Wilson Recount Demands Grow as Close States Remain Undecided
New York dispatch reports Republicans press for recounts in California New Hampshire New Mexico and North Dakota where margins favor Wilson by slim leads. With nationwide results still unofficial officials warn counts may shift, while Democrats push for recounts in key states and both parties await soldier ballots and final tallies.
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Prohibition Fronts Drive Electoral Vote Shifts
The article notes liquor interests backing state wide prohibition proposals and outlines election dynamics. It highlights labor's split in major states, Western independence in presidential outcome, New York and Pennsylvania turning toward Hughes, and California's Governor Johnson winning a Senate seat while California backed the presidency for the Democrats.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
Indiana
West
Central
Empire State
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Middle West
Farmer and Stock Raiser
Johnson
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United States
Senate
New Indiana Legislature Forms as Party Split Revealed
In Indianapolis the new Indiana legislature shows a Republican House with a 30 vote edge and a Senate majority by nine. The roster lists ten newly elected Democrats and sixteen Republicans in the Senate along with holdovers and a progressive. The compilation includes multiple named lawmakers across counties and cities, reflecting a broad mix of party representation in the upper and lower houses.
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Minnesota
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Senate
Thomas J. ‘Scully
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Jeanette Rankin
Montana
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George L. Laney
Bocekville
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Charles A. Erskine
Evansville
Johnson, Brown
Monroe
Thomas Darrell
Greenwood
Laporte
Starke
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James H. Humphrey
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Washington
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Dwight M. Kinder
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Martin
Charles W. Lanz
Bedford
Howard
Miami
William
Mercer
Peru
Daviess
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James Porter
Benton
Tippecanoe
Alva O. Reser
Lafayette
Arthur R. Robinson
Montgomery and
Putnam
William M. White
Crawford
Healdover Progressive
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Wayne
Walter McConaha
Ichmond
FIRST WOMAN IN CONGRESS Miss Rankin from Montana
Jeannette Rankin, a 35 year old from Missoula, Montana, the first congresswoman, is a maker of hats and a devoted advocate for children. She has campaigned for suffrage and prohibition coast to coast. She plans to focus on babies and young people while serving in Washington.
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Representatives list by party and districts
Democrats thirty five. Blackford and Wells John M. Bon ham Hartford City. Adams John W. Walker Geneva. Boone George E. Adams Lebanon. Marshall Ralph Jacoby Plymouth.
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Marshall
Charles A. Haggerty
South Bend
Clinton
Boone
Robert Bracken
Frankfort
Jackson
Scott and
Clark
Edward P. Elsner
Seymour
Allen and DeKalb
Glenn van Auken
Auburn
Adams
Wells and Blackford
Abram Simmons
Bluttton
Madison
Austin Retherford
Ander
Blackford and Wells
John M. Bonham
Hartford City
John W. Walker
Geneva
George E. Adams
Lebanon
Ralph Jacoby
Plymouth
New Incorporations in Indianapolis and Muncie
The Rossville Fur Farming company in Indianapolis lists capital of 60,000 with directors J B Graham E H Mann and E C Smith. W M Bowers & Sons of Indianapolis, capital 15,000, poultry supplies, directors F M Bowers F and Bowers and L A Bower. Se Cropper company in Muncie capital 5,000 merchandise directors C A Cropper EB M Cropper and M Bake.
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Rossville Fur Farming Company
Indianapolis
J. BE. Graham
E. H. Mann
E. C. Smith
W.M. Bowers & Sons Company
F. M. Bowers
F. &. Bowers
L. A. Bower
Cc. A. Cropper. Company
Muncete
C."a. ‘Cropper
EB. M. Cropper
Presidential and statewide results from Indiana precincts
Indiana returns from 3 148 precincts show Wilson with 833 588 votes and Hughes with 340 882 for president. Governor totals list Adair 324 707 for Democrat and Goodrich 838 336 for Republican while U S Senator long term Kern Trem 324 067 and New 835 788 for Republican. short term Taggart 822 488 Democrat and Watson 333 913 Republican.
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Indianapolis
Wilson
Hughes
Adair
Goodrich
Kern
New
Watson
Essential daily choices in childrearing and lunch duties
A grandmother recalls making her children’s lunches and contrasts her era with modern parenting. She urges choosing essentials over conveniences, noting many parents drift through routines, leaving children with the scraps of energy and attention while parents bear the long term costs.
What Are the Essentials in a Busy Household
The piece contrasts a grandmother's fuss over fresh sandwiches with a daughter's critique of rushed mornings and lack of attention to real needs. It argues we must choose essentials due to limited resources and balance care with practicality, as a mother weighs child health over frills while Allan Lindsay reflects on peace and faith in a hectic life.
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Lindsay
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West Salem
Mrs. Eliot
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Youth
One Use for Horses in a Busy Street
A motor car was held up by a wagon drawn by two horses in a crowded street. The car’s occupant asked what the horses were for and the carter replied they are used to take motorists to the horse’s hospital.
Regina Honored by Professor with Beetle Named
A professor praises Regina for twenty five years of faithful service and reveals a newly discovered beetle named after her as a reward. The note, written in a quirky style, references Gargoyla.
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Regina
Gargoyla
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