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Monday, November 1, 1926Edition: National

Newspaper from Monday, November 1, 1926

Evening Star

Washington, District of Columbia

“PRESIDENT LEAVES TONIGHT TO VOTE”

“Party Departs for Northamp”
“ton, Mass., Shortly Before”
“Midnight—Trip to Be Brief.”
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OCR text: BY J. RI'SSELL YOUNG. President Coolidge is known to have expressed the hope today that the clear skies and moderate temperature of the moment, continue throughout tomorrow, election day. Not only is he anxious for good weather for the trip he and Mrs. Coolidge are to make to Northhamp ton, Mass., for the purpose of cast ing their ballots In the election, but to make It possible for voters to leave their homes to go to their respective election booths. He has not been so .

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“SCRIVENER’S BODY MAY BE EXHUMED FOR FINGER-PRINT”

“Failure of Police to Take Left-”
“Hand Impression Opens”
“New Angle.”
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OCR text: Suicide Theorists Hold Tins Hand Would Have Held Pistol—Right Clutched Tie. An unexplored angle of tho iitvestl Ration of the mysterious death of Arthur F?. Scrivener came to light today when it was discovered that fingerprints had been taken only of the dead detective’s right hand In , stead of both hands, to match with the blurred mark of a linger on the pistol found at the death scene. The.

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“My Impressions of America”

“By Her Majesty the Queen of Rumania”
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OCR text: Written Exclusively for The Star and Other Members of the North Atneriean Newspaper Alliance. TIIE WHITE HOUSE DINNER AND BALTIMORE. Our long hut pleasant day in "Washington ended with the °® c s a ) presidential dinner at the White House. We all put on our most official ■ j clothes. As both my daughter and I wanted to honor the President and his wife as we would have honored a King, we drove up In separate motors and were received with the procedure appropriate to the White House.

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“* ENRAGED FASCISTI DRAG”

“> Companion in Auto.”
“BODY THROUGH CROWD”
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OCR text: Premier Calm Amid Excitement of 50.000 Followers—" Nothing Can Happen to He,” He Says. By thi* Associated Press, BOLOGNA. Italy, November 1. — 1 laving escaped assassination lor the sixth time in the four years he has y been premier. Benito Mussolini, whose slogan is "T.lve in Danger.’ was undaunted as ever today as search was made for accomplices of a youth who tried to kill ’’ll Duce,” and then was lynched by Infuriated Fasclsti yesterday. As Mussolini was leaving the star dlum after opening the Congress for the Advancement of Science, a slen der.

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“DIRIGIBLE COMINgThERE.”

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OCR text: LAKEHURST, N. J., November 1 (&). —The Navy dirigible I .os Angeles l and the non-rigid airship J-3 both took the air today for training flights in the vicinity of the air station. The Los Angeles had three new gas bags Installed during the past week and was carrying a crew’ of 48 men. It was announced that the week’s plans would include a flight by the Los Angeles to Washington, D. C.

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“FRANCE IS SCOURGED BY ELEMENTS’ RAGE”

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OCR text: Yellow Sand Falls With Eain as Sirocco Blows From Africa. Rivers May Overflow . By tl.p Associated Press. PARIS, November L —Disastrous) storms of wind, rain and snow' continue to ravage southwestern Europe and the rapidly rising rivers i of Belgium and Eastern France threaten to overflow' their banks. ' No section of F*rance has been spared by the storm. Even Nice, where there is supposed to be per petual sunshine, is deluged. A curious ' phenomenon has been particles of fine . yellow sand which accompanied the rain.

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“Norris Sees Vare Beaten If Honest Election Is Held”

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OCR text: By the Associated Press. Senator Norris, Republican, Ne braska, who has just completed a campaign in Pennsylvania in be half of the candidacy of William B. Wilson, Democrat, opposing William S. Vare, Republican, for the Senate, declared today that Wilson would he elected if there Is “an honest election and a fair, count.” “The machine that is behind Mr. Vare does not expect to elect him by fair and legal means.” the Ne braska Senator declared. "They expect to adopt the same tactics that they did in the primary.

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“Body of Flyer Who Crashed Near Norfolk Saturday Due Here in Morning.”

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OCR text: Once morn Arlington National Ceme1 tery will give sepulcher to a fallen pioneer of the airways. Lieut. Frank Hersey Conant, 2d, the fourth flying officer of the Naval Bureau of Aero nautics to be killed “in action” in the last three months, will be laid to rest

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“ed Speed on Sixteenth Street”

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OCR text: North of Newton. An Increase in the speed limit on Sixteenth street between Newton street and Alaska avenue to 30 miles an hour was recommended to the District Commissioners today by Traf fic Director M. O. Eldridge. The recommendation will be acted upon at the semi-weekly meeting of the Board of Commissioners tomorrow’ morning and is expected to be approved. Mr.

