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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1912
Page
2
The Columbia State notes that public schools face criticism as many students fail after the sixth or seventh grade. It argues parents overestimate schools and underplay family involvement, urging daily child study and periodic school visits to improve outcomes at modest cost.
The Omaha Bee notes several Nebraska graduates from the department of agriculture take seed expert roles in state universities and other institutions. It praises federal and state cooperation to advance intensive agriculture through seed selection and soil preparation, opening careers for young people while prioritizing farming method improvements.
Women react to a German expert in Washington who claimed cooking is a lost art. The rise of cooking schools and housewives leagues shows a strong movement to elevate cooking to a respected science, making broad statements about decline seem overly sweeping to many.
The Cleveland Leader argues Europe offers superior material comfort and cultural education through pictures and music. It notes the old world provides padded life for the rich and fewer splinters for the less fortunate, with money deference more marked than in America.
An OCR fragment notes Queen Wilhelmina leading a list of royal ladies in the cost of dress and entertainment. It contrasts her spending with empresses of Germany and Russia and hints at a stated advantage she holds, though the exact details are unclear in the damaged text.
Early returns show Woodrow Wilson leading in Maine Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Florida Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi Minnesota Texas Ohio Oklahoma Indiana Nevada and more. Taft trails in Ohio and possibly Pennsylvania while Roosevelt gains in several states and Democrats claim many legislatures.
With the heaviest state vote on record, Democrats claim Montana has gone Democratic based on early available figures. The statement reflects initial results showing a broad turnout and a shift toward the Democratic ticket.
Governor Wilson polled 80 percent of the total vote cast in New Orleans, with a decisive plurality that will surpass Bryan's four year ago. The entire Democratic congressional delegation is elected.
Early vote counts in Oklahoma show the state supporting Wilson by about 20 000, a larger lead than Bryan's 11 889 plurality in 1908, with results rounding out across the state.
Early scattering returns show Democrat Wilson and Democrat Ferguson carrying New Mexico for Congress as polls close. The results suggest a strong Democratic showing statewide.
In Fort Worth Wilson carries Texas by 225 000. Democrats sweep the state re electing the governor and sixteen congressmen. Progressives appear to have secured second place.
Missouri returns show The Democratc backing for Wilson and Major as a gubernatorial ticket with Speaker Champ noted among commentary.
Congressman Clark is re elected to Congress by the greatest plurality he has ever received. Republican Congressman Bartholdt in the Tenth district is also re elected.
In Portland predictions rate Wilson to win Oregon by about 15000 votes with Roosevelt second and Taft weak. Bourne and Zellin contest the Senate race in a tight may be decided by suffrage likely to win a slim majority.
In Jackson Mississippi, Wilson carries the state by a large plurality and the Democratic congressional ticket secures victory across the board.
Fragmentary note from Nashville mentions Roosevelt and Tennessee figures in a partial timeline. Readers see a hint of political context but details are unclear and names appear garbled.
Incomplete Indiana returns show Woodrow Wilson leading Taft by about 133000 for president. Beveridge trails in governor race but leads Durbin slightly in several counties. Democrats sweep state offices and likely gain control of both houses. Ralston appears to win governor with Beveridge second statewide. large turnout recorded across counties including Indianapolis and Marion.
By Thomas R. Marshall. The Democratic win calls for a restoration of representative government with executives enforcing laws, lawmakers writing in line with Democratic platforms, and judges applying reason today. The party warns that failure to guarantee equal opportunity risks losing faith and inspiring other systems.
State Chairman E. M. Lee says meager returns show the Progressives running a close second in Indiana and Beveridge giving Dee a tight governor race. He notes the party's rise as a new force, shedding old Republican ties and gaining official recognition.
Tasé misreads quote while Dukes enter game against Spoks after a rough start.
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