Election landslide confirms Democratic control in Congress
United States voters deliver a sweeping Democratic victory. Ex Speaker Cannon defeated in his Danville district after 24 years. Oregon and several states shift to Democrats as Wilson and Roosevelt split votes in early returns. Kansas reports a Socialist surge above 30,000 as Illinois and Tennessee races decide Senate seats. London’s Saturday Review predicts Wilson must meet Britain’s Panama Canal challenge with honesty.
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New Senate
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Danville
Ington
Harry Lane
Senate
Congress
Oregon
Ratic
Sen
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Montana
Delaware
Woodrow Wilson
London
Saturday Review
United States
Wilson
Great Britain
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Saturdiy Review
White House
Inauguration Plans Discussed by Washington Democrats
Washington Democrats plan inauguration events on March 4 with committee chairs to designate a parade marshal. Reports mention several army officers as potential grand marshal candidates, though plans are not expected to mature for weeks.
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Socrats
Washington
Mo Iris
Democratic National Com
Warone
Army
Illinois Now Wilson's Leads Colonel by Ten Thousand Votes
Chicago reports statewide results with only 130 precincts remaining outside Cook County. Wilson leads by about 9 437 votes in Illinois as Roosevelt gains ground while remaining unfounded in current tallies.
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Wilson
Cook County
Roosevelt
Taft
Cook
Chicago
Ilinois
Colt
Want Woman in Cabinet Telegram to Wilson
Mrs. Clara Shortridge Foltz, California attorney and suffrage leader, sent a telegram to President elect Wilson urging him to consider women from ten suffrage states for his cabinet and stating that a scholarly woman would aid the universal good.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Shortridge Foltz
California
Wilson
Roosevelt predicts Progressive sweep in 1916 party control
Col Roosevelt told Union League Club friends that the Progressive party has annihilated the Republican party nationwide and will control the national committee and national convention in 1916.
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New York
Col. Roosevelt
Union League Club
Progressive Party
Republican Party
National Committee
Extra Session Expected After Wilson Inauguration
Washington reports that Democrats foresee an extraordinary session of Congress soon after Woodrow Wilson's inauguration. Party leaders including Mr. Underwood discussed tariff policy with Wilson, and the plan is said to have unanimous support at Democratic headquarters.
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Congress
Woodrow Wilson
National Democratic
Underwood
Ways and Means
15000 March in Suffrage Parade in New York
Fifteen thousand marchers including women and men paraded along Fifth Avenue to celebrate suffrage progress. The route featured lighted hotels and clubs with vermilion displays guiding the procession. Women leaders from multiple states spoke from platforms in Union Square after the parade.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Equal Suffrage
Ohio
Union Square
Firth Avenue
Governors Elected By Pluralities Across States
Report lists each state’s winning governor and vote margin. Democrats dominate in many states with large pluralities such as Ammona in Colorado Balkinta in Connecticut and Park Trammell in Florida, while Republicans win in Idaho Iowa North Dakota and West Virginia.
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Fetate
Taft
Wilson
State
Alabama
Dem
Arzona
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Eusewes
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetta
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi - Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
Tenwee
New Hampshire
New Jresey
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Enemas
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texar
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgina
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Colorado
E. K. Ammona
Mimeon E. Balkinta
Charles R. Miller
Florida Park
Geo. J. Clarke
Get. H. Hodges
Eugene N. Foss
Woodbridge
Wilson Leads Montana Democrats in Senate Return
Returns from Montana show Wilson with 20 527 votes and Roosevelt 16 162 as the Democratic lead remains solid. Taft has 13 380 for senator while Walsh leads Dixon by about 7 000, with Edwards a distant Progressive third and Smith a distant Republican. Roosevelt’s manager will not seek a Senate seat again.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Walsh
Dixon
Smith
Edwards
Longworth Defeated in Ohio District
Cincinnati report states Congressman Nicholas Longworth lost reelection to Democrat Stanley Bowdie by 46 votes in the First Ohio district. Final result awaits official canvass by the board of elections despite the unofficial tally.
