Democrats Lead in Senate Amid Close Races and House Gains
Late returns show Democrats ahead in key states with 52 to 42 Senate split as Nebraska Nevada and Wyoming yields buoyed Democrats. Republicans gain 19 House seats to 10, reducing Democratic majority. Rhode Island New Jersey and other contests swing. Some races still uncertain including Indiana Arizona Utah and Delaware.
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New York
Ohio
Pomerone
Myron T. Herrick
Senate
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Pittman
Nevada
Kendrick
Wyoming
Arizona
New Mexico
New Jersey
Senator Lippitt
Henry F. Lippitt
Rhode Island
Peter Gbelet
Gerry
William M. Calder
O’gorman
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
James E. Martine
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Maine
Frederick Hale
Johnson
Maryland
Joseph S. France
David J. Jewis
Blair Lee
Indiana
John W. Kern
Thomas Taggart
Harry S. New
James E. Watson
Wilson
West Virginia
Chilton
Howard Sutherland
Repblican
Istor Ashurst
Joseph H. Kibbey
Myers
Montana
Charles N. Pray
Owever
George Sutherland
Utah
William H. King
Sutherland
du Pont
Delaware
Joseph O. Wolcott
Clark
John B. Kendrick
Mexico
A. A. Jones
Frank A. Hubbell
Senator Catron
British Chief Beauchamp Duff summoned to testify in Mesopotamia inquiry
General Sir Beauchamp Duff, commander in India since 1913, is recalled to London to give evidence before the Mesopotamia Commission. Duff played a key role in the Kut siege and the East Africa expedition, shaping British military actions in the period.
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Beauchamp Duff
India
London
Mesopotamia
Duff
Potamia
Kut-el-Asmara
Lone East Africa
McCormick predicts Wilson over 300 electoral votes
Democratic National Chairman McCormick said Wilson would finish with more than 300 electoral votes and cited gains in West Virginia Kansas and Ohio. He listed states in the solid South and others not included, and noted Hughes movements in California and Minnesota.
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Wilson
Kansas
Ohio
Califfornia
Minnesota
Associated Press
New York
McCormick
West Virginia
South
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Maryland
Missouri
Iota
Montane
North Dakota
Nebraska
Nevada
Hampshire
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Delaware
South Dakota
Indiana
G. O
Hughes
Willcox
Thanksgiving Day Service At Congregation Shomayim
Congregation Shomayim plans a Thanksgiving celebration in patriotic fashion on Thanksgiving Day. All invited to the temple at 10 o'clock for music by the temple choir and a special set evolving America arranged by Rabbi Moses.
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Shomayim
America
Moses
Election vote in Mobile largest in city's history
Mobile residents backed President Woodrow Wilson in the international election with Wilson receiving 2 041 votes and Hughes 675 in all city wards. The educational amendment passed citywide except in ward seven where voters split. Republicans showed strength in several wards, notably 152 for the GOP and 278 for Democrats in ward four.
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Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Hughes
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Seeeane Eae
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S. Sino Bee's
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Oe le
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Citronelle Et Hs Wwe
Mt Vernon
Calvert
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Thieodore
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Eter Ee
Lioya
Ower
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Ewe
Coden
Crawfords
Chunchula
Holloman
Sosa Oc
Grand County
Arabia Torpedoed Without Warning Sinks. All 437 Safe
British admiralty says the Peninsular and Oriental steamship Arabia was torpedoed without warning. All 437 passengers, including 169 women and children, were saved. No list of passengers available to confirm any Americans aboard.
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London
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Arabia
Admiralty
Peninsular and Oriental Company
Arabia liner torpedoed and sunk with about 300 aboard
The liner Arabia was torpedoed and sunk yesterday near Paris. About 300 passengers were aboard the 7,933 ton vessel. She had been bound from Sydney, New South Wales, to London, sailing from Adelaide on October 6 after leaving on September 30.
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Arabia
Sydney
London
Adelaide
New High Stock Records Beset by Election Uncertainty
The New York market opened with a strong broad under tone and registered some new high records despite uncertainty over the general election results.
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Associated Press
New York
Kansas Goes Wilson But Republicans Win on the State Ticket
Kansas reports early returns with President Wilson leading by over 9,000 in partial precincts. Governor Capper re-elected by about 100,000. The Republican slate wins the state ticket. In Congress, four Democratic incumbents are re-elected and four Republicans win seats. Charles M. Harger defeats Guy T. Helvering in the Fifth district. Edward C. Little beats Joseph Taggart in the Second.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Wilson
Capper
Charles M. Harger
Guy T. Helvering
Edward C. Little
Joseph Taggart
Cotton Jumps 2.30 a Bale in New York Market
In New York on November 8, cotton prices surged by about 2.30 per bale amid stronger Liverpool and bullish ginning figures. May futures rose to 19.83 as buying intensified and values advanced at several points.
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New York
Liverpool
Mayor Names Delegates To Southern Congress And Good Roads Meet
Mayor Harry Pillans appointed delegates to the Southern Commercial Congress in Norfolk December 11 to 14 and to the Alabama Good Roads Association in Birmingham November 15. The lists name many officials and business figures across two groups.
