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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1900
Page
2
Mixed excerpts describe Passion performances with visitor counts and profits, a monumental statue dedication of Cardinal Lavigerie near Biskra, debates on Nero’s fire, a robbery hoax in Salina, near misses in wartime, a malaria transmission experiment in England, and observations on soil erosion, rivers, and Madagascar silk production.
A dispatch from New York at midnight notes McKinley Roosevelt likely secure due to decisive gains in key states. Early results from Illinois hint a strong Republican margin despite reductions from 1896, while several western states’ tallies lag but do not threaten the outcome. Bryan concedes as Democrats abandon hopes of overturning the result.
The report notes McKinley supporters claim a five year rise in votes but incomplete returns hinder precise tallies. Democrats gain about 3000, with Cleveland and Cincinnati showing increases and Republicans advancing in rural areas.
Republicans report Nebraska state ticket and legislature leaning toward Mc Kinley. Early results from sixty precincts outside Douglas county favor McKinley 7,639 to Bryan 5,924, hinting at a statewide shift that could reverse four years ago’s Bryan plurality, with rural districts to decide the final outcome.
Early returns from 15 counties plus partial totals show McKinley with a strong plurality likely over 90 000 in Illinois, with Chicago's Cook County voting for him. Democratic Chairman Watson predicts a 50 000 margin for McKinley, while Alschuler faces possible defeat by 10 000. Republicans may lose 2 or 3 Congress seats in Chicago, including William Lorimer, though outside Cook County the delegation is uncertain.
An Indianapolis dispatch reports 30 precincts of 3 302 count McKinley 2482, Bryan 2580 while 1896 figures were McKinley 2345, Bryan 2580. A net republican gain of 120 is noted and a conservative Indiana plurality around 18 000. the republican state ticket is elected though returns remain very incomplete.
Early returns show Iowa leaning Republican by about 100000 with a solid delegation of eleven Republicans to Washington. With 523 of 2137 precincts reporting, McKinley leads Bryan by 94,875 and could reach a state plurality near 104000 if the trend holds.
Early returns from about one twentieth of Wisconsin precincts including parts of Milwaukee show McKinley maintaining a large lead and suggesting his plurality of 102 612 from 1896 will be surpassed.
Indications show Democrat William McAleen is defeated in the Third District by Republican Henry Burke. The contest was among the fiercest congressional battles in the country, highlighting a hard fought race.
Returns from fifty cities and towns give Bryan 7 671 and McKinley 12 403. In 1896 Bryan had 6 166 and McKinley 14 765, a republican loss of 16 percent and a democratic net gain of 24 percent.
The piece reports Democratic Bryan leads in South Carolina and Kentucky with strong majorities expected in Virginia and Maryland. It notes McKinley carrying Michigan by a large margin and cites conservative estimates placing his total around 65,000, while referencing historical figures from 1896. It also mentions a violent election-related incident with a deputy sheriff dead and others seriously injured.
The Ashland community mourns Adam Berkheimer after he was found lying across a manger in his barn with a broken neck. He had recently faced business losses but was known as a kind, friendly farmer with a widow, two children, and an elderly father.
In Chicago sixty Culver Military Academy students expelled and sent home via the lake shore, with 113 supportive students forming a sympathetic demonstration. Two pupils were jailed for rule infractions, court martialled, and discharged in disgrace ahead of telegraphic talks between Col. A. F. Fleet and St. Louis trustees.
Evening World reports the Gould family will settle Count de Castellane's debts in full. A lump sum from George and Helen Gould and others is said to wipe the slate, with the Gould fortune having grown since Mr Gould's death and Anna Gould's share near 18.9 million. The estate value exceeds 125 million.
SeI Morris who was arrested two weeks ago on a charge of selling the lives of John W. Gates of American Steel and Wire and W G Brimson Kansas City Southern railway general manager was discharged from custody. Attorneys for the complainants said Gates and Brimson did not wish to prosecute further and asked for dismissal.
In New York, six speakers of the Socialist Labor Party addressed a massive crowd at Seventh Street and Avenues, provoking a large police response. Officers, numbering over thirty, cleared the scene amid boisterous disruption and multiple charges.
Trustees of the Parnellite fund cannot purchase Avondale the late Charles Stewart Parnell estate sold at auction by the land judges court. They will devote the funds to erecting a Parnell monument in Dublin as announced by Mr John Redmond.
Arthur Harris, a man described as a negrece Lord, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Policeman Robert J. Thorpe in New York on August 12. The conviction for murder in the second degree followed a riot context surrounding the case.
A Northern Pacific passenger train collided with a freight train near Hinckley Minnesota after entering an open switch. Several freight cars derailed and burned. Brakeman William Rapp died in the caboose and his body was cremated. No passengers were seriously injured.
Fragmentary item notes nearly 60 000 strategic subscriptions to Omaha’s auditorium and mentions beer, but details are unclear.
The sermon on Daniel highlights the dangers of demagogues and the value of steadfast faith. It urges strong personal resolve to keep religious principle in politics, citing Daniel’s refusal to bow to fear and his courage under royal edict.
A fragmentary meditation describes a knight awaiting heaven as dawn approaches. The text speaks of Christian armor and spears, a parade of honor, and a final ascent among a vast heavenly throng.
The article describes a traditional Turkish dining setup where households avoid tables or chairs. Men dine around a large wooden frame with a central tray bearing bowls of cheese, anchovies, sherbet, and sweets, using spoons and napkins. Meat courses follow in shared dishes, with etiquette emphasizing guests and feeding gestures as signs of good manners.
Johns Hopkins biology staff Lawrence H. Giffin and W. Coker collected specimens in Jamaica, including 480 Pullls frogs now emaciated after voyage. Jamaica toad misidentified as Teal bullfrog. a crocodile skeleton and fine tortoise shells mounted for study. Campaign method notes contrast past and present gatherings.
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