Taft and Hughes Triumph in New York State Vote
New York State will cast its 39 electoral votes for Taft and Sherman. Chas E Hughes is re elected governor by about 121000. Chanler loses ground in the city but gains in rural districts, while the Indies and Socialist lines slightly suppress major party totals. Buffalo votes Democratic. other cities stay Republican.
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James 3. Sherman
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Hughes
Chanler
High Bridge
Chanter
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Missouri Reverses 1904 Vote For Democratic Victory
Missouri swings back to the Democrats by about 20,000 as St. Louis stays Republican by a small margin. William B. Cowherd is elected governor.
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St. Louis
Missouri
William
Electoral returns show Democrats gain in Maryland and South Carolina
Maryland remains solidly Democratic with four Democratic and two Republican seats in the Sixty-first Congress and a 5 000 plurality for Bryan. Georgia and Virginia stay Democratic. Taft underperforms Roosevelt in Texas with Bryan leading. South Carolina re elects M F Ansel as governor, Republicans falter with about 2 000 votes statewide.
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Baltimore
Bryan
Gilchrist Wins Florida Governorship in Democratic Victory
Florida returns Albert W. Gilchrist Democrat as governor with the Democrats carrying the national ticket by about 25 000 votes. The report from Jacksonville on November 4 notes the statewide win and party triumph.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Albert W. Gilchrist
Arkansas Vote Returns Clear Democratic Wins Statewide
Bryan carried Arkansas by a reduced majority amid a heavy Negro vote. All Democratic congressmen were elected across the state in the November election.
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Ark
Bryan
Arkansas
Alabama Returns Taft and Roosevelt Vote Totals
Montgomery Nov 4 Bryan 90000 Taft 13000 are the election figures in the state. Taft polled 9472 fewer votes than Roosevelt in 1904.
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Tex
Wiliam H. Taft
Roosevelt
Bryan
Taft
Thomas M. Campbell
Montgomery
Arg
Mr. Roosevelt
Tennessee Vote Report Shows Democratic Edge
Tennessee voters on November 4 indicate a strong Democratic lead with an 80 000 margin, while the Republican tally of 1904 is noted as greatly reduced. The piece emphasizes a national political shift reflected in Nashville and the state result.
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Tenn
Tennessee
Taft Leads In Several States As Election Results Roll In
Massachusetts and New Hampshire report Taft leads with large Republican majorities while Maine and Ohio show Taft gains. New Hampshire and Maine maintain Republican control with governors and congressmen, and Cincinnati sees Taft leading in his home state amid a mixed result for Harmon and gains for Democrats in Congress.
Rhode Island Grounds Taft Victory in Governor Race
Providence November 4 Rhode Island will cast its four electoral votes for William H Taft Aram J Pothier of Woonsocket is elected governor with Republican victory in the state race
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R. I
Rhode Island
William H. Taft
Aram J. Pothier
Woonsocket
Vermont Returns GOP Victory In Quiet State Result
Vermont in Montpelier reports the state has gone Republican by 28 000 with a drop of 2682 since 1904. There was no statewide election held this year.
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Montpelier
Taft Wins Across Nation With Returns From Several States
In California Taft holds a 75,000 vote lead as Republicans keep the solid delegation and a Republican legislature. Washington State gives Taft 30,000 margin. Cosgrove elected governor. West Virginia leans Taft but Democrats win the governorship amid a Republican split. Detroit halves swing Republican with Taft netting about 100,000 statewide plurality. Warner re-elected.
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Taft
Wheeling
W. Va
Louis Bennett
Kansas Still Republican in Early Returns
Kansas remains in the Republican column with Taft leading by about 25,600 votes. Walter R Stubbs has been elected governor as the GOP gains in North Dakota also show Taft with a solid plurality though a decline from 1904.
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Topeka
Kan
Mgr. Taft
North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Taft
Idaho G O P Wins in State and Nation
Boise news reports Idaho swinging Republican on state and national questions as James H. Brady leads in the race. Brady's status points to GOP strength in Idaho's political landscape.
