Missouri Vote Delivers Mixed Results with Some Upsets
Early returns show Republicans gaining several doubtful counties including War-Tren and Atchison while Amendment No. 10 fails by a large margin though exact figures are unavailable. St Louis goes wet by over 100000 as Reed and McKinley contest U S senate seats with Reed leading in St Louis and McKinley’s fate tied to county results. Republicans claim seven congressmen with two in doubt and Democrats retain multiple statewide officials as party leaders forecast legislature control on joint ballot.
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St. Louis
Missouri
War- Tren
Atchison
James Reed
Kansas City
United States
D. R. Francis
Reed
Francis
John McKinley
Nathan Frank
Frank
McKinley
A. P. Murphy
C. H. Morgan
C. A. Crow
Politte Elgins
Scott County
Butler
Cole
Joseph B. Shannon
Democratic State Committee
A. L. Harty
Republicans Win In St Louis By 25000
With about half of St Louis precincts reporting, Republicans swept the city ticket and key seats. The projected net majority nears 130,000, signaling a sweeping victory across congressional and state races while constitutional amendments appear defeated by five to one margins.
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ST. Louis
St.Louis
Congress
Nationwide Democratic Tide Recaptures Governors and Congress
The race results show a broad Democratic wave across states. Dix wins New York by about 53,000, Wilson carries New Jersey by ~15,000, and Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, and Rhode Island see Democratic gains or reduced Republican leads. Tennessee and Alabama vote Democratic governors. Wisconsin hints at La Follette Senate return. Michigan leans Republican Osborne over Democrat Hemans.
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House of Representative
United States Senate
New York
John A. Dix
Henry L. Stimson
Hughen
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
Gnvernor
Vivian M. Lewis
Fort
Massachusetts
Eugene N. Fossa
Eben S. Draper
Draper
Connecticut
Simeon H. Baldwin
Charles A. Goodwin
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Warren G. Harding
New Hampshire
Robert P. Bass
C. B. Carr
Pennsylvania
Claude R. Porter
Wisconsin
Francis KE. McGovern
Senator la Follette
United States
Senate
Michigan
Charles 5. Osborne
L. T. Hemans
Taft Hears of Landslide in Ohio Dispatches
At Dennison Ohio President Taft received dispatches with election returns including a White House message predicting Democratic gains nationwide. While some early returns showed Republican congressmen, Taft was at dinner, surprised and noncommittal.
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Pittsburg
Paft
Dennison
Ohio
White House
Roosevelt mum on the results at Oyster Bay
In Oyster Bay New York President Roosevelt gave no comment on the Democratic victory. Reporters could not reach him as he refused to be seen. Kermit Roosevelt, returning from Harvard to vote, said his father knew what happened and had nothing to say under the circumstances.
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Oyster Bay
Mr. Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Harvard
Mas
E. R. Wallace
Morrisons
James McGraw
Mandeville St
New Orleans
Dix Wins New York Governor Seat in Narrow Plurality
John A. Dix wins the New York governorship over Henry L. Stimson by about 60,000 votes. Dix carries Greater New York by nearly 100,000 while Stimson trails by about 40,000 in Manhattan. In upstate districts Dix leads by roughly 31,000. in Greater New York Dix leads by about 103,000. Lieutenant governor candidate Thomas F. Conway trails Dix closely, and Democrats are poised to take the legislature and the U.S. Senate seat.
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New York
John A. Dix
Henry L. Stimson
Greater
Manhattan
Dix
Stimson
Thomas F. Conway
United States Senate
Chauntey M. Dere
Harmon Re elected Ohio Governor With Increased Plurality
Ohio returns from about 250 of 4526 precincts show Judson Harmon reelected Democrat by a larger margin though figures remain tentative. He won by a much bigger plurality than two years ago, with gains in Cleveland and Cincinnati precincts offsetting Republican gains elsewhere.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Harman
Cincinnati
Woodrow Wilson Wins New Jersey Governor by Narrow Margin
Returns from New Jersey show Woodrow Wilson with a 15 000 plurality over Vivian M Lewis for governor as the sole state office filled early results from Republican strongholds favored Lewis but a waning Republican vote suggested Wilson's eventual victory.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
Vivian M. Lewis
Lewis
Wilson
Porter Defeats Carroll for Iowa Governor by Small Plurality
In Des Moines Iowa F. Carroll the Republican nominee likely loses to Claude R Porter by a small margin. Porter would be the first Democratic Iowa governor in 20 years, replacing Horace Bloca. Republican State Chairman Carl France says country districts will offset Republican losses in the cities despite a light vote.
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Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Iowa
Claude R. Porter
Porter
Bloca
Horace Boles
Carl France
Foss Wins Mass Governor Race Over Draper in Landslide
In Massachusetts, Democrat Eugene B. Foss routed Republican Eben Draper for governor by an estimated 30,000 votes.
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Boston
Mass
Eugene B. Foss
Eben
Draper
Illinois Returns Show Democrats Near House Win In Chicago
Early returns from Chicago indicate a Democratic landslide with a city wide plurality near 50 000 and possible gains in several congressional districts. Republicans concede defeats for Mann Madden and Moxley while Cannon’s re election in the eighteenth district is noted amid statewide ticket results and Vermillion county tallies.
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Chicago
Ill
Mann, Madden and Moxley
Cannon
McKinney
Puller
Copley
Mteenth
Yallagher
Rodemberg
Vermillion County
Mitchell
Joseph G. Cannon
W. L. Cunlifg
Cook County
Painless He Was a Boston Boy
A Boston school teacher recalls a five year old boy forming Greek words with building blocks. A visitor praises the child as intelligent. The father interrupts with a joke claiming the boy spoke at 12 months and offered a witty comparison involving Boston culture and ancient Athena.
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Boston
Strong Preaching by Dust-Stamping Minister’s Daughter
A minister’s eight year old daughter praises a preacher as strong, saying the dust rose when he stamped his feet. The exchange occurs as the family leaves a church where the district superintendent preached that morning.
Pride in Chicago Ties Baseball and Grain Trade
In a local exchange Mr. Lakemish notes Chicago’s pride varies by sector. He contrasts baseball culture with the grain business, suggesting pride is linked to each industry’s prominence.
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Chicago
Noise from music teacher's 11 children shocks tenant
A gentleman asks if a music teacher in the next flat is unpleasant. The landlady replies that his 11 children make so much noise that you cannot hear the piano at all. The exchange appears in Harper's Bazar.
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Roamna
Harper's Bazar
Pettit's Eye Salve Promises Quick Relief for Winds
An ad style notice touts strong winds and sand storms causing eyelid irritation. Pettit's Eye Salve from Howard Bros Buffalo N.Y. is pitched to soothe and relieve. The copy includes assorted product lines and quirky quotes reflecting the era's advertising voice.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo,n
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