License Victory Shifts Wet Dry Balance in 1918 Elections
Weymouth style summary notes a broad shift as wet candidates gain in traditionally dry strongholds. Newton Beverly Attleboro Malden Everett vote wet for first time, with Woburn Revere Lynn Medford also turning wet. Worcester surprises with Peter H Sullivan winning mayoralty. Chelsea re elects Mayor Breath. Medford goes wet by 340 with Yes 2444 No 2104, no mayoral race that year.
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Newton
Beverly
Attleboro
Malden
Everett
Woburn
Revere
Lynn
Medford
Worcester
Peter H. Sullivan
Chelsea
Newton Votes License For First Time In History
Newton approved a liquor license by 1602 to 1556 in a historic vote. Mayor Edwin Childs won re election for a fourth term. Aldermen largely reelected, with Harriman 1571 to 1442 over Moore. Heathcote defeated by Young in Ward 4, Carter reelected in Ward 2. Purchase department act approved 1806 to 619.
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Newton
Edwin ©. Childs
Henry E. Harriman
Howard Moore
Harriman
Harry L. Cook
Herbert F. Rogers
George L. Heathcote
Harold F. Young
Herbert R. Carter
Joseph 2. Downey
Chelsea for Breath re elected mayor after election landslide
Melvin B. Breath was re elected to a second term as Chelsea mayor defeating ex Representative Lawrence F. Quigley by 2753 to 2096. The license vote rose to Yes 3307 No 1330 the largest in city history. Fire and police pay increases were approved with Yes for firemen 2983 and for police 2712.
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Melvin B. Breath
Chelsea
Lawrence F. Quigley
Fire
Board of Aldermen
Hugh McLaughlin
D. Henry Sullivan
Morris M. Broomfield
Joseph A. Tyrrell
Richard A. Voke
Hugh J. McLaughlin
James A. Hanlon
Ward
Samuel Falker
George E. Gordon
John C. M. Tucker
Edward A. Whalen
Jacob J. Hamburg
Edward J. Hannaburg
Charles W. Shannon
G. Herbert Atkins
Morris Wolpe
William J. O'Neill
George Bloomberg
Clarence Richmond
Charles A. Carolan
William J. Brennan
H. Raymond Carter
Edward H. Lowell
Sullivan Elected Mayor in Worcester by Large Margin
Senator Peter F. Sullivan defeated incumbent Peter G. Holmes by 2189 votes to become Worcester mayor. The city approved liquor sales 16 049 Yes to 7 680 No, the largest vote in the city’s history. Sullivan, a former newsboy and state senator, embraced “Sullivan and service” as his platform while Holmes ran on “Law and order.”
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Worcester
Peter ¥. Sullivan
Peter G. Holmes
Holmes
Law and Order
Sullivan
Service
Peter F. Sullivan
State Senate
Attleboro Votes For License In Historic First
Attleboro approved a liquor license on its historic first vote as a city or town with 1186 in favor and 881 against. Elected to the City Council were Howard A. Allen Stephen H. Horey A. J. French Chester A. Smith Howard Smith and George A. Sweeney.
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Attleboro
Howard A. Allen
Stephen H. Horey
A. J. French
Chester A. Smith
Howard Smith
George A. Sweeney
Beverly Votes On Licenses And School Plan In City Election
Beverly records a narrow yes for licenses 2037 to 1277 after incorporation. A school committee backed $1,000,000 junior high school failed 786 to 2398. New aldermen named include Eaton Faulkner Thompson and ward members Pearson Leighton Marshall Hanner Drugan Linehan.
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Beverly
Paul S. Eaton
Arthur Faulkner
Edward Thompson
Chester Pearson
Henry V. Leighton
William Marshall, Jr
John L. Hanner
Joseph R. Drugan
Daniel Linehan
WETS WIN IN LYNN DESPITE SMALLER MARGIN FOR OPPONENT
Mayor Walter H. Creamer was reelected in Lynn by 1432 votes, defeating former mayor Asa T. Newhall. The wets won statewide, with 757? votes to antis 4670, and city council and school committee members were also elected or reelected.
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Walter H. Creamer
Lynn
Creamer
Asa T. Newhall
William H. Cochrane
Charles W. Ames
Ames
Daniel J. Reardon
Carolyn M. Engler
Freeman H. Newhall
John A. McAuliffe
Otis R. Dushuttle
Michael J. Carroll
WETS WIN LICENCE BY RECORD MARGIN IN LOWELL
Lowell voters approve a liquor license by 6 199 to 4 065 in the city’s largest margin on record. Mayor Perry D. Thompson is re elected by 2 407 over John J. Gilbride. John F. Salmon and James E. Donnelly win seats on the Board of Aldermen.
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Lowell
Perry D. Thompson
John J. Gilbride
Thompson
Gilbride
John F. Salmon
James E. Donnelly
North Adams Council Gains Republican Majority in Municipal Vote
Six of seven council seats went to Republicans in the North Adams election. A city license measure passed by 290 votes, 1155 yes to 865 no, maintaining Republican control of the governing body.
