Maine Victory Triggers GOP Alarm In Washington
Republican leaders react to a sweeping Democratic win in Maine that shifts control of the governorship and signals broad influence on the 62nd Congress. Burleigh’s downfall, hashing out party reform, and potential ripple effects in Massachusetts and New England dominate the discussion as Democrats praise the result and Republicans fret over local issues and the prohibition question.
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House of Representatives
Frederick W. Plaisted
Fernald
Edwin C. Burleleh
Third
Burleigh Long
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Senate
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Hale
Burletel
Fred Hale
Asher Hinds
Pureleigh
Purleigh
John P. Swasey
Daniel J. McGillicuddy
Asher CC. Hinds
Thomas B. Reed
Aulos L. Allen
Reed
Secre
Guernsey
George M. Hanson
McKinley
California
Gaynor
New York
Empire State
Boston
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Charles Baxter
Medford
New England
W. Dudley Cotton
Congress
11Th
Theobald M. Connor
Northampton
Senator Lodge
Lodge
J. Howell Crosby
John F. MacDonald
Democratic State Committee
Eben S. Draper
James Donovan
Charles A. Dean
Wakefield
Thomas Riley
Malden
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
Thomas Jefferson
Boston & Maine
Draper
Frothingham
Gardner
Vermont
Elect Plaisted
Pine Tree
Gould Sees Tariff Boost Helping Democratic Year
George J Gould and family arrived aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie from Bremen. He credits tariff revision for a Democratic sweep in Congress and state elections, notes a possible business slowdown yet optimism for improvements. He discusses railroads, wages, and materials costs, and praises Italy and Germany while noting grain crop ruin in France and England creating strong wheat demand for the U.S.
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Gloria
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Germany
France
England
Republicans blame Maine prohib laws in results interview
Prominent Republicans in Maine discuss post election results and express pointed views on prohibition era laws. The interviews show a lack of diffuse commentary and a direct approach when questioned, signaling firm stances among party figures.
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Maine
Complete Maine Legislature party composition shifts
Senate initially 21 Democrats and 10 Republicans with a 22 Republicans and 9 Democrats present after a Democratic gain of 12. The House moved from 87 Democrats and 64 Republicans to 9 Republicans and 52 Democrats, with a Democratic gain of 35.
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House
Pine Tree State repudiates Republican policies in broad victory
Voters in the Pine Tree State deliver a wholesome victory as they reject prior Republican policy directions. The public shift signals a significant political realignment and broad support for new leadership and agendas.
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Pine Tree State
Republican Party
Democrats Sweep 13 of 16 Maine Shrievalties
Democrats won 13 of 16 sheriff posts in Maine with five incumbents reelected in Knox Lincoln Penobscot Somerset and York. Republicans carried only Aroostook Franklin and Washington counties. Shrievalty winners include Androscoggin Hewitt Lowe Androscoggin D and others.
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Hewitt M. Lowe
Elmer G. Bryson
Cumberland
Lewis B. Moulton
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Hancock—John &. Webster
Kennebec
Charles M. Richardson
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John B. Rafter
Oxford
Bertrand G. McIntire
T. Herbert White
Piscataquis
Benjamin W. Doble
Sagadanoc
George C. Pease
John A. Mooers
Stillman E. Moodman
Waldo—Edwin Jenkins
Charles C. Emery
Maine election sparks Democratic wave across New England
Mayor Charles S. Ashley notes a Maine landslide boosting Democratic hopes for 1912. He cites high tariffs, liquor policy, and Republican machine failures as key factors, predicting a broader party shift in Massachusetts and New England with a Democratic majority in Congress.
Paragon Arrives with Large Halibut Catch at T Wharf
The schooner Paragon docked at T wharf bringing a market catch of 5 000 pounds halibut and 14 000 pounds hake along with 6 000 pounds cusk and 31 swordfish. Swordfish were hauled aboard without gear as they entangled in trawls. The crew expects to proceed to Gloucester then La Havre Bank.
