Political briefs show Hughes leads with 255 to 248 in polls
Press dispatches indicate electoral votes tally for Hughes with 255 states won while 248 are pledged to Wilson. Several states remain incomplete at 2 percent returns. totals include Illinois 29 Iowa 138 Maine 6 New York 45 Pennsylvania 38 and others.
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Democrats claim decisive county win in Bexar election
In Bexar County the Democrats scored large margins for Wilson electors and local nominees led by Davis Tobin Gutzeit Covington and Rubiola. Davis defeated Engelking by a wide margin and Tobin swept Stevens. Gutzeit Covington and Rubiola won their races as Republicans trailed. The constitutional school tax amendment failed.
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Repubicans
Gregory May Start Inquiry Into Count
Attorney General Gregory met with Chairman McCormick at Democratic headquarters in New York City. Reports said the conference considered investigating vote counts in New Hampshire and other doubtful states.
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Farmer Sells Sixteen Turkeys For Fifty Dollars And Ninety Three Cents
Luling Texas November 8 farmer Bob Boggus sold sixteen range raised turkeys averaging 13 3 16 pounds each for 50.93 dollars. He still has over fifty turkeys at home costing him little to raise and expects similar profits on the rest.
Nineteen Cents Wholesale Prices Turkey Farmers Refuse
Cuero Texas November 8 turkey has left the poor class at wholesale price with nineteen cents offered but farmers refuse to sell. This could push retail prices higher as offerings remain scarce and the highest price in the area if not the state is likely.
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Villa bandits burn two Mexican women at Santa Rosalia
A Mexican refugee arriving in El Paso said Villa bandits soaked the hair of two women in oil and burned them at Santa Rosalia on October 26. He claimed to have spoken with an eye witness and that General Uribe vowed to kill all Americans and Chinese in his areas.
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Wilson Leads in Wyoming With Partial Returns
Partial returns from Wyoming show Hughes ahead for senator with 7011 to 5626 in 190 precincts. Clarke leads Kendrick 6826 to 5558 for president with Mondell leading Clarke in those precincts. All counties give Wilson the presidential lead on partial counts.
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Clarke
Kendrick
Mondell
San Antonio Area Weather Turns Colder With Rain
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for unsettled conditions tonight and Thursday with colder temperatures and rain tonight.
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Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
The Light reports city forecasts with temperatures in the 40s to 60s. St Louis 60 partly cloudy with southerly wind likely rain later. Chicago 60 partly cloudy with rain possible Thursday. Milwaukee 54 cloudy with possible rain Thursday. Kansas City 56 rain southeast wind and cloudiness likely Thursday. New York 42 clear with possible clear Thursday. Washington 42 clear with probably cloudy Thursday.
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Cotton Prices Advance In Market With Ordinary Trade Factors
Markets closed with modest gains as cotton prices rose about 1.50 per bale from Monday’s close. Wall Street opened broadly higher while United States Steel surged to a new high, and Chicago grain and cotton exchanges held steady despite election uncertainty.
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Cotton Prices Jump on Liverpool Boost Amid Election Uncertainty
In New York on November 8 a sharp early rise of about 2.30 a bale occurred in the cotton market driven by a buoyant Liverpool market and strong ginning figures. Realizing pressure from election uncertainty caused prices to retreat, with May futures slipping to 19.83.
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New High Stock Records Amid Election Uncertainty
New York November 8 The stock market opened with a strong broad and active undertone despite election uncertainty and some new high records were registered as trading began.
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Chicago Trade Gains Edge on Election Despite Market Rise
Chicago Board of Trade staples opened higher with gains unseen to election results. Wheat moved up 7 to 8 cents with December at 1.85 to 1.85 1 2 and May at 1.86 1 2 to 1.87, attributed to smaller European visible supply and weak European crop outlook.
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Oregon Still Doubtful in Presidential Count
Oregon remained in doubt as incomplete returns from 30 of 34 counties showed President Wilson with a 400 vote lead. Republican leaders argued unseen counties held Hughes strength and would shift votes, while Democrats predicted Wilson would widen the margin as results continued.
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Wilson Carries Washington in 1916 Election Report
SEATTLE Washington November 8 President Wilson appears to have carried the state by more than 10000 votes. Senator Poindexter Republican leads Turner Democrat by about 50000. Governor Lister Democrat maintains his lead over McBride Republican with a 1700 majority in one third of the state.
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Connecticut Returns Complete Vote Totals
New Haven reports full CT results Hughes 105324 Wilson 99832 Governor Holcomb 109056 Beardsley 96015 Senator McLean 97437 Cummings 97437. Balloting details show Republican leads in key races with Holcomb and McLean ahead.
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Hughes Carries Delaware by Eight Hundred in Returns
Early returns from Wilmington Delaware show Hughes winning the state by about 800 votes. Senator Dupont loses to Democrat Josiah O Wolcott by roughly 900 to 1000 votes.
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Trolley Through Bridge Kills Fifty In Boston
Nearly fifty people die after a Boston Elevated Railway trolley plunges through an open draw at Summer Street bridge. About sixty aboard. ten or fewer escape by jumping. Motorman George Walsh and conductor George McKeon survive. Cause and lighting conditions disputed.
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West Virginia Returns Show Hughes and Sutherland Leading
Returns from 995 precincts in West Virginia show Hughes with a margin over Wilson at 771 thousand votes and Robinson leading Cornwell among governors. For U S senator Sutherland leads Chilton with about 48 thousand votes to 43 thousand in the partial tabulation.
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Charleston
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United States
Sutherland
Chilton
Steamer Columbian in Distress Under Shelling
The American Hawaiian Steamer Columbian of 8579 tons gross is sending wireless calls for help from the London station as she reports being shelled by a submarine.
Creager Captures Brownsville and Cameron County
Brownsville, Texas returns show R B Creager of Brownsville won the governor race with a safe plurality. One Cameron precinct voted for Hughes by five votes.
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R. B. Creager
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Constable Shot In Mansfield On Main Street
Constable R. E. Morrison was shot in the back while walking on Main Street in Mansfield. Claude Patterson surrendered and was taken to Fort Worth. The motive remains unknown and neither man spoke before the volley.
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R. E. Morrison
Main Street
Claude Patterson
Fort Worth
Kansas City Votes For Prohibition In Offyear Election
Kansas City Missouri voted for prohibition yesterday by 1143 as the city turnout backed the amendment. In Jackson County the margin reached 3119 while St. Louis reports a large vote against prohibition, tallying 126 813 against.
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Jackson
Hughes Leads in Guardsmen Border Vote Totals
Available figures show Hughes ahead among guardsmen voting on the border in Texas and New Mexico. Hughes 4266, Wilson 3611. Votes from New York and Virginia are not yet counted and will be added in home states.
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New Mexico
Hughes
Wilson
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Virginia
Wilson Ahead In New Mexico Close Vote Expected
Returns from less than a quarter of precincts show President Wilson with a slight lead in New Mexico. Indications point to a close overall vote as partial returns also place A. A. Jones in the senator’s lead.
Election drift favors Wilson for re election across states
The Associated Press reports a widening Western lead for President Wilson while doubts remain over California Minnesota and New Hampshire and Hughes 277 electoral votes claim fades. East coast majorities shrink as western returns erode Hughes chances.
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