Today is the Day 1909 facts and autumnal notes
The item blends astrology and historical notes for September 28 1988 with references to the Autumnal Equinox, planetary sightings, and notable birth and death mentions. It recounts Neptune’s discovery by Galle and Le Verrier, and the Arnold-Andre espionage affair, with brief biographical notes on Caesar Augustus Koerner and others.
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Neptune
Galle
Berlin
M. le Verrier
Uranus
J. Gooch Adams
Cambridge University
Solar System
Notable Births and Milestones Highlight 18th–20th Century Figures
A compact snapshot notes Achary Taylor born Sept 24 1784, a U S Mexican war hero and 12th president, with ties to Jefferson Davis. It recalls 1845 Knickerbocker Club as New York’s first regular baseball team, 1929 John Coolidge and Grace Trumbull wedding, and 1911 Earl Ovington’s inaugural air mail flight from Garden City to Mineola carrying 43,000 letters, plus later talk of a 1912 air mail plan and ongoing service.
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Achary Taylor
U. S
Jefferson Davis
Knickerbocker Club
New York
John Coolidge
Grace Trumbull
Connecticut
Earl Ovington
Garden City
S. 1
Mineola
Congress
Ovington
Astrological note and historical figures in a turbulent year
On Sept 25 1953 the text lists astrology ideas and notable figures like John Marshall and Albrecht von Wallenstein. It notes shifts in power and law, mentions the Supreme Court creation in 1789, and previews Monday’s event THE FIRST BANK ROBBERY.
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William Henry Harrison
John Marshall
Supreme Court
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Germany
Austria
Spain
Bohemia
Denmark
Sweden
France
Johann Schiller
Winfield Sheehan
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott
Key
Paradise
Mark Hanna
Supreme Court of the
U. S
Congress
New Auto Service Firm Formed In Elyria
John Bullock and Arthur Smith, formerly of Central Garage, take over the Dunn Motors service department on Third Street. The firm Bul lock and Smith announces the venture to address unsafe costly driving caused by poorly maintained cars.
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Elyria
John “Fuzzy” Bullock
Arthur Smith
Central Garage
Dunn Motors Company
Third Street
Bullock and
Chevrolet Service Gains 26 Percent in 1929 Recovery
M D Douglas, Chevrolet general parts and service manager, reports dealers have seen service and parts business rise over 24 percent from March to now. The upturn follows the 1929 decline, with NRA provisions and bank reopenings helping demand as employment improves and Chevrolet owners seek service and parts in September and October.
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M. D. Douglas
Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
NRA
Douglas
Leart
Terraplanes Claim Mount Baldy Hill Climb Records
Terraplane drivers led by Paul Best and Al Miller set multiple records on Los Angeles area hill climbs including Mount Baldy and Cushenberry Johnson grades. Best first ascended Mount Baldy in 7 miles 5. seconds, Miller followed with 7 miles 20.2 seconds. both shattered high gear and through the sears marks. Cushenbery Johnson grade saw Bost in a Tiplane 4 reach 12 minutes 45.2 seconds and Miller 12 minutes 39.8 seconds, with Miller later posting 15 minutes 55.9 seconds in high gear with William Taylor observing for the AALA Contest Board.
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Mount Baidy
Los Angeles
Paul Best
al Miller
Miller
Pikes Peak
Mount Baldy
Mojave Desert
Sierra Range
Bost
William Taylor
AALA
Model GF 1903 Car Captures Industry Attention
A detailed 18 inch long miniature 1903 Oldsmobile model by Charles A Freund of Chicago is unveiled at the Center of Progress in Chicago. Freund, 29, spent 1,218 hours crafting the perfect replica including functioning brakes steering and flywheel though the motor is absent.
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General Motors
Centure of Progress
Chicago
Oldsmobile
Charles A. Freund
Miniature Oldsmobile Car Model Shines At Chicago Fair
Freund, son of an expert cabinet maker, built a sixteenth scale model of a 1903 Oldsmobile after studying a full size car in Chicago. The finely crafted display features a leather seat and ground glass lamps, amid a GM building exhibit sharing space with a famed coastal race winner from 25 years ago.
