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Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1916

Page

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UNOFFICIAL RETURNS SHOW WILSON RE-ELECTED

Unofficial returns show Woodrow Wilson re elected as president with tight margins in California New Hampshire New Mexico and North Dakota. Republicans demand recounts to avoid clouding Wilsons title while Democrats push for New Hampshire recount. Senate\'s Democratic edge stable with 54 to 42 and a first woman elected to Congress Miss Jeanette Rankin.

Wilson New York Navy Hughes California New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota Willcox Mr. Wilson National Guard Minnesota Engles New England Aghes Republican Party House of Representatives Senate House West Virginia Congress Jeanette Rankin Montana Illinois Kansas Colorado Washington Oregon Ohio Pennsylvania Massachusetts Michigan Indiana West Pennsylvanian Big Western Central States Empire State Metropolis Middle West Johnson United States Senate Wilson Hughes Alabama Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Jersey North Carolina Oklahoma Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Illinois House Ballot Roll Call Includes Many Chicago Names

A partial list shows Illinois House candidates with numerous Chicago representatives and a mix of party affiliations. The article notes High Court rulings on public utilities power to regulate Chicago surface lines and details coal supply efforts by the Illinois Public Utilities Commission including investigation of railcar availability and potential railroad collusion.

Clinois Supreme Court Chicago & West Towns Railway Company Httorbeessay Chicago Diiness Public Utilities Commission West Towns Railway Cook County General Assembly Commission Illinois, Public Utilities Commission

Prosperity at Elgin Watch Factory Adopts Six Day Week

Elgin National Watch factory, the world’s largest, resumes six day work weeks as prosperity spreads through Elgin. Other local factories add new capacity. watch industry has grown steadily since January. The firm declined munitions contracts, keeping focus on consumer product output. Extra workers are hired as demand rises.

Elgin Elgin National Watch Factory

Bahai Temple Planned Near Wilmette for $1,000,000

Mrs. Mary Hanford Ford, returned from Persia as an apostle of the Abdul-Bahra movement, told the Wilmette Woman's Club that a million-dollar Bahai temple is to rise within a year. Eight acres were bought at Laurel Lane and Sheridan Road, and the group calls the movement the religion of the future.

Chicago Wilmette Mary Hanford Ford Persia Abdul-Bahra Woman’s Club Pord Laurel Ene Sheridan Road

Explorer Finds New Land of Gold in Arctic Northwest

New York reports Swedish explorer Christen Leden has returned after three years in the Arctic detailing a land north of Hudson Bay rich in gold. He shows a gold ledge hammer forged by natives, gold bearing quartz, and Eskimo stories hinting at abundant gold. He notes the Eskimos’ language and music, and plans a scientific survey while declining specifics on the location.

New York Alaska Christen Leden Arctic Leden Mr. Leden Hudson Bay

Eight Hour Day Granted by Standard Oil of California

San Francisco reports Standard Oil of California voluntarily granting an eight hour work day to all refinery pipeline and producing department employees. Wages will remain unchanged.

San Francisco Cal Standard Oil Co California

Wants Cruiser Named Hawaii for New Battle Ship

Former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii has petitioned Secretary Daniels to name one of the new battle cruisers Hawaii. The appeal seeks to honor the island kingdom by placing its name on a modern naval vessel.

Hawaii Washington Liliu‘ Okalani Daniels

Wooden Leg Traps Thief in Chicago Saloon Robbery

Peter Reeves, missing leg, crawled from a robbed saloon before a wooden leg stuck in a crack. Police arrived and admitted him to hospital. Alex Snyder harvests four baskets of ripe strawberries from his East Long Meadow garden.

Chicago Peter Reeves East Long Meadow Mass Alex Snyder

Boy Denies Morgue Body Identity in New York Trial

Eleven year old Georg Cutwater surprised his grieving family by walking in and insisting the body in the morgue is not his. In Whittinsville Massachusetts, cider saved farm buildings from a blaze when six barrels were used to quench flames. locals claim the beverage helped avert disaster.

New York Georg Cutwater Whittinsville Mass Baye

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