Heavy weather, La Follette challenge loom in Georgia vote
Georgia voters head to polls under clear skies with expected record turnout as they choose president and vice president, governor and state officers, and approve eight constitutional amendments. Governor Walker faces limited opposition while La Follette and Wheeler attract attention in a state that remains solid for Davis and Bryan.
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Burton K. Wheeler
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Ku Klux Issue Blazes In Kansas
Topeka Kansas November 3 The heated campaign centers on charges involving the Ku Klux Klan as an eleventh hour factor in the gubernatorial race William Allen White an independent anti klan candidate drew attention to the issue Democratic state chairman Fred Robertson claimed two campaigners were suspended from the Klan for supporting the Democratic ticket Democratic national chairman Clem L Shaver sought clarification Kansas Grand Dragon Charles McPrayer denied suspensions were for political reasons stating they were for creating dissension within the klan A statement from the Republican state committee followed.
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Eleven Die As Train Smashes Crowded Bus At Lee's Crossing
Eleven killed and several injured when a Chesapeak He railroad passenger tram struck a crowded bus at Lee's Crossing Virginia. Names include Gilbert Insbey A L Firth and a number of unidentified women and a baby among the dead. Conductor Lane led the train. the crossing is a blind one with a history of crashes.
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Borglum to Make Atlanta Home for Stone Mountain Memorial
Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of the Confederate monument project on Stone Mountain, returns to Atlanta from Connecticut and will reside in the city full time until the memorial is finished. He leased a house in Avondale and stays at the Biltmore pending Mrs. Borglum’s arrival. He plans to live in the South, work there, and possibly work from the South in the North. Walls are being built around the central group of the memorial— Fee, Jackson, and Davis— to shield work from winter weather with spring completion in mind.
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Radio Operators Told to Clear Air for Election Returns
Hartford November 3 All amateur radio telegraph operators nationwide are asked to maintain absolute silence from 6 p m Tuesday to 6 a m Wednesday to avoid interference with the broadcasting of election returns The request was issued by the American Radio Relay League in Hartford Conn
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Yeggm en Blow Safe in Savannah Burglary
Special report from Savannah Georgia states Texas Oil company office was robbed last night as saf e was rolled about 300 yards and cracked, with about 800 dollars stolen. The break in was found when the office opened this morning.
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Davis Urges Voters Toward Moral Government
John W Davis closes his campaign with a radio address delivered before a tiny audience but heard nationwide. He appeals to Americans as equals, urging voters to consider right over party and to seek policies that serve the common welfare and future of the country. Continued on Page 5, Column 3.
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America
Forest Fires Rage Across Three States Amid Dry Spell
Boston reports say 350 fire wardens and 2000 volunteers battle forest fires in Massachusetts driven by strong winds. State Fire Warden Hutchins calls it the worst in state history as rain is hoped to end the dry spell. Fires blamed on leaves, oil, picnicking, and locomotive sparks threaten towns including Framingham, Medway, Reading, Holyoke, and Grafton. Continued on Page 5.
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Voting Weather Forecast Promises Fair Elections
Election eve forecast from the Weather Bureau predicts fair weather across the nation for tomorrow. Temperatures should be moderate with only a slight rain risk along the northern edge of New York state and in northern New England.
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Anthrax Claims Planter Victim In Dewitt
Little Rock Ark November 3 The death of John A McMillan planter of Dewitt Ark today in a toend hospital was due to anthrax according to physicians Under state law special treatment must be given the corpse and the casket must be sealed hermetically
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John A. McMillan
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President Coolidge Urges Voters to Cast Ballots Tomorrow
President Coolidge in a nationwide radio appeal seeks to mobilize voters to exercise their conscience at the polls. He warns non voting as abdication, stressing the ballot box as the safeguard of self government and urging all eligible citizens to vote without regard to party tomorrow.
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Coolidge
America
All Candidates Foresee Victory as Voters Await Returns
Campaigners from multiple parties express confidence while urging turnout as vote counts pour in. Analysts say the election could yield record participation and a historic result across several states and districts.
First Return On National Elections From Somerset Vermont
Somerset Vermont aims to be first to report its presidential vote tomorrow. Mrs John Taylor says eight voters all will back President Coolidge and vote at 6 am. Four years ago Somerset gave Harding 20 Cox 3.
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John Taylor
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Cox
Joint radio appeal closes campaign with Coolidge and Davis
President Coolidge and John W. Davis delivered final election eve appeals to a nationwide radio audience from the White House study and a New York studio. The joint address marked an unprecedented near-debate turnout. Voters head to polls tomorrow as forecasts call for fair weather and high turnout nationwide.
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Georgia Weather Report Summary
Weather forecast notes fair conditions in Georgia with moderate east winds. The report lists temperatures and humidity readings, but several values are unreadable or missing.
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