Anniversaries and Today In History Highlights
Know America Today lists notable birthdays from 1782 to 1890 including John Caldwell Calhoun Gerard Halleck Grover Cleveland Anna Held and more plus Today in History events such as the Stamp Act repeal 1933 bank openings and 1937 Texas disaster. Birthdays of ward Everett Horton Harrison Haas Cochran and others noted with brief biographical facts. Horoscope warns cautious social ties and fluctuating fortunes.
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John Caldwell Calhoun
South Carolina
Abbeville
8. C
Gerard Halleck
New York
Pittsfield
Mass
Grover Cleveland
Buffalo
N. J
Caldwell
Princeton
Richard P. Strong
Harvard
Fortress Monroe
Anna Held
Paris
Continental Congress
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States Congress
London Consolidated School
Texas
Mexico
Gen
Eisenhower
Fredenhall
North Africa
U. S
Pacific
Japan
Mouit
Moscow
Geman
Russist
Henry A. Walline
Russia
Ward Everett Horton
Brooklyn
Tinsley KR. Harrison
Dallas
Tex
American Heart Association
Talladega
Ala
Joanna C. Colcord
Russell Sage Foundation
Francis J. Haas
Grand Rapids
Mich
Racine
Wis
Edward L. Coch
Tane
Bureau of Ships
Mare Island
Calif
Robert Lawrence
Carsufo
Robert Donat
England
Robert P. T. Coffin
Bowdoin College
Maine
Brunswick
Margaret Culkin Banning
Duluth
Minn
Why Dictators Lie and the Value of a Free Press
The article argues that republics deter officials from lies through publicity and accountability, contrasting with dictatorship where no such checks exist. It cites Soviet propaganda about Berlin aid, noting the impossibility of 24 million tons of cargo and the difficulty of answering lies within closed media. A free press delays and mitigates deceit, while a government press normalizes lying.
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United States
Russia
Moscow
Berlin
Communistropaganda
Coal Mine Shutdown Tests Labor and Law Overreach
John L. Lewis orders a two week stoppage of hard and soft coal mines to protest Dr. James Boyd's nomination and honor 1948 miners' deaths. The move will cost 400000 miners and families two weeks' pay, with the Pennsylvania Railroad laying off 20000. The action heightens debate on Taft Hartley Act and potential Congressional strengthens against monopsony union power.
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John L. Lewis
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Lewis
Truman
Congress
Russian Born Husband Sued For Maintenance
Mrs. Alexander Perlov of Rockville sues for separate maintenance accusing her 54-year-old Russian born husband of mistreatment to defraud her of at least $100,000 in estate rights. She seeks temporary alimony of 300 dollars monthly and a 750 dollar attorney fee, claiming she was driven to a sanitarium by his acts and public accusations of insanity and adultery.
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Rockville
Alexander Perlov
Montgomery
Perlov
Norwood
Stedman Prescott
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Fifty years ago on March 18 1899 The News Today ran a feature with a portrait of George F B Crumbaugh the sole survivor of the first jury impaneled after the 1862 courthouse completion. Hedge trimming accident injures Charles O Phoebus. baseball star Thomas Gittinger signs with Paterson New Jersey Atlantic League. Mrs Charles Simmons of Frederick survives Windsor Hotel fire in New York as sisters head there. mild spell boosts fish market with lower herring and shad prices and eggs abundant at 10 cents a dozen.
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The
News
News Today
George F. B. Crumbaugh
Walkersville
Court House
J Baile
Charles O. Phoebus
Thomas Gittinger
Paterson
N. J
Charles Simmons
Frederick
Windsor Hotel
New York
Simmons
Kate Jacobs
Ella Houck
Emergency road fund urge heard by county board
March 18 1929 William J Grove of M J Grove Lime Co urged the county commissioners to pass an emergency act authorizing a 25000 borrowing for oiling chipping and maintaining hard roads. Ray Gardner of this city starred in an exhibition game vs New Orleans driving in two runs. Ulysses L Fisher narrowly escaped injury when his car ran over an embankment near Jug Bridge. A quantity of fancy cakes and pies were stolen from Schoeler bakery on South Market Street over the weekend along with several pans. Henry Schueler reported the theft.
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William J. Grove
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Ray Gardner
Cleveland Indians
New Orleans
Ulysses L. Fisher
Baltimore Road
Jug Bridge
Schoeler
South Market Street
Henry Schueler
Washington Daybook on Pan Am American merger press and power games
CAB docket 3589 fuels a fierce fight over Pan American Airways and American Overseas Airlines merger. Landis campaigns for workers against Trippe led lobby influence. Big Six airlines vie for subsidies and access. Angell proposes sweeping old age pensions while devious lobbying tactics and political ride the Washington scene.
