Maine goes Republican in state elections sweeping races
Maine's 1920s style returns show Republicans sweeping most offices with large majorities including governor Parkhurst and all congressional seats. City results favored Republicans in Portland and Bangor while overall turnout saw many women voting, with the GOP expected to hold a strong plurality statewide.
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Augusta
Maine
Parkhurst
Frederick H. Parkhurst
Repub
Bertrand G. Mee
Milliken
Don Wallace H. White, Jr
John A. Pears
Hersey
Carroll L. Beedy
Frank H. Haskell
Portland
Moe
Bangor
Hughes
Wilson
Cox declares gain as Cox tour strengthens Northwest
Huntington Ore Sept 14 James M Cox wraps up his Northwest stump tour claiming big inroads into Republican strongholds. He predicts Harding may follow, cites support in Montana and Oregon, notes Nonpartisan League uncertainty in Dakota, and says Democrats are building new state networks as he plans stops at Hunting ton Boise City Nampa and Idaho venues.
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Huntington
Ore
James M. Cox
Far Northwest
Republic
Marion
Harding
Cox
Montana
Oregon
Althoit
Northwest
Dakota
Nonpartisan League
Fife
Elim
Hunting
Boise City
Idaho
Nampa
Cummings Not Seeking Senate Seat in Connecticut
Bridgeport Conn Sept 14 18 former Democratic national chairman Cummings announced he will not be a candidate for United States senator against Republican nominee Senator Frank Brande He cited personal and professional commitments and health concerns making a strenuous campaign impractical.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Cummings
United States
Frank H. Brande
Iton
United States Senate
City Council Blamed for Port Mallam Fire Loss
Vancouver Sept 14 The Fire Investigating Officer J A Thomas blames the city council for the $100,000 blaze that damaged Port Mallam's business district weeks ago caused by a faulty stovepipe in the city fire hall and the lack of organized volunteer brigades to fight the flames.
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Vancouver
B. C
J. A. Thomas
Port Mallam
Kissing Ban in Texas College Sparks Debate
Georgetown Texas reels as Mayor Sharpe pushes a harsh anti kissing ordinance at Southwestern University. The measure makes flirting by any hint a crime with fines from 50 to 300 dollars while bans on kissing or hand holding target couples near campus. Sheriff Tom Regan predicts a busy year enforcing the new law.
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America
Georgetown
Southwestern University
Tom Regan
Maggies Millionaire Matchup Ended In aWedding
In O Henry style tale Misey Bates recalls Maggie Brown a Jersey magnate with forty million dollars who courts her kept man with a lavish loophole plan. After a costly banquet and hotel lifestyle Maggie offers a life as daughter and companion then relents and the couple wed as Lathrop the newspaper artist ponders the money.
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Misey Bates
Maggie Brown
Jersey
Maggie
Anya
Benton
Bonton
Fifth Ave
Mrs. Brown
Lathrop
West Side
Hedgeraville
Hedger County
Valenciennes
Brooklyn
Maya
Acropolis
Ida Bates
Nee Baten
Ida
Besaw Charged With Possession Of Stolen Check
F B Besaw is charged with possession of a stolen check for 200 dollars after officials at Salvation Army headquarters reported a stopped payment on the 300 dollar instrument. He was held in the city jail Tuesday following his return Monday afternoon to obtain cash.
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F. B. Besaw
Besaw
Salvation Army
Three Die From Explosion Burns In Olympia Hospital
Mia J. A. Gaisell and her daughter Leota, along with Dan Cooper of Gate City, died in Olympia hospital after a table lamp explosion last week. The blast occurred as friends gathered at Cooper’s house, soon after his brother William perished in a Bordeaux logging camp accident.
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Olympia
Mia
J. A. Gaisell
Leota
Dan Cooper
Gate City
William
Reclamation Chief to Visit Skagit Site This Week
A. P. Davis head of the U S reclamation service will travel to the Skagit hydro electric project scene this week. He attends the reclamation and irrigation congress meeting Tuesday night and is joined by Mayor Caldwell and C F Uhden the engineer in charge of Skagit work.
