Death by Proxy Adventurer Bill Stanton’s early scare
Floyd Gibbons recounts a Brooklyn 1907 incident where sixteen year old Bill Stanton pursued two apparent burglars, only to hide as bullets sprayed the door of the deaf neighbor across the hall. He survives with a sleeve hole, then learns to dial for danger.
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Ello
Willard G. Stanton
Bloomfield
N. J
Bill
O. K
Brooklyn
Bill Stanton
Olds
House Passes Wage Hour Bill Amid Party Split
The measure cleared the House 314 to 97 despite Southern Democrats fierce opposition. It sets wage hour standards for interstate industries, with initial 25 cents rising to 40 cents and a 44 hour week phased to 40. Amendments carve out agricultural processing, intrastate retail, fishing, and small rural newspapers. The Senate poised to filibuster with a different version and further opposition.
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Mary Norton
House
Senate
Farm State
Southern Democrats
Norton
Labor Committee
Oregon Boot Remembered In Prison Maintenance
A historical note recalls the Oregon boot once famous in the state penitentiary. Prisoners endured the device as a mechanical restraint used to prevent escape, admired for efficiency yet deemed inhumane by inmates confined within the cold gray walls.
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Oregon
State Penitentiary
Home of Copernicus Birthplace in Torun Poland
The old Polish city of Torun known as the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus features a statue in his memory and allows visitors to enter the historic home he inhabited about 400 years ago in this charming medieval city.
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Copernicnus
Torun
Poland
Copernicus
Old City
Faith in Human Nature Erosion Warns Sage of Chinatown
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, laments dwindling faith in humanity. He argues people now assume politeness masks deceit, indicating a pervasive mistrust in everyday interactions and social conduct.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Compelled to Kill Squirrels Legislation in Ohio Targets Pests
Early Ohio lawmakers required each resident to kill a quota of squirrels yearly set by township boards. Failing to meet the quota incurred fines. Separately a note on the sausage tree native to Africa describes Kigella pinnata with pinnate leaves, peculiar flowers, and fruit resembling sausages.
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Ohio
Africa
Bible shaving references spark scholarly note
A reference discusses shaving in biblical contexts noting Genesis 41 14 where Joseph shaves before meeting Pharaoh. It highlights recurring temple or royal rituals and contrasts ancient grooming with modern practices. The piece underscores how personal appearance signals status and authority in biblical narratives.
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Joseph
Pharaoh
Ickes Weds in Dublin
Harold Ickes secretary of the interior and PWA administrator wed Miss Jane Dahlman in Dublin in a secret ceremony. He is sixty four. she twenty five and a clerk in his department. The couple left for a brief honeymoon and plan to return to his Olney Maryland estate.
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Tarold L. Ickes
Interior
PWA
New York
Ireland
Dublin
Jane Dahlman
Milwaukee
Ickes
John Cudahy
Wilmarth Ickes
Winnetka, IL
Mr. Ickes
Cudahy
S. J. Shattuck
Legation
Washington
Olney
Plane Crash Kills Ten II
A twin engined United Air Lines plane bound from New York to Chicago crashed south of Cleveland Ohio killing ten people including seven passengers two pilots and a stewardess Officials said engine trouble forced an emergency landing and the aircraft did not ignite until impact
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United Air Lines
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Hines Arrested Over New York Policy Racket
James J. Hines, noted Tammany Hall figure and patronage chief, was arrested on charges tied to a 100 million dollar yearly policy game in New York. He surrendered to District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey and was released on $20,000 bond.
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James J. Hines
Tammany Halil
New York
Thomas JE. Dewey
Manhattan
Lewis backs Barkley in Kentucky primary drive
C. I. O. chieftain LEWIS as Labor Nonpartisan League chairman asks labor to support Sen. Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky in the August 6 primaries. Lewis credits Barkley as a recognized leader and endorses him publicly.
