Battle of Ballots Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota Returns
Des Moines dispatch reports Republicans winning 115 of 150 General Assembly seats on joint ballot with gains in the Senate and House. Fusionists carry Nebraska, while statewide tallies show Shaw leading White for governor by a large margin, with county by county results varying. Counts from 90 of 99 counties support a Republican majority in both chambers. scattered counties swing Democratic or close in close races.
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House
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Shelby County
Hinkle
Wayne County
F.E. Ayres
Chickasaw
White
Carroll County
Bennett
C.S. Ranch
Town-Johnson
Warren-Clark
Berry
M. L. Temple
Clark County
Shaw
Ilis
Gear
Cummins
United States
Carroll
LeMars
Fuller
Cherokee
Cherokee County
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Onawa
Monona County
Hiarlan
Byers
Hawarden
Ida Grove
Ida County
Dubuque
Nolan
Sauer
McAleer
Boone
Boone County
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Primghar
O’brien
Burlington
Storm Lake
Buena Vista
Sioux Center
Sioux County
Rockwell City
Calhoun County
Sibley
Osceola County
Roeck Rapids
Lyon County
Sac City
Sac
Atwood
Council Bluffs
Pottawmattam
Ponencers
Algona
Koswth
Dicket
Clarion
Enire
Denison
Crawford County
Kingsley
Garfield Township
Iowa City
Johnson County
Odebolt
Sac Mounty
Weaver
Republican State Central Committee
Huffman
Democratic Committee
Dickinson
Spirit Lake
Myers
Lyon
Rock Rapids
Lister
Bongert
Schee
Anderson
Black Hawk
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Wise
Crawford
Nishnabotna
McWilliams
Allamakee
Trewen
Osceola
Redmond
Sioux
West Branch
Welcome Township
Ireton
Rock Valley
Bangers
Carter
Sepma
Hull
Lincoln Township
Lester
Sepona
Rock Township
C. W. Caylor
Capet
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Meade County
Smith
Carson
Lawrence
Deadwood
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Spink
Redfield
Frankfort
Doland
Fall River
Hot Springs
Edgemont
Oelrichs
Ill
Returns Indicate Republican Victory in South Dakota
South Dakota results show Republicans leading statewide with Aberdeen and Sioux Falls reporting strong margins. Fusion and reform tickets trail in major counties while Black Hills areas, Pennington, Beadle, and Codington show GOP gains. Nebraska fusion gains mirror regional trends.
Nebraska Fusion Wins State Wide Victory Say 12 000
Lincoln reports a fusion majority in Nebraska not less than 12 000 and possibly 16 000. Republicans offer explanations citing last year’s weaker fusion showing and Holcomb’s prior 21 000 lead. W J Bryan says national issues drove the campaign and offers no comment on other states. Omaha returns Holcomb as fusion candidate for the supreme bench with a 397 margin in 67 precincts and seven county precincts before South Omaha.
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Bowley
Democratic State Committee
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Kittredge
Wright
Union Reform Campaign Committee
Bennett
Kennedy
Smith
LaFollette
Bennet
Aberdeen
Herried
Brown County
Deadwood
Lawrence County
Carson
Black Hills
Pennington
Hills
Huron
Beadle
Corson
Haney
Fuller
Elk Point
Lynch
Smythe
Flemming
Eslick
Dyer
Springfield
Union Reform Party
McIntosh
Bon Homme
Scotland
Bon Homme County
Supreme Court
Armour
Chamberlain
Brule County
Mitchell
Davison
Gettysburg
Potter County
Watertown
Codington County
Warren Page
Flandreau
Moody County
Pierre
Hughes County
Stanley County
Fort Pierre
Yankton
Republicians
McGregor
Holcomb
Nebraska
Douglas County
Fusion
Reese
Omaha
Knox County
Niobrara
Allen
Wells
Dakota County
Dakota City
Republican
Judge Evans
Iour
Pigeon Creek
Tfolcomb
Evans
Graves
Billee
Smiley
Boler
Gribble
Sides
Kelly
Elmers
Beacom
Mansfield
McBeath
Ford
Reninger
Foltz
Barnes
Omahi
Gubble
Kimers
St. Johns
Hopeman
Sawyer
Summit
Eimers
Covington and
Louis Blanchard
Thomas Sullivan, Jr
Sullivan
Neb
Navy
Lincoln
Republican Committee
Edmisten
State I Central
Tefft
W. J. Bryan
Lancaster
Burt County
Lyons
Oakland
Craig
Tekamah
Decatur
Mr. Bryan
W.J. Bryan
Bryan
Supreme Bench
South Omaha
Douglas
Ferguson Couple Narrate Rainy Ride Home
Mr. Ferguson in cycling suit recalls how the rain began while en route and he streaked it for home. Mrs. Ferguson confirms noticing the rain-slicked back as he arrived.
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Mr. Ferguson
Mrs. Ferguson
Kentucky Parties Wrangle Over Election Result
Official count required as both Republican and Democratic leaders claim victory. Press Association figures show Taylor with 3458 plurality from Republican sources, Goebel with 411 plurality from Democratic sources. County reports vary with some counties giving estimated margins. Public protests accuse planned frauds, and the final outcome hinges on the official count likely to shift conflict to courts or the Legislature in contest.
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Kentucky
Press Association
Taylor
Goebel
Hessian Fly Threatens Wheat Fields Across Illinois and Michigan
The Hessian fly, a tiny dusky midge with yellowish larvae, is reported as a major wheat enemy in parts of Illinois and Michigan. Two broods appear yearly, in April or May and September, with late sowing, hardy varieties, and burning infected districts as remedies. Historical note mentions severe damage in 1871 and 1876 to 1878.
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Illinois
Michigan
America
Great Britain
Britain Renounces Samoa Rights in Favor of Germany
England yields claims to Samoa under an Anglo German agreement awaiting U S approval. Germany gains Upolu and Savaii, the United States keeps Tutuila. Britain gains two Solomon Islands. Germany renounces Tonga and Savage Islands. Land titles favor Germany 75000 acres, Britain 36000, America 21000.
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Germany
United States
Great Britain
Samoa
Upolu
Savaii
Tutuila
Tonga Islands
Savage Islands
Tonga
Solomon Group
South Africa
Pango- Pango
Broom corn price and colonial quips spill from page
The item notes broom corn rising to 100 dollars per ton while weaving a mosaic of colonial snark about Orange Free State and Darkest Africa. It hints at Boer farm distrust in shell games and war talk about Lyddite in South Africa, with scattered remarks on railways and rural cattle.
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Rhodes
Orange Free State
Africa
Dom Paul
Indiana-Ohio
Ofl Trust
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