Election history shows many presidents won without majority
The New York Tribune notes many U S presidents lacked a majority though popular vote flouted majorities historically. It cites McKinley’s large majority and recalls Adams Polk Buchanan Cleveland and others. mentions 1896 election figures and commentary on sound money and politics.
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Adams
Polk
Buchanan
Cleveland
Taylor
Lincoln
Hayes
Garfield
Harrison
Jackson
John Quincy Adams
McKinley
New York Tribune
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Bryan
Bristol Notes Show Opera House Comedy and Local News
Bristol and vicinity report tonight's performance of A Country Merchant at the Opera House. M N Shorey’s studio displays Watch Hill views. Local commerce includes bonnets, shoes, cigars, and salt water taffy. Civil and military notices cover beat changes, a football game, a Christmas ball plan, and naval armory dedication preparations with a long list of attendees and speakers.
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Opera House
M. N. Shorey
Watch Hill
School committee meeting approves Pedrick release
The regular monthly meeting discussed Miss Pedrick resigning as physical culture teacher. She is released from duties with only occasional visits. The physical culture department is placed under Superintendent John P. Reynolds. Pedrick may take charge of Cambridge Massachusetts schools. Students progressing to higher grades will keep vertical writing. Friday night attendance at the evening school may be cut to four nights. Adjutant General Sackett visited Sunday and praised the Naval Reserve Armory decorations as the finest he had seen.
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Haverill
Mass
Bristol Opera House
Academy of Music
Charles Cowles
Eben Baxter
Messrs. Sanders
de Wit
Willie Franklin
J. Wallace Franklin
Wood Street
Trinity Church
Bristol
Boston
All Saints Church
Littleton
Brookline
Alice Locke Pitman
Perley Raymond Wesley
P McCabe
St Mary’s Cemetery
O'Donnell
McNay’s
Wyatt
Brussels
Mariani
North
Bradford Colt d’Wolf
Naval Reserve Armory
Naval Reserve Torpedo Company
Lieut. Williams
Newport
Naval Academy
Cushing
Congressman Bull
Providence Naval Reserves
Governor Lippitt
Sackett
Providence
Bristol Light Infantry
Thames Street
Church Street
Reeves
Hope
Franklin
Wood
Church
High
Bradford
Walley
State
Thames
Armory
Miss Pedrick
John P. Reynolds
YMCA Board Considers Selling Building to Fund New one
The Board of Managers of the YMCA met with 11 of 16 members to discuss disposing of the Hope and Bradford streets building. A sale was not decided but majority favored only if essential for the new structure and ensuring a permanent income for upkeep.
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Association Rooms
Hope and
Bradford Streets
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Michael Doyle
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Metacom Avenue
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the Household Furniture Co
Weybosset St
Nov Lali
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Pera
Chas. Cowles
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T. Hurley
William H Aspinwall
Mount Hope Avenue
Mount Lane
Woodlawn Avenue
Charles DeWolf
Lemuel Clark
DeWolf Avenue
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William B DeWolf
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