Recount Demanded as Close States Decide Election
New York reports President Wilson and Vice President Marshall re-elected on unofficial returns but calls grow for recounts in California New Hampshire New Mexico and North Dakota as margins stay razor thin. Minnesota soldiers ballots and late counts keep results unsettled with New Hampshire especially tight.
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Silas Barton Dies on Eve of Election in Nebraska
Silas R. Barton, 2nd district congressman candidate from Nebraska, dies at 11:30 AM before the election due to acute pneumonia. Exposure after addressing supporters in cold night air is blamed for the fatal attack. he ran against Ashton C. Shallenberger in the race for the Fifth Nebraska district seat.
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Grand Island
Neb
Silas R. Barton
Nebraska
Ashton C. Shallenberger
Sponge Farm Cultivates Half Million Sponges Off Florida
A sponge farm has been established on an island off the Florida west coast. It is believed to be the first of its kind and more than 500,000 sponges are being cultivated.
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Ohio
Wilson
Congress
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
Indiana
West
Big Western
Central
Empire State
Hughes
Metropols
Middle West
Johnson
California
United States Senate
Florida
Alligator Bugs Highlight Pride of Vanishing Species
A note from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reflects on alligators as a vanishing species and suggests they possess a sense of pride in their usefulness while present, framing their role in nature.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Zapata County backs Hughes in Texas border county
Zapata County with 516 ballots cast solidly supported Hughes for president. The county lies on the lower Texas border near the Rio Grande and is described as the banner Republican county. Democrats made no organized opposition as most voters are Mexican origin or naturalized Texans.
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Texas
Hughes
Zapata
Tex
Zapata County
Ito Grande
United States
Nation and Individual in Niebuhr's Atlantic Quote
A condensed quotation from Reinhold Niebuhr discusses the crime of the nation against the individual. It argues the harm lies not in demands for sacrifice but in claiming a life of eternal significance for ends lacking eternal value.
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Reinhold Niebuhr
Atlantic
New York Custom House Stands as World’s Largest
The New York custom house sits just south of Bowling Green on the former Fort Amsterdam site and claims status as the largest in the world. Construction cost totaled $4,500,000.
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New York Custom House
Bowling Green
Old Fort Amsterdam
Presidential Succession Not Affected by March 4 Date
Washington reports there will be no break in presidential succession if inauguration day falls on a Sunday. State department officials note historical precedents such as Hayes in 1877 aligning oath with March 8 and Taylor in 1849. Monroe swore in on March 5 in 1821.
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Washington
State Department
Hayes
Monroe
Taylor
Carlyle and the Social Divide Across Hunger and Wealth
The quote contrasts despair among the poor facing hunger and overwork with the rich’s excess of idleness and overindulgence, reflecting a Carlylean pessimist view of societal inequality. It presents a stark indictment of neglect and privilege in moral terms.
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Carlyle
When Sweetness Filed
A fragment shows a couple in a domestic moment with a playful exchange about songs and money. The line reveals a wife calling her spouse dear and a request for ten dollar notes, framed as a lighthearted domestic snippet.
Harding Wins Iowa Governor Race By Wide Plurality
W L T Harding of Sioux City won the Iowa governor race by about 125 000 to 140 000 plurality, carrying 98 counties. Meredith carried Fremont by 160 votes. Hughes led Wilson in national results, with GOP sweeping state offices and multiple congressional seats. full counts pending in several districts.
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Colorado
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Oregon
California
Wilson
Prohibitionists
Legislative Committee
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Anti- Saloon League
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Nebraska
South Dakota
Idaho
Utah
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Des Moines
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Meredith
Fremont County
HE. T. Meredith
Charles E. Hughes
Noth
Allen
Doty
Moore
Keefe
Shaw
Manatry
Guiher
Hansen
Brown
Thomas J. Steele
George C. Scott
Iowa Senate and House Members by County List
A long roster lists Iowa Senate and House members by county and district with party affiliations. Names include Adams to Welcomes, Welcomes, and others across Adair, Madison, Story, Cerro Gordo, Des Moines, Sioux City, and more, detailing reps and dems like O A Byington and J O Shaff.
