Will Your Town Be Next Fire Safety Card
Since 1900 there have been about a hundred conflagrations in the United States and Canada. Precautions like a reliable water supply fire department alarm system and current building code can prevent fires. District fire departments telephonic alerts and proper fire prevention may keep your town off the list and protect homes and families from the Fifth Horseman of uncontrolled fire.
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United States
Canada
Chicago
Economic 1937 vs 1929 in a fading recovery
The year 1937 mirrors 1929 with early gains in industrial output and rising securities, followed by a sharp second-half downturn and a 45 percent stock drop in October. Experts foresee a cautious 1938, with automobile and steel sectors hit by weak demand, rising inventories, and policy tensions between Roosevelt and business.
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Business Week
Wall Street Journal
Ayres
Babson
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
ICC
Roosevelt
Ickes
Jackson
Congress
Acta
Possible shifts in New Deal direction amid economic signals
The article notes a potential move toward a more conservative New Deal stance if Congress cooperates with business and repeals laws viewed as hampering it. Labor lightens slightly, prices fluctuate, and job insurance in half the states aims to cushion unemployment and preserve buying power.
Doctors Join Global Medical Mission On Floating Convention
An Ro tarian Magazine editorial praises doctors for cross border study and shared findings. It notes a Pan American Medical Association cruise from New York to Latin America culminating in a five day Havana conference with participants from Mexico Brazil Argentina and the United States. The piece highlights a supranational medical community united by science and common economic interests.
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Rotarian
Pan- American Medical Association
New York
Latin America
Havana
Cuba
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
United States
Between War and Peace Seen From Washington by F B B
In a Washington viewpoint the struggle between peace and war forces shows public opinion shaping policy without clear leadership. Gallup findings highlight support for a larger defense, non entangling alliances, and keeping nationals out of nations at war.
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Washington
Congress
Chicago
Panay
Steiner
Oregon
Senate
State Department
China
United States
House
Gallup
League of Nations
Leave declaration of war to the people, not Congress
The editorial argues public opinion should decide on war and military buildup. It suggests support for national defense increases if framed as defense policy, warns against arms programs tied to foreign wars or short term economic boosts, and notes both business and labor fear false prosperity from armament booms that harm living standards.
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Congress
Vandenberg signals 1940 bid uncertainty amid GOP split
The passage traces Senator Vandenberg's hesitation on a 1940 presidential bid and critiques the Republican field. It notes university and party figures doubt platforms will be drafted, while Mark Sullivan surveys potential candidates and laments a barren field. It ends with speculation that Democrats could offer a candidate that repels GOP loyalty.
Democratic Senators’ Reactions to Sullivan Nomination
The quote notes an abundance of material ready for the President and cites Senators Edward R. Burke Harry Byrd and Joseph Bailey, with the writer stating he has not seen any reaction from these Democratic Senators to Mr Sullivan’s nomination.
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Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Joseph Bailey
North Carolina
Sullivan
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Du Pont Libel Suit Over Americas 60 Families Book
Senator Bailey attacks alleged threats to free enterprise while praising national repudiation of Ickes criticism. Du Pont files libel suit against Ferdinand Lundberg and Vangard Press over claims in Americas 60 Families alleging war-contract fraud and grim profits from influenza deaths. Du Pont denies all charges saying Old Hickory plant operated by independent subsidiary for the government and no wrongdoing by Du Pont or affiliates.
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Bailey
North Carolina
Senate
Interior
Ickes
America
du Pont Company
Wilmington
Ferdinand Lundberg
Vanguard Press
du Pont
du Ponts
John W. H. Crim
Daugherty
United States
Editorial Notes on Japan and the Philippines in Historic Context
A historical overview traces Japan's Pacific expansion and the long, complex fate of the Philippines from discovery in 1559 through Spanish and American eras. It notes prior European and Asian influences, rising Filipino desires for freedom, and Roosevelt’s belief in guiding self-government before eventual independence.
