Coolidge Vote Sets New Hampshire Records in 1924
Manchester N H reports President Coolidge broke voting records with near 100000 ballots and a margin over Davis exceeding 42000 in New Hampshire. Governor race shows Winant 87099 to 74717, Senator Keyes 97121 to 61482, legislature to be Republican with 225 Republicans and 190 Democrats.
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N. H
Coolidge
New Hampshire
Harding
Cox
Lafolette
Progressive Party
LaFollette
Davis
La‘celette
John G. Winant
Brown
Winant
Browa
United States
Henry W. Keyes
George EH. Farrand
Senate
Retired General Wetherell Found Dead at Purgatory Cliff
The body of John B. H. Wetherell, 1866 born retired brigadier general of Rhode Island militia, was found in a rock cleft near Newport after he failed to return from voting. A sightseer alerted police. firemen retrieved the body with a rope-lowered basket. He had planned to vote then go to his office.
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John BH. Wetherell
Rhode Island
Talddletown
Wetherell
Haem
Fire Department
St. George's School
Middlestown
Sturges Named Floor Leader in 1926 House Plan
The document notes George KR. Sturges of Woodbury as floor leader among 22 Democrats in the 1926 House, with 240 Republicans in the chamber. Bre. Helen Levis and Charlies H. Wheeler of Stratford are listed as distinguished supporters of the Republican state organization program.
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KR. Sturges
Woodbury
Houss
Bre
Helen Levis
Charlies H. Wheeler
Stratford
New Mexico Nears Republican Tie in Late Returns
New Mexico began counting late returns showing President Coolidge closing the gap with Davis. Early tallies indicate Coolidge ahead by about 1,000 votes as the day’s counts favor the Republican.
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New York
New Mexico
Coolidge
Davis
Coolidge Still Leads In North Dakota Poll
At 8:45 PM with 1,640 of 2,160 precincts reporting in North Dakota President Coolidge led Senator La Follette. La Follette narrowed the gap from 8,281 votes at 6 PM to 14,458 as results trickled in from Fargo and Bismarck strongholds.
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North Dakota
Fargo
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Assoult
Ted Press
Robert M. LaFeltetta
Lal*ni- Nette
Teredon
Parillo Curses as Wife Is Driven from Cell Window
Montreal November report describes Adam Parillo, held in a Bridgeport murder case, straining to reach his wife through a barred cell window as she is escorted away by court detectives. The couple exchanges insults and gestures amid a tense scene outside the courthouse.
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Montreal
Adam Parillo
Bridgeport
Sang
Henri Cleroux
Bank of Hochelaga
Sergi
Shannon
Parelo
Sergt. Shannon
Court House
Too Much Celebration After Yale Game Fatal
New Haven November 5 Charles Rogers nephew of a prominent New York publishing family died after celebrating Yale Army game last Saturday. A touring car crash on a misty road threw his head against the tonneau door and windshield. Coroner Mix found the death an accident caused by impact with a telegraph pole as the car swerved. No criminal charge. The coroner said the affair stemmed from a party at a roadhouse with several young revelers. Rogers and Miss Marjorie Schneider were among those present. Police reported no further charges or clear motive linking the incident to others.
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Charles Rogers
New York
Long Still Inn
Turnpike Road
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Marjorie Schneider
Roger
Rogers
Tonneau
Mix
Beers
Alling
Miss Schneider
Grow
Miga Schreider
Burnside Winslow Heat
Bond
New Congress Elections Shift Balance Across States
The report shows Republicans gaining three Senate seats in Massachusetts Kentucky and Oklahoma while Democrats win eleven seats and Republicans seven, with tight races in Minnesota Montana New Mexico Wyoming Colorado and New York. Notable outcomes include Frederick H. Gillett’s Massachusetts victory and La Follette aligned candidates holding strength in Wisconsin North Dakota and Minnesota. Mary Norton becomes the first woman elected east of the Mississippi to Congress.
