Madrid peace protocol reply cited in indemnity dispute
The Madrid correspondent reports that the American reply cites pre signing negotiations to justify reserving rights over Philippines cession or U S influence on Spanish sovereignty and treats territorial demands as replacing the war indemnity. The note quotes Senor Montero Rios as informing the government of these points.
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Madrid
The
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Spanish Peace Commission
Spain
America
Philippines
United States
Cordelia Ready to Patrol Grand Banks If War Declared
The British cruiser Cordelia is expected to be ordered to St John’s Newfoundland to stay through winter and be ready to scour the Grand Banks for enemy shipping should war be declared.
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ST. John's
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Cordelia
Insurance Firms Indicted Over Price Fixing Pool
The Kenton county grand jury in Covington Kentucky indicted fifty three leading fire insurance companies from the United States Canada and England. The charges allege an unlawful pool to restrain competition and force higher premium rates.
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Cincinnati
Kenton County
Kentucky
Covington
United States
Canada
England
Roosevelt Victory Expected as Republicans Lead Statewide Returns
Early returns show a Republican plurality across New York outside Greater New York near 100 000 to offset New York City gains by Democrats. Roosevelt appears headed for a statewide lead with Chanler’s victory in the fourteenth district and several Democratic gains in city districts.
Justice Van Wyck Declines to Comment to Reporters
At 10 50 tonight Justice Van Wyck sent a message to reporters waiting outside his house for hours saying there is nothing to be said.
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Justice van Wyck
Republican victory forecast in New York Assembly
The New York Assembly race results as of November 9 indicate about 80 Republicans and 61 Democrats with nine districts unresolved. Even if all doubtful districts swing to Democrats, Republicans would hold a 10 seat majority in the Assembly and a 14 vote margin on joint ballot, potentially leading to a Republican U.S. Senate seat replacing Edward Murphy Jr.
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New York
Assembly
United States
Senate
Edward Murphy, Jr
New York Congressmen Elected in Several Districts
John Henry Ketchum wins the Eighteenth District seat in New York. John K. Stewart is elected in the Twenty-First District of New York. L. W. Emerson takes the Twenty-Third District seat. no Democratic candidate was nominated in these races.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John Henry Ketchum
Schenectady
John K. Stewart
Malone
L. W. Emerson
Senator Platt on New York election canvass and Raines law
Senator Platt attributed the rise in Democratic votes in cities and Republican gains in rural areas to the Raines law. He praised Colonel Roosevelt as the only Republican capable of carrying the state and called his canvass the most wonderful in political history. He said judiciary issues did not shape the campaign as expected.
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New York
Platt
Roosevelt
New York County
Roosevelt Wins New York Governor by Large Plurality
Colonel Roosevelt was notified of his election by telegram from Chairman Odell stating a 30 000 to 40 000 plurality. He was at his Cove Neck home with family and friends and spent the evening awaiting final results after returning from the city.
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Roosevelt
Odell
Republican State Committee
Cove Neck
Roosevelt Telegram Celebrates New York Victory
Massachusetts GOP leaders at Youngs Hotel sent a telegram to Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay praising his New York lead. A H Goetting chairman of the Massachusetts State Committee drafted the message with Senator Lodge among its drafters expressing pleasure at the Roosevelt triumph.
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Roosevelt
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Rough Rider
Theodore Roosevelt
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Long Island
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Massachusetts
A H. Goetting
Senator Lodge
Rough Rider Scull Glad About Roosevelt Victory
Harvard class poet Guy Scull, who joined the Rough Riders, visited the Post Office to learn New York election returns. He praised Roosevelt as assured and predicted his colonel would make a fine chief executive, expressing strong personal gladness.
