Roosevelt Victory Across Nation Reported in Early Returns
Early election results show the Republican national ticket leading nationwide with large margins in states like Minnesota Michigan New Jersey and Pennsylvania while Parker and Bryan trailed. Judge Parker conceded early. Roosevelt indicated he would not seek a second term. Local tallies in Ohio Missouri Illinois and other states suggested substantial Republican gains including multiple congressional seats and state majorities.
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Republicans gain in early returns threaten 50 seat House majority
Roosevelt shores up a Republican Congress as early returns indicate gains in California Fourth and Fifth, Ohio Twelfth, and Missouri Fifth and Fifteenth districts. Republicans estimate a House majority near 50, with several Democrat incumbents losing or at risk.
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Roosevelt Holds Native State Lead Over Parker In 1900 Returns
New York results show Theodore Roosevelt ahead of Parker by about 185000 votes statewide with stronger GOP support in upstate counties. In Greater New York Roosevelt trailed expectations but led Parker by significant margins, while Higgins and Herrick carried notable planks in New York City and surrounding areas. Districts in Oyster Bay Utica Syracuse Kingston reflect Roosevelt leads in multiple locales, matching late statewide totals.
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Maryland Ends With Roosevelt Lead In Early County Returns
Baltimore reports incomplete tallies with four Baltimore precincts missing but indicates Maryland backed Roosevelt by a small margin. In six congressional districts three Republicans and two Democrats have been chosen, with others still in doubt. W. H. Jackson currently holds this district and likely faces re election.
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West Virginia likely to back Roosevelt by large margin
Parkersburg reports the Republican state committee claims Roosevelt will win West Virginia by as much as 40,000 votes based on scant returns and county estimates. The committee also projects Governor Dawson as about half that Roosevelt margin.
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Roosevelt ahead in Wisconsin and Iowa returns slow
In Milwaukee on November 9 Roosevelt is leading Wisconsin by a large margin with La Follette likely elected governor over Peck. No state legislature figures yet. Seven Republicans and one Democrat elected to Congress. three districts remain. In Des Moines Roosevelt’s statewide plurality is seen around 125,000 with the state ticket following, ten Republicans elected to Congress and a district still in doubt. Wade appears to be holding his own in the Second District.
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Roosevelt carries California with larger lead than McKinley
Reports from California show Roosevelt winning the state by a bigger margin than four years earlier. Republicans claim seven of eight congress seats, with the Second district still in doubt where Democrat Bell leads the party ticket locally.
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Roosevelt Sweeps Connecticut With Large State Victory
Returns from most of Connecticut's 168 towns show President Roosevelt won the state by an estimated 25,000 votes. The entire Republican state ticket was elected by a large plurality.
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Roosevelt leads in Boise and stateswide vote trends
Boise reports Roosevelt with 929 to 243 in six precincts as Gooding county shows 845 for Gooding and 457 for Heitfeld. Roosevelt nationwide expected to win by a large margin. Topeka notes a 30 000 plurality while the state ticket is scratched. Wyoming Democrats concede Roosevelt victory, with a close governor race between Brooks and Osborne.
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Roosevelt Leads In Watertown Vote Totals
Chairman Martin of the democratic state central committee concedes Roosevelt with about 60 000 votes Parker about 30 000 and Watson about 15 000 in the state race reported from Watertown on Nov 9.
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Reno Vote Tilts Lead As Roosevelt Wins State
Reno report notes the Republican state ticket leads, Yerington likely defeats Van Duser for Congress, while Roosevelt nationwide is conceded the state.
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Boston Election Returns Signal Shifts in Massachusetts
Sufficient returns from the Massachusetts election indicate early trends in statewide races. Voters in Boston and surrounding areas show notable support for key candidates as results come in from the Novem ber polls.
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Roosevelt and Fairbanks Win State Electoral Vote
The Republicans carry the Roosevelt and Fairbanks electors and win most of the state ticket. Bates loses re election to Douglass who becomes the Democratic candidate for governor. Republicans elect at least ten of 14 congressmen and a large majority in the legislature. Roosevelt’s majority is about 82 000.
