Election hangs in balance as Wilson leads in key states
The Boston Pest Extra reports the 1916 presidential race with President Wilson leading in California Minnesota New Hampshire North Dakota and New Mexico while Hughes must win California or Minnesota plus three smaller states. Fraud claims surface as Los Angeles ballots are locked in a U. S. Marshal vault.
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Roxbury Woman Victim in South Boston Bridge Disaster
Miss Elsie Wood a 19 year old Roxbury stenographer is the lone reported woman victim in the South Boston drawbridge crash. Officials expected the death toll to rise beyond 50 as bodies identified at North Grove morgue reached 45 and missing workers from Walworth Manufacturing and other South Boston firms were sought.
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Walworth Manufacturing Company
Close Presidential Vote Puts Wilson Lead in Doubtful Election
At 2 30 this morning the race remains undecided with Wilson at 251 electoral votes and Hughes at 243. Thirty seven votes are doubtful including California Minnesota North Dakota New Hampshire and New Mexico. Wilson must win California or Minnesota plus a smaller state. Hughes must secure California and Minnesota or California or Minnesota with all three smaller states. The contest hinges on remaining precincts and possible border guardsmen ballots.
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Fraud in N H being claimed
Concord New Hampshire November 8 with the possibility that the four electoral votes of New Hampshire may decide the election extraordinary precautions are being taken to guard the ballots by the Democratic State committee.
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New Hampshire Ballot Box Sealing and Vote Contests
District Attorney Frederick H. Brown investigates alleged violations of the 24 hour sealing rule after a heated tally battle. Democratic leader George E. Farrand claims a Wilson statewide edge, while Republicans insist Hughes leads. both sides ready for a recount. Philip Faulkner has hired counsel as Democrats contest the Wilson claim, amid talk of vote buying investigations affecting prominent Granite State politicians.
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George EB. Farrand
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Hughes
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New Hampshire
Philip H. Faulkner
Republican State Committee
Granite State
Germans Shell British Lines on Somme Front
German artillery heavily shelled British positions west of Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme front north of the Aigre. A German raid in the district was unsuccessful amid stormy weather.
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Sunshine Safety Lamp Company Offers 300 Power Lamp
The Sunshine Safety Lamp Company of Kansas City offers a portable gasoline lamp claiming 300 candle power at one cent per night. It has no wick or chimney, is marketed as safe, and comes with a 15 days free trial. readers are urged to send name and address to receive the ad.
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Drowning Incident Reaches Fort Point Channel
A brief transit of a car carrying its human freight to the bottom of Fort Point Channel left only one completed segment of the tale. The report indicates ongoing efforts with further details continued on Page 20 Third Col.
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Robbery of Japanese Merchant in Roxbury Leads to Arrest
John Shields alias George Green, 28, arrested by Inspectors Hart and Conway after a Japanese merchant Shiroji Kemeyama was assaulted on Windsor Street Roxbury. Kemeyama was knocked unconscious and robbed of a gold watch valued at 53 dollars and some cash on October 15. Shields faces robbery charges. two more suspects are sought.
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American steamer Columbian sunk feared after shelling
The American-Hawaiian steamship Columbian of 579 tons, crew about 113, reported being shelled by a submarine off Nazaire en route to Genoa. The New York registered freighter sailed Oct 18 from New York and Oct 21 from Boston, with horses discharged at Nazaire and iron and steel loaded for Genoa. Built in 1907 in San Francisco and owned by American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. The ship was under charter to France and Canada Steamship Co. with no passengers aboard.
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Mayor's Wife Sprains Ankle At Fort Point Channel Incident
Mrs. James M. Curley, wife of the mayor, slipped stepping from a car near the Summer Street extension bridge while divers searched the Fort Point channel for bodies after the draw accident. The mayor blamed low wages for the accident. Mrs. Curley had little sleep after the event. Bernhardt seats now on sale at Hollis Street Theatre.
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Anniversaries and World War I Reference Note
A dated snippet notes General Frederick Funston born 1865 and Belgium calling all fit men to arms in 1914. It mentions a time stamp and a light cue for vehicles tonight at 4 58 and references Today’s anniversaries.
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Weather forecast for Boston and northern New England
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Boston and vicinity on Thursday with unsettled and possibly rainy weather on Friday. Fresh south winds are noted with overcast skies in northern New England and increasing clouds and local rain chances in southern New England.
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