Straw Votes Mislead in Political Campaigns Says Writer
A writer contends straw votes distort public sentiment and fail to predict actual election outcomes. He notes partisans push polls, minors and nonvoters skew results, and past straw polls often reversed by November results. The piece cites Indiana papers in a circuit and endorses Hon. F. M. Griffith for judge.
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Bryan
Taft
Vevay Reveille
Madison Courier
F. M. Griffith
Dry Majority Marks Carroll County Vote In Quiet Election
Carrollton Kentucky reports the drys won by a 517 majority after a calm election. Precinct tallies show dry wins in Locust Prestonville English Worthville Eagle Sanders Ghent and Easterday with narrow Carrollton results and a wet swing in Carrollton 181 to 144. Three saloons operate under a $1,600 license each funding town improvements while a separate murder indictment in Vevay names Hubert Gillum for first degree murder in the death of Joseph Higham.
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Ghent
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Joseph Higham
Major World War Update From Sept 29 Headlines
Meagre telegrams filtered from France show Germans forced from parts of the Aisne, while Russian forces push into Hungary near Unghaver. Reports detail the Paris bombardment killing Rheims citizens, Brindisi Adriatic bombardment, and Emden's vessel captures. Burgomaster of Brunsela reportedly freed after $6,000,000 payment.
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Paris
Rheime
Subway Train Crash Kills Two Firefighters Save Others
A head on subway collision at the Lennox Avenue Hundred Forty second Street junction caused two deaths and three injuries. An open switch triggered the crash and fires. firemen heroically saved others, while many workers were delayed for hours.
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New York
Hundred and Forty-second Street
Lennox Avenue
Register That Is a Citizen's First Important Duty
Indianapolis news warns October 5 is the last registration day this year. Voters must file a signed written application in person or by absent voter with two freeholders certifying identity. Absent voters may register via a blank and relative assistance if away. Those who fail to register lose the right to vote in November.
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Villa Demands Stand Carranza At National Palace
Mexico City reporting that despite General Villa's demands Carranza will stay in the National Palace at least until the constitutionalist generals meet next month. Carranza believes no action else accords with the Guadaloupe agreement.
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Carranza
National Palace
Mexico City
Villa
Little Tot Run Down by Traction Car in Muncie
Eight year old son of Isaac Hamilton was frightened by a girl who sicked a dog on him. He ran in front of a traction gravel car and was ground to pieces in Muncie Indiana on September 20.
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Muncie,nd
Isaac Hamilton
Cooperthwait & Clark Fails to Meet Obligations
New York financiers report Cooperthwait & Clark, a large stock brokerage firm, unable to meet obligations as of September 29. The announcement signals financial distress affecting its clients and market confidence.
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New York
Cooperthwait & Clark
Sixty rescued from Tahoma wreck near Agatta Island
Four officers and fifty six aboard the cutter Tahoma were saved by the Cordova and Patterson near Agatta Island as search continued for twenty three more missing. Separately, Congress debated the Ship Purchase Bill with talks with the President on the measure. Red Cross Ball Blue advertised.
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Washington
Aleutian Islands
Cordova
Patterson
Agatta Island
Revenue Cutter Service
Boate An
Bloomington barber shoots wife at coal merchant home
Witt Bloomington Ind September 20 B D Medina a Cuban barber shot his wife five times at the home of A C Hirsch a prominent coal merchant killing her instantly Medina allegedly acted after finding her there Ireland last year produced 60 014 tons of iron ore
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Ind
B. D. Medina
A. C. Hirsch
Ireland
Dite fetes Proves Disastrous to Young Man
Greensburg Ind Sept 28 Carl Fisher 17 Batesville leaped from a moving Big Four passenger train after it passed his station. He was unconscious for an hour with severe lacerations but survived the leap. John Jeffries is reported very ill at his Clifty home.
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Ind
Carl Fisher
Batesville
John Jeffries
Clifty
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