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A. P. Davis
U. S. Reclamation Service
Skagit
Davis
Reclamation and Irrigation Congress
Caldwell
C. F. Uhden
Senator Sherman Ends Year in Blindness Rest
Springfield report states Senator L. Y. Sherman has spent a year in total blindness due to overwork. Doctors attribute the cause to prolonged strain and excessive duties.
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Springfield
Tll
United States
L. Y. Sherman
Witty remark on engagement rings and desire for status
A humorous line notes that any mention of an engagement ring prompts daydreams of being part of a romance or wealth. It treats marriage symbolism as a universal fantasy cherished by many audiences.
Fish Buyer Slain Aboard Scow Near Neah Bay
Port Angeles Sept 14 officers hunt for the murderer of John Sather 19 who was found dead aboard K Martins scow at Neah Bay with multiple bullet wounds and a battered head. A quantity of $1500 in currency was missing. Sather lived in Tacoma and supplied fish for Martin. he leaves a widow and three children.
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Port Angeles
John Sather
8. K. Martin
Qed
Nepah Bay
Sather
Bean Digging Boy Helps Seattle Day Nursery Campaign
A red headed office boy offers 45 cents to the Seattle Day Nursery drive as campaigners seek 20 000 for a new building and branch nurseries in Ballard West Seattle and Hastlake districts. The fund remains 70 000 short of a 30 000 goal, urging more donations from adults.
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Robert Burton
Seattle
Ballard
West Seattle
Hastlake
Woman and Seasons Feature In Poetic Fragments
A fragmentary poem contrasts a woman's lips as a rose with seasonal imagery. Snow falls in winter while he rises in summer, creating a cyclical, lyrical mood.
City Council Denies Poolrooms Licenses to Japanese Applicants
The Seattle city council refused permits for operating poolrooms and employment agencies to five Japanese applicants. The license committee had recommended passage, but four council members opposed the licenses while three supported granting them.
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Seattle
A. T. Drake
T. H. Bolton
John &. Carroll
William Hickman Moore
Oliver T. Wrickson
Robert B. Hesketh
R. H. Thomson
Olive Thomas Funeral Rites Held in London
The American film star Olive Thomas lay in the American church in Paris awaiting shipment home after mercurial poisoning. An autopsy involved toxicology expert Kohn Aberst to determine poison details. Memorial services in London at Farm Street Church drew a small gathering including Jack Pickford and Owen Moore.
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Olive Thomas
London
Paris
United States
Kohn Aberst
Farm Street
City Council Criticizes Carline Delays On Trunk Sewer Work
City officials supervising the trunk sewer project on 68th Ave West and the contractor faced sharp council criticism for delaying progress and halting streetcar traffic south of Alki Ave for two months. Inspectors pledged immediate relief.
Pleasant Discovery Reveals $2,225,000 Surplus in IRS Vaults
Chicago report notes a mystery surplus of 2,225,000 dollars found in Internal Revenue Department vaults with no record of its origin. Officials say the money appears unaccounted for and awaits proper handling and allocation.
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Chicago
Internal Revenue Department
Jap Denies He's Dry Breaker Trial Set
T Takayoshi, Jap proprietor of a Port Blakely soft drink bar, pleaded not guilty to violation of the national prohibition law and was scheduled for trial November 8 in federal court Monday afternoon.
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T. Takayoshi
Port Blakely
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Kissing Bank
Texas College
Ghongetown
Tex
Texas
Sharpe
O. Henry Story
Aunt Maggie
King Edward
William Travers Jerome
City Council
Frederick & Nelson
Fifth Avenue
Pine Street
Kerr Mason Jars
Navy Serge
Chinchilla
Fawn Buckskin Oxfords
Hether
Carline
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