Election Day in New York as Wilson and Hughes Forecast Victory
President Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes rest at home, each confident of victory as political leaders push final instructions. Women voters loom large with 85 new senators and 42 states voting for governors and national offices. forecasts place Hughes at 100 electoral votes and Wilson at 364, with 266 needed to win. Weather and temperate conditions expected to aid turnout.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Vic
Tor
Wilson
Shalloy Lawn Tay
Princeton
Ir. Hughes
Republican
McCormick
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Maine
Advertising miscue shows distances hinder Brazilian trade pull
Rio de Janeiro traders form a Chamber of Commerce to boost American goods while rivals from England France Germany and others widen their lead. An advert for an American car maker misleads by listing an Ecuadorian agent, highlighting vast South American distances and slow replies that disadvantage US exporters.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Chamber of Commerce
Europe
A. Blank
Quito
Ecuador
South America
New York
Colon
Canal Zone
Guayaquil
Buenos Aires
United States
Andes
Sitka
Alaska
Biggest Democratic Rally Draws 1500 in Onslow County
A. L. Brooks of Greensboro spoke to a packed Onslow County audience about the Democrats’ record. More than fifteen hundred attendees filled the courthouse area for a rally praising Wilson and state candidates, with a parade of eight hundred plus and fifty autos. The Delgado Band from Wilmington provided music.
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Jacksonville
N. C
Onslow County
Onslow
North Carolina
Court House
A. L. Brooks
Greensboro
Wilson
Bickett
Brooks
Democratic Congress
Delgado
Wilmington
Woman's Status Fixed by Duke in Baden
Karlsruhe Nov 6 The grand duchy of Baden allows war widows and fiancées who were engaged but not married to call themselves Frau and be formally addressed as married or engaged, with proof of engagement to a man killed or missing in the war.
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Karlsruhe
Baden
Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duke
Ministry of Justice
War Ink Invented Aims To Aid School Work
Berlin reports a new fluid called War Ink that does not bleed paper or blot, remaining readable on inexpensive paper. The education minister says it will be ready for public schools soon, allowing cheaper paper use and independence from glazed papers that typically absorb ink.
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Berlin
Minister of Education
International Commerce Commission urged by transatlantic lines
London observers heard David Lubin of New York and California advocate a global International Commerce Commission to steady staple prices by fixing ocean freight rates. Thirteen major steamship companies, including Cunard and White Star, expressed interest while Lubin cited US rail intercession as a precedent for price stabilization.
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London
trans-Atlantic Steamship Lines
International Commerce Commission
David Lubin
New York
California
Congress
Lubin
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
American
Allen
Atlantic Transport
Associated Lines
Canadian Pacific
Cunard
Dominion
Furness Withy
Harrison
Leyland
White Star
Wilson
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Population rise and livestock shifts in fifteen years
Washington reports the United States population grew by 24 million over fifteen years. Beef cattle fell by 6 million and sheep by 10.9 million, while hogs increased by 11 million.
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Washington
United States
Vote Wilson for renewal of presidency urged by club
The Wilson Club of New Hanover County urges voters to cast ballots for Woodrow Wilson in the upcoming election and then persuade friends to vote for him. The message emphasizes continuing integrity, peace, and prosperity and urges early voting and vigilance against persuasion to oppose Wilson.
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Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Humanity
THE
Wilson Club
New Hanover County
Weather Bureau to Set Up New Caribbean and Gulf Stations
The Weather Bureau plans expanding its Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico network with new stations at Belize Bluefields Swan Island Santa Marta St Lucia Puerto Plata San Domingo Navassa Guantanamo and a Danish West Indies location. Existing stations in Barbados Trinidad Curacao Bermuda and the Bahamas will extend operations with more frequent reports to Washington.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Belize
British Honduras
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Swan Island
Caribbean
Honduras
Santa Marta
Colombia
St. Lucia Island
Puerta Plata
San Domingo Republic
Island of
Navassa
Cuba
Haiti
Guantanamo
Danish West Indies
Barbados
Trinidad
Curacao
Bermuda
Bahamas
Weather Bureau
Inaugural Event Set for North Carolina College of Agriculture
West Raleigh November sixth reports February twenty second chosen for the inauguration of Prof. W C Riddick as president of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. A. & M. trustees fund an elaborate program with a committee on arrangements led by W A Withers.