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Idaho
Boise
Ida
James H. Brady
Taft Wins Large Majority Across Oregon in Statewide Returns
From Portland to rural counties on November 4 voters delivered a clear Taft majority in statewide returns though no separate state election was held.
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Portland
Ore
Taft
Louisiana Solidly Democratic in Absence of Gubernatorial Race
New Orleans reports that Louisiana remains solidly Democratic by a large margin as no gubernatorial election was held. The article notes the state was without a governor’s race and implies tight party dynamics without a ballot push.
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Louisiana
Mississippi Electoral Votes Favor Democratic Candidate
Jackson on November 4 reports Mississippi's ten electoral votes will go to the Democratic candidate as expected, with party alignment shaping early results from the state.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Bryan Loses Utah as Spry Wins Governor Race
Salt Lake City November 4. William Spry Republican defeats William Jennings Bryan by a small majority to win the Utah governorship. John R. Spry is cited as the victorious candidate in an early statewide result.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
William Spry
Bryan Carried His Own Precinct in Fairview
Fairview Nebraska on November 4 reports Bryan carried his own precinct with a vote of 106 to 52 for Taft reflecting local electoral results.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Taft
Taft Wins Illinois and New Jersey in 1908 Elections
Illinois elected Taft and Sherman with a plurality near 150,000 while Governor Deneen defeated Stevenson by about 100,000. Cook County favored Taft by 50,000 over Roosevelt. State legislature to be Republican, Hopkins likely to be reelected. Cannon reelected in the Eighteenth district. New Jersey voters also backed Taft by about 30,000 with Republicans winning most Congress seats and both state houses. Essex County reelects Colby to the state senate.
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Charles §. Deneen
Adlai E. Stevenson
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Colby
Senate
Taft and Johnson Narrowly Carry Minnesota Vote
In Minneapolis on November 4 Governor Johnson backed the Democratic national ticket but failed to secure Minnesota for Bryan. Taft received about 172,500 votes with a 90,000 margin under Roosevelt's 161,464 lead in 1904. Johnson’s 1902 vote lead of 76,633 shrank to roughly 30,000 this year.
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Johnson
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minn
Mev
John A. Johnson
Guthrie Returns Highlight Narrow Lead In Early Returns
Irvan leads by roughly 25 006 votes as five congressmen and one Republican are reelected. Oklahoma voters reelect US Senator Tom Gore and choose Corporation Commissioner A P Watson and Supreme Court Justice W Hayes.
Taft Wins South Dakota Governing Plurality Victory
Pierre November 4 Taft carries South Dakota by an estimated plurality of 75,460. In 1904 Roosevelt had a 50,114 plurality. Robert B. Vessey, the Republican candidate for governor, has been elected.
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Taft
South Dakota
Pierre
Std
Mgr. Roosevelt
Robert 8. Vessey
Delaware Reaches Taft Victory in Electoral Vote
Wilmington reports Delaware has gone Republican in the election, delivering three electoral votes to Taft. Simeon S. Pennewill, Republican, is expected to be the new state officeholder.
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Wilmington
Del
Taft
Simeon
Pennewill
Wyoming Goes for Faft Despite Roosevelt Lead
Cheyenne reports Wyoming's three electoral votes will back William H. Faft, though his popular margin trails Roosevelt.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
William H. Faft
Roosevelt
Taft Wins Montana Electoral Votes. Donlan Elected Governor
Helens Montana voters confirm Taft as state electors threefold. Edward Donlan, Republican, is elected governor in the November election.
Pie Pain Tablets Box Caption Mishmash
A garbled box label touts Pie Pain Tablets with bizarre claims and misspellings. It mentions asking a doctor about a better option and references congested pressure illness, then lists pricing as 20 for 25 cents and credits Hedges Drug Co as the seller.
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Hedges Urag Co
German Satire on Scientific Experiments and a Drowned Herring
A Harper's Weekly piece recounts satire of scientific method. Professor Schlitzer tests habitat change by slowly replacing salt water with fresh, then dry conditions, eventually placing the fish in a cage. forgetting water proves fatal when the herring drowns after falling into a dish.
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Professor Schlitzer
Harper's Weekly
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