UNL Removal Defeated and Gubernatorial Outlook Incomplete
Early returns across Nebraska suggest suffragists claim passage of an amendment but results are inconclusive. Morehead leads in Douglas County with 2,000 to 3,500 margin. Lancaster uncertain. Iowa politics show Cummins re-elected with ~50,000 plurality as Clarke leads Hamilton by about 4,000 with expected 15,000 plurality.
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Morehead
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Lancaster
Douglas
Howell
Aldrich
Des Moines
Albert B. Cummings
Maurice Connolly
Casper Schenk
Polk
Iowa
Scheng
Cummings
Connolly
Clarke
John T.hamilton
University Removal Defeated in Nebraska Reports
Compilations on university removal were not made but scattered reports indicate the proposed removal has been decisively defeated. North Platte country showed no clear stance while South Platte reports east of Grand Island opposed removal by strong margins up to five to one.
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Lincoln
North Platte
South Platte
Grand Island
Suffrage Vote Totals Indicate Narrow Margin
The article notes suffrage could pass if suffragists’ theory holds. No western reports were received yet. Eastern counties show 3,371 for and 3,380 against the state constitutional amendment, with 44 eastern precincts reporting, including 12 of Lancaster and all of Douglas excluded.
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Douglas
Lancaster
Lincoln Returns Hint at House Races in Five Districts
Early returns show Reavis win in the First District with Maguire claiming the seat by 500 to 600. Lobeck appears re-elected in the Second. Third and Fourth look like Stephens and Sloan holdovers. Fifth and Sixth district results are unsettled with Kinkaid candidates claiming safety in the Sixth.
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Lincoln
Reavis
Maguire
Lobeck
Stephens
Sloan
Kinkaid
Rep
Sunday Baseball Defeated Lincoln
Sunday baseball for Lincoln failed to carry by probably less than a hundred votes.
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Lincoln
Slow Voting in California Delays Election Result Morning
Voters were still lining up at eight o'clock, an hour after polls closed by law, to cast ballots on a full state and congressional ticket plus fifty initiative measures. District attorneys ruled that those in line at seven were entitled to vote, delaying any close results to the morning hours.
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California
Congressional Situation Shows Republican Gains in House
Early returns from Tuesday’s election indicate Republicans holding a net gain of about forty seats in the house, narrowing the Democratic majority of 141. Senate control remained with Democrats, with Sullivan winning in Illinois likely increasing their margin to twelve.
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New York
House of Representatives
Senate
Roger C. Sullivan
Illinois
Cannon Re-elected in Illinois Victory in Eighteenth District
Danville Illinois returns indicate Joseph G Cannon has won a twentieth term in Congress defeating Frank T O hair by about 3500 votes The former House speaker known as Uncle Joe regains his seat after being ousted two years ago by O hair
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Cannon
Illinois
Danville
Ill
Joseph G. Cannon
Frank T. O’hair
Joe
Long-serving Congressman Cannon Dies at 78
The late congressman served March 4 1874 to March 8 1913 with a break 1891–1893 and was speaker of the House during his final five terms. He was defeated in 1890 for reelection to the Fifty second Congress. He was seventy eight years old.
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Cannon
Suffrage Defeated in Ohio in Partial Returns
Partial returns from Ohio show Warren G. Harding leading over Timothy S. Hogan and Arthur L. Garford for the U S Senate seat to succeed Theodore L. Burton. The female suffrage amendment and statewide prohibition amendment are defeated, while home rule for cities appears to carry.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Warren G. Harding
Timothy S. Hogan
Arthur L. Garford
United States
Theodore L. Burton
Cities
Illinois Senatorial Vote Close
Chicago reports a tight Illinois senatorial race with Sullivan leading in Cook County while Sherman gains in 68 counties outside Cook favor Sherman by about 29,000 votes overall.
