Smith Loses Big as Hoover Wins Historic Victory
In the nation's largest election, Herbert Hoover led with a historic popular vote and broad southern gains, while Alfred E. Smith carried only a few southern and border states. The Democrats faced their worst defeat in half a century as Hoover expanded the GOP footprint nationwide.
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Drop in the Box as Hoover Votes on Campus at Stanford
The photograph shows President hopeful Herbert Hoover voting on Stanford University campus where he studied thirty years earlier. Election inspector 8. D. Townley stands beside him as he casts his ballot.
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Stanford University
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New York
al Smith
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Times
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Hoover Victory Sparks Booming Stock Market
New York traders reacted to the Hoover landslide with a booming bull market. Wall Street and curb markets showed heavy demand with volumes rising and prices jumping one to ten points in early dealings.
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United Press
New York
Wall Street
Mrs Smoot Dies in Washington at 62
Mrs. Smoot, wife of Senator Reed Smoot of Provo Utah, died in Washington after a two year illness. She was 62 and Senator Smoot, at her bedside, had retired from politics as her condition worsened.
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Idaho
United Press
Washington
President Coolidge’s congratulatory messages to Hoover and Curtis
President Coolidge sent congratulatory notes to President-Elect Hoover and Vice-President-Elect Curtis. He praised Hoover’s election and the party’s success and wished both Hoover and Mrs. Hoover happiness and a successful administration. He also noted Curtis’s fitness for the vice presidency and expressed regret that Curtis will not continue as a senator. Mrs. Coolidge joins in the best wishes. Secretary Wilbur added a message of heartfelt congratulations to Hoover with Mrs. Wilbur joining in.
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United Press
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Palo Alto, Cal
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Bank Hold Up Foiled in Detroit by Teller and Manager
A youth robs a First National Bank teller by forcing a glass pistol and demand note into the cage. The teller screams, the robber flees, and manager John B. Spitery pursues and captures him in a taxi. The suspect, Dan Miller, 20, of Chicago, is found to have only a glass pistol.
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Detroit
First National Bank
Frank McFarlane
John B. Spitery
Dan Miller
Chicago
Chinese Reach Accord Pekin Mukden Railroad Traffic
General Pai Chung Hsi Nationalist commander Pekin reaches preliminary accord with Mukden authorities to resume traffic on the Pekin Mukden railroad. A definite agreement expected within a week with receipts inside credited to China and outside to Manchuria. Mukden has released about 400 cars from the traffic dispute. Dress Better on Credit H. R. Clothing Co. 29 East Ohio Street.
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United Press
PEKIN
Pai Chung-Hsi
H. & R. Clothing Co
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Defeat of Dailey by 25 000 in governor contest shown in count
Unofficial returns from 269 precincts show Herbert Hoover carrying Marion county over Alfred E. Smith by 33 979 votes. Franck C. Dailey leads Harry G. Leslie for governor by 21 251. Marion county totals reach 183 143 for Hoover and Smith. Ludlow defeats Updike by 10 491.
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Coffin
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Crusher
Indiana Vote Totals by County in Hoover Victory Pattern
United Press reports voter returns from Indiana counties show consistent Hoover leads across Noble, Franklin, Montgomery, Hendricks, Adams, Vanderburgh, Allen, Lake, Huntington, Newton, Tippecanoe, Boone, Switzerland, White, Hamilton, Gibson, Spencer, St Joseph, Porter, Ripley, Wabash, and Kosciusko counties. Totals list Hoover and rivals Smith, Leslie, Dailey, Robinson, and Stump with per-county tallies.
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Stump
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Huntington County
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Democratic Leaders Refuse Concede GOP Governor Victory
Democratic leaders in Indiana refuse to concede Frank Dailey defeat as precinct returns show a large GOP lead. They cite still pending official tallies and note Hoover's statewide win and Dailey’s strong showing despite Hoover’s margin. The piece highlights continuing hope for Dailey and lists state race context and key figures.
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Dailey
Louis Ludlow
Congress
Hoover
Indiana
Hoover Wins Overwhelming Victory in Coolidge Town
Plymouth Vermont voters backed Herbert Hoover by a landslide, 107 to 20, in the town where President Coolidge was born, delivering a strong early election showing for Hoover.
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United Press
Plymouth
Herbert Hoover
President Coolidge
Hoover
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