Vermont Governor Mead Reelected Amid Democratic Gains
Vermont voters elected Republican John A. Mead as governor by about 17 900 over Democrat Charles D Watson. Republicans held most state offices and both congressional seats, while Democrats gained in the legislature and carried Montpelier and several cities, reflecting a broader shift attributed to dissatisfaction with the GOP gubernatorial candidate and a low total vote level for the era.
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United States
Foster
Plumley
John A. Mead
Rutland
Main
Cuasies D Watson
St. Albans
C. Wilthuns
State Committee
Montpelier
Chilgman Ilarms
Democratic &Ate
Watson
Vermont
Weatson
HHS
Mead
Somerhor John Mead
Celehton P Stack
St Trinatury
Guy B Haller
Fasey Junction
Edward W Deavitt
Fistars
Fo Griham O
Ofrawtsbury
Arnival
John G Sargent
Lud I
David Foster
Burlington
Frank Plumley
Nsworthfield
Unitec
Catroll
Page Des
Poliics
Charles BD Watson
Burke Volerser
Watson Cermonuceaary
St Mibans
Nationdl
SENATOR BURROWS BEATEN IN MICHIGAN PRIMARIES
Detret Mid Sept and United States ta Tuha Burrows of Kalamazoo defeated for tertiary fimus Charles Townsend in the primary. Results show Osborn of Sault Ste Marie nominated for governor, with opponents Reilly and Musselman in a tight race. In Congress races across districts, Gardner defeated, Smith of Charlotte wins third district, McMorran renominated with a close race, Crane as opponent in seventh, while others contest. An illustrated story and a war tale titled The Sunams illuminate the page next Sunday.
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Detret
United States
Burrows
Kalamacoa
Teria
Charles
Townsend
Royalt
Etshteen
Finise
Congress
Tfteen
Orsom
Woebhean
Chive
Osborn
Osborn Af Sault Ste Marie, Fortmr Slate Railroad Commmnassione
Tresert
Mir Osborn
Patrick EF Reilly
Amos S. Musselman
Grand Rapids
Kimson
Charlotte
Rare
Penton
Kenry McMorran
Port Huron
Louis
Michigan Congressional Districts In Doubt After Stormy Returns
In the Second district W W Wedemeyer appears set to replace Townsend with Townsend favored for the Senate. Henry C Smith mounted a strong Second district bid. Complete returns may be needed tomorrow. In the Tenth district nomination also uncertain. Weather delayed counting with seven of fifteen counties reporting. G A Loud trailed Frank Buell by about 150 votes, but Loud’s headquarters claim a 600 vote renomination majority.
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Crampton
Lapeer
Port Huron
W. W. Wedemeyer
Townsend
Senate
Henry C Smith
G A Loud
Au Sable
Frank Buell
Bay City
New Hampshire insurgent landslide in first direct primary
Special to The Washington report dated Sept 6 from Concord NH describes a landslide victory for insurgent Republicans. Robert P. Bass of Peterboro nominated for governor with over two to one over Bertram Lillis. Sulloway in the Second District appears to win big. Currie named in First District. Gallinger and Chandler defeated as delegates. Democrats nominate Clarence Carr of Andover for governor, Metcalf for East District, and Reed of Manchester for Second District.
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Washington
Concord
Robert P. Bass
Peterboro
Bertram Lillis
Keene
Ellis
Cyrus A Sulloway
Andover
Henry H Metcalf
Eugene E Reed
Manchester
La Follette Victorious in Wisconsin Primary for Senate
Wisconsin results show Robert M. La Follette sweeping the primary, defeating Samuel A Cook by wide margins. County option appears defeated. McGovern and Fairchild gain governor momentum, while Stafford seems set to lose in the Fifth District.
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WXH
Stafford
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Robert M la Folette
Samuel A Cook
Neenah
I T Fairchild
Flee McGovern
Antigraft
McGovern
la Follette
Fairchild
Taft
W M Lewis
la Vollette
Cavalieri Admits Parting Cavilers Sailed for New York
Special to The Washington Post reports on September 6 that Bob Chanier left Paris for London then Bristol before sailing toward New York. His sister in law Mrs Wiltie Chanler accompanied him as he heads to Cabourg. The New York American features editor notes this sequence and mentions Cavalieri.