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Daniel F. Steck
Ottumwa
Mr. Breck
Massachusetts
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Oklahoma
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Thomas D. Schall
Magnus Joanson
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Ehraskias Keyes
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Senator Walsh Confident Of Re election In Montana
With about half the state's 1,533 precincts reporting President Coolidge and Senator Thomas J. Walsh both running Democrats appear to hold substantial majorities. J W W Erickson leads over incumbent Joseph M. Republican in the gubernatorial race. Early returns from 767 complete and 12 incomplete precincts across 52 counties show Coolidge ahead of LaPollette, Davis and Tindarman trailing, while Walsh leads Erickson in the Senate contest by a wide margin.
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Conlidge
Thomas J. Walsh
J. WW. Erickson
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LaPoilette
Davis
Walsh
Tindarman
Erickson
Dixon
La Follette Trails by 15,000 in Idaho Return
Early returns from Idaho show President Coulidge leading Robert M. La Follette by about 23,000 votes with roughly a73 of the state's 238 precincts reporting. The tally reads Coulidge around 83 percent to Lafollette's 17 percent as the count proceeds.
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Eck
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Tobert M. la Follette
Caulidge
Davis
Lafolotte Bou. Bache GN IE
Exchanges Courtesies Notion Nov 6 Message
Fragmentary telegraph note expresses thanks and congratulation to Mrs John Wayuu for kind sentiments. The unreadable lines suggest a social courtesy exchange and acknowledgment of good wishes.
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NOTON
John Wayuu
Cabinet changes expected as Coolidge takes oath
Washington Nov. Several changes are expected in the administration personnel when President Coolidge takes the oath of office next March. Indications show some officers in the government desire to retire to private life including cabinet members. C Bascom Slemp, secretary to the President, plans a vacation in the south and may resign. Coolidge will be free to select his own cabinet for the full term. Some changes are expected by divisions of the executive departments, but no wholesale shifts are anticipated.
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Gooldage
Coolidge
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State Police to Close Office Here Within Week
State police to shut the local office within a week as operations move to a new barracks in Westport. Robert T. Hurley, state police superintendent, said the move could involve transferring officers Patroblem Myatt Bernard Scully Hanford Bigelow and Sergeant Virelli to Westport, though final arrangements were not confirmed.
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Vitelli
Robert T. Hurley
Patrobmen
Charles Myatt
Bernard Scully
Hanford Bigelow
Virelli
Westport
Hurley
Securities Rise on Merger Hopes and Rail Stock Gains
Stocks rose as mergers loom and dividends may rise on high grade issues including New York Central and Atchison. London buyers lifted sterling to $4.67 as Coolidge victory boosted confidence. Bond prices advanced with railroad liens leading demand. Big Four jumped ten points while Nickel Plate and Jersey Central gained. Freight car rate records helped drive the rally.
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Coolidge
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La Follette aims to sustain independent national party
The La Follette Wheeler ticket faces a Republican counter-offensive as core lieutenants fall away and Senate and House balance shifts. La Follette vows to keep the fight and regroup for future campaigns while Wheeler reaffirms allegiance with no clear party pledge. AFL-CIO involvement remains uncertain in sustaining an independent national movement.
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Brookhart
Republican Organization of
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Wil
Madison
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Coolidge Landslide Forces Ohio Result In Key Governor Race
Unofficial returns from Ohio show a sweeping Coolidge victory statewide, with the governor’s race the sole exception. President Coolidge leads with about 621,082 votes to Democratic challenger John W. Davis. Vic Donaher trails Harry L. Davis for the Senate seat with 194,502 votes, while Davis holds a distant lead for the presidency.
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Associated Press
Coolidge
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Democratic Standard
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Harry L. Davis
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Maryland Carries Coolidge by 12,000 in Survey
Maryland voters backed Coolidge over Davis in 1,128 precincts statewide. Davis tally 144,63. Coolidge 17,08. La Follette influence cited in Baltimore with 82,580 votes. Maryland’s House delegation remains mixed after district changes.
