Ohio governor race and state ticket results noted
Governor Harris concedes to Harmon with a Republican edge in the state, a Taft plurality expected in Ohio, and plans for a possible special legislative session to fill the Senate vacancy. Unofficial returns show Sharp defeating Owen in the 14th District and Republicans leading in the state legislature by about 25 on joint ballot.
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Harmon
Foraker
Taft
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Cleveland
Lorain
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Owen
Congress
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Fullington
Palma Dead First President of the Cuban Republic
Havanna reports ex president Tomas Estrada Palma died at his Santiago de Cuba farm house after a long illness and political reverses. He was 73 years old.
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Tomas Estrada Palma
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Palma
Signs of Prosperity Rise After Taft Victory
United States Steel cuts steel rails price from 28 to 24 per ton and railroads place orders. Pennsylvania Railroad and Carnegie Steel report immediate demand, repair shops reactivated, and a 20 percent wage increase announced at American Nut and Bolt Works. Detroit mayoral race and Michigan governor results noted as industry cheers.
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Taft
United States Steel Company
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
American Nut and Boll Works
Carnegie Steel Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
The
Steel Corporation
John H. Jones
Pittsburg Buffalo Company
Washington
J. J. Turner
Pennsylvania Lines West
President explains frazzle word meaning after election remark
Washington reports President clarifies the term frazzle used in a campaign remark. He says it is a common southern word he has used since boyhood and defines it by pointing to the election returns.
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Washington
Johnson Seen as Possible Democratic 1912 Leader
In St Paul on November 5, local opinion holds Governor Johnson of Minnesota could be the Democratic standard bearer for the 1912 presidency. With Bryan sidelined as a national factor, Johnson’s third-term win strengthens his positioning within a party that may seek a new direction.
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St. Paul
W. J. Bryan
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Taft Says Christianity Indispensable to World Development
Taft told the national conference of the Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church that Christianity is essential to global progress. In Cincinnati on November 5, he argued the development of China is a major world movement and dismissed being called “Mr. President” by Bishop Hartzell. He spoke as one interested in government dependance and asserted a president will take office and serve until March 4.
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China
Taft
National Conference
Swoman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Hartzell
Africa
Washington
Ofice
Burns Fatal Aged Salineville Woman Succumbs to Injuries
A Salineville resident, Lizzie Henderson, aged 60, died Tuesday morning from severe burns suffered Monday afternoon. While burning rubbish in her yard, a gust of wind blew flames onto her dress, igniting it and enveloping her in fire. Her hands, face and body burned before help arrived. She leaves a son and a daughter.
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Lizzie Henderson
Salineville
Taft Victory Map Seals Republican Control Across Nation
In New York and beyond, Taft and Sherman amass an electoral wave likely to yield 300 votes and a strong Republican Congress. Early returns show Massachusetts and New England favoring Taft while southern states narrow Democratic majorities. Missouri Missouri and Nevada swing back to Democrats, Ohio and Indiana react as results pour in. Maryland diverges with conflicting claims as Michigan trends toward Taft, and Nebraska remains uncertain with Bryan leading.
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Breitmyer — Thompson
St. Louis
Wm. Cowherd
Kansas City
Herbert S. Hadley
Glasscock elected governor of West Virginia
Complete returns show Glasscock a Republican governor over Democrat Lewis Bennett by 7,683 votes with full county tallies to follow. dispatches from across the state indicate the plurality may rise as final totals are compiled.
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Wheeling
Glasscock
Bennett
Weather Outlook Ohio and Washington Forecast
The weather section notes fair conditions in Washington and in Ohio for tonight and Friday with a warming trend. No significant precipitation is mentioned.
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Washington
Ohio
Fowkes Wife Murderer Arrested in St Louis
Sheriff Vorhees travels to Saint Louis to escort Robert Fowlkes back for trial after his 1998 homicide of his wife on Church Street. Fowlkes, charged with first degree murder, fled after the fatal jealous shooting, was at large across the country, and was finally located and arrested following a tip.
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St. Louis
Robert Fowlkes
Fowlkes
Church Street
Owlkes
Dam No. 11
I Wikes
J. Louis
Bank Case Returns for Second Trial in Common Pleas Court
Michael Gallagher versus Oliver Thomas et al resumes in Common Pleas Court after a hung jury. Case centers on about 4000 dollars in bank paper allegedly devalued after Gallagher bought the Mt. Pleasant National Bank. Other actions include partition suit among Dorrance heirs and confirmed sales in multiple matters.
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Oliver Thomas
Common Pleas Court
Gallagher
Mt. Pleasant National Bank
Wm. E. Dorrance
Marie M. Dorrance
Bergholz
Samuel M. Dorrance
Mansfield & Merryman Attorneys
Jefferson Building & Savings Co
Samuel Derenberger
Roy McClare
George G. Wirt
Sale
American fleet sails toward Manila from Amoy China
Second Squadron of the American fleet departed Amoy China for Manila with Admiral Emory aboard the Louisiana planning a brief Hong Kong visit. The other seven ships head directly to Manila, expected to arrive Sunday, while crews express relief at leaving Coina and returning home.
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Amoy
China
Manilla
Emory
Louisiana
Hong Kong
Coina
First real spell of winter hits Wednesday evening
The first real spell of winter arrived Wednesday evening as the thermometer dropped to freezing, bringing snow and sleet after morning rain followed by a sharp temperature drop.
Huston Suit Demands Divorce and Custody in Tarentam
Jennie C Huston files a suit against Wm F Huston asking divorce and custody of Grace 14 alleging wilful absence failure to provide idleness profligacy and dissipation The marriage date is listed as June 27 in Tarentam Pennsylvania with attorneys Erskine and Smith.
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Wm. F. Huston
Grace
Tarentam
Erskine and Smith
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