Shipping woes and Kennedy plan loom in postwar era
The article notes bids for 12 standard vessels failed to attract buyers as the merchant marine act faces pressure for reform. It discusses American operators considering foreign flag to escape restrictions, Kennedy’s role as ambassador negotiating a U S Britain tariff pact, and looming Congress crop regulation aimed at stabilizing farm income and prices.
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Court of St. James
Washington
America
Great Britain
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England
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Italy
France
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Turkey
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Roosevelt
New Deal
Anders
Othe
AAA
Supreme Court
Dead Ball May Aid Base Stealing Revival
The National League plans to reintroduce a dead ball in 1938, reviving tight games and sacrifices. Rogers Hornsby argues base stealing would boost fan interest, noting a past era where stealing built offense and momentum. He says today’s game favors the big inning and sluggers over small-ball tactics.
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National League
Rajah
Edge in Stealing: Pitchers Gain Edge on Baserunners
Baseball strategists note a shift toward one run at a time as pitchers regain control of stolen bases. In 1912 the majors combined 3 386 steals. last year under 1 000. Athletics led with 85, only two players exceed 25. Ty Cobb and Max Carey cited among greats.
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Hornsby
New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Ben Chapman
Bill Werber
Augie Galan
Cubs
Ty Cobb
Max Carey
Carey
Wes
Cobb
Tunney Sees Boxing Boom With Empire Of Fights Ahead
Gene Tunney, 39, now in New York's 400 social circle, predicts a boxing revival as big-money fights return. He cites Schmeling Louis as a possible million-dollar gate and notes fan interest warming after his Dempsey clash. He keeps fit at his Stamford home and may enter national squash events.
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Ene Tunney
Jack
New York
Stamford
Conn
Dempsey
Northwestern Signs High School Star De Correvont
De Correvont, the nation's top publicized high school football player, will enroll at Northwestern next fall. He graduated from Austin High School Cheat and had more college bids than any prep star. Four of his teammates Alfie Bauman Donald Johnson Chick Feingarten and Sonny Skor will join him at Northwestern.
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Bill
de Correvont
Northwestern University
Austin
de Correvant
Northwestern
Alfie Bauman
Donald Johnson
Chick Feingarten
Sonany Skor
Beatrice Bisno Wins Big for New Book in Chicago Tale
In a Chicago memoir vignette, Beatrice Bisno wins a $2,500 prize for her novel To Have Tomorrow's Bread, as publisher Live Right recalls a late burst of effort after hardship. Dorothy Canfield Fisher calls the work a realistic portrait of an idealist and the world’s response.
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Sam Langford
League of Nations
Maxwell Street
Chicago
Abraham Bisno
Russia
Erasmus
Illinois
Bisno
Jane Addams
Hull House
Gresham
Bisnos
Beatrice
Max- Ourwell Street
Norman Angell
Francis Oppenheimer
New York
Beatrice Hisno
Helvetia
Rue de Tournon
Paris
Luxembourgh
Liveright
Consolidated News
WU Service
Lady of the Camellias origin and brief life noted
An excerpt traces the origin of Camille or the Lady of the Camellias to the life and death of a young woman at age twenty three. The reference frames the novel’s inspiration in a tragic romantic figure and cultural impact.
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Camille
Where Yale Is Buried Lays Tale of Welsh Yale Link
In the Welsh village of Bryn-Eglwys, H. V. rion notes property once owned by the Yale family. Elihu Yale, founder of Yale University, is buried not at the Yale chapel near Bryn-Eglwys but in Wrexham about ten miles away.
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Yale
Brrn-Eglwys
H. V. Rion
Wales
Elihu
Yale University
Bryn- Eglwys
Wrexham
Women of Ancient Greece Embraced Lead White and Hair Dyes
The article notes Greek women used lead carbonate to whiten faces and soot for eyebrows, with many poisoning cases recorded. They applied white lead powder after a milk bath, sometimes wore false eyebrows, and pursued heavy perfumery and hair coloring. Blonds were fashionable in Greece, with various methods to achieve golden hair.
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Greece
Virginia
Effert
Petronius
Common Milkweed and Its Uses Across Cultures
The milkweed plant is named for the milky sap that oozes from broken stems. Indigenous peoples used several parts for medicine and food, including root for pleurisy and green fruit for seasoning buffalo meat, with crude sugar derived from the plant.
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Chicago Tribune
Indian Villages and Andrew Jackson in a War Era
The article describes how tribes formed horseshoe shaped villages with sacred teepees at the center and explains tribal customs around animal symbols and medicine men. It also chronicles Andrew Jackson as a military hero, noting the Battle of New Orleans on January 6, 1815 and the delayed peace by Europe treaty.
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Washington Star
Andrew Jackson
United States
New Orleans
Jackson
Europe
England
Duck Laden With Off Duck in the Far North
A northern duck dish is described as heavily seasoned with off flavors making it barely edible. The quirky note highlights strong taste and questionable quality, referencing the remote setting and culinary miscue.
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