Carnegie Heiress Roswell Miller World’s Richest Woman Shuns Fame
The piece profiles Margaret Carnegie Rosenwald Miller, daughter of Andrew Carnegie, living modestly in New York with her husband Roswell Miller, a New York University engineering professor. She remains out of the spotlight, donates lavishly to charity, manages vast estates including Skibo Castle, and values philanthropy over sensational headlines.
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Boston
America
Barbara Hutton Mdivani
Doris Duke
Nancy Leiter
Roswell Miller
Margaret Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
New York
Fifth Avenue
Carnegie
New York University
Massachusetts
Lenox
Mass
Skibo Castle
Edward VII
Pittsburgh
Mexican Women Use Hats as Soup Bowls
In Oaxaca City Mexico Mixtec and other Indian women use hollow fruit from Crescencia cujete trees as close fitting hats and durable soup bowls. The tree is common in southern Mexico and the fruit doubles as a lid and plate for hot foods.
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Oaxaca City
Mexico
Oaxaca
Yucatan
Peanut Crop Nears Record in Norfolk Report
The 1934 U.S. peanut crop reached 1,063,035,000 pounds, the highest since 1931, which yielded 1,553,840,000 pounds. The report notes 1931's record stands above 1934.
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Norfolk
United States
Old People Thrive in Small Missouri Town
In Oregon Missouri a town of 900 residents hosts more than 50 people aged eighty to one hundred two. Most move about independently, many drive their own cars and continue daily routines with little outside help.
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New York
Mariah Whitmer
Charles Ruley
T. D. Roberts
Missouri
Oregon
National Exchequer
England
Wales
Girl and Cat Put Wire Through 40 Foot Conduit
Fourteen year old Dorothy Jones and her cat Jerry solved a church wiring problem at the Monroe City Methodist church. Dorothy tied the wire to the cat’s leg and met it at the far end of a 40 foot heating conduit, enabling the pastor to complete the installation.
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Monroe City
Dorothy Jones
Jerry
Methodist Church
Dorothy
Britain Builds 1000 Homes Daily Through Private Enterprise
Britain is erecting over 300000 houses annually, about 1000 daily, mainly via private enterprise. Since 1919 nearly 2.5 million dwellings have risen, with subsidies funded by taxpayers totaling hundreds of millions. The government’s plan centers on private supply, slum clearance, and reducing overcrowding.
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London
Great Britain
Ash Can Trap Captures Partridge in Bath Maine
George Levya, while emptying ashes in his Bath Maine yard, lobbed an ash can bottom side up and trapped a partridge he spotted, capturing the bird with his aim and timing.
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Bath
Maine
George Levya
Lavya
Commuting Across Coast to Coast in 1935
A Rogers columnist reflects on commuting between California and New York, describing airline sleepings as Pullman like, meeting Milton Rockefeller and Nelson Rockefeller aboard, and noting Rogers Pictures' backward and forward shows while concluding one season suffices.
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Beverly Hills
New York City
Long Island
Country
New York
California
Pacific
Atlantic
Ft Worth
Texas
Amon Carter
John D Rockefeller
Milton
Maby
Minoton
John D
Aggie
Rockefeller
Minnie
Nelson Rockefeller
Rogers Pictures
N. Y
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Ten Million Idle Acres and a Townsend Plan
Brisbane This Week argues that vast idle lands from Florida to New York could feed populations and fuel industry, citing Texas as an example of underused wealth. It critiques the Townsend Plan proposing $200 monthly for those sixty and notes potential growth of pauper numbers under broad taxation.
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United States
Atlantic
Florida
New York
Texas
Congress
Mrs Roosevelt criticized over home project for poor families
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt faces criticism as her drive to provide better homes for the poor risks slight financial loss. She moved families from miserable hovels to comfortable homes. A woman with children, living in two rooms with no windows, said she could not tell her kids it was Christmas.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Christmas Day Visit Highlights Mrs Roosevelt and Family
On Christmas day Mrs Roosevelt visited the mother with a newborn and children who lived in a decent homestead equipped with modern improvements including a cellar stocked with canned goods. The piece notes the expenditure as worthwhile while contrasting others who spent on the United States government unfavorably.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Boulder Dam Reins Colorado River Into New Power Path
A vast 12 foot thick steel gate weighing 3,000,000 pounds closes to harness the Colorado River turning its flow into controllable power. The river’s course through the mile deep canyon is now bound in Black Canyon as Boulder Dam becomes a reality. The river will light cities irrigate deserts and supply power far away.
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Colorado
Boulder Canyon
Black Canyon
Boulder Dam
Murder Shocks Chicago Brother of Union Leader Killed
Chicago reports the latest murder of Thomas E. Maloy veteran head of Chicago's Motion Picture Operators' union killed at the wheel of his car. The government cites his union leadership as profitable and notes he was indicted for failing to report 350000 dollars in income before the assassination.
