Next Congress Control Hinges On 13 Districts
A Success Magazine poll of 15 000 life subscribers shows control of the next Congress hinging on 13 districts. It predicts 189 189 tied and 13 swing districts determining the majority, with detailed district by district outcomes across New England the midwest and the Pacific coast, noting vulnerable incumbents and likely Republican gains in several states. The report highlights a shakeup among Cannon Republicans and a split between reform and conservative wings.
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New York
Success Magazine
United States
Taft
Missouri
Bryan
Life
Middle West
Pacific
House
Massachusetts
Boston
O’connell
Southwick
Rose’ Barnes
New Jersey
Gardner
Indiana
Barnard
Korbly
Morrison
Rauch
Michigan
Denby
Iowa
Kennedy
Dawson
Bixth
Kenall
North Carolina
Moorehead
Cowles
New England
Mainé
Sulloway
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Sheffield
Connecticut
Sperry
Foelker
Calder
Olcott
Beianett
Millington
Perkins
Fassett
Malloy
Dwight
Payne
Vreeland
Fitzgerald
Cannon
Herbert Parsons
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Congress
Loudenslager
Virginia
West Virginia
South
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Ohio
Gen. Keifer
Beveridge
Crumpacker
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Anderson
Tawney
Hammond
Jamieson
Nebraska
Hinshaw
Norris
Montana
Pray
Pacific States
Nevada
California
Kahn
Citywide parade draws thousands through night streets
Half the city filled Meridian street to view a long industrial parade with every wagon advertising. The crowd dispersed after 3 a.m. as streetcars carried revelers home. Prizes totaling 100 dollars were awarded by a committee from the Denison hotel balcony. Police, led by Captains Kruger and Coffin, controlled crowds to prevent thefts and accidents. A mounted officer was briefly injured but continued in the parade. Sneak thefts targeted downtown flats, with residents reporting burglaries and pocket picking during the event.
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Circle
Meridian Street
Ferdinand Winter
Rudolph G. Leeds
Hugh J. McGowan
William Scott
Charles R. Willams
Samuel B. Sutphin
Frank D. Stalnaker
Denison Hotel
H.C. Atkins & Co
Hibben, Hollweg & Co
Kingan & Co
Kruger
Coffin
Washington Street
Supt
Hyland
Holtz
Lieut. Kinney
McGee
Albert A. Miller
Roberts Flats
North Illinois Street
North
Ilinois Street
Charles Ryder
G. F. Miller
Laporte
Ind
Illinois
Washington Streets
Cold Remedies Mention Headache Relief Trade Name
Fragmentary OCR notes list medicines like Xative Bromo Quinine and general claims of headache relief. Lacks clear event, date, or identifiable entities for precise summary.
Democrats Scorn New Alien Votes In Indiana
A group of about twenty Democratic papers in Indiana quotes a consensus among politicians that newly naturalized voters will not be swayed by talk alone. The paragraph argues that without money or alcohol, these voters are considered ignorant and unreliable for the election.
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Indiana
Color of Cigar No Indication of Strength or Weakness
A tobacco expert argues wrapper color does not indicate strength. He notes cigars are blends of the same leaf but wrapped in varying shades to suit consumer taste. Darker cigars may be milder and sweeter, while light wrappers often signal premature leaf and poorer curing. Cuba’s smokers also prefer milder tobacco.
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Peter Tirolius Barnum
P. Tirolius
Peter T
Abbott Is Fined In Police Court
Clarence M. Abbott, vice president of the Federal union surety company, was fined $100 by Judge Collins in a police court Tuesday for obstructing a legal process. He was found guilty of concealing Clarence S. Butterfield from officers with a warrant for his arrest as part of a defalcation case involving Gregory & Appel.
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Clarence M. Abbott
Federal Union Surety Company
Collins
Clarence S. Butterfield
Abbott
Gregory & Appel
Ft Wayne Avenue Plans Two Week Jubilee Trade Boost
Merchants along Ft Wayne avenue launch a two week jubilee from Tuesday Oct 25 to just before the election. Features include glee clubs, decorations, a brass band, fireworks and party speakers from all sides. Leaders are E C Tirey and Oscar Williams. First event features Linton A Cox and A M Hall with Judge Harvey presiding at the junction plaza. Republican nights and Democrat nights are planned with other speakers invited. Shops and homes to be draped in flags. lanterns planned along the avenue evenings.
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Ft. Wayne Avenue
E. C. Tirey
Oscar Williams
Baker
Linton A. Cox
Congress
A. M. Hall
Lawson A. Harvey
St. Clair Street
Felix McWhirter
Mayor Proposes Weekly Municipal Magazine in City
Mayor Shanks pushes a plan for a weekly Indianapolis Municipal Facts to publish city administration and local industries news. A newspaper veteran would run it at an annual salary, with Clarence Cummins named as a potential editor. Advertising is expected to cover costs as data on expense is gathered for council review.
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Shanks
Philadelphia
Denver
Clarence Cummins
Indianapolis
Woman Dies by Poison Potation at Court Street Home
John Maddix returned to his 425 East Court Street residence to find his wife Lena Maddix dead by self administered laudanum. The incident is reported as a death by suicide in a domestic setting.