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Cincinnati
Nicholas Longworth
Stanley Bowdie
Ohio
Longworth
Board of Election
O'Hair Wins Illinois Eighteenth in Plurality Edge
Danville Illinois Democrat Frank J O Hair defeats former Speaker Joseph G Cannon in the eighteenth district by a 611 vote plurality. Vernon county gives Cannon 718 plurality and Kankakee 544 plurality. Edgar county posts O Hair 1 073 plurality with Clarke 300 Cumberland 400 and Loquois 100 plurality.
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Danville
Frank J. O'Hair
Joseph G. Cannon
Vermilion County
Cannon
Kankakee
Edgar County
O'lask
Clarke
Cumberland
Loquois
Johnson father defies son by voting for Wilson in primaries
Sacramento report shows Grove L. Johnson father of vice presidential candidate Hiram W. Johnson voting for Wilson and Marshall rather than his son. He failed to secure the Republican nomination for assemblyman, and he commented that he was on the wrong side of the political fence.
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Sacramento
Cal
Grove
L. Johnson
Hiram W. Johnson
Wilson
Marshall
Johuyson
Alfalfa Acreage in Mississippi Grows on Prairie Land
Alfalfa acreage in Mississippi expands on drained prairie lands as a valuable crop. Farmers report rising yields and broader acreage, with alfalfa supporting livestock feed and soil improvement through improved drainage and soil conditions.
Alfalfa Expansion Boosts Mississippi Prairie Value
Agricultural College notes acreage growth in the northeast Mississippi prairie boosts alfalfa yields and land values. With rotation better understood and crabgrass controlled, 20 000 acres already grown, profits rise as land prices jump from 12-15 to 40-75 dollars per acre. First-year seeding costs run 6-10 dollars per acre with hay prices at 14-20 dollars per ton.
Veterans Thank Daughters For Help At Reunion
At the R A Smith Camp United Confederate Veterans meeting a resolution praises the Daughters of the Confederacy and the Daughters of Veterans for helping entertain the veterans at the twenty second reunion. Grateful thanks are extended to all who contributed to the success of the event.
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R. A. Smith
R.A. Smith
United Confederate Veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy
Daughters of Veterans
State Hospital Report Shows October Admissions
Jackson Dr. Hl McLean reports October records at the new state hospital opened June 1. In October 154 patients were admitted with 60 needing operations and one death. From disease seven died, giving operative mortality 12.3 percent. Total admissions since June 1 reach 764 with 277 operations. Twelve operated patients died of disease, total deaths 4, a remarkable report given late-stage illnesses on admission.
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Jackson
Hl. McLean
New State Hospital
Makin
Railroad Plan Buoys Biloxi As Terminal City
Biloxi may secure the southern terminals of a railroad from the Gulf of Mexico to Omaha Nebraska. W S Seaver promoter of the Mississippi Northwest Railroad read a letter at the Biloxi Commercial Club meeting. Seaver now favors Biloxi after inspecting the city’s advantages over Pascagoula.
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Biloxii
Biloxi
Gulf of Mexico
Omaha
Neb
Mill Rock Explosion Kills Ed Pace at Kilmichael
Ed Pace was killed instantly in a mill rock explosion at Kilmichael while finishing the day’s grinding. A fragment tore the top of his head, ending his life immediately.
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Kilmichael
Ed Pace
State education circular urges counties to file educable children rolls
The state department of education, via a circular from Superintendent Powers, cautions county superintendents that several rolls of educable children are still missing and demands prompt action. It estimates a pro rata per head between $1.90 and $1.95 based on the latest census figures.
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Remiss
Jackson
State Department of Education
Powers
State cotton sale nets large revenue for penitentiary trust
The penitentiary trustees report a successful cotton sale to Boyce & Co of New Orleans. One thousand bales were sold, with a lot of 150 bales from camp No 2 at 12 cents and 50 bales at 14 14 cents, yielding an estimated state net of 60 000 to 70 000 dollars.
Knapp Agricultural Day Proclaimed in Mississippi
Governor Krewer issues a proclamation designating December 12 1912 as Knapp Agricultural Day urging schools and communities statewide to observe the annual event. Funds collected will support the Knapp Memorial Farm and School linked to Peabody College Nashville, honoring Dr Seaman A Knapp and promoting farm education and community progress.
