Challenger May Head Senators in 1925 Assembly
Connecticut 1925 General Assembly tally shows Republicans dominant with 33 Republicans and 2 Democrats in the Senate. Challenger, 23rd district, city, likely president pro tempore due to seniority and reform stance. Indicates committee leadership shifts with five lawyers in the body and Darbia possible Speaker, replacing Buckley.
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Senate
Howard S. Challenger
Ella
Waterbury
Frank J. Wilder
Bridgeport
Matthew Id. Kenealy
Stamford
William A. Kedden
Daniel M. Cronin
New London
Wilder
Judiciary
Samuel C. Shaw
M Redding
Matthew H. Kenealy
Anl
Darbie
John Buckley
Union
United States District Attorney
House
Buckley
BH. L. Darbin
Killingly
Former Speaker Gillett Leads In Race For Senate
Boston November 5 Former Speaker Frederick E. H. Gillett Republican nominee for United States Senator led Democratic opponent Senator Davis T. Walsh by more than 13000 votes with 1.4 percent of the 1432 precincts reporting in Massachusetts. Gilett Benatard led in Boston before outside wards shifted totals while Walsh polled a strong statewide count.
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Senate
Boston
Massachusetts
Frederick EH. Gillett
National House of Representatives
Ti Res
Davis T. Walsh
Ginett & Benatard
Jey
Anmnes
G. Walsh
Wish
A. Gure
Senator Lodge Suffers Shock Unconsciousness in Boston
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, operated on October 20 at Charlesgate hospital, suffered a noon shock and has been unconscious since. By midnight his condition was serious, with doctors withholding a full statement until tomorrow. He had previously recovered from July 27 and a less serious operation last month.
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Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
Charlesgate Hospital
Senator Lodge
John H. Cunningham
Women Representatives Elected in Wisconsin County Races
Milwaukee November 5 Associated Press for the first time women will sit in Wisconsin’s legislative halls as a result of yesterday’s election. Helen M Brooks Coloma will represent Green-Washura counties district Barbar Marathon county assemblywoman for the first Marathon county district. Price county represented by Helen F Thompson Park Falls all victorious women named on the Republican ticket.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Helen M. Brooks
Coloma
Barbar
Marathon
Price County
Helen F. Thompson
Park Falls
Bridgeport Sees Business Lift After Election Victory
Bridgeport leaders declare business can move forward with confidence after a Republican victory. Bankers and merchants say consumer hesitation and capital withholding fade with stable policy, expecting steady improvement though a boom is unlikely.
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Brdgeport
Bridgeport
Noyes S’ Alling
City National Bank
Andrew M. Cooper
Howland Dry
Goods Company
Harvey Hubbell, Sr
Stock Market Rallies After GOP Victory
Wall Street welcomed Tuesday’s election results with broad buying pushing many issues to new highs for the year. Total volume neared 1,750,000 shares, the largest in about two years, as investors bet on a working GOP majority in Congress and continued safety of the 1920 Transportation Act.
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WEW
York
Wall Street
Coolidge
Senate
House
Reads
Coolidge Leads with Wide Popular Vote Edge in Returns
In late returns President Coolidge appears to gain the largest popular plurality in history and possibly more than 260 electoral votes. Republicans project a paper majority in several states, but doubts linger on a working majority for the administration. Brookhart’s Iowa fate tightens as his opponent’s lead narrows from 12,000 to about 1,000.