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North Adams
Mayor Bernard J. Golden Wins Re Election in Woburn
Woburn voters re-elected Mayor Bernard J. Golden Democrat with a 487 plurality over Winthrop M. Dearborn Republican. Golden received 1683 votes to Dearborn 1196. Republicans will hold eight city council seats to seven for Democrats, who still control the council. A license measure passed by a 659 margin with 1734 Yes and 1076 No.
Melrose Day Reelection for Adams Amid License Vote
Mayor Charles H. Adams won a sixth term with 1504 votes while opponents totaled 1,344. The city voted against licenses by a reduced margin with 1166 Yes and 1649 No. Five of six returning servicemen were elected to the Board of Aldermen, with George H. Jackson tied for sixth. Aldermen-at-Large Goodwin Tibbetts Marr and Keene were reelected.
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Charles H. Adams
Melrose
Adams
Nelson C. Clement
Thomas H. Gilman
Frederick P. Peabody
Thomas J. Queen
Board of Aldermen
George H. Jackson
John Dika
Henry L. Restall
Denning L. Wentworth
Carl E. Shumway
James O. Davenport
Charles D. Camerlin
A. L. Goodwin
A. M. Tibbetts
A. L.marr
L. F. Keene
Revere Approves License Vote Quiet City Election
Revere held a calm election with a 900 vote wets plurality on license. Yes 1767, No 867. Ernest Acker elected tax collector 1395 Republican over independent Bodddington 1135. Ward2 war councilman Joseph Brettler 503 over Louis Glixman 316. Ward4 John DiPesa 405 over Joseph Walsh 352. Assessor Alban Carter 1719 over Charles Redman 755. Councilmen at large and school committee chosen. City employees gain Saturday half holiday 2226 yes 336 no.
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Revere
Ernest Acker
John H. Boddington
Joseph Brettler
Louis R. Glixman
John A. DiPesa
Joseph J. Walsh
Alban B. Carter
Charles 5
Redman
Lawrence Elects White Mayor and City Officials
William P. White was elected Mayor of Lawrence by 7342 votes to 4465 for William A. Kelleher. Alderman Peter Carr won 7443 to 4317 over James W. Cadogan. Mrs. Anna M. Driscoll became the first woman elected to the Lawrence school committee with 7782 votes amid a strong wets majority.
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Lawrence
William P. White
White
Willam A. Kelleher
Peter Carr
James W. Cadogan
Carr
Anna M. Driscoll
Medford Swing Into License Column As Election Results Decisive
Medford shifted into the license column for the first time since 1892 with a 2444 Yes to 2104 No vote. Mayor Haines and several of his alderman candidates were defeated in a lively race. aldermen and school board positions were filled across eight wards with multiple officials elected, including Edward W Barrett for committee man at large.
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Fred E. Emerton
John A. Corliss
State Guard
Medford
Haines
Fred I. Willard
Harry L. Caldwell
Frank W. Manning
Roy H. Baxter
Eugene L
Burton F. Dodge
James F. Donovan
Edward W. Barrett
George S. T. Fuller
Joseph C. Smith
Everett Turns Wet For First Time in History
Christopher Harrison defeats Mayor William E. Weeks in a historic mayoral race as Everett voters turn away from Weeks' dry policy stance. Harrison, former city engineer, wins by a narrow margin in a highly charged campaign.
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Harrison
Weeks
William E. Weeks
Christopher Harrison
Engi
Malden Votes Wet for First Time mayor elected
Malden voters approved a wet charter for the first time in history by about 490 votes Yes 3108 No 2681. John V. Kimball was elected mayor defeating Charles Schumaker. Aldermen elected include Hodgen Noonan Fall Jacques Clark Ulrich Woolfson in various wards.
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Malden
John V. Kimball
Charles Schumaker
Kimball
Schumaker
Robert A. Hodgen
Frank Noonan
Howard Fall
H. N. Jacques
Reuben Clark
Alvin Ulrich
Jacob Woolfson
Reader Comments on Miss Rankin Speech at Dorchester
A Dorchester reader responds to Jeanette Rankin's Codman Square address praising open debate. The letter defends free speech and argues Bolshevism should be fought by allowing broad, uncensored public discussion across halls and street corners.
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Sir
Jeanette Rankin
Codman Square Theatre
Dorchester
America
United States
Free speech and food hoarding spark debate in America
Harvey E. Heald of West Somerville Mass argues that free speech cannot be unlimited in a nation with vast non Americans and warns that speculation and hoarding of essential food threatens peace and prosperity. He calls for immediate government action beyond investigations to curb hoarding and Bolshevism.
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Miss Rankin
America
England
France
Italy
Harvey E. Heald
West Somerville
Mass
Mt Holyoke College Urges Ratification of Peace Treaty
Mt Holyoke College faculty vote to send to the U S Senate a petition urging immediate ratification of the peace treaty and League of Nations covenant with interpretive reservations as may be proper and necessary.
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South Hadley
Mt. Holyoke College
United States Senate
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