Prohibition issue dominates Maine election results
Voters show Republican edge narrowed by strong prohibition debate. GOP support for enforcing Sturgis law and liquor deputies shifts in several cities while Democrats retain most large towns. Cobb loses in his hometown Rockland and Davis wins Augusta narrowly amid a nationwide anti prohibition mood. Lewiston proof of pivotal impact on Littlefield race.
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Tory
Portland
Maine
Goofino
Cobb
Congress
Jorman Littlefield
Alstricts
Congressional
Gompers
National Federation of Labor
Litterer
Litlefeld
Lewiston
Littlefelts
Mc Gillewady
Litefeld
Go ‘Littlefield
Davis
Augusta
Hallowell
Gardiner
Fastport
Calaias
Aes
Coby
Eles
Warville
Encouraging Yellow Fever Report From Honduras
In New Orleans on September 11, Consul General for Honduras Juan J Fernandes praised efforts to end yellow fever in tropical regions. He noted that areas previously exporting infection to the Southern United States now show no cases in two months, due to intensive American-led precautions.
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New Orleans
Juan J. Fernandes
Geneal
Honduras
Two Workmen Die From Contact With Charged Fence
Tragic accident at Tadlanape nt and Ciningatt Traction Company plant as two men were killed instantly after touching a live barbed wire fence charged by electricity. Insulator failure is suspected, causing the wire to energize the line near the fence.
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Roshi
Tadlanapent and Ciningatt Traction Company
Oma
Secretary Shaw in Statesville Reception and Speech
Secretary Shaw arrived in Statesville with a large party at 10.20 on No. 1 LT and was greeted by a major reception. A decorated opera house venue hosted a 1:30 a.m. speech introduced by Judge Furbes, with Blackburn and Adams among the escorts and a public reception at the Iredell Hotel following the talk.
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Statesville
Shaw
Leslie M. Shaw
G. L. Patterson
Concord
Spencer B. Adams
Greensboro
Spencer Blackburn
Charles H. Cowles
Wilkesboro
J.A. Ramsey
Chasey
Kestler
Salisbury
J. D. Dorsett
Spencer
Arge
Irdell
Steele
Furbes
Dr. Mot
H. C. Cowles
Geo. J. Brown
Blackburn
Adams
N. R. Tansall
J. W. Cling
C. Heele
H. Cowles
H.C. Cowles
Wagner
Collector Brown
Mott
Tustall
Long
A. A. Whitener
Hickory
Messrs
F. Pool
HT. Campbell
Taylorsville
Board of Aldermen
Mystery Murder Shocked Philadelphia Woman and Child
Philadelphia reports the brutal murder of Mrs. M. K. Lewis in an uptown apartment house latest. her seventeen month old child found in the hall bloodied. husband Morris K. Lewis away in Altoona, investigators unsure of motive as detectives search for leads. In New York, the Independence League weighs fusion with Democrats for the governor race while debating straight-ticket strategy and Hearst’s candidacy drawing cheers at the convention.
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W._K. Lewis
Hearst
Harris
Philadelphia
M. K. Lewis
Morris K. Lewis
Altoona
New York
Independence League
Stiall
Noo Nating Hearst
Joe
State Committee
Buffalo
Independence Tague
Democratic Party
Hood
Thmsen
Everal
End of Sledice Terror as Death Toll Rises
Warsaw reports the Sledice massacre ending for now with troops in streets and a house to house search. Authorities opened an inquiry into the outbreak and ensuing terror. Medical aid is needed as about 100 people are believed killed.
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Watsacre
Warsaw
Sledlce
Sledice
Bryan Southward Bound Makes First Stop on Southern Tour
In St Louis on Sept 1 a reception committee led by former Governors Stannard and Rockery welcomed William Jennings Bryan as he began a southern itinerary ending in Indiana Territory later this month. He spoke at a mass meeting at the Coliseum and met merchants at the Exchange. He praised fighting trusts while addressing Hadley’s ouster actions against an oil combine. In Washington on Sept 11, Eustice B. Rogers was named Pay Master General.