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Jackson
Thurelay
Mississippi
Krewer
Knapp
Peabody College
Nashville
Ks Ae
State of
Department of Education
Knapp Agricultural
Seaman A. Knapp
Dr. Knapp
Kopapp
Sewing Machine Taxes In Mississippi Pressures Singer
Jackson revenue agent Wirt Adame says he can determine taxes on Singer sewing machines using recent supreme court rulings. He has asked county officials for levies from 1901 to 1912 to compute taxes owed by the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The state previously taxed sewing machines, leading to litigation over capitalized value and domicile-based taxation.
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Jackson
Wirt Adame
Supreme Court
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Singer Company
Mississippi
Mississippi Red Cross Seals Spark 1912 TB Drive
Five hundred thousand Christmas seals will reach Jackson soon for statewide distribution under the State TB campaign. Organizers anticipate Mississippi joining top states in the annual effort to study and prevent tuberculosis and bolster sales records this year.
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Jackson
Red Cross
Mississippi
Greenwood Preparations for Annual YMCA Banquet
Preparations are under way for the annual YMCA banquet marking a year of boy scout work in Greenwood. A prominent University of Mississippi faculty member has been invited as speaker. organizers anticipate an enjoyable affair for scouts and directors. The Greenwood battalion now numbers over a hundred.
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Greenwood
Young Men's Christian Association
Boy Scouts
University of Mississippi
Standard Oil Demurs in Lauderdale Antitrust Suit
The Standard Oil Company filed a demurrer in Lauderdale County challenging the suit by Attorney General Ross A. Collins over alleged restraint of trade and a possible 750,000 penalty. The company denies monopoly and any act to destroy competition and argues portions of chapter 419 of the 1908 laws and related provisions conflict with the U.S. Constitution.
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Meridian
Standard Oil Company
Lauderdale County
Ross A. Collins
Mayes & Mayes of
Jackson
United States
Costly error in cattle shipments over ear tag misprint
A Jackson minds county cattle firm faced about 450 dollars in losses after cattle were tagged Southern cattle during shipment. The error occurred at the national stock yards in Illinois and caused dipping cattle to be grouped with undipped stock, lowering prices. The inspector stated no blame on stockyards officials, noting the mislabeling happened at arrival.
Hospital Faces Deficit at Mississippi State Charity Hospital
Jackson reports reveal a serious budget shortfall at the Mississippi State Charity Hospital. Board figures show maintenance funds for 1912 depleted due to high demand for medical and surgical care, leaving less than 2000 dollars for the rest of the year.
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Jackson
Missisippi State Charity Hospital
8. H. McLaan
Mississippi land official Smylie dies after forty years in service
John M. Smylie, assistant land commissioner of Mississippi, died at his home. For more than four decades he served the public land offices of the state and federal government and was renowned for his deep knowledge of the public domain and land office procedures.
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Jackson
John M. Smylie
Mississippi
Maj’ Smylie
United States
Socialist Beats Wilson in Mississippi Precinct Vote
In a Madison County precinct Roosevelt led with 15 votes while Debs received 13 ballots. The Socialist candidate Wilson polled 10 votes in the same district, an area with northern immigration and many German farmers.
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Wilson
Jackson
Missisippi
Madison County
Roosevelt
Debs
Cattle Dipping Faces Opposition in Rural Districts
Enterprise cattle dipping, made compulsory by the board of supervisors and supported by many citizens and large cotton dealers, meets opposition in distant rural districts.
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Board of Supervisors
di Tricta
Trial verdict in Webster county murder case found Cooper guilty
The Webster county case of W. Cooper over the death of Hightower ends with a guilty verdict. Judge Teathen sentences Cooper to life in the penitentiary.
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Carrollton
W. Cooper
Hightower
Webster County
Teathentenced
Cooper
Penitentiary
Girls Tomato Club Triumph in County Competition
The county girls tomato club proved a success with Edna Morris of Melby winning top prize for highest views and for greatest variety of tomato products. She canned 1,225 cans from one-tenth acre and will earn $98 at eight cents per can from merchants.
