Presidential Votes Shift in 1908 as Roosevelt Leads in Colorful Returns
New York dispatch reports Wilson with about 6.5 million and Roosevelt around 4.3 million. Taft just over 3.5 million. California shows Roosevelt ahead by a wide margin, Colorado and South Dakota undecided. Washington state governor race remains tight with Ernest Lister leading early but uncertain outcomes. Des Moines and Cincinnati recounts progress, Dunn appears ahead in Iowa, Longworth contest in Ohio still unsettled.
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New York
California
Roosevelt
Wilson
Bryan
Taft
Colorado
South Dakota
Seattle
Wand
Washington
Ernest Lister
Republicana
Hay
Helen J. Scott
Tacoma
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate Reorganization by Democrats Seen Certain
Senator Hoke Smith said on November 8 that Democratic control of the Senate is assured on March 4 with 30 holdover Democrats and five newly elected. He cited elected Democrats from Georgia Texas Kansas Arkansas Montana Oklahoma North Carolina South Carolina and Colorado plus possible wins in New Jersey and Delaware. Nevada and Oregon are indicated as Democratic, creating a 49 vote majority, with further Democratic prospects in Tennessee Illinois and other states. An impartial survey shows 48 Democrats 41 Republicans and 7 doubtful, pending final results.
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Senate
Georgia
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Montana
Oklahoma
North Carolina
South Carolina
Colorado
New Jersey
Delaware
Nevada
Oregon
Smith
Tennessee
Illinois
Michigan
South Dakota
Wyoming
Wife Murderer Lynched By Mob in North Dakota
George Baker, jailed in Kidder county for the murder of his wife and father‑in‑law Thomas Glass, was taken from his cell and hanged by a mob in Steele North Dakota. The lynching marked the first in the state in ten years. The crime occurred in Dawson before Baker was brought to Steele to prevent mob action.
Isaac Trumbo Fatally Beaten by Footpads in San Francisco
Colonel Isaac Trumbo famed for Utah fortune and San Francisco art purchases died after injuries from a footpad attack. The event darkens the noted cannoniere whose name graced galleries in the West.
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Ool
Isaac Trumbo
San Francisco
Utah
McDowell County Vote Result Delay Prompts Dem Forecast
In Wheeling on November 8, Democratic leaders predicted outcomes in the governor race as they awaited return figures from McDowell County, stronghold of Republican candidate Dr. H D Hatfield. The late counts raised expectations of shifts in earlier projections.
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Wheeling
W. Va
McDowell County
H. D. Hatfield
Borah and Meade Touted for Honorary Sherman Vacancy
The article notes Republican leaders favor a Taft state for the honorary vice presidential vacancy to replace Sherman. Idaho Senator Borah and Vermont former Governor Meade are named as favored options. National Committee vote in Chicago November 12 could defer to electors or designate a candidate, with Missouri Governor Hadley also attracting support.
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New York
Idaho
Vermont
Utah
Republican National Committee
Borah
Meade
Chicago
National Committee
Hadley
Missouri
Kinney Delivers Top Wyoming Sheep Shipments in Omaha
J C Kinney, son of Tim Kinney of Cokeville Wyoming, sent 12 cars of ewes and lambs to Omaha with eight more due tomorrow. Lambs sold at 7.40 per head and ewes at 4.20, the day’s top prices for range stock. Kinney reports Wyoming faces about a 2,000,000 head shortage versus prior years.
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Omaha
Neb
J. C. Kinney
Mr. Kinney
Tim Kinney
Cokeville
Wyo
Idaho
Wyoming
Mother seeks lost son believed in Cheyenne
A Kansas mother, Mrs M H Cogin of Wyandotte County, reports her son Frank Weddell or Hert, known as Frank in Cheyenne, disappeared since May or June 1912. She cites his railroad work, a brother Jack in the north, and a former Cheyenne rooming address at 20914 W 16th Street.
