Toll bridge measure advances in Alabama legislature
The Alabama Senate will consider concurrence on a bill to transfer all toll bridges to the state highway department. The measure, drafted by Governor’s legal adviser Lawrence Lee, would provide 900000 dollars annually for thirty years to retire bonds. Decatur’s request for repayment of 100000 dollars pledged for Keller Memorial Bridge is urged as overdue relief.
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Alabama
Senate
House
Lawrence Lee
State Highway Department
Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
Ethiopian News Location Shift Reported
A terse note indicates Ethiopian news will soon be coordinated with new placement, adjusting where durn coverage appears. The brief mentions a forthcoming change in location context for reporting.
Huey P Long Dominates Louisiana Legislature in His Backyards
A historical piece portrays Huey P Long as a powerful figure in Louisiana politics. It asserts he commands the legislature’s actions and holds influence beyond his state, describing him as a dominant, self-styled king with a vast local authority.
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Huey P
King Gish
Markel
Louisiana
Huey
Wee
Ameri
Roosevelt era job program reshapes city youth
The development plan under the Roosevelt administration lists 400000 enrolled in its youth programs. Mike COO notes thousands off the streets and toward work in July. The effort provides employment and health benefits while reducing bread lines and street activity among young people.
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Roosevelt
Mike
Satirical note on Congressman voting against Roosevelts plan
The Birmingham Post satirically remarks on Congressman from the Eighth District who voted against President Roosevelts power program. It suggests the people of the Ten Valley will show approval or disapproval as Carmichael travels with the President and may seek his return home.
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Iy Conner
Birmingham Post
Roose‘West
Ten Valley
Parecsman Carmichael
Black Widow Spider Debate Sparks Morgan County Interest
Morgan county residents show curiosity after publicity about the black widow spider. Mississippi entomologist Clay Lyle notes the species attacks mates and may consume sisters, while a reporter and researchers fail to elicit bites. Caution remains: the venom is dangerous and humans should steer clear.
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Morgan County
Clay Lyle
Mississippi
Lyle
Mr. Lyle
W. J. Baerg
University of Arkansas
The Great Mussolini and Pasteur Surprise
An unusual byline shows Arthur Brummbane presenting a surprise involving Mussolini and Pasteur. The fragment hints at a satirical or syndicated piece from a mid century era, with plausible foreign policy and science figures referenced. Further readable text is needed to confirm full context.
Willful talk and shining boasts mark early 20th century gaslight politics
The piece lampoons diplomatic showmanship with a mock Washington note to Ethiopia and Roosevelt's refusal. It cites Helen Wills Moody winning Wimbledon and Mussolini piloting a plane struck by lightning. Pasteur’s rabies vaccine is praised while Louisiana politics praise Senator Long and the idea of state dictatorships.
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Helen Wills Moody
Helen Jacobs
Mussolini
Salerno
Earth
Ehiopia
Imaginings of a Ford Diesel Car Spark Debates on Cheap Autos
A speculative piece discusses Henry Ford building a $300 diesel car at Edgewater to run 70 mph with no batteries and six cents of oil per 30 miles. Universal Service notes the Ford company denying knowledge, while observers predict a wave of ultra low priced cars from Ford, Sloan, Chrysler or others, and note Russia Japan China tensions and a recent Russian sentry shooting in Asia.
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Henry Ford
Edgewater
Universal Service
Ford Company
Henry
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Walter Chrysler
United States
Japan
China
Russia
Carbon Dioxide Used As Relief for Asthma
An article describes inhaling carbon dioxide for hay fever and nasal rhinitis relief, noting Mont Dore resort methods and a nasal douche with 99 percent CO2. It covers hospital demonstrations, home use, and cautions, plus editors offer pamphlets by Dr. Clendening for 10 cents each.
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London
Guy's Hospital
Mont Dore
Congress Debates Death Penalty Bill and Lobbying Probe
Senate opens debate on a public utility death sentence bill and weighs a 150000 dollar investigation into lobbying. Territories panel resumes Virgin Islands inquiry while House starts debate on TVA amendments and Rules panel launches a lobbying inquiry.
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Senate
Territories Committee
Virgin Islands
HOUSE
Rules
Town boasts of best in the United States remark
A local boast by a prominent citizen is quoted to highlight pride in the town. The fragment includes a humorous exchange about English parentage and Scotch extraction, plus stray lines about Pat in England and a nudist camp remark.
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Pat
England
United States
Fisherman’s Luck and Oddities from Asheville
A fragment recalls a day of fruitless fishing on the French Broad River near Asheville. A trout leaped into the boat, adding a bizarre note to a story containing sweeping remarks about Russia Japan and Manchuria and references to a China Unit ed Press memorial address from 1927.
