Coolidge Faces Looming Lame Duck Congress
The piece notes Coolidge, now president in his own right after the election, will confront a lame duck Congress with narrow majorities. It cites potential cabinet changes, including a possible Lowden appointment, and questions if Coolidge will push Mellon tax plans or court the World Court, amid mixed party support.
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Calvin Coolidge
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Coolidge
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Roosevelt
Senate
la Follette
Frazier
Ladd
Norris
Capital Hill
World Court
Lowden
Frank O. Lowden
Illneis
United States
Cleveland
Charles E. Hughes
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Stone
Navy
Wilbur
War Weeks
Commerce
Hoover
Harry
New
Interior
Work
Labor Davis
Harding
Potash Pills Explosion Destroys Coat and Injures Wife
Charles Herman of Chillicothe Ohio found his hesitation to take sore throat medicine costly when potash pills ignited from friction after brushing a chair. The blast burned his coat pocket and severely burned his wife who rushed to help. A second explosion followed, leaving Herman to wonder about worse outcomes if swallowed.
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Chillicothe
Charles Herman
Davis Won't Quit Politics Despite Defeat
After losing to Governor Donahey by a large margin Harry L. Davis pledged continued political engagement. Clarence J. Neal tied the result to religious and racial hatreds and suggested Davis may seek the U.S. Senate seat against Frank B. Willis in 1926.
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William J. Huske
Cleveland
Donahey
Harry L. Davis
Republian
Cuyahoga County
Mr. Davis
Clarence J. Neal
Republican Executive Committee
Republican State
Neal
Davis
United States
Frank B. Willis
Baldwin Completes All Tory Cabinet Formation
Premier designate Stanley Baldwin finished assembling an all Tory cabinet and sent the list to King George for approval. He faced potential clashes over surplus candidates for ministerial posts, with a faction favoring Lord Curzon for foreign secretary.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
King George
Baldwin
Lord Curzon
Me Thuselah’s age tied to lunar cycles says Cal professor
Professor R T Crawford of the University of California astronomy department argues that Methuselah’s 969 years in Genesis reflects lunar cycles rather than fixed years. He suggests ancient time was measured in cycles about a month long, making Methuselah appear about eighty years old by modern counting.
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Berkeley
Cal
Methuselah
R. T. Crawford
Astronomy
University of California
County ticket clears in Athens after late returns
In Athens county the 94 precincts reduced heavy Republican leads with few near misses. Davis and Donahey led gubernatorial races while La Follette led Davis in county totals. Jenkins won for Congress as several county officers tallied strong Republican support amid Democratic showings in limited races.
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Athens County
Coolidge
Thad H. Brown
Joseph T. Tracy
C. C. Crabbe
Athens
Robert M. la Follette
John W. Davis
Davis
Harry S. Davis
Donahey
Charles H. Lewis
Earl D. Bloom
J. H. Newman
Daniel E. Butler
Harry
Day
Hamiton de Weese
Crabbe
Morrow
Jenkins
Disappointed in Tuesday Showing in Wisconsin
Madison reporters noted bitter disappointment from Senator Robert M. La Follette as Progressive hopes faded. Friends and campaign managers expressed surprise that the ticket failed to poll a heavier vote, especially in large eastern industrial centers targeted in the final campaign push.
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Robert M. la Follette
East
Ia Follette
Adrift Rich Kids Seek Home After Family Fallout
New York readers learn the plight of Bobby and Audrey Ainslie, ages 4 and 3, whose mother vanished two years ago and whose father, George Ainslie, denies responsibility. Mrs. Harriet Haddon seeks support for the children from the father amid a tangle of past romances and legal actions.
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New York
Ainslie Tots
Bobby
Audrey
Marie Newton Ainslie
Fieldston School
Riverdale
George J. Ainslie
Harriet Haddon
Saat
House Control With Coolidge Old Time G. O. P. Leaders
The Sixty-ninth Congress will have 245 Republicans, 186 Democrats, 2 Farm Labor and 2 Socialists in the House. President Coolidge is assured of GOP control though official returns may shift some totals. Longtime leaders return as chairmen, with Madden of Illinois and Longworth of Ohio contending for speaker.
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House of Representatives
Coolidge
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la Follette
Gillett
Massachusetts
Green Massachusetts
House Merchant Marine Committee
Congressman Madden
Illinois
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
California returns show Coolidge lead in precinct tally
San Francisco November 5 report places President Coolidge ahead of La Follette by about 200,606 votes in California. Final headcount shows Coolidge 457,821 to Davis 69,826 and La Follette 259,?4720 in 4,199 precincts counted of 7,624 statewide.
