Hughes Wilson race narrows as early returns roll in
Early returns signal a Hughes sweep may break as reports from country districts favor Wilson. Wilson carries Ohio Minnesota Oregon Idaho California Nebraska and Kansas, while Hughes wins New York by about 100 000 and has strong showing in Illinois and Indiana. Vote at 5 A M stands Hughes 245 Wilson 224 doubtful 620.
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Massachusetts Returns Hugh Hughes With Narrow Lead
Massachusetts voters deliver a narrow Hughes victory risking a 17 000 edge while McCall defeats Mansfield by 39 000 and Lodge wins over Fitzgerald by 28 000. Republicans fail to capture any congressional seats as McCall leads Walsh by 6 313 in a tight statewide tally.
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Lodge
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Terrible Disaster at Summer Street Extension Bridge
A south Boston car on the Summer Street Extension bridge plunges through the drawbridge into the water as passengers on the inbound car are trapped. Fifteen persons on the platform are reported saved with many killed in the car.
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Summer Street Extension
South Boston
Close 1916 style presidential race evident at 4 30 a m
At 4 30 a m Wilson held 224 electoral votes to Hughes 245 with 62 in doubt. Eight states remained undecided as returns shifted, and both sides claimed or denied victory. The lead swung from Hughes toward Wilson as late results trimmed Hughes from 278 to 245.
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Hughes
New York
Shadow Lawn
New Hampshire
Tragedy at Fort Point Channel Bridge in Summer Street
A mass casualty wreck at the Fort Point Channel bridge on Summer street extension left between 50 and 60 dead aboard a crowded city-bound car. Divers recovered 40 bodies by 1 am with many more believed trapped in the submerged vehicle.
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Summer Street Bridge
South Boston
Fort Point Channel Bridge
Summer Street
James P. Smith
Gerald Walsh
East Sixth Street
Immersion Sufferers and Transit Workers Listed in Boston Area
A list details individuals including Walsh Gerald motorman 77 East Sixth Street South Boston and McKeon George conductor 506 Broadway South Boston among transit staff. Also named are City Hospital and other residents with addresses in Somerville Roxbury Dorchester Reading Arlington Dorchester and Dorchester. The record notes two people connected to immersion incidents at City Hospital and City Hospital appears in the listing.
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Gerald
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South Boston
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Unity Court
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Carl
Rangeley
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George
Broadway
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Fred A
Main Street
Reading
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Frank
Stoneham Street
Anderson, Isaac
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Somerville
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Forrest
Yarmouth Street
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John
Ottawa Street
Roxbury City Hospital
Smith
Arthur
Grove Street
Arlington
City Hospital
Carangio
Joseph
Commercial Street
Keenan
Arthur T
Edison Green
Miss Lillian
Dickinson Street
Keyes
Harry A
Falcon Street
Boston
Car Plunges Trigger Fire Alarm and Emergency Calls
After a car plunged, the fire alarm sounded and requests were sent for doctors, ambulance, and police reserves. Before responders could reach the scene, the bridge ???
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