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Illinois
Chicago
Sullivan
Cook County
Sherman
Cook
Missouri Woman Suffrage Drive Falls Short in State
Scattering Missouri returns show the woman suffrage amendment defeated. Early results from St. Louis indicate Champ Clark reelected as speaker by 3000 to 5000 votes over John C. Brown who concedes 2000 to 3000 in defeat. In Kansas City, W P Borland wins reelection to Congress Fifth District.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Moo
Champ Clark
John C. Brown
Kansas City
W. P. Borland
Macon Wins County Seat Fight in Franklin County
In Franklin County, Macon defeated Bloomington for the county seat by 1,455 to 1,118 votes on the third contest. Macon, near the county center but inland, edged past Bloomington, which has held the seat since 1872 after Franklin briefly sought the location. The battle fostered deep bitterness as Franklin backed Macon after losing.
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Franklin
Bloomington
Macon
Upland
Franklin County
Vote totals show split results in Pennsylvania races
In Philadelphia 109 of 1,259 districts report for the U S senator Palmer 767 Penrose 11 758 Pinchot 658 and for governor McCormick 1 245 Brumbaugh 12 354. statewide 300 of 6 726 districts report Penrose 30 834 Parkmer 5 189 Pinchot 4 808 Brumbaugh 46 917 McCormick 8 910.
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Philadelphia
United States
Palmer
Penrose
Pinchot
McCormick
Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Parkmer
Milwaukee Republican Emmanuel Phillip Wins Wisconsin Governor Race
Emmanuel Phillip a Milwaukee Republican defeats Judge John C. Karel a Milwaukee Democrat for governor of Wisconsin by a conservative plurality around 25 000. John J Blaine an independent candidate draws a notably small vote in scattered returns.
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Milwaukee
Emmanuel Phillip
John C. Karel
Wisconsin
John J. Blaine
Miller Leads in Marion County Returns for U S Senator
In Marion county sixty nine of 158 precincts report for United States senator Miller the republican with 11301 votes Shively the democrat 10300 and Beveridge the progressive 4966. In the Seventh district precincts Korbly democrat 2614 and Moores republican 3718 Hibben progressive 1127. The 1912 comparison shows Democrat 4820 Republican 2030 Progressive 2387.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
United States
Give Miller
Shively
Beveridge
Seventh Congressional District
Congress
Korbly
Moores
Hibben
South Dakota Defeats Suffrage in Early Returns
Scattered returns from Pierre show Burke leading for United States senator as the suffrage amendment appears defeated. Johnson and Burke lead early in the U S Senate race with 4 466 and 4 020 votes from 72 of 1 880 precincts. McCarter and Byrne top the governor race with 8 180 to 4 038 in the same precincts.
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Pierre
S. D
Burke
United States
Johnson
McCarter
Byrne
Rye Appears to Win Tennessee Governorship
In Nashville incomplete returns indicate Thomas C. Rye the Democratic nominee defeating incumbent Governor Ben W. Hooper. Rye leads in many counties and gains over the majority for the Democratic ticket. Indications show all congressmen re-elected.
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Nashville
Tenn
Thomas C. Rye
Ben W. Hooper
Rye
Murdock Leads Sedgwick County in Early Returns
Early returns show Congressman Murdock as a progressive leading Sedgwick County by about 2000 votes for United States senator. In Wichita Billard, running as an independent for governor, leads Allen the progressive, while Hodges the Democrat trails in third.
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Wichita
Murdock
United States
Sedgwick County
Billard
Allen
Hodges
Louisville Returns Name Beckham and Camden to Senate
Early returns show J. C. W. Beckham as elected to the U S Senate full term and Johnson N. Camden to the unexpired term of the late W O Bradley by large majorities in Kentucky Louisville.
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Kentucky
Louisville
J. C. W. Beckham
United States Senate
Johnson N. Camden
W. O. Bradley
Georgia picks Hoke Smith and Thomas W. Hardwick for Senate
In Atlanta Georgia voters elected the Democratic nominees Hoke Smith and Thomas W. Hardwick to the United States Senate and secured all Democratic congressional nominees.