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Sanger
Chanier
New York
Washington Post
New York American
Bob Chanier
Paris
London
Bristol
Wiltie Chanler
Chanler
Cabourg
Cavalieri
Trial of Crippen case opens in Bow Street Court
In London the Bow Street Court opens the Crippen murder trial with Ethel Lenave's charge reduced to accessory after the fact and the crown revealing a large quantity of hyosem poison found in the cellar body. Crippen sits in court amid a crowded scene as prosecutors outline a jealous triangle involving Belle Limore, Lenave, and Crippen, with pawned jewelry and a elopement tale fueling the case.
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Chicago
London
Bowshrest
Hawley H. Crippen
Belle Limore
Ethel Clare Lenave
Crippen
Paul Martinelli
Mrs Crippen
Bede Elmore
Bowd Street
Miss Leneve
Miss Lenove
Mr Humphreys
Humphreys
Crippen's London Trial Reveals Poison and Escape Plot
Crippen admitted quarrel with Belle Elmore on January 31 and reported her death, then claimed she fled to California. Postmortem found hyoscine traces suggesting multiple doses. He pawned Mrs Crippen’s jewelry for cash after her disappearance, while Chicago witness Bruce Miller disputes Crippen's statements and says he knew Belle Elmore only as a friend in London.
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Miss Leneve
Mrs. Crippen
America
Belle
Paul Martinetti
California
Bruce Miner
Chicago
Wilcox
Humphreys
Belle Elmore
Crip- Pen
Bruce Miller
Hawley H Crippen
United States
Scotland Yard
London
California Republicans Endorse National Progressive Movement
Insurgent California Republicans, dominating the first state convention under the primary law in San Francisco, adopt a platform aligned with Roosevelt era conservatism and Taft’s tariffs. The platform endorses the national progressive movement, calls for direct senatorial elections, pledges woman suffrage to voters, and condemns corporate domination in politics.
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California
Washington Post
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Taft
National Progressive Movement
Pinchot
Flareback Hits City as Heat Soars to 102
A late afternoon shower and windstorm bring brief relief to sweltering residents while thermometers read 102 degrees. Instru ments in the kiosk recorded the high as the heat wave continued to grip the city.
Shippers Protest to Taft and Heat Wave Hit Washington
Shippers protest to President Taft urging injunction proceedings revival as a heat wave bakes the capital. Ten people suffer heat prostrations, treated at area hospitals, with names and ages of victims listed and a note on a potential interstate commerce hearing in Chicago.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Chicago
Taft
Interstate Commerce Commission
Abe Alls
Beverly Masy
la Verne
W Neves
Ihnets | Manufacturers Association
Sinois Manufacturers’ Association
William H Taft
Judge Knapp
Commission
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
la Verne W Noyes
James Chaney
Firman
Potomac Light and Power Company
Benning
Casualty
Eugene Sullivan
The
Little Sisters of the Poor
Third
H Streets
Casualty Hospital
Thomas Crane
Gales Street
Fifteenth
Teken
Carter Smith
Western Union
William Sanders
Fourteenth Street
Hiver Queen
Ross Parker
Poplar Alley
Georgetown University Hospital
John Johnson
de Sales
Francis Johnson
Seventh Street
Fourteenth
William Hall
Marks Alley
Lazie Green
Lone bandit robs and murders on St Louis train
A lone robber boarded CB&Q Pacific Coast Express at St Louis Union Station, killed flagman J Maine, robbed four passengers including the porter, then escaped at Carr Street station. The entire murder and robbery occurred in under ten minutes with a return fare to Baltimore advertised.
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Washington Post
Chicago, Burlington Andd Quincy
Pacific Coast Express
Union Station
West
Overboauld J. Maine
Bt. Lous
Carr Street
Close Vote in Nevada Highlights Pittman Senate Hope
In Reno and Carson reports from September 6 show Democrats favor Key Pittman of Tonopah for U S Senator while incumbent D S Dickerson leads the gubernatorial race. Nevada primary counts indicate a tight race between Tasker L Oddie and W A Massey for the Republican nomination, with E E Roberts holding a solid lead for Congress in the county. A separate notice lists a $27.70 fare to New Orleans and return via the Baltimore and Ohio route from September 12 to 14 with return valid to September.