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Joux L. Lewis
Chieftain
Labor
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Nonpartisan League
Lewis
Barkley
Japan Demands Apology Over Amoy Slur
Tokyo protests a British foreign office remark attributed to Lord Butler accusing Japanese marines of firing on Chinese war prisoners and civilians at Amoy. Japan demands swift satisfaction and announces control of the 800 mile Tientsin Pukow railway, aiming to resume Peiping to Shanghai service in early July.
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Japan
Great Britain
Tokyo
R. A. Butler
British Foreign Office
Amoy
Shanghai
Tientsin-Pukow
Peiping
Turbulent Europe braces as Czechoslovakia defies Hitler
Forces mass along borders as Benes mobilizes 70000 reserves and Poland Hungary prepare. France vows defense, Britain and Russia pledge aid if attacked. Germany denies plans for a Czech invasion, while Prague talks seek guarantees against aggression and a Swisslike status for all races. Bullitt denies Washington rejection of US involvement.
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Benes
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Slovakia
Hungary
France
Great Britain
Russia
Europe
Hitler
Berlin
Sollemnly
Vojtech Mastny
Germany
Fuehrer
Milan Hodza
Konrad Henlein
Prague
Henlein
Switzerland
Paris
United States
Britain
Washington
Bullitt
Supreme court narrows tax immunity on intergovernmental salaries
Two rulings limit federal state tax immunity on salaries and securities. Justice Stone upholds federal income taxes on Port of New York Authority employees while Justice Roberts supports federal admission taxes on University System of Georgia game tickets. Mussolini breaks talks with France while Italy aligns with Germany amid arms shipments. Presbyterian assembly votes to omit predestination clauses, altering the Westminster confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Justice Stone
Port of New York Authority
Justice Roberts
University System of Georgia
NLRB Orders Reinstatement Of Sit-Down Strikers
The National Labor Relations board ordered Kuehne Meatu manufacturing in Flora Illinois to reinstate with back pay 164 American Federation of Labor sit-down strikers. It marks the NLRB's third major sit-down ruling and its first involving an AFL union. The board did not answer 74 questions from Ford Motor in Covington Kentucky court, including whether Corcoran Cohen Lewis or Martin were consulted on the Wagner Act violation charge.
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National Labor Relations Board
Kuehne Meatufacturing Company
Flora, Ill
American Federation of Labor
NLRB
A. F. of L
Labor Board
Ford Motor Company
United States
Covington, Ky
Thomas Corcoran
Benjamin V. Cohen
John L. Lewis
Homer Martin
Ford Company
Too Late for Wheat Quotas Under New Law
Secretary Wallace stated that under the crop control law it is too late to impose marketing quotas on this year's bumper wheat crop. Quotas could only be authorized if Congress appropriated funds by May 15 for parity payments under the new legislation.
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Wallace
Congress
Martin Loses in Oregon Dem Primary and Sprague Nominated
Charles H. Martin of Oregon, veteran soldier opposing radicals, failed to secure renomination as Henry Hess backed by labor unions and Interior Secretary Ickes won the Democratic primary. Charles A. Sprague was nominated for governor by Republicans amid strong GOP hopes in the fall as Democrats are split, echoing Pennsylvania divisions.
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Charles H. Martin
Oregon
Co. I. G
Henry Hess
Interior
Ickes
Charles A. Sprague
Pennsylvania
Carry With You Crochet Square Pattern 6030
Advertises a crochet project using a single square that can be carried anywhere. Describes inexpensive string, a crochet hook, and instructions to sew squares into cloths, scarfs, bedcovers, or pillows. Includes pattern 6030 with stitches, materials, and a photo, available for 18 cents via The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W. 14th Street New York NY.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Radio waves and weather myth debunked by Jeau
Jeau states that radio waves do not affect the weather and that claims of radio wave broadcasts causing bad weather have no scientific basis. He notes that thunderstorm energy far exceeds radio station output, making the additional energy from broadcasting comparatively minute.
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United States
Jeau
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