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Asheville, N
F. V. McCanless, Sr
French Broad River
Obscure Notes From a Polarized Era Camp Confusion and Small Jests
A fragmented column catalogues oddities and wry observations from a bygone time. It notes public enemies and obituaries, contrasts hardships with stubborn pride, and includes snippets about a Swedish immigrant seeking naturalization and a landlady’s mail quarrel.
On Broadway and Beyond Through Silk Roads and City Echoes
Walter Winchell recalls journeys from Peking to India and the Silk Road sea of memories. Sir Francis Younghusband’s late rendezvous with General Bell spurs tales of exploration and misadventure. The piece blends detective fiction, high society lore, and a digressive tour of Broadways across the Orient.
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Peking
Inner
China
Kunlung Mountains
Afghanistan
Turkistan
Khyber Pass
India
Sir Francis Younghusband
New York
Sir Francis
Himalayas
Tibet
Forbidden City
Lhasa
Younghusband
Central Asia
Yarkand
General Bell
Delhi
Orient
Tropics
Captain John Noel heads to shore after Lourdes festival
Word from Europe says Captain John Noel, descendant of the Duke of Marlborough, travels to these shores after filming at Lour des festival. He rose to fame as a pundit swami and mahatma of film and served as Mount Everest photographer in 1924. The piece notes his Everest flight narrative and mechanical wings advancing where feet failed.
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Europe
John Noel
Lourdes
Duke of Marlborough
England
Swami
Mahatma
Everest
Photographer John Noel Seeks the Soul of Lourdes
The article links John Noel’s wanderings in Hindu temples and Tibetan monasteries to his planned Lourdes filmmaking. It notes Lourdes being dedicated for peace by the pope and recalls dramatic peace demonstrations echoing war cries. A Bronx Mayor LaGuardia opening the Bronx Terminal Market is also mentioned with market policing tensions.
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India
Tibet
John Noel
Lourdes
Everest
Broadway
LaGuardia
Bronx Terminal Market
Mike Fiaschetti
Markets Department
Bronx Terminal Emporium
LaGuardia Pronunciatmento
Mike Fischetti
Husband seeks defense in non-support case
Wilfred Oullette defense cites his wife’s weight gain from 105 to 180 pounds as non-support. Judge dismisses the case. School officials call for abolishing home study amid overreach concerns. Quotations on opportunity and happiness conclude with reflections on plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Oullette
Mystery Lover Pleads Not Guilty In Unusual Case
A fragmented report hints at a person involved in a puzzling domestic dispute or relationship mix up. Names and clear details are unreadable, but the tone suggests a court or legal context with a focus on personal relationships and a defense.
Obscure Newspaper Lesson and Cabinet Wait Drama
The piece recalls Roy Howard learning a lesson about newspapers as the President keeps the Cabinet waiting for twenty minutes. It mentions Colonel Marvin McIntyre nervously chewing his fingers and a Russian hobo robber in Dutchess County who loots a country home pantry and leaves a note reading What, no caviar.
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Roy Howard
Roy
Marvin McIntyre
Dutchess County
Fame Pursuit Ends in Tragic Flight of Lawrence
Colonel Ralph Isham te Ron visits a cottage scene where a photographer tries to trap Lawrence with a hidden camera. Lawrence flees, dies in a motorcycle crash, and talk of burial at West ster Abbey surfaces as fame haunts him posthumously. The text references Jimmy Braddock and a National Ring title fight.
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Ralph Isham Te Ron
Lawrence
Westster Abbey
Demonstration club social and 4th of July picnic at Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor reports a social at the Ryan home with fortune telling and games attended by about 159. Roy Moore, A G Cartee and families joined a Trinity Mountain birthday dinner for Mrs Moore and J B Cartee. An annual homestead picnic featured barbecue of fourteen chickens and a noon spread for 47 guests including many local families.
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W. E. Ryan
Roy Moore
A. G. Cartee
Trinity Mountain
George Hartselle
Oscar Reeves
Frank Reeves
Ed Reeves
Ethel
Muzzy
Erby
Sockwell
McElroy
Mr. Daily
Oboe Player Found After 15 Year Hunt at Fort Niagara Band
Warrant Officer Clark B. Price of the 28th Infantry Band at Fort Niagara discovers Harold Curry of Seneca Falls as the army's elusive oboe player. Curry serves in the band and the army, ending a 15 year search.
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Fort Niagara
N. Y
Clark B. Price
28Th Infantry
Harold Curry
Seneca Falls
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