Pennsylvania Votes Republican In Statewide Election
Pennsylvania swung Republican by about 200000 with Taft at 600000 and Bryan at 400000. Pittsburgh Harrisburg Altoona towns supported Taft while Scranton Wilkes-Barre favored Democrats, showing strong labor areas drift. Porter won superior court for Republicans by 60000. state to send 24 Republicans and 8 Democrats to Congress.
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Taft Leads National Ticket Across New England States
New EnglandRepublican reports Taft wins in Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Maine and Rhode Island with large Republican majorities. Taft carries state tickets and congressional seats while Taft gains substantial pluarities. Draper Quinby and Pothier elected to governorships in MA NH RI VT.
Taft Wins U S Presidency and GOP Victories Gathered
November 4 election across states shows Taft carrying California, Washington, and Delaware with sizable margins. Oregon reports Taft large majority. nationwide results reelect Cannon in Danville district amid anti temperance and labor opposition. Delware selects Simeon Pennewill as governor as Republican strength holds.
Democrats Sweep Nebraska In Midterm Victory
Lincoln November 6 Returns from Tuesday's election indicate a large Democratic sweep in Nebraska. Bryan leads the state ticket and governor candidate Shallenberger follows, with several congressmen likely Democrats. The legislature is projected to be solidly Democratic with only a handful of Republican legislators elected. Lancaster County shifts to four Republicans and three Democrats after decades of Republican dominance.
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Taft Wins and Races Reported Across States
Iowa reports Taft with a 70 000 plurality, Cummins elected senator, and a progressive Republican legislature. Kansas shows Taft leading, Bristow elected to the Senate, with GOP majorities in both chambers. Michigan and North Dakota show Taft victories or leads, while Utah sees Bryan defeated. Utah’s race ends without a Bryan win.
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Connecticut in 6 0 P List Republicans Carry State
Connecticut voters gave Taft a 38 450 plurality and Lilley led Robertson by 16 004. Debs rose to 65 250 from 2 932 in 1906 while the Socialist vote drew interest. The report notes New York Hughes victory and Maryland’s close results with Taft possibly winning by a margin near 136 votes. Illinois shows Taft winning 170 000 and a Republican win in the legislature. West Virginia remains close and Congress appears to stay Republican with 196 Republicans to 159 Democrats.
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Taft Favored In Montana Idaho And Minnesota Returns
Montana will cast its three electoral votes for Taft as Norris wins Montana governor. Idaho goes Republican with James H. Brady elected governor Taft and Johnson win Minnesota electoral vote. Taft carries the state by more than 76,000 while Johnson’s lead narrows. A Hoosier State author’s home hosts a pirate story from Indiana about children acting pirates as literary mischief unfolds.
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No Hitch Bride Backed Out At Last Minute
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Not Written How do you write horn asked a small boy
A fragment from a vanished page shows a child asking how to spell the word horn near a blackboard. The snippet hints at classroom confusion or language lesson as a teacher or observer notes the moment. The brief reading preserves the curious question without broader context.
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Draft Horse Market Surges as Mares Bring Record Prices
The Breeder’s Gazette reports unprecedented prices for brood mares of draft blood in the western market. Shippers attend sales while locals outbid professionals, spurring hope for a larger future supply. Observers note color and lineage trends among geldings, with Percheron, Clydesdale, Belgian, and Shire lines shaping the evolving draft horse trade.
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Draft horse market booming as heavy geldings rise in demand
The article notes geldings show continental ancestry, driving demand for draft horses. With high prices for heavy ones, stallion sales stay strong while stables report nearly all outstanding. Farmers seek heavier horses and machinery to meet labor needs in the corn belt, risking opportunity by ignoring heavy stock.
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Atlanta Emerges as Major Mule Trading Hub
An excerpt notes Atlanta becoming a premier mule distributing point in the south, likely supplying mules to South Carolina and beyond. It highlights Atlanta as a growing male market and a golden opportunity for ventures linked to mule trade.
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Flinty Plant Covers Spark Found by Young Davy
In boyhood Humphry Davy tested a girl's claim that two pieces of cane sparked light when rubbed. He observed a tiny glow and pursued the answer, leading to early scientific discovery. The text notes that reed and grass outer skins protect the inner parts and aid leaf structure.
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Table Manners in Old France and a Royal Banquet
The excerpt imagines restoring a half hour of old French dining to capture a royal banquet era between Francis I and Louis XIV. It paints scenes of the duchess with napkin, the marquis scratching, guests dipping bread for sauce, a courtier using fabric as a towel, and footmen bearing a damask cloth as nourishment is poured, noting meals could outrun cleanliness and require cloth changes.
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Snakes From Indiana In An Unusual Bottle Story
A corre spondent recalls a tale about three tiny Indiana snakes captured nearly forty years ago. Placed in an eight ounce bottle, they moved about freely, heads up and tongues flicking, described by the observer and witnessed by a minister who denied any hallucinations.
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Foreman Jimmie Praised for Precision Printing
In the exchange a printer jokes that the new foreman Jimmie could fit all he knows into display type on a postage stamp without canceling it. The quip highlights high regard for Jimmie’s meticulous standards.
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Uncomplimentary Howell remark in fragmented report
A distorted OCR fragment references a critical remark by Howell describing a man of parts and a moat. The garbled text lacks clear context, participants, or event details to identify the setting or outcome. More complete text is needed to determine the exact person, location, and incident.
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Toledo Blade Weekly: Remarkable National Circulation Bargain
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