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St. Louis
Stannard
Rockery
Rothwell
Senator Stone
Bryan
Indiana
Coliseum
Jefferson
Boyin
Hadley
Smith Brothers on Trial for Peonage Slavery Case
In Missouri at Warsaw and Sikeston, the Smith brothers Charles M Pas H Smith and Rex Smith face peonage charges in the U S District Court. Up to 42 enslaved individuals, including four women, reportedly worked on 4000 acres of reclaimed swamp land as witnesses testify.
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Gape Gioardena
Charles M. Smith
Pas
H Smith
Rex Smith
Sikeston
United States
Secretary Shaws Salisbury Speech
Secretary Shaw addresses about 1,000 listeners in Salisbury detailing the impact of the Ding- ley tariff and export incentives. He cites Sen ator Gallinger and explains bonded factories and draw- backs aiding American manufacturers to lower foreign prices and compete abroad.
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Salisbury
Shaw
Blackburn
Wuleh
Petianea
Galtinger
New
Sampahit
United States Senate
Gallinger
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Foreign labor and American producers debate tariff policy
A political tract argues that American consumers must accept higher wages and American standards for domestic goods while foreign makers undercut prices abroad. It cites the steel, leather, and firearm industries, showing how export drawbacks and cheaper foreign labor undermine U.S. manufacturing and wages. The piece contrasts English policy, noting England does not encourage dumping, with a broader view of international practices.
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Republican Party
Togisla Hon
American Iron and Steel
Lebanon
Boston
Theo Ot
Ivor
Gallitgerts
Gallinger
America
Europe
Lone
George Parish
The
London Statist
DeWitt
Iowa
England
Adj
Parish
Treasury Department
United States
Jowes
Trenton
McC Fnick
France
Smith & Wesson
New York
Ste
Paris
London
Tve
Burone
Amer
Generalb
Greta Othe
Ebd
Amerlé
Negro Hanged Today for Murder in Philadelphia
Joseph Gibson colored was hanged for the murder of William Sand colored during a quarrel over a card game in Philadelphia on September 11. Major Pilcher Won Medal at the Association of Military Surgeons session in Buffalo on September 11. The homeopathic congress opened in Auntie City with telegraphic papers and a discussion of topics within the profession. A report from London notes a revival of homeopathic activity abroad with 500 delegates attending the annual convention of the National Brown associations of Stationary Engineers and other sections reporting.
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Joseph Gibson
Philadelphia
Wiliam Sand
Piicher
Buffalo
N. Y
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
Homeopathic Congress
Auntie City
Great Britain
Philadelphan
David Dyce
National
Brown
London
Homeoyegan
One of the meanest men in the world jailed
A Paterson, New Jersey case reports a husband beating his wife with an axe handle after she confessed spending six cents on household needs without his approval. The woman, with a month old baby, was struck and kicked until police intervened. the husband was arrested in a pretrial hospital condition.
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Jaer
Cuban Situation Flares as Leaders Reported with Rebels
Reports indicate Alfred Zayas, Liberal party president and Cuban Senate vice president, has joined Insurgents near Havana. Moron officials describe a clash between rural guardsmen volunteers and rebels, later dispersed with unknown casualties.
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Havana
Alfred Zayas
Liberal Party
Cuban Senate
Moron
Puerto Principe
Charter grants issued by North Carolina Secretary of State
September 11 charters announced for Greensboro Decorative Art Co with $50,000 capital issued by P. C. Baker and Abram Mendenhall, Beaufort Grocery Co with $25,000 capital by N. W. Taylor and J. B. Ramsey, plus Laurinburg Normal and Industrial Institute for training colored teachers without capital specified.
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Umber
Secretary of State
Raleigh
N. C
Greensboro Decorative Art Co
P. C. Baker
Abram Mendenhall
Beaufort Grocery,Co
N. W. Taylor
J. B. Ramsey
Laurinburg Nortal and
Industrial Institute
No Capital Sock
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SECU
Otbrattar
Sebtenbor
Prinz' Adelbert
Tangier
Paul O. Stesland
Ormer
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
Washington
Eustice B. Rogers
Smith Brothers
Vete
Sidice
Siedice
Ce .Nimennone
Dembctatie
Denver
Erro Corstene
Roaag Canes
Bai Nk
Bosthatne
Cuba
Commiercial
Cuban
Desmioines
Norfolk
State Department
Navy Department
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