McKinley Roosevelt Sweep Leaves Senate Likely Republican
The 1896 election yields a Republican landslide across 29 states with 295 electoral votes, boosting McKinley and Roosevelt to a likely 49 Republican senators against 27 Democrats and independents. Legislatures in three states remain in doubt as party control shifts nationwide.
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Chicago
Idichinley
Hoosevelt
Congress
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Great West
Missouri
California
Oregon
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Washington
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Urgan
McKinley
Roosevelt
Bryan
Stevenson
United States Senate
Kentucky Election Results Show Bryan Leading In Statewide Vote
The Courier Journal reports Bryan leading in Kentucky with a majority around 7 635 and Heck Dun 4 110 as returns come in from all 119 counties. Chairman Lexi Combs hints at possible contests in key districts and electoral vote, citing alleged fraud and voter exclusion in several counties.
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Courier Journal
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Kentucky
Dbeckhan
Lavinville
Heck- Dun
Hadeen
Arev
Lexi Combs
Republican
McKinley
Chairman Combs
Combs
Republican State Campaign Committee
Fayette County
Breathitt
Franklin
Owen
McKinley Leads as Nebraska Returns Brush McKinley
In Omaha on November 10, nearly complete returns place McKinley with a substantial plurality, estimates ranging from 1300 to 2000 votes. Republicans appear to have congressional strength in multiple districts as results trickle in from the general assembly race.
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McKinley
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Secon
Madrid papers publish Don Carlos letter protesting movement
The Madrid papers print a letter from Don Carlos to Gen Moore in which the pretender denounces the rising as contrary to instructions and calls the leaders men without consciences. He vows to maintain his rights but refuses to ruin Spain and warns of dangers to territorial integrity. Also, government troops capture artists near Villa Franca del Palaces, 22 miles west of Barcelona, seizing arms and ammunition.
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Don Carlos
Moore
Spain
Catalonia
Isiruelona
Villa Franca del Palaces
Barcelona
War department fixes November 15 as closing date for Santiago
In Santiago de Cuba on November 12 Col Whiteside received orders from the war department to close the district on November 15, two weeks earlier than expected. The move unsettles officers and officers fear minimal changes beyond a shift from department head to district status. Gen Wood is due to arrive next Tuesday. Cubans criticize the decision, saying Americans favor Havana and penalize Santiago by removing its district status.
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Whiteside
War Department
Santiago de Cuba
Sinouz
Santiago
Jen. Wood
Havana
Suantiago
Insurrection in Manchuria Threatens Chinese Control
Dispatch from Peking reports no reply to Adna Alice's invitation to resume government in Manchuria. Russia to submit names for approval, potential military veto, rising insurgent risk in southern provinces, possible Japanese intervention, and grim trade outlook. Russian troops said to be withdrawn.
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London
Dr. Morrison
The
Times
Peking
Fururdal
Ha Rung Chang
Adna Alice
Manchuria
Wussia
Japan
Open switch causes Missouri Pacific collision at Leavenworth
An open switch on the Missouri Pacific line in Leavenworth Kansas Sunday morning sent the northbound train into a siding and into a switch engine. Air brakes reduced speed but several passengers were injured including S Wl Harris Chicago Arthur Maxwell Chicago George H Logan Cincinnati Bud Lawrence St Louis Harry Creighton Thomas Madison Richard Levis all reported bruises or injuries.
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Kan
Missouri Pacific
S Wl. Harris
Chicago
Arthur Maxwell
George H. Logan
Cincinnati
Bud Lawrence
Cadk
St. Louis
Harry Creighton
Thomas Madison
Richard Levis
Lynchburg
Copper Mine Fire in Butte Large Loss Feared
Fire at the Jewels of the Dell mine, a 200 foot Amalgamated Copper Co. property in Butte, began Saturday night and remains burning. Officials fear it may not be extinguished, as the mine is rich in sulphur and fire is difficult to control. The source of the blaze is unknown and losses are expected to be large.
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Mont
Dell Wine
Amalgamated Copper Co
City of Monticello wreck claims many lives
The steamer City of Monticello foundered Saturday morning off Yarmouth Nova Scotia with only four survivors. Five bodies were recovered initially, then many more washed ashore along a ten mile stretch as crews identified victims including officers and crew members. The wreck followed a gale that battered the vessel for hours and caused it to flood and break apart.
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N.S. Nev
City of Monticello
Rockville
Peints
Fuller
Eberidie
Poole
Fripp
Mechee Sons
John. N. UL
Narding
Monticello
Pienies Point
Elsie McDonald
Murphy
Copeland
Lenitium
Ar Heles
John Richmiond
Hesex
N. Bowe
St. John
Yarmouth Steamship Co
Otver Fleming
Wilson Cook
Miss Smith
Smith
Ysissenger
Weer Fleming
Wilson
Lie Sen
Minor Engagements Reported in Manila News
Reports from Manila state U S election results are received quietly with no immediate Philippine change. In the field, scouting yielded several minor engagements with Simian casualties. four Americans killed and ten wounded. insurgents are expected to receive further news as it spreads.