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Madison
H. M. Smith
Winterset
Adams and
Taylor
B. J. Gibson
Corning
Allamakee
Fayette
A. M. Wellows
Lansing
Bremer and
Butler
W. T. Evans
Parkersburg
Boone and
Story
Ben Hdwards
Story City
Buena Vista
Pocahontas
van Alstino
Gilmore City
Buchanan
Delaware
Thomas BH
Independence
Cedar and Jones
J. KK. Male
Anamosa
Cerro Gordo
Franklin and
Hancock
A. L. Rule
Mason City
Cherokee
Ida
Plymouth
Qeo
F. Coburn
Marcus, Clarke
Warren
A. VY. Proudfoot
Indianola
Clay
Dickinson
Momet
Kossuth
Palo Alto
H. GC. Adams
Algona
Appanoose
Davis
James M. Wilson
Centerville
Iowa
Johnson
O. A. Byington
Dem
Iowa City
Jackson
A. L. Broxam
Den
Maquoketa
Jefferson
van Buren
George W. Ball
Mairfield
Lyon
Often
Osceola
Sioux
N. Balkema
Sioux City
Mahaska
J. I. Mitchel
New Sharon
Mills
Montgomery
W. GC
Ratcliffe
Red Oak
Mitchell
Winnaobago
Worth
T. A. Kingland
Lake Millis
Marion
Monroe
John Rh
Price
Albia
Woodbury
C. F. Lytle
Sioux Guy
Decatur
Ringgold
Union
J. A. Stephenson
Douglas Rogers
Manning
Cass
W. L. Newton
Cedar
A. W. Jackson
Stanwood
Ira W. Jones
Clear Lake
Chickasaw
P. L. Kepple
James Peters
Perry
Crawford
R. J. Minker
Denison
F. A. Garbér
Leon
A. B. Holbert
Grealey
Des Moines
Dale R. Audro
Burlington
Wmmet
William Stuart
Armstrong
Floyd
G. HH. Dunkelburg
Rockford
Greene
Knoxville
Larso
Wigdahl
Rep
Ruthven
Holdup Men Shoot Conductor in Marshalltown
C. M. Whiting, street car conductor, was seriously injured when two unidentified bandits held him up and robbed him in Marshalltown.
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Marshalltown
C. M. Whiting
Harding Campaign Spends Heavily in Iowa Governor Race
While no official statement exists, estimates show W. L. Harding spent about 150000 on his Iowa governor bid. BH. T. Meredith is estimated to have expended around 25000. Other statewide candidates did not incur large expenses. all must file campaign expense reports.
Auto Shipments Break Record in New York October
Shipments of 19 510 carloads of automobiles left American factories in October setting a new monthly record for the month. The prior October high was 17 848 carloads in 1915, per a report to the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
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New York
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Farm Hand Feared Burned In Barn Fire On Moats Farm
A Missouri Valley report says Wilson, a farm hand on the M. and Moats farm three miles away, is feared dead after a large barn burned in two suspected arson fires. Barns, wool, hay, grain and implements valued in the thousands were destroyed. insurance coverage stood at £2,000. Wilson was thought to have slept in the barn.
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Missouri Valley
Wilson
Moats Farm
Blind attorney to represent Keokuk in legislature
Keokuk in Lee county will be represented in the Thirty-seventh general assembly by a blind legislator. Frank Oertel, a blind attorney of Keokuk, has been elected representative on the Republican ticket to succeed Charles F. Sawyer. Oertel graduated from Drake University about eight years ago and, despite sight loss, pursued education and a legal career successfully.
