Presidential election drama shows close national split
The article details a razor thin race with Democrats at 216 and Republicans at 215 plus 4 undecided. It notes Democratic Senate gains and losses, probing races in Indiana New Jersey and Wisconsin, and mentions Prohibition results along with President Hughes and Mrs Hughes observing returns at the Astor Hotel.
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Mae
Kansas
Hlinois
Illinois
Hughes
New York State
Fairbanks
Whitman
William Calder
United States
New York York County
Tammany
Samuel Seabury
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
la Follette
Wilson
New York
Albany County
Boss Barnes
Governors Elected Across States in Early Returns
A list of newly elected governors includes Hunt in Arizona, Brough in Arkansas, Holcomb in Colorado, Townsend in Delaware, Knott in Florida, Dorsey in Georgia, Davis in Idaho, Louden in Illinois, Goodrich in Indiana, Harding in Iowa, Capper in Kansas, McCall in Massachusetts, Sleeper in Michigan, Burnquist in Minnesota, Gardner in Missouri, Edwards in Montana, Neville in Nebraska, Keyes in New Hampshire, Edge in New Jersey, De Baca in New Mexico, Whitman in New York, Bickel in North Carolina, Frazier in North Dakota, Willis in Ohio, Beeckman in Rhode Island, Manning in South Carolina, North in South Dakota, Rye in Tennessee, Ferguson in Texas, Bamberger in Utah, Isham in Vermont, McBride in Washington, Robinson in West Virginia, Philipp in Wisconsin.
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Senate
New Mexico
A. A. Jones
Frank A. Hubbell
Catron
Kern and Taggart
Indiana
Martine
New Jersey
Chilton
West Virginia
Lippitt
Rhode Island
Clark
Wyoming
Sutherland
Utah
Kern
Harry S. New
Republican National Committee
Democratic
Saulsbury
Delaware
Martin
Virginia
Walsh
Montana
Underwood
Alabama
House
Mann
Representative Fordney
Michigan
Ways and Means Committee
Claud Kitchin
North Carolina
Illnois
Wisconsin
Illinois
Buchanan
Labor’s Peace
Council
Travener
Stone
Cullop
Cline
Gray
Konop
Burke
Taggart
Kansas
Riordan
Arizona
George W. P. Hunt
Arkansagz
Charles Hilman Brough
Colorado
Gunter
Pagnee
H. Holcomb
John G. Townsend
Florida
M. V. Knott
Georgia
Hugh M. Dorsey
Idaho
W. D. Davis
Frank O. Louden
James P. Goodrich
Iowa
W. P. Harding
Arthur M. Capper
Massachusetts
Samuel W. McCall
Albert E. Sleeper
Minnesota
J. A. A. Burnquist
Missouri
Frederick D. Gardner
Frank J. Edwards
Nebraska
Keith Neville
New Hampshire
Henry W. Keyes
Walter E. Edge
E. C. de Baca
New York
Charles
Whitman
Thomas W. Bickel
North Dakota
Lynn J. Frazier
Ohio
Frank B. Willis
R. L. Beeckman
South Carolina
Richard L. Manning
South Dakota
Peter North
Tennessee
Tom C. Rye
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Simon Bamberger
Vermont
Horace F. @Isham
Washington
Henry McBride
Ira B. Robinson
Emanuel L. Philipp
Wild Dogs Terrify Northern Passaic County Residents
Farmers in northern Passaic county and the Greenwood Lake area report a week of terror from a pack of wild dogs causing fear and disruption in the community.
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Jersey
Paterson
N. J
Passaic County
Greenwood Lake
Deaf School Opens in Vancouver With 104 Pupils
The state school for the deaf opens in Vancouver Washington with 104 pupils reported among them a 19 year old Granger boy who has been deaf since infancy and never attended school before.
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Vancouver
Wash
State School For the
Granger, Wash
Republican elector candidate Ruhr dies in Forest Park
St Louis Republican nominee for presidential elector in the Tenth Missouri district, Frank B Ruhr, killed himself while driving through Forest Park on Monday. He had been troubled by ill health.
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St. Louis
Frank B. Ruhr
Missouri
Forest Park
Election Board on Strike in Kenosha for Higher Wages
Kenosha election officials struck for higher pay after the common council refused to meet their demand. Officials sought 10 dollars a day instead of six, prompting a wage dispute amid local governance. In Pottsville, Pa the supreme court approved a 3500 dollar award to Joseph Klarkosky for injuries from a mule kick.
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Election Board
Kenosha
Wis
Common Council
Council
Pottsville
Supreme Court
Joseph Klarkosky
Somme Battle Seen As Inflection Point In Front
Berlin reports from army HQ describe the Somme clash as a months long engagement that failed to break German lines. claims heavy casualties but a subtle shift that the Entente could not seize a decisive Western breakthrough. cites gains in Dobrudja and Transylvania as proof of German resilience.
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Berlin
Somme
France
Perone
Bapaume
Dobrudja
Iberated
Transylvania
California shippers win rebates over railroads in short haul case
In San Francisco the United States circuit court of appeals upheld the 1914 state constitution amendments prohibiting higher short haul freight rates. The California Adjustment company, representing 120 shippers, was awarded 3928 in rebates, affirming earlier district court ruling.
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San Francisco
California
Southern Pacific
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
van Fleet
California Adjustment Company
IWW Gang and Citizens Clash at Everett Dock Tragedy
Coroner's jury blames the IWW and local citizens for the deadly clash at the Everett dock involving about 250 IWW members and 150 townspeople. Several men died and fifty were wounded in the Not incident, prompting an official inquiry.
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Everett
Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
Everett Citzens
City Dock
German general Groener named dictator of economics
Berlin dispatch reported by way of Copenhagen states General Groener, slated to head the munitions department, will be made dictator of economics with power over exports and imports and authority to appoint officials handling food questions.
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London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Berlin Post
Groener
Swedish pastor arrested for shooting in Harlem street
The Rev Hugo Holm gren, pastor of a Swedish chapel in Harlem, was arrested and charged with felonious assault after firing at James Long, a 10 year old boy playing in front of the parsonage.
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New York
Hugo Holmgren
James Long
Harlem
Britain Denies German Charge on Submarine Survivors
London report says the admiralty issued a published communication denying any orders that survivors of German submarines should not be rescued. The denial comes amid wartime chatter and international tension.
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Britain
London
Admiralty
St Paul Fire Destroys Poles Worth 600000
A major fire in St Paul Minnesota burned the mid way district destroying telephone poles valued at 600000 belonging to Valentine Clark company. Eight fire companies from Minneapolis and St Paul fought the flames.
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St. Paul
Minn
Midway District
Valentine-Clark Company
Minneapolis
Williams Denies Theft Charge in Juarez Jail
Joseph F Williams an American from Colonia Dublan Chihuahua is held in Juarez jail on a cattle theft charge and vigorously proclaims his innocence.
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el Paso
Texas
Joseph F. Williams
Colonia Dublan
Chihuahua
Juarez
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