Adventurers' Club tale of Tommy Dowling survives Halifax convoy
Distinguished adventurer Thomas E Dowling from Woodside New York recalls a 1918 Halifax to Liverpool voyage aboard the S 5 Tunisian carrying two thousand Chinese laborers to France. A German torpedo struck the Tuscania and panic swept the Chinese passengers. Dowling battled through a mob to reach a lifeboat and later the davits to safety, saving himself amid the chaos. The Chinese dead numbered twenty five by arrival in Liverpool.
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Thomas E. Dowling
Woodside
N. Y
Tommy Dowling
England
North Sea
Tommy
Halifax
France
Ireland
Liverpool
The
Tuscania
U. S
Wage Hour Compromise Draws Near in Senate and House
Conferees from both chambers pressed a wage hour compromise defying filibuster threats. They accepted a 25 cent minimum wage rising to 30, with a 40 cent goal over five years, and a 44 hour workweek shrinking to 40, while safeguarding existing union contracts and farm loan provisions.
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Senate
House
National Recovery Administration
Prevention and Cure in a Moral Appeal
The piece urges constant vigilance against moral harm and champions spreading gladness and strength. It stresses visiting prisoners and the sick, but argues it would be better to prevent illness and incarceration by fulfilling the law and saving people from illness in the first place.
The Great Horned Owl’s Value for Farmer and Bootisman
The Great Horned Owl is valuable to farmers and Bootismen. It mainly hunts rats, the most destructive pest to farmers and orchardists, and also preys on birds, helping control weak and sickly stock while sparing healthy seed-stock.
No Longer Great The great man’s Great works are done when he begins using his pow er to get even with somebody.
A reflective note argues that true greatness wanes when power is redirected to personal vengeance, asserting that the great man’s deeds end as he seeks retribution rather than progress.
New England Primer: Demand Surges in Colonial Presses
The New England Primer, a combined abecedarium, speller, reader and catechism, sold tens of thousands of copies yet colonial presses could not meet demand. Mundelein College, Chicago, cites its role in teaching children the basics of Church and State from this single book.
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New England
Mundelein College
Chicago
Loan Language Guide Sounds Like A Grammar Note
A concise rule set clarifies loan versus lend usage. It explains that loan is a noun or verbal noun and lend is the verb form. The guidance notes common phrases and the correct prepositional expectations for money and loans.
Franklin quote on liberty and safety
The saying attributes to Benjamin Franklin, arguing that sacrificing essential liberty for temporary safety warrants neither liberty nor safety. It reflects a view on balancing rights and security.
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Benjamin Franklin
Jenks Ousted as Rep. Roy Replaces NH Seat
Republican Athur B. Jenks who served 18 months of his term as NH representative was unseated by the house and replaced by Democrat Alphonse Roy after a 214 to 122 vote. Republicans Progressives and Farm Laborites led a protest as the action aided Senator Fred Brown of New Hampshire for renomination amid Manchester support.
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Athur B. Jenks
New Hampshire
House
Alphonse Roy
Jenks
Fred Brown
Hey
Manchester
Navy Plans Giant 59-Ton Plane With Far Reach
The house appropriations committee added a billion dollars to the second deficiency bill to fund construction of the world is largest military aircraft. The project aims for a 3000 mile nonstop range from San Francisco to Honolulu. The craft will be partly armored carry 10 to 14 crew and may lead to a squadron of 15 or more in coming years.
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House Appropriations Committee
Navy Department
Arthur B. Cook
Bureau of Aeronautics
San Francisco
Honolulu
Senate approves Rivers and Harbors bill with changes
Unanimous Senate approval was given to the $37,000,000 Rivers and Harbors bill. Provisions stripping War department authority over water developments were removed, leaving projects under the Federal Power Commission. An amendment by Senator Norris exempting the Tennessee Valley Authority from War Secretary jurisdiction was accepted.