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Kinney Wins in Cleveland. GOP Gains County Wide
Kinney Republican carried Cleveland by 700 and Cuyahoga county by 10 000 a gain of 6000 from last year The Republican State committee reports from George B Cox that Hamilton shows a Republican plurality of 14 The county’s 1500 Bushnell margin last year signals a 12 000 county gain The vote overall is down from last year but Democratic losses exceed Republican losses suggesting a large state ticket plurality and potential two Republican Congressmen.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Republican State Committee
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Bushnell
New Jersey Republican Victory in Governor Race and Senate
New Jersey voters elected Foster M. Voorhees as governor by about 12 000. Republicans gain control of the state Senate fourteen to seven and likely 40 to 20 in the Assembly. John Kean is favored as U S Senator with Democrats winning Salmon and Daly in two districts.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Foster M. Voorhees
Russex County
James Smith, Jr
United States Senate
Fox
John Kean
Smith
Salmon
Daly
Senate
Assembly
Middlesex County
Republicans Sweep West Virginia Legislature and Likely State Ticket
Wheeling Ohio County elects the entire Republican ticket by 1000 to 1200 majority. Republicans gain four Legislature seats and a State Senator in the First Congressional District, with Governor R. believed to be re-elected by a solid majority.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio County
First Congressional District
Maryland Returns Put Four Republicans Two Democrats In Congress
Full and partial returns from Baltimore and the rest of Maryland indicate four Republicans and two Democrats have been elected to Congress, a Democratic gain of two. Winners are John Walter Smith in the first district, William B. Banker in the second, Frank C. Wachter in the third, James W. Denny in the fourth, Sydney E. Mudd in the fifth, and George A. Pearce in the sixth. Baltimore city districts gave a majority of the statewide vote for the first time in six years.
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Baltimore
Maryland
John Walter Smith
William B. Banker
Frank CC. Wachter
James W. Denny
Sydney E. Mudd
George A. Pearce
Baltimore City
Gage Leads McKinley in Early California Returns
Early returns from Stanislaus and Monterey counties show Gage Republican leading McKinley for governor. Scattered precincts indicate a larger vote share for Gage than for McKinley as results come in.
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San Francisco
Stanislaus
Monterey
Gage
McKinley
McMillin Carries Nashville in 1896 Return Vote
Tennessee returns show McMillin winning Nashville by about 2000 votes. The Democratic committee claims McMillin's statewide win by 20,000. Statewide turnout was light with the sharpest Republican decrease.
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Nashville
Tenn
Arkansas First To Sixth Districts Elected Democrats
In Arkansas the First district elected P. D. McCulloch a Democrat. The Second selected J. S. Little a Democrat. The Third chose Thomas Co. McRae a Democrat. The Fourth elected W. I. Terry a Democrat. The Sixth chose S. Brundidge a Democrat.
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Arkansas—Congress
P. D. McCulloch
J. S. Little
Thomas Co. McRae
W. I. Terry
S. Brundidge
Republicans Threaten Sweep Across Illinois Ticket
Illinois returns show Republicans leading for the state ticket though totals lag outside Chicago. Democrats gain in many counties and appear to have won several congressmen in Cook county and beyond.
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Chicago
Cook County
Ward 6 Jubilant as Fitzgerald Wins Big in Local Ward
Enthusiastic crowds packed precincts in Ward 6 to celebrate Congressman Fitzgerald’s return to Congress. processions paraded through Hanover and nearby streets with chants and homegrown songs, including cheers for Fitzgerald and jibes at the Quincy slate. Bal lem’s house drew royal cheers as celebrations spread across the ward, ending with repeated rounds of cheering and far-flung parades.
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John Fitzgerald
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Ballem
Mourning at Hendricks Club Over Lomasney Triumph and Donovan Victory
A Hendricks Club gathering turned sour after news that Lomasney and Senator Rourke won reelection. Word of Donovan’s victory sparked panic and threats, leaving about 20 members in gloom. Kelley tried to rally the group with Bowery humor as Lomasney withdrew, not addressing the political upset or weather.
