Various Global News Items From the Era
A digest of brief notes reports 100 000 Indians in Canada 270 000 in the United States and a New Orleans effort to stamp out curb training. Nebraska’s Governor Savage proclaims Thanksgiving November 27. Tolstoi afflicted by lung inflammation. Colorado pea beds reach 2500 acres. Prince Henry of Prussia carries a 900000 dollar life policy. Schools in Mikado empire conduct autumn rabbit hunts. Wabash offices to move to Toledo with new lines to Pittsburgh. Siements Darling warehouse in Minneapolis suffers a multi‑ton crash. Breslau bank embezzlement of 57500. Post office physician jobs cut in smaller cities. Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich dismissed from army. New South Wales wheat harvest hit by drought 11000000 bushels short. Root trims river and harbor contract estimates by 2 million. Fire in Larchmont destroys part of business district 75000 loss. Kimball homestead in Kenosha destroyed 10000 loss. Duel in Grandin Missouri ends two deaths eleven shots. Interchange mileage vote down to 3000 miles. Philippine Commission buys 20000 tons rice to avert famine. Newcomb awarded honorary doctorate by Christiania University. Civil service commission backs open competitive exams for consular service. Penrose case to be settled by resignation. Trade unions strike at World’s Fair Art building for locally cut stone. Cholera 494 deaths in Jerusalem 78 at Ghuzzeh in past week. Lydda distress from medical aid shortage. Romanian Jewish emigration to the United States resumes with 400 leaving.
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Count Tolstoi
Colorado
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Ufe
Wabash Railroad
Toledo
St. Louis
Wabash
Pittsburg
Siements-Darling
Minneapolis
Silesian Banking Association
Breslau
Securities Department
Paul Alexandrovitch
New South Wales
Root
Larchmont
Westchester County
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Kenosha
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Grandin
Joseph Farrow
Marion Dun
Western Passenger Association
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Johns Hopkins University
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Charles W. Penrose
Michigan
Naval Service
Bedford
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Jerusalem
Ghuzzeh
Lydda
Vote of Tuesday results in the more important states
The Tuesday vote produced results across key states influencing the election landscape. Voters in several major jurisdictions weighed contest outcomes, shaping momentum for campaigns and committee decisions ahead of upcoming ballots.
Election returns show Republicans gain widespread wins
Across states including Michigan Ohio Illinois and New York Republicans claim governors and full state tickets. Democrats win in several southern and eastern districts while Nevada fusion victory signals mixed results and overall Republican strength in many legislatures.
Republicans poised to control next House with 206 208 seats
Congressman from Indiana said at noon that Republicans will win at least 206 seats in the new House, possibly 208 or more. Gains reported from Colorado and victories claimed in Tennessee Virginia and Alabama shift the balance to a solid Republican majority of 26 to 30 seats depending on final tallies.
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New York
Congressman Overstreet
Indiana
Republican Congressional Committee
House of Representatives
Colorado
Tennessee
Virginia
Alabama
Iowa Republicans Lead State Ticket With 70,000 Plurality
Fuller’s ticket leads with about 70 000 votes while P B Birdsall gains 6255 and M J Wade 1140 as the only Democratic congressman. Delegates announced include Hedge Wade Birdsall Haugen Cousins Lacey Hull Hepburn Smith Conner Thomas and Thomas.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Fuller
P. B. Birdsall
Henderson
M. J. Wade
Thomas Hedge
B. P. Birdsall
G. N. Haugen
R. G. Cousins
John I. Lacey
J. A. T. Hull
W. P. Hepburn
W. I. Smith
Republicans Sweep Cook County Ticket Except Sheriff
Practically complete returns show Republicans winning the county slate in Cook County except for sheriff and four county commissioners. Healy the Republican sheriff candidate lost to Democrat Barrett by more than 7,500. In the district Lorimer and Boutell were elected while Madden was defeated by Marion Emerich.
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Chicago
Cook County
Sheriff
Healy
Barrett
Lorimer
Boutell
Madden
Marion Emerich
Governor Van Sant Rises to Record Minnesota Lead
Returns show Governor Van Sant with a landslide majority, at least 50,000 and possibly as high as 75,000. He leads the state ticket by a strong margin, appearing to outrun his colleagues on the ticket.