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Manila
United States
Philippines
Morgan Wuld
Police Officer in Mo. Barroom Fatal Shooting
In Sir Joseph Missouri after midnight Charles Scott a police officer killed gambler Thomas Smith in a barroom quarrel. Police allege Smith accused Scott of an article publisher reflecting on him and undertook to assault the officer. Scott denies the charge and the shooting followed.
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Hillel
Sir Joseph
Charles Scott
Thomas Smith
Smith
Scott
Uffras
Commercial Club
Galveston News Briefs From November 2
Galveston, Tex. reports from John Sealy hospital note local happenings on November 2. Details are sparse in the OCR fragment, indicating a short update or notice from the Galveston area.
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Galveston
Tex
John Sealy
Appeal for Aid for Starving Indians of Cook's Inlet Alaska
Ira James Smith reports half of about one thousand Indians in five tribes around Cook's Inlet are starving. White prospectors have killed game leaving insufficient food and furs for winter clothing. Last summer they dried salmon but not enough. 406 to 600 may die before December without steamship relief. Mrs Smith, wife of a wealthy miner, has provided stock but seeks more humanitarian aid. She previously saved shipwrecked sailors at Gray's Harbor and received a congressional medal.
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Tacoma
Wash
Ira
James ‘Smith
Cook's
Inlet
Alaska
Southern Yarn Mills Adopt Concentration Plan in South
Mills across the southern cotton region vote to place yarn sales with a limited group of northern commission merchants. The plan aims to cut selling costs and curb middleman speculation, with mills representing thousands of spindles signing on to assure success.
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Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association
Exports show October totals and 1899 comparison
The monthly export statement from the Bureau of Statistics reports October figures with declines in breadstuffs and provisions and gains in cattle and hogs. Total exports reached 105,260,689 with a net increase of 29,398,994 from the prior period, and ten month totals rose to 635,918,873, up 52,055,600 from 1899.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Conron
Fire destroys Norfolk electric plant and car sheds
Norfolk Va November 12 The car sheds and electric plant of the Norfolk Railway and Lighting Co in Huntersville suburb were totally destroyed by fire early Sunday. Fifty two cars and electrical machinery were lost with a 150000 dollar insurance covered claim. The street car system was badly crippled and a fuse from a car in the barn is believed to have started the blaze. Firefighters saved the Standard Oil Co distributing depot adjoining the sheds.
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Norfolk
Norflk Railway and Lighting Co
Hhuntersville
Standard Oil Co
Trains Collide In Suburban Express Crash At Choisey
Paris reports a suburban train collided with an express at Choisey Le Roi station. Eight people died and fifteen were wounded as the suburban train entered the station to let the express pass. Wreckage blocked the line for hours.
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Paris
Choisey Leroi
Arkansas Lauwitched Launch Shown Successful at Newport News
The Arkansas monitor was launched at the shipyard in Newport News on November 12. The event drew attention as the ship rode out on the James River despite some misread text noting “star” and related garbled phrases.
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Newport News
Monitor
Arkansas
Janes River
Stithout
Indian Service Report Details Indian Population and Expenditures
Washington report cites that about 267 900 Indians live in the United States with 57 570 subsisting through varying rations and annuities. It notes education gains, calls compulsory schooling, criticizes debt-driven payments, and urges government oversight of schools in tribal nations including Choctaw and Chickasaw areas.
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Washington
Indian Service
Alarc
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Willisiam A. Jones
United States
Indian Bureau
Congress
Columbus
Coronado
Raleigh
John Smith
Esho
Muscogee
Poisoning at Smogling Institute Boarding School
In St Petersburg Nex, 125 girls at the Smogling Institute boarding school fell ill after dinner Friday evening with evident symptoms of poisoning. Reports say some died while others recovered. the poisoning is blamed on faulty metallic cooking utensils.
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St. Petersburg
Smogling Institute
Jennings Cousin Visiting Governor-Elect in Jacksonville
In Jacksonville on November 12, word reaches that Gov elect William S Jennings has learned his cousin is visiting him. The notice reflects early transition activity as Democratic circles note the impending inauguration plans.
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Jacksonville
Flan
Democratic
S. Jennings
Prayer for Enemies Healed Job's Calamities in 1900
Sermon argues Job’s prayer for his three mocking friends broke his bondage. It credits selfless intercession for relief from physical pain and loss, urges readers to enlarge their prayers beyond self, and cites Staunch examples like Stonewall Jackson and John Newton to endorse persistent prayer even for adversaries.
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