Maine Democrats Sweep State Vote for Plaisted Governor
With returns nearly complete, Frederick Plaisted won the Maine governorship and Democrats carried the first three congressional districts. A Democratic majority in the senate and likely in the house signals a Democratic United States senator next, while the four district race in the fourth remains doubtful. Plaisted credits cities and national factors for the win and hints at a pro prohibition reissue.
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Portland
Maine
Frederick Plaisted
Senate
House
United States
Hale
Plaisted
Democrats Jubilant As States Tilt To Democrats
New York dispatch reports Democrats jubilant after Maine shift to Democratic and Vermont plurality narrowed to four thousand. With such results, Democrats here predict every semi doubtful state may swing Democratic in the elections.
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New York
Maine
Vermont
Champ Clark forecasts Missouri Democratic sweep in November
Clark, Democratic minority leader, told the Jefferson city gathering that Democrats would win Missouri in November. He criticized Republicans and cited Maine elections as proof that voters reject deception and betrayal.
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Clark
Jefferson
Champ Clark
House
Missouri
Maine
Roosevelt declines Maine election talk at Outlook office
New York Sept 13 Colonel Roosevelt refused to discuss the Maine elections at the Outlook office but hinted he might comment later.
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T. R. Wont
New York
Roosevelt
The
Outlook Today
Maine
Cannon Is Silent on Maine Election Result
Danville Sept 19 Cannon would not speak of the Maine election results.
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Cannon
Danville
Tris
Maine
Clifford Harmon Sets Slowness Record At Meet
Boston, Sept 12. Clifford Harmon borrowed Graham White's aeroplane and made an 18 minute trip to establish a record for slowness. He circled the course in seven minutes and 4746 seconds and scored 12 points in the bomb throwing contest. It is believed the millionaire aviator will secure most prizes for amateurs as none have equaled his performances at the Harvard Boston meet. Curtiss announced after the meet he would retire from aviation to start an airplane factory.
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Boston
Clifford Harmon
Graham White
Harmon
Curtiss
Roosevelt Resting After 18 Strenuous Trip
Colonel Roosevelt rests at Oyster Bay after a strenuous western tour. He broke his rest to answer many letters and telegrams, as several political conferences are slated for tomorrow.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
South Africa’s General Elections Under Way
Elections in South Africa proceed across the union as voters choose legislators to form the first parliament of the new union. The Duke of Connaught will attend inaugural ceremonies for King George, while Canada’s Rodolphe Lemieux will represent the dominion and other British dependencies will send delegates.
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South Africa
Cape Town
South African Union
Duke of Connaught
George
Rodolphe Lemieux
Canada
Racing Men at Fair in Syracuse Harness Meet
Followers of the harness racing sport gather at the New York State Fair track in Syracuse for the grand circuit meet. The horse show entries are practically complete and feature rib bon winners from top stables across the circuit.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Primaries in New York Cay Today
New York Sept 14 Primary elections were held today in all boroughs of Greater New York ahead of state party conventions. Outside the metropolis primaries occur next Thursday. Friction arose in a few assembly districts amid efforts to unify factions. Contests target Democratic organization control in several county districts including Brooklyn and Staten Island. The Thirty fifth Bronx district stands as the only seriously doubtful race, with Tammany leader Charles F. Murphy calming most unrest while John F. Curry faces opposition led by Francis F. P. Coughlin.
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New York
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Bronx
Charles F. Murphy
John F. Curry
Francis FP. Coughlin
Curry
Anti Assembly Candidates Plan Rally At Oregon Theatre
Senator Thomas B Kay and Attorney General A M Crawford, both anti assembly nominees, will speak at the Oregon theatre tomorrow evening. Judge Grant B Dimick may attend, with other anti assembly Republicans joining if he can not come. The event aims to unite direct primary supporters and progressive Republicans for the anti assembly cause as Kay and Crawford tour east of Pendleton toward Vincent.
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Grant B. Dimick
Oregon Theatre
Thomas B. Kay
A. M. Crawford
Anti-Assembly
Oregon
Grant B. Dimieck
Anndi-Assembly
Messrs
Kay
Crawford
R. W. Henneman
Messrs Kay and
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Vincent
Democrats Win Out In Arizona Elections
Phoenix reporters note early returns from Arizona indicate the initiative and referendum and recall favored Democrats in the election of delegates to the constitutional convention. The convention is expected to lean Democratic with 34 Democrats and 10 Republicans, despite Republican opposition.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Hookworm Discoverer Ashford Probes European Hygiene congresses
Maj Jr. Bailey K. Ashford, discoverer of the hookworm, travels to Europe for hygiene and health congresses. He has served ten years as U S Army surgeon in Porto Rico where he notes 300,100 hookworm cases, about a third of the island's population, and a death rate cut from forty to about twenty per thousand.