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The Washington Times

Washington, District of Columbia

“mis GBIL. THEN ENDS”

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OCR text: ■ ‘ .<. .*■<»».< - a,-a.> •' •»- . ■ 2wdf. /-I . ■'■ T' -JfclF' v . » W S' '/’■ Two Washingtonians, a man and a woman, lay dead today as a result of the violent temper of the man, who shot and killed the woman* and then himself, after what is be lieved to have been a lovers ’ quarrel between the two. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Smith, 38 years old, a Government' employe, received Lawrence Bonauseh, 37 years old, in her room at 509 H St. N. W., late yesterday.

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The Indianapolis Times

Indianapolis, Indiana

“CHANGE OFVENUE ASKED BY NORRIS, FTJ3RTU PASTOR”

“Charges ‘Dangerous Combi”
“nation’ Makes Fair Trial”
“Impossible.”
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OCR text: Itn t nih and Press LVURTHOUSE, Ft. Worth, Tex.. Nov. I.—Defense attorneys in the trial of the Rev. J. Frank Norris, Baptist minister charged with the murder of D. E. Chipps, filed ah ap plication for change of venue shortly after Judge George' E. Hosey called court here this morning. Veniremen were excused until 2 p in. by Judge Hosey while Norris’ counsel tiled the application. The defense also requested time to prepare a written motion for a continuance because of the illness of Chester B.

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“SEVERE DUAKE, SAYS UNIVERSITY”

“Scene of Disturbance 1,871”
“Miles From New York.”
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OCR text: till United Press NEW YORK, Nov. I.—'The seis mograph at Fordharn University reg istered Sunday night the most se vei-e earthquake it has recorded in a year and a half, instruments re vealed when examined today. The shake began at 8:48 p. m.; reached maximum intensity at 9:03 p. m., and continued until 9:45 p. m. The distance was computed as 1,871 miles from New York. The 'record was such that the di rection could not be determined.

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“QUEEN TO MEET DIRT FARMERS”

“Marie’s Special Train in”
“North Dakota.”
“BI ABOARD r QUEEN MARIE’S SPE”
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OCR text: CIAL TRAIN IN NORTH DAKOTA. Nov. I.—Qu<een Marie will today find out what American dirt farnjer looks like. Her plans call for a half hour interview with a half dozen gen uine wheat and cattle raisers as she crosses the great prairies of North Dakota. The first farmers, accompanied by their wives will be taken aboard the luxurious special train as it passes through Fargo, N. D., they will be Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Barnes of Fargo, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith of Amenia.

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“MRS.WHEATCRAFT RECOVERING NOW”

“‘Doing Nicely’ Following”
“Operation Sunday.”
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OCR text: Following an operation for ap pendicitis Sunday morning, Mrs. Vivian Tracy Wheatcraft, vice chair man of the Republican State com mittee, was reported “doing nicely” at Methodist Hospital today. She was taken ill at St. Louis last week land was rushed to the Methodist Hospital here. After several days observation, it was decided to operate. For the last five months, Mrs. Wheatcraft has been campaigning for the Republican national com mittee in the States of Maine, Okla homa and Missouri. She was sum moned to testify before Senator James A.

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“‘LABOR’URGES UPDIKE’S DEFEAT”

“Railroad Men’s Organ Gives”
“Out Estimate.”
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OCR text: Bii Times Sneciol WASHINGTON. Nov. I.—Labor, national organ of the railroad broth erhoods, today made public its esti mate of Indiana cslndidatea for Con gress. It tells its readers that Rep resentative Johnson. Republican, Terre Haute, of the Fifth district, should be elected. In the First (Evansville) district it recommends election of W. E. \VU son. Democrat, against H. E. Row bottom, present Republican Con gressman. , In the Seventh (Indianapolis) It recommends defeat of Ralph E.

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“‘Legion Is Not Backing Republicans —McNutt”

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OCR text: Attempts by the Republican State committee to show that the American Legion indorsed the candidacies of Senators James E. Watson and Arthur R. Robinson for re-election were declared “misleading and unjustified” today in a statement by Paul V. McNutt, State commander-elect of the Legion and dean of the In diana University School of Law.

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“TAX PA YERS STAGE THEIR GRAND RUSH Long Lines at Treasurer’s”

“Office—Delinquent After”
“Today.”
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OCR text: The grand march was In order at the courthouse today. It was the last day to pay county taxes without becoming delinquent, and two lines, composed of hundred* of persons, lined the corridor from the treasurer's office to the cast en trance of the building. The line moved slowly. It formed long before the office opened at 8 a. m. and is expected to last until the office closes at 5 p. m. Extra clerks were on duty and police were called to keep (lie crowds In order. Mark V.

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“ARREST MARSHAL CRAIG”

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OCR text: Deputy Sheriffs Allege He Was Driving While Intoxicated. The “law” of Beech Grove was re leased on bond today, after having been held in city prison here. 6be Craig, 32, marshal in the sub urban town, was arrested Sunday night by Deputy Sheriffs Bell and Brown after his auto is said to have collided with a telegraph pole near Beech Grove.

