Heavy early vote in Waterloo Black Hawk County election
Voters turnout surges across Waterloo precincts as polling places opened at 7 am and rapid balloting follows. Early tallies show high percentages of registered voters casting ballots in multiple wards with precincts reporting hundreds of votes by midmorning and officials urging timely telephone connections for election information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Ackerman's Drag Store
G. Reid
J. W. Steely
East Waterloo Township
F. T. Bentley
J. 4
Ranney
Heid
Steely
Marion Woman Votes First Ballot for Coolidge Steck
Mrs. Florence McAfee, an 80 year old resident of Marion, cast her first ballot this morning. She voted for Coolidge and Dawes for president and for Dan Steck for the senate, noting she was among the first women to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Coolidge
Steck
Marion, Ta
Florence McAfee
Dawes
Dan Steck
Senate
McAfee
Troops Stationed at Polling Places in Williamson County
Marion Illinois November 4 National guardsmen were stationed at polling places in Williamson County at the request of Sheriff Georges Galligan after rumors of voter intimidation reached him. The election centers on Ku Klux Klan influence with Republican candidates allegedly receiving klan support. The Democratic county committee condemned the Klan. Capt Harold M Higerlay and Capt William Butler were sent to station militia at polling places likely to see trouble though the sheriff did not expect difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ill
National
William
Georges Galligan
Democratic County Committee
Harold M. Higerlay
Williamson County
Herrin
William Butler
Springfield
Althe
Cornelius Cole, 102, to Be Buried Thursday
Funeral services for Cornelius Cole, Civil War era United States senator and pioneer Californian who died at his Los Angeles home, will be held Thursday attended only by family. A public service will follow at Hollywood Cemetery chapel. He was described as a 12 year legislator whose death stemmed from pneumonia after a long influenza illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Cornelius Cole
United States
Hollywood Cemetery
Presbyterian pastor acquitted. plan appeal filed
Madison Wis Nov 4 The Madison Presbytery acquitted Dr George E Hunt pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church on charges of violating ordination vows and unbelief. An appeal to the general assembly will be taken by Rev H J Aicerson Payette Wis and accusers. The charges stem from Hunt defending Dr Harry E Fosdick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Madison, Wis
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Madison
General Assembly
Hunt
Harry E. Fosdick
New York
Courier Election Service Tonight
Election results, as fast as received over Courier wires, will be screened on the front of Courtier building tonight. For information, call 6100 and ask for Election Information. Seven election information operators will be on constant service in the Courier office during the evening.
Dwyer Held for Kidnaping Boy at Edison School
F A Dwyer a 50 year old man was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of kidnaping Gerald Riley seven as police reported he enticed the boy into his car at Edison school during noon hour after wrecking his automobile on the Hudson Waterloo road the pair were found mud spattered when a passing motorist and two policemen arrested Dwyer near the highway a prior police statement claims Dwyer confessed to kidnapping an eight year old girl near Lafayette street last year as she was later returned to her home and is being examined for identity at the station
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Dwyer
Gerald Riley
Walter R. French
Dwyer
Hudson- Waterlo Road
Edison
Gerald
Charles Riley
Harwood Avenue
William Urie
Hudson Road
EK. A. Leighton
Lower
Lafayette Street
Eborum
Altho
Eanyily
Four of Eighteen in Bus Hit by Train Survive
Newport News reports a Chesapeake & Ohio train collided with a bus at a blind crossing in North Hampton killing eight instantly and three more later. Only four of the 15 aboard survived, with an infant thought to have a fair chance to recover. Coroner's jury to hold inquest tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Chesapeake & Ohio
North Hampton
Ben Catlin
Tomorravy
Coolidge Leads in First 37 Precincts in Kansas City Kan
Early unofficial returns from 37 Wyandotte county precincts show Coolidge leading with 11,379 votes to Davis 451 and La Follette 292 in a three candidate race. William Allen White of Emporia trails behind Paulen and White with Davis a distant fourth among candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte County
Davis
la Follette
William Allen White
Emporia
Ku Klux Klan
Paulen
White
Ind
Gov
Smith and Roosevelt Vote Early and Wait in New York
Gov Alfred Smith and Col Theodore Roosevelt cast their votes early in New York today. Smith voted in a public school in the first assembly district with his wife and daughter, while Roosevelt voted at a Cove polling place in Oyster Bay with his wife. Both anticipated election night remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
Gov. Smith
First Assembly
Col. Roosevelt
the Cove
Oyster Hay
Smith
Daughster
Tammany Tall
Oyster Bay
What Will Become of Coolidge and the Democratic Party
Washington reporters assess Coolidge's future after the election and probe whether the La Follette movement will become a lasting third force. The piece questions cabinet continuity, White House prerogatives, and potential Democratic leadership as La Follette seeks to reshape national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
United States
Senate
House
Congress
New Coolidge
Will Coolidge
Stone
Brandegee
McCormick
Shields
Widley
Progressive Party
la Follette
San Felice
Martin Invincible
Courier Delivery Instructions and Contact Details
The Courier should be delivered under your name before 4 30. If the paper is not received by then due to carrier error or other cause call 5100. A copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 50 p m.