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Freund
Oldsmobile
Fisher Craftsmen’s Guild
Chicago
General Motors
Chicago Fair
America
Safety steel body saves driver life in crash
Automobile salesman Fred C. Noble recounts a highway collision where a 3 1/2 ton truck overloaded and out of gear crashed into his Plymouth sedan. He credits the safety steel body for preventing fatal crushing, noting the truck weighed about ten tons with its carse and the car’s front wheels dug in while rear wheels collapsed under the weight. Noble says without the safety-steel body he would have been killed or seriously injured.
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Fred C. Noble
Tmadea
Noble
Road Information for Travelers in Ohio Regions
Road guidance lists routes and connections from Toledo to Nor walk and Fremont to S R 102, and paths to Chicago via LT. SR 79, Fremont, U S 6 to Missouri. Columbus routes include S R 98 and other state roads. Cleveland Erie Buffalo corridor uses U S 20 to Cleveland and east. Mentioned cities include Ashland Mans field Mt. Vernon Youngstown and Pittsburgh.
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Toledo
T. S. 29
Norwalk
Fremont
S. R
Chicago
LT. SR
Mienois
Buffalo
U. S. 20
Cleveland
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Route guidance and alternatives from Elyria Automobile Club
Route options listed to Twinsburg Ravenna Edinburg Youngstown and New Castle with alternatives via Salem Alsbon and Canton Wheeling Massillon Steubenville and West Virginia. Instructs to obtain any missing route information from the Elyria Automobile Club.
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Wheeling
Elyria Automobile Club
Typist At Courthouse Given New Title
The county commissioners office stenographer Miss Ruth Knipper is nicknamed Director of Calisthenics for Stenographers for her unusual work habit. She stands to type rapidly with a vacant chair nearby, calling it one of her daily dozen.
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Court House
Ruth Knipper
County Commissioners’ Office
Journalism at Elyria High School Gains Momentum
Elyria High School begins journalism activity as 21 students form the editorial staff for the first Elyria High Herald issue. 123 additional students enroll in four journalism classes, with editor and executive roles pending selection by Miss Margaret Edwards, the faculty advisor.
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Elyria High School
Elyria High Herald
The
Herald
Margaret Edwards
First Issue of Newspaper By Senior Journalism Class
The first issue will publish next Thursday. Editorial staff includes Doris Anderson Virginia Born Jack Brown Erna Burandt Arthur Campbell Mary Lou Duffy Betty Fox Charlotte Fox Avita Hines Jane McQuistion Kathryn Nivus Rose Lahtff Margaret Leifer Betty Lersch Agnes Sehtafer Katherine Schaefer Gording Seeley Florence Stolz Dorothy Swet Ruth Townsend and Goldie Zaffer. Seniors at the high school enrolled in theory journalism classes last year. Four theory classes are taught this year by Miss Edwards and Miss Aliee Stofer. The text notes economic strength growth amid depression years.
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Doris Anderson
Virginia Born
Jack Brown
Erna Burandt
Arthur Campbell
Mary Lou Duffy
Betty Fox
Charlotte Fox
Avita Hines
Jane McQuistion
Kathryn Nivus
Rose Lahtff
Margaret Leifer
Betty Lersch
Agnes Sehtafer
Katherine Schaefer
Geralding Seeley
Florence Stolz
Dorothy Swet
Ruth Townsend
Goldie Zaffer
Miss Edwards
Aliee Stofer
Persian surprise at high prices for worn carpets
Persians express surprise over Europeans and Americans paying large sums for rare old carpets. They explain the high prices by claiming foreigners possess a secret to turning old carpets into gold. Many beautiful Persian carpets have been torn up in attempts to discover the secret.
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Persia
New York City Church Members Count Tops Four Hundred Thousand
City figures show church membership surpassing four hundred sixty thousand in New York as congregations expand, with growth noted across boroughs and denominations.
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Clark Kinnaird
Ronnus Severarce
Central Press
Mercury
Onus
Mara
Jupiter
Saturn
North America
Tarrytown
N. Y
John Andre
Benedict Arnold
Arnold
West Point
Andre
Gen. Washington
Hudson
Saratoga
Peggy
Philadelphia
Maj
Gen
Stony Point
Venus
Automobile News
Hill Glimas
Approved Security Small Payments Low Rates Citizens BuDget CO
Broadway
2Nd St. Lora
E.H.S
Quincy ST
U.S
Canada
Pete
New York City
Gulf Gas
Alfred Alten
Lake Ave. Coal Co
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