Early partial returns outline 1912 presidential and congressional races
Incomplete returns from 935 precincts show Roosevelt leading Taft and La Follette in national votes while Wilson trails. For U S senator Norris leads Brown with Shallenberger ahead of Thompson among Democrats. Governor Metcalfe leads, with Howell and Rosewater contesting national committeeman. Congressional races remain unsettled with Clark likely Republican nominee in the First District.
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George
Homer
Brown
Norris
Shallenberger
Thompson
Howell
Rosewater
Hall
Clark
Voter inquiry spans Lancaster county to out-of-state regions
Alma inquired about the Lancaster county vote and extended his questions to other places. He pressed for results and wondered how other counties fared as the scope of territory grew beyond his state.
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Alma
Lancaster County
Lancaster ‘County
Bryan and Hitchcock Elected as Nebraska Delegates
William J. Bryan and G. M. Hitchcock, once allies now adversaries in recent campaigns, are chosen as Nebraska delegates to the national convention. Bryan backs Woodrow Wilson while Hitchcock supports Harmon, but both must support Champ Clark in Baltimore.
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Bryan
Hitchcock
Wiliam J. Bryan
G. M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
Woodrow Wilson
Harmon
Champ Clark
Baltimore
Roosevelt Carries Oregon In Primary Showing
Early returns from Oregon indicate Colonel Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson leading rivals and likely to secure the Oregon delegation to the national convention as results trickle in from Portland.
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Roosevelt
Oregon
Portland
Colonel Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
George W. Norrig seen as probable GOP Senate nominee
In a senatorial primary, Ben Gelling of Portland leads Senator Bourne as delegates are chosen for the United States Senate. The Democrats polled only a slight vote, while Bourne trails in early returns.
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Ventions
United States
Bourne
Ben Gelling
Portland
Constitutional Amendments Learnings Across Parties
A fragment notes discussions on constitutional amendments with references to party groups RG AE OM and Ot. The text outlines general positions without specific proposals or outcomes.
Lincoln Adapts Commission Form
Lincoln shifts commission process after an electoral vote margin under 100. The unrest signals potential changes in governance and administrative rules amid contested results and stakeholder debate.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Primary Results Echo Across States
Governor Aldrich returns to Lincoln from David City and says Friday's Nebraska primary shows that ordinary Nebraskans share similar views with people in Pennsylvania Illinois and Oregon. He expresses pleasure with the outcome and believes voters will act similarly if given the chance.
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Aldrich
Nebraska
Lincoln
David City
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Oregon
Hidden Treasure Found In Old River Cabin
Charlie Rasmussen a river hermit of twenty years died at a city hospital. In the ruins of his tumbledown cabin investigators uncovered a tin can with more than 500 dollars, while they continue to search the pile of logs for additional treasure.
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Pierre
Charlie Rasmussen
Engineers Strike Threat Looms With Eastern Railroads
The eastern railroad system managers after renewed wage demands by engineers of fifty lines inform Grand Chief Stone that it is not possible to grant them. A strike is certain to follow.
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New York
Committee of General Managers of
Eastern Railroads
Grand Chief Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Had Premonition of Death Before Major Butt Trip
In Washington Major Archibald Butt warned of death on his forthcoming European voyage. Six weeks earlier he foresaw he might not return and finalized his will, contacting his lawyer and closing his affairs as he prepared for death during the ice bound seas.
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Washington
Great Banks
Archibald Butt
Students Injured as Floor Collapses at Bradley Tech
Twenty five Bradley Polytechnic Institute students were hurt when the second floor of the Woolner distillery gave way under seventy five visitors. The collapse occurred as they gathered around a large fermenting vat explained by plant superintendents.
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Peoria
Iil
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Fire safety demo shows safe exit with exploding lamp
State Fire Warden Charlies Randall demonstrated escaping a blazing lamp in the state house office. He lit a rolled newspaper, then backed out as the flame peaked, noting the lamp risks and that backing up prevents burns while the lamp cools.
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Charlies Randall
State House
Greatest Lesson Of Life By Courageous Women
The quotation defines the woman who achieves as one with strength health ambition and learning drive. She uses effort and persistence despite failures and disappointments, maintaining faith that others have succeeded and trouble is common, while keeping resolve and optimism in life.
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Earth
Bible Inheritance Figures In Theft Case Story
Grand jury heard a tale involving a Bible tied to a theft. George W. Seibert recounted how his mother hid two $50 bills in the Bible given at his marriage. He found the money while leafing through the family Bible and still possesses the book.
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George W. Seibert
Mr. Seibert
Indianapolis
Editor’s Perplexing Type and a Cynical Epitaph
The Weekly Plain Dealer editor faced a Linotype blunder in a death notice for Lafe Dabsack. Farmer Hornbeak mocks the mangled line claiming the deceased was “generally regarded as hijj¢ytsomfwrda,” a verdict deemed safer for relatives.
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Plain Dealer
Hornbeak
Lafe Dabsack
Puck
A Blight Mistake
A fragmentary report recounts a confusion over missing items including breakfast food and sawdust used on ice. It notes a speaker named Katie and a person referred to as Chevings in a brief exchange.
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Katie
Emergency confrontation quoted in dramatic note
A tense exchange unfolds as a person orders someone to leave the house at once while another declares intent to kiss, highlighting a moment of confrontation and personal boundary in a domestic setting.
THANKSGIVING PSALM A Rhythmical and Grateful Chant
A Terre Haute public school teacher describes exhaustion from teaching and health struggles. After trying Grape-Nuts and cream following a malarial illness, she notes reduced hunger after meals and a lasting improvement in energy and well being.
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Terre Haute
Ethan
Uncle Josh Explains Family Tuzzles in Q&A
In a colloquial exchange the 8. L. B. asks about brothers. Uncle Josh replies he has no brothers but claims all his sisters are busy. The dialect highlights regional speech and humor in a local vignette.
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Josh
Buddhists to Found Women’s College in Kyoto
A Kyoto meeting at Nishi-Hon nanji temple unanimously decided to establish a university for high education of women as a project of the Women's Association of the Buddhist sect. Estimated cost for the institute is 280000 yen.
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Women’s College For
Nishi-Honnanji Temple
Kyoto
Women’s Association
Fletcher's Castoria Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
Examines Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children, noting its 30 year use and the signature of the manufacturer. Children reportedly seek Fletcher's Castoria for relief.
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Fletcher
Geese at County Fair Spar Over Suffrage
A comic county fair scene features a suffragist speaker heckled by geese. The judge quips the birds oppose women's vote, with a light tone reflecting local humor on a serious issue.
Dancing Parties and Broken Shoes Alert
If you are sensitive about shoe size you can wear smaller by shaking Allen's Foot Ease into them. Sample free address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY. Tittle Hardup bought his wife a machine. Judge comments on tattle touring talking sewing or washing health fashion and a herb tea laxative for blood purification.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N.Y
Hardup
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Letter from Mrs Henry Leisepera of Adams Street and Mrs G B W of Kearneysville credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after long suffering from female complaints. The notes promise further grateful letters from other users.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Elgin
Henry Leisepera
Adams St
Kearneysville
W. Va
Pinkham
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National
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Paul F. Clark
John A. Maguire
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H. H. Baldrige
O. Lobeck
H. Bloan Democrat
C. M. Skiles
Col. Theo. Roosevelt
Ashton C. Shallenberger
United States Senate
George W. Norrig
U. S. Senate
John HH. Morehead
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