O P Landslide Grows With Latest Returns
The Republican organization appears set to control both houses after Tuesday’s election. Returns show Republicans leading in Minnesota and Wyoming with contests still undecided, while New Mexico’s Bursum trails Democrat Bratton. Connecticut’s seat is expected to go to a Republican, shaping a possible House majority.
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Republicans Will Lead Congress For Two More Years
NEA staff correspondent Charles P. Stewart reports Republicans achieved a pleasant surprise in the 1924 elections. They improved beyond expectations, winning stronger support in the House while Senate gains remained uncertain. The result promises smoother governance under Coolidge with Republican alignment in President, Senate, and House by March 4.
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Brookhart Leads Opponent by 645 Votes in Senatorial Contest
Des Moines reports Senator Smith W. Brookhart, Republican, leading challenger Daniel Steck, Democrat, by 645 votes at noon in the senatorial contest. Brookhart holds the lead as results come in from the Iowa race on November 6.
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G O P Take Kentucky By 20 213 Ballots
Unofficial returns show Coolidge leading by 23 376 votes and Fred M Sackett Republican ahead of A C Stanley Democratic incumbent by 20 213 in the Kentucky senatorial race from Louisville.
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Smiths Majority in New York 115000 in late returns
New York reports show late returns increasing the Republican margin as the final ballots near completion. The Coolidge Dawes tally grows with only about 30 districts unheard, signaling a reliable working majority for both houses and boosting G O P hopes after two years of La Follette resistance. Continued on page five.
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Pneumonia Plague Hopeful Sign In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles the pneumonic plague outbreak shows progress with only one death in 48 hours and under ten patients under treatment. Twenty nurses and a team of physicians will survey about sixteen blocks in the quarantined Mexican and Chinese districts after five new cases were admitted and one suspected case placed under observation.
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Ku Kluxers Defeat Judge Ben Lindsey
Denver voters ousted Judge Ben Lindsey after 25 years on the juvenile court bench. The Ku Klux Klan opposed his reelection and he told the Associated Press it looked like he had been beaten. Police guarded the ballots from six missing precincts.
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Plains Blaze Destroys Storefront and Home
A fire swept a Plains brick building in the business block last night, destroying the lower floor occupied by J W Jennings Mercantile and Earl Carers Market and Restaurant while the upper floor housed residents. Insurance covered most losses for Carter’s Market. Jennings’ losses exceeded $7,000. Total damage estimated around $20,000 as Americus firefighters, delayed by road conditions, fought the blaze for about an hour. The Kennedys escaped with only the clothes on their backs as the lone exit burned.
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Klan organizer jailed for robbery in Vermont
William C. Moyers, a Ku Klux Klan organizer, jailed after pleading guilty to robbing St Marys Cathedral in Alington Vermont. Two local Moyers affiliates face trial on the same charge as the Associated Press reports.
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Fire Devours Two Blocks in Wheeling WV Town Area
A major blaze in Wheeling West Virginia destroyed two business blocks in the downtown area. The loss is estimated around 750000 dollars with extensive damage to shops and surrounding structures. Fire crews battled the flames throughout the day, but the fire's origin and full extent remained under investigation.
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Walsh and Montane Retake Senate Seats in Montana Race
Helena Nov. 6 Returns from rural precincts widen Thomas J. Walsh Democrat lead over Frank Linderman Republican to over 10,000 votes. Early tallies from 641 of 1,533 precincts show Walsh 53,032 Linderman 41,935 with final results forthcoming.
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Local High School Faces Fitzgerald in Mirrored Showdown
Friday at 3 pm Americus playground hosts a football clash as Americus brings back its starting lineup to meet Fitzgerald High School. Fitzgerald travels with a confident squad while Americus aims to shatter attendance records with strong local support.
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Restaurant bandit shot dead after New York hold up
An unidentified bandit who held up a restaurant cashier in lower New York was shot as he fled. Pursuing officers fired a fusillade, killing him. His body with two bullet wounds was found in a basement reached by the chase. His accomplice fled in a taxicab.
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Washington Klan backed school measure defeated in state vote
Returns from 896 of 2457 precincts show 53117 for and 86197 against an initiative measure sponsored by the Good Government league allied with the Ku Klux Klan. The proposal would have compelled parents to send children to public schools rather than private or parochial schools.
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City approves $60,000 emergency street bond by wide margin
Citizens ratified the street repaving bond with 648 voting for and 68 against out of 1,096 registered. Only 384 did not vote as late afternoon turnout rose with cars and workers delivering voters. One ballot was discarded for an incorrect mark. most ballots cast openly with minimal opposition.
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Wood Block
Lodge Unconscious After Stroke In Cambridge Hospital
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican Senate leader, remained unconscious after a stroke at a local hospital in Cambridge. At noon his condition was listed as unchanged but hopeful as he convalesced from an earlier operation.
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Senator Lodge Undergoes Surgery Faces Serious Condition
Boston November 6 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge who was operated on October 20 at Charlesgate hospital suffered a shock at noon and has been unconscious since his secretary said last night. By midnight his condition was reported serious. Dr John H Cunningham who performed two operations attends daily and planned a detailed statement today. Lodge first underwent an operation on July 27 and had apparently recovered before a second, less serious, procedure last month.
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Glenn Young Starts Trouble at Marion
In Herrin Illinois a national guardsmen unit on election duty was rushed to Marion amid reports of trouble between klan and anti klan factions. Glenn Young Williamson, described as a county klan raider, led a group to Marion where he was said to have caused trouble earlier in the day.
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Glenn Young Williamson
Friday Children Day At The Fair
Thousands visited the Sumter county fair recording an attendance peak unseen in five years. Crowds surged at night as the midway filled. poultry and livestock enclosures stayed full, rides drew crowds, and the caterpillar ride attracted many. Judges will award prizes today with distribution expected tonight. Tomorrow is Children's Day with preparations to welcome country visitors.
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City Officials Approve Bond Sale Preparations After Review
The mayor, the full city council, and city attorney met at noon to canvass the bond vote turned over by election managers. One vote change was made on recount. City Attorney Lane said steps to validate the bonds would begin immediately and bonds would be ready for sale by January 1 to the highest bidder. The council adopted a resolution praising the women of Americus for their pivotal help at the polls and thanked the Times-Recorder for aid.
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KILLED SIX HURT IN ELECTION ROWS ACROSS NATION
Four people were killed in election disorders Tuesday, three in Jackson Tennessee and one in Chicago, with additional injuries in Detroit and Chicago. Two men were stabbed in separate poll fights in Detroit. The piece notes many Americans saw a peaceful election overall despite big turnout in urban areas.
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armed bandits rob New York jewelry store at East Houston
Four masked bandits entered Simon Mazursky’s jewelry shop on East Houston Street in New York. They bound staff and escaped with jewelry and diamonds valued near 125000 dollars. Police search for three suspects and the getaway car.
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