Roosevelt Umpire in GM Lewis clash kept peace talks
Jay Franklin Washington column analyzes Roosevelt’s restrained rebuke of John L. Lewis after GM canceled the Washington peace conference. It notes the president’s impartial stance, Lewis’s retreat, and GM’s further withdrawal while pressuring Congress and the labor dispute’s impact on the broader economy. The piece frames Roosevelt as firm yet fair, guiding mediation toward public welfare amid union and management tensions.
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Jay Franklin Washington
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Labor
Whity House
Lewis
General Motors
Harvard
Wall Street
White House
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Lewig
Washington
G. M
General Motors Symphony Orchestra
Ike Yehud Menuhin
Jose Murbl
Gov. Murphy
General Moters
My. Lewis
Curious trial of conspirators against Stalin intrigues readers
Fragmented Soviet intrigue unfolds as Radek and other accused Fatists reveal confessions amid paranoia and doubt. The piece questions motives, notes dramatic shifts in loyalty, and ponders the human cost behind a cascade of innuendo and fear in the Stalin era.
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Kath Stadek
Stalin
Fatssiany
Russia
Rane
Rae
Jose
Wifo
Lnis
Japan's New Premier Ugatti Steers Stabilizing Path
The new Japanese premier Kazushige Ugatti, a retired general, is seen as a conservative yet non reactionary figure. His leadership aims to balance government reform with cautious domestic policy while militarist factions are kept at bay. Public sentiment favors steady progress and improved business climate as prospects brighten.
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Japan
Jistophen Counbey
Kazushige Ugatti
Bath
Tigard
Jofowuim
Heroism Amid Tragedy Inspires Everyday Rescue Efforts
The article salutes acts of courage from telephone operators and volunteers to police, firefighters, and scouts who risk fatigue and cold to aid others. It highlights Red Cross relief workers, neighbors saving strangers, and families embracing risk to protect loved ones, praising human spirit beyond belief.
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Rome
Red Cross
Ai Ata
Oly
Niler
Reagan
Juiman
Harbor Quarantine Rules Change for New York Arrival
After February first certain passenger classes arriving at New York harbor will skip hours of medical inspection. The process will be handled by radio between port health service and ships, shifting duty from staff to communications. The move aims to ease delays and reduce quarantine costs amid improving sanitation in European ports and stricter immigration controls abroad.
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New York Harbor
Europe
Lértien
Emi
Mornines
Eoashire
Twenty Years Ago in the Journal Files January 29 1917
Readable fragments recount local events and people from January 29 1917. Mentions organized action against liquor sales to avoid abuses, a hospital attack, illness fears, and community figures. Notes a store employee leaving for Davenport with his mother and others tied to ongoing winter confinement due to severe weather.
First White Settler in Cumberland Valley Identified
The article notes James Le Tort, a trader, as the first white settler to establish a trading post along the Cumberland Valley before 1720, with Le Tort’s history tied to the area now bearing his name Ten years later Scottish immigrants began arriving in the region and shaping settlement patterns.
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Cumberland Valley
James le Tort
le Tort
Spring Whith
Hollywood Extras Struggle as Fame Remains Elusive
Hollywood casting lists reveal vast numbers of hopefuls chasing stardom amid shrinking daily callings. Jean Harlow stands as the sole post sound star rise since 1928, with Miss Ethel B. Callis noting 12481 registered extras and 11000 experienced hopefuls seeking work, while only about 80 extras are used daily. The piece cites A Star Is Born and lists actors who made brief screen fame, underscoring how experience increasingly dictates casting and comebacks in a changing industry.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jean Harlow
Ethel B. Callis
Callis
Suund
David 0. Selenick
Sooken Picures
Oxtras
Buddy Messinger
Charies King
Ralf
Miss Herlov
Jane Gaynor
Claire Gable
Attolphe , Menjou
Cary Cowper
Francis Dee
Sally Biters
Exwing I Booth
Raquel Totes
Adrienne ‘Ames
Selamick
William Wellman
Harlow
One Minute Test and Trivia Snippets From a Largely Miscellany
A fragmented collection includes questions on rivers and literature, with stray notes on etiquette, fashion, and early settlement history. Mentions Ohio River, Mississippi, Lohen gr in, Nobel Prize, and Carlisle Cumberland England as context. The passage weaves hints and stray quotes about social customs and historical naming.
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Mississippi
Double duty Paris dresses blend street and party wear
Paris designers unveil two in one outfits in black broadcloth and taffeta. A tailored broadcloth street suit pairs with a white organza jabot blouse. A full length fleck coat completes the look while a cocktail version replaces the skirt with ankle length taffeta.
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Paris
Ir Shire
Stewart Says Flood Control and Federal Relief Debate
Charles P. Stewart column analyzes federal flood relief efficiency under Roosevelt. He notes surprise at scale of floods, praise for rapid agency mobilization, and debates between up river and down river communities over damming and upstream protection versus downstream relief.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D.C
United States
Roosevelt
Bhurogla
Behind the News and Oddcity Scribbles From The Era
A sprawling, garbled digest of local items covers political delays in sewer work, an all-women hockey charity match, a rumored wedding, a cruise plan by Miss Mary Sullivan, police case hints, a dance at the Bilks' lodge, legal moves, school exam worries, campaign chatter, a misread mayoral issue, railway and traffic notes, a baptism of local families, banking and retail figures, and film gossip linking Sonja Henie to a hockey themed drama.
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Potitins
Jelay
City Coisel Nail
Pottom
He Cohen
Texaey
Bracken
Keating
Biks
Mary , Sullivan
Ye Nast Company
Fom
Connecticut
Atlantic
Panama Canal
South America
Aires
Lic
Che Wiks
Stanford Hose Company
Tha Ory
Dick Powers
Christensen Motors
Pennsylvania
Harris
Wyvel
Unisweoe
Columbus
Columbus Avenue
Corry
Fies
Firie
Pranklin’ &Babbitt
Erle
Sureen
Gulla
Arthur W. Levy
Fourth Ward
Sonja Herile
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