Two States Hold Center Of Interest In Politigs
By Associated Press New York Oct 15 Maryland and Missouri hold center of political attention as early results arrive. Taft leads in Maryland with 301 electoral votes Bryan 106. Missouri shows Taft narrow margin and likely Republican governor. Indiana may elect a Democratic legislature and Kern to the Senate. Socialists gain some votes, Prohibition lags behind expectations. Missouri unofficial counts favor Bryan over Taft 289,608 to 200,177 with Hadley leading Cowherd for governor by 15,158.
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Maryland
Missouri
Taft
Hadley
Associated Press
New York
Bryan
Hoodrey
Indiana
Kern
United States Senate
St. Louis
Republican
Cowherd
Tates
Morgan
Republican State Committee
Roosevelt
Senate
Democrats
House
Morgan County
United States
Hanford Shines in Taming of the Shrew at the Auditorium
Charles B. Hanford delivers a masterful Petruchio in a highly praised Taming of the Shrew. Miss Dromah o charms as Katharina with refined performance. The rendition captivates the audience with strong acting and assured direction. Washington (D. S) Pow notes the show at the Auditorium on Tuesday November 17.
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Charles B. Hanford
Mr. Hanford
Petruchio
Dromah
Katherina
Shrew
Hanford
Mise Dromah
Washington (D. S
Harrison Killed in Chelsea After Quarrel
Chelsea Ohio November 6 Chan Rossabot and another man killed W J Harrison in an altercation said to stem from an old quarrel Harrison a well known Vinita resident for years Two of his daughters Mrs Henry Thomas and Miss Edna Harrison remain at Vinita with Jesse Harrison who has been with his father at Chelsea for months The two daughters left tonight for Chelona to arrange disposal of the body remains undetermined
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Chelsea, Ohic
Ann
Chan Rossabot
W. J. Harrison
Vinita
Henry Thomas
Edna Harrison
Lore Ann
Jesse Harrison
Chelsea
Chelona
Carter School House Box Supper Planned for Thursday
Farmers husked corn in the vicinity while Mr Brennan visited the school Monday evening Rev Hearn missed services last Sunday due to his wife’s illness Frank Brown and his wife from Narcisan called on friends here Sunday A box supper at the Schoolhouse is set for Thursday night November 12 inviting all. Young people enjoyed a candy pulling at Mr and Mrs Bakers home nearby
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Brennan
Rev. Hearn
Frank Brown
Narcisan
Mes
Clerks error causes confusion in report
AP reports a misprint from October 1 stating the International Text Book Co vs Pigg rehearing was denied. The clerk’s mistake mixed it with a different case on the Supreme Court calendar. The International Text Book Co suit against Aaron T. Pigg of Topeka Kansas has not been argued.
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Washington
Associated Press
United States Supreme Court
Internatonal Text Book Company
Aaron T. Pigg
Topeka
Kansas
Supreme Court
International Text Book Company
Pigg
Train collision in Laporte kills motorman and injures many
Laporte Ind Nov 6 John Wilson motorman killed and Mrs Edgar Austin seriously injured when Lake Erie and Western passenger train struck a trolley car from South Bend. About nine dozen other passengers sustained minor injuries in the morning crash.
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Associated Press
Laporte
Ind
John Wilson
Edgar Austin
Lake Erie & Western
South Bend
White Oak items show small town updates and moves
Nov 3 notes list Rev Butler and Pearl Miles visiting relatives in Wellston. Joe Bishop and Newt Myers plan farming plans. Mes Millernie and Gromilny Sweetman travel for visits. Miss Haynes returns from Vinita. Hen Head recovers from dislocated ankle. H D Mitchell returns from Chicago. locals in Vici for events. new desks installed at the echo house. Bobbitt and Norman Kilgore travel to Vinita. election interest grows as townsfolk and their families gather. Fred Kelley among local business visitors.
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Butler
Pearl Miles
Wellston
Monroe Hutler
Joe Bishop
Sid Mitchell
Businema
Gromilny Sweetman
Miss Haynes
Vinita
Hen Head
H. D. Mitchell
Chicago
Vici
Wr. Hampton
Mire
John Sweatman
Chitwood
Leon‘ned Gordon
Grayson Wills
Geo. Harlan
Ketchum Notes Include Campaign Speech and Local Visits
Dated Nov 2 Hon D C Hughes spoke at the schoolhouse drawing a large crowd. Judge Bruster visited from Pryor Creek while James Cohen and John Hallet stopped by. Ben Hoff plans a California trip on the second Tuesday in November. Mrs Tom Cunningham from Miami Texas attends to business, Rev Megill to preach on the third Sunday. The Cleara wheel horse J D Sexton passed through last Monday as Grand River fording improves.
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D.C. Hughes
Mayes County
Judge Bruster
Pryor Creek
Sloan
Tom. Cunningham
Miami
Tex
Albert Matthews
James Cohen
Ketchum
Ben Hoff
California
Mr. Nelson
John Hallet
Bix Cabin
Rev
Megill
J.D. Sexton
Grand River
Adair Items Report Local Visits and Farm News
Ada ir items list visitors from Bartlesville Pensacola Centralia Stillwell and Vinita. Local ministers Grimes Megill and Peeters preach farewell or harvest sermons. Milikan brothers drill a well for Eli Kev. Calvert builds a residence six miles east. James Rogers buys fruit trees. The Gherkins daughter improves from illness. Martin family notes fever improvement and election peace in Adair.
