Democratic Victory Perils G O P Rule in Congress
The Democratic national committee claimed control of both houses as Ohio and Indiana gains highlighted a nationwide wave. Kentucky's vote was pivotal, with the White House watching a possible one vote Senate margin as Democrats pressed to organize the next chamber.
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Indiana
United Press
Washington
Senate
House
Democratic National Committee
Jouett Shouse
National Executive Committee
Kentucky
White House
Senator Allen
Hoover
Kansas
Ohio
Pat Harrison
Miss
J. Hamilton Lewis
Pink Whisker
Illinois
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Massachusetts
William Butler
Marcus A. Coolidge
Robert J. Bulkley
Roscoe McCullough
National Senate
Edward P. Costigan
George H. Shaw
Power Trust
Colorado
Thomas Walsh
Teapot Dome
Albert J. Galen
Montana
Thomas Pryor Gore
Oklahoma
Sooner
W. B. Pine
South Dakota
Will Rogers
W. J. Bulow
McMaster
Shifts of City Employes Due
Democratic leaders and department heads plan changes in city hall staffing in the coming weeks. Major moves target the park and sanitary departments with minor turnover elsewhere, as A C Sallee cites efficiency goals while Mayor Sullivan remains in hospital.
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A. C. Sallee
Reginald H. Sullivan
St. Vincent's Hospital
Russell J. Ryan
Park Board
Superior Court
Ryan
Sullivan
Adolph J. Embrdt
Democratic Park Board
Park
B. J. T. Jeup
Sanitary Board
Smiley N. Chambers
Safety Board
Coffin in Effigy Burned After County Race
One hundred Indiana Democrats paraded through downtown after defeating Republican county leader George W. Coffin. Pallbearers carried a coffin with an effigy to the Columbia Club on Monument Circle and a speaker urged its virtues. The procession halted at Meridian Street as the fire was set and extinguished by a fire company.
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George W. Coffin
Republican County Organization
Indiana Democratic Club
Columbia Club
Monument Circle
Meridian Street
Mine disaster traps over 150 at Millfield shaft
ATHENS O Nov 5 More than 150 miners were trapped when an explosion and fire wrecked a shaft of the Sunday Creek Coal Company at Millfield near Athens. About 300 men were at work when the blast hit. more than half escaped, while the rest remained trapped behind a wall of flame in the mine.
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United Press
Athens
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Millfield
Here
Stocks Slump Amid Post Election Liquidation
New York stock markets slid as trading stayed quiet with many issues hitting new lows for the year or longer. United States Steel neared its two year low at 143 3/4, Eastman Kodak fell to 162, Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck also dropped, and Atlantic Refining set a new low at 20 1/4 amid broad declines.
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United Press
New York
United States Steel
Eastman Kodak
Montgomery Ward Ade
ars-Roebuck
Westinghouse Electric
du Pont
Atlantic Refining
Prohibition Wins and Losses Across States in Election Returns
The results show anti prohibitionists gaining in several states and in the Senate while dry forces maintain strong majorities in both congressional houses. Illinois Massachusetts and Rhode Island approved repeal style referendums amid mixed gains for wets and dries nationwide.
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United Press
New York
Senate
Morrow
Rep
N. J
Bulkley
Lewis
Dem
Ill
Hoidale
Minn
Coolidge
Mass
Drys
Memphis Woman Casts First Vote for Straight Democratic Ticket
Memphis Tenn November 5 Mrs Mattie Gresham aged 76 cast her first ballot and pledged to vote the straight Democratic ticket for the rest of her life, saying she would vote the same way if she lived to be 100.
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United Press
Memphis
Tenn
Mattie Gresham
Avalanche of Votes Buries Boss Coffin in County Victory
Democratic leaders hailed a sweeping county win as about 142000 ballots were cast, erasing GOP rule. Timothy Sexton led the county treasurer ticket with Russell Ryan close behind, while Republicans trailed in key posts including sheriff and prosecutor. The Indiana Anti Saloon League also suffered a crushing defeat as five Democratic legislators won.
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Timothy P. Sexton
Russell J. Ryan
Superior Court Five
Indiana
Anti-Saloon League
League
John B. Webb
Johnson
Marion
William A. Pickens
Superior Court
Smiley N. Chambers
Charles
Buck) Sumner
Indiana Returns Show Democrats Sweeping Most Districts
Unofficial totals place nine Indiana districts Democratic and two Republican with tight races in the Eighth and Ninth. Ball leads Vestal, Gillen tops Johnson, Balk leads Vestal, and Purnell defeats Matlock as Larrabee and Ludlow secure sizable wins. Wood and Greenwold gain reelection momentum. Hogg and Riddell lose to GOP challengers.
