Wilson Votes at Princeton in Fire House and Long Branch
President Wilson cast his ballot at 9 o'clock in Princeton at the old fire engine house, the 50th vote in the precinct, amid cheering students and photographers. He planned to rest and golf in Long Branch after voting and to receive returns by telephone. Charles Evans Hughes voted at 7:15 in a Sh Eighth Avenue laundry in New York, the 1st ballot, amid a small crowd and police presence.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Tumnity
Hughes
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Eighth Avenue
Submarine Duel Sinks Austrian Sub and Italian Destroyer
A Austrian submarine and an Italian destroyer were sunk on October 16 after the submarine attacked a transport that was escorted by the destroyer. The admiralty issued the official notice from Rome via Paris.
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Rome
Paris
Admiralty
Deputy Marshal Defies Jim Crow On Rail Trip
Raleigh dispatch reports Deputy Marshal W. T. Woodley transported seven Federal prisoners to Atlanta and refused to move to the colored car when asked. The conductor warned of liability for conspiracy if the prisoners escaped, but Woodley cited Supreme Court opinions denying separate facilities for officers guarding prisoners.
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Raleigh
W. T. Woodley
Atlanta
Coast Line
Woodley
Supreme Court
Charlotte Electric Exposition, Incorporated
E. F. Taylor
R. H. Westbrook
W. H. Peeps
Charlotte
Parker Anderson
Wilson
Anderson
Washington
Rural Society Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary Show
The Argentine Rural Society marked its 50th anniversary with Palermo's cattle show under clear skies and strong prices. American judges presided for the first time. Campbro, a short horn bull bred by Pedro T. Page, won the championship but was kept for stud. Durham sold for $50,000, another top animal for $55,000. the event signaled confidence in Argentina's grazing industry.
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Buenos Aires
Palermo
Campbro
Senor
Pedro T. Page
Durham
Republi
Ministers Elect Officers for Wilmington Association Year
At a Wilmington Ministers' Association meeting yesterday Rev. W. M. Baker was elected president and Rev. J. B. Reynolds as vice president. J. B. Huntington of the Y. M. C. A. was named secretary and treasurer. The group discussed Go To Church Month and church attendance, with a religious census set to be completed by the next meeting.
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Wilmington Ministers’ Association
W. M. Baker
J. B. Reynolds
J. B. Huntington
Election Weather Across the Nation Reported Fair
Weather conditions on election day were generally fair nationwide with only light rains in the upper Mississippi Valley and snow in western Colorado. The day featured unusually warm temperatures and no region reported unpleasant weather.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Colorado
Vance McCormick Confident Democrats Eye Victory
Harrisburg reports the Democratic National Committee chairperson Vance C. McCormick voting with his brother and predicting a Democratic win. He expects a united people backing the President for another four years. Republican leader Willcox claims victory and cites Republican momentum from early results. Morgenthau warns against judging by pinpricks and anticipates a nationwide upheaval.
Election Day Optimism From Both National Parties
New York November 7 Gratification was expressed by Republican and Democratic national leaders over fair election day weather. Both parties claim the outcome will be swayed by a strong silent vote as good conditions prompt widespread turnout. Chairman Willcox of the Republican committee monitored early telegraph reports while Chairman McCormick of the Democratic committee prepared to vote in Harrisburg and planned to return to Democratic headquarters later.
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New York
Willcox
Republican National Committee
McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Harrisburg
Democratic
Providence
R. I
New York State
Middle Atlantic
East
Submarine Accuses Two Kaiser Dreadnoughts Hit
London reports confirmation that a British submarine fired a torpedo and struck two Kaiser class dreadnoughts in the North Sea. Official statements restate the claim amid a now clarified account from the submarine commander.
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London
North Sea
Republican Candidate Dies of Pneumonia in Nebraska
Grand Island Nebraska November 7 S R Burton Republican candidate for Congress from Nebraska died here today of acute pneumonia He was challenging Ashton C Shallenberger in Nebraska fifth district Burton closed the campaign in his home city last night at an open air meeting Exposure while speaking with a bare head is believed to have triggered the illness
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Grand Island
Neb
S. R. Burton
Congress
Nebraska
Burton
Ashton C. Shallenberger
Fifth
The Dispatch Offers Live Election News In Wilmington
The Dispatch unveils a live election news service in Wilmington with a big screen display at Front and Princess streets broadcasting bulletins as soon as they come off the wire. A leased news wire and Postal Telegraph service will relay updates, with operators ready at phone 176 to answer inquiries. A special Election Edition will be issued tomorrow morning, free to subscribers and sold on the streets, promising the quickest returns and complete coverage.
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Dispatch
Wilmington
Princess Street
Shrier and Solomon
Front
Princess Streets
Postal Telegraph Company
National Guard Voters Cast Ballots at El Paso Camps
El Paso reports one hundred thousand officers and soldiers from Pennsylvania and a small Massachusetts contingent vote for president, Congress, and state tickets. Election commissions from both states supervise. Elsewhere Dallas notes Minnesota to Wisconsin troops voting, with others from South Dakota New York Virginia and Kansas sending ballots sealed for counting.
