Anniversaries of notable figures from early American history
Anniversaries list prominent figures born in Massachusetts and elsewhere, including Elbridge Gerry, Timothy Pickering, Peter Gansevoort, John Jacob Astor, Samuel M. Felton, Martin B. Tupper, Horace Sears, and Horace Ser. It notes key life dates and death years, and places tied to Albany, Marblehead, Salem, Philadelphia, and Newbury. Also marks historical events from 1429 to 1934 with dates and brief contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Sth
Marblehead
Mass
Washington
Timothy Pickering
Salem
Peter Gansevoort
New York
Albany
N. Y
Jovohn Jacob Astor
America
Germany
Samuel M. Felton
Linccoln
Newbury
Martin B. Tupper
Engloet
Wied
Horace Ser
New York City
Philadelphia
Studious Mind Bids Fair to Make a Powerful Figure
A quotation notes that a studious mind shapes a person of strong presence who will not only achieve success but also contribute greatly to the world at large. The passage emphasizes personal development and broad impact.
Elyria Children Learn to Swim Through Campaigns
Elyria children learn swimming basics at Cascade Park and Y M C A pools under Miss Dorothy Snyder and W Q O McClellan. The Chronicle Telegram supports free lessons and issues pollywog buttons to ensure safety education and reduce drownings while offering joyous, practical instruction for youngsters.
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Elyria
Dorothy Snyder
Cascade Park Swimming Pool
W. QO. McClellan
Chronicle-Telegram
McClellan
Cascade Fark Pool
Japan faces costs of war warned by world on peace
A columnist argues that Japan’s invasion of China threatens global peace though Western nations are unwilling to act. The piece links war costs to Western cultural influence, economic motives, and the arms race, noting China’s boycott and Japan’s military rise as echoes of past conflicts. It stresses the futility of intervention without a strong peace organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
America
Japan
Pacific
Nippon
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Contagion of Sound Thinking Urges Civic Reflection
Muskegon Heights Record urges individual thinking over mass consensus stressing personal responsibility in reforms, arbitration, peace, and humanitarian duties. It laments militarism and calls for aid to the unemployed, hungry, illiterate, and crime reduction, arguing virtue shapes nations. It notes every life embodies a philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon Heights
Mich
New York's Narrowest House Leased on Bedford Street
New York's famed narrow residence at 75 1/2 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village has been leased by Park Avenue Van Rensselaers. The three story brick structure, nine feet six inches wide, once hosted Edna St. Vincent Millay and is noted for its doll house charm and literary visitors though the door is a sham. Descriptions mention interiors with off size furniture and light green rooms, with rear access via Cherry Lane Garden. The piece also notes patrons and visitors like Margaret Fishback, Corey Ford, and Alexander Woollcott, plus mentions of Woollcott's Neshobe Island summer locale and prior island buyers.
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New York
Park Avenue van Rensselaers
Bedford Street
Greenwich Village
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Cherry Lane Garden
Persistent slittens on North Cape cruise scene
The libret Russel Crowse and Alison Smith lead their fourth North Cape cruise with plans to sail a year. Cartoons Rollin Kirby and his wife join, while Harold Rosses’ daughter Patricia was christened with Frank Sullivan and Alexander Woollcott as godfathers. Sullivan has moved again amid rumors of restless travels.
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Russel Crowse
Alison Smith
North Cape
Rollin Kirby
Harold Rosses
Patricia
Frank Sullivan
Alexander Woollcott
Sullivan Ha
Aged Sheriff Writes From Hotel Over Gramercy Park
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. boasts daily fan mail of up to 1200 letters, surpassing other columnists like Arthur Brisbane. The narrator recalls a hectic era of journalism, mentions a hotel suite near Gramercy Park, and notes the writer’s lingering habit amid busy days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gramercy Park
Printer's
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Arthur Brisbane
Notable Births of Public Figures Across Nations
Sanford Bates of Massachusetts and other prominent individuals are listed with birthplaces and ages. The batch includes Dr. Ernest M. Patterson of the Eniv. of Pennsylvania, Eric Stanley Ciardner of California, Waldo G. Leland of Washington, Charles R. Watson of Cairo, James Cagney of New York, Brig. Gen. Herbert Birkett of Montreal, and Emperor Ras Taffari Makonnen of Ethiopia, with ages ranging from 31 to 71 and multiple birthplaces noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford Bates
Mass
Boston
Ernest M. Patterson
Eniv. of Pennsylvania
American Academy of Political and Social Sciences
Eric Stanley Ciardner
Calif
Malden
Waldo G. Leland
American Council of Learned Societies
Washington, D. C
Newton
Charles R. Watson
The
American University In
Cairo
Egypt
James Cagney
New York City
Herbert 5. Birkett
Montreal
McGill University
Hamilton
Ont
Emperor Ras Taffari Makonnen
Ethiopia
Daily Horoscope Ends With A Strong Ambition Note
A reader is guided toward a day that rewards a strong masterful nature and endurance. The forecast highlights ambition as the keynote of character, urging disciplined focus to curb excess and channel energy into productive effort.
Real Estate Transfers in Amherst and Elyria Townships
Walter Savina and others quit claim to Antonina Savina in Amherst township. Robert Kellip transfers to Esther Worcester at R D 1 Elyria in Ridgeville township. D A Hately and Josephine Hately to Harold F. Mischka in Amherst with Woodhill Avenue property. Central Lorain Mortgage Loan Corp to The Lorain Washed Land Co in Lorain. E D Adams and E Louise Adams to Carl L. Smith at 419 Sixth Street Elyria for Elyria township property.
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Walter Savina
Antonina Savina
Amherst Township
Robert Kellip
Esther R. Worcester
Elyria
Ridgeville Township
D. A. Hately
Josephine Hately
Harold F. Mischka
Amherst
Woodhill Avenue
Central Lorain Mortgage Loan Corporation
Lorain Washed Land Company
Lorain
E. D. Adams
E. Louise Adams
Carl L. Smith
Sixth Street
Elyria Township
Pipeline links Central Valley to coast refineries
JROSSES MOUNTAIN CALIFORNIA says a pipeline stretching nine miles carries an equal daily flow to a two mile train of two hundred tank cars. It traverses a 4200 foot mountain pass. The Madonna Lily forms fresh basal leaves each autumn and stays green through winter.
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Jrosses
Inglewood
Cal
Central Valley
Coast
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio
Ime
John W. Cullen
Chicago
Michigan Ave
Fifth Ave
Detroit
General Motors
League OF Nations
Walter Rea
London
Lowes Dickinsons
League OF Nations Society
Lord Shaw
Joan of Arc
Charles VI
France
Utah
Congress
Santiago
Nicaragua
U.S
National Guard
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Pat OM
Margaret Fishback
Corey Ford
Grand Canyon
Alexander Woolcott
Lake Bomoseen
Vermont
Neshobe Island
Woollcott
Nevsa McMein
Alice Daer Miller
Harpo Marx
Roms Burns
H. T. Webster
Boo Brinkerhoff
Clair Briggs
Meddybemns
Maine
Lass
Repea
Goofy
Brindejone de Moulinais
Issy la Moulineauy
McNaught Syndicate
Riverside Tavern
Shuckhart
East Avenue
Postoffice
Howe
HyGrade Dry Cleaners
Middle Ave
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