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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1910
Page
1
Anecdotal reports show Washington state voters approved the women suffrage amendment by a two to one margin. Campaigning was quiet and orderly with many voters unaware the question was on the ballot until they received their ballots. The result is expected to take effect once the governor issues a proclamation.
Baltimore scene reports a day of aerial experiments with bombs and target shooting from airships. Notable figures included Postmaster General Hitchcock, Count Jacques de Lesseps, and pilots Latham and Radley. Douw and Dupuy observed as scores and bomb drops tested safety and accuracy under contest rules.
Reports differ on a Friday shooting seven miles east of Levis near Me Ely rimesivad. McElreyr is dead and Duncan alive in Waterboro jail or Waterville custody. Prosecution from Douglas County disputes initial accounts and cites a second volley ending in multiple bullets. Witnesses include Deputy Mintfield and local residents amid a Democratic rally scene.
Sensational developments unfold as Mrs Laura Farnsworth Schenck faces charges of attempting to poison her wealthy husband, a Wilkesboro park packer. A detective in disguise traced poison to a medicine bottle at the hospital. Schenck remains in county jail with bail denied while the husband is kept uninformed for his safety.
In Indianapolis Indiana on November 9 Democrats claim a state government and a joint ballot majority of 32 in the assembly. John W Kern is likely to join Senator Shively as a Democrat colleague. The Democratic ticket is expected to win by about 15 000 votes and Democrats will hold 12 of 13 Indiana House seats with Grunpacker the lone Republican. Beveridge concedes the tide. Republicans face reduced influence after 12 years of GOP tenure. The party platform emphasizes county option law rural township reform and prohibition related measures.
A garbled dispatch from Seattle details a mix up involving a Lag of winkles and a large fee discrepancy. The fragmentary text references Behl tad, R5,800, and mentions an enterpris fee in a confused report with unclear names and places.
President Taft and cabinet members discussed advancing the administration's agenda before the new Democratic Congress convenes. Key proposals include taxing magazines rather than newspapers to raise postage revenue and support first class mail, aiming to curb postal deficits. The session noted Republican setbacks in the West and the small Democratic margin, urging prompt action on measures in the three month session beginning next month.
Bowling Green Mo Nov 9 Downward revision of the tariff at once is the pledge for the new Democrat house by Champ Clark a candidate for the speakership The landslide is in line with my predictions of months ago He says the people are tired of the present administration and provoked by the tariff decention He proposes a gradual tariff reduction to restore balance and argues Democrats must show prudent legislating in the next Congress
Incomplete OCR fragment lists 1st district results Hawley Republican 3,135 Smith Democrat 5,498. For 2nd district Lafferty Republican 3,883 Manning Democrat 2,125. Names repeated and partial figures imply final margins not fully captured.
Nine million oil map says Standard Oil bought 100000 acres near Shreveport for 9900000. Twenty five wells yield 10000 barrels daily. Purchase from Fresca Oil marks largest such deal to date. Latrobe, Pa., reports John Beatty dies in same room of birth at 84, descendant of Benjamin Beatty who joined George Washington at Trenton.
Portland dispatch reports that during the November election 14 Oregon counties held local option polls. Early returns show five to six counties moving from dry to wet, with Morrow, Klamath, Umatilla, Malheur and Polk confirmed wet and Tillamook also returning to sale of liquor.
Denver dispatch reports a bartender was injured during a church revival gathering when he fell into a pit at Central Presbyterian Church. The incident occurred as he attended to the service and attempted to leave his post amid the proceedings. Police say the bar staffer slipped while assisting and suffered multiple injuries.
New York rumors crown Mayor Gaynor and Charles F Murph y along with Thomas M Osborne and others as potential senatorship contenders. Edward M Shepard and D Cady Herrick weigh in as possibilities while returns from interior counties confirm Democratic ticket wins. margins run 800 to 26 000 with Conway leading for lieutenant governor by about 30 000.
The report describes an alleged display of two corpses in Auburn on Tuesday as investigators led by County Attorney Vandeervey probes whether the display violated decency laws. Undertaker Kenny Connell and coroner James C. Snyder provided statements, asserting the corpses were not disrespected or exposed beyond routine funeral traces.
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