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U. S
Reno
Nev
Key Pittman
Tonopah
United States
D .S. Dickerson
Carson
Tasker L Oddie
W. A Massey
E Roberts
Congress
New Orleans
Baltimore and
Ohio
Crisis in land row dominates committee report
Democratic Ballinger Pinchot investigators move to publish findings at tomorrow’s session in Minneapolis. They seek authority to release the full committee decision immediately, with Representative Edward H Madison preparing a separate independent report upholding Pinchot and Gar fis. Republicans face pressure as quorum questions loom and calls go out to Denby Olmsted and others.
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Minn
Ballinger-Pinchot Investigation Committee
Ballinger
W. E& B Purcell
North Dakota
Duncan U Fletcher
Florida
Ollie M James
Kentucky
James M. Graham
Clinois
Ford Pinchot
James R Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Louis R Gravis
General Land Office
Madison
Edward H Madson
Kansag
Kansas
Pinchot
Washington
Nelson
Minnesota
George Sutherland
Utah
Samuel W McCall
Massachusetts
Frank J Funt
Root
New York
Denby
Michigan
Marlin E Olmsted
Penns T
Representative Masson
Olmsted
Representative Madison
Th Tan Ste
Child Sustains 40 Wounds In Suspected Crying Case
In Elizabeth New Jersey a 18 month old girl, Christinia Shrooke's daughter, arrived at Elizabeth Hospital with more than 40 wounds. The mother left the child in neighbors care and returned to find her semi conscious and bleeding. A crowd gathered as the ambulance took the child to hospital where she recovered consciousness in great pain. A neck wound is noted as especially severe. Horsten's Acid Phosphate is advertised as a remedy.
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N. J
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Brig
Christinia Shrooke
Poison in Mrs Crippan Body Sparks Vermont Markup
Vermont headlines report a poisoning case linked to a political scene with La Follette renomination and national issues. Washington crisis topics touch land reform and railway policy. An editorial and society notes frame the day with sports and medical concerns.
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Vermont
la Follette
T—Society
Americans Robbed in France After Confidence Trick
Mme Scaglio, an American in Paris, was drugged on a train between Bordeaux and Pau and robbed of jewelry worth $40,000 and $200 in notes. Charles Clark of Cleveland, after returning a dropped package to a stranger, was relieved of 4,800 francs amid a staged celebration of honesty.
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Paris
Mme
Scaglio
Washington
Lourdes
Bordeaux
Pau
Charlies Clark
Cleveland
Clark
American rails surpass European systems at international conference
Franklin K. Lane of the Interstate Commerce Commission said American railroads show unrivaled efficiency after returning from Berne Switzerland. He contrasted U S freight volumes with Europe’s smaller traffic, noted Europe’s self sufficiency in food, and cited pension and employer liability differences. He highlighted the U S as a railroad made nation and predicted international agitation over monetary policy and living costs.
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Switzerland
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Mr Lane
Chicago
Pittsburg
Jersey City
Sanop
Europe
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
California
Georgia
Florida
Arkansas
West
Massachusetts
Iowa
Pellagra case seeks District hospital aid for mother of three
Mrs Margaret Cook of Westmoreland County Virginia arrives in Washington with her husband and three children seeking care for pellagra. District officials, Georgetown University Hospital, and George Washington University Hospital refuse admission, citing lack of duty to treat Virginia patients without District funding. The Board of Charities and Dr Allen vow further appeals to area hospitals to admit her.
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Margaret Cook
Washington
Board of Chantes
Trn
Westmoreland Counts
Blonda Avenue
Virginia
Florida Avenue
Cook
Georgetown University Hospital
George Washington
FE B Allen
Board of Charities
George Washington University Hospital
Allen
Maryland
Mrs Cook
Hoag
Gertrude Monsen
Longevity in Her Family
A fragmented obituary note records a woman who died from a hip fracture after a fall on a Thursday. It mentions a grandfather Schaeffer from Pennsylvania who died at 101 years old. Several siblings are noted with ages, including three who died young and one who died late in life.
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Harrisonburg, Ve
Christina Shawn
Esterday
Schaeffer
Pennsylvani
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