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Georgia
Atlanta
United States Senate
Hoke Smith
Thomas W. Hardwick
Virginia Congressmen Re-elected in Postwar Returns
Virginia voters re-elected all Democratic congressmen in Richmond with scattered Ninth district results showing Bascom Slemp, a Republican, defeating Democrat R Tate Irvine. The early returns indicate a mixed finish across districts.
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Virginia
Richmond
Bascom Slemp
R. Tate Irvine
Mexico Faces Bid for Power as Two Leaders Claim Rule
Western Newspaper Union reports Mexico a republic with two claimants to supreme power. Eulalio Gutierrez, elected for twenty days at Aguas Calientes, challenges Venustiano Carranza who holds the capital. Evidence points to renewed conflict as Carranza and Villa factions mobilize forces. Foreign Minister Fábela warns there will be war.
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Union
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Eulalio Gutierrez
Aguas Calientes
Venustiano Carranza
Gutierrez
Carranza
Villa
Fabela
Mexico City
Turkey Apologizes for Warlike Actions in Black Sea
London reports the grand vizier apologizes for the Turkish fleet operations under German command. The Porte must do much more to win back Triple Entente favor before relations with the Ottoman government can improve.
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London
Turkey
Black Sea
Germany's Credit Good as Germany Raises Large Loan
Berlin reports a German government loan of 1.05 billion dollars in one operation, cited by German and neutral press as clear evidence of Germany's financial power. Dr Karl Helfferich of Deutsche Bank calls it the largest financial transaction the world has seen, noting France's 1 billion indemnity was split into two loans.
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Berlin
Germany
Karl Helfferich
Deutsche Bank
Bankers
France
Settlement of Supremacy in Missouri Valley
Nebraska nears a fifth straight Missouri Valley title as Kansas cannot halt the Huskers. The only remaining threat is the November 14 clash with Kansas at Nebraska Field to decide supremacy.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Kansas
Huskers
Ames
Drake
Missouri
Kansas Aggies
Washington
Cornhusker
Jayhawk
Vesuvius Erupts Again Provokes Naples Panic
Mount Vesuvius erupts with deep detonations and lava flows near Naples. Inhabitants fear a disaster like 1906 as residents hold prayers and processions to favored shrines amid columns of smoke.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Cornhuskers Triumph Over Ames Aggies in Tough Battle
Lincoln Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers overpower the Ames Aggies 20 to 7 to extend their Missouri Valley Conference football lead. The game started disappointingly but Nebraska surged in a late sprint to the finish for a superb team effort under Jumbo Stiehm.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Ames Aggies
Nebraska
Jumbo Stiehm
Two Boys Die in Cave Collapse Near Platte Center
In Platte Center Nebraska two boys Clarence Greisen and Jerome Macken were crushed to death when earth collapsed in a cave they were building. Undertaker E H Walters is seriously injured as rescuers freed several other boys trapped. The accident happened around 7 30 and rescuers worked for about a half hour before all were removed.
Relics of Mejia and Maximilian Found in Queretaro Residence
Authorities recover relics including the heart of Gen. Tomas Mejia and portions of Emperor Maximilian and General Miramon from a library in Calle de Concelos in Queretaro. The items, preserved by Dr. Liceaga after autopsy, may be donated to a museum.
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Tomas Mejia
Emperor Maximilian
Miramon
Cerro de Las Campas
Queretaro
Maximilian
Juarez
Luis Garcia Pimentel
Calle de Concelos
Garcia Pimentel
David Sanches
Men Collect Paving Material For Downward Path
A brief note observes that some men specialize in gathering paving material for the downward path, implying a habit of collecting grit or stones for later use or disposal.
Coffee's Weight on Old Age Health Benefits of Postum
A reader testifies that switching from coffee to Postum improved his mother's long standing heart trouble and digestive issues. He notes rapid benefits after trying Postum during a trip, and that the family soon discontinued coffee. The letter praises Postum by the Postum Company of Battle Creek Michigan and advertises Regular and Instant Postum products with prices and preparation.
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Reed
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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