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Tris Coffin Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Pan American Airways
Juan Trippe
Friday
Sam Pryor
American Overseas Airlines
Pan Am
American
Dean Landis
Uncle Sam
Landis
Overseas Airlines
Washington
Pan Am- American
A. B
Trippe
American Airlines
White House
Congress
Seattle
Honolulu
Northwest Airlines
Ed Johnson
Colorado
Black Committee
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Opening prayer quotes and a note on diamond value
Bible verses urge justice and empathy for the poor and needy while a poet pleads for clearer judgments and closer human bonds. The text ends with the remark that all the world diamonds are worth about 15 billion dollars.
New York Seats in Senate Debated Over Absence by Wagner
A Washington column laments New York state losing a Senate vote due to Senator Wagner's long absence since May 28 1947. It argues for a rule to ensure both NY senators cast votes, notes Ives must represent two seats, and suggests possible gubernatorial appointment implications for a 1949 election. Dorothy Dix column follows on marriage and family roles.
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New York
Wagner
David Lawrence
Washington
United States Senate
Union
Senate
Ile
Irving Ives
New York State
Dewey
Congress
Dorothy Dix
Changing Styles in American Humor Lecture
Bennett Cerf, Random House co founder, spoke at Frederick High School on Changing Styles in American Humor. He said American wit is shifting from sharp insults to gentle nostalgia and urged scrutiny of jokes for bias. He predicted Eisenhower would be the 1952 Republican nominee and noted the program series ends May 2 with Dear Ruth and May 18 Army Air Force concert.
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Bennett Cerf
Frederick High School
Frederick County
Mr. Cerf
Cerf
Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
Teachers’ Association
Army Air Force Band
Barter Theater
Ruth
Draftees And Vets Guide Clarifies WWI Pension Rules
Major Thomas M. Nial explains that nonservice connected disability pensions go only to the veteran, not his dependents, with monthly rates of 60 rising to 72 after ten years or at age 65. Questions cover subsistence allowances, training leaves, and survivor compensation, noting that widows with dependents face strict income limits and possible congressional debate on raising ceilings.
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Thomas M. Nial Washington
Florida
Congress
Hypospray Replaces Needle In Pain Relief
Dr. Robert A. Hingman of Johns Hopkins spoke at Hood College on the Hypospray as a needle free method to deliver pain relief across ages. He cited veterinary and leprosy uses and noted risks from overuse of barbiturates while urging exercise for circulation.
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Robert A. Hingman
Johns Hopkins University
Hood College
Dr. Hing_man
Hingman
Carville
James Simpson
Simpson
Gauss
Washington veterans face unconstitutionally blocked state bonus
The state supreme court ruled Washingtons WWII veterans bonus law unconstitutional affecting about 200,000 veterans, including many former residents now outside Washington. A new start would be needed to revive any bonus. A reader is invited to contact Major Nial with service concerns.
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Washington
State Supreme Court
Nial
Pleads Guilty To Operating Vehicle Without License
Raymond Dennis Dutrow of Route 3 pled guilty before Magistrate Allen Bennett in Peoples Court this morning and paid a fine and costs of 15.75 dollars. State Trooper R A Myers arrested him early March 13 about a mile south of Frederick on Route 240. Evidence showed two prior similar convictions. Dutrow said he had applied for a license but did not receive it. He has been operating an automobile while unlicensed.
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Shim
Bernard M. Simmons
North Market Street
Arthur M. Rudy
Frederick
Simmons
Edna Mercer
Rudy
Ray McDaniel
Forrest Heights
James R. Harding
Spencer R. Boor
Woodsbury
Westley J. Jock
Taney
Rudy and
Myers
Raymond Dennis Dutrow
Route 3
Allen ¥. Bennett
Peoples Court
R. A. Myers
Dutrow
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America
William the Conqueror
British Empire
Isle of Wight
Washington Daybook
Homer Angell
Oregon
John Blatnik
Democrat-Farmer Laborite
Minnesota
Angell
Rankin
Mr. Big
Ashtaby
XYZ Inc
Big
Clare Hoffman
Michigan
Mendel Rivers
S. C
Hoffman
Rivers
Speaker
Globe Synd
Thomas Bracken
Miss Dix
Tay Thon Aoman
Bell Synd. Ine
Army
Navy
Fred Kennel
Washington, D.C
Wilbur Brooks
Charles J. Dorigan
U.S
N. R
South Bend
Ind
Veterans Administration
Ing. T. Mi
Eee
William I
Prussia
Bismarck
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