Tax on Real Estate Transfers Added to Revenue Bill
Washington March 31 A 1924 levy of fifty cents per $500 on real estate conveyances with a $100 exemption was inserted into the revenue bill. An additional five cent per $100 tax was set on cotton grain and produce traded on exchanges, and stock sale taxes apply to orders from the United States on foreign exchanges. The measures total about 81 million in new revenue, lifting the bill’s total to 824.5 million.
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Washington
Mar
House
New York Holds 94 Delegates Until Chicago Convention
John F. Curry of Tammany Hall announced New York's 94 Democratic delegates will not back any candidate until the Chicago assembly. He said the bloc cannot be added to Roosevelt's 123 or Smith's zero until final moments, noting New York does not want to hog all nominations.
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Washington
Mar
New York State
Chicago
John F. Curry
Tammany Hall
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Curry
New York
Roosevelt
Indictment Against Mitchell Declared Void by Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Buncombe county grand jurors had no jurisdiction over State Corporation Commission members and cleared them and John Mitchell, former chief state bank examiner, of an indictment for allowing Central Bank and Trust Company of Asheville to operate while insolvent. The court also held counties cannot collect gasoline taxes for the period from April 1 to July 1 when state highway control began, affecting about 625000 dollars.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Supreme Court
Buncombe County Grand Jury
State Corporation Commission
John Mitchell
State Bank Examiner
Central Bank and Trust Company
Asheville
State Highway Commission
State Commission
Beaufort
Ashe
Chowan
Bertie
Iredell
Marion
Washington
Greensboro
E. B. Jeffress
Commissioner of Banks
Turnage
Pitt
Goodwin
Bright
Wake Affirmed
State
McKay
Brunswick
Affirmed
Ferrell
Durham
Harris
Kennedy
Orange
Baker
Railroad
Guilford
Stack
Union
Patrick
Beatty
Gaston
Platt
Ferguson
Buncombe
Lexington trial details over sheriff death reveal weapons on scene
The Davidson superior court hears the manslaughter case of George Younce and W F Brinkley in connection with Sheriff James A Leonard. Evidence includes a bullet from Leonard's coat and wounds on both Leonard and Wimmer. Eyewitness John B. Smith and coroner Dr. Yokeley describe the shooting and the defendants' flight.
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Wimmer
Sullivan
Lexington
John B. Smith
Sheriff
Mar
George Younce
12Th Judicial District
W. F. Brinkley
James A. Leonard
Davidson Superior Court
E. A. Timberlake
Lexington Funeral Home
J. A. Smith
Davidson Hospital
R. Y. Yokeley
Yokeley
Herring's Death Sentence Commuted to Life Term
Ernest Herring, who faced execution five times, had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment by Gov. O Max Gardner after thorough study. Convicted in Sampson County in 1930 for the Kerr postmaster murder, he relied on testimony from his brother Chevis, who later faced execution but was exonerated.
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Ernest Herring
Gov
Gardner
Raleigh
Max Gardner
Herring
Sampson County
F. F. Newton
Kerr
Chevis
State’s
Ernest
Supreme Court
Alleged Assaulter's Trial Is Resumed
In Sanford on March 31 Hughie McDonald, a young African American man, faced a second trial for criminally assaulting Mrs D H Wilburn. The first trial ended in a mistrial.
New NC Property Owner Emerges From Inflation Fallout
Julian Price predicts a new type of property owner will form in North Carolina to foster permanent prosperity. The Jefferson Standard Life president cites inflation as a main depressant and says conservatives will invest in real estate for income.
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Jefferson Standard
Greensboro
North Carolina
Julian Price
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
Price
Airmail Pilot Dies In Blizzard Crash Near Bedford
Robert Malick, a Transcontinental Air Transport night pilot, perished when his mail plane crashed in a snowstorm near Bedford, Ohio. The wreck occurred in a wooded field away from the regular New York to Cleveland route after being diverted from Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. A schoolboy found the plane minutes later as it lay demolished amid the snow.
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Cleveland, CO
New York
Cleveland
Bedford
Robert Malick
Malick
Bellefonte
New York Cleveland
Dairs
Coolidge Apology Settles Slander Suit Over Radio Remarks
Former President Calvin Coolidge pays 2500 to settle a $100,000 slander claim by Lewis Tebbetts of St. Louis over a October radio address. Tebbetts drops suit against Coolidge and plans to press against New York Life. apology notes no personal offense.
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ST. Louis
Calvin Coolidge
Lewis Tebbetts
Coolidge
Tebbetts
United States
Massachusetts
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life In
J. Porter Henry
Everett Sanders
Henry
Sanders
Investigators Stand By Belief Lindbergh Baby Safe
Norfolk reporters press Admiral Burrage on the Lindbergh kidnapping case as the three intermediaries insist they are in touch with the abductors not impostors. Curtis and Schwartzkopf offer few details while avoiding specifics about travel and contacts.
