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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
6
The report lists election tallies across multiple states with Taft leading in many, including Idaho, Utah, Oregon, and Chicago area, while Democrats hold in some locales like South Carolina and Kentucky. It notes Republican majorities in several legislatures and possible shifts in others.
Spokane on November 4 reports the end of an eastern Washington stage route from Colfax to Pullman to Almota. M Ly Becker drove the mail coach on its last trip as the Northern Pacific railway cut off the Lewiston to Riparia link. The line, begun nearly 40 years ago, once featured drivers like Henry H. Spalding and Felix Warren, and Hank Hank, with routes via Almota and Pomeroy before postal service abandonment in favor of rail.
St Louis November 4 report shows Missouri likely to cast its eighteen electoral votes for Taft. Republican state chairman Dickey says returns from fifty eight counties and St. Louis city indicate a Republican victory. Taft leads Bryan by about 9000 votes though about half the counties are still unreported.
A commercial traveler in Massachusetts wandered beyond town and fell into an unfinished well. He clung by his fingers for hours, dangled with his feet near the ground, and finally let go. He fell six inches and survived, though his hair turned white with fear.
Every Odd Fellow desires a pin or charm at the Grand Lodge gathering in November. Kinzer, Your Jeweler, offers a stock to view for members attending the meeting.
The Vienna Wiener Extra blatt Illustrite reports a marriage arranged between Prince Miguel of Braganza, eldest son of the Portuguese pretender, and Miss Mary Pullman daughter of the late George M. Pullman. The ceremony is planned in London late in November with the couple meeting in Ostend and an intermediary Hungarian aristocrat aiding the match. Engagement was announced but postponed awaiting confirmation of Miss Pullman’s church rank. The meeting continues in session.
The Count of Turin, about 26, is a brother of the Duke of the Abruzzi and an Italian army officer. He is reportedly engaged to Princess Patricia, King Edward VII’s niece, and may marry Miss Katherine Elkins of Washington. He stirred notoriety in 1898 for a duel with the Duke of Orleans and visited the U.S. later that year.
Reports of officers and committees filled the first day of the annual Woman's Mission meeting at West Point Mississippi on November 4. Delegates gathered for sessions outlining plans for mission work and charity programs.
The first ocean cable stretched 2000 miles from Valentia island to Heart's Content Newfoundland. Landed in America Aug 5 1858. usable Aug 16. 700 messages sent before failure. Cyrus W Field persisted, securing London backing and in 1866 a continuous submarine link.
A New York Sun quote notes that very few thin people have exact lookalikes while photographers report more likenesses among stout individuals. The photographer speculates heavyweights share similar chins noses and expressions as flesh fills in outlines. Daily Telegraph want ads promise results.
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