New York hotel legend Johnny Horgan’s lifelong hotel tale
New York Day by Day recalls Johnny Horgan, famed midwest hotelier turned New York host, famed for memory of faces and celebrity patronage. From show boats to Cleveland and Cincinnati, he rose to general manager, branding suites with star names and hosting in lobby gatherings of “real ladies and gentlemen.” The Murray Hill era shifts with new ownership and modernization plans.
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Johnnny Horgan
Middle West
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Murray Hill
Ben Bates
Springfield Turned City: Big Man About Town Describes Night Out
A garbled Springfield account recalls a weekend night in Beenman Place featuring a well known bachelor crowd, cigars and decanters, and sharp outfits. The piece hints at social strata, shifting fortunes, and a tense mood as characters like Brownie and Jim Fiegz discuss plans and suspicions during an uneasy, public spectacle. The scene closes on cryptic mentions of a syndicate and lingering unease.
Napoleon Home On Aix Restored As Bonapartis Relic
Baron Goursaud and his American wife Eva Gebhard of New York have restored Napoleons home on the island of Aix in the Biscay gulf from ruin and turned it into a Bonapartist relic. Goursaud, a great grandson of General Gourard who accompanied Napoleon to Saint Helena, preserved the house’s furniture and clock, echoing the emperor’s final abdication era.
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Ile D'Aix
Baron Goursaud
Wfe
Eva Gebhard
New York
Napelson
Baron Go Gand
Gourgard
Napoleon
St. Helena
Aix
Bar of Biscay
Napolean
Emperor
A New Way to Dissipate Savings
The piece criticizes a government proposal to dissipate corporate surplus by distributing funds as dividends and by financing wages from depreciation accounts. It argues this undermines thrift, burdens labor, and harms long term economic health, warning it mirrors broader tax and spending schemes.
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Tre A
Sovern
Paris Explorers Set for Amazon Ecuador Peru Trek
Three French youths Bertrand Fiornor Henri Montecchio and Fred Matter depart Paris in late March for Ecuador and Peru to study geography geology and film record the upper Amazon. Leader Flornoy at 25 brings regional experience and some Indigenous language phrases.
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Paris
Ecuador
Peru
Amazon
Bertrand Fiornor
Henri Montecchio
Fred Matter
Flornoy
No such thing as jute freedom in a civilized community
Fragmentary quote asserts that freedom requires equal acknowledgment and 12:7 restraints, suggesting a controversial view on liberty and control within society.
Begin Survey of Rural Schools in Lorain County
Lorain County begins a WPA led survey of rural schools as part of a 10 state project. Two clerks started collecting records at the county board of education with two more expected this week. The study, directed by Dr. D H Sutton, aims to identify rural education needs and possible federal assistance. Ohio participates among 15 states with funding from WPA lands.
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Lorain County
WPA
Ohio
D. H. Sutton
State Department of Education
Montreal gender gap shown in city survey
A McGill University Sociology Department survey led by Miss Helen Hughes reports 7 660 more men than women in Montreal today. The study highlights demographic imbalance within the city with a notable gender difference across age groups.
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Montreal
Helen Hughes
McGill University
Mothers of large families receive preferred service cards
In a district initiative, mothers of four or more children are issued credential cards by authorities. The cards guarantee preferred treatment in government and municipal offices and in shops, aiming to assist large families.
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Halle
Sarony
Mansfield Nasi
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