Missouri Voters Pour In Amid Snow and Rain Across State
Early voting in Missouri shows record turnout in many cities despite snow flurries and rain. Kansas City and St Louis report the heaviest early balloting in history, with St Louis nearing 90,000 votes in three hours. Rural areas report lighter turnout due to rain, while Springfield Joplin and Carthage show heavy voting despite conditions. A 1498 Columbus map was found in Constantinople.
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Missouri
Poplar Butt
Hannibal
Poplar Blut
Cape Girardeau
Springfield
Joplin
Carthage
St. Joseph
Columbia
Sedalia
Moberly
The World's Hardest Job The Presidency
Washington elects a leader to govern 120 million people facing immense burdens and constant scrutiny. The piece contrasts modern presidential duties with Washington's era, noting vast laws, daily commissions, cabinet briefings, and near-constant public contact, implying the job is draining and perilous yet sought after. It cites the Secret Service, media presence, and the strain of long tenure. It ends by observing rising life expectancy yet noting Roosevelt died at sixty-one.
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United States
PLC
Prent Industrial Corporation
Myron Taylor
U. S. Steel
Alfred Sloan
General Motors
Detroit
Cooldge
Coolidge
Vila P. Pugh
Land Grant Office
White House
Prince of Wales
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Garfield
McHinley
Son of Prominent Englishman Killed
Richard Francis Kindersley, third son of Sir Robert Kindersley former governor of the Audson’s Bay Company and Bank of England director, was found dead on a train roof after a night journey from Waterloo to Farnam. Police await autopsy, father notes a Surrey accident may have caused a concussion. no foul play suspected.
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Richard Francis Kindersley
St. Robert Kindersley
Audson's Bay Company
Bank of England
Waterloo Station
Farnam
Richard Kindersley
Grosvenor Square
Surrey
Robert
Middle West voters face broad range of issues in 1930s contests
Across the Middle West states such as Illinois Wisconsin Ohio Iowa Minnesota Indiana Michigan and Nebraska voters confront governor races presidential campaigns and key policy battles. Prohibition and party realignments color contests as Horner battles Small in Illinois Norris shifts in Nebraska and nonpartisan league influence in North Dakota mark the political landscape.
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Middle West
Tollinois
Taub
Henry Horner
Len Small
Wisconsin
Midwest
Iowa
Ohio
North Dakota
Nebraska
George W
Early election returns show gains for the Democrats
Unofficial results from multiple towns reveal Roosevelt leading Hoover with figures like 13 146 to 9 305 in state totals, while precincts in Alliance and Detroit report Roosevelt ahead. Other items note small county results in Thomas and Buckner vs Comstock races, plus unrelated facts on the Capitol height, Peruvian potatoes introduction, Muslim population in North America, and a nine foot grizzly.
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Pointe Aux
Barques
Huron County
Hoover
Roosevelt
Buckner
Comstock
Lonesome, She Snubs Movies Star Binnie Barnes
Stage and film star Binnie Barnes was summoned to the United States for a motion picture contract but Joneses reneged, tore up the deal, and she returned to her husband in London.
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Hollywood
United States
Capita
Jonesomensss Gyer
London
Presidential Vote in 1928 Electoral Split Revealed
The data shows the 1928 presidential race with 21,292,190 votes for the leading candidate and 15,016,443 for others. Third party tallies include Thomas 287,420. Foster 48,666. Reynolds 21,603. Varney 20,106. Hoover earns 444 electoral votes to Smith's 87.
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Thomas
Socialist
Foster
Workers’ Party
Reynolds
Social Labor
Varney
Prohibition
Hoover
Smith
Miner Rescued Alive After Avoca Rock Slide
Thomas Coleman, 35, trapped with Louis Doran when a rock and coal slide buried two Avoca men early today. Coleman was rescued this afternoon and rushed to Taylor Hospital. Doran remained in the cave as rescuers from Pitts ton Company worked to free him.
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Scranton
Nay
Thomas Coleman
Avoca
Taylor Hospital
Louis Doran
Coleman
Doran
Death of Mary Averil Harriman Snandal in New York
Mary Averil Harriman Snandal widow of E H Harriman and once the richest woman in the United States died in a New York hospital after an emergency operation. She administered her late husband’s estate with caution favoring safety over risk and funded numerous philanthropic and scientific ventures including a state park grant of 10 000 acres and 1 000 000 dollars.
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New York
Mary Averil Harriman Snandal
United States
E. H. Harriman
Wall Street
New York Hospital
Harriman
Harriman Amaz
Harriman National Bank
Hudson River
Highlands
Park Access Boost Tied to Bear Mountain Bridge
A design plan credits a contributor for Bear Mountain Bridge that crosses the Hudson, improving park accessibility by easing entry and travel to the recreation area.
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Bear Mountain
The
Hudson
Park
Former School Man Faces Long Term
Biot B. Thomas, 36, former Redondo Beach schools superintendent, pleaded guilty to a kidnapping hoax intended to cover embezzlement of school pay vouchers. He faced a term of 1 to 14 years in San Quentin Prison as he sought to disappear, change his name, and elude a Seattle girl.
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Los Angeles
San Quenint
Biot B. Thomas
Redondo Beach
Thomas
Mercy Ue
Seattle
Von's Pink Tablets Claim Ulcers Remedy
An advertisement proclaims stomach ulcers caused by gastric hyperacidity yield to Von's Pink Tablets with a diet free of rigid rules. The copy asserts definite improvement within 19 days and that Von's aids digestion and strength, inviting readers to request a free booklet from Omaria Von Company in Omaha Nebraska.
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Omaria von Company
Keeline Bidg
Omaha
Nebr
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