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New Hampshire Votes Give Republicans Large State Win
In Concord on November 9 an independent voter surge delayed tallying, but Republicans prevail. Roosevelt carries New Hampshire by 18 000 to 20 000 and McLane wins governorship by at least 12 000. Legislature remains solidly Republican in both chambers.
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Roosevelt and Fairbanks Win Maine State Contest
Early returns from 350 of 519 Maine communities show Roosevelt and Fairbanks ahead with 57,946 to Parker 24,730. The 1900 results were McKinley 58,355 and Bryan 33,242, giving an estimated Republican plurality of about 37,000.
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Democrats Sweep Most Congressional Seats in State
Raleigh reports indicate all ten Democratic congressmen likely elected with the Eighth and Tenth districts still undecided. The Democratic majority statewide is about 50,000. Virginia casts nine Democrats to one Republican in nine districts, with Camp Slemp narrowly ahead in the Ninth by 1,500. In Utah Roosevelt leads with an unprecedented turnout and an 8,000 plurality for the state.
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Election returns show Democratic gains across states
Jackson reports 60 000 to 75 000 votes with Democratic Parker Davis ticket leading by about 50 000 and eight Democratic congressmen in Mississippi. Little Rock notes light Arkansas turnout with Democrats ahead by about 40 000 and seven Democratic congressmen elected. Columbia confirms Parker carried South Carolina by at least 40 000 with the state ticket and legislature all Democratic and seven Democratic congressmen chosen.
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Democrats Sweep Louisiana in Parker Davis Victory
New Orleans reports Parker and Davis carry Louisiana by about 35,000 votes. Seven Democratic congressmen elected. Election described as peaceful with light turnout outside New Orleans.
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Early returns show Parker leads with large vote total
Austin reports initial results indicating turnout near 375000 with Parker receiving about 250000 votes and Roosevelt 60000 while the remainder are scattered. Democratic candidates for Congress are listed but incomplete in the tally.
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Florida and Georgia Vote Totals Show Democratic Gains
Jacksonville and Atlanta dispatches report light turnout and strong Democratic wins. Florida returns suggest all congressional candidates elected as Democrats. Georgia tally indicates about 90,000 votes with all 11 Democratic congressmen victorious.
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Election Day Tragedies in Colorado Reported
In Cripple Creek Colorado on election day two Democratic election judges Ike Idebolt and Chris Miller were shot and killed by a sheriff s deputy after ordering him from the polling place. Deputy Doyle attacked Judge Kennedy and was fatally wounded by Ed O Leary who intervened.
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Murdered by a Car Robber in Philadelphia
John Kerr a 42 year old watchman for the Pennsylvania Sweep and Smelting Co was killed while protecting a fellow worker from two young car robbers. Engineer David Aikle confronted the thieves but one robber fired and Kerr died from a chest wound as they fled.
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Writings of the Poets His Way
A poem criticizes a writer for exaggeration and bias masking truth while acknowledging occasional veracity. It urges readers to take statements with a grain of salt and assign a high probability to inaccuracy. The piece ends noting a cautious approach to the subject.
Thanksgiving Dreams and Dread in Classic Verse
A collage of 19th and early 20th century poems and verses reflecting Thanksgiving themes. The pieces range from laments about turkeys and the holiday feast to pastoral autumn scenes and moral musings on time and life, attributed to William J. Lampton J. M. Lewis and Irene Pomeroy Shields.
Fair Play and The New Road Reflect Values
A meditation on fair play and perseverance contrasts personal ethics with ambition. The piece cites S E Kiser and I E Kiser from the Chicago Record-Herald, framing fair play as essential to success and describing the long road of growth into a shorter, clearer path as experience reshapes challenges.
We are but Soldiers In The Ranks
A short poem by S. E. Kiser printed in the Chicago Record-Herald emphasizes soldiers obedience and duty. It praises steadfast fighting once ranks are stacked at night and those who strive to do their best.
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