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“College f Petting * Expose Is Promised”

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OCR text: Bu United Press CHICAGO, Nov. I.—“ All I got out of my college l.fe was a knowledge of petting partiesi and gin,” Mrs. Frances Prowdley Ilelfrick said to day, promising an expose of condi tions at University of Illinois in con nection with her suit for divorce from Murray Ilelfrick, wealthy Chi cagoan. Mrs. Ilelfrick went to the univer sity of 1&24 and married In Novem ber of the following year. In May, 1926, a baby was born to her, and then, she charged, Ilelfrick deserted her.

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South Bend News Times

South Bend, Indiana
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The Milwaukee Leader

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

“ESCAPE KING' LOSES FIGHT TO ESCAPE DEATH”

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OCR text: DETROIT—In a bronze, air-tight coffin recently constructed for one of his myriad tricks, the body of Harry Houdini, America’s greatest magician, will leave here tonight for New York.

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“Snow Won’t Halt Parade Of Socialists”

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OCR text: Falling snow and the suggestion of a blizzard will not dampen the ardor of boosters for “Al” Benson, Socialist candidate for sheriff, who plan a parade tonight at 7:30, which will form at 48th St. and North Ave. Theline of march will be east On North Ave. to 3r

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“ANOTHER DIES FROM CARBON GAS IN GARAGE”

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OCR text: Asphyxiated by carbon monoxide gas from the exhaust of Lis auto mobile, Lawrence Hart, 21, was found dead in his garage at 1224 Madison St., South Milwaukee, today. The motor of the car was running when his brothers found the body. / Hart, the coroner learned, was going rabbit hunting with his brothers today and had preceded them to the garage to warm, the engine.

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“Rigid Scrutiny Sends Many Papers Be”

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OCR text: low Mark. A special law examination for candidates for the state bar is sched uled to be held Jan. JB, according to word received today by Atty. Robert Wild, Milwaukee, member of the state board of bar examiners. The examination it is said has been called in response to the nu merous requests from disappointed candidates, who took the test in July when only 35 per cent passed. Probe Cheating Report.

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“Berger and Hoan To Speak at Debs 9 Memorial Services”

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OCR text: A memorial service for Eugene V. Debs, famous Socialist, will be held in the Pabst theater, Nov. 9, it was announced today. Congressman Victor L. Berger, Mayor Daniel W. Hoan. Edmund T. Melms, county organizer, Socialist party, and Irwin St. John Tucker, Chicago, will be among the speakers. An appropriate musical program is being arranged. ' VA-/'—/&#34;MIO W ■ „ .„ ■■ m. — x.. . Milwaukee and vicinity: Unsettled and colder tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh northwest to west winds.

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The Montgomery Advertiser

Montgomery, Alabama

“FAIR GROUNDS FOR”

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OCR text: Successful Exhibition of State’s Agricultural and Industrial Resources Comes to Close Sunday Night DISPLAYS TEACH LESSON OF ALABAMA’S WEALTH ’resident Snow and V Mayor

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The Bismarck Tribune

Bismarck, North Dakota

“Fargo Mari Charged With Offering Bribe to Jury Talesman”

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OCR text: Minneapolis, Nov. I.—OP)—Lin don R. Foster of Fargo, arrested on a charge of offering a bribe to a talesman in the Harry Shepard trial, pleaded not guilty to the charge when arraignmed in Min* neapolis district court today. His trial was set for November 8 and bond was fixed at $5,000. In a secret indictment returned by the grand jury, Foster was charged with having offered Oliver J. Davis SI,OOO, if Davis would sit on the Shepard trial and vote for Shepard's acquittal.

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“Temperature and Road Conditions”

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OCR text: (Mereary readings at 7 a. a.) Bismarck—Cloudy. 20; roads good. St. Cloudv—Cloudy, 40; roads good. Minot—Clear, 21; roads good. Mankato—Clear, 23; roads good. Fargo—Cloudy, 2; roads good. Grand Forks—Cloudy, 30; roads

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Front page of The Bismarck Tribune, Monday, November 1, 1926
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Brownsville Herald

Brownsville, Texas
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Questions from readers

What happened on Monday, November 1, 1926?

Front pages that day led with: “PRESIDENT LEAVES TONIGHT TO VOTE”; “SCRIVENER’S BODY MAY BE EXHUMED FOR FINGER-PRINT”; “mis GBIL. THEN ENDS”; “CHANGE OFVENUE ASKED BY NORRIS, FTJ3RTU PASTOR”; “SEVERE DUAKE, SAYS UNIVERSITY”; “ESCAPE KING' LOSES FIGHT TO ESCAPE DEATH”. Each story above is quoted from the original page.

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