Campaign Close Mirrors 1890 In Democratic House Fight
New York Nov 6 The closing of congressional campaigns is under way in most states except Maine and Vermont. Democrats see conditions echoing 1890 with potential Taft defeat by a large Democratic House. Gubernatorial races in New York New Jersey Massachusetts California Oregon overshadow contests. Roosevelt backs Stimson in New York. Oregon debates assemblies vs direct primaries.
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New York
Maine
Vermont
House of Representatives
Taft
Hirrigan
New Jersey
Massachusetts
California
Oregon
Theodore Roosevelt
Aame
Roosevelt
Stimson
John Dix
Washington
Idaho
McKinley Predicts GOP Win in 62nd Congress
Chicago November 5 Chairman William B McKinley of the Republican congressional campaign committee said he was confident the GOP would control the sixty second congress with a fair working majority. He added the size of the majority would depend on Republican turnout on Tuesday. Secretary Trimble of the Democratic committee forecast a Democratic majority of fifty one.
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Chicago
W William B. McKinley
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Trimble
Democratic Committee
Congress
Census returns to be checked in Seattle
Los Angeles November 6 Hart Momsen examiner for the census bureau is en route to Seattle to check the citys returns He has completed Los Angeles work and says its figures are correct There has been talk Seattle padded its returns and it is expected Tacoma and Portlhind will face similar revision in the process
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hart Momsen
Census Bureau
Seattle
Momsen
Tacoma
Portlhind
Times Grand Jury Adjourns Until Thursday
Los Angeles notice that the special grand jury investigating the Times dynamiting adjourned today with no hearings until Thursday. San Francisco witnesses may return home. Fifteen sticks of dynamite found under the Zecandininar residence were moved to an empty house on the city outskirts and will be guarded until needed as evidence.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Zecandininar
American woman on Japanese boat cannot land
Tacoma November 6. An American woman aboard a Japanese liner refused to give her age and thus cannot land. She claimed to be Mrs Vern Ayland and said she knows President Taft, threatening to make it interesting for officials if landed.
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Tacoma
Immigration Bureau
Vern Ayland
Fate of Mrs. Kersh in Hands of Jury
In Portland on November 6, Mrs Carrig Kersh stood trial for complicity in the murder of William Johnson at the Grand Central hotel in June. Johnson had met Kersh in Spokane, gave her 1800 dollars, and planned marriage, but Jesse Webb killed Johnson and concealed the body in a trunk. Webb was already convicted and sentenced to death.
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Portland
Ore
Carrig Kersh
William Johnson
Grand Central Hotel
Jesse Webb
Morris
Johnson
Kersch
Webb
Spokane
Democratic Victory Forecast In Taft State
Columbia Nov 6 Chairman Nicholla of the Democratic State Central Committee issued a statement on Taft state prospects predicting Harmon’s reelection by a large margin and expecting 14 Democratic congressmen to be elected. Chairman Laylin of the Republican committee did not comment.
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Columbia
Nicholla
Democratic State Central Committtee
Taft
Harmon
Laylin
Republican Committee
Nicholl
Robbery at Daniel's Jewelry in Kansas City
Three masked bandits raided Daniel's jewelry store at noon, overpowered clerks and fled with gems worth several hundred dollars. Police arrived seven minutes late as bystanders chased the pair. shooters threatened anyone who interfered.
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Kannas City
Daniel
Texas Cotton Palace Opens To Public In Waco
Visitors from across Texas and the southwest gather as the Texas Cotton Palace exposition opens for a 22 day run. Despite opposition from local ministers the expo will be open on Sunday. The Cotton Palace is hailed as one of the finest structures of its kind with the state's cotton and agricultural displays described as the most complete yet. Airship lights and demonstrations of a new cotton picking machine are planned daily.
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Texas Cotton Palace
Waco
Tex
Texas
Southwest
Cotton Palace
Lone Star State
Ring said to rule King Alfonso life and fate
Madrid reports tell how a jeweled ring, given by Alfonso XII to Queen Mercedes, passed among royals and was blamed for each death. The ring, believed to grant long life to a king but death to others, was placed on a statue of the Virgen de Almudena after the queen regent refused to wear it.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Alfonso XII
Mercedes
Maria
Christina
Desertions Drop At Vancouver Barracks This Year
General Marion P. Maus of the Department of the Columbia reports a sharp decline in desertions among western regular army posts. From 659 deserters last year to 227 this year, with several units reporting none. He cites Vancouver Barracks Fort Casey and Fort Wright in Washington as showing the greatest reductions and urges tighter individual records for officer selection.
