Ted House obituary and view of a changing American life
Jay Franklin recalls Col. Ted House as Woodrow Wilsons trusted adviser and personal representative in diplomacy. The piece reflects on his death amid turmoil over Mexico Germany and New Deal era politics, noting his mentoring of younger leaders like Yale president Charley Seymour and the fading generation that once guided business and government.
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Jay Franklin
Washington
Tediward M. House
Woodrow Wilson
Mexico
Germany
Empire
Philip Chi
Wilson
Roosevelt
Gal
House
Charley Seymour
Yale
Cray
Shetter
Ltst
Acme
Hilerta
England
America
Thay
Forefathers Day Honoring Swedes and Early Pennsylvania
Today Pennsylvania observes Forefathers Day, a holiday marking three centuries since Swedes led New Sweden to the Delaware shores. The article notes the Swedes Dutch Finns and Germans shaped colonial government courts schools and economic life, with Printz building Tinicum and making it the early capital while fostering religious toleration and fair Indian policy.
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Pennsylvania
New Sweden
Delaware
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Williamenn
Peter Minuitteth
Gothenburg
Pennsylvania Assembly
Orginal
Wilmington
Penn
Wey Sweden Company
John Prints
Gaverhof
William Penn
Peter Min
Wits
Modern Pennsylvania Telephone Exchange Opens in Corry
Congratulations to the Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation on its new plant and office building on Pare Place. The exchange, among the northwestern state’s finest, attracted about a thousand local visitors for an open house. The $150,000 investment signals confidence in Corry’s future amid tough business conditions.
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Modehn Exchange
Pennsylvania ‘Telephone Corporation
Pare Place
Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation
Corry
Prospects Brighter as Business Sees Upturn
Traveling representatives report encouraging signs at offices as economists forecast the bottom of the recession has passed. Despite lingering uncertainty and fear, financiers expect a speedy recovery with improved conditions over the coming months and a return to growth for firms and markets.
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Wil
Tallemay
Fia
Hollywood film shops mirror hometowns near studios
Hollywood insiders note that near the film studios several locales replicate towns and farms from across the country. Robert Montgomery recalls Santa Ana canyon resembling New York state farm scenes while Maureen O'Sullivan’s Bayle Ireland is echoed by Crags Country Club in the Santa Monica mountains.
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Hollywood
Robert Montgomery
New York State
Santa Ana Canyon
New York
Empire State
Lew Strohm
Metro-Goldwyn‘Mayer
Maureen O'Sullivan
Bayle
Ireland
Crags Country Club
Santa Monica Mountains
Virginia Pruce
Mar
N. D
Sawtelle
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Garland
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Passadena
Norwalk
Lewis Stone
Worcester
Mass
Pranchet Tone
Pottstown
Annaheim
San Diego
Laguna Beach
Jacqueline Laurent
Fragmented 1937 Market Notes From a Rambling Ledger
A garbled column of eclectic phrases references Viennese motorists, a vacuum cleaner firm’s rising sales, and a 23 percent increase in late 1937 Apple exports. It weaves in Paris swordplay, odd wordplay about business procedures, and assorted misarranged snippets about Monterrey and stockholders, ending with nonsensical trailing text.
The Czechoslovak Crisis and German Influence in 1930s
A condensed retrospective on Czechoslovakia under Habsburg rule and the 1918 map shaping its borders. It notes German and Hungarian minorities, Brno’s beauty, and rising Nazi pressure threatening the fledgling democracy as Germans near 4.29 million within the state.
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Gm—pire
Cacciy
Thomas Gerrich Masaryk
Czechoslo
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Reich
Emperor appoints Yaguhiko Asaka to Japan War Council
The Japanese War Council gains Yaguhiko Asaka named by Emperor Hirohito. Reports say recent personnel shifts reflect royal dissatisfaction with wartime policy and direction.
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Jap War Council
Yaguhiko Asaka
Japanese War Council
Empperor Hirohito
Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files April 8 1918
The item covers multiple brief notes: Lester Burr killed on the Moore farm near Spring Creek by a Holstein bull named Dale. Burr had 12 years’ service on the farm. Nearby, teachers in city schools form an association. bond sales for the Pied Liberty Loan are underway. Miss Maymo Lacy, formerly at Henderson Music, passed civil service exams and will serve as stenographer in Washington. Miss Trevi Shearer leaves for Eric. Alexander travels to Piqua, Ohio to buy a new motor hearse for Alexander and Company. A Scottish village Campsie at Glasgow’s Campsi entrance is described.
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Lester Burr
Moore
Spring Creek
Burr
Maymo Lacy
Henderson Music Store
Washington, D. C
Behind the Scenes in Washington by Rodney Dutcher
State Department officials tread carefully in Mexico policy as they weigh firm action versus concessions over expropriated oil. Officials fear Mexican demands will bend toward compensation while avoiding provoking broader Latin American backlash and jeopardizing Good Neighbor aims. A separate note recounts Representative Jerry O Connell using a door as a campaign board urging Mooney s release. In British Columbia a six fisherman haul a 787 pound Fraser River sturgeon, one of the river s largest catches.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
State Department
Mexico
Hull
Treasury
Roosevelt
Hult
Canada Exports Less Wheat in 1987 than 1936
Canada exports of wheat in 1987 were half the 1936 total and about half the value, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Exports reached 96,008,000 bushels, about 147,084,180 less than in 1906, while the value dropped to 124,425,000 dollars, about 102,174,184 less.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
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