Alleged Frauds Fuel Illinois Gubernatorial Dispute
Chicago report from Nov 6 says Democratic state chairman Boeschenstein alleges irregularities in Illinois governor race with Deneen leading by 20,000 to 26,000 and vows a recount, while Stevenson campaigns for a legislative recount. Nebraska results hint at Republican gains with Norris, Ashton, and Williams in close races and Bryan carrying the state by 4,590.
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Chicago
Charles
Deneen
Illinois
Charles Bovechenstein
Democrate State Central Committee
Adlai KE
Steverson
Gov. Deneen
Ben P. Atwell
Boeschenstein
Stevenson
Omaha
Neb
The
Bee
Nebraska
Barton
Brian
Thompson
Williams
G. W. Norris
Fred Ashton
Demcrat
Norris
T. 5. Allen
Demcratic
State Central Committee
Moses P. Kinkead
Wm. J. Bryan
Astitone, Shallenberger
Missouri Returns Show Taft Lead in State Totals
Missouri returns indicate Taft leading by 4235 votes and a Democratic majority on joint ballot for the Legislature. Minor state offices show a Republican edge around 2000, with Secretary of State Swaner leading but not assured. Constitutional amendments remain unsettled and difficult to predict.
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ST. Louis
Taft
Missouri
Swanger
Blockaded Back Aches and Doan's Kidney Pills
Columbia residents report Doan's Kidney Pills relieve back pain from kidney blockages and normalize function. George V. Haffner of Franklin Tennessee testifies his son was cured after using the pills years ago. Adverts urge visiting Adams & Martin's drug store and note price 60 cents with Buffalo as US agents.
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Columbia
Dou
George V. Haffner
Iu’ Urn Ave
Franklin
Tenn
Down
Doan
Adama & Martin's
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
New York
United States
Taft Leads in Early Returns Across States and Counties
Early unofficial returns from several states show Taft with a strong lead, 102,933 to 77,240 in one county race and Glasscock winning the governor's seat by 12,440 over Democrat Bennett. In Baltimore, Bryan appears to win six or seven electors with Taft earning one, while California moves toward direct primary approval by a wide margin. Maryland and other local results suggest shifting majorities, with Creamer for State Treasurer projected to win by about 8,000.
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Wheeling
Baltimore
Dorchester
St Georges
Baltimore City
Bryan
Taft
Oklahoma canvass shows Bryan leads statewide ticket
Official canvass from twenty three counties by the State Board of Electors records Bryan with 87874 votes Taft 4508 Debs 485 Hisgen 156 The Democratic State ticket trails Bryan by about 300 in these counties indicating a close race with Bryan ahead overall.
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Guthrie
Okla
State Board of Electors
Bryan
Taft
Debs
Hisgen
Taft Leads In Washington And Montana Returns
Election roundup shows Taft leading in Washington with 102,430 votes to Bryan 47,024 and Debs 6,685 as ballots from most counties come in. In Montana Taft has 30,539 to Bryan 28,169 with Donlan leading for Governor at 29,721 and Norris at 1,092 from 536 of 788 precincts.
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Seattle
Wash
Taft
Bryan
Debs
Chafin
Hisgen
Helena
Mont
Donlan
Norris
Sure-enough knocker arnica salve boast
J C Goodwin of Reidsville North Carolina says Bucklen's Arnica Salve is a sure-enough knocker for ulcers. A bad leg ulcer last summer was knocked out in a few rounds with no scar. Guaranteed for piles sores burns etc. 25 cents at Geo Aly Corns drug store.
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J. C. Goodwin
Reidsville
N. C
Bucklen
Geo
Aly Corn's Drug Store
Financier Morse Sentenced to Prison in Bank Misuse
New York dispatch reports Charles W. Morse, jailed in the Tombs, sentenced to fifteen to twenty years in a federal prison in Atlanta, Ga., for misapplication of Bank of North America funds and false bank entries. Alfred H. Curtis freed on suspended sentence. Morse seeks bail. judge denies early bail, awaiting appeal ruling around Monday.