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West Raleigh
N. C
W. C. Riddick
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanice Arts
Board of Trustees
W. A. Withers
J. W. Harrelson
C. L. Newman
Buxton White
H. H. Broadhurst
A. & M. College
Lanao Sunk Not American Steamer Reports Lloyds
London report says steamship Lanao sank October 28 by submarine. The ship had been recently transferred from American to Norwegian registry and thirty crew members were landed at Barry.
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London
Lloyds
Barry
Cuba Seeks Bond Payment From North Carolina
The Cuban government asks the U S Supreme Court for leave to file a suit against North Carolina to recover 2 186 000 in bonds issued nearly fifty years ago to aid Western North Carolina railways. The case would be the first foreign state suit against a U S state and involves special tax bonds repudiated after the Civil War.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Cuba
North Carolina
Western
Williamston
Tarboro
Wilmington
Charlotte
Rutherfordton
Raleigh
Wilson Multiple Predictions Highlight Election Day at Shadow Lawn
Long Branch November 6. President Wilson spent the day at Shadow Lawn awaiting tomorrow's election. He plans no further campaign events. This morning he received letters and telegrams from Democratic leaders predicting his re election. Tomorrow he and Mrs. Wilson will drive to Princeton to cast his ballot.
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Long Branch
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Seminole Aids Distressed Schooner Off Jupiter Inlet
The coast guard cutter Seminole left port at about 2 pm heading to Jupiter Inlet near West Palm Beach to assist a schooner reported in distress. Capt. P H Aberroth received the Treasury Department wireless warning and the vessel’s condition is not yet known.
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Coast Guard
Jupiter Inlet
West Palm Beach
Florida
P. H. Aberroth
Treasury Department
Washington
Yamacraw
Savannah
Dispatch Election Returns Advancing to Wilmington Readers
The Dispatch previews a forthcoming election news package with fresh returns. A leased wire and Postal Telegraph line will feed The Dispatch office for rapid reports by phone and bulletin. The Election Special will be mailed to subscribers and sold on the streets Wednesday morning.
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Dispatch
Wilmington
Postal Telegraph Company
Grant Made Great Speech in Onslow
In Sneads Ferry Onslow County voters hear L. Clayton Grant of Wilmington deliver a forceful address. The Republican foe John Fowler draws strong Democratic counterattacks as Onslow’s political contest heats up with J. Frank Wooten aiding the party.
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Grant
M. M. Capps
Jacksonville
N. C
L. Clayton Grant
Wilmington
Sneads Ferry
New Hanover County
North Carolina
John Fowler
Sampson
Sampsonian
New Hanover
Wall Street
Wilson
Snead's Ferry
Clayton Grant
Hughes Visits National Headquarters During Campaign Stop
New York November 6 Charles Evans Hughes Republican Presidential candidate paused for rest and recreation but visited the Republican National Committee offices to greet staff and thank them for their work. He was accompanied by Mrs Hughes and planned to vote early in his election district tomorrow.
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New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Republican National Committee
Hughes
Allies Hold Ground As Paris Admits Losses In Somme Fight
British and French lines could not hold all ground taken from Germans on the Somme front. German counterattacks forced partial withdrawals while Paris reports Germans held off in the main but captured parts of defenses. Romanian forces resume offense in Dobrudja driving Mackensen’s troops from several villages. German forces renewed west front offensive aiming to seize commanding heights near Petrograd.
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Somme
London
Paris
Dobrudja
Bucharest
Mackensen
Teutons
Petrograd
Battle at Everett Leaves Six Dead and Dozens Wounded
Seattle dated report says six men died and 50 were wounded in a clash yesterday at Everett between 30 I W W members trying to land from the steamship Verona and city authorities. Police and guards arrested 294 men and three women. suspects included many from a second Verona voyage.
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Seattle
Wash
Everett
Industrial Workers of the World
Verona
Donald McRae
National Guard
Naval Militia
Tunny Fish Popular as Meat Substitute in Berlin
Berlin diners embrace tunny fish as a meat substitute amid supply restrictions. Restaurants feature tunny dishes such as fricassee, schnitzel, goulash, and beef steak of tunny with spinach. Large quantities are consumed weekly, with tunny supply chiefly from the Adriatic.
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Germany
Berlin
Adriatic
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United States Planning
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On Gulf
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Fowler
J. Frank Wooten
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Wooten
Stump Sound
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von Mackensen
Oia
Police
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