CIOs Future Wage Push Sparks Economic Clash
Western Union dispatch reports CIO President Phil Murray predicting next year profits at nine and a half billion dollars and calling for a general wage increase without price hikes. The piece condemns the plan as unrealistic and dangerous, citing Ford and GM losses, 120 day strikes, and potential car deliveries delayed by labor action. It argues the union leadership ignores current profits and market signals, risking recession.
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CIO
Washington
Phil Murray
Murray
Ford
General Motors
Fortune Hunter Threat Looms Over Bigelow Family Wedding
Private eye Duke McCale guards wedding gifts at the Bigelow mansion as Miss Adelaide Bigelow reveals fear of a fortune hunter who plans to seize thirty million dollars. A shot is heard and two women flee, one in green running toward the park.
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Duke McCale
Green
Miss Bigelow
McCale
King
Curt Vallaincourt
Veronica
Adelaide Bigelow
Mystery at 413 Fenstreet Ends In Murder On Beacon Hill
Private investigator McCale races to unravel Curt Vallaincourt’s death after a shocking blackout at the Bigelow residence and a vanished note. He confronts Shari Lynn before tracking Vallaincourt’s rooms and clues across Beacon Hill amid fog and police sirens.
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Curt Vallaincourt
McCale
Curt
Beacon Hill
Park Square
Fens Road
Vallaincourt
Shari Lynn
Pagans and the origins of New Year cards through history
The article traces New Year card origins from pagan festivals and Roman medals to early European prints in the 1450s Germany. It notes China’s long card tradition, the iconography of Baby New Year and Father Time, and the modern use of festive confetti colors to convey goodwill and wishes for a prosperous new year.
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America
Europe
China
Ring Out the Old and Ring In the New Poem
Public domain verse by Lord Tennyson calling for the passing of old grievances and the arrival of a better era. It urges ringing out false pride, disease, war, and poverty while ringing in truth, peace, and kindness across nations and society.
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Lord Tennyson
New Year Origin Mistakenly Tied to Jesus Birth
The text notes January 1 New Year celebrations began in 452 B C, long before Christ’s birth, and the church later linked January 1 to the circumcision of Jesus after December 25 was set as the nativity date, turning the day into a religious festival.
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Christ
Jesus
Costly 1944 film Wilson tops past budgets
The $6 million production and advertising bill for the 1944 film Wilson is cited by Collier's as the most expensive motion picture to date. Its high cost stems from numerous spectacular scenes, including a dramatic recreation of the 1912 Democratic convention with lighting that could power a city like Lansing, Michigan.
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Wilson
Collier's
Lansing
Mich
Doctor Prescribes Simple Fix For Ghostly Orchard
A worried patient tells a physician that spirits of departed relatives perch on fence posts around his orchard each night. The doctor advises sharpening the posts to drive away the haunting, then drives off.
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