Presidential rage closest in many years
New York dispatch reports unprecedented post election turmoil as Republicans celebrate Hughes and Fairbanks victory while Democrats concede grudgingly. Early returns show strong gains for Wilson in several states previously Republican. Official count may be required to determine the victor.
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Wilson
New York
Flughes
Fairbanks
Hughes
White House
Wisconsin
E. L. Philipp
Senator la Follette
Washington
la Follette
Connecticut
New England
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York Opinion Says Hughes Won As Returns Shift
New York newspapers chase late results from urban to rural counts as country districts pour in. Reports swing Hughes ahead in several states while Wilson gains in others, with New York and Wisconsin leaning Republican and several Southern states voting Democratic.
Women vote first time as Rankin wins seat in Congress
Chicago voters including Mrs Sibbyl Bushnell 87 and Mrs Mary Rodgers 92 cast their first presidential ballots in 1918. Helena Montana reports Jeannette Rankin elected as one of two congressmen at large, first woman in Congress. New York story notes Democratic committee debt near 200000 with receipts around 1650000 and expenditures about 1800000.
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Chicago
Sibbyl. Bushnell
Sheridan
Wilson
H. Bushnell
Mary’. Rodgers
Helena
Mont
Congress
Jeannette Rankin
House of ‘Representatives
Miss Rankin
New York
Democratic National Committee
Henry Morgenthau
Finance ‘Committee
Governors Elected in Several States Across the Union
A list of newly elected governors by state shows party affiliations for Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin. Many results reflect Democratic and Republican seats with varied incumbents.
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New York
Charles 8
Maryland
North Dakota
Kern
Taggart
Indiana
United States Senate
John W. Kern
Thomas Taggart
Harry S. New
James Watson
Republicans and
Towers
Old Guard
New York City
Tammany
Greater
Wilson
Hughes
Upstate
New Jersey
Martins
Frelinghuysen
Alabama
Tennessee
Rye
K. D. McKellar
United States
Hooper
Texas
Congress
Oklahoma
Missouri
Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Mr. Hughes
Philander Chase Knox
Harmon M. Kephart
Charles A. Snyder
House of Representatives
Knox
Jude
Ellis Levie
Bellefonte
Senate
George T. Oliver
Nebraska
Hitchcock
Kennedy
Rrpublican
Iowa
East
Montana
West Virginia
Ohio
Michigan
Omaha
St. Louis
Kansas City
Arizona
George W. P. Hunt
Arkansas
Charles Hilman Brough
Colorado
George A. Carlson
Connecticut
Marcus H. Holcomb
Delaware
Johnn G. Townsend
M. W. Knott
Hugh M. Dorsey
Idaho
W. D. Davis
Illinois
Frank O. Lowden
James P. Goodrich
W. P. Harding
Kansas
Arthur M. Capper
Massachusetts
Samuel M. McCall
Albert EE. Steeper
Minnesota
J. A. A. Burnquist
Frederick D. Gardner
Frank J. Edwards
Keith Neville
New Hampshire
Henry W. Keyes
Walter B. Wdge
New Mexico
E. C. de Baca
Charles 8. Whitman
North Carolina
Thomas W. Bickett
Linn J. Frazier
Frank B. Willis
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Richard L. Manning
South Dakota
Peter Norbeck
Tom C. Rye
James B. Ferguson
Utah
Simon Bamberger
Vermont
Horace F. Graham
Washington
Henry McBruce
Ira B
Republicans Gain Two United States Senators in Indiana
Early returns show Indiana electing a Republican state government and two Republican U S senators. Hughes led then trailed as more counties reported. by 1,475 of 3,142 precincts, Hughes’s lead narrowed to 7,994. Republican Ways remained confident Hughes would win Indiana.
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United States
New
Watson
Taggart
Kern
Indianapolis
Indiana
Hughes
Marion
Allen
Vanderburg
Will H. Ways
Indiana Republicans score gains in state and federal races
James P. Goodrich leads the Indiana ticket with strong margins for governor while Harry S. New and James E. Watson win U S Senate seats. Republicans gain several congressmen and hold two districts. Embhardt concedes Marion County to Republicans amid a bitter campaign. Election officials report unusually fraud free voting.
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James P. Goodrich
Harry S. New
James E. Watson
United States
Adolph Embhardt
Marion County
Harrys. New
Kern
Taggart
Ralston
Benjamin F. Shiveley
Wilson
Hughes
Indiana
Worker seriously hurt in shale crusher at Medora brick plant
George Taylor, 45, of Brownstown was seriously injured when both legs were crushed in a shale crusher at the Medora brick plant on November 8. Amputation may not be necessary.
