Election Day in Chicago and New York Across Nation
Chicago polling runs at 140000 per hour with 600000 ballots by noon as guard patrols intensify and arrests spark ballot box fears. In New York City 8000 officers plus 1500 special deputies guard polls amid expectant crowds and last minute wagers on Hoover, Smith, and state races.
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Chicago
Thompson-Crowe-Small
John A. Swanson
Robert E. Crowe
Swanson
William Lindsay
Floyd E. Thompson
Louis Emmerson
Morris Eller
New York
Stock Exchange
W. C. Durant
Hoover
Score Sheet Guides Radio Fans For Election Returns
Radio listeners can track results using a score sheet on Page 12. It features blanks to mark electoral votes for each candidate and lists the 1924 vote for Coolidge and Davis as a companion reference.
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Davis
Radio presidential greeting planned by NBC
News wires report NBC arranging a 62 station national hookup so Herbert Hoover or Al Smith can address voters by radio as soon as the election result is clear. Both candidates agreed to participate in the live broadcast during the night.
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York
United States
National Broadcasting Company
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Governor Smith
National
Hoover
Wilson
Hughes
Smith
NBC election program starts earlier nationwide
United Press reports NBC tonight moves its national election broadcast to 6 p.m. eastern time matching east coast polls closing. Columbia network will still air at 8 p.m. eastern time over its eastern and midwestern network as planned.
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National Broadcasting Company
Columbia
No clew to deaths in Dallas slaying case
Police lack definite leads on the two women found clubbed to death near Dallas Sunday morning. Detectives questioned a former sweetheart in Tulsa who reportedly threatened Mrs Lynch over her social ties.
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Dallas
Tex
Bessie Lunch
Cleo Lieto
Candy Factory
Tulsa
Hoover Smith duel sparks nationwide voting surge amid mixed reports
Voters flocked across the United States as the Hoover Smith presidential contest produced record turnout with limited trouble. West Virginia deployed then canceled state troops to Logan county mining region to quell unrest while issues of intimidation and fraud surfaced in several cities.
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United Press
Gore
West Virginia
Logan County
Gary Doubles Vote as Ballots Surge in City Precincts
In Gary Indiana by 10 a.m. on November 6 the number of voters in fifty four precincts reached 12 822, double the turnout of 1924. Police reports released at noon showed a rapid start to the election day with strong participation across the city.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Harry E. Dynes
Dynes
Omer Hawkins
Harry G. Leslie
Hawkins
Hoover
Smith Votes Straight Democratic Ticket Amid Cheers
Governor Alfred E. Smith votes a straight Democratic ticket at 34 East Forty-eighth Street after a mob of admirers swells the block around the polling place. Police guard the procession as Smith exits the polling area with his wife and children, amid pro Smith chants and cheers.
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New York
Metropolis
Alfred E. Smith
Biltmore Hotel
Smith
East Forty-eighth Street
Washington
Pulse of key states on election day
New York dispatch describes voting in progress with 35 to 40 million voters choosing between Herbert Hoover of California and Alfred E. Smith of New York. Early close times in Kentucky Tennessee and South Carolina may delay returns while New York Massachusetts Missouri and Maryland report closing times.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albert Ottinger
New York
New York State
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W York
Herbert Hoover
California
Alfred E. Smith
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Tennessee
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Missouri
Maryland
Hughes
Unlucky Couple Split In Riverside Marathon Dance
Only three and a half couples remain as the Riverside park marathon dance nears its 808th hour at noon. Eddie Dunlap of 724 South East street was disqualified after sleeping on the floor at 8 this morning. Emma Alwes at the same address continues seeking a partner before the grace period ends. Emma and couples 8 18 and 28 remain. arrange out of town appointments by telephone. Basic rate to Detroit, only $1.35.
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Eddie Dunlap
South East Street
Emma Alwes
Emma
Detroit
Hoover Casts Vote for Himself at Stanford Polling Place
Herbert Hoover cast his presidential ballot at Stanford University in Palo Alto as his wife and two sons joined him. The ceremony occurred at 10 15 a m in the women’s club building within the Stanford Union group of buildings.
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Palo Alto
Cal
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Herbert Jr
Allan
Hoover Jr
Women's Club
Stanford Union Group of
Be a Guest of The Times Be a Guest of The Times
Election returns will be shown on a screen at the Times Building on Maryland Street as gathered tonight. The Times will use United Press wires for state and national results and its staff will collect returns in Indianapolis with speed. Extra editions will be issued as news warrants.
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Times
Maryland Street
United Press
Indianapolis
Dead men vote in two Illinois towns
In T Vernon, Phillip Harch voted days before dying in hospital and officials will count his ballot. In Sealoosa, Rev James Harrison mailed a vote before death and election officials remain undecided whether it will be counted.
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Ill
Phillip Harch
Sealoosa, Ill
James Harrison
Herbert Ver
One Miner Dies Two Hurt In Colliery Slide
In Shamokin Pennsylvania Vincent Yoncoskie, 19, was crushed to death by a rock slide at Sterling colliery. His brother Joseph Yoncoskie, 24, was rescued alive with a dislocated knee and bruises. Michael Superovich narrowly escaped injury.
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Shamokin
Vincent Yoncoskie
Sterling
Joseph Yoncoskie
Shamokin State Hospital
Michael Superovich
Vote workers injured while repairing voting machine
Stanley Rose messenger and George Turner mechanic were slightly injured when their car overturned on a sidewalk at Liberty and Washington streets while responding to a call to repair a voting machine. Rose swerved to avoid a truck and skidded on wet pavement. both men remained on duty.
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George Turner
Liberty
Washington Streets
Rose
Edison Voting Early in West Orange for Hoover
Thomas A. Edison and Mrs. Edison stood in line from 5:30 to 6 a m to cast their ballots Mrs Edison was first voter and Edison second both planned to vote for Herbert Hoover in West Orange New Jersey on Election Day November 6.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Indiana Voters Rush to Polls in Biggest Turnout Seen
Two thirds of the expected vote was counted by noon across many Indiana cities as heavy voting and scratch voting marked the day. Women and farmers led the turnout with long lines at several locales while machines operated in twenty four counties in a forecast of about 1.48 million total voters.
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Crittenden County
Texas
Oklahoma
New York
San Francisco
California
New York City
Ashveille
N. C
Frank C. Dailey
Indiana
Eighth Ward
Dailey
George
North
Pennsylvania Street
Harry G. Leslie
Lafayette
Coolidge
Davis
Richmond
Evansville
Wabash
Shelbyville
Marion
Hammond
East Washington Street
Warren Township
Ninth Ward
Warren
Record vote polled as thousands flock to booths statewide
In Marion county the early hours saw a heavy, possibly record turnout with women voting in large numbers for suffrage. Dems targeted Negro wards while Republicans pressed in north side precincts. Australian ballots to relieve crowds, with no major incidents reported as polling continued past midmorning.
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