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Spi
Houde
Brookhart
Towa
Versain
Jersey
Tom East
Rackles
Fiesse
Slemp
Eretary
Page
Walta Saya
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Yipse
Dawes
Thei
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Bridgeport
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Waces
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Legion
Fairfield County
Brookfield
Danks Hospital
Huntington
Aft
New Canton
Srniford Chamber of Commerce
New York
House
la Follette
Farmer-Labor Party
Iowa
Democrats Vote in Primaries for Senator Tonight
Democrats in the Seventh District vote tonight to choose 60 delegates to the city convention, with polling at district clubs and a ballot box at 128 Milne Street for Casey home. Polls run 6 to 8 pm. Delegates listed by district include Lynch, Murphy, Callanan, Benson, Reilly in First. Finghi, Larkin, Kenney, White, Donahue in Second. Kelly, Fitzpatrick, Arnod, Wargo, Lynon in Third. Tart newt, Coyne, Lynch, Smith, Donnally in Fourth. Grady, Carlson, Jackson, Tells, Monahan in Fifth. Moran, Sheehan, Carroll, Clampett, Zoward in Sixth. Devine, Small, Reilly, Dannenberg, Cavey in Seventh. Wieler, Harrigan, Plunkett, Neary, Shanney in Eighth. Meaney, OBrien, Hilsinger, Sherdan, Gall in Ninth. Hearn, Taulty, Want, Verrielli, Rush in Tenth. ONeil, Heavey, Cassidy, Wane, Smith in Eleventh. Anderson, Olatehlin, Winkler, Teimble, Clancy in Twelfth. The city convention meets at Democratic headquarters, 298 States Street.
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U. S
James BE. Casey
Milne Street
Jayatte
Gregory Streata
Streeta
East Main Street
Robert Lynch
James Murphy
Alice M. Callanan
Joan Benson
Kenry
Reilly
Thomas Fing High
William P. Larkin
Esther A. Kenney
Joseph H. White
John Donahue
Eugene
J. Kelly
P. A. Fitzpatrick
Raymond Arnod
John F. Wargo
Mary Lynon
Walter J. Tart
Newt
Walter Coyne
Mary Lynch
George Smith
Thomas L. Donnally
Witth
James A. Grady
Sigmund Carlson
Wiliam Jackson
William Tells
Sarah Monahan
Willam Moran
Youn . Sheehan
Mar B E. Carroll
Elenry
Clampett
John Zoward
Joseph J. Devine
Weaward Small
Bessie Reilly
Oscar A. J. Dannenberg
James ¥. Cavey
Otto Wieler
Taniel Harrigan
Avna G. Plunkett
Russell Néary
Thomas Shanney
James ©. Meaney
Joseph M. O'Brien
Irene Hilsinger
Katherine ¥. Sherdan
Stephen Gall
Tanth
Frank J. Hearn
Joseph M. Taulty
Catherine Want Antonio Verrielli
Andrew Rush
Washington Rejects Ku Klux Klan Bill
Returns from 487 precincts show 44,117 votes for the bill and 44,117 against it. The initiative measure, backed by the Good Government League linked to the Ku Klux Klan, sought to compel parents to send children to public schools rather than private or sectarian institutions.
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Washington
Plu, Wash
Good Government Fur League
BOR
Wyoming elects woman governor Nethe Taylor Poss wins
Chyenne Wyoming Tonight Republican candidate Chuygen J Sullivan conceded to Democrat Nethe Taylor Poss in a surprising gubernatorial result. Sullivan sent a telegram of congratulations to the widow of former Governor William B Thess, signaling a historic victory.
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Chuyenne
Wyo
J. Sullivan
Republicas
Nethe Taylor Poss
Harrison Favored as Council Head and Floor Leader
Harrison is favored to become council head and floor leader while Sanford receives an honor in a related city political context. The report notes leadership expectations and recognitions impacting local governance and party dynamics.
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Harrison
President's Popular Plurality Tops Nation's History
President Coolidge's large nationwide margin drives speculation on Hartford politics as Aldermanic leaders in Bridgeport discuss who will head the council and key committees. The nine holdover Republicans, including Alderman Fred W. Harrison, are favored for president with Sanford potentially moving to Streets and Sidewalks. Delegates will be sworn in soon as party lines shape committee chairs and tax administration.