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Martin M. Lomasney
de Bismarck
America
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Minnesota Returns Point to Lind in Governor Race
Minnesota vote totals from 317 precincts show Lind leading outside the Twin Cities with 24,262 for Eustis and 23,046 for Tuine fusion. Indications favor Lind for governor, though fuller returns are needed to decide the outcome.
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Tuine
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Republicans Lead In Newcastle County Returns
Incomplete returns from Wilmington Delaware indicate Newcastle County carried by about 200 to 300 plurality for Republicans. Two districts in Kent County show small Democratic gains while Sussex County has not reported. State result not known until midnight.
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Del
Newcastle County
Kene County
Sussex County
Democrats Sweep Indianapolis and Marion County Vote
Early returns from Indianapolis and Marion County show Democrats winning the city and county. Bailey of the Democratic Party defeats incumbent Overstreet the Republican for Congress and Democrats gain seven legislative seats. In Indiana sixty precincts report Ralston 4549 Hunt 6220. 1896 Bryan 4950 McKinley 6858.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marion
Bailey
Congress
Overstreet
Indiana
Ralston
Hunt
Bryan
McKinley
Democrats Hold Nine Districts in Virginia Returns
Scattering returns from Virginia indicate Democrats reclaim Congress seats in eight districts with further data not yet sufficient to confirm gains in the ninth. Unofficial counts show continued Democratic strength as more results come in.
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Richmond
Democrats win big in Kentucky congressional races
Kentucky Democrats carried nine to ten of eleven districts, a gain of two or three seats from the previous delegation, with Louisville reporting results as of November 8. The outcome solidifies party control in the state’s congressional map.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Florida Vote Shows Democratic Sweep In Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Florida the vote totals so far indicate turnout 10 to 20 percent lighter than 1826. The entire Democratic ticket is elected as feeble opposition yields. A constitutional amendment mandating sound surety and guarantee bonds for state officers is carried overwhelmingly, while Republicans and Populists may win at most five legislative seats.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Democratic Landslide Seems Likely In North Carolina
New Hanover in Wilmington reports a Democratic lead of about 1000 votes with Richmond tied 30 to 600 and a gain of 150. State senator is in doubt though Democrats feel they won. Bellamy elected to Congress by a large majority. Overall returns point to large Democratic majorities in both houses and likely six Democratic Congressmen.
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Wilmington
N. C
New Hanover
Richmond
Bellamy
Congress
Democratic State Ticket Wins Swiftly in Light South Carolina Vote
In Columbia, South Carolina, on a very light election day the Democratic State ticket won without opposition. The absence of competing candidates kept turnout low across the state.
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Columbia, D. C
Returns secure 20,000 plurality for Republican ticket
Milwaukee reports enough returns to insure the entire Republican State ticket’s election by at least 20,000 votes and a legislature overwhelmingly Republican.
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Milwaukee
North Dakota Returns Indicate GOP Gains in 1894
Reports from across North Dakota suggest modest Republican gains over 1893. An official estimate places the Republican ticket about 4500 votes ahead statewide.
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Fargo
N. D
Mississippi Congressional Results Report
Mississippi returns from the first district John M. Allen wins as a Democrat. In the second district Thomas Spight is elected Democrat. In the third district Thomas C. Catchings Democrat is chosen. Fourth district Andrew F. Fox Democrat elected. Fifth district John S. Williams Democrat wins. Seventh district Patrick Henry Democrat elected.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
John M. Allen
Thomas Spight
Thomas C. Catchings
Andrew FF. Fox
John S. Williams
Patrick Henry
Michigan Returns Hint Pingree Victory Across State
Detroit dispatch reports strong indications of Governor Pingree’s reelection with a wide margin. Republican and Democratic leaders project large gains, with estimates ranging from 10,000 to 60,000 in various counts. Legislature expected to tilt Republican, while district outcomes remain contested among Democrats.
