Newsboy to Governor Is Career of Al Smith
Alfred Emanuel Smith rose from New York City newsboy to governor by building a political path through Tammany Hall. The article outlines his rise, reform aims, and belief in progressive government, detailing his background, persona, and campaign stance.
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al Smith
New York
New York State
Alfred E. Smith
Star
Smith
Senith
America
Alfred Emanuel Smith
Board of Aldermen
Tammany Hall
East Side
Martin H. Glynn
University of Nature
Jury awards $10000 to Frank Vizzaro in Issaquah incident
Damages of 10000 were awarded Frank Vizzaro by a jury in Superior Judge Walter M. French's court. Vizzaro sued King county and the town of Issaquah for 26000 damages for injuries from a truck crash into a wash hole in the road near Issaquah last February. Vanderveer resented Vizzaro, with Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys Ewing DPD Colvin and Howard Hanson for the county.
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Frank Vizzaro
Walter M. French
Vizzaro
King County
Issaquah
George FV. Vanderveer
Ewing Dpd. Colvin
Howard Hanson
British Soldiers Die in Turkish Conflicts Near Constantinople
London dispatches report two British soldiers killed near Kaseim as Turkish nationalists cut the London Constantinople cables near Chanak. Mustapha Kemal sent a note to the French high commissioner demanding Allied withdrawal from Constantinople and removal of Allied warships from the straits.
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London
Con
38 Auto Drivers Lose Licenses In Police Court
Thirty eight auto drivers appeared in police court to hear speeding charges read by City Attorney Ray Dunnett. Police Judge John B. Gordon fined each and revoked their white operator licenses while 18 others who failed to appear were issued bench warrants.
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Ray Dunnett
John B. Gordon
Daugherty Hearing Postponed a Week
CHICAGO Nov . Hearing on the Daugherty injunction against railroad shopmen was delayed for one week as the union requested jury consideration instead of a master in chancery. The government opposed the motion and asked time to prepare a defense, which was granted.
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Chicago
Tug Races to Helpless Ship in Rough Seas
The steamer Stuart Dollar, coal cargo from British Columbia, lies about 1,800 miles from Seattle with a damaged rudder after heavy seas. Sea Monarch and Bea Monarch dispatched from Seattle after 6 p.m. Wednesday to attempt a tow, about 300 miles southwest of Unimak Pass. rescue expected to take around three weeks to reach Seattle.
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Stuart Dollar
Seattle
Dollar
Orient
British Columbia
A. Ridley
Lilico Tugs Barge Co
Bea Monarch
Unimak Pass
California Stays Out of East Game.
Berkeley reports the UC students executive committee voted to withdraw California as a Western entrant in the East-West football game at Pasadena on New Year’s Day. Penn State will be Eastern representative, with USC or a Northwestern school likely to replace California. A Nova Scotia note adds a separate gold rush forecast for Newfoundland next spring.
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Berkeley
Cal
University of California Students’ Executive Committee
California
Pasadena
Penn State
University of Southern California
Northwestern
Sydney
Nova Scotia
W. T. Hall
Klondike
Republicans Lose Ground in Sweep Across Senate and House
Washington reports virtually complete returns show Republicans down in both chambers. Senate likely 62 Republicans to 42 Democrats with one farmer labor. House at 218 Republicans to 206 Democrats and others. Upsets include Kellogg in Minnesota and Poindexter in Washington. Democrats gain sweeping majorities, signaling a trend toward 1924.
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Senate
Utah
North Dakota
House
West
Miles Poindexter
Washington
C. C. Dill
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Henrik Shipstead
Kellogg
Shipstead
Althoit
Rodolph Valentino Name Contested by Jean Acker
Jean Acker seeks court permission to keep the name Valentino after divorce while remaining associated with her late husband and his “premature bride” Winifred Hudnut. She argues the name is valuable for her business affairs.
