National Capital chatter on Roosevelt era politics and diplomats
Sees and Heard column analyzes shifts in power around Roosevelt’s era. It discusses Democratic floor leaders, the impact of appointments like Ruth Bryan Owen, and State department caution over diplomatic resignations. It also weighs postal policy on air mail rates and revenue versus volume.
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Pinan
Stitualia
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Capitol Dome
Honolulu
Key West
Roosevelt
Editor Charged with Criminal Libel in California Paper
Silver-haired editor P Milton Smith of the Mountain and View Register Leader faces criminal libel charges after an editorial that voiced his opinion. The 32 year veteran is challenged over content deemed defamatory by local officials.
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P. Milton Smith
Mountain and View
Calif
Register-Leader
Governor pardons three Sacramento parolees
Governor Merriam pardoned and restored civil rights to three paroled San Quentin prisoners on the State Advisory Prison Board's recommendation. Roscoe C. Eads, jailed for burglary in Contra Costa County in 1927, Thelma Cortez Alley, paroled in 1935 after one year for manslaughter in Los Angeles, and Lewis M. Stoll, convicted of incest in San Diego and paroled in 1934.
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Merriam
San Quentin
State Advisory Prison Board
Roscoe C. Eads
Contra Costa County
Thelma Cortez Alley
Los Angeles
Lewis M. Stoll
San Diego
Auto theft bureau recovers stolen cars every half hour in state
Sacramento report shows the California Highway Patrol auto theft bureau recovers a stolen car about every thirty minutes while thieves continue at a faster rate. Ray Ingels, director of the State Department of Safety, commented on the trend and noted ongoing theft activity.
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California Highway Patrol
Ray Ingels
State Department of Who
Saab Sams Ancien
Amader Bank Is Robbed Sacramento
Clarence Morrill head of the division of criminal investigation was notified by Sheriff George Lucot that a man with an unknown description robbed the Amader Bank in Sacramento. Burglary details were not fully released.
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Sacramento
Clarence Morrill
Division of Criminal Investigation
George Lucot
Forest Renamed Los Padres National Forest
President Roosevelt issues executive order changing Santa Barbara National Forest to Los Padres National Forest in California. The move adopts the historic regional name for the federally protected area.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Santa Barbara National Forest
California
Los Padres National Forest
New Mayor Named in Santa Barbara
Patrick J. Ma her, chairman of the city planning commission, was appointed by the City Council as mayor of Santa Barbara.
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Santa Barbara
Patrick J. Maher
Ducks in Possession Leads to Arrest of Pennington Pair
Two men, identified as Pennington residents, were arrested after authorities found 218 ducks in their possession. The incident prompted charges related to wildlife regulation violations and potential trafficking concerns. Further investigation by local wardens continues.
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Pennington
Brave Lansdowne crew save Sibiria crew on Goodwin Sands
In a night of wreck and creeping dawn the Sibiria ran near the Goodwin Sands and mine field. Coast guardsmen from Lansdowne rowed 52 rescue trips to save all 68 aboard, risking swamping as waves struck their overloaded boat. President Wilson awarded medals to the coxswain and rowers for the lifesaving feat.
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William M. Thom
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bill
Sibiria
Lansdowrie
English Coast Guard
Bill Thom
Halifax
London
Atlantic
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Tilsbury Docks
North Foreland
River Thames
Goodwin Sands
Captain Swift
Deal
Siberia
Ramsgate
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Fee
Lansdowne
Woodrow Wilson
Sleeping Knight Giewont landmark and legends
Giewont in Zakopane is Poland’s Sleeping Knight a high mountain famed for legends. One tale says the knight guards the range while others link the peak to long standing myths of Sian and his knights.
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Poland
Gays
Sian
Smitty and the City Rambler on Park Row
Irvin Cobb recalls Smitty a Manhattan roustabout born near the Brooklyn Bridge who never left the city, later touring foreign parts to visit his sister and brother in law before vowing never to return to Jersey. The column also jokes about lobbyist uniforms and hats through Cobb’s satirical voice.
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Smitty
Manhattan Island
Newark
Jersey
Wroth Silver Tradition Linked to Knightlow Parishes
Since 1170 the parishes around Knightlow and Stretton-on-Dunsmore Warwickshire pay Wroth Silver to the Manor on St Martin's day. Money is left in a niche of an old stone cross before dawn and then collected by the Manor Steward. Fees are nominal from one penny to two pence with fines and odd items recorded in Tit Bits magazine.
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Wroth
Knightlow
Stretton - On - Dunsmore
Warwickshire
Tit-Bits
Lace Filet Crochet Pattern Offer
Advertisement for a crochet filet lace pattern from The Sewing Circle in New York. Requests 15 cents in stamps or coins and provides pattern number instructions and required materials for chair sets and a scarf. Requires sender name address and pattern number.
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Fourteenth St
New York
Railcar Electrics Power Homes and Big Engines
The Pullman car generates enough electricity for about four homes. Tenders hold 25,000 gallons of water and 25 tons of coal. Heavy freight can run 200 miles while heavy passenger runs require 25 to 300 miles between refueling. Rail dining cars serve about 25,000,000 meals annually, similar to feeding a city of 23,000 people three meals daily.
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Association of American Railroads
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