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Brussels
Bailey K. Ashford
Europe
Maj. Ashford
United States Army
Porto Rico
National association of mister bakers meet in Baltimore
Bakers from all states attend the opening of the National Association of Mister Bakers convention in Baltimore Michigan. Topics include the bleached flour issue and other pure food concerns with a large banquet to wrap up the event. The group was formed in 1897 to boost idea exchange and has held annual meetings since.
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Baltimore
National Association of Mister Bakers
Earthquake in San Bernardino Shocks Residents
A sharp quake struck San Bernardino this morning drawing people from rocking houses. It lasted several seconds but caused no damage and no injuries were reported.
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San Bernardino
Maine Results Shock Taft Campaign Plans and Fallout
Maine results shock Taft and advisers as Maine votes shift GOP dynamics. Plans to move strong Republicans to Ohio and New York to bolster the campaign, with rumors Taft will not seek renomination in 1912. Roosevelt progressives clash with the old guard, risking a party fracture and potential Democratic gain after Saratoga.
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Maine
Taft
Ohio
Beverly
New York
Roosevelt
Old Guard
Theft drains Alaska gold shipments totaling $100 000
Seattle dispatch says $57,000 in gold bullion was taken from the steamer Humbolt en route from Fairbanks to Seattle and a further $235,000 in Fairbanks gold was stolen from the malls, making a combined loss around $100,000. Washington Alaska Bank shipped the consignments. Laval post office officials refuse to discuss but do not deny the theft.
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Seattle
Humbolt
Fairbanks
Washington-Alaska Bank
Laval Post Office
Master painters conference opens in St Louis region
Master car and locomotive painters from major U S and Canadian railways began a four day conference in St Louis. It is the forty seventh meeting of the organization with wide interest in topics including a substitute for white lead to protect worker health.
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St. Louis
United States
Canada
Legal for Cooks to Whistle in Berlin Kitchen
A Berlin householder sued a tenant over a cook who whistled and sang while at work. The magistrate ruled that servants may whistle in the kitchen, affirming the action as legal and not a nuisance.
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Berlin
Poindexter Favored In Nationwide Washington Primaries
Washington primaries underway show Miles Poindexter leading in King County and statewide with a likely plurality. Burke campaign claims Burke wins the state by about 3600, Ashton and Burke divide regular vote. Poindexter endorsed by insurgents amid national administration push. Voters in Seattle Tacoma Spokane and Bellingham report Poindexter leads. Whatcom County affected by forest fire.
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Washington
Friends of
Poindexter
Burke
Olympia
Miles Poindexter
King County
Ashton
Wilson
Tacoma
Spokane
Seattle
Bellingham
Whatcom County
Crowds Attend Appalachian Exposition Kickoff in Knoxville
Crowds filled Knoxville on September 13 as every train brought visitors to the Appalachian exposition. Exhibits not ready yesterday near completion and the show should run smoothly within days. The exposition, open for a month, aims to draw thousands of permanent settlers to this part of Tennessee.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Tsai Tao Cuts Off Queque in China Mission Tour
Prince Tsai Tao, head of the Chinese military mission after months visiting America and Europe, has cut off his pigtail. Pekin reports officers applaud the act, hoping the prince will allow his troops to follow suit.
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Tsai Tao
Queque
America
Pekin
Heearns
Preparations for Annual Fair Highlight Big Advances
With opening less than two weeks away the district fair readies the big pavilion. Booth work, displays by local businesses, and strong apple exhibits promise top prizes. The Journal Band and Major York support the event, while Major Moorhouse brings a valued collection of curios and Indian photographs. Hamburger lunch concession awarded to Joe L. Powell.
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Heme
Morrow
C. E. Roosevelt
Fair Board
David H. Smith
Journal Band
Journal Bang
Northwest
Charles E. York
Oregon Daily Journal of
Portland
Lee Moorhouse
Joe L. Powell
Elections in Panama May Be Delayed Again
Panama, Sept 12 speculation grows on whether Friday’s elections will be postponed again after Marsh recalled by the State Department. The vote, originally set for last Friday, was delayed after Marsh warned U S interference if officials unfriendly to the United States were elected.
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Panama
State Department
Marsh
United States
Three Missouri Parties Meet to Adopt Platforms
Jefferson City, Sept 13. Republicans Democrats and Prohibitionists met in separate state conventions to adopt platforms. The anticipated Democratic fight did not materialize. Democrats endorsed Folk for the Democratic presidential candidate and Republicans were expected to endorse Taft.
