, cutting several arteries, and then hanging. Mrs Snaggs notes the act was likely in deadly earnest.
August Flower Miracle Healer Cures Woman In Defiance
Mrs. Sarah J Cox of Defiance Ohio writes that eight doctors failed to help her heart disease and rheumatism but Green's August Flower restored her health. She could not speak aloud or sleep due to stomach distress yet after using the remedy she became stout, hearty, and healthy.
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Sarah J Cox
Defiance
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