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Angeles
Cal
Jean Acker
Rodolph Valentino
Valentino
Winifred Hudnut
Miss Acker
Dill Thanks The Star for Progressive Victory
Editor C C Dill thanks The Star of Seattle for its help in presenting his progressive candidacy. He calls the race hard and clean and credits the newspaper with clarifying the issues, noting voters supported the progressive cause.
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Star
Seattle
Cc. C. Dill
Vote rebukes Newberryism in Senate fight
Washington dispatch notes five to six Republican senators who backed seating Newberry of Michigan were ousted by their constituents in the wake of the Newberry affair. The GOP splits threaten a progressive shift or even a new third party, with figures like La Follette and Brookhart seeking to reopen the case. Old Guard figures face reduced influence as independents may shape the next Congress.
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Senator Newberry
Michigan
Newberry
Senator New
Indiana
McCumber
North Dakota
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
France
Maryland
Kellogg
Minesota
Dupont
Delaware
Townsend
Poindexter
Washington
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Brookhart
Iowa
Johnson
California
Borah
Idaho
Norris and Howell
Nebraska
Capper
Kansas
Cannon
Ilinoia
Mondell
Wyoming
Fordney
Campbell
Johnson Wins Big Victory In California Election
San Francisco election results show Senator Johnson and Governor-elect Richardson leading with large margins. Late returns suggest Johnson near 400,000 vote plurality and Richardson over 150,000, preserving California’s nine Republican and two Democrat delegation with Lea and Baker reelected.
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San Francisco
California
Johnson
Richardson
Clarence F. Lea
John EB. Baker
Washington
Editorial predicts third party rise in 1924 election
The editorial argues that 1918 1920 and 1922 votes signal repudiation of the two major parties and opens a broad opening for a third party or independent ticket in 1924. It emphasizes a mass appeal beyond tariff or business issues and calls for a bright new leaders from the public rather than insiders.
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Harding
Congress
President Harding Faces Backlash After Election Sweep
Washington reports President Harding appears isolated in the White House after a sweeping election defeat. The president, though in good health, shows dejection as the GOP faces a required revival. Attorney General Daugherty signaled that Harding remains the likely nominee, urging party unity.
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Washington
Warren G. Harding
White House
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Harding
Daugherty
Columbus
Three Initiatives Carry In Tuesday Balloting
Voters approved three of nine measures led by initiative No. 40 repealing the poll tax. Constitutional amendments No. 1 and No. 2 passed, while six measures failed including the 80-10 plan certificate of necessity health and school funding reforms and a salary raise for legislators.
Ballot Boxes Guarded as Election Tension Mounts in Chicago
United States marshals guarded Cook county ballots in Chicago after Democrats accused the city hall machine of trying to steal Edmund K. Jareki’s win over County Judge Righeimer. A detachment of armed deputies seized boxes at city hall while federal officers asserted authority over the ballots as Congressmen were on the ballot.
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Chicago
Cook County
Edmund K. Jareki
Righeimer
Hollywood Farm Tracts 10 Acres Near Poultry Farm
Ten acre tract adjoining a famous poultry farm in Hollywood is offered cleared and ready for planting. It lies on a paved road to the city with a store, large brick school and railway station nearby. Price is $300 per acre with long easy terms at 6 percent. A dealer’s name and address are in the classified columns.
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Hollywood
Dill to push expulsion of Senator Newberry urged by Dill
Senator-elect C. C. Dill announces he will push for expulsion of Senator Newberry, arguing broad public support shown by defeats of Townsend Kellogg Frelinghuysen and other Newberry allies. Unofficial returns from King County show Dill leading Poindexter in the U S Senate race by a wide margin, with Dill carrying Seattle and the county, while Republican gains sweep other congressional seats and King County ushers in a solid Republican slate.
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Spokane
C. C. Dill
Newberry
Dill
Townsend
Kellogg
Frelinghuysen
United States Senate
Miles Poindexter
Poindexter
King
Pierce
Altho Dill
King County
Matt Starwich
Malcolm Douglas
Pierce County
Olympis
Farmer-Laborites
Farmer-Labor
J R. Omar’ Ia
Farmer-Labo
Columm
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