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Joseph P. Johnson
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Alice M. Guth
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Fitz A. Oakes
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Quincy
Bay State Fish Company
Michael Green
Shipping News Mini Almanac From Seaboard Ports
Shipping notices list steamer arrivals and departures with origins such as Liverpool Progreso and New York plus coastwise movements from Boston to Philadelphia. Entries include vessel names like Hart Reidar Governor Cobb Crowley Cape Ann and barges to Lynn Glouces ter Amesbury and Philadelphia with time details and tugs Richmond Calhoun.
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Eastport
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H. F. Dimock
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Ransom B. Fuller
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Godfrey
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Kennebec
Lynn
Lancaster
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Pocono
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Wallace
South Amboy
Strafford
Amesbury
Ardmore
Devon
Lykens
Hammond
Coleraine
Warry
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Salem
Paoli
McGold
Adameon's Cough Balsam Promises Cure
An 19th century remedy ad touts Adameon's Cough Balsam as a cure for coughs colds and grippe available at all druggists urging shoppers to buy the product for relief from illness.
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Druggista
Concert Master of Symphony to Arrive in New York
Anton Witek, new concert master of the Symphony Orchestra, sails from Bremen for New York and will arrive in a week. He and his pianist wife plan to settle in Boston. Conductor Max Fiedler is due to sail from Bremen a week later.
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Anton Witek
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Witek
Germany
Boston
Max Fiedler
Plaisted Reflects on Republican Defeat and Future Policy
Governor-elect Frederick W. Plaisted cites extravagance of the current administration and national unrest over high living costs along with the Payne-Aldrich tariff as key defeat causes. He says he will overhaul state books, cut useless offices, repeal the Sturgis enforcement law, and seek voter input on resubmission.
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Frederick W. Plaisted
the Post
Fernald
Kcanas
United States Senate
McNary Attacks Opponents At Dorchester Rallies
Ex Congress member William F. McNary campaigns in Dorchester claiming opponents OConnell and Curley failed to deliver for the district. He critiques Cannon rules and alleges OConnell aided Cannonism while boasting of Dorchester gains and questions Curley’s race and religion attacks.
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Congress
10Th
Dorchester
Stand Pat
O'Connell
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Neponset River
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Curley
Congressman O'Connell
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Micawber
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Dickens
Uriah Heap
Democratic year sparked by discontent with ruling party
The passage argues the public despises the current administration and seeks constitutional Democratic reform. It warns against replacing one tyranny with another by embracing a demagogue allied with past Republican evils.
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Stork
Well Known Lynn Business Man Millard F Moody Dies
Lynn Sept 13 Millard F Moody 44 descendant of an early Lynn family died at his Summer street home after a two week illness. He joined the fire department at 16 under his father Abram Moody later ran a Summer street grocery and remained active as a volunteer fireman. He served in city government as Common Council member in 1898 and Alderman in 1906 1907.
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Millard F. Moody
Summer Street
Becomes Bride of Lynn Manufacturer
Margaret Gertrude Mudge daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur B Mudge of 27 Graystone Park and Edward M Rollins a well known shoe manufacturer were married at the bride's home. Rev Albert Lazenby of the First Unitarian Church performed the ceremony. The bride was given away by her father and was unattended. Charles F Reed was best man. The bride is a Wheaton Seminary graduate.
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Offer Free Month Treatment
A Boston ad proclaims a limited time offer for Hay Fever and Asthma patients beginning or renewing treatment by Sept. 17. One month of care including medicines. consultation and X-Ray. Patient Hafferty praised the cure after prior doctors failed.
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Boylston Building
Disease of the Bronchial Tubes Symptoms Survey
A reader list questions on coughs fevers and chest complaints asking about weight loss appetite pain night coughing frothy sputum morning cough and general mood alongside digestive issues and throat tickling. The item presents a bedside questionnaire format for respiratory illness awareness from a historical newspaper page.
Boston Opera Singer to Wed a Vicomte
Miss Edith Ely of Boston known as Edith De Lys on the grand opera stage will wed the Vicomte Fritz von Michaelis a wealthy Frenchman on Thursday in London.
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Edith Ely
Boston
Edith de Lys
Vicomte
Fritz von Michaelis
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