Anniversaries of notable figures born or died in history
TODAY S ANNIVERSARIES list notable births and deaths with dates and places. Nathan Smith born Rehoboth Massachusetts July 26 1829 Jed New Haven Connecticut Samuel P Haldreth Mattet ta Ohio born Methuen Massachusetts died July 24 1863 William Weightman Philadelphia chemist introduced quinine born Philadelphia died August 25 1904 Jacob Estey Hinsdale New Hampshire born died April 15 1890 Samuel S Con Zanesville Ohio born died September 10 1889 Cyrus Northrop Ridgefield Connecticut born died April 3 1929 William Wrigley Philadelphia born died January 26 1932
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Nathan Smith
New England
Dartmouth
Yale
Rehoboth
Mass
Jed
New Haven
Conn
Samuel P Haldreth Mattetta
Ohio
Methuen
William Weightman
Philadelphia
Jacob Estey
Brattleboro
Hinsdale
N H
Samuel S Con
New York
Zanesville
Cyrus Northrop Yale
University of Minnesota
Ridgefield
William Wrigley
Chiscago
Oberlin Grange Holds Meeting
Oberlin Grange No 1003 met at the Grange Hall Tuesday evening with 70 members and three guests in attendance. Officers were present as reports covered past year supper business, secretary Beulah Feakins gave her report and treasurer JoM Albrecht presented the treasury. The program after business included talks by Deputy Frank Mason, Mrs Frank Mason, musical numbers by Emma Manns and Irene Bare, a Youth Conference report, an agricultural talk by F W Brown, and a Laurie family play, followed by pumpkin pie and coffee refreshments.
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Oberlin Grange No 1003
Grange
Beulah Feakins
J R Wooster
May Saxton
Harriet Sandrock
Jom Albrecht
Chester Nash
Frank Mason
Emma Manns
Columbus
Jeanette Berg
Ernestine Bare
Irene Bare
F W Brown
Lina Hanlon
Laurie
Bible Readings on Home as Center of Church Life
Friday September 30 reads St Mark 11 15 and urges using the home for Christ. Peter Mary Martha Bethany and John Mark's house hosted early church life. The piece notes churches exist but homes still seed the church and warmth. welcome Christ into our house where two or three gather in His name.
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Caperdaum
Peter
Jesus
Galilee
Mary
Martha
Bethany
John Mark
St Peter
St Paul
Christ
Joint Anglo German pledge to seek peace and curb war
A Munich accord day statement from Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Fuehrer Adolf Hitler says the two nations aim to remove sources of differences and pursue consultation to maintain peace in Europe. Officials see the four power settlement on the German Czechoslovak crisis as groundwork for broader international talks and reduced armaments.
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Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Munich
Edouard Daladier
France
Germany
Italy
Great
Britain
Football Has Come Long Way Through Stadium Fever
A reminiscence contrasts early college football with today’s big business. The 1869 Princeton Rutgers game had 60 players, no touchdowns, and a communal meal after, while modern football centers on school prestige, stadium bonds, and coaching careers, not pure fan fun.
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Homer Goughner
Denver
Princeton
Rutgers
New Brunswick
N Jo
Jersey
Government Competition Goes Right On
A dull week notes no new government experiment in market competition. The piece covers a Puerto Rico plant producing butyl alcohol and acetone from molasses, with private industry already exceeding demand and prices dropping. It also cites government takeovers and competitive ventures in sectors such as agriculture, banking, printing, brickmaking, clothing, fuel, and more.
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United States
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Relief Agency
Wall Street Journal
Arthurdale
W. Va
Fragmented Readable Text On American Industry And Tax Policy
Fragmentary discussion on insurance lumber and harness laundries and shoe factories. The text argues taxes fund government and harm industry by raising costs and hindering employment, noting competitive pressures across American sectors. It mentions Philadelphia and implies broader industrial impact without clear dates or named entities.
