Cost of Government and Uneven Taxation in North Carolina
North Carolina faces another realty revaluation and shifting tax burdens. The 1920 revaluation raised property values and public debt while ad valorem taxes kept at old levels, prompting a spending surge and confusion. The piece argues for uniform taxation and broader base to fund state functions without increasing the burden on current taxpayers.
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North Carolina
Bickett
University News
Civic fund drive aims to back YMCA and YWCA programs
About 200 volunteers in High Point conduct the first city-wide canvass of the year to fund YMCA and YWCA activities. The piece notes improving business prospects, calls for renewed moral awakening, and cites Roger Babson on the link between prosperity and ethical renewal, urging businessmen to increase support for religious work.
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High Point
Roger Babson
American Bankers’Association
American Statistical Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
Boies Penrose the President Maker
Time profile recalls Boies Penrose guiding two Republican presidents by political maneuvering. It details Penrose and Quay engineering Roosevelt’s 1900 vice presidency and Harding’s 1920 nomination, with Hanna’s opposition framed as the central feud.
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Mark Hanna
Charles L. Brown
Philadelphia
Hanna
Ohio
McKinley
White House
People’s National Bank of
Pennsylvania
Matthew Stanley Quay
Quay
Senate
Penrose
University of Pennsylvania
Bright
Charles Penrose
Boies
Boies Penrose
White Hans
Ernor Roosevelt
New York
Platt
Roosevelt
Czolgosz
High Council
The
Chicago
Blackstone Hotel
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Businessmen chosen for Seventh District Democratic ticket
The Seventh District nominees are Walter Lambeth a manufacturer and Hinton James a banker, both businessmen and young Democrats, with Colin Spencer a lumberman and farmer on the Republican side. The contest becomes a race between business leaders as lawyers are pushed aside for now.
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Congressman Hammer
Hammer
North Carolina
Congress
Robert N. Page
Walter Lambeth
Thomasville
Nhen
Hinton James
Laurinburg
Lambeth
James
Colin G. Spencer
Carthage
Bob” Coughton
State Tax Payers and Government Costs Debate
The text argues that state government is cheap for most residents but not for the few who support it. It stresses that while all citizens benefit from government, many who enjoy these benefits contribute little or nothing to its support and calls for broader cost sharing.
New York Probes Missing Judge by Moon Projection
New York authorities plan a celestial search to locate a missing judge by projecting possible paths to the Moon in hopes of identifying a Crater linked to the case. The effort aims to reveal clues through lunar mapping and remote sensing.
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New York
Moon
Old-Timer’s Quip on Cigarettes Sparks Town Talk
A longtime resident known for calling cigarettes coffin-nails has become the center of renewed chatter as neighbors recall his blunt habit of dubbing smoke a grim reminder of mortality.
First Nip of Jack Frost Returns to Dry Country
A reflective note recalls the annual arrival of frosty weather in a dry nation. The article treats the seasonal change with a somber tone and hints at its impact on daily life and perception.
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Jack Frost
Golf miscue in Pennsylvania nets costly foursome joke
A Pennsylvania man who failed to shout fore and knocked out four teeth of a fellow golfer was fined 1000 dollars, a punishment he may call his most expensive foursome.
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David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Cuba
Pennsylvania
New Jersey Superintendent Advocates Radio Sets for Classrooms
A New Jersey school superintendent proposes equipping every classroom with radio receiving sets for listening and educational sitting up exercises. The plan aims to enhance learning through audio broadcasts and physical activity guidance.
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New Jersey
Italy Allows 90 MPH Highways to Drive Fasci Anthem Pace
A reporting note states Italy permits speeds up to 90 miles per hour on certain highways. An official suggests the measure aligns with Mussolini’s fascist traffic plan, framing the policy as a state guided pace.
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Italy
Mussolini
Night Letters on Love and Despair
A nocturnal, intimate prose fragment speaks of longing and longing’s pain. The speaker grapples with love and fear, describing how night deepens emotion and thoughts of a beloved overwhelm the mind. Despair consumes hope as a dark force, shaping a solitary, consuming desire.
Dawn and longing in a cold night letter
The speaker laments cold letters and sleepless nights. Dreams fade as dawn approaches its saffron glow. Hope lingers only when strength comes from dreaming. the holy hour of dawn contrasts with an emptiness in the air.
