Cattle Prices Fall as Bulls Lead Decline in San Antonio Trade
In San Antonio cattle and calf markets for January 31 AP reports bulls mostly 50 cents lower after two days of activity, with steers yearlings and cows steady to lower. calves and stockers show mixed gains and losses. Hog prices varied, while vealers and cows trend steady to lower and lambs bring varied bids. Overall sale figures show 8,500 cattle with 500 greens and heifers slow, steady to lower.
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Ban Antonio
Enia
Ty Ewes
Barkleys' Wife Scorches 100 on D C Driving Test
Mrs Jané Barkley, wife of Vice President Alban Barkley, scored 100 on a District of Columbia driver's license test. The story notes she is an unofficial driver for the vice president, with the $3,000 convertible at issue in Washington.
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Washington
Jané R. Barkley
Columbia
Berause
Barkley
Smad
Alban Barkley
United States
Rally at Close Of Mart Lifts Most Grains
Chicago cash grain notes from January 31 show a rally as wheat and other grains rise at the close of the market. Prices for corn soybeans and wheat are listed by grade with typical bid and offered ranges across No 2 yellow white and other samples.
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Chicago
Stock Market Mixed After Profit Taking Amid Sluggish Gains
The market showed a mixed close with 451 advances and 164 decliners as trading declined. New highs reached by 76 issues, while 1 issue fell to a new low for the period. several industries including mining and coal faced pressure amid labor controversies and dividend news.
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Matsao
Ridsday
Fa Aveenee
Riley
Ne. Net Ua
Bev Minory
Expec Steel
Seeale
Ines
Elippe
Tephone 1
Canada
Reve
Consolidated Gas
Salt Dene
Niasara Hudson Power
National Union Radio
Louisiana
Natural
Aith
Rodzinski Debates Playing Pathetique Amid Forebodings
Los Angeles maestro Artur Rodzinski says he feels uneasy about Tschaikowski's Pathetique due to recent musician deaths linked to the symphony. He will conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Thursday and Friday despite superstition, insisting the program stays unchanged.
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Los Angeles
Artur Rodzinski
Tschaikowski
Sweden
Rodzinski
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Noted Cartoonist Low Switches to Daily Herald
London January 31 David Low Britain's famed cartoonist draws his last Standard cartoon and moves to the Daily Herald, mouthpiece of the Labor movement. The 58 year old New Zealander quits under Lord Beaverbrook with a tearful suitcase scene and a mocking sign over Beaverbrook's head.
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London
David Low
London Evening Standard
Low
Britain
Daily Herald
Evening Standard
Lord Beaverbrook
Labor Party
Beaverbrook
Giant 3-Ton Electric Brain Whiz on Industrial Problems
New York January 31 A MIT official described an electronic brain or analogue computer. Designed to solve airplane control problems the device speeds up solving 5000 problems that would take 100 to 1000 hours manually. One answer came in 20 seconds. It tests automatic control systems for real time operation.
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New York
Albert C. Hall
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dynamic Analysis and Control Laboratory
MIT
Navy Bureau of Ordnance
Hall
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Cotton Futures End Irregularly Lower on Tuesday
New York agents report the cotton futures market finishing the Tuesday session irregular and 15 cents lower after holding steady most of the day. The late trading saw broad activity with price moves noted across issue classes and regional price indicators.
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New York
S Pa
Nicomer
Arceulte
Interior Market Report Highlights Mixed Cotton Wool Prices
The report notes tentative movements in interior movement and cotton prices in New Orleans and New York wool markets. It mentions spot prices and average values with several typographical errors obscuring specifics. The overall tone indicates a weak to steady trend across commodities with limited demand.
Knights of the Golden Circle Form Texas Branch in 1860
On February 1, 1860 a group in McKinney organized the first Knights of the Golden Circle in Texas. The secret order aimed to unite the South with Mexico and Central America, allowing slavery. Leader George Bickley claimed alliance with Benito Juarez and hundreds gathered at Brownsville before Gov. Sam Houston ordered disbandment on March 24. The group drew attention as Lincoln’s election and secession reshaped plans.
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McKinney
Knights of the Golden Circle
Texas
Mexico
Central America
West Indies
Knights of the Iron Hand
George Bickley
Benito Juarez
Rusk
Brownsville
Sam Houston
Lincoln
South
Conscience Wins Out Restitution After Long-ago Theft
Durant Oklahoma January 31 A man named C G Landers paid a thief who confessed in an unsigned Durant postmark letter. The note stated restitution for a robbery from 43 years earlier and cited a long battle with conscience.
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Durant
Okla
C. G. Landers
Landers
Lander Covers Interest With Dollar in Store Note
A fragment notes Lander covering interest with a single dollar in a store dispute at Lesnett and Landers. The short entry implies no items sold for that amount and reflects a repayment gesture.
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Lesnett and Landers
Lander
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