Taft Sherman Victory Declared as Election Returns Favor GOP
New York reports Taft and Sherman will win the presidency and vp seat with a large Republican majority nationwide. New York State casts its 39 electoral votes for Taft and Sherman while Greater New York backs Bryan Chanler. House and Senate expected to stay Republican though majorities may shrink.
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Western states vote Republican but margins shrink
Oregon Washington and California go Republican Taft wins while Roosevelt's 1904 lead is not matched Cosgrove elected Oregon governor Democrats split in Maryland and Oklahoma joins the Democratic column The South remains solid for Bryan with Missouri shifting back to Democrats
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Taft Wins Pennsylvania in Large Republican Advance
The state swung Republican with Taft leading in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and other cities. Scranton and Wilkes Barre voted Democratic amid strong labor influence while Bryan avoided comment on the outcome. Cincinnati crowd cheers Taft as he awaits a formal statement.
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Fleet of U S battleships coal at Manila harbor
The Connecticut Vermont Nebraska Kansas and Georgia of the first Atlantic squadron arrived at Manila from Olongapo for coal and stores. The Vermont is back at Olongapo, calibration of guns nears completion and target practice will start. No reception plans yet for the fleet.
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Unprecedented Exodus From Washington Over Election Vote
Washington sees a mass departure of about 3700 voters from federal departments by Saturday noon as campaign activity peaks. President Roosevelt and White House aides plan to leave, Cabinet members scatter to states, and a surge of government workers ballots reflects strong turnout interest ahead of the election. Speaker Cannon projects confidence in the balloting outcome.
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Two Cent Rate Fails to Boost Mail Traffic to Britain
New York reports that after a month the two cent postage to Great Britain did not increase first class mail, except minor boosts to London, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and other big cities. Printed matter mail rose markedly despite unchanged rate.
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Women Parade for Socialist Party in Chicago Campaign
A Chicago closing campaign parade featured women carrying red flags and banners. Police barred flags without mottoes, so banners bore signs pledging women's suffrage. Afterward Eugene V. Debs spoke to a large rally before continuing through Illinois and Indiana.
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President Roosevelt Votes in Oyster Bay Roundup
President Roosevelt travels to Oyster Bay to cast his ballot as the nation heads into a pivotal quadrennial election. Seven national tickets compete while many states also decide on governors, constitutional measures, and congressional representation. The president plans to return to Washington tonight after voting early.
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Mormon Priests Advise On Utah Election
Salt Lake City reports that Sunday sermons by Mormon leaders urged congregations to support the Republican ticket. The strong American party threat against church heads amplifies local political pressure as Salt Lake County seeks to maintain control of county government.
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Brain Shot Away, Lives in Personal Crisis
George Devere, who shot himself in a tent during a personal crisis, remains alive with a chance of recovery. The bullet passed through his head, removing brain tissue, and he is conscious but cannot speak. He formerly served as a policeman in Denver.
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Navy wireless station chosen on Mummy Island coast
Cordoga Island Washington November 1 reports the navy selects Mummy Island about eight miles from Cordoga as the site for a wireless station on the Alaskan coast. The base will close the communication gap between the coast wireless station and the military Alaskan telegraph system.
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Market Prices Snapshot for Wheat Barley Oats and More
A compact list of commodity prices including wheat varieties at 88c for Club and 86c for red Russian with others at 93c blue stem 91c valley. Barley feeds at 26 dollars rolled 27 28 Oats No 1 white 31 gray 30. Timothy hay values across Willamette Valley Eastern Oregon from 11 to 17 dollars with alfalfa 11 50. Butter ranges 35c fancy 33 1 4c choice 30c store 18c. Eyes 85 38c Eastern 28 32c. Hops New Oregon 7 8c 1907 2 4c 1906 1 1 c. Wool Valley 14 15e Eastern Oregon 8 1é6c shrinkage. Mohair Choice 18 19c.
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Market Prices for Grains Hay Butter and Eggs
Wheat and bluestem at 95c per bushel. Oats 30 to 31 dollars per ton. Barley 26 dollars. Hay prices from Eastern Washington 16, Puget Sound 10 to 11, wheat hay 12, alfalfa 9.5 to 10. Butter Washington creamery 34 cents per pound, ranch 21 to 23, Oregon 28. Eggs Selected local 44 to 46 cents per dozen, Eastern 30 to 32, Oregon ranch 36.
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Evergreen State Farmers Help to Build Railroad
A Washington railroad plan gains farmer support as H D G Cox reports success in securing rights of way for a 70 mile line from Walla Walla to Wallula and Dayton with grading pledged in exchange for stock. Steam operation is likely. the project connects with Wallula steamers for valley outlet.
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Electric Route Partly Approved Across Columbia Valley
The General Land Office approves part of the North Yakima district route for an electric line following the Columbia River from Wenatchee to the Snake River mouth and then to Walla Walla. Construction may start soon with power generated at Priest Rapids to run the line.
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Chehalis Shooting Leaves Man Wounded in Brain
In Chehalis a Friday night drive to Ethel ended in a gunfight when William Reno and James Goodell scuffled over a firearm. Reno fired twice, lodging a bullet in Goodell’s brain. They were returning from Keller’s sawmill where both had been paid off. Goodell, gravely wounded, was brought to town with slim chances of recovery.
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Bezm er Kidnapper Bezm er Becomes Desperate After Wounding
Leo Bezmer, the kidnapper of Ed English of Skagit county, is hiding in thick woods near Marysville after a severe wound. He boasts of the crime at farmhouses and aims to outdo Harry Tracy. A $250 reward is offered by Sheriff Harmon for his capture.
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Students Fire Up Campus Over Faculty Rules
Seattle students at State University revolted against new faculty-imposed social restrictions. They smashed college furniture, posted proclamations against professors, and burned an effigy of President T. F. Kane. The unrest followed rules limiting undergraduates social functions issued a month earlier.
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