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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1921
Page
3
Edward W. Pickard reports that the administration drops the Borah naval reduction plan battles and prepares for a railway wage cut. Britain faces strain with France over Upper Silesia and reparations, while the United States reiterates noninvolvement in European power politics.
The Hungarian government plans direct capital taxes of 5 to 20 percent on savings and securities to raise funds. Banks would turn over about half a million dollars to the state. The bill targets extravagance in clothing and curbs on alcohol and tobacco. The chancellor of the exchequer says no more paper money and will pursue strict economy to stabilize finances.
School pupils and teachers appear in a feature about the new illustrated history of the state. The piece highlights classroom contexts and student engagement as part of a statewide educational project.
A long description of a state education bureau project to publish a pictorial history of North Carolina from Amidas and Barlowe’s Roanoke voyage to modern times. It notes plans for 14 fires of images, including Virginia Dare, Edenton Tea Party, Bath, and Mackbeard, plus economic topics and road funding. It also covers highway contracts, a major streetcar dispute, auto theft arrests, a municipal finance act challenge, and executive committee actions.
North Carolina citizens paid about twenty million dollars for nearly five hundred million in life insurance and over eleven million for a bit over two billion in fire insurance. Beginning the year with about $465.6 million in force, insurers increased business to $586.38 million, a net rise of around $116 million. Premiums across all life insurance classes totaled about $20.58 million with losses paid totaling roughly $5.38 million.
County leaders across North Carolina ask the Revenue Commission to disapprove a halving of assessments. Carteret County petitions to restore a 50 percent horizontal reduction, while attorney general rules a reconsideration is needed. Several counties informally convey the same aim as calculations question the legality before the November 1 deadline.
Governor announces a 250 dollar reward for capturing the slayer of Policeman McCulnton in Greensboro after a street battle with bootleggers. The reward applies only upon conviction or satisfactory proof that the person delivered committed the shooting.
A New York interview emphasizes Constantinople as a gateway to Levant business. M K Leidlon and M R Meth promote American trade ties across Europe Asia and the Balkans, highlighting investment, housing, railways, ports and machinery to boost commerce with Egypt Russia and Turkey.
A brief note on the origin of the phrase gone to the dogs tracing to dice con games and Latin roots. It explains how ruin or bad luck became associated with dogs and mentions related terms like dirty dog as a derisive label. The piece notes literature repeatedly uses dogs as a negative image.
A Birmingham Age Herald fragment recalls the eighteenth century Latden gamblers at Kee Wislt, where Altach’s elite faced ruin in a single night. The scene shows young men in straw hats and satin coats, their courtly manner masking a ruthless capacity for swindle, even death. An amusing postlude features a failed afterdinner quip about a speech.
An unclear fragment references Jones-1 aiming to accomplish a significant, virtuous task before death. It hints at a grand, clean action and mentions Bones-Wash andlephant as possibly related names or terms, though details are not provided.
The passage critiques White of Selborne’s claim that all quadrupeds feeding on tah are amphibious. It argues the dog is not amphibious and the cat is noted for hate of welting its fet. It notes few quadrupeds, if any, show fondness for Ash, though one engaging in it would be rare among the fellae tride-Exchange.
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