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el Paso
Texas
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Dallas
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
South Dakota
New York
Virginia
Kansas
Britons Gain More on Somme Front
London reports gains by British troops on the Somme last night as the war office announces progress on the front. In the Lake Region near Presba there is notable activity toward the Macedonian front with a Bulgarian counterattack near German repulsed. Moderate artillery activity is noted elsewhere.
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London
Somme
War Office
Lake
Paris
Lake Presba
British attack near Eaucourt LAbbaye repulsed on Somme
Berlin reports last night that on the Somme front the British launched an attack near Eaucourt LAbbaye but were driven back at once, the war office announced today.
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Berlin
Sayville
Somme
Eaucourt L’abbaye
War Office
First precinct heard from is for Hughes in Pittsfield
Pittsfield Massachusetts November 7 New Ashford the smallest town in the state reported the first election returns today Hughes leading Wilson 16 to 7 at 10 oclock polls closed. In 1912 New Ashford gave Wilson 4 Taft and Roosevelt 6.
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Pittsfield
Mass
New Ashford
Hughes
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
Planter Fatally Shot in Jones County Near Ravenwood
James Banks, a Black farm laborer on the Simmons farm in Jones county, was fatally shot by white farmer Robert Ross near Ravenwood station after an alleged confrontation. A coroner's jury exonerated Ross, ruling the shooting was in self defense. Bridgeton, across the Neuse River, notes a strong local health record.
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New Bern
James Banks
Simmons
Jones County
Ravenwood Station
Robert Ross
Ross
Bridgeton
Neuse River
Dr George R Stuart to speak at Boys' Brigade Armory
Dr George R Stuart will discuss Lopsided Folks this evening at 8 o'clock at the Boys' Brigade Armory under the Fifth Avenue Epworth League. The well known Southern evangelist, pastor of a large Birmingham Methodist church, is praised by H S McArthur J Wilbur Chapman and Sam P Jones. Charlotte Observer notes Wilmington welcomes the minister again.
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George Stuart
Boys’ Brigade
George R. Stuart
Stuart
Fifth Avenue Epworth League
South
H. S.mcarthur
J. Wilbur Chapman
Sam P. Jones
Birmingham
Ala
Charlote Observer
Wilmington
Dr. Stuart
Charlotte
Queen City
NY City Election Forecast As Voters Form Early Lines
Early polling shows heavy turnout in New York City with clear skies and voting expected to surpass 600,000. Democrats overwhelmingly favored to win, with estimates ranging from a 70,000 to 100,000 plurality, while Republicans dispute the size of the anticipated Democratic margin. Brooklyn is highlighted as a key battleground and activists predicted many voters would cast before noon.
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New York
New York City
Brooklyn
Kansas Goes for Hughes in Early Returns
Topeka reports show Hughes leading with 1,389 votes to Wilson 974 in Kansas. Kansas City area results tracked by election judges from Wyandotte county show Hughes 378 to Wilson 329 across 9 of 108 precincts, amid a Republican-leaning city turnout.
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Topeka
Kan
Wea
Kansas
Hughes
Etca
Wilson
Kansas City
Wyandotte County
Lanao Sinking Not Yet Registered Abroad
London reports no transfer of the Lanao steamship sunk October 28 by a submarine has been registered at the American consulate. Cardiff captain said he knew nothing of the sale to a Norwegian firm and believed the ship still carried Philippine registry and American colors. The captain saved papers showing Manila registry. The American consul has wired the State Department with the facts.
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London
Lanao
United States
Cardiff
Wales
Mainland
Manila
State Department
Early voting frenzy as women voters enter scene
Voters pour out across the country with fair weather and heavy early turnout. New Ashford reports Hughes leads 16 to 7 at 10 am, while New England and Mid-Atlantic states register unusually brisk ballots, sparking Politician concern over when results will be known due to women voters in new numbers.
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New York
Mississippi Valley
Colorado
New Ashford
Massachusetts
Hughes
Wilson
Italians Wear Grey Green Uniforms Among Army Attire
Report from the Italian Army on November 7 describes the gray green uniform as both ugly and nearly invisible. Observers note its mountain warfare purpose and contrast with French horizon colors. An English visitor recalls the color blend as highly concealment oriented for Italian terrain.
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Europe
Thomas Nelson Page
Tripoli
Large Vote Cast in Lumberton Township Election
Lumberton N C November 7 over four hundred votes were counted in Lumberton township before noon and leaders from both parties predicted the county would produce its largest vote ever polled in the general election.
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Lumberton
N. C
Lumberton Township
Principle of tradition questioned in pair debate
A dialogue contrasts acceptance of an old principle with suspicion about its breadth. The exchange highlights reliance on established norms versus scrutiny of their reach. The figures debate how universally a simple tenet should apply across situations.
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Mr. Hughes
Conductor
Rural Society
Association
Vance
Democratic Finance Committee
Eagh
Qoldiers
Brittoh
Lake Region
Banks
Mr. Ross
Stame
N.Y
First Blood
New England
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