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Jeke
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House of Representatives
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Lienn
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Democrat Leads in Hawaii Congressional Race
Honolulu November reports from Associated Press show Democrat William L. leading Republican Fletcher Ries by about 4,900 votes as incumbent Harriet Ries seeks reelection. The wave of returns indicated a clear Democratic edge in the Hawaii contest.
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Associated Press
Wiliam
Gale
Congress
Fildilip l Ries
Harrett
Republicans in clean sweep of Oregon vote
Oregon voters heavily backed Coolidge in early returns with 1,008 of 2,750 precincts reporting. Coolidge leads with 69,618 votes, Davis 30,988, LaPollade 27,703, and McNary total 62,551 for re election while Shilton Miller 34,087 Coulter 744 Robinson 1,053. Oregon’s delegation will be Republican in the forthcoming Congress.
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Ore
Associated Press
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Coolidge
Davis
LaPollade
C. L. McNary
Shilton A. Miller
BP. E. Coulter
Robinson
Congress
M. E. Crumpacker
Talten Watkins
Hartley Elected Washington Governor
Washington voters delivered a large turnout as Republicans dominated returns from numerous precincts. Early tallies show Coolidge sweeping statewide with 161,358 votes, La Monte 70,970, and Davis 28,424 while Hartley leads over Democratic rival Wen Hartley with 136,097 tallies from early precincts. Roland Warley leads the GOP governor race against Ben W. ITN Dem despite incomplete results.
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Plete
Hartley
Republicans May Lose Governor in Utah
Republican state chairman Carl Marcusen said the party may lose the Utah governorship after yesterday’s election, with incomplete votes from about half the state still tallied. Democrat George H. Kern leads Mabey by several thousand in the lieutenant governor race.
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SUA DS Tty
Urat Suv
Carl Marcusen
George H. Kern
Harles Ut
Mabey
Mequiciosiy
Veteran General Anson Mills Dies in Retirement
Washington reports the death of Brigadier General Anson Mills born in Loun County Indiana on August 31 1864. A veteran of Indian Wars and other conflicts he invented the woven cartridge belt and a technology used in armies and navies.
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Anson Mills
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Tndigna
SUCCESS AT POLLS MEANS $500 YEAR TO WILLIAM CHEW
William Chew, a successful Republican candidate for assessor, won a $500 annual salary increase and a three year term in Tuesday's election. He was sworn in yesterday morning by Alfred W. Burdick and began duties in the assessors’ office. Chew was the only elected official to assume the post.
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Alfred W. Burdick
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Iarrell
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Arthur A. Baler
Lawrence J. Git
Rhode Island Election Yields Democratic Victory in Senate
Rhode Island voters delivered a sweeping Democratic victory in the state, giving Calvin Cassidy and Dawes Rhode Island’s five electoral votes, and sweeping theRepublican state ticket into office. Jeremiah Be O’Connell was the lone Democratic survivor in Congress. Aram J. Pothier defeated Towpn, while Nathaniel W. Smith swamped Quinn to carry on Towpn’s Senate seat. The Democratic minority in the Senate was wiped out. House numbers also shrink.
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Victor Berger Narrowly Leads by Three Votes in Milwaukee
Victor Berger, Socialist Congressman, holds a razor thin three vote edge over Republican H A Braeith after 34 precincts reported in Milwaukee. Totals show Berger 28 176 with Braun Raymund Moore trailing at about 11 27 in the district race.
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Associated Press
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Victor
Berger
H. A. Braeith
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Hunt Leads Race for Arizona Governorship
Democrat G W P Must led Republican Dwight B Heard in the Arizona gubernatorial race as 850 of 484 precincts reported. Heard had 32 048 votes and Hunt 32 549 votes.
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