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Mra. M, BH. Cowin
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Frank Weddell
Weddell
Cheyenne
Colorado & Southern
Burlington
Union, Pacific
Loring
Cheyenne Leader
Hert
Francia Albert Weddell
Frank
Railroad
Jack
Ewuchman
Casper
Wyo
Christmay
16Th Street
Corn crop tops all history in 1916 harvest
Washington reported the corn crop at 9,169,247,000 bushels or 291,921,000 more than any prior yield, marking the year's agriculture as the greatest in world history. Farm values on November 1 totaled 4,171,194,000 dollars, with crops including cotton, tobacco, rice, and apples pushing total principal crops toward five billion.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
GOFN
Jack Johnson Goes to Jail for Mann Act Bond Violation
CHICAGO November 4 Jack Johnson is jailed in the county jail for failing to furnish a 20000 bond on a Mann Act charge. He wept and pleaded for release, offering cash bonds, while three prospective bondsmen failed to qualify and Albert Jones was jailed for contempt of court.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Albert Jones
Johnson
Denver Contractor Injured When Car Upsets in Laramie
Patrick J. Cain of Denver, long tied to the Laramie Hahn's Peak Railroad and Laramie Water Co, was severely injured when his automobile overturned on a raised road near Laramie yesterday afternoon. He suffered a fractured breastbone and arm with the vehicle's weight on his chest and limb. additional injuries feared. He has family in Denver.
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Laramie, Wyo
Patrick J. Cain
Denver
Laramie
Hahn's Peak
Laramie Water Company
Wyoming Weather Summary Prompted by Northwest Storm
The Weather Washington reports Wyoming will be fair Saturday with possible rain or snow in the northwest Sunday. Southern areas remain fair, with colder conditions in the north.
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Washington
Wyoming
Turkeys Near Collapse as Constantinople Faces Surrender
Reports from London and headlines from Sofia and Bucharest indicate Turkish defenses at Tohatalla weakening under Hungarian and Bulgarian pressure. Informal talks on Constantinople’s surrender are under way while Allied diplomats weigh risk of broader war amid Balkan advances and American naval precautions.
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Nov
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Tohatalla
Asnault
Constantinople
Tegaya
Tohatalja
Adrianople
Constantine
Salonike
Scutari
Russia
France
England
Nazim Pasha
Ranchman Slays Grey Wolf After Brutal Attack
Frank Henry, foreman at Summit ranch near Pole Mountain, fought a grey wolf that attacked him multiple times. He roped the exhausted animal with a lariat and killed it despite earlier stock losses in the area. The wolf weighed 145 pounds.
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Grey
Wolf
Animal
Frank Henry
Summit Ranch
Pole Mountain
Henry
Troops at Fort Russell Final October Pay Completed
The final payment for October to the troops at Fort D. A. Russell was completed yesterday afternoon after starting Thursday morning. Few arrests occurred on Thursday and none yesterday as soldiers were seen downtown in large numbers, with the Ninth cavalry away from the fort affecting monthly payments.
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Fort D. A. Russell
Tle
Ninth Cavalry
Fort Russell
Wilson family to brighten Washington society in 1913
Washington society anticipates the Wilson family arrival with Mrs Woodrow Wilson Mrs Thomas Marshall and Mrs Champ Clark playing pivotal roles in forthcoming social life. Daughters Margaret Helen Eleanor and Jessie potential movers in arts education and charity as the White House welcomes new social leadership.
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Washington
Wooedrow Wilson
Monal
Mre
Woodrow Wilson
Hersex
Thomas R. Marshall
Mra
Champ Clark
Mra. Wilson
Constantinople
Wilson
Princeton
Jane
Martine
Behator Murtee
New Jersyy
Thomas Gore
Benator Gore
Okjstoma
Albert S. Hurleson
Texas
William HH
Taft
Art
White House
Jousse Wilson
Miss Taft
Ming Margaret Wilson
Hieanor Wilson
Eleanor
Hyde gains share of Swope estate in Kansas City
In the partition of Col. Thomas A H Swope estate, Mrs. Francis Hyde wife of Dr B Clark Hyde received property valued at 118000 dollars. Dr Hyde whose wife is a niece of Col Swope is under indictment for murder and received property valued at 74000 dollars.
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Kansas City
Thomas AH Swope
Francis Hyde
B. Clark Hyde
Hyd
Col
Swope
Mniionaire
Felix Swope
Midway
Col. Swope
Missing Laramie man Peter Hansen Found Unconscious by River
After a citywide search in Laramie Wy omitted. Peter Hansen was found unconscious near the Laramie River. He had been missing since Thursday night and was last seen on Meret Street wearing a shirt sleeve waloon. He is in serious condition but may recover. He worked as janitor at the one side school and had been missing for hours with extensive search efforts.
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Laramie, Wya
Peter Nonsen
Laramie
T Lus
Orlock
Meret
Hansen
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