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van Sant
Minnesota
Kansas Results Show Bailey Victory and GOP Sweep
Returns from across Kansas indicate W. J. Bailey wins by about 35,000 as the Republican ticket takes all congress seats and over ninety members of the legislature are elected.
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Topeka
W. J. Bailey
Congress
Ohio Returns Show GOP Lead in most counties
At Republican headquarters in Columbus Chairman Dick reported results from eighty six of eighty eight Ohio counties. The statewide Republican plurality for state candidates stood at 90087. Putnam and Noble counties had not yet reported. Putnam favored Democrats by 1451 and Noble favored Republicans by 1451 with a 751 Republican plurality last year.
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Dick At
Ohio
Putnam and
Noble
Wisconsin results show La Follette gains with 50k lead
Milwaukee reports related returns increase La Follette's plurality to about 50,000. Estimated new legislature would be 75 Republicans and 25 Democrats in the Assembly, and 31 Republicans and 20 Democrats in the Senate.
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Milwaukee
la Follette
Assembly
Senate
Colorado Legislature Faces Contested Ballot Fortunes
From best reports, the Colorado legislature appears split on a joint ballot with Democrats 53 and Republicans 47. Democrats hold 14 seats in Arapahoe County, which Republicans plan to contest over registration and election fraud claims.
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Arapahoe County
North Dakota Votes Republican in Statewide Results
North Dakota leans Republican with Governor Whit trailing the ticket slightly yet holding a solid lead. The state committee projects a Whit margin of seven to eight thousand votes. Two at large Congressional seats will both be won by Republicans.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Whit
Republican State Committee
Democrats concede three at large congressmen in Seattle
In Seattle the Democrats concede the election of three congressmen at large by an average margin of about 9,000 votes. The Republicans will hold a majority of thirty on joint ballot in the state legislature.
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Seattle
Wash
Republicans Lead in South Dakota Returns
Reports from thirty seven of fifty three counties give the Republican congressional ticket a plurality of 19666. The remaining counties will add about 2000. Republicans have elected all but six or eight members of the state legislature.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Bates elected Massachusetts governor amid party victory
Lieutenant Governor John L. Bates won the Massachusetts governor race as a Republican over Democrat William A. Gaston by a 37,439 plurality. Bates led with 195,961 votes to Gaston’s 158,482. The Senate tally shows 3 Republicans and 9 Democrats, while the House stands 155 Republicans, 82 Democrats, and 3 Socialists.
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Boston
John L. Bates
William A. Gaston
Bates
Gaston
Senate
House
Castellane Loses His Seat in French Chamber
Paris deputies invalidated Count Lons de Castellane’s election by 277 to 235 after a contested election vote. Emile Chauvin accused Castellane of irregularities and German descent aiding his campaign. Castellane denied the charges and defended district integrity amid partisan rhetoric.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Lons de Castellane
Chamber
Emile Chauvin
Count de Castellane
Dreyfusard
M. Chauvin
Cholera Rise in Manila Reports Archipelago Outbreak
Manila reports intermittent cholera across the archipelago with 105000 cases and 67000 deaths. Officials estimate actual cases exceed the tally by about twenty percent as the disease persists in several districts.
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Manila
Governor Mickey Gains Seen In Nebraska Returns
Complete returns from most counties show heavy Republican gains in Nebraska districts. Mickey leads Thompson by about 5,700 for governor as statewide vote nears 190,000. Congressional results favor Republicans in several districts with net gains near 10,000. Telegrams of congratulations exchanged between W. H. Thompson and John H. Mickey.
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Thompson
Mickey
Omaha
the World-Herald
McPherson
Poynter
Dietrich
Burkett
Hanks
Robinson
Hays
McCarthy
Stark
Pope
Hinshaw
Shallenberger
Morlan
Norris
Moses Kinkaid
Patrick Barry
Neville
Lincoln Governor Ted Mickey Visits State Officers
Governor Ted Mickey toured Lincoln on Friday meeting Governor Savage and other state officers. He said he has few comments on policy, is grateful for the vote of confidence, and notes he has been too busy to plan changes, though he foresees some institutions may remain as is.
