Off Year Results Signal Republican Insurgent Gains in Congress
Early returns from the 1930 general elections show insurgent Republicans gaining ground in the Senate with new members Smith W. Brookhart and John H. Blaine. Democrats upset three Republican stalwarts Wadsworth Butler Harreld and threaten to win seats in Kentucky Maryland Missouri and Arizona while contesting Indiana and Oregon. House gains for Democrats total six with a margin still short of control.
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State
Senate
House of Representatives
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
John H. Blaine
Wisconsin
Democrats
Wadsworth
New York
Butler
Massachusetts
Harreld
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
Arizona
Indiana
Oregon
House
Taft
Wilson
Smith
Coolidge
Republian National Committee
Washington
Maryend
Colorado
Southern states vote patterns show varied returns and amendments
Across the South, Democratic dominance continued in gubernatorial and state races while amendments and unique local results drew attention. Tennessee re elected Governor Austin Peay. Walter White lost. Alabama favored Bibb Graves. Winston County elected a Democrat to the state legislature. Florida and other states reported constitutional amendments passing and notable contests including a Florida citizen eligibility measure and Rutherford B. Hayes Jr. losing a Pinellas seat. Virginia saw Alfred C. Smith return to the senate without opposition amid expulsions. Continuous returns suggested multiple amendments approved in several states.
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Atlanta
Senate
Austin Peay
Tennessee
Walter White
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Winston County
Georgia
North Carolina
Florida
Rutherford B. Hayes
United States
Pinellas County
Virginia
Alfred C. Smith
Norfolk County
State Senate
Louisiana
Kentucky
South Carolina
State taxes rise to new highs as highway revenue surges
Raleigh dispatch reports first four months show total state revenue well above 12 million dollars and highway commission intake exceeding 15 million. Automobile license sales, gasoline tax and title fees drive the rise with October receipts up sharply from 1925.
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Highway Commission
The
Department of Revenue
Automobile License Division
Beneagie
Off year Election Shifts Power Amid National Struggles
New York and Massachusetts produced major Democratic wins as Republicans lost ground in the Senate and House. Governor Smith secured re election in New York while Senator Butler fell in Massachusetts. Oklahoma returned to Democratic ranks. Wadsworth and Harreld faced setbacks. Indiana and several western states showed Republican vulnerability amid Ku Klux Klan issues and campaign finance debates.
Chicken Thieves Fined Ten Dollars Each in Municipal Court
Haywood Dickey and Edgar Morrison, white residents, found guilty of larceny for stealing seven chickens from Mrs. Blair on Prospect road. Judge Don C. MacRae imposed a ten dollar fine and court costs for each, with one chicken not returned and a one dollar payment agreed to Mrs. Blair.
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Haywood Dickey
Edgar Morrison
Don C. MacRae
Blair
Prospect Road
Tom Jackson
Dickey
Morrison
Bible Study Class Meets Here Thursday
Bible Study class will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o clock at the residence of Mrs Arthur Harrison on Park Way. Lesson from Second Corinthians chapters 6 7 8 and 9 led by Mrs G W Rhodes. all members urged to attend.
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Arthur Harrison
Parkway
Second Corinthians
G. W. Rhodes
Shadows follow English dignitaries as watchdogs
In London, Churchill, Baldwin and other cabinet ministers travel with shadows. These sleuths guard their leaders from autograph seekers bill collectors and playful anarchists during public appearances.
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London
Navy
Winston Churchill
Stanley Baldwin
North Carolina Faces Election Uncertainty in Tenth District
North Carolina polls show Zebulon Weaver leading R. Kenneth Smathers in the tenth district, but many counties have uncounted votes. Senate results indicate Overman and many state officials winning, while statewide precincts report slow counts and locked boxes.
Violent Election Turmoil Flare in Western North Carolina
After yesterdays election two shooting affrays and several fist fights were reported in western North Carolina counties. Democratic election judge Walker Breedlove of Jackson County was wounded five times and hospitalized after an argument with Republican Jim Bryson over absentee ballots. A bomb was thrown in Brevard near Republican headquarters, shattering windows and damaging a car. a $500 reward was posted for the suspects. Republican Samuel Owen was wounded in Transylvania County amid a dispute near a polling place. Sylvanus McCall was arrested in Brevard.
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Astinvilie
North Carolina
Walker Breedlove
Jackson County
Brevard
Jim Bryson
Bryson
Breedlove
Republican
C. W. Whitmire
Samuel Owen
Gloucester Township
Transylvania County
Sylvanus McCall
Mr. Owen
Register of Deeds
Transylvania
Woman Hangs Self in State Hospital Room
Ada R. Wells, 40, of Semora, died after hanging herself in a room at the state hospital for the insane where she had been confined in a canvas jacket. A coroner's jury investigates the four day stay and the circumstances.
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Raleigh
Ada R. Wells
Semora
State Hospital
Woman Arrested Over Socialist Utterances in Italy
London reports from Italy say Mrs. Algernon Sladen niece of Lord Dunmore was arrested at Volosca near Fiume on charges of socialist utterances against Mussolini.
