Gandhi Assassination Reverberates Across India and Pakistan
In New Delhi Mohandas Gandhi’s murder reshaped India and Pakistan as leaders pursue peaceful coexistence. Religious violence has subsided since his death, though refugees and tensions linger. Nehru and Rajagopalachari guide a democratic secular path with UN help seeking amicable Kashmir settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Pakistan
Nili
Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Rajagopalachari
United Nations
Kashmir
Mathematician declares gamblers cannot win
Washington report profiles Dr. Ernest E. Blanche a 36 year old mathematician who argues gamblers always lose. He cites dice roulette and slot math to claim a 70 percent payout on his own machine and recounts his experiments and cabinets of gambling gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ernest E. Blanche
Blanche
Burma Rebels Bank on Glamour of Bandit Maid
In Rangoon Burma rebels exploit the image of a “beautiful young maiden” who rides a white horse at the head of a bandit column. Officials know her as Ma Khin Nyunt, leader of about 300 insurgents targeting police posts railways and bridges. The Lady of the White Horse began banditry before the civil war and remains a government challenge after 18 months. Two other former schoolteachers are cited as leading female bands that show no mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
Ma Khin Nyunt
Lady of the White Horse
Local Shout Echoes Odd Exchange About Medicine
A fragment shows a speaker saying YY and mentioning G4 Me Wye 9544 Sy STALT FELLOW. The dialogue asks for tesh reducing medicine and negates fat reduction, noting it is for an uncle. The odd phrasing hints at a humorous or coded exchange in a street scene.
Big Battle Police Officer-fighting with your wife again, eh
Police report describes a domestic dispute where a husband denies liquor use while his wife accuses him of aggression. The incident escalated, prompting police involvement and a temporary separation. No serious injuries reported.
All in a Name Scottish wire office tale
A Scotsman visits a telegraph office to send a wire and learns he must pay for the message while his name is free. He jokes in a broad Scottish accent that he is an Indian and his name is I won't be home till Saturday.
Incomplete Quote Sparks Curious Exchange
Fragment from a period paper shows a dialogue about germs and catching illness. The line humorously questions a girl catching germs through hisses, ending with a play on words "A bushand."
Hungarian Partridge Adapted for Harsh Winters
The Hungarian partridge, native to central Europe, was imported about fifty years ago. It proves an ideal game bird due to its tolerance of droughts and severe winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donald Duck
Woody Woodpecker
Mickey Mouse
England
Zimba
Lena
David
David Hand
Walt Disney
Ralph Wright
John Reed
Hand
Disney
Bert Felstead
Bandit Maid
SANO
Fleming-Hall Tobacco Co, Inc
Paywell
Mons
Firestone
Firestone Champions
Voice of Firestone
NBC
The
Firsts Tire & Rubber Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!