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Lincoln
Ted Mickey
Savage
Mickey
President Sees Coal Commission Findings Abide
Colonel Carroll D Wright and General John M Wilson of the anthracite coal strike commission reported to the president that individual operators in the anthracite region have agreed to abide by the commission findings and notified Judge Gray. Roosevelt pleased at progress and that the work is satisfactory to those involved.
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Washington
Carroll D. Wright
John M. Wilson
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Gray
Roosevelt
Rich Editor Targeted In Overnight Burglary
ST. PAUL Minn A Clinton Ia dispatch reports that burglar entered editor C A Fay s residence last night. He held Fay and his wife at gunpoint after lighting gas and demanding money and diamonds valued at 1300. The thief joked during the crime and left without a clue.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Clinton
Dispatch
C. A. Fay
Fay
Spooner to Seek Federal Inquiry of Porto Rico Vote
Senator John C. Spooner plans to urge President Roosevelt to order an official investigation into alleged electoral irregularities in Porto Rico. He departed for Washington after a conference with the president and with evidence of alleged harassment of federalist supporters by opposing elements. Threats and intimidation during the campaign are cited as aiming to suppress federalist meetings and voting.
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Spooner
Porto Rico
Madison
Wis
John C. Spooner
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
George W. Bird
Hobart S. Bird
San Juan
Federal Party
Rabbi Kruskopf Attacks Hay Note on Romanian Jews
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf of Keneseth Israel in Philadelphia criticizes Secretary Hay’s note to European powers on Romanian Jews. He notes three months have passed without expected results and calls parts of the note self-protective and likely to invite failure for the United States and disappointment for Romanian Jews.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Kruskopf
Reform Congregational
Keneseth Israel
Hay
Krauskopf
United States
Grave charges over Bulgarian premier murder plots
Alleged facsimiles of correspondence claim a planned conspiracy against Premier Stambuloff and his government led to his assassination and two ministry members on July 15, 1895. Friends of Michael Stavreff claim he was a tool. The documents allege Minister of Interior Ludkonsoff and other officials were involved.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Stambuloff
M. Stamobuloff
Michael Stavreff
Hallu
Stavreff
M. Ludkonsoff
Interior
Cuban minister seeks welfare for Cuban children awaiting status
Washington reports Senor Quesada has no plans to act on the New York immigration officials refusal to admit eleven Santiago children. He has instructed the Cuban consul in New York to ensure their care pending the decision on admission to the United States.
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Washington
Senor Quesada
New York
United States
Santiago
Point Loma
Cal
Quesada
Rumor Mercer May Contest Nebraska Seat
In Washington a rumor circulates that Mercer will challenge Gilbert M. Hitchcock for the Second Nebraska district seat. Congressman John Overstreet, secretary of the national Republican Congressional Committee, says he heard the rumor but cannot vouch for its authenticity.
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Washington
Mercer
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
John Oversteer
National Republican Congressional Committee
Mackay Estate Sworn In London At 7685
The estate of John W. Mackay in Great Britain is sworn at 7685 dollars. His will declares the estate community property for his wife and himself and leaves all to their son Clarence.
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London
Great Britain
John W. Mackay
Mackay
Clarence
Surprising Cure Through Humble Remedy
A Chicago tale reports Dr G Jr called to treat a rheumatism patient in distress. After exhausting medical efforts, a German man offered St Jacobs Oil, whose use eased pain and led to recovery in two days, leaving the doctor astonished.
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Chicago
G—jr
C Street
Familly
Honesty as Substitute for Money in Undertakings
A proverb asserts honesty of purpose can substitute for money in ventures, arguing that genuine intention outweighs wealth. The piece contrasts bragging with substance, implying that truthful aims lead to steadier progress than ostentation.
Cured by Wood's Pine Syrup Says Ad Preys on Fear
A vintage advertisement claims Littl Celds are neglected yearly and promises Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup cures both small and large celds, extending to the verge of consumption. The text uses alarmist language to sell a patent remedy.
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