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November 2, 1926

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By Special to The New York Times

Goes to Northampton with Mrs Coolidge to vote for Sen Butler; Col Gaston, Dem candidate for Gov of Mass, sends him greeting

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NO DOUBLE JEOPARDY IN STATE DRY LAW, SAYS SUPREME COURT; Ruling Approves Federal and Local Prosecutions for Violation of Statutes. BACKS LOUISIANA DECISION Opinion Says 18th Amendment Contemplates Co-existing Laws and Penalties. TWO OFFENSES ARE SEEN Maker of Illegal Liquor Is Held to Be a Simultaneous Offender Against Both Laws.

By Special to The New York Times

U S Supreme Court, in case of Dora F Herbert and others, upholds La Supreme Court ruling that violator of State prohibition law may be prosecuted in State as well as Federal courts for same offense without infringing constitutional rule against double jeopardy

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CANDIDATES END CAMPAIGN; Smith and Wagner Speak on East Side; Mills on Long Island. WADSWORTH NEAR HIS HOME Odds Close at 3 to 1 in Favor, of Governor With Quite a Few Republican Takers. BOTH SIDES ARE OPTIMISTIC All Police Here Held Ready for Emergencies -- Polls Open From 6 A.M. to 6 P.M.

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Leaders optimistic as campaign closes

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Notable Births

1926Myer Skoog, American basketball player (died 2019)^[†]

Myer Upton "Whitey" Skoog was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Minneapolis Lakers. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota.

1926Charlie Walker, American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and DJ (died 2008)^[†]

Charles Levi Walker was an American country musician. His biggest success was with the song, "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down".