The rhythmic static of the new commercial radio bands competes with the shrill whistle of a newsboy shouting Miller’s lead over Thompson. A young woman in a beaded silk dress hurries past, her T-strap heels clicking a frantic tempo against the pavement while she hums the airy melody of "Whispering."
She pauses by a shop window, eyeing a stiff Raggedy Andy doll with a look that suggests all this political talk is absolute baloney compared to the price of cotton. The air is thick with the metallic scent of idling engines and the distant, muffled roar of a city pivoting toward a century of noise.
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The Headlines
MILLER'S PLURALITY NOW PUT AT 138,000; With 752 Districts Missing, He Leads Thompson by 119,194 --Walker 58,377 Ahead. WADSWORTH VOTES HEAVY He Leads Mrs. Boole by 168,338 and Has an Estimated Clear Majority of 140,925.