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Coolidge
Bridgeport
Common Council
Pheir
Fred W. Harrison
Fifth
Wilbert Sanford
Iity
Alfred W. Burdick
Council
Hartford
General Assembly
Paul L. Miller
Frederic A. Bartlett
F. William Behrens
Harrison
William Behrens
Sanford
Willl
Alder Howard I. Bryant
Wiliam
Baird
Arthur’ A. Baker
John J. Farmer
Thara
Sf Sanford J
Henry Koehler
Behrens
Troops Rush to Halt Klan Outbreak in Marion
National Guardsmen on election guard duty near Marion were rushed in with rifles after reports of threats between Klan factions. Local figure S Glenn Young of Williamson County Klan and Adrian Smith clashed in front of the Marion courthouse. Young allegedly drew a gun before a Klansman intervened to stop the flight.
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Hearan
Marion
Glenn Young
Willamson County
Young
Adrian Smith
Ian
Noted Surgeon Found Dead in Hartford
Noted Hartford surgeon Dr John Boucher was found dead at his home from a heart attack. He studied telegraphy as a youth and once served as Way station agent for the New Haven road. A Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons graduate in 1894, he later joined St Francis hospital staff and was consulting surgeon at St Marys Waterbury and Middlesex Middletown hospitals. He leaves a wide family and several children.
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John DR. Boucher
Boucher
New Haven
Wast Windsor
Vel
He Yas
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Baltimore
Berlin
Vienna
Barna
St. Francis Hospital
St Mary's Hospital
Waterbury
Middlesex Hospital
Middletown
Senator Brookhart Gains New Hope In Latest Returns
In Des Moines Iowa the canvass of ballots may decide the race between United States Senator Smith W Brookhart and Daniel F Steck as late returns reduce Steck lead from earlier totals. Rural precincts favor Brookhart and officials warn the outcome could swing with remaining counts.
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Brookhart
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
Daniel F. Steck
Senate
Steck
Stectt
Blockhart
How Coolidge Carried States
Calvin Coolidge carried several key states in a landslide victory depicted in early election coverage. The article highlights Republican support from urban and rural voters, noting shifts in regional margins and party loyalty across the 1920s political landscape.
New Jersey Elects Woman Democrat to House Seat
Mary P Norton, a Democrat from New Jersey, becomes the first woman in her party to reach Congress and the first woman from the eastern seaboard elected to the House. She pledges to advocate light wine and beer, veterans hospital expansion, and immigration quota increases, while aiming to do little in her first year. Norton, president of Day Nursery Association, led a turnaround from insolvency to a $260,000 asset base. She is married to a Jersey City businessman.
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Jersey City
N. J
Ferguson
Great
Texas
Mary P. Norton
Little New Jersey
National House of Representatives
Congress
Washington
Seaboard
Veterans’ Hospital
Norton
Day Nursery Association
Court seeks order to open voting machines for election
City Attorney A L Delaney seeks a Superior Court order within 20 days to unseal voting machines. Town Clerk Wieler says the machines must be opened before the limit to prepare for the December Senate election. Voting machines, after results, were returned to City Hall and will be kept in the basement until a later date.
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DeLaney
Superior Court
A. L. Delaney
Joseph EF. Wheler
Senate
AIS
City Hall
WU. S
Frank B. Brandese
van Clerk
Wieler
Tihat Algouth
Wis
Board of Apportionment
Bridgeport youths set record on cross country expedition
Five Bridgeport youths returned after a year long car trip through 36 states Canada and Mexico. They accepted a challenge from the Sierra Nevada club president to climb Mt Shasta and plant a flag on its crest. Old timers doubted the feat but they succeeded amid a wrecked car and other unusual happenings. The Sunday Post tells the full story.
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Bridgeport
States
Canada
Mexico
Sierra Nevada Club
Mt. Shasta
Coolidge Just Beyond Reach of Electoral Silver Lining
Latest returns show Coolidge likely to exceed 100 electoral votes with gains for La Follette modest in several western states. Davis holds steady in national tally as Coolidge climbs in Montana Nevada North Dakota Iowa Minnesota and New Mexico. Wisconsin appears to tilt away from La Follette while Congress remains doubtful about majorities.
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Idaho
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