Democratic Plurality in House and State Races
The 62nd Congress sees Democrats win 225 seats to 165 Republicans with 291 total. a Democratic plurality of 60 and a working majority of 29. Champ Clark pledges tariff revision for the new House. Shafroth re-elected Colorado governor by up to 15,000 votes amid Democratic gains in Republican counties. Roosevelt remains silent on election results at Sagamore Hill.
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Sagamore Hill
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Ohio
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New Jersey
Connecticut
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Iowa
Returns Show Close Race for Members of Legislature
With three of fifty six precincts still out, Laramie county will send one Democrat and one Republican to the state senate and four Democrats and six Republicans to the house. Key races include J Rose Carpenter Democrat and Birney H Sage Republican for senate, and top house contenders Claude L Draper Republican and George H Girland Republican among others. Governor elect Joseph M Carey held a large lead as returns from 47 of 59 precincts showed Democratic ticket strong, with only clerk of court and certain county offices in doubt.
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Birney H. Sage
Sage
Heaney
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J. L. Jordan
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A. Mo Umehler
Stephen H. Sibley
Ray Bbbos
Charles Frederick
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C. W. Crouter
Sumner Miller
M.A. Kilne
William A. Riner
R. KE. Henke
Ed. Jacobson
D. J. Howell
C. W. Willams
T. J. Nugent
C. 0. Lyon
G. 8. Catlin
William H. Dillman
Robert G. Taylor
Dillman
Taylor
Luke Voorhees
Dan E. Clark
William G. Curtis
William Constan
John Hunton
George W. Snow
Hunton
Joseph M. Carey
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Ostrich Eggs Housed on Missouri Farm Experiment
At a Kansas City area farm of C. P. Fish forty three ostrich eggs sit in incubators as a test to see if large feathered birds can be raised in Missouri. Eggs hatch after weeks and require daily turning. shells are thick and often broken to free the chicks.
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Reception for Governor Elect Carey Draws City Friends
Governor elect Joseph M. Carey hosted an informal reception at his home to meet supporters and celebrate the campaign victory. Meadumos ie and Robert Carey assisted in greeting citizens as light refreshments were served.
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Robert Carey
Anti American Demonstration in Mexico City
A crowd of about 600 Mexicans marched to the Municipal palace in Mexico City amid anti American rhetoric sparked by press articles. The protest followed incidents including the lynching report in Rock Springs and an assault on an American. windows of American businesses were smashed and Imparcial offices damaged.
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Rock Springs
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Bresnahan Wins Mayor Race by 197 in City Return
Complete returns show Democrat Larry Bresnahan elected mayor by 197 over Republican David Nimmo. Major ward results include Third ward where Threastle tops Allison by 55, First ward Henry Sweet over Parnell by 187, and Second ward Dr. Shingle ahead of Foley and Whiting by 187. Precinct totals give Bresnahan leads across most districts.
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David Nimmo
George H. Threastle
Oral
Archie Allison
Henry Sweet
J. A. Parnell
Dr. DelRoy Shingle
Surgeons Who Use Knife on Animals Could Face Arrest
Hugo Krause of the Anti Cruelty Society warns surgeons performing vivisection in clinics during the Chicago Congress of Surgeons may be charged with cruelty. He cites a planned dog leg transplant at Northwestern University Medical School and condemns nonanesthetized procedures as brutal and prosecutable after the act.
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Chicago
Illinois
Republicans to Control Senate
The Republicans are projected to control the Senate with seventeen new members and five or more holdovers, totaling 51 seats. Democrats gain fifteen new senators with twenty-five holdovers for 40 seats. A Montana Democrat may win Carter’s seat. Governors elected include Democrats in New York New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts Ohio Colorado Oklahoma Oregon Wyoming Alabama South Carolina Texas North Dakota and Democrats gain in Tennessee.
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Wisconsin
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Tennessee
Funion
Blydenburg Wins Fourth Judicial District Seat
Rawlins Wyo November 8 Blydenburg the Democratic candidate for Judge of the Fourth judicial district defeated incumbent David H Craig by a majority exceeding 1000. The district comprises Uinta Sweetwater and Car counties.
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Blydenburg
Fourth Judicial
David H. Craig
Uinta
Sweetwater
Gotham campaign funds hit record low in state election
New York on November 9 reports a historically frugal campaign season with party pursers preparing to pay the piper. Halls were hired taxis and trucks chartered and printing presses kept busy with Ultra wire and posters yet every political pilot has to keep spending well within tightened purse strings.
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Alaska Statehood Bill Tabled for December Intro
Seattle report notes a bill to admit Alaska as a state will be introduced on the opening day of Congress in December by Alaska Delegate Wickersham. The move aims to establish Alaska as a full state within the Union.
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Seattle
Alaska
Statehood
Congress
Wickersham
Carey leads with large governor’s victory in uncertain state results
After polls closed, Joseph M. Carey appears to have the largest governor’s majority in state history, likely 6000 to 7000, while Frank Mondell’s congressional win shows a much smaller margin. Most state ticket outcomes remain unclear with Democrats favored in many races. control of the eleventh legislature undecided as returns are incomplete.
Delagua Mine Disaster Claims Fifty-One Dead. Eighteen Rescued
From Delagua Colorado, November 9, rescue teams recovered fifty-one dead and eighteen survivors after a collapse in the Victor American Fuel company mine. A Japanese miner named Akayi regained consciousness and reported others alive in No 2 workings. thirteen were brought to surface as more entries were opened, with bodies later found in No 4 area.
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