County Majorities Show Shifts in Election Totals
Full county returns confirm exact unofficial majorities for officials. McCleery leads with 88 for representative while majorities for auditor, treasurer, sheriff, recorder, county attorney, and other posts are listed. Taft and Carroll top presidential and governor races with large margins. In Washington city, McCall and Riley win as justices, Turner and Coffman win as constables.
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Myers
McCleery
McVoy
Eckerman
Black
Kendall
Dewey
Purvis
Cress
Gibson
Lacey
Cummins
Taft
Kennedy
Carroll
Clark
Riggs
Washington City
R. T. McCall
W. H. Riley
Folger
W. EE. Kerr
McCall
Riley
Kerr
A. M.turner
S. A. Coffman
C. O. Bailey
W. H. Warner
Turner
Coffman
Bailey
Warner
Bryan the good loser in political life
Mr. Bryan is described as a good loser despite many defeats. He notes he is not dead yet and likens himself to an animal with nine lives, saying he has more work to do though not as president. He expresses appreciation for supporters and says he hopes to influence reforms and remains confident the people’s loyalty sustains him.
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William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Women vote for fund for domestic science scholarship
Mrs. Anna Tillinghast of Titusville Pa. questioned the impact of ending the domestic drudgery of women before the State Federation of Women's Clubs in Pittsburgh. The remark sparked a cheer from the audience as discussions on a $15,000 scholarship fund began.
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Anna ©. Tillinghast
Titusville
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Pittsburg
Well Informed Recommend Syrup of Figs and Senna
One of the essentials for happy homes is knowledge of trusted products. The text touts an ethical laxative Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as genuine, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., and sold by leading druggists worldwide.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Kate Cassatt McKnight Memorial Domestic Science Scholarship
A 815 000 fund for a domestic science scholarship at State College of Pennsylvania was approved without opposition. Discussions centered on duties of wives and daughters at home, with a consensus that drudgery is a common mistake for many wives. The scholarship will honor Kate Cassatt McKnight, a Pittsburg woman who aided wives and mothers, and aims to teach proper homekeeping.
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State College
State College of Pennsylvania
Kate Cassatt McKnight
Pittsburg
Christian Science Monitor to Be Published in Boston
The Christian Science Publishing Society announces a new daily newspaper named the Christian Science Monitor. It will focus on real news in a clean wholesome manner, avoiding sensationalism and exploitation of illustrations, aiming to be welcome in homes that cherish purity and refinement.
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The
Christian Science Sentinel of
Boston
Church
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Plea for Women Soldiers in Paris Movement
Dr Madeline Pelletier a leader of the French women's political movement heads a petition to parliament to allow women to serve in the military She argues they must face the inevitable legal outcome and learn that violence is necessary for victory She says gymnastics and marching will benefit women while men handle socks and cooking
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Madeline Pelletier
Sports a disease in high school athletics says Chicago official
President O C Schneider of the Chicago board of education calls football and American sports a national disease. He cites criticism by Superintendent Cooley who laments physical culture in high schools and argues the system makes players feel superior and believes the sport is now a disease.
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O. C. Schneider
Chicago Board of Education
Cooley
Mr. Schneider
Gospel Bearing Galleon Hiram Bingham Ready for Gilbert Islands
A sixty foot auxiliary gasoline schooner named the Hiram Bingham was recently completed and launched in San Francisco to spread the gospel in the Gilbert Islands. Clergymen blessed the vessel and it was consecrated to missionary work, with travel by water deemed essential.
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South Seas
San Francisco
Hiram Bingham
Gilbert Islands
Novel Life Preserver Knapsack Lights with Battery Lamp
A new Belgian life preserver designed as a knapsack claims to be unsinkable. It includes a small storage battery to power an electric lamp in a headpiece forming part of the apparatus.
Ownership of Stock the Key in Morse Trial Verdict
Judge Hough tells jury the critical issue is who owned the ice stock used as collateral on the Whitney loan. If Morse owned it, counts of misappropriation and conspiracy fail. if the bank owned it, Morse may be guilty. Jury retires after three weeks of testimony amid courtroom tension. Mrs Curtis collapses in court as proceedings pause.
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Hough
Steamship Company
National Bank of North America
Morse
Presse
First Sugar Beet Crop Grows In Winnebago County
The first sugar beet crop in Winnebago County yields 15 to 20 tons per acre with earnings of 70 to 85 dollars per acre at 4 50 a ton. Isaac Halvorsen raised an eight and a half pound exhibition beet north of Forest City Indiana Nevada. The project, promoted by a sugar company, anticipates larger future plantings despite a poor weather season.
