Plaisted Wins Maine Governorship by 114 Vote Plurality
Frederick W. Plaisted a Democrat won Maine governor election by 114 votes over Bert M Fernald according to complete returns. State totals show Plaisted 73801 Fernald 64687 with Woodville Penobscot County giving Plaisted nine and Fernald fifteen. A tied Ellsworth representative race prompts Governor and council to decide if a Peters vote should count for Republican candidate.
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Portland
Frederick W. Plaisted
Maine
Bert M. Fernald
Woodville
Penobscot County
Plaistea
Fernald
Plaisted
Ellsworth
John A. Peters
Howard C. Jordan
J. A. Peters
Tunnel Bargain Basement Boosts Purchasing Power
The speaker argues that the Tunnel Bargain Basement enhances the value of a dollar by offering goods normally costing two or three dollars for one. This implies a purchasing power increase often reaching 200 to 300 cents per dollar.
Taft Says All Party Leaders Treated Equally
President Taft declares no distinction between progressives and regular Republicans and will treat all party leaders the same. Secretary Norton conveyed the view in a letter to an Iowa Republican leader whose name was withheld.
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Beverly
Taft
Norton
Iowa
Congress
Taft Overcomes Insurgent Rift in Patronage Policy
Secretary Norton quotes a letter from Beverly dated September 15 1910 showing President Taft will treat all Republican Congressmen and Senators alike with restored patronage. The note cites prior withholding from La Follette Bristow Dolliver Cummins and Hubbard and states the party should unify for the fall elections.
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Beverly
Mass
Congress
Republican Congressional Committee
Wisconsin
Iowa
Charles D. Norton
Taft
Norton
Ohio
la Follette
Bristow
Kansas
Jdolliver and
Cummins
Representative Hubbard
A Follette
Dolliver
Hubbard
Taft Will Not Be Candidate In 1912
report notes Taft will not seek the presidency in 1912. advisers urge more aggressive publicity and timed use of newspapers. critics say Crane Norton plan to keep candidates out of print is failing, and the administration will likely maintain a restrained public stance.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Crane-Norton
Adamson’s Balsam Promises Quick Cough Cure
One day is long enough to be troubled with a cough. Adamson's Balsam cures.
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Adamson
Bessie Chapman Charged With Smuggling Gowns
Bessie Chapman faces smuggling charges over gowns and jewelry allegedly purchased in the United States. The narrative traces her varied career on stage in the U S and Europe, marriages, separations, and a claimed joke with Baron Rothschild about an engagement. Officials note similar cases involving local dressmakers and customs scrutiny in New York.
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Bessie Chapman
R. J. Faulkner
Dorchester
David Belasco
Irving Chapman
Brookline
Japan
Standard Oil Company
Europe
Paris
Baron James Ormond Rothchild
Madame Driscoll
Boyiston Street
United States Circuit Court of
New York
Political Notes on Campaign Committees and Local Figures
Chairman Hatfield named a legislative campaign committee pledging all members to back Senator Lodge. Boston Rep John E. Rousmaniere leads the executive panel with Senate members Treadway Blanchard Greenwood and House members from multiple cities. Also notes Diogenes arrest in South Boston and Curley’s forthcoming license case, the New Nationalist party's Boston start led by John H. Kenyon, and efforts to unite opposition to Eugene Foss with Mansfield denying AFL ties.
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Charles E. Hatfield
Republican State Committee
Senator Lodge
John E. Rousmaniere
Boston
Senate
Allan T. Tread- Way
Stockbridge
Charles V. Blanch
Ard
Somerville
Levi H. Greenwood
Gardner
Robert M. Washburn
Worcester
Norman White
Brookline
Oscar C. Hammerstrom
Charles L. Underhill
Lyman E. Hurd
Salem
Andrew P. Doyle
New Bedford
Clarence J. Fogg
Newburyport
Thomas W. White
Newton
Maurice Kane
Whitman
A. P. Langtry
Springfield
Grafton Cushing
Thomas Riley
Malden
Roosevelt
Tia
New Party
John H. Kenyon
White Street
Waverley
Kenyon
Bath
Cortland
N. Y
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