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Indiana
Harry C. Fenton
Republican State Central Committee
Claude C. Ball
Albert Vestal
Louis Ludlow
Claude C. Balk
Fred Purnell
Reepublican
Harry L. Matelock
Will R. Wood
Glenn Grisewold
Peru
Albert R. Hally
David R. Hogg
T. P. Riddle
Samuel Peterengill
Andrew J. Hicksey
Indiana voters reject 1931 constitutional convention proposal
Early results show Indiana voters statewide reject the plan for a constitutional convention. In Marion County unofficial tallies favor 9,525 to 18,873 against with a 1 in 4 turnout comparison to secretary’s race. James H. Moore of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation remains hopeful in rural areas.
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Indiana
Marion County
James H. Moore
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Secretary ’S State
Henry County
Nobel Prize Awarded to Sinclair Lewis
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen reported that American novelist Sinclair Lewis has been awarded the Nobel prize for literature. The announcement came today in the Danish capital, confirming Lewis as the laureate for the year.
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United Press
London
Copenshagen Today
Sinclair Lewis
Germany prioritizes treaty revision over economic stability
Berlin reports that Chancellor Heinrich Bruenig's government plans to press for revising the peace treaties, signaling a shift in foreign policy toward Italy. The move was disclosed after Bruenig spoke to the federal council, aligning with expectations of closer ties with Rome.
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United Press Berlin
Heinrich Bruenig
Federal Council
Italy
Mayr Holds Lead in Indiana Secretary of State Race
Frank Mayr Jr Democrat of South Bend piled up about 81 000 votes to 59 000 for Otto G Fifield as returns from 1 800 of 3 700 precincts favored Mayr. Democrats widened the state ticket lead with Williamson Storen Cole Treanor Roll Bridwell Kime Curtis and Wisehart all winning their races.
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Frank Mayr Jr
Indiana
South Bend
Otto G. Fifield
Crown Point
Indianapolis
Harvey J. Curtis
Gary
Willis C. McMahan
Alphonso Wi Angola
Alonzo H. Nichols
Winchester
Marion County
Mayr
Fideld
Earl Peters
Fifield
Lake County
Allen
St. Joseph
Vanderburg
Vigo
Laporte
Wayne
Flying boat DOX reaches first leg to United States
The flying boat DOX arrived today in Amsterdam from Lake Constance marking the first stage of its voyage toward the United States. The ship sat at 4 25 p.m. local time.
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Amsterdam
DOX
Lake Constance
United States
Indiana Democrats Sweep House Victory and Reapportionment
Early returns from Indiana show Democrats winning a strong majority in the House of Representatives with Marion County sending a solid delegation. Key victors include Gerritt M. Bates and John B. Webb, while several Marion Republicans were unseated, supporting a Democratic edge in the lower chamber as reapportionment looms.
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House of Representatives
General Assembly
Marion County
Gerritt M. Bates
Guy A. Broughton
William B. Conner
Russell J. Dean
Fred S. Galloway
Clyde Karrer
Walter Myers
Albert F. Walsman
Jacob Weiss
E. Curtiss White
John ¥. White
John B. Webb
Marion
Johnson
I. Newton Brown
Edgar A. Perkins Sr
State
Senate
S ‘Ton A. Cox
Thaddeus R. Baker
John L. Benedict
John E. King
James H. Lowry
Louis R. Markin
Frank J. Noi Jr
House
Herbert W. Foltz
William H. Harrison
Booth E. Jameson
George A. Lemcke
Will C. Wetter
Lake
St. Joseph
Vigo
Vanderburg
Allen
Commission Drafts Prohibition Report For Congress
President Hoovers law enforcement commission met in Washington to draft a report on prohibition for Congress. Chairman Wickersham led the session with most members present except Newton D Baker and Judge William S Kenyon. The panel expects to finish the document and have it transmitted to the president for delivery to Congress in December.
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United Press
Washington
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Congress
Wickersham
Newton D. Baker
William S. Kenyon
Marion County Democrats win decisive Tuesday vote
The Marion county Democratic victory was so decisive that unofficial returns cannot alter the outcome. The Times will delay county totals until official canvassing at the courthouse completes.
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Marion County
Times
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