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Keokuk
Lee County
General Assembly
Frank Oertel
Charles F. Sawyer
Oertel
Drake University
Airplane Bomb Accident Kills Two Navy Lieutenants
A test of a new aeroplane bomb at the Navy Proving Grounds near Washington ends in disaster. Lieutenant C. W. Bronson and Lieutenant Luther Walsh die when the bomb explodes beneath their aircraft at 2:45 p.m. over the Potomac River. Wreckage and part of a stomach are recovered as officials call it the first such aviation accident. Bronson, born July 21, 1888, in Bushnell, is noted as a midshipman alumnus.
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Luther Welsh
Welsh
Potomac River
Navy Proving Grounds
Potomo River
Wilkinson
Bureau of Ordnance
Navy Department
Luther Walsh
C. W. Bronson
Tieutenant Wilkinson
Bureau of Ordinance
Naval Offerals
Leutenant Bronson
Bushnell
New York
Attending Prayer Meeting Emphasized as Vital Church Practice
A preacher urges members to cherish prayer meetings as a duty and privilege. He traces early worship forms, contrasts temple and synagogue, and highlights communal exhortation, personal testimony, and service as outcomes of gathering. The story of a convert inspired by a country town prayer meeting underscores the call to support the church gathering.
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Paul
Jesus
House of God
Chienago
Agdad
Ikea
Fist Corinthians
Din
Christ
Two Die on Torpedoed Liner Arabian Sinking
The Peninsular and Oriental Arabian was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on Monday with 487 passengers aboard including 160 women and children. All others were saved except two engineers killed. officials say the company cannot confirm American passenger presence. Washington will gauge U S response on whether any Americans were aboard.
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Peninsular and Oriental
Arabia
Submiuute
Mediterratean
Admiralty
Peninsular and Oriental Comepany
Washington
Mediterranean
Germans push British back near Le Sars and lose Pressoire
British attacks between Le Sars and Gueudecourt on the Somme were repulsed by German fire. South of the Somme the village of Pressoire was lost after French assaults on Ablaincourt. The German army group of Prince Rupprecht reported moderate daytime fighting and a successful repulse of the northern wing.
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Berlin
Sayville
L. 1
le Sars
Gueudecourt
Somme
War Office
Pressoire
Prince Rupprecht
Queen Lydia Liliuokalani Gravely Ill in Honolulu
Queen Lydia Kamehameha Liliuokalani aged seventy eight former ruler of Hawaii lies critically ill at Iolani Palace in Honolulu with medical attendants reporting she may die within hours.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Lydia Kamekeha Liliuokalani
Thiwall
Serbians Repulse Bulgars on Macedonian Front
The war office reports the Bulgarian assault in the Cama river area on the Macedonian front was repulsed after three attacked lines. Serbian forces held the line despite the offensive push.
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Paris
Nov
Cama River
War Office
Skeleton of piotherium joins American museum collection
New York reports the skeleton of the piotherium, believed to have lived in the era spanning 20980S4 to 2485084 S. C., has been added to the American Museum collection, marking a notable paleontological accession.
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New York
S. C
American Museum
Fire destroys poles valued at up to 700000 in St Paul
Sire in the Midway district destroyed a pile of telephone poles belonging to the Valentine Clark company. Eight fire companies fought the flames. The loss was estimated between 600000 and 700000 as of November 9 in St Paul Minnesota.
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St. Paul, Minn
Midway District
Valentine Clark Company
Man Sees No Good Beyond This Life
A nugget of philosophical reflection claims those who see no good beyond this life fail to find the highest good here. The statement frames life as a test of spiritual or moral perception. It suggests contentment requires belief in a greater purpose beyond present existence.
Development as a Spiritual Resource in Evolving Life
An essay notes that efforts toward personal growth reflect a conscious attempt to develop God given resources within a person. It frames self improvement as aligning with divine purpose and cultivating inner gifts for constructive living.
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Eivery
God
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