Cotton Textile Code Approved As Four Month Federal Law
President Roosevelt signed the cotton textile code, the first industry to submit a fair practices code under the industrial recovery act. The code raises wages, shortens hours, bars child labor, and regulates competition though 23 percent of the industry had not subscribed. General Johnson will hear dissenting views before enforcing licenses.
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Hugh Johnson
Johnson
Roosevelt
North
South
Alice Paul Faces New Battle for Economic Equality in US
The Pasadena Post recalls Alice Paul’s earlier suffrage protests and warns against losing gains as she predicts women may be pushed from politics and professions. She urges constitutional reform to guarantee economic equality for women amid renewed suffrage debate. The Daily News notes ongoing ransom-driven kidnaping risks to merchants and public support after the Mitchell verdict.
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Alice Paul
Miss Paul
White House
Europe
United States
Paul
The Silent Observer and Odd Cracker Barrel Quotes
A collage of humorous witticisms on courage crime and marriage. A Chicago divorce case describes a wife calling her husband mean irritable and jealous. A Missouri sheriff reports stolen eggs in a church belfry. Jefferson County Ohio notes low jury turnout and waning allure of jury duty. An optimist groom jokes about a hopeful bride with a full hope chest.
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Mase E Stone
Chicago
After Honeymoon, Wives Question Blissful Ignorance
In a column style piece the narrator notes how newlyweds and their elders show a delay in recognizing folly. The text humorously implies spouses observe quiet faults, with a focus on a rock garden and late returns, revealing familiar marital tensions.
Families Set Up Own Island Government on Bay Island
About 35 families occupy shacks and tents on Bay Island in the Mississippi River and form a self governed community within Quincy city limits. Many residents rely on relief while others garden and fish to survive as community rowboats aid daily life.
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Quincy
Bay Island
Mississippi River
Island Transport Dilemma Emphasizes Staying Put
The discussion centers on moving transportation away from shuttling between mainland and island, with a preference for remaining on the island rather than frequent trips back and forth. Key figures and local officials weigh options for sustaining mobility while reducing cross-water flows.
University Report Refutes Hardy Male Theory
Norman Oklahoma report from the University infirmary shows 700 male patients and 441 female admits out of 1141. Influenza deaths were 231 among men and 141 among female students, challenging the view that males are hardier.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Notable anniversaries mark births of historic figures
TODAY S ANNIVERSARIES list Robert Bruce born 1274 and died 1328, John Quincy Adams born 1767 died 1848, Susan Warner born 1819 died 1885, Austin Corbin born 1827 died 1896, John Wanamaker born 1838 died 1922, Cyrus L Sulzberger born 1855? died 1933, Amos S Hershey born 1867 died 1933.
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Robert Bruce
Scotland
Johno Quincy Adams
United States
Quincy
Mass
Washington
Susan Warner
New York City
Highland Falls
N. Y
Austin Corbin
New York
Newport
Today is the Day in Birthsigns and Historic Names
A compact collage notes Clark Kinnaird born in 1983 and other dated facts, lists astronomical positions like the morning star and moon phases, then recalls figures such as Robert Bruce and John Quincy Adams with brief biographical lines, and ends with 19th century events including Burr, Hamilton, and New York riots.
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U. S
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Todays History Highlights From Early America to Modern Finance
Key historical notes include 1598 Juan de Oñate leading 400 settlers toward Santa Fe to establish a European outpost in what would become the United States. 1804 the Hamilton Burr duel ends with Burr wounding Hamilton mortally. 1897 Auguste Andrée launches a polar balloon expedition from Spitzbergen, body later found in 1930. Ponzi sentenced to prison in Boston.
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Juan de Onate
Santa Fe
N M
United States
Hamilton
Burr
August Andree
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Ponzi
Boston
Notable Birth Dates of Public Figures Across Cities
The record lists several prominent individuals with their birthplaces and ages: Dr Edward Judd of Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota born there 55. Judge George E Johnson Chicago of Northern Illinois Federal District born Harcourt Iowa 59. U S Senator George W Norris Nebraska born Sandusky County Ohio 72. Isabel M Lewis of U S Naval Observatory writer on astronomy born Maine 52. Rt Rev Henry P Abbott Lexington Kentucky P E bishop born Cincinnati 52. Howard Vincent O'Brien Chicago literary editor author born Chicago 45.
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Edward §. Judd
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
George E. Johnson
Chicago
Northern Illinois Federal District Court
Harcourt
Iowa
U. S
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Sandusky Co
Ohio
Isabel M. Lewis
U. S. Naval Observatory
Maine
Henry P. Abbott
Lexington
P. E. Bishop
Cincinnati
Howard Vincent O’brien
Horoscope hints talent and drive in education paths
The native will show talent in training heavy on education, with early day restlessness and a tendency to assert authority before easing as the day goes on. A balanced use of this trait could help. Also notes three geyser regions in New Zealand Iceland and Yellowstone, and Ireland's Lakes of Killarney are three in number.
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New Zealand
Iceland
Yellowstone Park
Ireland
Lakes of Kilarney
Duel at Weehawken sparked by Burr criticism of Hamilton
The duel at Weehawken New Jersey arose from a newspaper critique Burr attributed to Hamilton. Four years earlier Hamilton blocked Burr from the presidency by swaying his followers to oppose Burr in the House during the Jefferson Burr tie.
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Weehawken
N. J
Burr
Hamilton
Jefferson
House of Representatives
Explorer Vanished While Flying Over Polar North Pole
A lone aviator vanished during a polar flight attempting a North Pole crossing. His body and expedition remains were not recovered until 1930, ending a mystery that spanned years and drawn global attention.
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Bergen
North Pole
Weather Not to Blame for More Accidents
Statistics indicate more accidents occur on clear sunny days than on comparable days with clouds rain or snow, challenging common assumptions. The finding suggests drivers may overestimate safety in bright weather leading to riskier behavior. An expert notes visibility remains high and distraction or speed may drive higher collision rates.
Insane Exhibitions at Bethlem Ending by 1849 Edict
The piece notes that before 1770 the insane were shown at Bethlem in England for small coins. By the 1849 Ed ward II statute it was decreed that no alms should be given to a beggar able to work. Additions and questions may be sent to the author via the newspaper.
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Bethlem
England
Edward Iit
Caste constraints shape India’s leather trade and industry
The text notes caste and religious barriers confining leather manufacture and the hides trade to Muslims and low caste Hindus, excluding others from participation. It also mentions Ireland’s An Fainne, a ring-themed association whose members pledge to speak Irish, with brooches marking initiation and full membership.
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India
Ireland
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