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Mich
Pingree
Campau
Democratic State Committee
Marsh
Republican State Committee
Michigan
Democratic Committee
Alabama Democrats sweep Congress as turnout lagging
Returns from Alabama show every Democratic Congressman elected as of this hour. Voter turnout remains light in most districts, with notable activity only in the fourth and seventh districts.
Capron and Capron Win Seats as Election Returns Trickled In
The first district Rep Capron and the second district Rep Capron were elected as voting remained light statewide. The revised constitution likely failed with country districts against it. city totals may not change that outcome. Baker wins Providence mayoral race with about 3000 plurality after 1900 last year, while Democrats capture Woonsocket and Pawtucket mayoralties.
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Garvin
Congress
Melville Bull
Collin B. Capron
Baker
Providence
Woonsocket
Pawtucket
Cronin Wins Pawtucket Mayoral Race in 1927 Sweep
In Pawtucket Rhode Island November 8 William J Cronin a Democrat defeated Republican nominee J Ellis White 2257 to 1981 giving Cronin a 276 plurality. The election shown party lines ignored with citizens and Democrats defeating the Republican organization though city officials elected were mostly Republicans.
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Pawtucket
R. I
William J. Cronin
Den
J. Ellis White
Cronin
Connecticut Republicans Triumph in Statewide Vote
Connecticut Republicans win the statewide election with majorities around 15 000 to 20 000. In the second district James H Webb narrowly narrows N D Sperrys lead but Republicans claim a safe victory. Statewide results forecast a Republican majority of at least fifty in the general assembly. We elected four Republican Congressmen.
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New Haven
Conn
Lkely
N. D. Sperry
James H. Webb
Webb
Sperry
General Assembly
Rollins Wins New Hampshire Governor Seat in Early Returns
New Hampshire results show Rollins Republican leading with 25 322 votes to Stone Democrat 8331 and Berry Pro 683 with 305 scattering. In 1896 Rams dell led Republicans 27 456 and Kent 14 347 with Ferry scattering 878. Republican net loss noted. District tallies report Clarke Republican over Daniel Democrat in the second district and Sulloway Republican over Knowlton Democrat in the first, with prior year figures provided.
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N. H
Rollins
Stone
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Berry
Scattering
Ramsdell
Kent
Ferry
Clarke
Daniel
Leo
White
Sulloway
Knowlton
Nash
Portsmouth Goes Republican in Local Elections
In Portsmouth New Hampshire the city voted Republican by a small margin Rollins wins governor with a larger plurality than Sulloway for Congress Republicans take five representatives while Democrats win three a two seat gain for Democrats from two years ago
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N. H
Rollins
Sulloway
Conflicting Reports on House Majority After Election Night
Republican chairman Babcock claims a safe House majority in the Fifty-Sixth Congress, with varied returns from key states and overall balance uncertain. Democratic secretary Kerr counters, predicting Democratic gains and a likely majority over Republicans, listing states with expected flips and a total of 37 net seats.
Somerville Regulars Triumph in Ward Wide Vote Clash
Somerville Regulars led by Franklin BK Huntress defeated Elmer A. Stevens amid a bitter ward battle in Ward 2 and Ward 4 of the seventh Mid diesen district. Frank Fitts and Robert Luce also defeated Stevens, extending the city machine influence.
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Frankin BK
Huntress
Elmer A. Stevens
Frank Fitts
Robert Luce
Stevens
Vote totals by congressional district complete with party results
Election returns list candidates and vote counts by district. Dems led in several districts while Republicans won in others. top totals include Moore Moody Ramsdill Roberts and Lovering among others with district totals ranging from about 4 824 to 18 828 votes.
City Hall crowds cheer as Democratic returns pour in
In a packed city hall many politicians and supporters crowd the chamber as Fred Robinson in a black cutaway and Deputy Sulloway track precinct by precinct returns. Cheers erupt for favored Democrats while Republicans receive quieter, tense responses as Ward results and gains for Fitzgerald, Barrows, and Krebs shift the political mood.
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