Democrats Struggle After Sales Tax Vote Silence
Washington reports the Democratic Party faltered following the defeat of a sales levy in the House. The party’s majority faced confusion and disarray as their leadership and messaging were unsettled, creating uncertainty about future presidential bill prospects and party cohesion.
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Washington
Mar
Democratic Party
Dark Outlook For Jobless In Spring Across Nation
A United Press survey shows mass distress as relief funds dwindle nationwide. Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh and New Orleans face exhausted or near exhaustion of funds, with thousands without aid and fears of starvation amid calls for federal intervention.
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Frank D. Loomis
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Democrats Recoil From Tax Plan Spark House Rebellion
The House rejects a broad sales tax after raising surtax and inheritance taxes, signaling a political backlash against Democrats who sought a moderate approach to wealth and consumer burden. Voters loom over a billion-dollar budget balance amid a divided, uneasy majority.
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Shameful swimming ban adopted in Browntown council record
The Browntown council proscribed swimming nude from sunup to sundown. The ordinance, passed July 21, 1820, labels such conduct as shameful and prohibits men and boys from swimming in that status.
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Brownsville
Visit to Employment Agency Seeks Country Cook
A manager asks if anyone at the agency would work a day or two in the country cooking, while a secretary notes the possibility of a countryside day job. The brief snippet from Tit-Bits hints at domestic work recruitment.
Negro Murderer Has Little Chance of Reprieve
John Robert Myers of Pitt county faces execution at the state prison awaiting clemency from the governor. Myers was convicted of murdering R. H. Hodges, Pactolus storekeeper, and the supreme court upheld the verdict. Tyre Taylor, executive counsel, visited Myers but is not expected to seek delaying interference.
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N. C
John Robert Myers
Pitt County
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R. H. Hodges
Pactolus
Supreme Court
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Rheumatic misery eased in days with Ru-Ma guarantee
Advertises Ru-Ma a one dollar remedy promising to free muscles and joints from stiffness swelling and pain within days. Guarantee refunds if no relief with first day easing. Sold at Manns and Economy Drug Stores with confidence in curing rheumatic misery.
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Economy
Ru-Ma
Ady
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