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Ore
Marion P. Maus
Department of the Columbia
Vancouver Barracks
Vancouver
Walsh
Regular Army
Fort Casey
Fort Wright
Wash
Maus
Portland man on morning local westbound train
J Furnish of Portland was in the city for several days on business interests and rode the morning local as a westbound passenger.
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J. Furnish
Portland
Umatilla Rally Touts Dr Smith Campaign Halt
Senator Smith and Democratic challengers wrapped up campaign in Umatilla with a schoolhouse meeting presided by TD C Browell. Sheriff Taylor joined but spoke at Ferndale Milton rally planned. East End campaign to conclude with Pendleton courthouse event Monday.
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Senator Smith
East End
Milton
Umatilla
Aign
Columbia River
TD. C. Brownell
C. Smith
Smith
Taylor
Ferndale
Pendeton
Court House
Balloon crosses seas after headwinds toward Paris
Paris. Nov 6. After a night of headwinds that threatened to drive it seaward the airship Cardiff, which started from Wormwood Scrub near London yesterday, landed at Coroson today. A broken engine forced the descent. The engine will be repaired and the flight to Paris will resume tonight.
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Paris
Cardiff
London
Coroson
Yale Fears Defeat as Brown Storms Yale Field
In New Haven Yale faces Brown in a crucial game seen as a test of Yale versus Harvard strength. Harvard routed Providence 12 to 1, and unless Yale shows marked improvement, Brown may prevail, signaling a bleak finish to the Elis season.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Old el
Brown University
Brown
Harvard
Providence Agereration
Alvens
Dawson Wins 200 Mile Auto Race in Atlanta
Joe Dawson drove the Marmon to a narrow victory over Ralph Mulford in the 200 mile race at Atlanta. Mulford led early after Dawson’s tire changes and a puncture, with both cars trading the lead through the final laps. Time 2 hours 51 minutes 12.73 seconds.
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Atlanta
Joe Dawson
Ralph Mulford
Dawson
Lozier
Mulford
Logier
First State Rifle Shoot Held Eastern Oregon Mills
Militias from Pendleton and Baker City prepare for the first state rifle contest in eastern Oregon at the Tutullia range. Company L lists Blan cheat Wissler Cartel Hoch as team. others report 7:30 AM with Lt Winter and Capt Ferguson directing. Events cover 200 to 1000 yards plus rapid fire and skirmish fire, attracting local spectators.
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Pendleton
Baker City
Blakeslee
MacGinnis
Devine
Crouse
Finnell
Clark Dr. M. &. Kern
Ordinance
Charles @. Winter
Ferguson
Company L
Armory Hall
Charles Winter
McKinn
Reeves
McGinnis
Clark
Census Shows Decline in Iowa Population
Washington reports Iowa population at two million two hundred twenty four thousand seven hundred seventy one. The drop amounts to seven thousand eighty two or three and three tenths percent, blamed on farmers moving to Canada.
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Washington
Iown
Iowa
Canada
Harvard and Cornell Face Snap Contest in Boston Rally
Boston crowds prepared to watch Harvard clash with Cornell in Cambridge amid expectations Harvard leads in betting. Cornell has struggled against weaker opponents this season, making the matchup highly anticipated for football fans.
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Tarvarn
Cornell
Boston
Harvard
Cambridge
Ithaca
Guy Fawkes Day Observed Across London
London marks Guy Fawkes Day with usual enthusiasm among youngsters. The anniversary recalls the failed plot to blow up Parliament, leading to nationwide commemorations and celebrations of the event.
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Guy Fawkes
London
England
Parliament House
Oregon Sheep in Fine Condition Says State Inspector
Dr. W H Lytle, Oregon state sheep inspector and veterinarian, reports no recent scabbies cases beyond a Lake County instance. He says diseases like forot and others have been wiped out, and flocks enter winter with strong constitutions and larger stores. Flock masters prepared with greater quantities than before.
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Oregon
W. H. Lytle
Finte
Meeks and Ross in Boise vaudeville engagement
Mr. and Mrs. F. Meeks and Walter R. Ross of San Francisco are in the city today en route from near Seattle to Boise where the men perform as Ross & Weeks. Mrs. Weeks was formerly Miss Lulu Lorenz of this city.