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New York
Tombs
Charles W. Morse
Tbo
Zeare
Avanta
Bank of North America
Alfred H. Curtis
Morse
Hough
United Circuit Court of Appeals
Wheels Begin Going Around at Several Plants
Workers at multiple plants shift to full-time hours as demand rises and production ramps up. Management cites strengthened order books and extended schedules to meet delivery targets across facilities.
Woman Tells of Life in Russia Amid Industrial Revival Hubs
Newark and Chattanooga report industrial resumption with large workforce returns. Worthington and Ichlgerwood announce full-time operation by January, while thread mill and cotton mill reopen amid previous shortages. Queen & Crescent and Pawtucket mills also resume strong activity.
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Russia
Cotton crop will be short say Southern leader
Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Association, forecasts a smaller than recent year cotton crop. He notes election results and orders for manufactured goods boost demand, while census data show record ginning but a projected falloff starting November. He predicts prices will rise swiftly.
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Atlanta
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Census Bureau
Jordan
Prosperity Goes Marching Onward Pittsburg
Americ an Nut & Bolt Fastener Company of Pittsburg announces wage hikes of 20 percent for all workers starting today after the election. President Milton Bartley says railroad orders were placed in anticipation of Taft’s victory and that the firm will rehire former staff at the higher, wartime wages to meet renewed demand.
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Pittsburg
American Nut & Bolt Fastener Company
Milton Bartley
Taft
Dr King’s New Discovery Endorsed by Maine Man
A Houston Maine resident Mr John White reports long standing winter coughs vanished after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He bought a 50c bottle last winter and a few doses again banished the annual cough this winter. The remedy is sold with a guarantee at Geo S Ale Corns drug store 60c and 1.00 trial bottle free.
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John White
Highland Ave
Houston
Maine
Dr. King
Death of Prof Edwin Emerson Ties to Election News
New York reports the death of Prof Edwin Emerson born 1822 in Japan from heart failure after intense excitement over American election news. Emerson, a noted author lawyer and diplomat, once partnered with Noah Webster and was a friend of William H Taft and Gov. Hughes. He was the oldest American citizen in the Far East.
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New York, Noy
New York
Toklo
Japan
Edwin Emerson
Noah Webster
Emerson
William H. Taft
Gov. Hughes
Cornell University
Far East
Woolen Mills to Resume Full-Time Work in Utica
Utica Nov 5 Globe Woollen Mills, employing over 8000 hands and a leading local industry, will resume full time work within a few days after operating on a forty hour week since May last.
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Newark
Clark ON
Queen & Crescent
Chattanooga
Tenn
Queen & Crescent Railroad
Utica
Globe Woollen Mills
Patterson's Son Joins U. S. Army
Malcom C Patterson son of Tennessee governor joins the regular army and will begin a three year term at Jefferson Barracks St Louis. He is 21 and works as a newspaper reporter, stating enlistment offers work and mobility. Governor Patterson reacts emotionally but declines further comment.
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New York
Chicago
Malcolm C. Patterson
Malcolm Rice Patterson
Tennessee
Josiah Patterson
South
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Patterson
Nashville
Clerks Arrested Over Major Silk Theft in Brooklyn
New York Nov 6 four Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad employees including clerks George Tracy and James J Martin and drivers George Lenox and William Stewart were jailed on charges of stealing a silk case worth 1750. Police say insiders identified top goods and dishonest drivers collaborated to loot more than 100000 in freight over three months from the terminal in Brooklyn.
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New York
Fretebt
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Brooklyn
George Tracy
James J. Martin
George Lenox
William Stewart
Raneana
Consignee
Bryan’s 4sw fight stirs Democratic fate outlook
A fragment from the Commercial Appeal notes Bryan’s bold four swing effort and questions whether any other man could have achieved it, suggesting the Democratic party faces a fragile future and may not be fead or dying.
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Bryan
Democratic Party
Non-Resident Notice in Columbia Chancery Court
The Chancery Court at Columbia Tennessee issues a non resident notice in the case of G T Sutton et al versus W M Parham and D Jones. D Jones is declared a non resident of Tennessee and must answer or demur within the December 1908 term with publication of notice in The Columbian for twenty weeks.
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W. M. Parham
D. Jones
Tennessee
Lin
Chancery Cour
Columbia
Tony Weeks
W. & Fleming
Solr
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