Corsican Vendetta Thrills a Lovers' Escape Trail
Burton H Barnes rescues Enid Anstruther and Marina from Corsican pursuers as the vendetta drama unfolds. Marina is lured away by Cipriano Danella while Enid is captured, and Barnes races across Corsica to thwart the plot and rescue his bride. A cliffhanger ends with Marina's pleas and Danella’s triumph and Barnes preparing to act.
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Fisherman turned captive narrator reveals daring escape plan
Edwin frees legs from irons using a wall key found after a chase aboard a rocky Mediterranean vessel. Elijah recounts being lured aboard by Cipriano and tied in a hold, then the pair discover a second vault with two glowing eyes, as a threat erupts from the darkness.
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Pursuit to Ponte alla Lecchia Ends at Orezza Water Inn
Mr Barnes presses on after Anstruther toward the polling house in Ponte alla Lecchia. Heat and dust slow his horse as he climbs toward Morosaglia, recalling Ed win’s path last night. At the inn near the famed Orezza spring the land lord pledges the water will refresh the exhausted traveler and renew his vigor.
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Where Mark Twain Went Aboard the Ship
While working on an early book that earned him fame Mark Twain sailed with his family to Europe. He wrote aboard the vessel and told his young daughter not to worry about his absence. A passenger asked where he had gone and the child replied he was only going to ride a nanny goat to write an anecdote.
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The Glow of Glory and the Lust for Renown
The passage argues that even those who denounce glory seek lasting fame, noting philosophers who scorn renown still inscribe their names on title pages to be talked about, illustrating a paradox in human desire for praise.
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Cicery
Maryland Splits Electoral Votes As Nation Awaits Result
Maryland voters likely to split its eight electoral votes between Taft and Bryan as counties tally. Missouri leans Taft with a 4,000 edge. Congress likely to be 216 Republicans and 175 Democrats. Socialists and Prohibitionists show limited gains. Independence party unclear. Bryan and Taft exchange congratulations and private citizen remarks follow.
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Ohio Vote Sets New Ballot Record In 1920 Election
Ohio voters produced a record million ballots, with early counts showing Taft carrying the state by over 70,000 and Harmon winning the governorship for the Democrats. Republicans appeared strong on state tickets despite slow, partial tallies.
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Ohio
Taft
Harmon
Wyoming-Taft Victory Leads With Plurality About 3000
Wyoming and Taft win in a tight statewide race with Wyoming carrying a lead of about 3000 votes and Mon Tell (R) securing a congressional seat by roughly 4000 votes.
West Virginia Returns Show Taft Leads Glasscock
Election returns received by the county register on Tuesday show Taft and Glasscock with widened pluralities. The five congressional districts vote Republican by solid margins, Taft’s statewide plurality reaching 25,198 as remaining county tallies come in.
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Iowa GOP ticket and Taft lead by wide pluralities
The Iowa Republican slate wins by large pluralities across the state. Taft is forecast to lead with about 70 000 votes, while other GOP ticket lines range from roughly 50 000 to 60 000 in their margins.
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Missouri Returns Show Democrats Win State Offices
Unofficial tallies from most counties including St. Louis and Kansas City indicate Democratic nominees win minor state offices by over 4000 votes. Gordon estimates Roach defeats Swanger by about 4 to 6. Taft leads Bryan in Missouri, and Hadley appears elected governor with a 16,983 plurality.
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Cornelius Roach
John E. Swanger
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Bryan
Herbert S. Hadley
Hadley
Bryan Wins Nebraska Lands Big Victory in State Election
Lincoln NE Nov count shows Bryan leading Taft by about 2,000 votes after 81 of 90 counties report. Bryan captures most Nebraska counties and wins his home state decisively with five of six congressmen elected as Democrats and a legislature leaning Democratic.
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Kansas announces Taft plurality in statewide returns
Reports from 83 counties show Taft leading with 34,251 votes while Walter R. Stubbs, a Republican, trails by 27,400 in gubernatorial returns. All but five legislative districts indicate a Republican majority in the joint session by 75 votes.
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Walter R. Stubbs
Massachusetts Taft Leads State On Partial Returns
With incomplete returns, Massachusetts Taft has carried the Bay state by over 100000 votes. Republican B Draper is elected governor by about 60000, amid early tabulations.
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Illinois Balloting Yields Narrow Pluralities and New Congressmen
Illinois returns show Governor Deneen with a slim lead near 275000 and Taft over 150000 as late results trickle in. Debs reaches about 40000, down from 1960. Cook County drains Deneen. Chicago turnout scratches him. New congressmen elected include Snapp, Puller, Lowden, McKinner, and others. Democrats win Nalinev, Graham, and Veeder districts.
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Taft narrows Roosevelt plurality in New York state
New York state swung decisively for Taft in corrected returns, yielding a 203,495 plurality for Taft, more than 28,000 above Roosevelt's four year earlier plurality. The governor race shows Hughes with a smaller margin.
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Colorado returns show Bryan leads governor race by 5k to 6k
Among 52 counties only 10 complete returns are in while scattered reports from others place Bryan ahead by about five to six thousand votes and Shafroth a Democrat is elected governor by around eight thousand. Four Democratic supreme court judges and three Democratic congressmen have been chosen.
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Connecticut Taft and Sherman Win Governor by Plurality
Connecticut Taft and Sherman carried the state by a plurality of 44,754 votes. George L. Lilley, Republican, is elected governor by 16,196.
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George L. Lilley
Taft and Spry Gov Race Plurality Estimates Favored
Utah results show Additional places Taft with a 15,000 plurality while Spry Republicans drop from 160,000 to 12,000 in the governor contest, signaling shifting momentum and tight races.
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Taft
Spry
Maryland Hints of Split Electoral Vote in Maryland
Revised returns from every county show Maryland with a Republican plurality of 149 but indicate a split electoral vote as in four years, Taft and Bryan each high in statewide totals. Taft carries Idaho by about 15,000 votes with Drady winning the governorship.
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