Heaviest vote in nations history casts today
New York reports a historic turnout with estimates between twenty and thirty million voters as women and men line up nationwide to choose between Harding and Cox. Cox votes 10 17 am in Dayton. Mrs Cox votes alongside. Polls open with congestion and varied closing times across states as campaigns claim a likely congressional shift.
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High Point Township voters clash over party leads in 1920 election
In High Point Township Republicans claim a large victory margin as 2 1 PM tallies show Republicans leading in several precincts while Democrats gain in others. Voter turnout nears a record with substantial participation by women and a noted rise in enthusiasm across all precincts.
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Express
J. E. Wagener
Southern vote tests as women cast first presidential ballots
In Atlanta and across the south heavy voting began with thousands of women voting for president for the first time. Officials warned rain could reduce turnout in rural areas while Democrats expected a sweep in the region and Republicans aimed for several congressional wins. Alf Taylor projected to win Tennessee governor with a 15 vote majority.
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Atlantic Seaboard
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Harding votes early amid golf and hometown celebration
Senator Harding and Mrs. Harding voted early in Marion after golf and left politics aside for the day. They entered the precinct with cheers and waited in line with onlookers while photographers captured the scene. Local Republicans hosted a red fire celebration at Harding home as results came in.
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Harding
Marion
Quiet Restored After Night Rider Disturbances
State patrols and posses patrolled the Ramer community and surrounding areas overnight and reported a return to quiet with no further disturbances observed.
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Ala
Ramer
Harding Leads Early in National Election Returns
Early returns from multiple states show Warren G. Harding leading in national votes with Cox and Roosevelt gathering limited totals. Massachusetts towns report varied results for president and governor while Kansas and Ohio precincts begin tallying under the double election system and rain across Columbus. In Wichita, Harding leads with 168 to 90 over Cox in ballots counted so far, with Allen and Davis also leading in governor races.
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Powhatan Play Planned At High Point High School
Preliminary arrangements announce a large production of the Indian opera Powhatan to be performed Monday night at the high school auditorium to aid the athletic association. The show features the capture of John Smith and Pocahontas with the Winston-Salem Opera Company performing as Powhatan and about 100 local children joining as tribes and supportive roles.
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Heavy voting fuels NC statewide turnout with many women
Early North Carolina polls opened at 6 38 am and were reported as heavily attended statewide. Reporters noted large numbers of women voting with 452 of Wilson’s 1188 votes cast by women by noon, while the presidential race and county offices were on the ballot.
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Virginia
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Enterprise election returns show at Orpheum theater tonight
The Enterprise hosts its annual election party at the Orpheum theater with 800 seats for city, township, county, state and national results on the screen. A. B. Hut, president and manager, arranged the event during repairs and invites women to attend with no smoking allowed.
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Orpheum — Theater
A. B. Hut
Orpheum
Debs to Receive Election News While In Prison
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist presidential candidate and U S prisoner in Atlanta, will learn election progress via frequent phone updates arranged by Warden Zerbst. Debs will not have special wire service but timely reports will reach city newspaper offices.
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Atlanta
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Zerbst
Debs
Music With Dope On The Balloting Evening At Elks Home
Elks on West Broad Street invite members and guests to hear election returns tonight starting around 7 30 o clock. The Elks band will perform with the quartet also presenting selections to accompany the evening. Returns will be received over a special leased wire for attendees enjoying the entertainment.
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West Broad Street
Elks Band
J. W. Garrett
Austria Faces Yearly Deficit Across Government
Vienna reports a government deficit for the current year of 13 billion crowns. Estimates vary higher due to rising wages and allowances. The finance department concedes 60,000 more civil servants than in prior estimates and notes difficulty in reducing payroll before winter.
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West Virginian charges admission to see rain on farm
In PARKERSBURG West Virginia M S Hileman reported a dry spell rainfall on a 20 foot by 20 foot patch of his farm. A gatekeeper son collected 25 cents per visitor and 620 visitors paid on a Sunday. Hileman cites soil conditions and sun driven moisture as the cause of the unusual phenomenon.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
M. S. Hileman
Hileman
Chinese Sailors Revolt Aboard Elmleaf Wounded
Eleven Chinese crew members are wounded after guards fire pistols to quell a mutiny aboard the British steamship Elmleaf near New Orleans. The incident occurred early today amid rising tensions among the ship's Chinese sailors and officers.
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New Orleans
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