Election Crisis Highlights Wilson Hughes Battle for World Role
The election centers on Woodrow Wilson or Charles Evans Hughes with 15,000,000 voters deciding this day. Results hinge on Ohio Indiana Illinois and the Middle West as women voters in 12 states shift the balance. The piece notes Roosevelt influence and compares Democratic and Republican strategies amid war and peace debates.
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Last Words of Party Chairmen
Democratic national chairman Vance C. McCormick expressed a victorious mood in New York stating the work is nearly done and outlook is better than ever. He stood by his final forecast of 264 electoral votes for Wilson plus four from Utah, ready to wait for tomorrow's returns.
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Republicans hail Hughes sweep of key states
National Republican headquarters boasted of a strong campaign effort across the nation. William R. Willcox reported receiving 173 telegrams since Saturday from New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Kansas, Nebraska and possibly other states, expressing confidence Hughes will win by substantial to enormous margins.
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Extra Car Service for Election Night in Boston
The Boston Elevated Railway will operate extra service on many surface lines and increase service in the Washington street tunnel and Cambridge subway as needed until 12 20 this night ensuring turnout.
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Extra night cars to run for election returns
Extra night streetcar service will run until about 2 50 a m to accommodate residents staying in the city to receive the election returns.
City Hall panel predicts 60,000 for Wilson in Boston vote
Prognosticators at City Hall forecast Boston adds 60,000 votes to Wilson’s tally today and project at least a 20,000 majority. They expect Hughes to receive 35,000 to 40,000 votes and cite past city results from Walsh and Bryan in building the forecast.
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Women urged to vote straight GOP to protect presidential vote
Harriet E Wittum, director of the Woman's Department at Western Republican headquarters, warns in final instructions to workers in 12 suffrage states that scratching the ballot may jeopardize their first presidential vote. She urges voting the straight Republican ticket to ensure the vote is counted.
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Chinese Guest to Speak at Malden Universalist Church
Woo Young Chin a Chinese student sent by his government to study in the United States will address the Malden First Universalist Church Men's Club. He will compare China and the U S discuss trade and government in the Chinese republic and take part in an informal reception and discussion after the meeting.
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Mass state contests loom in today's ballot
Voters face several key races across Massachusetts including Governor McCall versus Frederick W. Mansfield, the Lodge versus Fitzgerald U.S. Senate contest, and the Hughes potential plurality. Also hot are Ninth and Fourteenth district congressional battles, Fuller versus Roberts, Kincaide versus Olney, a constitutional convention referendum, party enrolment repeal, and New Year holiday status. The day’s outcome centers on McCall Mansfield Lodge Fitzgerald and Hughes margins in Boston.
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Massachusetts Politics Ahead of Statewide Elections
The piece argues Hughes will win Massachusetts but with a reduced plurality, predicts Republican gains and defections in rural areas, and notes Lodge’s likely Senate victory over Fitzgerald. It cites Wilson notes, McCall’s race against Mansfield, three tight congressional battles, and asks voters about a constitutional convention, New Year’s holiday act, and primary election law repeal.
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Greek Regiment With Officers Joins Allied Nationalists
A Havas dispatch from Athens reports Colonel Calomenopoulos of the Forty-third Regiment at Volo has joined the Nationalist movement with many officers and most soldiers. He will report to General Sarrail and seek to regain forts handed to Bulgarians.
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Woman Avoids Operation in Astoria Testimonial
In Astoria New York a woman describes years of illness with chills back pain and fatigue until she avoided an operation and used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports rapid improvement and regained health within two weeks. The letter promotes medical caution and urges trying the remedy before surgery.
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Theodore Roosevelt Seeks Republican Victory in Address
Oyster Bay N Y November 6 Theodore Roosevelt urged friends to vote the Republican ticket for Hughes saying his past trips do not change his message and predicted the nation state Nassau county and Oyster Bay would go Republican in tomorrow's election urging fellow citizens to support the GOP.
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British Submarine Claims Hit on German Dreadnought
A British submarine in the North Sea reported torpedoing a German battleship of the dreadnought type near the Danish coast yesterday. The damage is unknown, and no details on fleet movements or overall losses were provided.
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Pavement Work Delayed On School Street Discovery
Public Works officials uncovered that shutoffs for abutting properties and several water mains were under the new concrete base on School street delaying completion by one day. The project is part of a $370,000 contract awarded to Bernard BE. Grant.
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