Billy the Kid and a New York Rand of Legends
In New York City reflections on Billy the Kid contrast the romantic westward myth with the real hoodlum who grew up near Fulton Street. The column notes Hollywood biopics, stage acts, and a vaudeville taste for art stars named Van Gogh and Goya, ending with a preference for simple ham on rye.
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New York
Ann Street
Billy the Kid
Billy
Lower Manhattan
Fulton Street
Fulton Street Market
Hellgate
Rogues Gallery
Kid
Mack Brown
East River
van Gogh
Goya
Rodin
Greenwich Village
Cezanne
Rembrandt
Dan Vinci
Raphael
Canary Cottage
Museums of Art
Defense tax write offs hamper wartime production delays
Washington reports blames months of dithering by industry over tax bill provisions for five year write offs and certificates of necessity. Despite promises, fewer than 200 of the expected 20,000 applications arrive. deadline February 5 looms and officials fear asking Congress for extensions.
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Washington
Varius
Treasury
Congressional
Packard Motor Company
Ford Company
Curtiss Aeroplane Company
William Knudsen
Stimson
National Defense
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Defense Commission
Defense
The Big Hurdle By Elsie Robinson
The piece argues the hardest part of column writing is living it. Readers seek life and authenticity, not tricks or clever phrases. Your worth comes from your own life matching readers’ needs, shaping connection beyond words.
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Elsie Robinson
Voice In The Wilderness On Aircraft Exports And War Production
A U S department of commerce report notes a sharp fall in November aircraft exports attributed to Nazi submarines. The piece warns Britain may lose air support if production delays persist and calls for faster, unified action, including outsourcing plane parts to auto plants. It criticizes the pace of mobilization and urges decisive tempo set by a single coordinating authority.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Britain
Messrs
Knudsen
Stimson
Knox
Hillman
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Army
Navy
National Manufacturers Association
New York
H. W. Prentis, Jr
Eee
Too Many Aliens Stir Debate On Citizenship Roles
Washington dispatch reports aliens in the United States may total about five million, far above the 3.6 million estimate used for registrations. A special investigative unit is to pursue nonregistrants, while critics question citizenship obligations and refugee motives and call for naturalization or exclusion for those not meeting requirements.
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United States
Washington Dispatch
Italian War Strategy Explained By Gayda On Graziani
Virginio Gayda describes General Graziani's Libyan army using Fabian tactics to wear down the British with relentless retreat and harassing maneuvers. He hints at harsher measures ahead and compares the plan to a risky hunt ending in peril for the pursuers.
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Virginio Gayda
Benito Mussolini
Il Popolo di Roma
Rodolfo Graziani
Gayda
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
Graziani
Mediterranean
Be it ever so humble a new home costs more
The New York Times notes costs for new homes often exceed original estimates by 25 to 100 percent, a factor that raises housing affordability concerns and affects buyers and builders.
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New York Times
Father offers bicycle choice after Tommys exam
Tommy scores fifty marks and hands the paper to his father. The father surveys the list and asks whether Tommys preferred two spokes or a brake clip, implying the mid level result and a practical reward.
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Tommy
Remarkable October Rainfall Across Tucson in 1871–74
Charles D. Rivers of Camp Lowell reports October rainfall data from 1871 to 1874 showing no rain in 1871, 0.40 to 1.00 inches in 1872 on the 10th, no rain in 1873, and total 1.08 inches over five days in 1874. The heaviest daily fall was 66-100 inch on the 18th.
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Arizona Citizen
Charles D. Rivers
Camp Lowell
Stolen Ticket Caution Notice From Tucson 1874
Theodore Schmidt cautions against purchasing a Fifth Gift Concert ticket No 48118 and 2 10 of another ticket issued in his name in Tucson on November 5 1874 for the Public Library of Kentucky fundraiser. The items are valueless to others.
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Tucson
Public Library of
Kentucky
Theodore Schmidt
Silver City Mining Life Returns With Clifton Advances
The October 31 and November 7 numbers arrive by mail. Judge Bennett of Silver City has taken over the Longfellow copper mine at Clifton. A large coal field is said to have been found nearby, with claims filed. The village council plans to discuss plaza land claimed by the Catholic church society next Monday evening.
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Silver City
N. M
Clifton
Arizona
Bennett
Longfellow Copper Mining Company
Catholic Church Society
Nobody Likes Sidney Hillman Says Paul Mallon
Washington report notes Sidney Hillman the associate director of the defense labor advisory council faces broad opposition from labor groups industry and government. The piece cites AFL CIO and other factions unhappy with his labor representation and his conciliators amid planned strain on defense work weeks and policy maneuvers.
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Sidney Hillman
Paul Mallon
Washington
Hillman
War and Navy Departments
National Defense Labor Advisory Committee
Mr. Hillman
SWOC
UAW
Henry Ford
Ford
Vultee Aviation
Knudsen
Stimson
Knox
Mr. Roosevelt
Knox- Stimson
Vichy New Year Pranks and Forgotten Gags from 1921
A nostalgic riff recounts Arthur Baer's 1921 Vichy gag and wild New Year celebrations in New York. The writer recalls shredding confetti from Wall Street, recovering torn papers, and reflecting on chaotic, humorous past feats with social satire and urban scavenging.
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Vichy
Bugs Baer for 20 Years
A dated snippet recalls Bugs Baer’s long stock holdings and his later cashing in, tying to a 1935 remark about the poorhouse doorbell. The item references earlier years 1930 1925 and a quip about Commodore Vanderbilt’s law of supply.
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Bugs Baer
Commodore Vanderbilt
Roosevelt Callers
Washington insiders report a row of desk signals at the White House indicating when to pause or rush out. Adolf Berle, Assistant Secretary of State, argued with the President claiming he could save the capitalistic system if given time. Berle allegedly eyes a future New York mayoral run, rivaling Fiorello LaGuardia.
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Martin Dies
Ickes
Lawrence Dennis
New York
Frederic Anhagen
Fellowship Forum
Dennis
Phillip Johnson
Father Coughlin
Anhagen
Dennis Jan
Washington
Roosevelt
Adolf Berle
Berle
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
Beg no question shrink from no conclusion but follow truth
The fragment urges steadfast inquiry and honesty, attributing a maxim to an unnamed George. It presents a terse moral directive without identifiable events, dates, places, or organizations. The readable text centers on philosophical resolve rather than a concrete news item.
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George
The Height of the Pinnacle and the Base Breadth
The quote notes that a pinnacle's stature hinges on the span of its base. It reflects Emersonian belief that success or achievement grows from foundational strength and broad support rather than solitary height.
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Emerson
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