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London
Italy
Algernon Sladen
Lord Dunmore
Volosca
Fiume
Mussolini
Jury Quickly Selected in Hall Mills Murder Trial
In Somerville New Jersey on November 3 the Hall Mills murder case jury was seated within an hour and a half after court opened. Fr annen Ste v ens Hall and her brothers Willie and Henry Stevens occupy seats. They face murder charges in 1922 tied to Mrs Eleanor Mills. Mrs Hall appeared pale yet erect as they entered court. Willie Stevens eyed the first juror with apparent nonchalance while Henry Stevens moved about unfazed.
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Somerville
N. J
Hall-Mills
Frances Stevens Hall
Willie
Henry Stevens
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Mills
Mills
St. John
Donahey Re-elected Ohio Governor in State Election
Governor Vic Donahey a Democrat won a third term as Ohio’s chief executive. Early returns from most precincts show Donahey leading Republican Myers Y. Cooper by about 19,000 votes.
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Donahey
Columbus
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincin
Italy tightens retribution after Mussolini attack
Ant Fascist targets across Italy face violence after the Mussolini assassination attempt. Mob attacks injure and arrest anti Fascists as militiamen and carbineers quell unrest in Bologna Cagliari Naples Venice Genoa and other cities. Police revoke permits for opposition newspapers and magazines.
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Bologna
Anteo Scamboni
Mussolini
Caglari
Sardinia
Naples
Venice
Genoa
Rome
Theodore Wright Sentenced on Larceny Charge
Theodore Wright a colored man was convicted of larceny in Municipal Court and sentenced to two 60 day terms on the Guilford County Road Force. He broke a boarded window to enter a rooming house and stole a suitcase two pairs of shoes and a silk shirt valued at 8 dollars total. The judge dismissed breaking and entering charges.
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Theodore Wright
Guilford County
Wright
Don CC. MacAre
President and Mrs Coolidge vote and return to Washington
President and Mrs. Coolidge vote in Northampton Massachusetts and return to Washington while listening to radio election returns. A dynamite blast at Brevard New Jersey Republican HQ demolishes a car and breaks windows. Somerville judges decide not to broadcast Hall Mills murder jury trials from a limited panel. Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium and Princess Astrid begin ceremonies in Stockholm.
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Crown Prince
Leopold
Belgium
Astride
Stockholm
Schooner Purcell T. White Rescued Off Norfolk
Coast Guard cutter rescues schooner Purcell T. White near Norfolk after it drifted without sails since October 21. No injuries reported as crew reaches safety and vessel is assisted to harbor.
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Purcell T. White
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Spokane Welcomes Queen Marie After Day On Train
Queen Marie arrives in Spokane following a cross country journey to gather information on range life. The royal visit includes meetings with local officials and residents, highlighting frontier and rural perspectives.
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Spokane
Queen Marie
Italian Fascists Crackdown Hits Opposition Press
Fascist authorities suppress 12 opposition newspapers and two magazines while police surveil about 2,000 people and arrest scores as they move to suppress all opposition activity.
Georgia University Players Return After Apology
Georgia University football players who were suspended for violating team rules rejoin the squad after apologizing to head coach. The players resumed practice as the team prepares for the upcoming season and conference opponents.
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Georgia University
Dynamite Thrown at Brevard Republican Headquarters
An investigation into a stick of dynamite set off last night before election returns at the Brevard Republican headquarters. An automobile was demolished and three storefronts damaged. A reward is offered for the guilty parties. bystanders say the blast was aimed at the headquarters.
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Brevard
Representative Citizens
GOP Winners Sweep Normally Republican States in Midwest
In Chicago by AP November 3, Republicans won state offices across normally Republican Midwest states. Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota saw full party tickets victorious, with only Governor Gunderson in South Dakota possibly losing. Illinois elected Frank L. Smith to the Senate, while the wet vs dry issue influenced several contests.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Towa
Smith W. Brookhart
Senate
John Hammill
A. G. Sorlie
North Dakota
South Dakota
Carl Gunderson
Gladys Pyle
W. J. Bulow
Frank L. Smith
Dwight
Ill
United States
Illinois
George E. Brennan
Hugh S. Magill
William B. McKinley
Brennan
Magill
Smith
State Commerce Commission
Deneen
Cook County
Lowell Mason
Warren P. Hinney
Mason
Howley Named Manager of St. Louis Browns
Dan Howley, former manager of the Toronto club in the International League, was announced as the new manager of the St. Louis Browns. He will succeed George Sisler, announced by Browns owner FD C Ball.
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Howley
ST. Louis
Dan Howley
Toronto
St. Louis Browns
George Sisler
FD C Ball
Browns
Light Vote in State Gives Dem Victory
In North Carolina, Democrats swept the state with heavy majorities in all statewide contests. Zebulon Weaver led in the tenth district, while Sampson County flipped from Republican to Democratic after years. Returns were incomplete but indicate broad Democratic gains and shifts in several counties.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
United States
Lee S. Overman
State Election Board
Sampson County
Sampson Long
Zebulon Weaver
R. Kenneth Smathers
Weaver
Smathers
Alexander County
Brunswick County
Yancey County
Asheville
Statesville
Davidson County
St County
Repy
Register of Deeds Wa
Register
Wilkes
Yadkir Davie
Soldier Loan
Teapot Cases at Washington No D and More
Fragmentary note cites civil suits at Washington related to oil leases and a petition involving Harry F. A sweeping view of the court action is hinted with references to a supreme petition and Sinely.
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Washington
Harry
Cire
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