Death of Gandhi Gandhi's peaceful work ends in murder
Universal sorrow and grave concern accompany the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi. The world mourns a life of peace, tolerance, and spiritual leadership, while condemning the act that ends his mortal days but cannot erase his enduring influence on humanity and the pursuit of justice and brotherhood.
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K. Gandhi
Abraham Tincoli
al Sarajevo
Gandhi
Mohandas
Dom
India
Tariff sovereignty shifts as 17 nations above United States
The article argues tariff making is moved from Congress to a group of 17 debtor nations led by Geneva and the ITO. It warns the Geneva agreement affects about 3,600 tariff rates and could unsettle global economies, including Britain, France, and US underwrite. It questions constitutional validity and notes France’s currency action mirrors risky world conditions.
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Sint
Alexander Hamilton
United States
Congress
Great Britain
Canada
India
Australia
Union of South Africa
New Zealand
Belgium
Luxembourg - Netherlands
Benelux
Brazil
Chile
China
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
France
Net
Lebanon
Soviet Russi
Toitt
Geneva
Vavana
Congress of the
Corse
Ian Ghantes
International Trade Organization
ITO
United Nations
Defense of ITO voiced by Wilcox on economic warfare risks
In a defense of the Office of International Trade Policy, Wilcox argues that political cooperation among nations remains in jeopardy as long as states wage economic warfare by their own rules. He questions why the creditor nations bear the burden while others resist ITO, urges thorough congressional review, and notes the 1948 trade agreement law expiry.
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Fair Wilcox
Office of International Trade Policy
State Department
Ito
Hatloss
United States
Congress
Boxing Writers tale stains New York journalism tone
Westbrook Pegler lampoons Frank S. Hogan at a New York Boxing Writers dinner, condemning the association as harboring criminals and parasites. He attacks boxing press, Hollywood figures, and radio commentators as venal, defending a brutal, unflinching moral stance amid a clamor of scandal and hypocrisy.
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Frank S. Hogan
New York
Boxing Writers Association
Hogan
Mr. Hogan
City Hal
State Capitol
Wall Street
Journaliam
Lyesk
William Griffin Says Communism Thrives Here At Home
William Griffin, editor of the New York Enquirer, argues in a 1943 column that communism is entrenched in the United States from schools to labor unions and professions. He urges Washington to curb Red fascism at home and press for stronger anti communism laws to preserve liberty and American freedoms.
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William Griffin
New York
N.Y
William Randolph Hearst
Los Angeles Examiner
Los Angeles
Calif
Washington
United States
Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
America
Palomac
Europe
Comemunisé Yrly
Melacush
New World
New York Enquirer
Appendicitis Are Public Awareness and Early Surgery Saving Lives
The article notes a 25 year drop in deaths from acute appendicitis due to public awareness and early diagnosis. It credits Joe Doskes for promoting recognition of symptoms and urges prompt operation before rupture to prevent peritoneal spread. It cites typical symptoms including right lower abdomen pain, rigidity, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea.
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Joe Doskes
Decline in Ruptured Appendicitis Cases Cited by Dr Bundesen
Dr H N Bundesen notes a historical shift from about one fourth of acute appendicitis patients presenting with rupture to only one twentieth today. He credits penicillin and sulfa drugs for reducing peritonitis and emphasizes post operative care, including short withholding of food and ensuring fluid intake to lower mortality.
Baering Down on the News Baering Down on the News
A 1940s style column by Arthur Baer critiques presidential politics with satire on democracy and the 1948 clue to how life liberty and exemptions relate to four. The piece uses sharp humor to portray the political process and public perception.
Poll tax receipt rule hits San Antonio taxi drivers
Ten and twenty years ago notes recall a February 4 1938 freak city ordinance forcing San Antonio taxi drivers to buy 1938 poll tax receipts, a unique requirement for their profession.
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San Antonio
Sam
Hewali
San Antonio Notes From A Century Ago
A mosaic of briefs mentions a new Coffee Room opening at the Gunter Hotel on a Saturday in San Antonio, tributes to Lincoln and Abraham era lectures, Carnival leadership cautions, and a 1913 wartime style air with mentions of Reverend Ames C. Dixon and Col George Leroy Brown. a 1888 lamp explosion near Delgada Street injures a Mexican bricklayer with neighbors assisting.
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Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
Ames C. Dixon
Moody Church
Chicago
Roosevelt
Isaiah
George Leroy Brown
Battle of Flowers Association
Callaghan
Knights of
Omala
Henry Wollerson
Louisville Courier Journal
Dioniio Gavela
Delgada Street
Third Ward
Shehen
Broadway Vibe Portraits of Surreal City Characters
A San Antonio Times style piece sketches Broadway street types from a smiling doorman to a Vagrant professor, a deformed newsboy, window protesters, Benny the record store pundit, Window Marty and others. It notes their quirks, routines, and the bustling 52nd Street cultural scene with portraits of performers, shopfronts, and a restaurant thrust into urban nightlife.
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George E. Sokolsky
Westbrook Pegler
Hollywood
Bugsy Siegal
George Raft
Len Durncher
Alien Seiley
Radio Prettlers
Frank Sinatra
Siegal
Smiley
Tank Aaron Smeehof
Smick+ holl
Wikie Biol
Harry Lehr
Hollywoo
Chagsey
Comeniens
Ramblers
Kiig
Byrd
Dr. H. N
Baering
Arthur “Bags” Baer
Mister Breger
Broadway
Walter Winchell
BIG City Blues
Medicine Sq. Garden
Shubert Alley Panhandler
Brillvedt University
Jeff
Jay-lor
Dee Boop
Benny
Wes
Bix
Paul Whiteman
Enrico Caruso
Marty
Tiis
the Bowery
Brooks Bros
Figer
Joe Morris
Margaret Trauman
52Nd Street
Iceland Theatre
Lindy
SAN Antonio Light
San Antonio Licht
San_ Antonio
Gazetts
Ab Lial Heat
Fuki
Enis
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