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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
4
Fragmented election notes from Taft's campaign across Delaware Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Kansas with early returns showing Taft leading in several states while Bryan campaigns respond and state results shift. Mentions Taft Johnson Roosevelt and Davisons in Midwest counts and Nebraska Iowa and Colorado outcomes.
Trenton dispatch estimates Taft's New Jersey plurality around 75 000 with Republicans sweeping seven of ten Congress seats and strong majorities in both state houses. Roosevelt's 1904 lead cited for context while Democrats forecast losses in Monmouth Middlesex and Salem counties.
Boston reports Taft carries Massachusetts with 240000 to 120000 for Bryan and 16000 Rhode Island votes for Taft. Governors elected include Aram J. Pothier in Rhode Island and Henry B. Quinby in New Hampshire. Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire show strong Republican majorities, with Taft leading in all early returns.
The taft victory sweep across California Oregon and Washington is reported with Taft carrying each state. California shifts from Roosevelt 1904 to Taft by about 49000. Washington grants Taft five electoral votes and Oregon shows a large Taft majority. Utah declares Spry governor as Bryan loses Utah by about 99000 votes.
The returns from November 4 indicate Democratic gains in Missouri Georgia Florida and several southern and border states. Bryan leads in multiple electoral votes while Taft and Roosevelt votes decline, with Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina and Nevada solidly Democratic and Oklahoma giving Bryan all seven electoral votes.
Report of a newly discovered Sequoia gigantea grove in Tulare County near Redwood Mountain with at least 15,000 giant trees exceeding previous groves in size and number. Officials seek national park status and Congress protection as the "grizzly giant" and Mariposa grove are contrasted.
An old patent medicine pitch touts Pope’s Diapepein as a cure for indigestion and distress, claiming it banishes sour stomach gas and stomach pains in minutes. The ad urges readers to ask a pharmacist to show the case and asserts the remedy cleanses tainting elements from digestion.
French suffragists led by Dr. Madeline Pelletier push parliament to grant women military service. The petition argues women must learn violence to win, claiming many men are better suited to chores like sock mending and cooking.
Chicago education leader O. C. Schneider claims sports have become a national disease in schools. Superintendent Cooley criticizes high school physical culture, saying athletics create superiority and hinder learning. Also reports a sixty foot gasoline schooner Fram Linghaw launched in the Gilbert Islands and a Belgian life preserver knapsack with a built in electric lamp.
A local advertisement touts Rexall MucusTone as a catarrh remedy with a claimed 98 percent cure rate for consumption when treated early. It promises a free trial if it fails and notes two bottle sizes 50c and 1.00, backed by A. Williamson on North Market Street.
The Frederick market shines with duotations furnished by Wildbrick County noting price ranges for several items. The report lists specific quotations such as No.2 red and related goods with values in the 769 to 800 bracket.
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