Wife of Dry Law Violator Goes to Congress
Of the women seeking new seats in the house of representatives, only Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky was elected; her husband, a former member, is serving a sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky was the only woman newly elected to the house of representatives.
New York, Nov. 3 - (P) - Of the 19 women who aspired to join the three already in the house of representatives, only one was successful.
She was Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky, wife of former Representative Langley, who is serving sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
The three present women members were returned. They are Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, Republican, California; Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, Republican, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Mary T. Norton, Democrat, New Jersey.
Mrs. Ella Tenny Sanford, of Wisconsin, aspired to a seat in the senate, but was defeated by John J. Blaine. She ran as a prohibitionist.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 3.
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Wife of Dry Law Violator Goes to Congress
Of the women seeking new seats in the house of representatives, only Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky was elected; her husband, a former member, is serving a sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky was the only woman newly elected to the house of representatives.
New York, Nov. 3 - (P) - Of the 19 women who aspired to join the three already in the house of representatives, only one was successful.
She was Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky, wife of former Representative Langley, who is serving sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
The three present women members were returned. They are Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, Republican, California; Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, Republican, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Mary T. Norton, Democrat, New Jersey.
Mrs. Ella Tenny Sanford, of Wisconsin, aspired to a seat in the senate, but was defeated by John J. Blaine. She ran as a prohibitionist.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Wife of Dry Law Violator Goes to Congress
Of the women seeking new seats in the house of representatives, only Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky was elected; her husband, a former member, is serving a sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky was the only woman newly elected to the house of representatives.
New York, Nov. 3 - (P) - Of the 19 women who aspired to join the three already in the house of representatives, only one was successful.
She was Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky, wife of former Representative Langley, who is serving sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
The three present women members were returned. They are Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, Republican, California; Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, Republican, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Mary T. Norton, Democrat, New Jersey.
Mrs. Ella Tenny Sanford, of Wisconsin, aspired to a seat in the senate, but was defeated by John J. Blaine. She ran as a prohibitionist.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Wife of Dry Law Violator Goes to Congress
Of the women seeking new seats in the house of representatives, only Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky was elected; her husband, a former member, is serving a sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky was the only woman newly elected to the house of representatives.
New York, Nov. 3 - (P) - Of the 19 women who aspired to join the three already in the house of representatives, only one was successful.
She was Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky, wife of former Representative Langley, who is serving sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
The three present women members were returned. They are Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, Republican, California; Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, Republican, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Mary T. Norton, Democrat, New Jersey.
Mrs. Ella Tenny Sanford, of Wisconsin, aspired to a seat in the senate, but was defeated by John J. Blaine. She ran as a prohibitionist.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Wife of Dry Law Violator Goes to Congress
Of the women seeking new seats in the house of representatives, only Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky was elected; her husband, a former member, is serving a sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky was the only woman newly elected to the house of representatives.
New York, Nov. 3 - (P) - Of the 19 women who aspired to join the three already in the house of representatives, only one was successful.
She was Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky, wife of former Representative Langley, who is serving sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
The three present women members were returned. They are Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, Republican, California; Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, Republican, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Mary T. Norton, Democrat, New Jersey.
Mrs. Ella Tenny Sanford, of Wisconsin, aspired to a seat in the senate, but was defeated by John J. Blaine. She ran as a prohibitionist.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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