Political Play That Failed In Sibley Audit
The Oil City Blizzard details a conflict over publishing an audit for Judge Criswell. Martin of Franklin pressed for publication as paid advertising, but the paper refused, calling it a reflection on the judge. The episode boosts Judge Criswell’s stance and targets Breene, Democratic candidate for Congress.
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Oil City
Martin
Franklin
William J. Breene
Democrati
Congress
Advertising in Warren’s business town stance
A 1910 Warren ad urges merchants to judge towns by newspaper quality and ad display. It claims Warren’s mail shows life through lively ads and suggests businessmen boost local reputation and profits by sending well prepared copy and buying space in The Mail.
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Times
Dieturn
The
Mail
Notice to Subscribers on One-Year Arrears
The Post Office Department requires denial of mail to subscribers with one year or more in arrears. Viewers are urged to pay promptly or the paper will be discontinued to that address. The notice excludes prepaid subscribers or those within a year. Check your label for amount owed. Mary Printing Co.
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Warren Golf Club
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Fox and Randall Farms
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Warren
Warren Postoffice
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The anonymous letter writer a cowardly critic
The piece denounces an anonymous letter writer as the most unprincipled cad, delivering hostile opinions from behind a hidden identity to avoid accountability and speak in public.
Advertising in the Mail Earns Real Results
Local merchants are urged to advertise in the Mail to reach broad audiences and boost sales. Officials promise strong distribution and measurable response for helped businesses through targeted rates and deadlines.
Sibles Election Expense Account Filed Details 1633 Vouchers
James S Carmichael for Joseph C Sibley filed the supplemental election expense account showing 43 sub accounts of agents and 1633 vouchers. The total remains 42500 and the Venango county statement is included. The record aligns with the Umbel decision as affirmed by the Superior and Supreme courts.
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Joseph C. Sibley
Mr. Sibley
Mercer
Warren
Elk
Forest
Venango County
Umbel
Superior
Supreme Courts
Woman with eight children seeks court protection after surprise
A New York woman married a man with seven children to gain a mother for them. She then revealed eight more children she bore, a fact J. Billings called a match. The husband has asked the court to protect him, possibly next week.
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New York
J. Billings
Beaded Canes and a Laugh from Geronimo at Fort Sill
An account from Southern Workman recalls Geronimo in his later years selling beaded canes to visiting whites at Fort Sill and Miss Adkisson's mission. He used the proceeds to buy comforts he relied on in old age, joking that the tobacco and mescal helped him walk straight.
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Adkisson
Crushing Romance in a Knightly Courtship Debate
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange, Battersby argues that commercialization dulls romance and imagination in marriage, praising old fashioned courting with a gallant drawbridge scene. The counterpart retorts that the beloved weighs 200 pounds, contrasting fantasy with practicality.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Council member humbly braces amid price tag reveal
In Vote Mart a city council member, wearing a ready made suit with price tag, shows mental distress after a colleague notes it. When asked if fear was exposure, he says lobbyists would think it shows his charge rather than the price.
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Washington Star
Poetic Justice Tale Tied to Water Scheme Swindle
In a judge’s quip a swindler who cheated the speaker in a irrigation scheme becomes a victim of poetic justice. The judge notes the man died from water on the brain, a grim fate linked to his folly.
Gratitude Blossoms From the Soul’s Deep Note
A reflective quote on gratitude as the fairest blossom in the heart, noting that the human heart knows it best and no other virtue outshines its warmth.
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Tlusea Puiloa
Harmon Re elected Governor of Ohio By 60000 Margin
Cleveland November 9 Governor Harmon has been re elected Ohio chief executive by about 60000 majority. Hamilton County home to President Taft gave Harmon 15000 votes and Cuyahoga 10000, signaling strong Democratic gains and foreshadowing a possible 1912 presidential bid.
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Nick Longworth
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Congress
Draper Concedes Defeat in Massachusetts Governor Race
Boston reports Governor Draper concedes defeat to Congressman Foss in the Massachusetts race. Foss declares a 32,987 plurality and predicts Cassidy elected lieutenant governor while seven congress districts appear carried.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Draper
Cassidy
South Carolina Elections Show Light Turnout
Charleston reports indicate a light general election vote as usual with Democratic nominations seen as the effective election. The state ticket led by Colonel E. B. Lease faced little opposition while a Socialist gubernatorial candidate drew a few scattered votes.
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S. C
South Carolina
E. B. Lease
Claim Victory In Nebraska across governor and senate
Lincoln Nebraska November 9 fine weather and heavy voter turnout as county option issue drives ballot scratching. Republicans claim Aldrich will win by a large majority while Democrats back Dahlman. Indications show Burkette beaten by Hitchcock for senate with Hitchcock leading in the state.