Record Iowa Vote Seen Across State in Morning Hours
Iowa reports at noon indicate a record statewide turnout with large early lines and about a quarter of votes cast in the first two hours. Cities and rural districts show heavy polls, Des Moines forecasts a record vote as lines form. Fort Madison, Mason City, Dubuque and Ottumwa report brisk early voting and rising totals, with county bond issues and local contests fueling interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Sioux City
Vinton
Washington
Brookhart
Claternational News Wire
Des Moines
Winn County
Cedar Rapids
Rxporis
Canary
Woodbury County
Lyon County
la Follette
Crowe
Charles City
Smith W. Brookhart
Fairfield
Cary
Council Bluffs
Guanl Pots
Centerville
Oaes
Appanoose
Dubuque
Grinnel
Iowa City
Johnson County
Davis
Mason City
Fort Madison
Lee County
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Wapello
Mahaska
Dan Steck
Senator Brookhart
Election Day Weather Across the Nation in 1924
Moderate temperatures and fair skies marked election day with bright sunlight reported in most regions. Scattered rain fell in the north Pacific and New England, while the Ohio valley, lower Great Lakes, and middle Atlantic enjoyed warm conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
DD. C
Weather Bureau
North Pacific
New England
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Coolidge Seeks Historic Win 14th Time in Race Tonight
Washington Nov 4 Cal vin Coolidge faces a pivotal election his only defeat came while on his honeymoon in a Northampton school board race now he aims for a historic fourteenth win in a long political ascent Tonight the President and Nick Coolidge will receive returns on two special telegraph wires and radio with a small circle of friends invited in for the evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Wire
Washington, D. C
Calvin Coolidge
State Senate
Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Nick Coolidge
Man Shot and Booth Burned in Chicago Election Disorders
Chicago reports indicate one man was shot in the sixth precinct of the Fourteenth ward while seven gunmen were arrested. a seventh precinct voting booth in the Forty-First ward was burned. In Cicero, deputies guarded polls amid spring primaries marked by shootings. Other brief items: Hans Thompson, 61, dies in Oelwein. vision protector stolen and returned. Mrs. D. S. Klepner dies in Arlington. wild geese shot near Clarksville. two safes robbed from Evans Sanitary Dairy in Des Moines for $1,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Antone Radzinsky
Fourteenth
Yeggs
Dairy Sap
Acoa
Nes Moines
eVens Sanitary Dairy Company
Coolidge Eyes Large Win In National Election
Washington reports show President Coolidge expected to win a substantial electoral majority, with early returns hinting at a large Republican showing. Chauncey Depew and other leaders sent cordial congratulations as campaigns emphasized turnout and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depew
Butler
U. S
Associated
Washington, DC. G
Coolidge
House
White House
Aho
Cool Sp
New England
Amessages
Ute
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Velayan Jeader
Airplane Rushes Across Continent With Plague Serum
An airplane carrying 600 doses of plague serum left Philadelphia to combat pneumonic plague spreading in Los Angeles. The flight aims to arrive in Los Angeles Wednesday to aid medical efforts against the deadly outbreak that has been tolling residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
California
Ukraine Crisis Briefs Telegraphing Global Tensions
Cable reports from Hy United Press summarize international fungible notes including the order of the chrysanthemum in Argentina, Pestovsky’s reception in Mexico City, rising Rhine tributaries flooding Cologne Bonn and Caubienz, a veteran march at the tomb of the unknown soldier demanding higher pensions, floods across Meuse and Moselle damaging Meunice, and the death of Gabriel Faure in Paris. In Madrid King Alphonso leaves Bordeaux with infant Jaime to be examined by doctors. In Ovieds a woman convicted of immorality leapt with her two children into a river. she survived but the children drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fokio
Giuphe Uag
Alvear
Argentina
Mexico City
N Iyter
Staniglas Pestovsky
Berlin
Rhine
Cologne
Bonn
Caubienz
Miris
Mayenice
France
Meuse
Moselle
Nancy
Char
Jeville
Paris
Gabriel Faure
Todazy
Madrid
Alphonso
Bordeaux
Jaime
Doctorature
Ovieds
Spain
Sema
Tientsin Rallies From Panic As Artillery Booms
The civilian population of Tientsin calms after dawn artillery practice sparks panic. Reports claim Gen Wai Pei Fu, exiled Pe King head, fled toward Tsing Tao while Christian general forces move from the central railway station to disarm Wu’s remnants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tientsin
Wai Pei-Fu
Peking
Feng Yu- Hsiang
Tsing Tao
Kianchow Bay
Tientsin Central
Gen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Foodick
PLANG
FA. Dwyer
Edison School
LO Godlidge
Ofrbwein
Oelwein
Hans Thompson
Great Western
A. M. Jones
Clarksville
Will Clark
Lawn
Clark
George Clark
Buolidge
Gattle
Olto
Vinny Meas
John W. Davis
Tsober
Fenator la Follette
Republican National Committee
Cable Briefs
United Press
Tientoin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!