New York Day by Day Chronicle of street scenes and reflections
A personal column style piece from New York Day by Day by C. O. McIntyre recounts a Sunday excursion past Rockefeller Church and the Hudson, notes on river gazers and epic figures like Montaigne and Don Marquis, and mentions a Cincinnati hotel clerk and a World reporter William Williams reflecting on O. Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arnold Bennett
Rockefeller
Hudson
Seine
Halla
Gladstone
Barnum
Darton, O
Montaigne
Gus
Cincinnati
Reid
Jacop Leitha
Montane
Don Marquis
Gravely
Forest Hills
L. L
Cincinnati Post
Quiet Ledger
Irying Place
O. Henry
William Wash Williams
Wiliams
The
World
West 52d scenes and literary notes of a bygone era
Column recounts late 1930s New York social scenes from literary clubs to theatre lobbies. It recalls writers, book columns, and hosts like Walter Chrysler and J. K. Emmet II, plus a note on Mary Margaret McBride’s Meet Martha Deane with autographical bow from Paris Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Farrar
Walter Chrysler
Edward
Wii Hogg
Gillie
Biarritz
Martha Deane
Mary Margaret McBride
Miss McBride
Paris
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Notable Births and Deaths Mentioned in Today in History
Famed dwarf born at Heldge port Conn died at Middle boro Mass July 15 1869 James Williams a leader in Georgia journalism died April 22 1986 Blanche Walsh actress born New York died Oct 31 1916 Today in History lists events from 1866 to 1936 including a Pendleton Act Civil Service reform and the Life weekly debut. It also notes birthdays of Carter Glass Willis Grogs Charles Gibbs Adams Edwin E Witte George H Houston Max Eastman Willard Dow and an astrology note on aspirational natures and Oriental tastes.
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Heldgeport
Conn
Middleboro
Mass
James () Williame
Georgia
Blanche Walsh
New York
Africa
Ite
Eploy Tod
Life
New York City
Alan
Senate
France
Alex Stavisky
Cummings
Congress
U. S
Carter Glass
Virginia
Lynchburg
Willis R. Grogs
C. S Weather Bureau
Phoenix
N. Y
Charles Gibbs Adams
Los Angeles
Edwin E. Witte
University of Wisconsin
Jefferson Co
Wis
George H. Houston
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Covington
Max Eastman
Willard H. Dow
Midland, Mich
Dow Chemical Company
Elyria Wins Honor in National Fire Prevention Week Contest
City receives honorable mention in the 1936 national Fire Prevention Week contest. T. Alfred Khoning, chair of the fire prevention committee, sends praise in a letter to the Elyria Chamber of Commerce. A certificate of award will be mailed next month as judges’ report is filed.
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Elyria
Wlnning
T. Alfred Khoning
Fleming
Mellon Offers Vast Art Collection to United States
Andrew Mellon, former Treasury secretary and one of America’s wealthiest men, offers his art collection valued over fifty million dollars to the people. He also pledges a nine million dollar fund for a suitable gallery. Acceptance urged by President Roosevelt awaiting Attorney General ruling and Congress action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Mellon
Treasury
United States
Melion
Roosvelt
Congress
Mr. Mellon
Marion Patterson Burn Victim Receives Wide Sympathy
Marion Patterson, a Geneva College student from Rochester, has spent 252 days in bed after severe burns suffered last April. A flood of gifts and letters from strangers, including Katharine Hepburn, pour in to lift her spirits as she vows to recover and respond to every well wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Patterson
Rochester
Penn
Marion Pattrson
Geneva College
Katharine Hepburn
Christas
Malaria fears rise as conservation grows
A Pittsburgh Press summary warns that conservation efforts to store water, reforest, and control floods may boost malaria. Senior Sanitary Engineer J A LePrince notes the malaria belt could extend from the Mississippi Valley into hill country and possibly into states where it was eradicated. Calls for natural mosquito controls and research, stressing that malaria could threaten public health as water resources expand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
J. A. LePrince
U. S. Public Health Service
Mississippi River Valley
Anopheles
Bible Readings And Meditations Monday Reflection
A devotional piece recounts starting the day with Psalm 118 and finding purpose in serving God. The narrator describes headaches and personal struggle, then shifts to embracing God’s work and friendship through daily tasks, ending with a vow to rejoice in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimas
Dave
Jed
Christ
Notable anniversaries from early American figures and births
A list of historical anniversaries notes Caesar A Rodney born in Dover Delaware and serving as attorney general congressman and senator who died in 1824 James Nack a New York poet born there died in 179 others include Sir Isaac Pitman born in 1813 English shorthand originator died 1897 Washington C De Pau born 1822 Indiana plate glass maker and philanthropist died 1887 and Charles S Stratton Gen Tom Thumb of Barnum.
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Caesar A. Rodney
Delaware
U 5
Dover
Del
James Nack
New York
Sir Isaac Pitman
Washinston C
Ind
Charles S. Stratton
Tom Thumb
Barnum’s
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C. O. McIntyre
Henry
Clack
Bill
Williams
Hecht
Capitol Theatre
J. K. Emmet II
Lemke
Eeeeeee
Gerald Kmith
Wake
Alameda
Panair
Ohio
Bell Co
ASI
Cero
Murbach Coal Co
W. Bridge St
Chesterfield
Wake Island
Pan American
Pacific Ocean
Pan American Airways
Panair Wake
Leccza & Nyvma Tome Co
China
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