Lincoln relic of learning joins Library of Congress
An intimate memento of Abraham Lincoln and his youthful sweetheart Ann Rutledge was received by the Library of Congress for preservation among relics of the nation’s first martyred president. The century old Kirkham’s grammar was studied by Lincoln in New Salem Illinois in 1831 as he clerked nearby.
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Abraham Lincoln
Ann Rutledge
Library of Congress
Kirkham
Lincoln
Ann
New Salem
Ann M. Rutledge
Abraham
Beck Wee
Ty the Rutledge
William Rutledge
Milton, Mont
Jane Hamand
Public Library
Decatur
Rutledge
Congressional Library
Cease
National Cotton Council establishes Memphis headquarters
The National Cotton Council, led by Oscar Johnston of Scott Mississippi, establishes permanent offices in Memphis to boost domestic use and export of American cotton. The group includes major cotton producers, warehousemen, merchants and crushers and aims to raise consumption, improve products, and develop new uses for cotton nationwide.
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Oscar Johnston
Scott, Miss
Memphis
America
South
Inn
Call to amend Wagner Act urged by President of AFL
President Green of the American Federation of Labor urges Congress to amend the Wagner Labor Relations Act this session. He warns failure could lead to the act’s obliteration in 1940 and harm worker protections and anti racketeering provisions. He says revision is needed and deserves immediate hearing.
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Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Ober
Thess
Wlan
Perplexing Night on the Train and Dinner Menu
A chaotic vignettes reel from a rail car and a diner. Passengers discuss a lunatic claiming to be George Washington, a guest amused by a lengthy wedding count, and a goofily hungry server asking what to order while a patron longs for home.
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Brown
Perseverance
Walter
Evolution of American Hotels From Crude Rooms to Industry Giant
The United States hotel scene began crude before the Civil War with rooms lacking heat and basic amenities. Early landmarks like Parker House and Tremont introduced limited comforts, while menus featured dozens of dishes. By the era when Maxwell House opened, hotel life intertwined with regional fare and grand dining, shaping an industry now third largest and employing hundreds of thousands.
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Eevesion
United States
New York
Parker House
Jim Briston
Tremont Hotel
Boston
Murray Hill
Maxwell House
Nashville
Tennessee
Kentucky
Enrolled Students at S. R. Graduate School Reach 108
The Sul Rose graduate school reports 108 students enrolled this term with many poised to receive master’s degrees by summer end. Bruce Redfield of Titusville Pa faced a rattlesnake bite by breaking a bottle to cut away tissue then walking a mile for medical help.
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Samaer
Sul Rose
Bruce Redfield
Titusville
Redfield
Notice of Estate Administration Brewster County Texas
In Brewster County Texas the administrator of the estate of Charles Charlie Green deceased invites all indebted persons to settle their accounts and all claimants to present them within legal time at Marathon Texas. Appointment was made by Judge R B Slight on April 3 1990. D A Green administrator.
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Pat Harrison
Keely
Washington
Texas
Brewster
Charles
Charlie) Green
Brewster County
R. B. Slight
Marathon
D. A. Green
Cleveland man Louis Gallo sentenced for liquor law violation
Louis Gallo of Cleveland, who once said he preferred prison in this country to freedom in Italy, was sentenced to 18 months in the penitentiary on a liquor law violation charge. The note mentions a board of education and a central ward building with various closing and specification details, including July 5, 1999.
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Louis Gallo
Cleveland
Italy
Board of Education
Alpine
Central Ward
T. A. Beard
D. m
V. J. Senith
For Sale Ranches and Houses in North County
Buy sell trade notice offers 8000 acre ranches with water wells and good fencing plus several smaller properties. Listings include four to six room houses with improvements and favorable terms. Several duplexes and commercial lots advertised as bargains with low cash down and easy monthly payments. Loans and insurance services also offered.
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Lemse
Raved Street
East Helland Ave
Holc
Colors For License Plates For 1940 Are OK'd By Commission
The licensing commission approved color schemes for 1940 license plates. Officials said colors will aid visibility and identification. No changes to plate format or numbering were announced.
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Suanty
Focal
DM. Bennett
C.D. Wood Barry Scoree
Helen Friend
Cooperstown
Ostmaster
James A. Farley
Keaesaw Mountain Landis
Abser Deebleday
Baseball Tev A
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Myrtie
IAN Hotels
S. R. Graduate School
Crumby
Alpine, Texas
M. L. Hopson Prone
Trans-Pecos Abstract Company
West Avr & Te
Com Lax
First National Bank
GE. Crawfor
Geo. W. Baines
Aun
EI Sysuialad
Home People
Dom Adams
Chrysler
Alpine Motor CO
Plymouth
Conoco Gas and Oils
General Auto Repairing
Alan R. Fraser
At Law
Helland
Alpena
J. W. Shepperd
Uot Building
Post Office
A. M. Turney
Otis Turner
Big Bend Feed Co
H.R. Gard
Mae M. Ament
Crawford-Baines
K. Lange
W. G. Fielder
Mobilgas
Mobileil
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