Taft Wins Presidency in Electoral College Victory
Early returns show William Howard Taft elected president with 311 electoral votes to 172 for Bryan and Kern, with Taft narrowingly short of Roosevelt’s 336. The next House remains Republican, and Indiana and New York show split results amid western gains for Bryan.
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United States
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Roosevelt
House of Representatives
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New York
South Dakota Election Yields Large Republican Victory
Early returns show Taft carrying South Dakota by at least 21 000 and Vessey leading Lee by about 16 000. Republicans hold at least 120 of 149 legislature seats while divorce and county option laws may prevail. counties begin canvassing results this week. Menno leads with 184 straight Republican votes. East Sioux Falls reports 10 Taft votes and no Bryan. Major counties Minnehaha 2000, Lawrence 1200, Lincoln 1000, Turner 1000.
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Taft
Idaho
Roosevelt
South Dakota
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Crawford
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Menno
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Lincoln
Turner
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Election results show Taft leads in many states
National returns indicate Taft's broad lead with Wisconsin Minnesota and Illinois favoring Republicans. Bryan struggles as New York City votes for Taft single handedly. Congress shifts remain pro Republican with Cannon re-elected and a solid House majority.
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Pennsylvania
Charles Mix County Vote Totals For County Seat Change
In Charles Mix county incomplete returns show Vessey 1031 and Lee 859. For county seat proposals Wheeler 1485 and Geddes 1898. 80 percent needed. Geddes loses by 131 votes.
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Jerauld County Returns Favor Republican Winners
Jerauld County completes reporting with Ves Sey 636 and See 411 as the tally. The county carried by Republicans except for representatives and the superintendent of schools.
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Vessey
county returns show Republican edge in Hughes Stanley Sully
Partial results from Hughes county give the Republican state and national ticket a 400 lead across half the precincts leaving an overall county majority near 450. Stanley county returns are slow but point to a Republican win with a possible Democratic state senator. Sully county reports show a Republican majority around 200.
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Fall River County Returns Lead for Republican Ticket
Fall River County totals show Vessey at 653 and Lee at 420. The republican ticket carried complete across the county.
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Vessey
Lee
Union County Returns Show Republicans Winning Most Offices
Returns from nearly all precincts in Union County indicate Republicans winning by margins from 150 to 400 votes, except for the superintendent of schools race where the outcome is not specified.
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Emmet
Taft Carries Codington County By Narrow Margin
Codington county results show Taft with about a 650 vote majority and 19 of 24 precincts reporting 500 for him. The Republican state ticket runs close to Taft with Vessey about 100 behind the national ticket. The Republican legislative and county ticket wins overall, except Democrat state’s attorney Mark W. Scheafe Jr. who is ahead by 150.
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Taft
Vessey
Mark W. Scheafe, Jr
Pennington County Returns Show Republican Lead
In Pennington County the race tilts Republican as three of 46 precincts report. Vessey amasses 185 votes to Lee's 226, including one precinct from Rapid City.
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Brookings County Returns Vote Totals and Amendments
In Brookings County with 17 of 30 precincts reporting, Vessey leads Lee 872 to 417. Republicans carry the county and the county option and divorce measure are approved. Proposed amendments to article 11 on revenue and finance are defeated.
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Lee
Taft Leads Davison County by 202 Votes in Complete Returns
Complete returns from all precincts in Davison County show Taft with a majority of 202 votes and Vessey with 101 votes. The results reflect the final tally across all polling places in the county.
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Vessey
Bonhomme County Returns Taft Victory in Plurality
Bonhomme County results show Taft with 300 votes and Vessey with 250 as the Republican legislative ticket sweeps the election. The entire GOP slate was elected.
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Taft
Vessey
Hand County Returns Show Republicans Lead on Ticket
In Hand County results from 24 precincts Vessey leads Lee 458 to 389 while 31 precincts show Taft beating Bryan 621 to 389. All county officials are Republican except one state senate seat and the clerk of the courts. The county ticket holds about a 200 vote majority.
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Lee
Taft
Bryan
Beadle County Returns Quiet Governor and Local Leaders
In Beadle County voters backed Vessey Republican for governor by a 500 vote majority over Lee Democrat. Republicans also elected Tobin as senator and Sedam as representative in the local slate.