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Rogers
Bartlesville
Grimes
Methodist Church
Megill
U. B. Church
J. M. Peeters
Baptist Church
Milikan Brothers
Eli Kev
Geo. Calvert
Adair
James Rogers
Pensacola
Jim
Gherkins
Vinita
A.G. Wilkerson
N. W. Brinker
Fred Inlow
J.B. McLaughlin
Stillwell
Lee Martin
G.a.martin
Greenbriar
Taft to Lead as Republicans Claim 1908 Victory
A polemic verse mourns democracy's demise and predicts Taft as next president. It alludes to Roosevelt, Bryan, and Gompers, claiming Republicans triumph while labor and democracy fade. The spoof ties historical echoes to the November outcome and hints at political bravado.
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Haskell
Standard Oil
Bryan
Gormper
Taft
Mes. Chas
BE. Latiwan
Save Widowers From Snare and Lawmaker’s Proposal
A colonel warns that marriages between rich older men and young women tempt fortune and threaten widows. He supports a draft pew law to shield heirs from post marriage transfers, restricting control of estate and income for men over 65 who wed women under 16 years his junior.
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Gobsa Golde
Potter Roxe
Common Advice on Serenity and Health
A humorous meditation on calmness as key to health and beauty. Horace Fletcher argues serenity outweighs chewing for well being, while cosmetics cannot ward off wrinkles without inner peace. The piece notes modern pressures from golf to income and nagging worries that hamper serenity.
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Horace Fletcher
Retribution in social relations and fear as punishment
The excerpt states that infractions of love and equity are quickly punished by fear. It contrasts simple relations with departures from simplicity, where self-interest harms others and causes alienation, shrinking eyes, and mutual war, expressing a view by Emernon.
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Emernon
The Necessity of Work and Idle Nobility
Auerbach debates work and leisure, arguing that the noble man may cherish idleness yet must acknowledge others’ labor. The exchange contrasts creation by gods with the duty of action, admitting the tension as a core human question.
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Auerbach
Sam's Only Enjoyment at a Carolina Funeral
A humorous anecdote notes that coastal Carolinians, described as superstitious, find funeral attendances oddly pleasurable. A gardener travels to Charleston and returns to say his time was poor unless a friend died while he was away, implying the funeral provided the expected amusement.
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Sam
Seacoast
Carolinas
Charleston
Change of Air Requested by Priest to Archbishop Ryan
John Talbot Smith recounts a well known priest asking Archbishop Ryan for a vacation citing health. The archbishop, noting his parish duties, quips that physicians recommend a change of air and suggests trying parish air for a month as a light rebuke. The Preemana Journal records the exchange.
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John Talbot Smith
Ryan
Preemana Journal
Modesty in a Whispered Exchange of Compliments
A tender exchange between lovers features a bashful girl who resists compliments. The ardent partner declares beauty, while she protests that praise would make her conceited, preferring silence over flattery. The dialogue centers on humility and affection without escalation.
Hanging and survival tale shocks 1868 Port Barrancas
A graphic excerpt recalls a near execution at Port Barrancas Florida on April 4 1868. A Yankee sergeant cut the condemned man down and the sufferer describes intense pain and visions before lasting trauma. Included are notes of famous figures discussing retirement and age at Murray Bay Canada.
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Port Barrancas
Florida
Earth
Heaven
Indies
J. T. Hand
One of Nature's Rulings and Seafaring Births
A collection of aphorisms and trivia notes including a quote about rulers and fools, a remark on substitutes for wood, a note that seven thousand British subjects are born at sea each year, and fragments about a person born at sea.
An Effectual Threat by a Confederate General
A Sunday Magazine tale depicts Confederate General Extra Billy Smith as irascible yet patriotic. During a grueling march his exhausted regiment refused to move. Smith ordered them to rise or he would march them off and abandon every man.
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Billy
Fun as a Necessity Revolutionizes Daily Life
A Success Magazine piece argues that fun and humor are essential, not luxury, shaping physical economy and life quality. It claims humor renews energy after tiring events, transforming mental clarity and overall well being following a truly funny play.
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Success Magazine
Complication Sparks Novel Conun Drum Gag
Two Irishmen Pat and Mike run a joke about making conundrums. Pat asks what goes around a barnyard in feathers on two legs and barking like a dog. Mike answers a chicken. Pat asks how the dog bark got in. Mike says he added it to make it huskier.
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Pat
Mike
Philadelphia Ledger
Long Flights of Birds Reach Far Across the World
A naturalist notes the longest continuous journeys by shore and water birds, flying from the Islands of the Bering Sea to Hawaii and Fanning Island about 2 200 miles, with birds resting only rarely on water. The Cornish chough faces near extinction as rock and jackdaws push it out, while a Lhasa counterpart persists in exile.
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Bering Strait
Bering Sea
Hawaii
Fanning Tab
Lhassa
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R. L. Martin
Teddy Roosevelt
Bill Taft
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