Washington Republicans Sweep Key Races in Seattle Area
Early returns show Republicans winning three congressmen five Supreme Court justices and a full county ticket across the state. Stanton Warburton and W F LaFollette claimed congressional victories as insurgents. Poindexter appears poised for the Senate with a Republican legislature. A woman suffrage amendment carried with broad support. turnout described as light with Seattle approving by about three to one.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Samuel Piles
William B. Humphrey
Congress
Beattle
King County
W. W
Poindexter
United States Senate
Itganvase
Tacoma Vote Early Returns Show Split Result
In Tacoma early returns indicate the vote is nearly even with no clear winner yet. Local officials monitor precincts as results trickle in and remain cautious about final outcomes.
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Tacoma
Washington cities go dry in rapid statewide vote
A striking election feature extends dry status to nine cities in Western Washington. Everett Bellingham Mount Vernon Burlington Sedro Woolley Anacortes Edmonds Granite Falls and Arlington voted to close saloons, closing about 160 establishments.
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Seattle
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Bellingham
Mount Vernon
Burlington
Sedro Wooley
Ansocortes
Edmonds
Granite Palle
Ariington
Stubbs Reelected Governor in Kansas by Narrow Margin
Topeka report shows Governor W. KR. Stubbes reelected with a plurality estimated at 17 000 to 20 000 by Republican managers. Stubbs ran on a progressive platform and faced strong opposition from railroad interests. Opponent George A. Hedges narrowed Stubbs' lead from two years ago by several thousand votes.
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Topeka
W. KR. Stubbe
Kansas
Stubbs
George A. Hedges
Johnson Wins In California Governor Race
Hiram Johnson leads California with an estimated 60 000 plurality as partial returns from eight districts suggest a solid Republican delegation to the U S House. The state appears to swing Republican again in the wake of incomplete results.
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California
Hiram Johnson
Calforuis
Indiana Goes Democratic in Statewide Returns
Incomplete returns from most Indiana counties show Democrats poised for a legislative majority and a narrow statewide win for the Democratic ticket which could retire Senator Beveridge. Democrats appear to carry 11 of 13 congressional districts and Crumpacker and Barnard of the Sixth may be defeated.
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Beveridge
Crumpacker
Barnard
Stimson Blames Progressive Shift After Defeat
New York figure Henry L. Stimson attributes his loss to nationwide movement within the Republican Party toward progressivism. He says the returns speak for themselves and expresses no regrets while noting his wife Mrs Stimson was surprised by the strong ticket performance.
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Progressivien
New York
Henary L. Stimson
Republican Party
Mrs Stimson
Democrats Sweep Massachusetts As Foss Secures Chair
Early returns show Democrats winning the state election with Representative Foss, a former Republican, to occupy the governor’s chair once held by Drapper for two years. The victory appears to provide a broad sweep of state offices.
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Representative Foss
Draper
Joe Cannon Reelected to Illinois House Seat
Danville reports Joseph G. Cannon wins the eighteenth district seat in the Illinois House. Final returns show his plurality far smaller than two years prior, signaling a tight race outcome.
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Danville
Joseph G. Cannon
Ilinois
Democrats Sweep Chicago Vote Across City and County
Democrats swept Chicago and Cook County by a margin between thirty thousand and forty thousand votes, with city results showing a decisive victory though turnout was under half of the total.
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Cook County
Minnesota Republicans retain governor and Senate support
Minnesota remains Republican with A Q Aberhart elected governor. The St Paul-Minnesota legislature remains strongly Republican, backing continued reelection of United States Senator Clapp, described as an insurgent.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
A. Q. Aberhart
United States
Clapp
Senpine Offered For Asthma and Catarrh Cure
The Woodworth Co advertises an experimental Senpine package mailed free to applicants in New York City. The remedy is claimed to cure asthma hay fever bronchitis and catarrh regardless of duration or climate with endorsements by a Vienna University professor and thousands of supporters.
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Woodworth Co
Broadway
New York City
Vienna University
Ohio 15 Dominated by Democrats Early Returns Indicate Landslide
Early returns show Governor Judson Harmon winning in Ohio to a likely 60,000 plurality over Warren G. Harding. Col umbia Democratic chairman Nichole calls it a landslide with Harmon leading Hamilton County by 16,000, Cuyahoga by 23,000, and Montgomery by 4,500.
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Judson Harmon
Warren G. Harding
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Nichole
Harmon
Hamilton County
Guyahoga County
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Election Boards Seized In McAlester
In McAlester Oklahoma half of the local election officials were arrested by a deputy marshal on charges of conspiring to injure oppress threaten and intimidate Negro citizens by denying them the vote. They were brought before a United States commissioner and held on bonds of 3000 each.
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Okla
United States
Great Socialist Gain In New York Cities
Socialist vote soars across New York State with 100 percent in all cities. Buffalo reports 3000 votes versus 775 in 1908. Syracuse 2200 versus 1100. Jamestown 600 versus 457. Other cities show the same rise.
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New York
Buffalo
Syracuse
Jamestown
Oklahoma to Stay Dry Proposition Blocked by Voters
Oklahoma City reports indicate that the local option for statewide prohibition replacement will fail by a large margin.
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Oklahoma
Olahoma City
Dr. Duganne Positioned Near Independence Bank
The fragment mentions Dr. Duganne, a dentist, near Independence National Bank and Bellphome 1M Independent 4410, but details are incomplete.
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Dr. Duganne
Independence National Bank
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