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Neb
Aldrich
Dahlman
Burkhett
Hitchcock
United States Senate
South Carolina Elects Full Democratic Tickets in Victory
South Carolina voters chose the Democratic slate in both congressional and state races. Colonel L. B. Lease of Newberry won the governorship as the Socialist challenger drew only a nominal share.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
L. B. Lease
Newberry
Harmon Wins Precinct. Herrmann’s District Narrowly Fails
Cincinnati voters report Judson Harmon the Democratic candidate for governor carried precinct A in the Tenth ward by 24 votes. This district is known as the home district of Garry Herrmann, a leading lieutenant of Boss Cox, marking a notable political contest in the city.
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Judson Harmon
Tenth Ward
Garry Herrmann
Boss Cox
Texas Louisiana and Mississippi Elect Voters
New Orleans report states that Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi elected voters on November 9 to determine regional political outcomes. The item notes cross-state participation but provides no candidate names or results.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
New Orleans
Democratic Tickets Shape Southern States Races
Louisiana and Mississippi elected congressmen and minor state officials as usual majorities swing. Texas named an entire state ticket with larger Democratic majorities than two years ago. Louisiana ratified a ten million bond issue to part fund the Panama exposition.
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Mississippi
Texas
Campbell
Republicans Sweep Michigan State Ticket and Congressional Races
Detroit reports a Republican gain with Charles E. S. Osborn elected governor by about 60,000 votes. All GOP candidates for congress appear elected, barring possible notes on Diecke in the Fifth and Denby in the First.
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Charles E. S. Osborn
Warner
Congress
Dieckema
Denby
Georgia elects 11 Democrats to Congress in early returns
Early returns from Georgia on November 9 indicate 11 Democratic incumbents are headed to Congress. In eight districts the Democratic candidates ran unopposed, with only Congress members elected yesterday as governor, statehouse officers and legislature were chosen in October.
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Georgia
Republicans Sweep Rhode Island Victory Indicated
Returns from 355 districts show Republicans winning reelection of congressmen and the governor and state ticket plus the Providence mayor. The districts cover small country towns known for strong Republican support.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Stimson Congratulates Dix on Election Victory
Henry L. Stimson sent a telegram to John A. Dix expressing congratulations and best wishes for the success of Dix’s administration as early returns indicate his election. The message is dated November 9 in New York.
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Henry L. Stimson
John A. Dix
Democrats Carry Asbury Park Victory Report
New York Nov 9 Democrats win Asbury Park the Methodist resort on the New Jersey coast for the first time in history marking a historic political result.
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Asbury Park
New York
New Jersey
Upheaval in Oneida County Defeats Republican slate
In Utica on November 1 Democratic gains swept key Republicans from Oneida county offices. Senator Davenport and Representative Millington were defeated by Ferriss and Talcott respectively, with Talcott the first Democrat elected to the 27th district in over two decades. Dix surged to carry the county, while Schoeneck and Conway likely divided Oneida’s lieutenant governor vote.
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Oneida County
Frederick Davenport
T. Harvey Ferriss
Charles Millington
Oneida-Herkimer
Charles A. Talcott
Talcott
Oneida
Herkimer
Henry W. Bentley
Boonville
James S. Sherman
Sherman
Davenport
Millington
Dix
Schoeneck
Conway
Roosevelt
State Senate Tight Election Returns In New York
New York voters gave Democrats 24 Senate seats with two to three districts still in doubt. Senator Davenport in Vice President Sherman's district has been defeated along with Erie county Republicans Davis and Hill. In Judge Parker's old district amplifying the close race.
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State Senate
Davenport
Sherman
Erie County
Davis
Hill
Judge Parker
Democrats gain in Ulster and nearby districts in NY election
Ulster district results show Fiero winning over Cordis the Republican incumbent. Democrats have won Senate seats in Brooklyn Erie Ulster Dutchess Niagara for a total of five new senators. Kissel and Alton in Brooklyn are succeeded by Democrats. New York County senate outcome remains slow with two of three Republicans likely defeated.
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Fiero
Cordis
Brooklyn
Erie
Dutchess
Niagara
Kissel and Alton
New York County
Why does a player pick up two bats before the plate
A Wittsbury Post quip notes a baseball player using two bats to feel lighter at the plate. The joke extends to a boarding house where biscuits become part of the scheme.
Deer Hunt on Adirondacks Yields Two Fine Bucks
Dr. W. C. DeForest and Eli Keller return from a Adirondacks trip with two bucks, one weighing 245 pounds and sporting a 12 prong antler. Traffic on the Warren Jamestown line delayed four hours after a cow strike sent freight cars off the tracks.
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Eli Keller
Adirondacks
Warren-Jamestown
Jamestown
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Mail and 2i Results Advertisement
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