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Japan
Paacific
Formosa
Hainan
Hongkong
Straits Settlements
Philippines
Spain
Portugal
Jere Archipelago
New Spain
South America
Philip
Manilla
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Theodore Roosevelt
Islands, empire ties and trade in a changing world
The article surveys postwar questions on Philippine independence under Quezon, possible shifts in US relations with the Asiatic mainland, and Japan’s growing influence. It recalls the Panay incident, oil trade into inland China, and Standard Oil’s role. notes immigration strategies in South America amid regional tensions. reports border peace moves in Hispaniola. and observes a Vassar bonfire protest against Japan’s economy, ending with a caution from Big Business about silk versus lisle boycott.
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Vassar College
Japan
U. S
In Memoriam Adams Remembering a Dear Father Grandfather
In sad but loving remembrance of our dear father who departed this life eleven years ago today January 26 1927 Softly at night the stars are gleaming upon a lonely grave Where sleeping without dreaming is one we loved but could not save Some may think you are forgotten Though on earth you are no more But in our memory you are with us As you always were before Sadly missed by his Children In memory of my dear grandfather who departed this life eleven years ago January 26 1927 The years may change from year to year Our lives from day to day But the love and memory of you shall never pass away Sadly missed by his granddaughter Marian V Adams Robinson
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Vandenberg
Michigan
Landon
United States
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Republican Party
Frank F. Gannett
National Committee
Liberty League
Frank
Gannett
Professor Frank
Committee of One Hundred
America
Knox
Mark Sullivan
G.O.P
House of Representatives
LaGuardia
New York
Amercan Labor Party
Sullivan
Adams
Marian V. Adams Robinson
Missien
Jane
Elsy
Offis
Aberham _Linken
Napoleum
G. Washington
Jake
N. Y
N. Y. Yankees 9 Dick 4Racy, Popeye & Bim Gump
Slats Diary Chronicles Small Town Woes andWary Youth
Slats Diary entries recount a week of small events and awkward misunderstandings. Eddy and Wally face labor union opposition, family tensions surface at Christmas, and daily misadventures include a garden plan, a school exercise, and a painful toe incident with a girl named Jane. Slats jokes about money and a visit to the doctor, reflecting a childlike view of growing up.
Maryland farm groups back Japanese beetle control plan
Maryland farm organizations meeting in Baltimore supported University of Maryland beetle control work. A Farm Bureau resolution urged counties to fund joint control efforts alongside state appropriations. Langford said Maryland will coordinate state federal and local efforts with demonstrations in infested zones and prevention elsewhere to keep beetle-free areas. He warned the pest is the worst for farmers, threatening corn soybeans alfalfa timothy apples peaches and many ornamentals.
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Maryland
Baltimore
University of Maryland
George S. Langford
Farm Bureau
State Horticultural Society
The
Vegetable Growers’ Association
State Grange
Langford
Infinite Love of God Shapes Compassion in Jesus Life
A devotional meditation on Jesus revealing the Infinite Love of God and forgiving those who harmed him. The Apostle John’s saying God is love frames the reflection, contrasting the troubled life without faith with the blessed peace found in faith and divine love. It likens faith to a vessel finding shelter from tempestuous material life.
Twenty Five Years Ago in Caroline and Talbot Counties
The Dover bridge causeway suffered damage from high tides with inspectors from Caroline and Talbot counties visiting the site. Reports show Peninsula liabilities at 295,982 and assets at 146,197 for 1912, with several bank re-elections and notable local obituaries, weddings, and appointments in Denton Greensboro and Annapolis.
