Democrats fear losses and seek way to curb GOP gains
Inside the Democratic party critics warn the Roosevelt New Deal coalition may crumble if Republicans gain sixty or more seats in the house. They debate the fate of wage hour bills, Perkins leadership, and the risk of a Republican controlled chamber reshaping policy for 1940.
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Washington
Farley
Democratic Party
Democratic House
Roosevelt
Charley Michelson
Missouri
Charley
Wolf
House
White House
Ane
Senate
Tate
Perkins
Miss Perkins
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Congress
Miss. Perkins
Edward F. McGrady
Lewis
Green
Former greats coach in International League 1938 season
Veteran stars return as managers and coaches as the International League opens its 1938 schedule. Jim Bottomley will manage Syracuse with Hank Severeid as coach, while Newark taps Johnny Neun for manager with Alex Gaston as assistant. Steve ONeill and Travis Jackson lead Buffalo and Jersey City teams, recalling St. Louis and New York baseball eras.
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Yesteryear
Jim Bottomley
Syracuse
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Browns
Bottomley
Old Hank Severeid
Newark
Johnny Neun
Boston Red Sox
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
Neun
Canes Nanson
Jersey City
Alex Gaston
Steve O'Neill
George Uhle
Buffalo
Benny Bengough
Yankee Stadium
Mister Huggins
Benny
Yankees
St. Louis
George Sisler
Ken Williams
Baby Doll Jacobson
Wally Gerber
Travis Jackson
O'Neill
Giants
Jackson
Steve
Uhie
Bod
Ies
Cleveland
Indians
Freddie Lindstrom
Es Eee
Lindstrom
John McGraw
Dodgers move for Camilli to spark a fresh try at winning
The Brooklyn Dodgers pay 60000 for First Base man Dolph Camilli as Larry MacPhail rebuilds the club. Fans crave a fighting, pennant capable team and may be drawn back by renewed effort to defeat Bill Terry's Giants, despite past missteps.
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Dolph Camilli
Phillies
Larry McPhail
Brooklyn Dodgers
Camilli
Ebbets Field
Dodgers
Flatbush
McPhail
Brooklyn
Tates
Anon
Bill Terry
Giants
MacPhail
Yankees Assign Gordon To Second Base Amid Hopes
Gordon says he will field second base adequately for the Yankees replacing Lazzeri though unsure about hitting. Rookie outfielder Tommy Henrich earned 30 000 for 1937 with a 20 000 signing bonus, a 5 009 to 6 000 season contract, and a 5 836 bonus from the World Series. ABC tourney prizes total near 2 000 000. Bo Clemensen, Larry or former Giant cousin, is Pittsburgh’s rookie pitcher. Jim Tipton, Alabama guard, to graduate in aero nautical engineering and pursue aviation. Yankees scouting cost around 100 000 annually. George Manger, Pennsylvania coach, rose from merchant father wealth to University post.
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Gordon
Yankees
Tony Lazzeri
Tommy Henrich
Yanks
Ruppert
ABC
Bo Clemensen
Pittsburgh
Larry
Barney Ross
Jim Tipton
Alabama
School of
Aeronautical Engineering
Jone
Tauren
Ayaa
Jake Ruppert
George Manger
Pennsylvania
Totaag
University
Mrs. St. John Goes Hunting
Mrs St John seeks a wife for her son Norman by selecting Marian Leeds and Sybil Warner as fit matches. Norman resists maternal matchmaking while his mother pursues social advantage with quiet persistence.
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Wallace St. John
Norman
Marian Leeds
Sybil Warner
Southern heiress Ruth Dunbar inspires bold young romance
Mrs. Wallace St John, acting as envoy for her son, promotes a marriage to Ruth Dunbar, owner and principal stockholder of North Georgia Textile. Ruth deflects class snobbery with wit while detailing her work and independence as a businesswoman.
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Ruth Dunbar
Ruth
Morman
Yuan
Mrs. St. John
Atlanta
North Georgia Textile, Inc
Worman
Select
Wallace St. John
Norman
Weather Power and the Ugandan District Chief
A district chief among Uganda’s natives is said to control the weather and bring rain or sunshine. He is regarded as a great man with gifts, but during long droughts villagers scold him and demand that he work harder to save crops.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
J. D. Ross
Seattle
Bonneville
Neal
Knoxville
Ross
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
George W. Norvis
Nebraska
TVA
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Rankin
Mr. Rankin
John Rankin
Uganda
Africa
Asia Crab Warns of Thames Invasion Fears
The mitten crab spotted near Chelsea, England, raises alarms over a possible Far East invasion of the Thames. Experts compare it to an earlier European arrival two decades ago and warn that the crab’s tunneling could undermine river banks.
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Asia
Chelsea
England
Thames
Europe
European
Gaspe Legends Told by Native Fisher Folk
Gaspe Peninsula fisher folk share legends of haunted sites and ghost ships. Tales name places like Massacre Island and Frigate Point and describe yearly moonlit wrecks where pirate crews emerge before storms fade and cliffs glow under a quiet moon.
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Gaspe
Gaspe Peninsula
Quebec
Purpose and basics of mortgages and bonds
Mortgage and bond explain a loan secured by real property. The mortgagor borrows and pledges property while the mortgagee provides funds. Legal capacity and valid consideration are required, with interest limited by state law for validity.
Publication of The Chinese Encyclopedia in 1726
The Chinese Encyclopedia, a reprint of standard Chinese works from 1100 B C to 1700 A D, appeared in 5 020 volumes in the year 1726.
Earliest US strike noted by 1684 New York carters
The record describes one of the first strikes in American history, led by New York City carters in 1684, signaling early labor action in colonial commerce.
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United States
New York City
Carters
Names of Shore Places Puzzle the Historians
A Philadelphia Inquirer correspondent notes Atlantic County names like Brigantine Wrangleboro Port Republic and Bargaintown reflect early misname origins. Historians struggle to trace sources and motives behind local place names around Atlantic City amid varied historical legends.
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Atlantic City
Wrangleboro
Bargaintown
Lafayette's Seventy-Mile Ride To Boston In 1778
In August 1778 the young Marquis de Lafayette rode from Providence to Boston about seventy miles in seven hours to urge a French fleet return to Narragansett bay. Count D Estaing had withdrawn the fleet from cooperation with American forces led by General Sullivan, hindering Rhode Island operations. He agreed to lead troops on land to support the Americans instead.
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Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette
Providence
Boston
Count D’estaing
Rhode Island
Sullivan
Lafay
Narragansett Bay
D'Estaing
Mallow Remedy Mentioned to Fight Disease
A fragment notes that eating mallow in the morning could prevent a disease and references an ointment made as part of a traditional remedy. The text is incomplete but implies early 20th century folk medical claims.
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Tal Carter
el Tags Fk
House Labor Committee
Ed McGrady
New York
George A. Barclay
Hank Severeid
Urban Shocker
Immortals of
Jack Dempsey
Dodgers’ Renaissance
Western Newspaper Union
What the
Cambridge Sentinel
Betty Wells
Edith Barber
Cherie Nichols
Harry Mahoney
John McGillicuddy
Jocko
J. Frank Facey
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