Peaceful yearning in a dawnflooded sky note
A speaker asks for forgiveness and requests letters that reveal another's hopes and dreams. The writing conveys longing and a wish for clearer connection as dawn fills the sky with light and silence persists. The speaker pleads for understanding of seemingly empty words.
Writing Love Letters and Empty Promises
A reflection on the mixed pleasure of crafting love letters and the consequences when vows are sincere, including damaged hearts and financial strain from broken promises.
Plays Worth Seeing or Reading List
Noted selections include Eugene O Neill Strange Interlude John Wexleys The Last Mile Elmer Rices See Naples and Die Chekhovs Uncle Vanya Philip Barrys Hotel Universe Sudermanns Magda Percy MacKayes The Scarecrow and Bernard Shaws Candida.
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Eugene O’neill
Johm Wexley
Elmer Rice
Naples and Die
Chekov
Uncle Vanya
Philip Barry
Sudermann
Magda
Percy MacKaye
Bernard Shaw
Greensboro Sets Stage For Local Drama Week
A flood of drama arrives with Strictly Dishonorable at Greensboro Saturday. Freiburg Players mount The Passion Play later this week, followed by O Neill's Strange Interlude on October 23 in Greensboro. The long-running Passion Play is hailed as a contemporary masterpiece.
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Greensboro
Freiburg
O’neill
Coste and Bellonte Visited Winston-Salem Overnight Stop
French aviators Major Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte, who flew Paris to New York then Dallas, are hosted in Winston-Salem on a goodwill tour. They will display the Question Mark at Miller Municipal Airport, attend a banquet tonight, and depart tomorrow for Richmond after a formal luncheon.
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Winston-Salem
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Paris
New York
Dallas
United States
Richmond
Miller Municipal
George W. Cahan, Jr
China Has Gold Rush Heats Up in Harbin Region
Mutankiang a small village in Western Manchuria becomes the scene of a gold rush after a rich vein was discovered near the town. Elders and traders report prospectors flocking to the area seeking fortune as shanties rise along the creek.
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China
Harbin
Mutankiang
Manchuria
Santa Monica Bay Music Forms Municipal Opera School
The Santa Monica Bay Music association forms a new municipal opera school to expand cultural offerings in the city. The program aims to provide opera training and performances for residents and attract regional audiences.
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Santa Monica
Cal, Bay Music Association
Closing School Policies vs Epidemics Urged by Health Officials
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh October 7. Health officials urge against closing schools during epidemics arguing it disrupts education and worsens spread. Dr. Cooper says modern prevention tests for scarlet fever and diphtheria plus vaccination can control most illnesses. If an epidemic threatens, notify the health officer for daily pupil inspections and use scientific control methods.
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Cooper
Heredity Quotation Frames Tucretia as Balanced
Brief humorous note contrasts Tucretia’s balance and spirit with family career lines. Mentions father a tight rope walker and mother a medium, from Pele Mele in Paris as the source of the quip.
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Tucretia
Pele Mele
Paris
Stanback Relief Praised by Woman in Arkansas
Mrs J C Ellington of Paragould Ark says Stanback eased nerve pains and helped her sleep within minutes. The ad touts Stanback as a non narcotic relief for neuralgia headaches and periodic pains, produced by a North Carolina druggist. Available in 10c and 25c sizes.
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J. C. Ellington
Paragould
Ark
North Carolina
Revolutionary Women's Heroism Highlighted at Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain N C October 7 Dr D W Daniel Clemson College head of the English department praised Revolutionary women and urged Americans to renew devotion to the Constitution at the 150th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Kings Mountain He cited Mrs Martha Bratton as a fearless example and warned of forces undermining government urging renewed patriotism and lawfulness.
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Kings Mountain
N. C
D. W. Daniel
Clemson College
Dr. Daniel
Martha Bratton
Col
William Bratton
Christian Huck
Williamson's
Daniel
Huck
Wildcats Aerial Game Shows Notable Improvement
Davidson College football reports a rising passing attack with over 35 percent completion and 140 receiving yards this season. Against Elon all four attempts were complete, while recent games versus N C State and Erskine saw multiple completions in limited attempts.
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Davidson
Davidson College
Elon
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