Boone County Vote Totals Show Democratic Plurality Across Ticket
Official Boone County results list Democrats leading through most offices. Republicans move strong in governor and statewide races with several contests showing party splits among leading tickets and judges. Pluralities range widely with dozens of county and district races decided by margins around one to several thousand votes.
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Boone County
Congress
Ninth District
M. A. Morrison
Purnell
G. A. Pard
Prag
A. W. Jackman
Morrison
Boone Circuit Court
W. H. Par
I. A. Sharp
J. M. Worley
Parr
P. BE. Smiley
R. Hollingaworth
W. J. Darnall
Smiley
J. A. Goons
C. P. McCreight
Makes His Choice Old Seat In State Legislature
Joseph A. Coons, elected to represent this county in the state legislature, was in Indianapolis Wednesday and selected his seat 41, the same one he had in the previous version.
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Joseph A. Coons
Indianapolis
Ams
Allied cross Yser as Germany renews attacks
Paris reports Allied forces crossed the Yser east of Nieuport and pressure along the front as German assaults renew with less energy. British reinforcements total about 450,000 in France and Belgium. France and Belgium hold lines between Ypres and the Lys with ongoing artillery duels and stubborn counterattacks north of Arras.
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Linternational News Service
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War Dispatches Describe Actions on Aisne Meuse and Somme Fronts
Reports say French hold the Aisne south of Vailly after renewed German assault while Germans remain in Lille and Arras areas. Artillery and infantry clashes continue on the Argonne and Meuse as British and French ships bombard coastal zones. Rumors claim Kaiser may move to direct the struggle as Allied forces press in northern France and western Belgium.
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Shively Leads In Indiana Senate Race As Returns Grow
Early results from 2,849 of 3,171 precincts show B F Shively with a growing plurality for U S senator and Homer L Cook ahead for secretary of state. State totals: Shively 247,287 Miller 191,696 Beveridge 91,237. Cook 217,168 Jackson 185,702 Pierson 77,841. Constitutional proposals appear heavily defeated with convention yes 22,888 no 64,583 and state memorial yes 74,091 no 126,959.
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United States
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Cook
Marion County
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Jackson
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State Memorial
Prairie fires threaten Mandan area in North Dakota
Prairie fires sweep about five hundred square miles near Mandan in North Dakota. A score of settlers are missing and believed dead. The fires are advancing across the region, with authorities unsure how many people have perished amid the blazes.
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Mandan
War Clouds Over Europe Deepens In Turkey Crisis
London reports England declares war on Turkey as Tewfik Pasha leaves with staff. Privy council meets at Buckingham Palace, King George signs proclamation of war. Enver Bey becomes Turkish dictator after Black Sea raid prompts cabinet resignations.
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Boone
Democrat Paul Husting May Win Wisconsin Senate Seat
Election returns from Milwaukee indicate Democrat Paul Husting leads by about 4500 votes over Republican Governor McGovern. Several Republican counties remain to report, with updates expected as returns come in.
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Husting
United States
McGovern
California Election Spoils Johnson Victory Reaches Record
United States Senator James D. Phelan, Democrat, is elected succeeding J. R. Knowland by about ten thousand votes. Hiram Johnson leads for governor with a likely 120000 plurality. he is California's first governor re elected. Prohibition and the eight hour law fail. anti prize fight measure appears to end prize fighting.
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San Francisco
James D. Phelan
United States
J. R. Knowland
Hiram Johnson
California
Sherman Leads Sullivan in Illinois Senate Race
Early returns show Lawrence Y. Sherman leading Roger C. Sullivan for the U.S. Senate with 2,606 downstate precincts reporting a 68,588 advantage over Sullivan’s Chicago and Cook County total. With 162 downstate precincts remaining, Sherman led by 18,862 and managers speculated a final plurality near 20,000 as official counts began.
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Chicago
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Roger C. Sullivan
United States Senate
Sherman
Cook County
Sullivan
Nations
Boeschenstein
United States
Ohio votes to end prohibition and adopt wet amendment
Ohio ballots reject statewide prohibition and approve a constitutional home rule aimed at saloons. The measure abolishes local option in Rose County and allows saloons in forty five counties that were previously dry, restoring a wet trend across about half the state by a margin around 30 000 votes.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Ohio
Rose County
Trustees Elected in Tuesday Balloting
Twelve trustees were elected Tuesday with all but two Democrats. The Progressives won R. S. Kern in Clinton township by two votes and Robert Lane in Washington township by sixteen. Democratic winners include Marion, D. J. West, W. Titus in Sugar Creek Eight, W. Titus in Jefferson, Otis, U. Young, Center, FL M. LaFollette, Union, W. New in Eagle, Walter Pitzer in Perry, Albert Aliston in Harrison, I. G. Ross in Jackson, William Josephs Worth, and Walter Schooler.
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Clinton Township
Robert Lane
Washington Township
Marion
D. J. West
Sugar Creek
W. Titus
Jefferson
Otis
U. Young
Center
M. LaFollette
Union
W. New
Eagle
Walter Pitzer
Perry Albert Aliston
Harrison
I. G. Ross
Jackson
William Josephs Worth
Walter Schooler
Schall Blind Congressman-Elect Debuts on Platform
Thomas Schall Progressive won election to Congress from Minnesota's Tenth District. He is blind, with his wife managing the campaign, driving him and delivering him to the platform as he spoke across the district.
New Office Planned at South Lebanon Street Yard
W P Oldendorf is constructing a new one story office building at his coal yards on South Lebanon street. The twelve by sixty foot structure will have a front office and a feed storage room behind, built of cement blocks.
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W. P. Oldendorf
Lebanon Street
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