Wilson Leads in Final Presidential Returns Amid Tight Race
Late returns show Wilson at 232 electoral votes and Hughes at 239 with sixty doubtfully decided, as California Minnesota Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Washington West Virginia hover, Wilson leading in several key states while Hughes leads in North Dakota and West Virginia. Summary of campaign managers claims and shifting leads through the night.
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New House Seats Tilt Between Democrats and Republicans
Early returns show Democrats with a potential House majority but with 25 districts still unsettled. In New York 203 Republicans 109 Democrats two progressives and an independent have been elected as the House vote tally narrows. Senate remains Democratic with a reduced majority and hundreds of seats still to be heard.
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President General of the U D C Gives Annual Report
Mrs. Cordelia Powell Odenheimer, president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, presents an annual report. She urges that advisory councils be composed only of Daughters, notes opposition to honorary officers voting, and highlights efforts to return Confederate taxes from 1862 to 1868. She discusses bills for distributing the funds, supports a suppressive distribution plan, and calls for cooperation on funding for Arlington monument and a Red Cross building window in Washington.
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Daylight Lamps in Athens Show Windows Shine Bright
Daylight lamps installed by many Athens firms transform show windows and interiors after dark. Notable users include Davison Nicholson Co and W T Collins Co with two to twenty lamps each. Local ads list prices on fruits and grocery items from Buchwald Arnold Abney and others.
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Recount Demanded in New Hampshire Presidential Vote
Concord New Hampshire November 8 The Democratic state committee has been instructed by the national committee to demand an immediate recount of New Hampshire presidential electors. The complete returns show Hughes leading by 161 votes, the smallest NH presidential plurality on record.
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Hughes Leads Delaware in Complete Returns
Complete returns from Wilmington show Hughes with an 806 vote plurality. Democrat Josiah Walcott defeats Republican Senator Dupont by over 3000. Congressman Miller loses to Democrat Albert Polk.
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Wisconsin makes clean sweep in Republican delegation
Milwaukee reports early figures showing Wisconsin elected a solid Republican congressional delegation. The House members and three Senators appear Republican as results come in from the state’s election.
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Death Takes One Vote From Wilson
Wilson leads Washington by about 7000 votes with over half the state reporting yet one electoral vote may be lost due to the death of elector A Stream whose substitute could not appear on ballots. Many ballots reportedly cast for the dead man, potentially making those votes invalid.
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Former Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani ill in Honolulu
San Francisco dispatch reports Liliuokalani once ruler of Hawaii is gravely ill in Honolulu with death anticipated momentarily according to received information. The alert notes her status as former queen and places uncertainty over her condition as of November 8.
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Arabia Sunk by Submarine In Mediterranean
The Peninsular and Oriental liner Arabia was torpedoed with no warning, 437 aboard. All survived except two engineers killed by an explosion. The U.S. State Department awaits full details as officials note an American passenger, Paul R. Danner of Cambridge, was aboard.
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Fears for Americans in Parral Rise After Villa Capture
El Paso Texas November 8 fears grow for ten Americans reported in Parral district before Villa bandits seized Parral. Eight Americans and other foreigners are also cut off in the Magistra mines, raising concern for their safety.
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Ojinaga fears attack from villa near town
In Presidio Texas on November 8 reports say 160 bandits claiming to follow Villa were south of Ojinaga opposite here, prompting many Mexican families to leave Ojinaga as troops prepare to defend them. Also contains grocery ad lines for Arnold and Abney and King Hodgsom Co offerings.
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Women Missionary Society Session Highlights Education Theme
The thirty fourth annual Women s Missionary Society session at First Baptist church focused on education and training for missionary work. Morning mission study classes and a keynote address covered topics from education in colleges to general enlightenment and practical home and community service.
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Box Supper for the Grand Fraternity Tonight
The Grand Fraternity will hold a box supper at the I. O. O. F. hall this evening at 8 o'clock, per an announcement from state superintendent W. D. Caz.
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