Anniversaries and history notes fill a long page
A mixed page of anniversaries lists John Paul Jones born 1747 and other figures with lifespans and death dates, followed by Today in History items like 1415 John Huss and 1854 Republican naming conventions. The column blends birthdays, horoscopes, quips on society, ads, and real estate deeds with local notices and short sports and public items.
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John Paul Jones
Scotland
Paris
Joshua Barner
TS. Navy
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Alexander Wilson
America
Philadelphia
Daniel Cort Gilman
University of California
Johns Hopkins University
Carnegie Institution
Washington
Norwich
Conn
Maximilian
Mexico
Katherine Tingley
the Purple Mother
Newburyport
Mass
Sweden
John Huss
Jackson
Mich
King George
Prince of Wales
Princess Victoria
Mary of
Teck
Hoover
Farm Prospects Brighten With Rising Prices and Crops
The East leads with improving pork prices boosting hog fortunes while Mid West gains, cattle and wheat markets show life. Reduced winter wheat output and smaller surpluses signal profit for growers, prompt optimism in farming communities, and potential broader business revival as farmers spend on autos and inputs.
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Mid-West
Eclipse Fever Builds As World’s Top Astronomers Target New England
Astronomers from Eastern observatories prepare for a total solar eclipse on August 31 streaming to Maine and New Hampshire. Lick Observatory and Mount Wilson teams undertake a 3000 mile trek to study this brief event from airplanes, mountaintops, and giant cameras. Despite views of waste to some, scientists expect new knowledge about the universe and potential startling discoveries as equipment advances.
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New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Lick Observatory
Mount Wilson
California
Iman
Public Economy in Congress Hopes for Big Budget Cut
Congress struggles to balance the budget through modest expenditure cuts and heavy tax increases aiming to save up to 150 million dollars from a four billion total. It notes declines in industrial production wholesale prices and national income, arguing for larger cuts but acknowledges fixed war debts and veterans' obligations. The piece blames professional politics and bureaucratic inertia, urging a stronger effort to reduce spending and warning of public uproar if income remains unchanged.
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Congress
Washington
Open mind objection and train crossing fatality note
The saying warns that holding firm convictions can outpace new ideas and highlights the danger at crossings where attempting to beat a train can lead to a fatal outcome.
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Elyria
Lorain
Ohio
Aadi
Iit
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Michigan Ave
New York
Itth
Detroit
General Motors
Harry F. Sinclair
Wheeling
W. Va
Roger W. Babson
Wellesley
Gloucester
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Connecticut
India
Bradley Martin
David L. Edsall
Harvard Medical School
Hamburg
N. J
Uncle Sam
Times
DeLoss
Delly
Andiena
The
University of Southern California
Wall Street
Vera Fatz
Toseph Malik
John Kovacs
Jin LaGrange Township
Esther May Knapp
J. J
Valle Mosher
Eastern Heights Land Company
Charles Wilder
Marion W. Livermore
Helen W
Joseph A. Sittinger
Abbe Road
Ely
John Zafiroff
Anna Zafiroff
Middle Ridge Road
Brownwell Township
Sheffer Land and Improvement Company
Emma
Frank J. Wolfe
Lark T
Laura F. Helm
Cleveland Beach
Sheffield Lake
Pennsburg
Phiomen School
Webster Stoyer
Sallys
Eine Kyou
William H. Beaumont
Louis W. Beaumont
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Broad Street
J. F. Tuoby, JR
Union St. Olean, N. Y
David J. Miller
Easton Ave
St. Louis
B. Griffith Wisner
Nebr
Ernest E. Avery
Stuttgart, Ark
David A. Balch
Biarvelt
H.W. Whitaker
Orlo Avenue
Providence, EK. L
G. J. Ernst
Flagier St
Miami, Fiz
J. M. Murray de Paul University
Shirley Connell
Santa Monica
Calif
Raymond F. Coxe
Gloucester City
Crist
Cleveland
Cho
C. Dabney
Atlanta
G. B. M. Davis
Oak St
Oxford
Lonnelle Davison
Philip O. Deitsch
Brille
N.Y
Edward A. Drew
Bridgeport
L. Dubig
Joseph J. Filem
J. Franklin Fishburr Wheatriige
Cols
Arthur C. Friel
Brooklyn
Sam Glasser Carroll W. Griffin
New Brunswick
We J. Pierpont Morgen
Deughter
J. Frank Gromet
Huntington
Wes
Esther Mae
Guily
Upper Darby
Mary Taylor
Hal Dallas
Texas
Charles D. Hale
Seattle
Hampton Hobbs
Tom L. Holcomb
Wireveport
Warren F. B. Henmker
Frances M. How
Middletown
Austin Hughes Snyder
Oklahari
Jordan
Morgan
A. Earwath Davenport
Beatrice Laght
Omaha
Neb
Lloyd Grenside
MacDougall
Belmont
Loyd H. MacMorraz
Los Angeles
Califorhas
H. MacLane
E. 36Th St
McConnaughy
M.D
Kensington
James F. McCraith
Cobden St
Boston
Nelta C. McGee
Houston
Adelne Mendelsohn
13Th St
Bklyo
Marguerita
Mitton A
Minneapolis
Decatur
R. L. Lafelle
D.ds
North Empona
van Sanders
Sioux Falls
Dak
William Schwartz
184Th St
N. V
Jerry Hurley
Scio
George E. Sladek
Indianapolbs
Ind
Rochard B. Smith
Honesdale
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