Anniversaries of notable figures through history
Today’s anniversaries list distinguished births and deaths including Thomas Hobbes born 1588 and Joseph Lister born 1827. It notes figures such as Francis Stockton, John T. Raymond, Algeron Swinburne, Henry J. Cox and other notable contemporaries with birthplaces and death dates referenced.
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Thomas Hobbes
Jonas Chickering
Boston
New Ipswich
N. H
Joseph Lister
Francis R
Frank F F.) Stockton
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
John T. Raymond
Buffalo
N. Y
Evansville
Ind
Secrecy Veils Jersey Officer’s London Visit
Major Charles Schoeffel of New Jersey police travels to London amid the Lindbergh baby case. After disembarking a liner where he posed as a salesman, he met with Scotland Yard officials to confer on the investigation.
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Charles Schoeffel
New Jersey
London
Major Schoeffel
Scotland Yard
Maple syrup producers seek national org to exploit industry
CHARDON Ohio ar Maple syrup producers consider forming a national body similar to fruit growers groups in California and Florida to coordinate shipments and exploit profits. Widespread letters from across the United States prompted talks of organization and collective action for market power.
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California
Florida
United States
Anti-Gullibility Lessons Experiment Raises Defense Against Propaganda
Four hundred students across American cities including Norwalk Connecticut and Detroit Michigan were tested on reactions to propaganda. Half received ten days of lessons on emotion-stirring technique and exposure to propaganda sources. Afterward, the taught group showed strong resistance to propaganda, while the control group showed only limited improvement. The study underscores the need for abilities to distinguish facts from emotional appeals.
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Norwalk
Out for business low priced cars spark auto revival
The automobile industry aims to restore sales by slashing prices and introducing new models. By starting at the bottom with affordable cars, makers hope a broad revival in auto buying will stimulate overall business and mark a milestone in recovery, though final results remain to be seen.
World centers show prosperity edging nearer to reality
Reports from Washington and observers worldwide signal a revival in trade activity. Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, and the United StatesPhilippines trade pick up as activity rises in Sweden, England, and Norway. Gas and Diesel oil use reflects greater industrial output.
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Department of Commerce
Washington
Belgium
Netherlands
Observer
Australia
Singapore
United States
Philippines
Sweden
England
Norway
Confidence Returns as Stockholders Increase in Major Industries
The article notes rising stockholder participation across key firms including American Telephone and Telegraph, Pennsylvania Railroad, General Motors, United States Steel, and Westinghouse Electric. End-year reports show gains from 12 to 20 percent, signaling revived confidence in the industrial and financial future and in the buying public.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
General Motors
United States Steel
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Town Meetings and Public Duty Urged in Letter to Editor
In a Chronicle Telegram letter, a reader urges revival of town meetings to hold leaders to account. He recalls early American practice, notes today’s voters should attend neighborhood gatherings, press candidates to reveal programs, and translate discontent into action for prudent governance.
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Washington and Jefferson
The Silent Observer and Fragments of Advice
A collage of aphorisms about fear trust and social norms cites cautious living, marriage wisdom and humor. It mentions driving safety self control and the dangers of losing money, friends, and hope while touching on literature poetry and domestic remarks with fragmented dialogue.
Dizzy Dilemmas and Sparks in Modern Wires
A humorous column sketches social woes as a woman debates confessing or selling the tale to magazines while a Chicago man faces a stove fire that threatens a total loss. Officer Tapp jokes about thought reading as Palmer apologizes, and gams from old times plan film returns as revamps.
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Chicago
Better Swedish Beer Urged Stockhol m
A government bill before the Swedish Parliament proposes using two percent more malt in brewing low‑alcohol Class II beer to raise 9 million kronor in revenue. Swedish farmers would also sell 65,000 more sacks of grain. The piece notes England's resistance to arbitrary taxation.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Hiksdag
Today in History and Birthdays Feature
Today marks the death of Plato in 327 B C and the 1869 passing of Revolutionary soldier Daniel Beakman in New York at age 109. In 1917 the House declared war on Germany. Birthdays include Willard Sperry Frank Simons Winchell Smith David Pinski and A Lincoln Filene with origins noted in Peabody Center Hartford Boston and New York City.
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B. C
Plato
Daniel F. Beakman
New York
House of Representatives
Germany
Willard L. Sperry
Harvard Theological School
Peabody
Mass
Frank H. Simons
Centree
Winchell Smith
Connecticut
Plaswright
Hartford
Conn
David Pinski
New York City
Russia
A. Lincoln Filene
Boston
Noted Houston Builder Jesse H Jones Dies at 67
The obituary notes Jesse H Jones a Houston Texas builder and financier born in Robertson county Tennessee sixty seven years ago. It also references Farley Osgood a New Jersey electrical engineer born in
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Jesse H Jones
Houston
Texas
Robertson County
Tenn
Farley Osgood
New Jersey
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Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Honolulu
Granville Fortescue
L. C. H. Johnson
VU. S
Montgomery Winn
George 5. Leisure
William Donovan
John C. Kelley
Algeron C. Swinburne
Henry J. Cox
U. S. Weather Bureau
Newton
Major Charles Schoeffel
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Voice OF
THE
People
Victor C. Reese
North Ridgeville
Elvrra Township Taxpayers’ League
Markley School
Frank Tr. Crosse
Sheffield Land Co. Ln
Crosse
Sallys
Murphy
Pat
Gly
Boh
Father
Officer Tapp
Palmer
Hesband
Cherry Ridge
Smnsa
R. Shannon
Cherry Ridge Club
Murbach Coal & Supplympany
W. Bridge
Lorain
Ohio
Clarence AR. Frederick
Asclepiades
Federick
D. Demessianos
Greek Orthodox Church
St. Nicholas
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