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Philadelphia
Diplomatic whispers pull Britain toward Berlin over Czechoslovakia
The Washington dispatches allege a British cabinet faction led by Simon Hoare and Wood favored abstaining from military cooperation with the Soviet Union and leaned toward Berlin. They claim past hesitations harmed French and Allied aims, fueling Hitler’s resolve to press into Czechoslovakia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hyrtler
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Britain
Hitler
Sir Samuel Hoare
Tax Returns Mention Prostitution and Hitler Speech Debated
The article notes a tax filing error where expenses for Europe trips for two prostitutes appear on a return. It then discusses Hitler’s speech and Roosevelt’s reaction, with criticism of Woodrow Wilson era self determination rhetoric. It also covers Secretary Wallace examining Express Company rate changes and Morris Ernst signaling opposition with potential ICC disclosures.
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Yin
Arthur Garfield Hays
Europe
Orm
Woodrow Wilson
Fuehrer
Central
Wallace
America 1 Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Morris Ernst
New York
ICC
Namel
Notable historic notes from 1938 survey of events
A condensed, era style digest lists episodes from 1880 to 1938 including John Wire and volunteers capturing British soldiers, Frane US treaty results, a Russian fort near Alaska, Morton’s ether tooth extraction, yellow fever outbreaks, Wilson draft numbers, FDR calling labor capital armistice, Browder arrest, and Roosevelt reading Democracy is Bread. hurricane reports and Dies committee funding questions surface as the syndicate closes with anti Semitic agent note.
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John Wire
Timos aWady
France
United States
Alaska
Ross
Bodega
William T G Morton Bouton Dentst
New Orleans
Memphis
Wilson
Roosevelt
Browder
Terre Haute
Democracy
South
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh NC
Virginia Quarterly
Weber Pureau
Mexican
Tampico
Congress
Martin
un-Americanism Committee
Edward J Sullivan
United Veature Syndicate, Inc
La Porte Church Activities Announced by Pastor Hughes
Reverend Thomas Hughes of La Porte MoE Church announces Sunday worship at 11 15 am with the Young Peoples choir performing There is a Land Beyond the Setting Sun from the cantata King Arthur The Thursday October 6 church night features a tureen supper at 3 30 pm in the dining room followed by a short program and church officials meeting An October 27 supper by LaPorte Ladies Aid Groups 3 and 4 closes a supper series at the church dining room Other items note obituaries and biographical notes for Dr Arthur Keith Howard R Tolle Elizabeth F Corbet Dr Dad Frans Charles I Lawrence and Dr John H MarCracken.
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Thomas Hughes
la Porte Moe
Young Peoples Choir
King Arthur
James Smicton
Sunday School Board
LaPorte Ladies
Kalamazne Wich
Arthur Keith
Washington DC
Min St
New York
Lenn
John H MarCracken
Rochester
Today’s Horoscope Says Selfless Path May Bring Trouble
The reading warns of self sacrifice and a sensitive nature that could attract trouble with the opposite sex. Seek a straight path to protect health and reputation while a high station in life may be indicated.
Dance halls ban shag in Wilkes-Barre cafes
Wilkes-Barre bans shag dancing and singing in local dance halls and cafes. One proprietor with four bouncers said the ban wears his customers down.
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Wilkes-Barre
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Oberlin Grange
Rapture
Belgium
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Nuremburg
Foreign Office
Henderson
Hier
Foengi
Ribbent
der Fuebre
Deadernell Lewis Compton
Naxi
Charles Edison
Deaderwell
Tom Dewey
New York City
Liberty Magazine
Dewey
Ickes
Harry Hopkins
New Yorks
Bangsters
Liberty
P. R. Smith & Co
Stock
Elyria Savings and Trust
Gabardines
Suedes
Thore
the Saum Shoe Co
Paul A Kellogg
National Conference of Social
Tuck
Express
Bill
la Porte
Hi Buc Simer
Elyria
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