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Coolidge
Senator la Follette
Davis
la Follette
Oil game brisk in local field
In the Fisher oil field and surrounding Athens county district, three more wells are due to drill soon as operators push rapid progress. Wells on Townsend, Murphy, and Whaley farms near completion or ready to drill, with other companies reporting deepening progress and a new wildcatter near Carthage township. Evans Oil and Gas Co plans to move to another site after a promising gasser yield of 509 000 to 756 000 feet.
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Mt. Vernon
Whaley Farm
Ranch Oil and Gas Co
Hosington Farm
Southern Oil Co
Jeff Mansfield
Gross and Frebault Co
Higgins
Fisher Oil and Gas O
Hibbard
Carthage
Townsend
Evans Oil and Gas Co
H. M. Walden
Evans
Cooville Road
Evans Group
Largest crowd expected for Nippert Memorial stadium dedication
Cincinnati Ohio November six 1926 anticipated crowd will witness the James Gamble Nippert Memorial stadium dedication. The gift by James N Gamble funds the stadium in memory of his grandson who died from injuries suffered in the Miami game on Thanksgiving.
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Ohberlin-Cincinnati University
James Gamble
Former Athens Man Solves Big Mail Robbery Case
Postoffice Inspector Leo Pierce helped capture Brent Glasscock and his wife Avis in Michigan, recover $80,000 in cash and jewels, and bring the duo to Chicago for trial. Glasscock, tied to the Rondout mail train robbery, led detectives to the operation with the inside information. Authorities seized diamonds valued at $50,000 and $20,000 in cash from their car as they were intercepted at a resort. The couple faces trial in Chicago on November 6.
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Senator Lodge of Massachusetts in serious condition
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, senior Massachusetts senator, remained gravely ill at Charlesgate Hospital. He had undergone operations for gallstones and bladder obstruction. doctors warned that even if he survived, paralysis could follow.
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Nasant
Athens approves three mill school levy by wide margin
In Athens the three mill school tax levy passed 2355 yes to 614 no with 3529 votes cast and about 609 ballots improperly marked. Voters who supported the levy avoided tax increases, and funds will bolster teachers salaries and maintain local schools at current standards with state aid from Ohio. If it had failed, state funds would be lost and school efficiency could suffer.
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Athens
Ohio
Brookhart Leads Iowa Senate Contest by Sixty-Six Votes
Des Moines Nov 6 unofficial tally shows Republican Senator Smith W Brookhart ahead of Democrat Dan Steck by 66 votes with all 2418 precincts reported Brookhart 445293 Steck 445227.
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Smith W. Brookhart
Dan Steck
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Brookhart
Steck
Close county races mark Hocking election results
Exceedingly close results in Hocking County show a tight race for treasurer amid two precincts remaining. Governor Donahey and various state and county offices lean toward Democrats, with St. Clair Ulrich winning county offices and bond issues for waterworks and sewer projects approved two to one.
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Hocking County
Coolidge
Davis
la Follette
Ward
Donahey
Harry Davis
Ellinger
Spencer
Chage
Law Shaw
Stewart
Blum
Uirich
St. Clair
Zigler
Ulrich
Rubie
Struble
Nixon
Shaw
Henderson
Wright
McGrady
Higgy
October License Fees Set Record for Athens County
The Athens County auditor reports $3,473.52 collected from motorists in October. License fees totaled $137 for motor vehicles, and cigarette sellers paid $88.60 for the month. The text notes a dubious age estimate for the sun at 369 billion years.
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Athens County
Donahey Wins Ohio Governorship in Record Vote
Ohio voters gave Governor A V Donahey a decisive win over Republican Harry Ky Davis with a margin likely above 120 000 as Coolidge swept the state. The GOP captures most statewide offices while Donahey gains a seat in the Eighth and aides shift in the state legislature.
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Calvin Coolidge
Ohio
A. V. Donahey
Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Donahey
Harry Ky Davis
Davis
Harry JL. Conn
State Supreme Bench
R. M. Wanamaker
Steel boom predicted for Mahoning valley steel mills
In Youngstown Ohio mills report rising orders after Coolidge election. James A. Campbell of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co says near term improvements will follow with 15 000 tons of pig iron booked for shipment from Chicago district furnaces and new orders at 21 dollars per ton. Steel makers anticipate stronger employment through winter.
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Mahoning Valley Steel Mills
Coolidge
James A. Campbell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Sheet and Tube Co
Chicago
Fire destroys Wheeling building with heavy loss
A morning blaze gutted the Davis Burkham and Tysler Building in Wheeling West Virginia with an estimated damage of 660000. Fire companies from neighboring towns aided the local department in battling the flames.
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W. Va
Davis, Burkham & Tysler
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