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Lee
Reablicans
Tobin
Sedam
Sanborn County Vote Totals Favor Republicans
In Sanborn County Ves Sey 900 and Lee 600. The county was carried by the Republicans.
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Sanborn County
Vessey
Lee
Buffalo County Vote Tally Shows Tied Newton-Vessey Lee
In Buffalo County Ves sey and Lee each total 91 votes while Taft holds a 36 vote majority. Lee and Vessey were tied, reflecting an evenly split county result.
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Vessey
Lee
Taft
Clay County Returns Favor Republican Ticket Victory
Clay County totals show Vessey 1150 and Lee 972 with Taft winning the county by 500. The entire Republican ticket in Clay County is elected.
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Vessey
Lee
Taft
Minnehaha County Returns Show GOP Edge in Race
Minnehaha County reports ten precincts missing as Vessey leads with 2 847 votes and Lee has 2 138. County support favors Republicans though sheriff race may vary.
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Minnehaha County
Vessey
Lee
Moody County Election Totals Reported for Taft Bryan Vessey Lee
Moody county results show Taft 1256, Bryan 625, Vessey 1212, Lee 702. The Republican county and legislative tickets carried.
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Bryan
Vessey
Lee
Lincoln County Totals Taft Leads Bryan and Vesey
Lincoln county results show Taft 1862, Bryan 714, Vesey 1793, Lee 755. Taft's majority over Vesey is 1148 and over Lee is 107? Wait Vesey 1038. Lee has 41 more than Bryan.
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Bryan
Vessey
Lee
Republican Sweep Reported in Aurora and Brown Counties
Aurora County supported Bryan and Lee by a narrow margin while Brown County backed the Republicans. Returns indicate the entire Republican county ticket was elected.
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Kingsbury County
Taft Leads Lincoln County as Votes Still Uncounted
Twenty one of twenty seven precincts in Lincoln county report Taft with a 791 vote majority. As remaining precincts come in, Taft's margin is expected to near 1000.
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Taft
County returns show Bryan ahead in Brule precincts
In Brule County tallies from 13 of 27 precincts show Bryan leading 535 to 420 over Taft. Analysts estimate Bryan may carry the county by about 159 votes once all precincts report.
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Taft
Republican sweep across counties reports election results
Kingsbury, Hyde, Grand and Yankton counties show Republican carries. Hyde County elected Hague as representative. Grand County totals show Vessey 612 and Lee 399 across 15 of 24 precincts. Yankton County votes a 650 majority for the Republicans.
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Grappling an Eagle in Naches Valley Hunt
Seattle Post-Intelligencer recounts Mr. Palmer's encounter with a giant blue winged grouse pursued by a massive American eagle. After firing, Palmer subdued the eagle by neck and legs, tying it to his wagon while taking a beating from its wings. The captive bird stretched seven feet five inches tip to tip and was later exhibited.
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Dragon Hunt in Turkey Ends in Laughter and Local Lore
A sailor recalls a humorous tale of hunting dragons in Eyoub Constantinople's native quarter. He and Fatmah, a Circassian wife, were returning from a calf when she cried out at the sight of a lunar eclipse, declaring a dragon seeks to devour the moon and that moonlight depends on the faithful slaying.
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Palma of Cuba Dead First Cuban president dies in Santiago
Tomas Estrada Palma, first president of the new Cuban republic after American intervention, died in Santiago on Wednesday afternoon from pneumonia. He abdicated amid partisan strife and a subsequent American-backed governance, ending a long political career.
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President Eliot of Harvard Ends Historic Career
Charles W. Eliot, aged 74, resigns as Harvard University president after a tenure beginning in 1869. He transformed the colonial curriculum, broke Latin Greek and mathematics routines, and introduced elective study, reshaping American higher education and earning titles like the George Washington of Harvard.
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Arbitration treaty with United States approved by Swiss State Council
A mix of brief international notes reports the Swiss State Council approving the arbitration treaty with the United States. a Turkish steamer sinks a ferryboat off Smyrna with 140 drowned. Other items cover wool buyers boycotting Melbourne exchange, the Dalai Lama resisting Tibetan reforms in Pekin, wrestler Max Luttbeg defeating Jimmy Potts, castaways reaching Suva after two months on Christmas Island, a newborn for Chaplain E R Patrick, suffragettes tried in London, and Mrs Mary Leigh’s continued imprisonment.
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