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Forest City
Winnebago County
Dynamite destroys Mormon church in Montecal Georgia
A Montecal dispatch reports dynamite used to blow up the Mormon church. Two hours after the blast four Mormon elders who held services left town amid threats.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Pembroke Fire Destroys Sixty-Eight Buildings in Ontario
A large fire in Pembroke Ontario destroyed sixty eight buildings. The blaze caused an estimated loss over one million dollars. Pembroke, population about five thousand five hundred, is the county seat of Renfrew county.
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Smith's Falls
Ont
Pembroke
Renfrew County
Quarry Visitor Seeks Mike Clancy After Premature Blast
A visitor at the quarry asks for Mike Clancy. Costigan says Clancy is gone, pointing in a direction as the blast occurred earlier. The exchange notes Clancy’s possible location after the incident.
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Mike Clancy
Costigan
Rone
impatient guest questions waiter tenure
A guest sarcastically asks how long the waiter has been employed, and the waiter replies about a week. The guest laments that he may have given his order to another waiter, highlighting a comic exchange over service familiarity.
Rotation of Crops to Control Root Knot in Cotton
A detailed farm rotation plan from the U S Department of Agriculture outlines four core aims for cotton: use root knot immune crops to starve the pest build soil organic matter secure yearly income and manage weeds. Recommended crops immune to root knot include corn winter oats rye wheat crabgrass iron cowpea velvet bean peanut beggarweed while susceptible crops to avoid include alfalfa vetch soybeans clover sugarcane tomatoes okra cucumbers cantaloupes watermelons celery beans sweet potatoes tobacco potatoes peaches figs mulberries. The note also discusses field practices for wilt and root knot with sequences ending in a wilt resistant cotton variety and a three year rotation for long term nematode control.
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Florida
Cotton
Beekeeping Tips for Winter Prep and Fall Honey
Advice for beekeepers stresses leaving colonies strong for winter, avoiding weak stock in comb honey supers, painting hive covers white, and checking for surplus honey during fall blooms. It notes 300000 beekeepers and $15000000 annual honey value, plus cheap carriage paint to improve appearance.
Courts Have No Jurisdiction Over Foreign Ambassadors
Cassell's Journal notes embassies operate as sovereign space where local courts cannot reach ambassadors or their staff. It highlights immunity from arrest for crimes, tax exemption, and absence of customs duties on goods sent to embassies, unless the ambassador consents to be taxed.
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Sfrid
Custom House
Cassell
Pious old lady at zoo article lampoons monks and Italy
A pious elder returning from a zoo trip jokes about theological gardens and eternal consolation. A servant recalls her master's illness, noting doctors found something eternal. In Italy she quips about seeing many people in the garbage of monks with tonsils on their heads, a sharp social dig.
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Italy
Lydia E Pinkham's Compound Promoted by Letter
A Columbus woman writes of relief from nervousness headaches and other Change of Life symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter praises the remedy and urges others to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham of Lynn Mass, noting decades of use and thousands cured.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Fresh rolls twice a day at the Vienna bakery
Local bakery Vi enna offers fresh bread daily with two bake cycles, serving morning and afternoon crowds. The shop emphasizes warm aromas and quick service for residents and visitors alike.
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The
Vienna
Largest and best assortment of cookies in the city
Vienna bakery advertises a large cookie selection. Mrs. Ivan Rehmel of Grace Hill visits John Mauthe's home. Families plan studio visits and winter travels. Mrs Gene Anderson heads to Portland to spend the winter. Mr and Mrs J A Carden visit Osage and host Jean Carden family. Frank McKenzie returns to Winfield after visiting J A Carden. Mrs W M Wright and daughter Pearl return home from Correctionville. Mrs C W Miller of Ottumwa will speak at Prairie Flower church Sunday at 11.
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Vienna
Ivan Rehmel
Grace Hill
John Mauthe
Gene Anderson
Portland
Ore
J. A. Carden
Osage
Jean Carden
Frank McKenzie
Winfield
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Christian Scientists In
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Williams Mfg. CO
Cleveland
McWihinney Drug Co
Judge Hough
New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
United States
Mrs. Curtis
W. A. Orton
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
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