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John Maddix
East Court Street
Lena Maddix
Pinchot Arrives Monday for Indiana Republican Campaign
Gifford Pinchot heads to Indiana next Monday for a week or ten days on the stump for the Republican cause. He will attend at least one engagement with the Contemporary club of Indianapolis though a speech is not guaranteed. Other speakers include Senator William Aden Smith of Michigan, Congressman Frank Plumley of Vermont, Fred Landis, and James R. Garfield, with schedules across Fort Wayne, Lake County, Columbus, Russiaville, Batesville, Danville, Greensburg, Mishawaka, South Bend, Plymouth, Rochester, Kokomo, Bloomfield, and Bedford.
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Gifford Pinchot
Indiana
Indianapolis
William Aden Smith
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Goshen
Ind
Ft. Wayne
Lake County
Frank Plumley
Vermont
Williamsport
Columbus
Connersville
Russiaville
Batesville
Danville
Greensburg
Fred Landis
Senator Cummins
North Judson
Mishawankia
Rabies Case Disproves Belief Young Dogs Immune
A 3 month old puppy from Rockport Indiana tested positive for hydrophobia after a stray dog bit its mother and the pup. The dog, later shot in a barn, bit Charles Jackson and his sister who then sought Pasteur treatment. Authorities warn others to begin immediate rabies shots.
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Bacteriological Department
The
State Health Board
Rockport
Ind
H. G. Weiss
Charles Jackson
Pasteur
Kammon Seeks To Trim Dixon Lead In Fourth District
John H. Kammon of Seymour, the Republican nominee in the Fourth district, announced a thorough canvass of the district. He aims to reduce Democratic pluralities, noting he previously narrowed Lincoln Dixon’s majority to 1,800 four years ago.
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John H. Kammon
Seymour
State Committee
Lincoln Dixon
Insurance and Pensions Plan for Miners Aided
A proposed compulsory state insurance and pension plan for Indiana miners would fund immediate dependents relief, weekly payments, and old age pensions by taxing wages and tonnage. State mine inspector James Epperson cites German models. critics note long litigation and delayed widow support. Fifty fatal accidents reported.
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Indiana
James Epperson
Mr. Epperson
Indiana mine injuries spark insurance pension debate
The report cites permanent injuries and 525 serious mine injuries in Indiana last year. Inspector Epperson proposed an insurance and pension plan but dropped it after opposition from Terre Haute leader W D VanHorn, while operators and miners had previously supported the idea.
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Indiana
Epperson
W. D. VanHorn
Terre Haute
Indiana Mine Workers
Minor Accidents Crowd One Another
A Cincinnati division Big Four fireman Harry Hill was struck by a passenger train injuring two ribs and a head gash, taken to St. Vincent’s hospital. The city reported several minor accidents including Margaret Johnson bruised hip, Roy Shine burned, Joe Sunderland fractured arm, Richard Emory struck by a street car, and a Stock Yards street car collision with Max Keifer’s auto.
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Harry Hill
Cincinnati
Hill
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Margaret Johnson
Harlan Street
Virginia Avenue
Stevens Street
Roy Shine
East Market Street
Big Four
Joe Sunderland
Yandes Street
No. 1
Vermont
New Jersey
Richard Emory
West Thirty-eighth Street
West Washington Street
Stock Yards
Max Keifer
Kentucky Avenue
Morris Street
Keifer
Columbus Strike Ends Ends in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio on October 19 the carmen's union voted 90 to 32 to end the strike against the Columbus railway and light company begun July 4. The company offered no concessions except a verbal promise from General Manager E K Stewart to rehire workers the company can find positions for.
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Columbus
Carmen’s Ution
Columbus Railway and Light Company
E. K. Stewart
Peary Denounced by Potsdam Astronomer
Berlin reports Prof. Balle of Potsdam issued a sensational statement arguing that Commander Peary never reached the north pole. He contends Peary would not have known it if he had reached the axis of the earth.
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Peary
Berlin
Prof. Balle
Potsdam
North Pole
Balle
Earth
Red Men elect Indiana officers at council session
The forty seventh Improved Order Red Men of Indiana met in Indianapolis to elect state officers including Otto Wolf great chief of records and Frank G. Castor great keeper of wampum. Delegates voted to maintain benefits for thirteen weeks and one dollar weekly after that during illness. The order reports 58475 members across 407 tribes with receipts of 615937.78 and expenditures of 457374.70 for the year. relief paid totaled 195753.63.
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Forty-Seventh Great Council
Indiana
Daughters of Pocahontas
Denison Hotel
C. M. Stoute
Middletown
J. 8. Coffman
Muncie
G. I. Kissner
Terre Haute
Alfred EB. Ellison
Anderson
Roy Emig
Sagamora
Otto Wolf
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Inspector Epperson
Daughters of Pocahontas Entertainment
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K.P W Marson
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the Leading Trust Company
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Circle New Indian Cafe
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Knox
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Walter. Ehlers
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N. Meridian
Indianapo
Shub
Heder
Bey
Jolly Bachelors
Stella Mayhew
George
Matinee Daily
Barr McCutcheon
Beverly
B. F. Keith
Grand Opera House
Kathleen Clifford
Gus Edwards
Mrs. Jimmy Barry
Henstoot Corners
Bell and
Caron
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