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Norfolk
Guy H. Burrage
Hopewell
Dean H. Dobson-Peacock
Col. Schwartzkopf
Admiral Burrage
Col. Lindbergh
John Hughes Curtis
State Negro Group To Organize Party
Durham March 31. Organization of a new political party was announced at a meeting of negroes from across the state. Principal speakers were John R. Hawkins of Washington chairman of the negro republican executive committee Fred Morton civil service commissioner of New York and C C Spaulding of Durham.
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Durham
John R. Hawkins
Washington
Fred Morton
New York
C. C. Spaulding
Tax clash over chewing gum in reform era politics
Beverly Hills reader WiLL attacks the Garfield reformists for tax hikes on income, sales, malt, matches, and other items while condemning the chewing gum tax as a blow to poor people. He argues such taxes reflect congressional overreach and harmful policy.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Jack Garner
Congress
United States
Congressional
Will
Ohio coal strike to spread across state and panhandle
The United Mine Workers call a strike of all miners in district 6 covering Ohio and the West Virginia panhandle effective tomorrow. Organizer Lee Hall cites about 25 000 affected workers, including 12 000 idle and 10 000 who left the union since 1927. The wave began with 7000 in the Hocking Valley on February 1 after wage cuts.
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Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia Panhandle
United Mine Workers of America
International
Mien
Panhandle
Lee Hall
Jacksonville
Hall
Hocking Valley
Matilda Moore Dies at 77 Former Peace School Faculty Member
SEA CLIFF N Y March 31 Mrs Matilda Moore longtime Peace school Raleigh North Carolina faculty member dies after prolonged illness Her widower and two sons survive She was 77 years old.
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Sea Cliff
N. Y
Matilda Moore
Faculty of Peace School
Raleigh
N. C
Armfield announces candidacy for state Senate in 12th district
Asheboro, Mar 31. W J Armfield files for the Democratic primary for the State Senate. The 12th district covers Randolph Moore Harnett and Hoke counties with alternate candidates this year. Armfield is a grandson of W W Armfield and nephew of J E and H A Millis.
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Asheboro
Mar
W. J. Armfield
Randolph, Moore, Harnett
Hoke
Raw- High Point
W. 4. Armfield
J. E
H. A. Millis
Chinese Advance Over Manchuria Threatens Changchun
Rebels under General Li Hai-Tsing seized Nangun thirty five miles from Changchun and pushed south as fighting raged nearby. Japanese tanks were deployed as Lt General Ren Mori established headquarters to coordinate defense with Kirin forces and regional troops.
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Changchun
Manchuria
Li Hai-Tsing
Nangun
Ren Mori
South
Chang Hai-Peng
Mah Chan- Shan
Hsi Hsia
Kirin
Fire Claims Three In Arcadia Residence Blaze
Trapped in a blazing Arcadia Wisconsin home the Scharlau residence fatalities include an elderly invalid and two others. Firefighters report the deadly blaze destroyed the residence and caused three deaths on March 31.
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Plames Arcadia
Wis
Fred Scharlau
Nations Struggle To Balance Budgets Across Globe
New York dispatch reports a global scramble to balance budgets through taxes and loans. Britain and France push to surplus while Austria Hungary Yugoslavia Romania and Czechoslovakia face reparations and tariffs debates. Manchuria seeks $5 million via customs to fund a new regime. Argentina tops a patriotic loan of 125 million dollars. Australia plans payments to bankers in New York and London. Greece suspends loan interest and Krueger mortgage extensions loom. Spain approves a 4.856 million peso budget.
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New York
Congress
Washington
England
France
Great Britain
Tardieu
MacDonald
Danube
Austria
Hungary
Jugo- Slavia
Rumania
Czechoslovakia
Henry Pu-Yi
Ing
Manchuria
Argentina
Augustin P. Justo
Canberra
New South Wales
London
Athens
Greece
Stockholm
Kreuger
Toll
Paris
Ivar Kreuger
National Assembly
Spain
Madrid
Gastonia civic groups urge budget balance to Speaker Garner
A Gastonia group of civic clubs merchants and industries urges Speaker Garner to balance the national budget and promote fiscal economy. The joint message sent to Garner with copies to Bulwinkle Morrison and Bailey stresses uncertainty harming business confidence and calls for action on taxes and government costs.
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Gastonia
Congress
Garner
House of Representatives
Bulwinkle
Morrison
Bailey
W. H. Wary
Gastonia Rotary Club; W. Y. Gardner, President Kiwanis Club; W. T. Spencer
Civitan Club
Ben Bradshaw
Lions Club
F. L. Smyre
Gaston County Textile Association
A. C. Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Gaston County Merchants Association
Gaston County
John N. Garner
Morrison and
Washington, D.C
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