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Chicago
Thomas E. Maloy
Richberg Says He Won’t Put Unions Before Government
The quote reflects Mr Richberg stating he does not intend to place union interests above loyalty to his government. It frames a stance on balancing labor influence with official duties amid ongoing political pressures.
Italian unions and former leaders work with tools instead of power
The piece urges union labor to study Italy where separate groups run the country. It notes there are no Italian union chiefs earning millions in dues and says former leaders now toil with pick and shovel, a tractor, or a lathe according to their skills.
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Italy
Kenneth Neu Hanged in New Orleans After Singing
Kenneth Neu, a entertainer and singer, was executed in New Orleans for killing two men. He sang joyfully the day before and in the morning before the gallows, promising to sing to the scaffold with tunes like Love in Bloom and When the Trumpet Sounds, but halted the song upon sight of the noose and only performed a feeble tap dance.
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Kenneth Neu
New Orleans
Elng
Thoughts and sightings from New York society pages
The column surveys social life in New York with notes on writers actors and events. Observations include Prince George of Russia and Dorothy Gray in stores, Edna Millay Browning tastes, Libby Holman entourages and hockey crushes. A gala at Schrafft's, Al Smith near Mrs. James Roosevelt, and the Blue Anchors estate in New Rochelle are also highlighted.
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New York
Prince George of Russia
New Yorker
Dorothy Gray
Sig Spaeth
Schrafft’s
John Phillip Sousa
Clifton Webb
Dudley
Doris
Madison Avenue trans-Lux
al Smith
James Roosevelt
Clare Briggs
Elpland
New Rochelle
George White Moves From Betting Sheds To Training Stables
George White shifts focus from race track Plungings to training stables. He has acquired four gallopers, headlined by Charleston the fastest, a dance White introduced.
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George White
Charleston
White
Wandering Turkish Rug Sellers Move From Paris to Greenwich Village
Two sellers from Montparnasse appeared in Greenwich Village cafes, wandering with waves over their shoulders and no sales reported. Basil Woon reportedly balked at buying in Foquet's on a cool evening, fearing pneumonia.
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Keven
Paris
Montparnasse
Greenwich Village
Basil Woon
Foquet
Pheumonia
Whispering rug seller peddles drugs via coded signs
A rumor claims a Turkish rug seller uses a coded sign language to signal drug types. The claim alleges his wares and gestures indicate heroin cocaine or morphine in his trade with addicts.
Bruce Barton Returns to Writing Amid Global Walkabout
Bruce Barton resumes writing after a world tour trading his advertising business for a quiet front porch view of the parade. He had a comfortable fortune, but a newspaper office visit sparked a plunge into syndicate life as he was figuratively sold down the river.
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Bruce Barton
Formosa
Niarobe
Irvin Cobb and the Pitch Men at the Library Wall
Irvin Cobb describes pitch men who spread lit tle valises on tripods along the library wall to sell sleeve garters suspenders fountain pens and sun dry gimcracks They are nomads crossing the country several times a year stopping at big cities en route Quebec Charlie and Sock Titus are noted for their engaging spiels and entertaining dissertations on life and manners
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Irvin Cobb
Quebec
Charlie
Sock Titus
Socrates
Early plowing urged to conserve soil moisture
Agronomist Richard Bradfield of Ohio State University argues for plowing as early as possible to conserve moisture. He notes soil can store about three inches of rainfall per foot of depth and that crops like corn need substantial water, requiring reserves built in winter and early spring to meet growth needs.
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Richard Bradfield
Ohio State University
WNU Service
Sweet Clover Fronts Soil Fertility on Illinois Farms
Illinois researchers note sweet clover rose from weed status to key soil improver. From 1929 high fertilizer use to 1930s AAA programs, acreages climbed toward a potential million acres. Inoculated clover acts as a fertilizer factory and offers pasture or seed harvest options.
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L. B. Miller
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Illinois
AAA
Bitter milk in winter linked to temperature and bacteria
Missouri Farmer explains bitter winter milk results from cool temperatures slowing sweet bacteria while bitter-tasting bacteria thrive. Diet plays little role. feed like alfalfa or weeds may affect some cases but not the main cause.
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Missouri
Farm fires losses, wheat plans, and coop stations noted
The article cites farm fire losses at 100 million dollars and urges Irish Free State farmers to grow wheat. It mentions over 200 cooperative oil and gas stations and Australia exporting over 70 million bushels of wheat. It adds corn as a major food and notes grass-green milk bottles aid milk freshness.
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Irish Free State
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