Life of the Campaign: Dr. Edward Yates Leads in Thirty-sixth
Dr Edward Yates of Pike county is central to the Republican campaign in Illinois Thirty-sixth district. His verbal tactics, loaded with facts, aim to enlist voters and solidify support from Hardin to Clayton. The tax amendment gains cross party backing on official ballots across Republican Democratic Prohibition and Socialist platforms.
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Edward Yates
Pike County
Illinois
Col. Yates
Prohibition
Edward F. Dunne
Frank O. Lowden
John R. Golden
Seymour Stedman
Ohio state on edge as Hughes campaign targets Buckeye voters
R Hughes can win by carrying other GOP states but won’t risk Ohio. Ohio is treated as doubtful in the closing week with many fence sitters. Herrick campaign manager backs Wilson for Senate Pomerene against. Ohio’s 1914 lean to protection and manufacturing now amid high wages and prosperity. Mexican border peace board signals improvement while border skirmishes provoke mixed sentiment.
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R. Hughes
Ohio
Mr. Hughes
Buckeye
Myron T. Herrick
United States
Pomérene
Wilson
Cleveland
Toledo
Cincinnati
Fifteenth District Backing King With Five Thousand Vote Margin
The article argues Congressman King will secure reelection next Tuesday, supported by a presumed normal Republican majority of about five thousand votes in the Fifteenth district. It notes past margins and party committee funding patterns, contrasting King’s strength with other races.
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Ongressman King
King
Congressional Committee
William J. Graham
Fourteenth
Party Committee
Tavenner
Tax amendment explained by Samuel Woods in Quincy letter
Samuel Woods of Quincy argues in a letter to the editor that Illinois tax laws are flawed and that the proposed amendment aims to curb double taxation. He cites mortgage registry savings under different states, notes broad political support, and asserts the measure would let honest taxpayers pay their fair share without overburdening others. He cites mortgage taxes in Cook County and praises reform in Michigan and other states.
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The
Whig
Ilnois
John Jones
Cook County
Adams County
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Maryland
Oklahoma
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
October Casualty List
London reports October wartime casualties: officers 4331 and men 102752 across all war areas. The figures summarize total losses for the month in the British theatre.
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London
Farmers Paying Sisal Tribute for Twenty Years
A critical column alleges US farmers fund Carranza through the sisal market run by the Reguladora of Yucatan. It claims a hidden monopoly raises binding twine prices, costing farmers millions as the administration in Washington does nothing to curb the foreign control.
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Carranza
Mexico
Washington
United States
Commission Reguladora del Marcado de Henequen
Yucatan
Venustiano Carranza
Reguladora
Senate
A. J. Grenna
North Dakota
Federal Trade Commission For Investigation
Department of Justice
Farmer Brown's Boy Saves Lightfoot in Green Forest
Three dogs chase Lightfoot the Deer through Green Forest and Green Meadows all night. Farmer Brown's Boy sees Lightfoot near the Old Pasture, saves him by driving off the dogs with a stick, and the deer escapes into the cowshed.
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Green Forest
Green Meadows
Lightfoot
Farmer Brown
Ouer
Brown
Spelling Lesson Chaos At School And Hollow Eve Plans
A school note describes Miss Palmer scolding students for poor spelling while Torp Stebbins dodges work with help from Uncle Peter. The entry notes Hollow Eve preparations, pumpkin lanterns, and a crush on Steve Hardy, plus chalk marks warning at the schoolhouse.
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Palmer
Torp Stebbins
Peter
Torp
Unkel Peter
Unkel Peter Sed
Thore
Andy Anderson
Bol Haynes
Ex Brigham
Steve Hardy
Manny
Unkel
Miss Palmer
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Quincy Whig
Associated Press
Alcorn & Henkel
Marbridge
Peoples Gas Building
Chicago
Quincy
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Whic
Charles Evans Hughes
Border Peace Board
Deneen
Edmund James
University of Illinois
A. M. Craig
Supreme Court
A. F P. Grout
Winchester, Ill
Ben M. Caldwell
Sangamon County
Ill
John P. Wilson
House of Representatives
Samuel Woods
John T. McCutcheon
Chicago Daily Tribune
NAT. Rep. Com
Thornton W. Burges
Brown's Boy
Foley
Miller & Arthur. Drug CO
Punkins
Fatty Bellowes
Genevieve Hicks
Steve
Sean
Deel
Gen Anny Day
Blinky Hammond
Blinky
Anny
Quincy National Bank
Quincy, Ill
A. E. Prince
Newcomb Hotel
Salko
Reed
Price
Comiskey’s
Hampshire ST
Central Union Telephone Company 3
BH. Halligan
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