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Brownstown
George Taylor
Medora
Deer Sightings in Miami County Woods Reported
November eight report from Peru notes a deer seen in county woods and fields in the southern part of Minnacout. Local observers describe the animal roaming near wooded areas and agricultural land.
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Miami
Peru
Minnacout
Terse Indiana News Highlights Crime Fire and Labor Notes
Facts cover Jeffersonville orphans scarlet fever cases. Shelbyville court action on a damages suit. Madisonville arrest for horse theft. Hammond fire chief and crew battle North Hammond blaze during pension ball netting $2,000. Princeton carpenter dies of heart disease. Quincy man seeks missing son Nathan. Muncie school事故 injures multiple children. Shelbyville man surrenders on loitering charge. Grant county rural church conference. Columbus church merging leadership. Brazil pickpocketing Hughes rally losses. Brazil gun case. Evansville grand jury indictment for Charles Stuart murder.
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Jeffersonville
Shelbyville
Alonzo Blair
Shelby Circuit Court
Henry Leo Kelley
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Marion County
Huntingsburg
Claude Stevens
Gibson County
Tennessee
Madisonville
Frank A. Klosterman
Hammond
Will Nill
Princeton
Guinn Heniken
Southern Railroad
Mary Kimball
Albion
Ill
John Heniken
Mt. Carmel
Quincy
Thomas Allee
Nathan
Terre Haute
Muncie
Peter Knoth
Union Tractionline
Como
Maggie Gant
Mabel Wagner
Goldie Stephens
Joseph Bellis
Michigan City
Bellis
Marion
Grant County
Maple Run
Franklin Township
G. I. Christie
Lulu Gaddis
O. Hill
Purdue University
Culla J. Wayhinger
Columbus
Tabernacle Christian Church
E Eugene Martin
Central Christian Church
Tabernacle
Central “Christian Churches
Central Church
Brazil
Charles BE. Hughes
Frank Killion
Center Point
George Hanna
Evanston
Dana Hampton
Bloomington
Fred Elliott
Standard
Evansville
Vanderburg County Grand Jury
Charles Stuart
Stuart
Steiner
Indiana Automobile Club proposals aim for state highway department
A conference of Hoosier State Automobile association and clubs drafted a tentative plan for a state highway commission. The outline calls for a three member commission, nonpartisan administration, state aid of 50 percent, county-led construction, and state approval of plans and contracts. A legislative committee will draft a bill to secure federal road funds.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
Hoosier State Automobile Association
Hoosier Motor Club of
Claypool Hotel
State Highway Department
Indiana
Privney
A. G. Lupton
Hartford City
Supreme Court Rules on Highway Line Expansion Case
The supreme court affirmed the Dekalb circuit court ruling that the statute authorizing highway establishment along a previously used route does not permit the board of commissioners to alter the line to seize lands not previously used as part of the road. The statute requires equal taking when a road runs along the boundary between two landowners.
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Warren Boyer
Jasper
Everetts
Supreme Court
Dekalb Circuit Court
Board of Commissioners
New Incorporations and Capital Increases in Indiana Firms
Federal Finance Company of Indianapolis increases capital from 50000 to 200000. The Jefferson Hotel of South Bend raises capital to 20000 with directors including W H Vanvenkburgh Frank P Van Van Vankenburgh and S By Van Van Vanken.
State News Briefs From Indiana Mini Roundup
Rolly Slabaugh a seventeen year old hunter died instantly when his gun exploded after he fell from a fence. Two diphtheria deaths led to Shoals S board of health closing Sherfick school southeast of here. Geraldine Vermilion was elected president and Edith Diven secretary of Anderson Visiting Nurses association. James Dugan was injured when a milk wagon was knocked off the road by a heavy truck north of Rushville. Sullivan hosted the first mine rescue meet at its county medical association annual meeting under Dr. A F Knoefer. Dennie Brackens celebrated his hundredth birthday reuniting with his son after a twenty five year separation. Edith Weller arrived from Montesano to become superintendent of Bartholomew county public hospital, expecting patients by December 1. Alonzo Brown of Danville Ky accidentally killed himself loading a revolver here. Brown was injured at the Queen Crescent rail line coal mine.
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Peru
Rolly Slabaugh
Shoals
Sherfick School
Here
Board of Health
Anderson
Geraldine Vermillion
Sullivan
Sullivan’ County Medical Association
Terre Haute
Noblesville
Dennie Brackens
Columbus
Edith Weller
Montesona
Wash
Bartholomew County Public Hospital
Lafayette
Alonzo Brown
Danville
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Monon
Indiana Stone Railroad Company
Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company
Chicago & Wabash Valley Railway Company
Gifford Railroad
Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
State Board of Election Commissioners
Ed. D. Donnell
Statehouse
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