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Senate
War Department
Federal Power Commission
Norris
Nebraska
Tennessee Valley Authority
Secretary of War
Senate Passes Priming Bill in 60 to 10 Senate Vote
The Senate approved the President's pump priming bill at 3.617 billion dollars, sending it back to the House and then to conference. Seven Republicans and three Democrats opposed, failing to add earmarks or restrictions. The body also rejected two anti politics amendments affecting emergency-agency employees, including one by Sen. Hatch.
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Farry Hopkins
WPA
Gillette
Iowa
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Hopkins
Otha Wearin
Roosevelt
Tydings
Adams
Colorado
Bulkley
Ohio
Burke
Nebraska
George
Georgia
Gerry
Rhode Island
Hatch
New Mexico
King
Utah
McAdoo
California
Wagner
New York
Senate
House
Carl M. Hatch
Harry L. Hopkins
Otha D. Wearin
Guy M. Gillette
Lewis blocks labor union on Roosevelts study mission
President Roosevelt plans to send a commission to England to study the British trade union act. He dismissed any idea of modifying labor relations law as cockeyed. John Lewis remained suspicious and wrote Perkins that no members of the CIO would serve on the mission.
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Roosevelt
England
John Lewis
Perkins
Kidnaped Boy Dead in Florida as Ransom Cash Recovered
James Bailey Cash the five year old kidnapped from Princeton Florida was found dead in palmetto. Federal agents recovered the ten thousand dollars paid to ransom. J Edgar Hoover announced arrest of Franklin Pierce McCall twenty one truck driver who admitted writing the ransom notes and collecting the money.
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James Bailey Cash
Princeton
Fla
J. Edgar Hoover
G- Men
Franklin Pierce McCall
Portland Hotel Strike Shuts In 1200 Workers Across Eight Hotels
Pickets and puzzled guests marked the Portland strike as about 1,200 employees from eight large Portland hotels walked out at the Hose festival opening. Elevator operators switchboard girls bellhops dining room kitchen staff clerks chambermaids and porters joined to press union recognition. Hotels kept service, none closed.
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Portland
Cre
First Symphony Orchestra Formed in New York 1842
The New York Philharmonic organized its first symphony orchestra in 1842, marking a landmark development in the United States classical music scene and paving the way for a nationwide orchestral tradition.
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New York Philharmonicapcidy
United States
Ho Saying Great Voices Echo From Ching Town
Ho Saying I have heard great mey peak but never one whose voice is as loud as four cannon. Hi Ho, the S2eh¢ of Ching town, speaks with quirk and humor about notable sounds in a local tale.
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Mey Peak
Hi Ho
Ching Town
Population Moves Westward At 42 Miles Per Decade
The United States population has shifted westward, advancing an average of 42 miles every decade. This trend reflects ongoing demographic movement toward western regions and associated settlement patterns.
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The
United States
Largest Hall Earl's Court Exhibition Hall in Kensington
Earl's Court in Kensington claims to be the world's largest exhibition hall covering 18 acres. The assertion highlights the venue's vast size and prominence in hosting major fairs and events.
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Earl's Court
Kensington
The First 25 Years Of Growing Up
A compact reflection on adolescence as a brutal phase, detailing how twenty five years of life are spent recovering from the early upheavals. The author notes physical and social growth hurts, often requiring medical treatment and therapy to mend the psychic and social damage from youth.
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Ars
M. EB. Greenbie
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Western Newspaper Union
AAA
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Harry Hopkins
James Roosevelt
Thomas G. Corcoran
Lloyd Thurston
Canton
Great Britain
China
Spain
Franco
America
Sumner Welles
Britain
Hull
Nashville, Tenn
Europe
Propagandist Register
Secretary of State
White House
Senator Trydings
Toulouse
Barcelona
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
North Central States
Lewis Bans Labor Survey
Heer
Se Park
JEL Sert CO
Central Park Avenue
Ilinois
Phie
Salt Lake
Temple Square
Ernest C. Rossiter
Mgr
WNU
Guy Toombes
Salt Lake City
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