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Dover Bridge
Caroline
Talbot
Phillip H. Cooper
Samuel E. Cooper
Choptank
Emory Wright
Anna
Richard Cooper
M. P
W. J. Wright
Belmont Cemetery
The
Peoples National Bank
Albert IG. Towers
H. T. Nuttle
Joseph H. Bernard
Thomas L. Day
Paul Holsinger
H. Clay Hobbs
F. P. Covey
Somers Blake
G. S. Raleigh
A. W. Sisk
William Crosi
Harvey L. Cooper
Charles W. Hobbs
T. C. West
Jas. A. Trazzare
W. I. Norris
C. L. Hobbs
F. Baynard
Wilmington
Peninsula Horticultural Society
du Pont
J. W. Killen
Felton
J. W. Kerr
Denton
J. Frank Moore
Dover
W. F. Allen
Salisbury
Homer Roberts
Moorestown
N. J
Horticultural Society
Corn Growers’ Association
Harris Chapel
Lola
Virgie Pepper
George Pepper
James Cannon
I. J. Poole
Everett Pepper
Ernest Pepper
Stafford
Tuckahoe Neck
Segar
Queen Anne
William Davenport Rudd
Myra Blackwell
George E. Saulsbury
Orphans Court Grants Letters Testamentary and Admin Actions
The Orphans Court of Caroling County met Tuesday with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. It approved letters testamentary for Edward Martin Noble to Fanny Noble, with appraisers J. R. Chaffinch and E. G. Cooper. Notices to creditors issued, inventories filed for multiple estates, guardian withdrawals authorized for Annie Laurie Meredith, and additional administration actions for Risdon L. J. Smith and Annie C. Flaharty with bond and appraisal submissions.
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Orphans’ Court
Caroling County
Towers
Handy
Dennis
Edward Martin Noble
Fanny Noble
J. R. Chaffinch
E. G. Cooper
Charles J. Gallagher
Carrie Davis Wright
Henry Wright
Margaret Magee
Laura M. Shively
Annie Laurie Meredith
Risdon L. J. Smith
Howard S. Smith
Elmer E. Buzzee
Lennon Va. Williams
Elizabeth Hughes Estate
Thornton Et
Thornton
Annie C. Flaharty
James T. Flaharty
Leonard F. Covey
Clinton T. Carroll
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IAA
Quezon
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Frank Murphy
Gilbert and Marshall
Janus
Yangszckiang
Standard Oil Co
Pacific
Bolivia
Paraguay
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Chapire
Peru
Lima
Haiti
Republic of
Domingo
inter-American Commission
Memoriam
Oliver N. Warren
Eddy
Wally
Green & Louis
C. M. Griffeth
Calvary M. E
Sudlersville, Md
Jesus
God
Apostle John
Jesus Christ
WFBR
Land
J. Sidney Peters
Killarney
Rudd
Philadelphia
Saulsbury
Continental Life Insurance Company
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Lawrence B. Towers
Annapolis
Caroline Mountains
James H. Brown
Fort Howard
Brown
H. A. G. Westerfield
Mr. Brown
West
F. C. Brown
Ohio
Wm. E. Brown
Federalsburg
John W. Clark
Rehoboth
Matthew M. Andrew
Greensboro
Warren Burr
Greensboro Cemetery
Railroad Avenue
Howard Pritchett
Andrew
Thomas H. Jarman
Eastern Shore Home Guards
Co. G
Greensboro Cornet
Thos. H. Jarman
Clinton B. Jarman
James P. Hopkins
James Nichols
W. E. Orrell
Wesley Jarrell
Adkins and
Hopper
John W. Faulkner
J. Frank Lowe
Asa Hughes
Wm. T. Jarman
Lilliard Jones
E. J. Saunders
H. L. Cohee
T. Clayton Horsey
A. W. Brumbaugh
Jas
H. Stevenson
T. E. Gibson
Geo. J. Kibler
W. E. Saulsbury
Jas. H. Horsey
Zeb Fountain
RB. L. .Merrick
Geo. L. Blades
C. A. Whiteley
C. W. Bradley
B. Proctor
T. Schulke
Alex Noble
J. P. Harris
J. A. Nichols
B. S. Meredith
A. E. Poole
J. F. Covey
Orphans' Court
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