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Prentisa
Edna Morris
Melby
Woodville banker jailed for embezzlement three years
R G Jones former cashier of the Bank of Woodville was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary on a charge of embezzlement. In Gulfport a chancery decree dissolves the Dunbar Loper & Dukate canning company for anti trust law violations and fines the firm sixteen thousand dollars. A Goodman Illinois Central train struck a cow near the depot, destroying the office front.
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R. G. Jones
Bank of Woodville
Canning Combine
Gulfport
Chancery Court
Stevenson
Canning Company
Dunbar, Loper & Dukate
Mississippi
Goodman—llinois Central
Attorney General Plans Ouster Cases Against Two Railways
Mississippi AG Coline prepares to file chancery court actions under 4057 and 500% against Mobile and Ohio and Southern railways for alleged ten to twelve year merger. Potential penalties range from 200 to 10000 per violation as the case nears its chancery court filing in Lauderdale County. The AG also seeks injunctions against open saloonkeepers in Vicksburg, following Marshall v. State.
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Chancery Court
Laanderdale County
Ove Whiels
Vickeburg
Viekeburg
Gling
Warren County
Bille
Supreme Court
Marshall
Southern Reporter
Big Cattle Sale in Starkville Leads County Deal
In Starkville Dero Saunders and Will Sudduth sold 350 steers to Judge Maupin of Weal Pent. The cattle weighed 800 to 1,000 pounds and brought about $12,500. All steers were raised in this county, highlighting East Mississippi fine grass country and Oktibbeha county. Courthouse Contract Let in Monticello. Little and Kerstel of Birmingham won a $39,000 contract for a $50,000 fireproof courthouse.
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Starkville
Dero Saunders
Will Sudduth
Judge Maupin
East Mississippi
Oktibbeha County
Monticello
Messrs
State names new land office deputy after Smylie's death
Gov Hrewer designates Jackson Leigh Watkins settlement clerk in the auditor's department to operate the state land office as deputy following the death of John M. Smylie.
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Smylie
Jackson—Leigh Watkins
Auditor's Department
Hrewer
State Land Office
John M. Smylie
County Board Assigns Convicts to Nance for Road Work
Lease County board of supervisors assigns county convicts to J. D. Nance to work on public roads. He will receive 275 per month and $2.50 for wagon and team to transport them to and from work.
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Starkville
Board of Supervisors
J. D. Nance
Planning Bigger Fair. Jackson 1913 State Fair
The State Fair management has begun planning and arranging to make the 1913 fair the greatest in the state. Northern capital plans colonization in Adams county with the Detroit Planting Company taking over three plantations for diversified farming and stock raising.
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Jackson
Natchez
Adams County
Detroit
Mississippi Cotton Interests Lodge Complaint Before Commission
Meridian secretary L S Atkinson of the Mississippi Cotton Association returned from Washington after a hearing before the interstate commerce commission. He presented complaints of cotton interests regarding the expense bill and re shipment from concentration points as the main dispute in the case.
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Mississippi
Meridian
Atkinson
Mississippi Cotton Association
Washington
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Masons Lay Peabody Cornerstone at Ole Miss
A grand Masons meeting will lay the Peabody building cornerstone at the University of Mississippi. Gov Karl Brewer delivered the address as many prominent state figures attended the ceremony.
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Masons
Peabody
Oxford
University of Mississippi
Karl Brewer
Pike County Fair opens with praised exhibits and promising prospects
The Pike County Fair Association opened under favorable auspices. Attendees praised livestock poultry and farm displays noting they surpassed expectations for the region. Agricultural and horticultural products impressed as did ladies departments resembling a tri state exposition. Biloxi note records the death of J M Twiner a Confederate veteran at Heauveir Soldiers Home. He served in the 18th Mississippi and Longstreet’s division and witnessed many battles including Appomattox.
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Pike County Fair Association
Pike
Amite
Biloxi
J. M. Twiner
Heauveir
Eighteenth
Mississippi
Longstreet
Northern Virginia
Lee
Appomattox
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