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Jefferson City
Folk
Taft
Professor Holmes to Speak at Springfield Convention
Prof Arthur Holmes of the University of Pennsylvania will deliver an address tonight before the Disciples of Christ convention in Springfield Illinois. The event is part of the ongoing sessions and draws attendees from regional churches.
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Holmes
Springfield
Arthur Holmes
University of Pennsylvania
the Disciples of Christ
Meacham Gun Incident Leaves Two Wounded Men
In Meacham a revolver bullet wounded Charles Hubbard a scalp injury after a dispute with Slim Maxwell who is jailed. Hubbard and Maxwell give conflicting accounts of the shooting as the case heads to the grand jury. Deputy Blakely transported both men from Meacham after the incident.
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Slim” Maxwell
Charles Hubbard
Meacham
J. Peterson
la Grande
Maxwell
Hubbard
Joe Blakely
Greatest football squad in history reported
New York, Sept. 19 The biggest squads for football practice ever known are reporting to coaches in eastern colleges. The new rules favor swift rather than brute play. West Point academy has 116 men practicing.
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New York
West Point Academy
Rumor of Pope's Illness Alarms Rome Daily
Rome on September 13 was startled by a circulating report that the pope suffers from heart artery hardening and gout. The Vatican denied the charges, but the city remained alarmed by the rumor.
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Pope
City OF
Rome
Vatican
Michigan Probate Judges Gather for State Meeting
Saginaw Michigan September 13 Nearly all probate judges of the state attend the annual gathering. They will discuss judicial and legislative matters and share notes on current proceedings.
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Michigan
Saginaw
Mich
Commence Sibley Audit In Franklin Pennsylvania
Auditing of the 342 500 election expense account of Joseph Sibley is scheduled to commence today in Franklin Pennsylvania.
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Sibley
Franklin
Joseph
Big Tent of Rechablites Opens in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Virginia September 13 The Big Tent of North America Independent Order of Rechablites was pitched here today for the annual convention of the order indicating a formal gathering and local ceremonies underway.
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Predericksburg
Bieh
North America
Order of Rechablites
Order
Vera Fitch Recovering From Suicide Attempt
New York on September 13 Vera Fitch the California girl who attempted death by her own action at the Astor hotel is recovering and will soon leave the hospital.
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Vera
New York
Vera Fitch
California
Astor Hotel
Indicted Packers Face Prison Terms in Chicago Case
Ten packing-house executives were indicted and brought to court in Chicago under Judge Landis. Each faces up to prison time and a fine of 350,000 if convicted, with bonds set at 230,000. Louis Swift and Thomas Connors are abroad and pending surrender. Armour, a defendant, said profits run about 2 12 percent. The grand jury may indict more packers.
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Packing House
Armour
Chicago
Landis
Mayor and Miller
Louis Swift
Thomas Connors
Swift
Europe
America
Conners
Secon
Odom Armour
Fires Ravage Whatcom County Wires Hinder Estimates
Widespread fires in Whatcom County after yesterdays gale left extensive damage. Wires were crippled, delaying damage estimates. Union firemen report thirty houses burned at Coster, fourteen miles north of Bellingham. Ferndale, Blaine and Lynden suffered, but are believed safe. Bridges burned cut New Canada passage. Bennett’s addition just outside the city was erased, while the city proper remains secure.
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Bellingham
Wash
Whatcom County
Coster
Ferndale
Blaine
Lynded
Bennett
Pro Ballinger Committee Meeting in Chicago
Pro Ballinger members of the Investigating committee met in Chicago at Chairman Nelsons call. Senator Flint was absent but sent a letter endorsing Ballingers vindication. The meeting adjourned for luncheon and plans to delay report until Flint arrives, Nelson declining to discuss the letter.
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Chicago
Ballinger
Nelson
Flint
Tife
Provision for leasing of water power sites
Washington September 13 Officials of the forestry service presented Secretary of Agriculture Witton with a draft form of lease enabling water power companies to develop water power sites in forest reserves without obtaining permanent possession of land.
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Washington
The
Forestry Service Today
Secretary of Agricultural Witton
Good overrides evil and girl is saved
Margaret Sullivan a derelict seventeen year old in New York pleaded with police to be placed in care until she is twenty one to avoid suicide. She was lured from Westfield by a promised chorus job that never materialized and fell under harmful influences. She was turned over to a charity organization.
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New York
Margaret Sullivan
Westfield
N. Y
Vanderbilt Typhoid Denial Clears Rumor in Newport
Dr H Q Knapp denied reports that Reginald Van derbilt was shot or seriously ill. He said Vanderbilt is suffering only from a plain case of typhoid and has not been shot, stating the New York story is wholly false.
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Vanderbilt
Newport
R. L
Reginald Vanderbilt
H. Q. Knapp
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