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F. Meeks
Walter R. Ross
San Francisco
Seattle
Boise
Ross & Weeks
Weeks
Lulu Lorenz
Nome in Peril as Storm Threatens Alaska Town
Nome, Alaska reports no news from Camp Solomon as a fierce storm may have wiped out the town and its fifty residents. Telegraph lines are down and floodwaters fill cellars while residents rush to save stores from the inundation along Norton Sound.
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Nome
Alaska
Berlin King plans Saxony hunting expedition in Africa
Berlin’s King Frederick Augustus of Saxony outlines a two man expedition to the British Soudan and Africa. He will travel incognito as a big game sportsman from Khartum along the White Nile toward Fashod in February for an extended hunt. Companions named are Dr Selle and Lt Col Meister. The king’s sister and brother have set courses for the far east.
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Berlin
Frederick Augustus
Saxony
Afrins
Selle
Meister
Khirtum
White Nile
Fashod
Mr. Roosevelt
Africa
Prince Johann George
Matilda
Far East
Crown Prince Beauty Contest Draws Princesses’ Ire
Berlin reports the Crown Prince ordered a beauty contest during Guards Corps maneuvers. He reviewed aspirants and awarded prizes, then praised three young ladies who cooked pancakes for officers. The Crown Princess called the act unprince like and undignified.
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Berlin
Reichsbot
Guards Corps
Imperial
Foot Guards
Marseille source of cholera epidemic
Paris reports three passengers arriving from the east to Marseilles were certified with cholera. All contacts were isolated and precautions taken. Officials say these are imported cases and Marseilles is not infected, with measures to prevent spread.
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Paris
Marseilles
Portland Plans Over Seven Million City Improvements
Portland Oregon reports a total of 7,383,008 spent on street sewer and water main construction, with contracts already totaling over 5,000,000 through early 1911. The city notes its most active year in paving and street work, targeting nearly 100 miles of new parking by year end 1910 and similar scope for 1911.
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Portland
Ore
Paris Landmark to Go Demolished Old Paris House
An ancient house at Rue Saint-Florentin and Rue Saint-Honore in Paris, famed since the Reign of Terror, is being demolished. Built in the seventeenth century, it began as a tavern named the Holy Ghost where crowds watched executions of Marat Robespierre and Danton pass to the guillotine. The guillotine site stood near the Luxor Obelisk in Place de la Concorde, while Robespierre’s house still exists nearby.
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Paris
Saint-Florentin
Luxor
Place de la Concorde
Robespierre
Spain Passes Padlock Bill Limiting Religious Establishments
The Spanish senate approved the padlock bill by 149 to 58, prohibiting new religious establishments until concordat revisions with the Vatican are completed. An amendment sets a two year interdiction period for new congregations, while Premier Canalejas urged diplomacy with Rome and Archbishop of Saragossa opposed the measure as a slight to Rome. The debate touched on concordat changes concerning religion, education, and the role of orders.
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Bin
Canalejas
Senate
Spain
Vatican
Premiser Canalejas
Baron Sarco Lirio
Saragossa
Rome
Holy See
Wberry
Duke of Connaught Lays Foundation Stone for Dedicate University
In Cape Town on November 6 the Duke of Connaught laid the foundation stone for South Africa's planned great university at University Hall. The institution aims to rank with England and America and serve higher education for the new union's youth. Parliament adjourned after yesterday's inauguration and will resume lawmaking next week amid expected disputes over native political rights.
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Dedicate University
Cape Town
South Africa
University Hall
Duke of Connaught
Edward
England
America
Union of South Africa
Union
Purdue at Chicago gridiron clash valued as easy victory
Football in West Chicago. Purdue will be the attraction on the University of Chicago gridiron this afternoon and is expected to prove an easy victm to Chicago’s line. Next Saturday Chicago meets Cornell at Ithaca in a major inter sectional contest, while Michigan and Notre Dame play at Ann Arbor with Michigan aiming to avoid defeat.
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West
Chicago
Purdue
University of Chicago
Windy City
Cordell
Ithaca
Michigan
Notre Dame
Ann Arbor
National Ten Mile Run Entries Counted in New York
A large field of top clubs and colleges from across the United States competes today in the national ten mile championship run of the Amateur Athletic Union. The national junior cross country championship is set for November 19 and the senior title a week later.
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New York
United States
Amateur Athletic Union
Tre
Attorney Erbstein Denied Bribery Verdict in Browne Case
Chicago November 6 Attorney Erbstein faces a jury in a second Browne bribery trial after Lee O Neill Browne was acquitted. Erbstein, indicted on bribery charges, was released on ten thousand dollar bond.
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Chicago
Erbstein
Lee O'Neill Browne
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