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Alabama Good Roads Association
Harry Pillans
Norfolk
Birmeingham
Commercial
Congress
A. P. Bush
C. A. Call
M. J. McDermott
Ford
Fordeimer
Ashbel Hubbard
CG O'Connell
R. W. Ogburn
W. Wilson
Alex Bloch
Hugo Orden
George L., Kilmer
John B. Dortch
John Gaillard
R. Wv. Taylor
J. W. Little
Ernest Ladd
B. J. Buck
E. M. Rosengrant
Russell Houston
Ed Harris
G. van Antwerp
L. LaBaron Lyons
George J., Sullivan
Jamey Gibboney
C. W. Hempstead
Good Roads
John Craft
Stewart LeBlanc
Matt Mahomer, Jr
W. H. Kemp
W. M. Clemens
H. G. Barclay
S. Palmer Gaillard
H. C. Turner
Guy J. Hartwell
Jos, Kepalla, Jr
Gordon Smith
Carranza Declines Resignation While Seeking Presidency
General Venustiano Carranza told the Associated Press he would not resign as first chief for his presidential bid. He added he could leave his post just before constitutional elections if necessary and noted that Mexico-US relations have not been strained.
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Mexico City
Venustiano Carranza
Associated Press
Republic
Gneral Carranza
Mexico
United States
Wilson Money Yet in Evidence Here
The article describes heavy betting in Mobile tied to the national election. Bets favored Wilson amid uncertainty with odds from Hughes to even money. A Washington report claimed Wilson’s victory sparked excitement and a $100,000 bet by a U.S. senator.
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Mobile
Hughes
Wilson
Postal Telegraph Company
Washington
United States
Wall Street
Rumanians Gain Ground in Transylvania Front
Berlin reports Romanian forces continued advances in Transylvania near Tulghes, while Austro German units recaptured posts near Bodza Pass. Official announcements confirm shifting positions on the frontier division.
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Transylvania
Berlin
Sayville
Tulghes
Bodza
Germans Shell Somme Front West of Beaumont-Hamel
The war office says German artillery shelled British lines west of Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme front north of the Ancre. A German raid in the district was unsuccessful. Weather reported as stormy.
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London
Beaumont-Hamel
Somme
Ancre
War ‘Office
British Attack on Somme Front Broken Up
Berlin reports British assaults between Le Sars and Gueudecourt on the Somme were repelled by German fire. South of the Somme the Germans regained possession of the village of Pleurs?re.
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Berlin
Sayville
le Sars
Gueudecourt
Somme
War Office
Pressoire
Catts Takes Early Lead In Florida Governor Race
In Florida a tight gubernatorial contest shows Sidney J. Catts leading Democrat W. W. Knott in early returns. With about 35,000 votes tallied, Catts holds a slim edge, maintaining the initial ratio as more ballots are counted. The state gave its usual majority to President Wilson.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
W. W. Knott
Sidney J. Catts
Catts
Wilson
Weather Forecast Promises Rain and Relief
Rain is forecast for Thursday with cooler temperatures following. Tonight should be fair with a warm spell foreseen in the outlying areas. The western states report clear cold weather while Sheridan Wyoming logged the lowest temp and Mobile showed higher readings in the recent statewide observations.
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Mississippi
Sheridan
Wyo
Drift Toward Wilson Evident in National Returns
Early returns from a dozen doubtful states show a steady drift toward President Wilson's re election. Both parties claimed large electoral majorities, but actual figures favored Wilson, especially with West coast trends contrasting East spoils.
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New York
Wilson
United States
Charles Evans Hughes
West
Hughes
New England
Mobile station recruits eight for Navy from federal building
Eight men have joined the Navy through the Mobile recruiting station in the federal building opened November 1. Frank Schimpf, son of restaurant man Charles Schimpf, is among those sent forward. Chief Yeoman W. B. Hancock says recruitment runs through November 10 with several listed recruits and addresses.
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Federal
Uncle Sam
Frank Schimpf
Charles Schimpf
Yeoman
W. B. Hancock
Mobile
John 9. Boswell
West Butler
Ala
John Perry
Ollie Patterson
Crichton
Elijah Revett
Buckatunna
Morris J. Brady
Chicago
Raymond B. Bloomquist
Joliet, Ill
Robert T. Beagle
Fulton
Frank W. Schimpf
Columbian American-Hawaiian Ship Shelled by Submarine
The American-Hawaiian steamer Columbian, 8,579 tons gross, reports by wireless that it is being shelled by a submarine and is calling for help. Authorities and maritime sources monitor the distress as the vessel transmits from the Atlantic.
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London
Defeat Signals Sparked National Election Reactions
Voters watched signal lights signal defeat for the president as Hughes led in key states. Early results showed shifts with Wilson gaining momentum in the East and West. Reports note huge crowds, market jitters, and the nation awaiting final tallies as states flip and forecasts adjust.
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Peliorbane Hughes
Wall Street
Wilson
Hughes
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