FIGHT IS WON SAYS PRESIDENT
The president congratulates the men who have labored so earnestly for this election and declares the fight won.
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06 Nov 1916
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1916
Page
1
Last Word 10 Workers Warn of Confusing Efforts in NY
New York campaign reports quiet day as parties ready final drive before election. Republicans and Democrats express confidence. Hughes closes his bid with plans to vote from his hotel while party chairs stay on message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
New York
Chas. E. Hughes
Hughes
Riverside Drive
Vance C. McCormick
William R. Wilcox
Voters urged to guard against corruption and foreign influence
The speech warns that votes can be bought and ballots defiled by corrupt practices. It emphasizes the FTC’s role in stabilizing commerce and urges vigilance against tenacious agencies that might resort to industrial coercion to oppose progressive policies and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Revival Crowds Fill Church Beyond Capacity
Monroe’s revival drew visitors from Mississippi Arkansas and Texas with hundreds standing in the vestibule and others unable to enter. Dr Truett spoke on forgiveness as nine joined the church while another large congregation attended the eleven o'clock service. Local music by Leon Hammond and a robust choir highlighted the evening as excitement over the weeklong revival grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Arkaneans
Texas
Mon
Pearly
Christ
Leon Hammond
McDowell
Six Men Dead in Sheriff Faces Off Industrial Clash
Six men dead and fifty wounded in a confrontational clash described as a battle between sheriffs anti citizen’s posse and industrial workers. The incident centers on a violent stand involving armed groups and local authorities with no clear resolution reported.
Everett violence as IWW landings trigger deadly clash
Six men are dead and fifty wounded after a confrontation in Everett Washington between a sheriff's posse and townspeople and 250 IWW members who tried to land from the Verona steamer arriving from Seattle. The clash occurred amid anti street meeting protests led by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Everett
Washneton
Industrial Workers of the World
Verona
Violence Ends in Seattle Everett Clash Over Street Meetings
Sheri McCrae and a posse blocked others as shooting started. The Verona returned to Seattle with dead and wounded. Police took all injured and alive into custody. One posse member was killed and nineteen wounded. About 254 men and three women were detained in Seattle. The fight stems from a long clash between the IWW and Everett citizens over public meetings. National guard and naval militia are ready to respond in Seattle or Everett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheri McCrae
Verona
Seattle
Everett Citizens
Industrial Workers of the World
Citizens of
Everett
National Guard
Naval Militia
Coal train wreck on New Portage branch kills seven
By Associated Press Altoona Pa November 6 a coal train of sixty cars rushing down a ten mile grade on the New Portage branch of the Pennsylvania railroad struck four engines at the New Portage junction. Seven trainmen were killed and three injured in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Altoona
New Portage Branch
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Portage Junction
British submarine fires on German dreadnoughts in North Sea
London reports a British submarine firing torpedoes at German dreadnought battleships in the North Sea yesterday and claims a hit. In Bucharest the Romanian troops in Dobrudja forced Teutonic forces to retire, and the Germans, in retreat, fired several villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
North Sea
Bucharest
Rovmanjians
Dobrudja
Teutonic
Teutons
Amendments to the State Constitution Vote for it
A list of 18 proposed amendments with guidance to vote yes on most items. Amendments cover sheriff and clerk salaries, veterans pensions, railroad free mileage, parish taxes for steamboats, women on boards, juvenile court reach, Shreveport debt funding, railroad offices, a state board of affairs, funding fairs, New Orleans debt and bridges, district attorney salary, levee wall, judicial expense control, overseas ship tax exemption, New Orleans local measures, and harbor improvements for Lake Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Shreveport
State Board of Affairs
New Orleans
Orleans
Mississippi River
Lake Ponchartrain
Lake Charles
Lake Charles Harbor
May Be Wilson Landslide Victory Reported
Wilson leads in early returns as margins appear slim in several key districts. Analysts note the president maintains a commanding edge despite narrow margins in multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Final Herald straw vote places Wilson ahead in delicate race
New York Herald exposes its final nationwide presidential straw poll. Wilson leads with 49.2 percent in the last week, Hughes at 25.1 percent, Benson the Socialist nominee. Electoral totals show 193 for Wilson bloc, 182 for Hughes bloc, with Pennsylvania and Utah adding to reach 224 for Hughes in early counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Herald Sunday Morning
The
Herald
Wilson
Hughes
Republcans
Mr. Hughes
Benson
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Pennsylvania
Utah
California’s Rop Envy Vote Skews Historic Lead Counts
The article analyzes how using only a third of California’s rop envy vote alters the Hughes versus Wilson race across six weeks. It shows varying leads and plularity shifts, with final week outcomes swinging from Hughes to Wilson by substantial margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Mr.Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Norwegian Vessel Lanao Sunk by Submarine
London report from Associated Press states the steamer Lanao described as American was sunk October 28 by a submarine. Tromp rescued thirty crew at Barry. Lanao recently shifted registry to Norwegian and was once owned by a Manila firm. Washington says the State Department has no official advice and will act only if American lives were endangered. Bureau of Navigation records show the Lanao was sold by American owners to a Norwegian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
T Lloyd's
Lanao
Lloyd’s
Tromp
Barry
Manila
Washington
State Department
Rival Claims Made In Electoral College Balance
New York readers learn that President Wilson and Charles E Hughes anticipate victory as the nation votes tomorrow. Chairman Willcox predicts Hughes with a 100 electoral majority while Chairman McCormick forecasts Wilson will secure 98. The full House and 33 senators, plus 42 states voting, shape the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcox
Hughes
Mel Cormick
Wilson
Associated Press
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Princeton
Willcox
National Republican Committee
McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Murder in Ashdown Ends Two Lives in Tragic Heist
James R. Diles of Wells Fargo Express and Bennett Diles of American Express were summoned home to Ashdown Arkansas where stepmother Mrs J B Diles and her fifteen month old daughter were found murdered. Police believe robbery motive with over two hundred dollars hidden on the victim. The public safety item used in the fatal attack was recovered and the case is under active investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Diles
Wells Fargo Express Company
Bennett Diles
American Express Company
Ashdown
Ark
J. B. Diles
Arkansas Gazette of
Diles
Frisco
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Monroe
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Louis Lock
Industrial Workers of World
Ings
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New York Herald
House of Representatives
Rage Four
Lyceum Theatre
Fox
William Fox
William Farnum
Allman Actor
Sir Herbert Beerbohm
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