Anniversaries and histories feature in Bloomfield notices
Today's anniversaries list notable births and deaths including John Cochran, Peter Cartwright, Lydia Sigourney, Chester Harding, James Gordon Bennett, Lucius Lamar, Ephraim Cutter, Al G Barnes, and others with dates and places. Today in history entries note Burr treason trial, Pullman car launch, Labor Day origin, and electric street railway opening. The passage ends with a brief, reflective editorial on personality traits and a line on European unity.
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John Cochran
Chester Co
Palatine
N. Y
Peter Cartwright
Abraham Lincoln
Amherst Co
Pleasant Plaine
Ill
Lydia H. Sigourney
Norwich
Con
Eatonton
Macon
Ephraim Cutter
New York
Woburn
Mass
al G. Barnes
Alpheus G. B. Stonehouse
Ontario
Canada
India
Cal
Aaron Burr
Bloomington
Chicago
Labor Day
Knights of Labor
Baltimore
Hampden, Md
Prices Rise as Farm Markets Rally Across the Nation
The Prairie Farmer argues that recent farm price gains are real and driven by natural factors not manipulation. Wheat shortages domestically and worldwide, livestock demand, and rising dairy prices support the trend. The piece links farming gains to broader stock and bond improvements and stresses that prosperity starts with agriculture.
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United States
Accident Picture Shows Silent Contrast In 1931 Losses
The piece notes 33,500 motor vehicle deaths as a new high and ranks accidents as the second leading cause of male deaths after heart disease. It praises industry gains in reducing injuries and warns highways lag, urging state action to discipline reckless driving and spread a safety mindset.
The Silent Observer and a Slice of City Wit
A string of short, witty observations on life politics and fame. Notes on doctors and self medication, a London observer’s quip about genius, a late for work father, an American guest at Hamlet, and social quirks in dating money and power. A railroad joke, a new maid’s mishap, and a president’s baby photo gripe close the lighthearted column.
How Old Is the Earth Scientific Effort Aims to Date Earth
Scientists from the Carnegie Institution of Washington and Finland's geological commission plan new measurements of radioactivity in pre Cambrian rocks to refine Earth's age. Finland selected for its undisturbed rock layers. Estimates have shifted from Kelvin's 27 million years to a much older Earth.
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
Geological Commission of Finland
Finland
Lord Kelvin
Birthdays of Famous Authors and Officials Today
Edgar Rice Burroughs born in Chicago 57 years ago is celebrated alongside Rex Beach born in Atwood Michigan 55 years ago. J Reuben Clark Jr of Utah and ambassador to Mexico born in Grantville Utah 61 years ago. Rear Admiral Samuel Macgowan of the U S N retired born in Laurens DC 62 years ago.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Chicago
Rex Beach
Atwood
Mich
J. Reuben Clark Jr
Utah
Mexico
Grantville
Samuel MacGowan
Laurens
D. C
Campaign treasurer named by 00 Roosevelt Citizens group
Philadelphia 1932 mayoral candidate Raymond Raff is named treasurer of the Roosevelt Independent Citizens Campaign Committee for Pennsylvania, announced by state chairman S. Davis Wilson. A contract for the Federal Reserve Bank building at 10th and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia has been awarded to Irwin and Leighton.
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Philadelphia
A. Raymond Raff
W. Freeland Kendrick
Roosevelt Independent Citizens' Campaign
Pennsylvania
S. Davis Wilson
Bank Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Bank
10Th and
Chestnut
Irwin and Leighton of
General McClellan Statue Horse Loses Bridle In Philadelphia
A dramatic incident in Philadelphia city hall grounds reports the General George B. McClellan statue losing a metal rein from its horse figure. The event highlights the heroic effigy and its mounted likeness bearing the missing bridle in a public display area.
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Philadelphia
George B. McClellan
City Hall
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Detroit
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Arthur G. Crane
University of Wyoming
Davenport
Henry Bourassa, Jeader
Montreal
Europe
United States of Europe
London
Times
Atlantic City
Colorado
Mr. Brown
Geo. R. Allen & Son
Murbach Coal and Supply CO
F. E. Glauner
M. D
Elyria Savings and Trust
Insurance and
C. L. Sotherden & Son
Lorain Co. Bank Bldg
Karl W. Klein
N.C. Wyeth
Custer
Lisle Big Horn
Montana
Crae
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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