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Newport Daily
| VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY.
ROOSEVELT WINS
IN EASY WALK.
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Vote of Republican Nominee Will
Reach and May Exceed 325
* in Electoral College.
REPUBLICAN
LANDSLIDE.
Doubtful States Swing
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^ Into Republican Col=
umn to Swell Tre
mendous Ma
jority.
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MISSOURI IN DOUBT.
Jersey. Connecticut,
liana, West Vir- 1
olid West Line
President
sevelt.
[th has lined up
[ the North, East
given President
jority that finds
since Grant’s de
in 1872. His elec
Iready placed at
urfi is uncertain. ;
te Colorado and
en to the Repub
thought probable,
3 may yet save 1
s to the Democra
cy. >
congress win ue uveiwnu
mingly Republican, and the party
~Th power has been given a free
hand to execute its platform
pledges.
New York has given Roose
velt about 200,000 majority and
the Republican wave has carried
Connecticut, Delaware, NewJer- 1
sey, West Virginia, Maryland,
Indiana and other doubtful states .
for four years more of Republi
canism.
I New York has given Roosevelt
* about 200,000^ majority and the <
Republican wave has carried
Connecticut, Delaware, New Jer
sey, |Vest Virginia, Maryland,
India* and other doubtful states
for foiw years more of Republ
canisml
L W*B FROM MISSOURI.
I The v«e in Missouri is evi- j
v3y close and may re- j
| quire thelofficial count. At 11:30
■ a. m. Wednesday a wire was re- (
B ceived itare from Chairman <
Wft Nejdringliaus of the Republican ;
state committee claiming the ;
' \state for Roosevelt and the elec
tion of the entire Republican
itate ticket.
\ PARKER’S CONGRATULATIONS.
\Jpdge Parker at 8:30 p. m.
s*nt President Roosevelt the fol
lowing telegram: “The people i
bmheir votes have emphatically
approved your administration,
and I congratulate you.
To which Roosevelt sent this
reply: “I thank you for your
congratulations. ’
APPRECIATES RESPONSIBILITY.
Late Tuesday night, when
the returns assured his over- .
whelming election, President
Roosevelt wired the Washington
Rost: ‘ ‘I am deeply sensitive of j 1
the honor done me by the Amer- j.
1 ican people in expressing confi- »
_i« \
fidence in what I have done and
tried to do, and appreciate to the
fullest the responsibility this con
fidence imposes upon me, and 1
shall do all that is in my power
lot to forfeit it.”
signed Theodore Roosevelt.
New York—Roosevelt’s plu
rality over 200,000 and 265,000
ibove Bronx. Parker carries
Greater N^w York by 37,000.
Higgins elected governor by 85,
XX).
Maryland—Baltimore Sun con
cedes state to Roosevelt by 1,000.
New Jersey — Republican by
ncreased majorities.
Connecticut—Republican, 20,
)00 majority.
Delaware—Roosevelt by 5,000.
Legislature and congressman Re
publican.
West Virginia—Republican by
10.000. Democrats may elect
governor.
Indiana — Swept by Republi
cans by majorities of 45,000 to
55.000.
Illinois—Chicago and state give
Dig Republican majorities.
Massachusetts—A Democratic
governor by 25,000, Roosevelt
Dy 80,000.
Montana—Roosevelt and Toole.
Colorado-Roosevelt and Demo
cratic governor.
Nevada—Probably Republican.
Other Western States—All
Republican.
Wisconsin—Looks like La Fol
ette and strong for Roosevelt.
rACKSON COUNTY
SMALL MAJORITY.
Through failure of Democrats
;o vote Jackson county went
Democratic by a very small ma
ority, probably 100 to 150. Jef
’erson township, Weldon and
^ichwoods went Republican and
ruckerman only gave nine Demo
cratic majority,
ELECTION LULL
IN BABY CONTEST, j
Light Vote Cast in Baby Con
test Owing to National
Election—Edwin John
son Moves Up.
Lharles Jones Brandenburg 320
las. Edward Wilmans..^. 278
ildwin Johnson.. 214
Srnest Theodore Phillips, 202
vVm. Wallace Dutton. 183
Dorothy Stephens. 129
leannette Henry. - 101
Tuesday was an apathetic day
n the baby contest; the vote
Dein^8* very light. Edwin John
son has moved up into third
dace; making four candidates
)ver the 200 mark.
Now that the n itional contest
s over, and Roosevelt has won,
;he babies will again appear in
;he lime light.
No votes counted for babies
;wo years old or over.
See our new crushed plush
)elts and bags. In burnt orange
ind brown. Just out. Bowen’s
Lash Store. 66btf
FATAL FALL FROM
DARK STAIRWAY, i
Farmer Had Attended Masonic
Meeting at Hardy and Fell
When Leaving Hall.
Hardy, Nov. 8.—H. J. Greg
ory, a farmer and justice of the
peace-elect for this (Hardy)
township, fell from the second
story of the court house here
Saturday night, sustaining inju
ries from which he died yester
day morning.
Mr. Gregory was attending a
meeting of the Masonic lodge,
and on leaving the hall, which is
in the third story of the court-:
house, he passed down the stair
way to the second story and out
an the balcony, thinking that he
was on the first floor. The night
being very dark and the balcony
without banisters, he walked off,
falling twelve feet to the ground
below.
He will be buried by the Ma
sonic order at Pleasant Grove to
morrow. A damage suit against
the county will be instituted. He
leaves a wife and two children in
needy circumstances.
SMALLPOX SCARE
PREVENT CIRCUS.
Lonoke, Nov. 9.—An overland
circus pitched its tents here this
morning and began preparations
to show. Mayor C. G. Miller at
once called a meeting of the city
board of health. It was decided
that the circus could not show
here because it has been in the
smallpox district.
This is one of the many pre
cautions being taken to prevent
a spread of the district.
KILLED AT HOT SPRINGS.
Hot Springs, Nov.7.— E.C.Clem,
a painter, was stabbed Saturday
night in a saloon row. The blade,
it is thought, penetrated the liv
er. Dan W. Vaughan was ar
rested, charged with the stab
bing, but claims he is innocent.
Vaughan’s trial is set for tomor
row afternoon.
MASON DEAD AT CASA.
Casa, Nov. 8.—John W. Nich-:
nls, one of the most prominent:
citizens of this place, died yes- j
terday of consumption. He was j
prominent in Masonic circles and j
also a member of the Baptist j
church at this place. He was
buried today with Masonic hon-1
ars.
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GRAND GLAIZE STATION. j
Miss Bertha Graves expects to j
go to Newport to live.
A wedding near Coffeyville is
promised in the near future.
The National Benevolent Asso
ciation of Coffeyville will meet
twice a month.
Esquire Mardis was out of
town some two or three days last
week, attending to business in
Newport.
Our ' hustling mill man, Mr.
Satirlee, has started up, and the
boys now have a plenty of haul
ing to do.
Will Jones and Will Stuburger
have returned home from the St.
Louis fair, where they took in all
the sights.
School is progressing nicely
and teachers and pupils are look
ing ahead to the closing exer
cises, which Love Grant and Ed
itor Waterman are expected to
attend.
For Rent—Front room furnish-1
ed. Apply to Mrs. Park Dead- j
erick, corner Third and Walnut. |
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STATE MANAGER FOR THE
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Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
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